Chapter 8
I get to work and Mandy walks over. "You okay?" she asks. I look at her and say "I don't know." She looks at me worried and asks "You and Michael?" she asks. "Things with him couldn't be more perfect." I tell her. "Then what is it?" she asks. "Jake called this morning wanting to talk. I told him we have nothing to talk about. What am I going to do if he shows up and Michael's there?" I ask. "Better question what are you going to do if he shows up and Michael's not there?" she asks. "Shit." I say. "You need to talk to him. Look, I'll tell the boss you're sick and left. Go talk to your man and let him know what's going on." she tells me. I hug her and head out.
I pull up to the scrapyard and back to the clubhouse. The prospect lets me in and when I pull up, Riz is standing on the porch. He looks at me confused and when I get out of the car, he meets me. "Can we talk?" I ask. He nods and leads me inside and to his dorm. Closing and locking the door, he asks "What's wrong?" I move to sit on the bed and say "After you left this morning, my ex called. Telling me wanted to talk." I tell him. "You want to talk to him?" he asks and doesn't look at me. I walk over to him and cup his face and say "No. I don't. I told him we had nothing to talk about and hung up on him. But I know he's going to show up at my house wanting to talk." I tell him. His hands are on my hips and he asks "Are you scared of him?" I wrap my arms around him and put my head against his chest and don't answer. He tilts my chin up and asks "Are you scared of him Beleza?" I nod slightly and he says "Then I'm staying with you until he's out of the picture." he tells me. "Thank you Michael." I say. "I will always protect you Beleza. You're mine." he says. "That I am." I tell him before he leans down and kisses me softly. I look into his eyes and don't say a word. He kisses me one more time and whispers "Me too."
We head out to the main room and tells Bishop "I need to head out for the day." Bishop looks at me and asks "You need anything?" Riz says "Not yet. Her ex is calling her and he needs to understand she's not his anymore." Rix says and Bishop nods. "Let us know if you need us." Bishop says and Riz nods. We head out and he gets on his bike and follows me home. We get home and pull my car and his bike into the garage and are sitting on the couch snuggled up when there's a knock on the door. I look through the curtains and see it's Jake. "It's Jake." I say. "Go to the bedroom and stay there." he tells me. I kiss him softly and do what he says but I can still hear what's going on. Riz opens the door and asks "Can I help you?" Jake looks at him shocked and asks "Who are you?" Riz smirks and says "Don't matter who I am. What do you need?" Jake looks confused and says "I need to talk to Carrie." Riz shakes his head and says "Not happening. She's with me now. You're going to leave her alone. She's told you she doesn't want to talk to you and you're going to respect that." Jake gets in his face and says "Or what?" Riz steps up too and says "Or I gut you like a fucking deer." Jake visibly stiffens and backs away a little. "Carrie. Come out here." he calls out. I step out of the bedroom and stand behind Riz. I place one hand on his back and tell Jake. "I don't want anything to do with you. I'm with him now. Please just leave me alone." I say. "You honestly think he wants your fat ass? I know his type. He's just after the easy pussy." Jake says. Riz grabs him and shoves him down before jumping on him and punching him. "Don't fucking disrespect my Old Lady like that you fucking prick." Riz seethes. "Riz." I say and he stops punching him. Riz stands up and says "You show up here again and she won't stop me next time." Jake stands the best he can and gets in his car and leaves. Riz turns to me and sees me in tears. He pulls me close and carries me into the house. Sitting down on the couch with me, he has me in his lap. "Don't listen to what he says. You're not easy pussy and you're not fat. You're fucking perfect Beleza. You're just what I need." he tells me. I look at him and he kisses me softly. "You have my heart Beleza. You have my whole heart." he tells me. "And you have mine." I tell him softly. We spend the rest of the day, snuggled up together and I can't get close enough and he can tell. "Let's lay down." he says and we move to the bed and he wraps himself around me and that's how we fall asleep.