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“I lost my temper”

“That ain’t no excuse Her brothers have been pushing your buttons for years”

He had never been able to win in a battle of words with his grandmother “I’ll try to talk to her”

“Good You want another piece of bacon?”

Rachel tiredly got into her car after closing the church store Her cell phone ringing had her searching through her purse until she found it Her quick glance told her it was Lily calling

“Hello?”

“Rachel, hi I’ to ask a favor”

“What’s up?”

“I can’t findI’ve searched everywhere I was hoping if I offered you dinner you would run your set out I could get another setbefore I went into work”

“No problem I’ll be there in ten minutes”

“Thanks” Lily disconnected the call

Rachel wasn’t anxious to go to Lily’s house, but at least it was behind the clubhouse and she could avoid Cash as she had the last , she’d made an excuse to leave or went to her room

Several times, he had atte all his atteet; reain

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Going up the sidewalk that led behind the clubhouse, she ed to avoid the members on the trek to Lily’s house

Lily opened the door before she could knock

“I appreciate you going out of your way”

“I didn’t mind It was no trouble” Lily opened the door wider for Rachel

From inside the house, she admired what Shade had built for Lily

“Hungry?” Lily asked, heading toward her kitchen

“I’m always ready to eat,” Rachel joked

“Good, I have plenty Shade’s working late at the factory They have a big order to get out A few of the it in the others’ faces”

The loudfrom the clubhouse could be heard inside Lily’s house

“Doesn’t that noise bother you?” Rachel asked, taking a seat at the table

“No, I like listening to it” Lily smiled as she placed the chili and cornbread on the table

Rachel didn’t say anything else, feeling Lily’s defense of The Last Riders

They were sitting on the couch, drinking a glass of tea, when Shade cahtened into a sive hi her breath

She rose to her feet “I’d better go It’s al’s bedtime, and I don’t want her to lock me out”

“Would she really?” Lily asked in shock

“No,” Rachel laughed “But she wouldat et out of bed” She reached into her pocket and pulled out the keys “Here you go, I’ll stop by the store tomorrow to pick them up”

“All right Thanks again, Rachel”

“Dinner“Bye, Shade”

He nodded to her while he washis ol of food

Rachel sotten dark since she had arrived

As she was passing the backyard of the clubhouse, she heard a wo someone had fallen or hurt themselves, she scanned the backyard until she saw a hts from inside the clubhouse illunized Cash’s tall fraht and muscle tone he had lost since his accident He seemed to easily hold the woave another moan It was only when her voice inized her as Bliss

“Cash, quit teasing me!”

Cash’s hand was buried in the opened shorts as Bliss’s legs circled his waist

Rachel stood frozen in place as Cash lowered his head, sucking on a bared breast while she saw Bliss’s hands go for his jeans