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Little Toy Bikers and a Woman on the Run

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Chapter 379 Simply Irresistible

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When Scarlett let him into her condo, he could smell dinner cooking. It was nice coming back from work to a hot meal. His dinners were usually sandwiches.

"I invited Sack to stay for dinner. He did most of the work making it. It was the least I could do."

"Did Scarlett behave while you were watching her?" Jax asked Sack.

"Yeah."

"I'm going to shower and change before dinner. There's beer in the fridge as well as iced tea. Help yourself to something to drink."

Jax waited until Scarlett was gone.

"She didn't try to slip away or anything?"

"No. I spent the day helping her in her store moving things around and putting together shelving. She wants me to work for her for a couple of weeks," Sack said.

Jax and Sack discussed him working for Scarlett and some minor MC business while they waited for Scarlett.

It was just like Scarlett to offer Sack a job. She could have had him help her without paying him since he had to watch over her, but she would have felt like she was taking advantage of him. Jax didn't ask him how much Scarlett was paying him, but he was sure that Sack was going to make a lot more than what TM was paying him.

Before Jax got to her place, Scarlett had made the salad sitting down at the table and tearing up the lettuce. She also sliced the tomatoes and cucumbers she put in it while sitting down. Sack had helped make the dressing putting mayo, Greek yogurt and herbs into a food processor to make a fresher better tasting ranch dressing. The entrée was a Spanish pork chop and rice casserole with tomatoes and bell peppers and a side dish of peas with onions. It was a quick meal her mother used to make. Sack put it together at Scarlett's direction.

They decided to eat dessert later. Scarlett sent Sack home with a piece of coconut cream pie from last night which was also going to be that night's dessert except for Scarlett who was forbidden dessert by Jax as partial punishment for the SpongeBob prank.

Jax did his part after dinner by loading the dishwasher for Scarlett. She had a difficult time bending down and then straightening up.

"Thank you for helping with the dishes," Scarlett said.

"Thank you for the home cooked meal. It was really good."

"Sack was a lot of help."

"It's kind of you to hire Sack to help you."

"I really need help and it's convenient. You don't have a problem with it?"

"No. Once Kohn is back where he is supposed to be, Sack can work for you as long as the MC doesn't need him. He told me that you will be flexible with his hours."

"I know that the MC is his first priority. Last night, I thought you were kind of overreacting by insisting that Sack stay with me today, but you were right," Scarlett said pausing.

"What was that again?"

"You were right. I'm glad I had Sack with me. I don't know what would have happened if I'd been alone."

"At least you've got more pepper spray."

"Thanks to you."

"Kohn was waiting outside the hospital when Tara got off work. Steve sent me a text."

"That was very kind of you to protect her too."

"I was surprised that she accepted my offer right away. She must really be afraid of him."

"I think Kohn's crazy. That's what makes him dangerous. I'm so lucky to have a big, strong, tough and sexy guy to watch over and protect me," Scarlett said running her hand up the front of Jax's reaper T-shirt. She kissed him on the cheek.

"Are you trying to seduce me?"

"Me?" Scarlett asked innocently. "Of course not."

"Why don't I believe you?"

"You're cynical," Scarlett suggested.

"Uh-huh. You didn't ask me how I found out about the SpongeBob Band-Aid."

"I was kind of afraid to."

"I had gone to this little market on the corner to get a cup of coffee. These two little kids saw me—a boy and a girl. The boy looks at me and says something I didn't understand. He's about three so he isn't talking very clearly. They both start laughing. He says it again—SpongeBob ona face. Just like that. His mother looked at me and burst into laughter too. Now I don't mind being laughed at if I know why. The boy says it three times and they are all laughing."

Scarlett was trying hard not to laugh, but her self-control slipped. She wrapped her arms around her middle as she laughed to minimize the pulling pain she got when she laughed.

"By now, I've figured out they are laughing at me and it has to be the Band-Aid that you so tenderly put over the cut I got protecting you."

"I'm a very bad girl," Scarlett said, her eyes sparkling with mischief.

"Yes, you are. Bad girls get punished."

"Now, I get that, but by depriving me of your Jax Teller bone melting kisses, you are also depriving yourself of Scarlett's scorching kisses. Do you really think you want to do that?"

Scarlett had run her hand up Jax's chest again and she was looking at him a little sideways. She was sexy as hell. It would be so easy to just give in and kiss her.

"You think you're irresistible."

"No," she said stroking his chest with her fingertips. "I think you are."

Jax looked down at her delicate fingers stroking his chest and grinned that sexy as hell Jax Teller grin.

"Sorry, darlin', no kisses for you."

"How about a different punishment that wouldn't hurt you too?"

"I'm listening."

"You could spank me while I'm standing up so it wouldn't hurt my back."

"Why do I think that you would enjoy that?"

"I was suggesting it purely for your benefit. You would get my scorching kisses."

"Scorching kisses, huh? You've been holding out of me."

"Very funny."

"I like this desperate for my kisses side to you. As sexy and as appealing as you are, it's a hell of a lot of fun seeing you so frustrated."

Jax was a little surprised himself by his self-control, but he had to teach Scarlett a lesson. Withholding his kisses did work against him, but there was the fun of experiencing Scarlett trying to seduce him.

That night when they got ready to watch videos on her laptop while they fell asleep, Scarlett handed Jax pain medication and a muscle relaxer.

"Why are you giving me these?"

"I know you're in pain. I can tell. Helping Kohn through a window and riding your bike so soon after almost dying can't have been good for you. At least this will take away the pain so you can get a good night's sleep."

"You know I'm only going to take these because it's a favor to you."

"Uh-huh," Scarlett said. "I like that big tough guy part of you, but I hate to see you hurt."

"For all your faults . . ."

"What faults?" Scarlett interrupted indignantly.

"Really? You've forgotten about SpongeBob already?"

"Point taken," Scarlett said with a sigh.

"I know you watch out for me in your own way. I will take these to please you, not that I'm in pain."

"Thank you," Scarlett said.

Jax kissed Scarlett briefly on the lips, pulling away before he deepened the kiss like he really wanted to.

"No more kisses for you tonight."

"You're a cruel man, Jax Teller."

Jax fell asleep proud of his self-control. Scarlett fell asleep almost regretting the whole SpongeBob incident.