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Little Toy Bikers and a Woman on the Run
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Chapter 336 Back to the Real World
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Jax and Scarlett were in bed enjoying one last night before returning to Charming. In the morning, Jax would drive her to her physio appointment and then afterwards, he would drive them back to Charming.
Scarlett was sitting with her back against the bed propped up by pillows. Jax was lying on his side looking at her.
"I'm going to miss this place," Jax said. "It's just peaceful and beautiful here."
"I think it's the water. It calms me. We can come here whenever you want. It's nice even in the winter when it's too cold to swim. I like to turn on the fireplace and look out over the water."
"Sounds romantic just the two of us nothing to do except . . ." he said flashing her that Jax Teller grin that could melt the coldest of women's hearts.
"Reading a good book or watching a movie together," Scarlett said primly finishing his sentence.
"You're starting to thaw. It's seeing my butt so many times when you changed my bandages," Jax said. "It's irresistible."
"Ouch," Scarlett said. She laughed so hard she had to wrap her arms around her middle to keep the muscles in her back from pulling.
"It's a good thing I have a healthy ego or your laughter would crush me."
"I never want to hurt you," Scarlett said suddenly serious. "I will never forget that night at the clubhouse."
"It's all good," Jax said with a smile. "I got a couple of cool new scars, got you as my personal nurse and you told me you loved me. How long do you think it would have taken you to tell me that if my life hadn't been in jeopardy?"
"I don't know. I'd been fighting it because I thought only weak people fell in love and I would never let it happen to me. When I saw you, it hit me like a concrete block to the head. I loved you and I had to make sure you were OK."
"I'll never forget your words—I love you, don't die," Jax said.
"I know how to motivate a man," she said grinning.
"Actually if you had told me that you would have sex with me if I didn't die, that would have given me even more motivation."
Scarlett blushed and looked away shyly.
"Is there ever a time when you don't think of sex?"
Jax laughed.
"No. Sex is the soundtrack of a man's life. It's always there. I've never tried to shut it off. I mean, what if I quit thinking about sex all the time? Would I still be Jax Teller?"
Scarlett laughed carefully wrapping her arm around her waist.
"I don't think the police would come and take your ID away or your MC would take away your cut. You might lose some of your swagger."
"Swagger, huh? Like a pirate?"
"No. More like a big time rock star."
"That's a lot of swagger."
Scarlett frowned.
"Now that I think of it, you have lost some of your swagger. It's the crutch. It's impeding the swagger."
"Damn. It's a good thing for me that it's temporary."
"It's a good thing for you that I don't mind you with less than your full amount of swagger."
"I should probably stay overnight tomorrow night. It will be your first night at your new place. Could be scary for you," Jax said.
"Really?" Scarlett smiled. "Scary? I've got guns. You don't need an excuse. You can stay tomorrow. My dad is coming on Wednesday to help me with some other stuff."
"If he's going to be in town, he could come by the clubhouse Friday after Church."
"He's leaving Friday afternoon," Scarlett said.
"You think you could come by Friday evening and give a money laundering lesson to the MC?"
"With props?"
"Sure."
"I can do that. It will be confidential, right?"
"Absolutely. After, I want to kind of introduce you around the clubhouse."
"OK," Scarlett said.
She did her best to sound enthusiastic, but she hated being around Clay. She may have tricked him into believing she wasn't his daughter, but she had to keep her guard up whenever she was around him. A simple slip of the tongue could get her killed.
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