The Innocent and the Bikers

Chapter 4

SIX MONTHS LATER

I walk into my apartment dead on my feet. Being Nat's assistant was great but this case was kicking both our asses. I stripped and slid on a t shirt just a knock sounded on my door. I walk over and answer it and Poison stands there with another man. He looks me up and down and smirks.

"Sorry to barge in sweets. We could use a stitching" He tells me

"Sit him on the chair in there." I say

I run into my room and throw on some sweats and come back out and sigh.

"No hard liquor in the house going to have to tough it out big guy" I tell him

"No a problem." He tells me

I nod and rolls his shirt up and sigh.

"It's not bad. Just a few stitches will do." I tell him

I clean it up and stitch him up and he thanks me and stands and leaves. I clean up the mess and walk over dropping onto my couch and sigh. My sweats are tugged off me and I'm lifted and carried to bed. I'm placed down and then the bed dips.

"What are you doing?" I groan

"Shh sleep. I'm going to hang out for a while." He tells me

I nod and turn and tuck myself into his side and slowly drift off into a peaceful sleep. When I wake up the next morning Poison was still in bed with me.

"Braydon" I mumble

"Shh sleep baby" he grumbles

"Got to get to work. Get up. You fell asleep" I tell him

"s**t i'm sorry" He grumbles

He jumps out of bed and I giggle and he looks over at me groans.

"I really didn't mean to fall asleep." He tells me

"Not a big deal" I say shrugging

My phone rings and I lean over grabbing it.

"Hey Nat" I say

She talks and I smile.

"Ok I'll meet you at the clubhouse" I tell her

I hang up and stand and stretch and turn to look at Braydon.

"What's up?" He asks

"Apparently there is a charity ride today." I say

"Yeah. I have to be there" He says

"Nat is dragging me along" I tell him

"Get ready and we can go over together" He tells me

I nod and go shower and braid my hair and do my make up and I slip on some on my favorite jeans and a low cut shirt and I step into my boots and zip them up. Finally I grab my jacket and walk out to the living room to find him waiting on me.

"Ready?" I ask

His head snaps up and he nods and stands. We walk down to his bike and jump on and head for the clubhouse. We walk in together and people's eyes widen.

"What?" He asks

"Did you stay the night with our girl?" Natalie asks

"I did not mean to. Stitches were needed and we watched a movie and fell asleep. I didn't plan to stay" He says shrugging

"You good?" Bear asks me

"I'm fine. I slept great. It was nice not waking up at all hours. I haven't slept that good in years" I say sitting down

A door slams and Wolf walks out mad as hell. He goes into the kitchen and we hear a smash and I jump up and race around the corner to see a broken glass. I walk over and takes his hand and he jerks away from me and I flinch stepping back. His turns and glares at me and I take another step back and turn and run out. Everyone looks at me and I walk out the door and I start my walk back to my apartment. I make it there in fifteen minutes and lock myself in and change clothes and crawl in bed.

NATALIE'S POV

I watch Annalise walk out and I stand up and walk into the kitchen.

"What the f**k did you say to her?" I scream at him

"Nothing" He snaps

"Bullshit. You scared her to death that she f*****g walked home alone." I shout

His eyes widen and I glare.

"Stay the f**k away from her. I use to like you but your just a asshole who only cares about himself. Your not good enough for her. She doesn't need this shitty f*****g life that comes with being a bikers ole lady." I snarl at him

His eyes widen and I spin on my heel to find Bear standing behind me. I lean up and kiss him and sigh.

"Sorry baby." I mumble

"No harm done baby bear. Go check on our girl and make sure she's ok." He tells me

"I'm coming with you" Cueball says

"Li" i start

"she trusts me. If she wants me to leave I will with no hesitation." He explains

I nod and we head over only to find she deadbolted all the locks.

"Annalise, sweetheart. knock once to let me know your ok. I promise to give you space just let me know your ok" I call through the door

Something smacks the door hard and I realize she threw something at the door.

"Thank you. Call me if you need me." I call out

I turn and walk downstairs and leave letting her have her space. When I get back to the clubhouse I walk in fuming and everyone winces. I walk right up to Wolf and swing. My fist connects with his face and he stumbles back and I shake my hand out.

"You are grounded from my house. If you step foot back on my property I will unload the clip happily. And you dear husband will join him if you break the rules. Stay the f**k away from us." I snarl

His eyes widen and I spin and was panting and Cueball smirks.

"Come on Satan I'll drive you home" He tells me

TWO WEEKS LATER

ANNALISE'S POV

I walk into work and sigh and drop down into my chair.

"Up. We aren't working today" Natalie tells me

I stand and grab my purse and we walk out the door and to my apartment and I change clothes and we head for another shop. When we walk in I grin. Natalie knew I was wanting a tattoo well another one. Poison walks out and stops looking at me. Jullian walks out and I grin.

"Well hello little demon" Jullian says

"Can you do me?" I ask

He raises a brow and smirks and I smirk back.

"Sure little demon. Go get comfy and drop the shorts" He tells me

I nod and walk into his area and drop the shorts and lay down and I pull out my ear buds and slip them in and I see him walk in and I sigh. He places the stencil in place and has me look at it and I nod. He sets everything up and I turn on my music and close my eyes as he gets to work. Two hours later he pauses a lays a hand on my thigh. I look down at him and he nods.

"Good?" I ask

"Do you need a break?" He asks

"No i'm good." I tell him

He nods and gets back to work. I didn't realize but I started singing along to my music and I see him smile and nod his head to my singing. I pause and he looks up at me and raises a brow.

"Sorry" I mumble

"Your good" He tells me

"It's a hobby." I tell him

"What the f**k" I hear above me

I look up to see Wolf standing there looking angry. I ignore him and Jullian chuckles.

"Get out" I mumble

"Since when do you want a tattoo?" He asks

"I have other tattoos asshole" I snap

His eyes widen and Jullian chuckles.

"Sit still little demon" Jullian grumbles

"Sorry Jules." I mumble

"Don't get fired up on my table. I need you relaxed" He grumbles

I flex my leg and he chuckles and pats my thigh and I sigh and start humming along to the music again.

"Hey babe we are doing a ladies night. Gonna run and get things set up at the club" She tells me

"Shopping?" I ask

"Yeah. I should be gone for a hour" she says

I wave her off and my cleaning music started playing and Jullian chuckles.

"Hey I clean to this shit." I tell him

Another hour goes by and he finishes up and wipes it down. I stand and go over to the mirror and look it over.

"Well?" He asks

"I love it." I tell him

He wraps it and I slip my shorts back on and pay him and head for the club. I walk in and music was bumping.

"Hey girl" Lexie a stripper says

"What's up Lex?" I ask

"gonna hang around for the party." she says shrugging

"Nice." I say smiling

"Ready?" Natalie asks

I nod and we go do some shopping and go get ready. By time we make it to the club it's 9. I walk in and music was bumping loudly and I smile. I head for the bar and grab a drink and some shots. I make my way over to the girls and take a seat. They were all talking about secret talents and I smirk. I down another shot and stand.

"Want to know my secret talent?" I ask

They nod and I grin and jump up on stage and walk over grabbing Natalie's phone turning on a specific song and smirk. I walk over and grab the pole and I start dancing. By time I was done I was dancing and when I turn around Poison, Wolf, Cueball, Jullian, and Bear were all standing there. Jaws were dropped and I smirked and walked over jumping off the stage and grabbing my drink downing it. I walk to the bar grabbing another drink and when i turn Lexie was looking at grinning.

"How are you with lap dances?" She asks

I grab my drink and walk towards her downing it quickly. I push her back in her chair and her eyes widen. I get lost in the song while giving her the best lap dance of her life. When I'm done she was panting at I giggle.

"Damn girl. How the hell?" Natalie asks

"Ex stripper" I tell her

Her eyes widen and so do everyone else's.

"Guys I hustled through school. I did what I had to do." I say shrugging

Jullian grabs my hands spinning me and pulling me back into him. I laugh and start dancing with him. I crook my finger at Liam and he comes over to me.

"I can dance with you. I know you aren't trying to f**k me" I tell him

He throws his head back laughing and shrugs.

"Do your worst baby" He tells me

I get dirty with my dancing and his hands clamp down on my hips and when I was done I was pouring sweat. Liam hands me a water and I down it in one breath.

"Will you do another dance?" Lex asks

"Sure. Do you have a modest outfit I could barrow? Dancing in this isn't comfy" I ask

She nods and follow her and change and grab heels. When I come back everyone was sitting around waiting. I walk on stage and turn on another song I use to dance to and I start moving. When I was down I drop down on the stage panting.

"Ugh I'm going to be so sore tomorrow." I groan

"You need to work out" Liam tells me

"I do. I miss going to the gym" I say

Another song comes on and I laugh and start moving Lexie joins me and she pauses watching me.

"How do you do that?" she asks

"Dance school babe. Adding pole dancing to the resume was amusing." I say with a cheeky wink

I crook my finger at her and when she gets close enough I spin and move my hips. She follows and when I speed up so does she. I step back and let her move.

"Arch your back more before you twist" I tell her

She wasn't getting it so I stepped forward and placed a hand on her hip and placed the other in the middle of her back pushing.

"Now move" I tell her

She tries again and gets it.

"There ya go. But you need to stretch more. And squats help" I tell her

I walk to the edge of the stage and Liam lowers me down.

"Don't touch i'm all gross" I tell him

"Oh please. Sweat is always a turn on" He tells me rolling his eyes

I walk over sitting on Jullian's knee and drink some water. Another good song comes on and I start wiggling and a hand clamps down on my hip and I freeze an jump up. Panic washes over me and he grabs my hand.

"Hey Lilypad it's ok. I just didn't want you wiggling off into the floor." He tells me

He offers me his hand and I take it and he pulls me back into his lap. I lean into him and Pony starts playing and all the girls look at me and I smirk.

"Old school but good song." I tell them

I start moving but I don't over do it. Jullian's hands find my hips and lets me move. When it's over I look over my shoulder at him and I raise a brow at him.

"Trust me darling I have great self control. Your good. I'll take all the lap dances you want to give" He says winking at me

I laugh and lean into him and when the next song plays I laugh loudly.

"Damn lesbian parties are always the best. I danced for a private party once and it was for Lesbians. One chose this song then hit on me." I say grinning

"And?" Nat asks

"She was beautiful but women don't do it for me." I tell her shrugging

I stand and stumble and hands catch me and I laugh.

"To much to drink" I say

"it's late. Let's get you home and in a shower" Liam says standing

"What if I'm not ready to go home" I whine

A growl rips out and next thing I'm over a shoulder.

"Braydon put me down" I snap

"No can do baby" He says smacking my ass

He carries me out the door and down the block to my apartment. He unlocks the door and carries me to the shower.

"Shower and i'll fix you a bite." He tells me

I turn on the shower and shower quickly and when I walk out Liam and Wolf were sitting on my couch.

"Let's get one thing. If you ever man handle me again I will cut your balls off with my trusty rusty kitchen scissors. I'm not your ol lady or your w***e. Don't ever touch me like that again" I snarl

Liam chuckles and I turn and glare at him.

"Come sit down baby. Let's feed you and I'll snuggle you til you fall asleep" He tells me

I go over sitting down throwing my legs over Wolf's knee and Liam hands me a plate. I dig in and groan.

"Bacon" I say chewing

They chuckle and I finish if it off in minutes. I lean into Liam and watch the movie and sigh.

WOLF'S POV

I watch her lean into Cueball and dose off.

"Earn her trust or leave her the hell alone" He says suddenly

I look at him and sigh.

"She is scared of all men. Tonight is the first night I have seen her let loose and that's only cause she was with the girls" I say

"Man handling her isn't good either." He tells Poison

"Yeah i know" He grumbles

He rums his fingers through her wet hair and she sighs.

"Hey baby you need to drink some water" He tells her

She holds her hand out and I pass her the bottle and she leans back downing the whole bottle in seconds and hands it back.

"Now shhh" She mumbles

"Wanna get in bed?" I ask her

"no" she grumbles

She rolls placing her face in his stomach and sighs. He chuckles and rubs her back. We sit there talking til Cueball lifts her and carries her to bed. He comes back and we lock up and leave. A few days later we leave for a run and when we come back music was blasting and I walk in to Annalise dancing to Dont Mind while in the kitchen. I lean against the door frame and watch. She was signing along and the guys flank me just watching. Cueball scoots around me and walks up wrapping his arms around her and moving her. She laughs and still moves and sings along. When it ends she kisses his cheek and goes over pulling steaks off the stove. She bends down opening the oven and pulls out baked potatoes. There was so much food and Natalie walks in smiling.

"She's been at it for hours" She whispers

I hum and see her pick up a wine glass and take a sip. Another song starts and her hips start moving.

"Come and get it" She calls out

Footsteps file in and she spins looking at all of us. She points a knife at us and sighs.

"Let me fix my plate then you hell hounds can get yours" She says sternly

She fixes her plate and we part to let her through to find a seat. I grab mine and grab her glass and the bottle and take it out to her. I sit down by her and fill her glass and hand it to her. She hums and takes a sip.

"I fixed the steaks how I eat mine. There is to many of you to cook at different time frames." She says

She cuts into her steak and it comes back pink as f**k and she pops it in her mouth and moans.

"So good. If it aint pink it aint worth eating" she says

Chuckles ring out and she raises a brow and they shut up.

"Thank you baby" cueball says

He leans over kissing her temple and she grins at him.

"Thanks babe" Natalie says

"Of course. I love cooking. It's a good stress reliever. I even made dessert." She says

Jaw drops and Snake opens his mouth.

"Can we keep you? I'll hire you to be a live in chef" He says

"You couldn't afford me" She says smirking

"I'll build your own cottage on the property. It wouldn't be every night since we do runs." he counters

"Snake" She says with a sigh

"I'll upgrade your vehicle to anything you want. You can still work with Nat. And you have better security here. And you can have a dog" He says

I raise a brow at him and he winks at me. She looks at Natalie and Nat sighs.

"Its a good idea. Your here a lot anyways and you would still have your own privacy. But spring for designing that s**t yourself" She says smirking

"Give me a number" she tells Snake

"Five grand a week" he tells her

Her jaw drops and she looks at me in shock.

"Don't look at me little firefly. He is offering not me" I tell her

"I get full control over the menu?" She asks

"Of course. We may have request once in a while but we aren't picky" He tells her

"Sold" She says

"Done. Dave is on his way to discuss your floor plans" He tells her

"What makes you think I was going to say yes?" She asks

"I'm good babe." He says winking at her

"I cook I don't clean just so we are clear" She says

"Not a problem babe. Cueball is picky about the dishwasher" I tell her

"I like cleaning it clears my mind" He tells her shrugging

"Hey beautiful. I got a question" Lexie says walking in

"What's up?" She says

"Would you be willing to teach a dance class or two? Teach the girls that thing?" she asks

"Sure. Let's me get my workout in as well. I've missed dancing" She tells her

"Your the best" Lexie says

She smacks a kiss on her cheek and Annalise laughs.

"I can meet yall in the morning" she tells her

"Oh steak" Lexie says

"Stove" Annalise says

Lexie skips off and Annalise shakes her head and her phone beeps. She picks it up and the color drains from her face.

"Firefly?" I say

She doesn't say anything and Cueball touches her arm. She flinches and he flinches back.

"Baby talk to me" He says softly

"We need to talk" She whispers

She stands and her legs wobble and Cueball steadies her. We go to my office and when the door shuts she starts breathing hard. Bear grabs her hand and leads her to the window and shoves it open.

"Breathe sweets" He commands

She sucks in a harsh breath and finally calms down. We sit waiting and she walks over handing her phone to Ace. He reads it and his face hardens.

"Who?" he asks

"My ex husband." She says stiffly

Cueball pulls her into his lap and she leans into him. She plays with his rings looking at his hands.

"My ex husband was abusive. We divorced once I threatened him with the evidence I collected. I ran as far as I could the minute i could. I ran into Nat on accident. I don't want you to think I was just looking for something like this." She says looking at Bear

"Oh sweets of course not. My pain in the ass wife loves you. Your family." He tells her softly

"Hopefully you still feel that way in a few. My uncle married me to my ex husband." She whispers

Cueball spins her to straddle his lap and raises her eyes to his.

"Baby what aren't you telling us?" He asks softly

"Don't make me say it" She whimpers

"Baby did your uncle hurt you?" He asks her

She bows her head and nods and I feel the air tense. I stand and walk over grabbing her sitting her on my desk. I kneel in front her and sigh.

"That is not your fault. He was suppose to protect you. Is that why your scared of me?" I ask

She winces and nods.

"hey look at me" I tell her

She peaks at me and I chuckle.

"Firefly everyone here loves you. Natalie would slice my favorite body part off if I hurt you ever. We are huge and assholes but we protect what is ours. Like bear said rather you date me or your just here your family." I tell her

She looks at Bear, Cueball, Ace, Poison, Snake, and even Digger.

"I know we got off on the wrong foot but he is right little fighter." Digger tells her

"I want actual names" Ace commands

She looks over grabbing a pen and writing names own and turns handing it to him. He grabs it but doesn't release it.

"I promise I know what I'm doing" he tells her

She lets it slip from her fingers and he stands and leans forward kissing her forehead.

"You will have new phone later today" he tells her

she nods and sighs. I stand she slides off the desk and she stumbles. She catches herself releases a yawn.

"come on let's go lay down" Cueball tells her

"Not one word to the women. I'll talk to them on my own time" She says

"Your story not ours" Bear says

We nod and she walks out with her head held high.

"I want their heads" I growl

They all nod and walk out behind her. Cueball goes to clean the kitchen and she turns on music and goes in there with him. We sit around watching her dance around him while cleaning and grabs his cheeks with wet soapy hands and pecks him. He chuckles and wipes his face off. They finish up and come to the common room and she racks the pool balls and grabs a stick. She tosses it at me and I catch it. She grabs another one and raises a brow at me. I stand and break and sink two. I go again and miss. She takes her turn and my jaw drops as she runs the table.

"ex stripper babe. I know how to play" she says

I grin and toss her over my shoulder and smack her ass and turn placing her on a seat and hand her a glass of wine. She sips it and hums. She releases another yawn and Cueball scoops her up and walks off with her. I shake my head and take a seat downing my beer before heading to my office for some work.