Fuck my life! I pound my hands on the steering wheel. My car battery has bit the dust, and now I am stranded on the side of the road. Lane is on his way to my house since it’s nine o’clock at night. I worked all day catching up on paperback even though it’s Sunday.

Picking up my phone I dial Lane, my forehead resting against the wheel. Fuck my life, why does this keep happening to me?

Lane answers the phone. “Babe, I am pulling into town.”

“Yeah, but I won’t be there.”

“What?”

“I am broken down on the side of the road five minutes from my house.”

He laughs. “I will be there soon, Doll.” He hangs up and I toss my phone on the seat.

Something loud hits my glass and I jump; a guy is standing outside my window. Oh joy.

I open my door a crack. “Yes?”

“You got any money?”

Fuck me sideways.

“I don’t have any cash on me, sorry!” I slam my door shut because I don’t trust anyone.

“You want me to take a look at your car?” he asks, his voice muffled through the window.

I shake my head. “Someone will be here any minute.”

“You sure?” He reaches for my door handle. My hand shoots out to hit the button to lock my doors, but he pulls the door open before I can hit it.

“Dude, what the fuck are you doing?” I screech, not in the mood.

“You’re pretty.” He smiles and looks me up and down. This guy is asking to get his ass beat.

“Thank you, but get the fuck away from my car.”

I am not in the mood for some fucking douche bag messing with me, and I want to smack him in the face a little bit. What kind of person opens someone’s door like that?

“Aww sweetheart, don’t be like that! We can have fun together.” He sneers at me.

I tighten my hand on the steering wheel, my jaw tight. Anger floods my system. “I have a boyfriend who will be here any second.”

He laughs loudly and leans against my open door. “Yeah, that’s what they all say.” I hear a motorcycle and I grin. The guy’s car is behind me, and Lane is pulling up fast. I slide out of my car and walk past the guy to meet Lane.

Lane hops off his bike and I hurry over to him, not wanting to deal with this person anymore.

“Everything okay, Doll?” He doesn’t take his eyes off the man behind me.

The guy is still checking me out. “Fuck me, the ass on that!” he mumbles, and I have to choke down vomit that’s threatening to come up.

“Yeah? You want her?” Lane chuckles darkly.

Oh shit.

The guy nods and eyes me again, and my skin crawls. I don’t even want any other man looking at me besides Lane.

“Yeah, man.” His eyes move to my tits.

Lane stalks over to the man and puts his hand at the back of his neck. Lane winks at me. “Well, that’s my woman you are talking about.”

The guy pales as he takes in Lane’s vest.

“Apologize to her.”

He shakes his head. “Man, she is just a piece of ass, is she worth it?”

What the fuck did he just say?

Lane slams his face down hard on the roof of my car. He cries out, and Lane pushes his face harder. “Come again?”

“I am sorry!”

Lane lifts his head only to slam it back down again. “Leave before I kill your ass. I am feeling generous today.”

Lane lets him go and he runs to his car.

“I just want to go home, cuddle in bed with you, and watch TV.” I groan and plant my face in Lane’s chest.

“Bad day, Doll?”

I nod my head against his chest and he chuckles. “What do you need?”

“Your dick.”

He bursts out laughing, and I laugh along with him because, in all honesty, I can’t believe I said that.

“Let’s go to the store to get you a new battery, and I will fuck you all night.”

I laugh loudly and let him go. I reach inside my car, take out my keys, and lock the doors. Lane opens the door of his truck so he can help me inside, since it’s high off the ground and I have short legs.

We ride to the auto store down the road. “Babe, want to stay in the vehicle?” I nod, my eyes half shut. I didn’t sleep much last night; I was having nightmares about my kidnapping. I don’t have them when Lane is around, because I feel so safe with him.

“No, I’m coming. Just tired.”

He opens my door and helps me down, and we walk hand-in-hand into the building. He looks at every single person in the room, wary of their every move. Lane is always ready for the worst and expects the worst. There are a lot of fucked-up people in this world, and we’ve both had firsthand experience with it.

“Lane, how are you man?”

A member of the Devil Souls MC is walking toward us. The Devil Souls MC runs this town, and they keep a lot of shit off the streets. They are close allies of the Grim Sinners. Lane’s sister, Shaylin, is with a member of the Devil Souls.

Speaking of Shaylin, I will be seeing her again this Thursday at Tiffany’s game. I am excited to see Tiffany play softball.

“How are you, Ryan?” Lane says and lazily lays his arm across my shoulders.

“Good, heading home to Myra. She could go into labor anytime.” The man grins as he talks about his wife. I love it when a man is truly in love with his wife.

It really saddens me when people just settle and try to be content with the life they have. I want people to want more from life, not just settle for mediocre.

I wanted and waited for someone to come into my life and make me feel things I never had before. Then I met Lane. He came into my life when I least expected it, and I will never regret a moment of it.

I love Lane with my whole heart, and I can’t tear my eyes off of him.

“See you guys later!” Techy says and I snap out of the Lane fog that I was sucked into.

Lane leads me farther into the store. I can’t tell you the first thing about a car; I just let someone handle everything for me and I pay them. I can’t even tell you how to change a tire. My dad doesn’t even know how to do that, so I never had anyone to teach me.

I feel someone looking at us, and I notice a woman staring at Lane. Possessiveness roars in my veins. I move closer to Lane and put my hand on his back. The woman huffs at me but doesn’t avert her gaze. I slide my hand on down to his ass and give it a squeeze. She rolls her eyes and moves on. Checkmate, bitch.

“What are you doing?” Lane asks, his eyebrow arched.

“Showing her that you’re mine.”