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lunch?”
    Hugging
me around my torso she said, “That sounds like a plan.” Then she kissed my neck
and whispered into my ear, “I can’t believe you did this for me. Just wait
until I get you home, rock star.”
    I
felt my cock twitch at her words…I couldn’t wait to get her back to the
apartment and let her thank me properly.
     

Chapter
4
     
     
     
    Everleigh
     
     
     
    “So,
Danni, how’s everything been back home? Is the diner still standing?” I asked,
taking a bite of my lasagna.
    “Everything
has been great. It’s been busy, but not as busy as it was when these guys first
showed up in town,” she said, taking a sip of her wine. “It’s kind of died down
lately.”
    There
was something I was dying to ask her about but I knew Ryder would try and stop
me because he didn’t want me to worry. I figured I was safe in a group of
people so I took a deep breath and just bit the bullet. I squeezed Ryder’s hand
and smiled at him before asking, “And what about Scott?”
    Ryder’s
head snapped to mine but I couldn’t look at him. “Evie…”
    “Come
on, Ev, we don’t have to talk about him. That asshole is back in Indiana and we
are here away from all that crap,” Danni said.
    I
shook my head. “No, I need to know what’s going on. Ryder has Trish watching my
house and after what he did I don’t feel comfortable knowing she’s there
unprotected with him out on bail. Please tell me.”
    Ryder
shot Danni a warning look and now I was even more suspicious. “Ryder, she needs
to know what’s going on.”
    “Danni,
don’t,” he warned.
    Fear
shot down my spine and I turned to Ryder and glared at him. “What happened? Ryder
Matthews, you better tell me what’s going on right now or I’m leaving.”
    He
exhaled sharply and ran his hand through his hair. “Damn it, Danni,” he said,
looking frustrated at her. “Fine. About a week after Trish came to the house to
watch it Scott tried to break in. She wasn’t hurt but he threatened her and it
scared her enough to call the police. We have security watching the house now
around the clock.”
    I
tossed my fork down on the table and turned to face Ryder. “He tried to break into
my house two weeks ago and you didn’t tell me?” I questioned, my voice loud.
    At
that moment Jude scooted his chair from the table and stood up. “Listen, maybe
we should give these two a minute. Danni, Beau, you guys want to come with me?”
    “Sure,”
Beau said, standing and immediately moving toward Danni and pulling out her
chair. “We’ll be right outside,” he said, motioning for Danni to follow him.
    Once
they were out of sight, Ryder spoke. “Evie, don’t be pissed at me, okay? I
didn’t want to stress you out any more than you have been.”
    “And
you thought keeping something like this from me wouldn’t stress me out? Did you
think I wasn’t going to find out?”
    “I
knew you would find out eventually but you’ve been more relaxed and you’ve
seemed so happy here that I didn’t want to do anything to mess that up. Nothing
else has happened since the incident and I have people watching Scott too. He’s
not come anywhere near Trish or the house since that happened.”
    I
knew Ryder was trying to protect me and make me feel better but if anything I
felt even more terrified. Not only had Scott tried to break into my house, he
obviously had been looking for me and now he knows that I’m gone. I nervously
ran my hands through my hair. “Ryder, did he hurt her?”
    “No,
he didn’t. Ever since Scott attacked you at the club,” he paused, sucking a
harsh breath through his gritted teeth, “Trish decided to keep a gun with her
and as soon as he saw it he freaked and took off like a little bitch. My guys
that are tailing him check in with me every day and he’s laying low now so he
won’t get arrested again. I promise you he’s not going to do anything to hurt
her and he can’t get to you. Do you trust me to keep you safe?”
    “I
do trust