Just because I can, I want to thank Music lover 3212. I know whoever Music is is reading this so I wanted to thank her/him, because of her/him I've forced myself to publish a chapter a day on this story. So thanks for the push Music :) Enjoy!

"Shit!" I looked at the top of my locker. Wednesday, and I still need my history vocab list and definitions that's due tomorrow. Ugh, mental face slap.

I looked at my watch. Three minutes, that's all the time I have before the bus leave. Grabbing my bag, I rushed down the hall, down the stairs, round the corner to find my teacher on the phone.

Politely waiting, I looked at my watch again. No more time!

I was about to leave when, "Can I help you?"

"Yes," I said turning back to face him "Do you have an extra copy of the vocab for history 9?"

"Yes, it's right…. Here you go."

I took it quickly "Thank you." and dashed out the door.

Finally reaching the school entrance, I rushed outside to see the last bus leaving "Mother fucking shit!" I yelled literally slapping my forehead. "Why me?" I pulled my hair madly.

"Wow." I turned to see my new buddy Adam standing behind me "I never seen anyone pulls their hair when they're mad."

"Well, I have a reason to be mad." I said pathetically "My bus just left without me and I have zero ways to get home."

"I can give you a lift."

I looked at him "You have a license?"

He nodded.

Okay, three choices Belle. 1) ask him if he has a cell you can use and wait fifteen really freeze cold minutes for your mom. 2) take him up on the offer and pretend that three days of knowing him is enough to know he isn't a rapist. 3) walk home. The choice is your's… 30 seconds, and go.

I didn't want to wait fifteen minutes and I didn't want to take a freezing ten mile walk. So, taking a deep breath "Where's your car?"

He cocked an eyebrow "Who said anything about a car?"

…..

I was wide eyed as we walked up to a black motorcycle that looked like a Harvey. "You ride this," I pointed to the thing "in the winter?"

He nodded, getting on and handing me a helmet. "Ever road?"

I bit my bottom lip and shook my head.

He smiled crookedly "Then you better hold on, tight."

"You don't even know where I live."

"What road do you live on?"

"Borden."

He just barely smiled "Really?"

I nodded "Why?"

"I live on the same road."

"Where?"

"You know the biggish house with the tall broken windmill?" I nodded "That's my place."

"Omfg, you know the corner of Borden and Hayes?" he nodded "Keep going that way, first house on the left with the big brown barn, that's my house."

He laughed quietly "Small world huh?"

"You're telling me."

"So," He tossed me the helmet "You coming or what?"

As I started to put the helmet on –

"Oh, Belle?" came Gaston.

I gasped looking back to see him only a quick walk away. "Shit ass." I hopped on the bike and got a good hold on Adam's waist "Drive damn it, drive!"

Adam revved it and drove away as I heard Gaston cussing and yelling fade into the distance.

I gripped his waist tighter and squeezed my eyes shut as we started to put on speed. Though I have to admit that doing that made the ten minute drive much faster, especially when I noticed something really good.

Adam was toned. I don't mean like disgustingly buff like a certain someone who will remain nameless. And even though I was wearing my winter coat, and he was wearing something like a winter leather jacket, I could just feel a maybe six pack.