Chapter 2

They all look at me shocked and Hale says "Really." I nod and say "Yeah. Really." as I walk over to Tig and he puts his arm around my shoulder and I wrap my arms around his waist. "Care you come down to the station to give a statement?" he asks. "Sure." I tell him and let go of Tig. Hale heads to his jeep and I look at Tig and ask "It will look more believable if you give me a ride." I tell him and he nods. We walk to his bike and he hands me a helmet before putting on his own and we get on the bike and head to the police station behind Hale.

Walking in, Tig waits outside and I walk in with Hale. Sitting in an interview room, Hale sits across from me. "Tell me where Trager was two nights ago." he says. "Like I said at the lot, he was with me. All night." I tell him. "All night?" he asks. "Yeah. That's usually what all night means." I tell him. "And there's no way he could have slipped out while you were sleeping?" Hale asks. "Honey, we weren't sleeping." I tell him laughing. He looks at me shocked. "Look Penny, you seem like a nice girl." he says and I lean back in the chair and cross my arms over my chest. "But guys like Trager, they use women. All you are to him is an easy lay." he tells me, trying to get into my head. "What makes you think I'm not using him to work out some daddy issues?" I ask him, smirking. He looks at me a little shocked and I say "Look, Tig came over to hang out with me and we hooked up. We were up all night, together. He didn't slip out and we didn't sleep. So there's no way he could have been anywhere but in bed with me. However, I will say, he's a pretty good lay. Are we done?" I ask. "Yeah. We're done. Thank you for your cooperation." he tells me before leading me out.

I walk out of the police station and head to Tig. He hands me my helmet and gets on the bike. I lean over and kiss his cheek, whispering "Head to my house." before we put on our helmets and head to my house, Hale following a safe distance behind me. We get to my house and head inside, seeing Hale park a couple of houses down. Once inside, I look at Tig and he asks "Why did you do that?" I put my purse down and slip off my shoes before answering. "Tig, I'm not stupid. I know what you guys do. But I also know you don't do the things you do just to do it. You do it to protect your family and to protect this town. Can't very well do that if you're in jail. So, if me being your alibi keeps you out of jail, I'll do it." I tell him. I move to the couch and he sits beside me. "What did you tell him?" he asks. "He was asking where you were again and I said you were with me all night. That we were in bed. He asked if there was anytime that you could have slipped out while I was sleeping and I told him we weren't sleeping. He started telling me that you only see women as an easy lay and I asked how did he know I wasn't using you to work through some daddy issues." I say and he smirks. "I told him we were in bed all night and that we weren't sleeping but that you were a pretty good lay." I tell him and he starts laughing. "At least you made me sound good Doll." he says. I look outside and see it's starting to get dark. "Call Clay and let him know you're staying here. Hale needs to see you spending the night here. I'll fill the guys in when we get to the clubhouse tomorrow." I tell him. "Good idea." he says. He calls Clay while I head to the bedroom to change for bed. He walks to the bedroom door as I am pulling my tanktop on with my back to the door and he clears his throat. I turn to look at him and he says "We have to be at the clubhouse by nine in the morning." he tells me. I nod and head to the bed. "Come on." I tell him. He looks at me for a minute and I say "Incase Hale snoops around." I tell him and he nods. Stripping down to his boxers, we both get into bed and I have my back to him. A couple of minutes later, I feel him put his arm across my waist and we both go to sleep.