Forgiving Nancy (Last Hangman MC Series Book 5) by Muriel Garcia Page B

should know better than to mess with us.” I smirk playfully.
    “Oh really? Are you that dangerous?” She taunts and mimics my smirk.
    “Who knows, I could be a criminal.” I whisper loudly.
    “Considering my parents have already warned me not to go anywhere near you, it wouldn’t surprise me, unless they’re just being their overprotective and judgmental selves.” She giggles and it’s music to my ears.
    “I think they’re wrong for judging us without knowing us. On the other hand, they could be right and you should stay away from us.” I grin evilly but it soon breaks into a full on smile when she bursts out laughing.
    “You might have the tattoos, the biker cuts and the bad boy attitude, but there’s something about you that tells me that deep down, you’re a total sweetheart and wear your heart on your sleeve…” she tells me and leaves the end of her sentence hanging for me to say my name.
    “Bennett. You know, you might be onto something…”
    “Nancy. I’m always right and I’m a good judge of character. I know you’re a good guy, Bennett.” She winks at me, not impressed by my attitude or demeanor, I like that. A lot.
    “Aren’t you a smart little cookie?” I chuckle.
    “Oh, I know I am.” She grins but it falters as soon as she hears someone scream her name. “I have to go, my mother is calling me. If you want to talk some more join me in the gazebo in the park at midnight. I’ll be waiting for you. Don’t disappoint me, Bennett.” She winks at me and rushes away from the window and out of her room.
    I’ve just met this girl, but I know that she’s just stolen my heart and I don’t think I’ll ever get it back. In those few minutes, she changed my life, giving me the need for something more than the club life has and I know for sure that I’m going to meet her tonight.
    To this day, I still don’t know what happened to her after that night she was taken from me. I hope it’s just a matter of hours or days before I know. A part of me wants to know, but the other part just wants to bury all those bad memories and act as if nothing happened and pick up where we left off.
    I know Gabe will manage to get her to tell him what happened. I wish I could be there to support her and give her the comfort she needs but I’m not sure me being there would be best. Not so much for her, but for me. It’s very selfish but I would have gone mental if I had stayed with her. Not because I can’t handle the truth, but because I’m sure no one would let me talk to her or listen to her. I’d be seeing people walking in and out of the Chapel without knowing what was going on and I couldn’t cope with that. I feel helpless and useless being so far from her but I didn’t have the choice. There’s nothing I can do right now that would help and it’s killing me.
    I love her; she’s my gorgeous girl. She has always been and always will be, even if she doesn’t want me. I’ll always be there for her, no matter what happens over the next few days. She will always be safe. I’ll make sure of that. I couldn’t do it the first time but I will this time. I won’t fail her again.

 
    CHAPTER 10

    Nancy
    I wake up suddenly and find myself in the middle of a large bed. I look around, trying to figure out where I am and what happened last night but my memories of the last night are still a blur. What the hell happened?
    Bennett!
    I gasp as I remember running into him in the middle of Bourbon Street and then having a long talk with four women, but the rest is still fuzzy. I remember being calm, but right now, I’m shitting myself. I have no idea where I am or whose bed I’m in. Come one brain, help me out here!
    I sit up and rub my eyes in the hope that the action will force my memory to the front of my brain but nothing happens. I wince as I shift towards the side of the bed, causing my apparently sore ass to painfully rub against the sheets. It feels like there’s a thousand tiny needles digging