The Biker's Rules novel Chapter 37

***POV - Melaena

He walks up the stairs and drops me unceremoniously onto a bed with a black and grey quilt. The grey walls are covered with black-and-white photos of people doing tricks on motorcycles and skateboards.

"Are you mentally crazy or don t you have any brains? You can t just run off like that! What if D got to you before I did? Are you trying to get raped or something?" I swallow down some spit. I never thought about that. But it s his fault, not mine.

"Don t you lecture me, bone-dick!" I point a finger at his nose, "If you were just 10% a decent person, I wouldn t have to run." He stays looking at me as if he wants to eat me alive. "You freaking laughed at me! I don t listen to cocky, self-absorbed, social-malfunctioning devils with no hearts."

He grabs me unexpectantly and kisses me so hard I swear my lips are bruised, and then he pushes me away.

"I hate you! And stop kissing me just to push me away, I feel like a flipping yo-yo." I try not to yell at him, but it s freaking hard to keep my cool.

"I needed it. You scared the crap out of me. And I know you don t hate me, and I for sure as hell don t hate you!" He crosses his arms and I m not staring at the godly specimen before me, the movement of his muscles, and how his pants dip teasingly low around his hips. I m also not following the magical V slowly downwards to get a load of the way he fills out his jeans just a little too well. Nope, not staring at all.

"Don t you eye-fuck me right now, my control is very low at the moment and I might just bend you over that bed and claim you right here!" I can see in his eyes that he s dead serious and I blink before looking away, biting my lip.

"Mel, seriously!" What am I doing wrong now? An agitated Damion is no laughing matter it seems. At least I ve learned something today. I decide to keep my mouth shut, so I just stare at him, trying to look tuff and innocent at the same time, hoping it will smother the raging fire in his eyes just a little.

"Ug! You drive me crazy!" He starts pacing up and down, hands in his hair. Then he presses them against his temples and lets out a scream, before throwing the poor chair with a SMACK against the wall. I try to make myself seem smaller between the pillows of the bed I m sitting on.

"I m sure that chair was innocent, Your Honor." I just can t help myself. He stops as if he can t believe I just said that to him.

"Fuck! You re going to kill me, do you know that!" This time he slams his fist into the cupboard door, splintering the wood. I decide that, innocent or not, that door is on its own, I m not giving it any legal representation. Nope, I keep my mouth shut. Another few paces and then he stops and takes a deep breath.

"Ok, let s start again." He looks at me, and I can see that he s calmed down a little. He pushes his back against the wall and slides down to sit on the floor.

"That night at the party, I was not talking about Chloe, that s for sure."

"But you re mom said she saw how you looked at her… you said you would die for her …" I m babbling again, I know.

"Mel! There s no other girl! None. I m not in love with fucking Chloe or anybody else, hell, I don t even like Chloe." I swallow my words and nod. Didn t see that one coming.

"Still, I know that you re a self-declared player and your reputation about banging girls precedes you."

"Mel, I m not trying to fuck you … I mean I am, but ... " He throws his head back, leaning it against the wall. At least I m not the only one babbling. He takes a deep breath again and blows it out slowly. Then he looks back at me, still sitting between the pillows on the bed.

"What I m trying to say is that although I desperately want to fuck you, I also want to do all the other things I ve never done with you, like dating and having a girlfriend." His hands are in his hair again. For once I give him the space to finish.

"You re so opinionated about me and what I m supposed to be, but actually you don t know a groping paw-paw about my feelings or how passionate I can be. You made up your mind that I m going to break your heart, but you never think that mine can break too." He s on a roll and I don t dare to interrupt, my gut tells me so.

Damion comes out of the bathroom only wearing his underpants, drops of water sticking to his perfect skin. Oh, my goblin broken bits, this man s body is a work of art, that s for sure.

"Well, now both of you listen to me." Hayley points her finger at me. "So you were scared and judged him without listening to his side, maybe a little too harsh. But it s not that he s an innocent little angel, after all, he hurt you before and the rumors about him were not all wrong."

Now she turns towards her son, her finger still in the air. "But both of you are stubborn and stupid, and it s way past time to admit your true feelings. And while you re at it, get to know the reasons behind rumors and fear. There you have it, my motherly advice for today." Hayley gets up and closes the door softly behind her.

"I m sorry." I hope that s a good start cause I truly need this to work. I look up and into his eyes. I need him to see that I mean every word I m about to say.

"I m really sorry. I was scared cause my feelings for you are just too overwhelming. I honestly believed that you loved Chloe and that you re going to rip out my heart like before. I just realized that I indeed don t know anything about you, but I want to know it all if you re willing to tell me."

"I m also sorry, angel. I should have told you the reasons why I did what I did. I hurt you, but I promise that won t happen again."

"Can we maybe start over? But this time we ll have no secrets." I ask and my heart starts thumping dangerously in my chest. He gets one of those famous BEAST smirks and holds out his hand.

"Hello, I m Damion Grimm, the guy who fell for his best friend's sister." I laugh out loud, relieved but also excited. I take his hand.

"Melaena Blackburn, the girl that fell for the bad-boy biker."

His head descends slowly towards me and I close my eyes, waiting for the best feeling in the world – his lips on mine.