“My older brother will be back in a few months too.  He’s gonna need a place to crash until he figures out what he’s doing.  That might be another option you want to consider.”  Cora nodded and turned back to whatever it was she was messing with on the computer.  “You ready to go home?”

I loved asking her that.  I loved that she knew I loved asking her that.  She smiled at me and gingerly reached up to give me a quick peck.  I knew her side had to be hurting her.  Four hours of getting drilled was a lot and she normally sat like a champ, still as stone.  I was going to put her in a hot shower and make her feel all better.

“Yep.”

We walked out of the shop hand in hand and headed toward the Victorian.  She liked to run her thumb back and forth across her name on my knuckles and it never failed to make me smile.

“Do you want to put me in your portfolio Rule?”

I wasn’t expecting that question so I looked at her in surprise.  “Why do you ask?”

She shrugged.  “I dunno.  You put all your really big pieces in there, I just didn’t know why you would want to leave this one out.”

I wrapped an arm around her neck and pulled her to me so I could kiss the top of her head.  “Because those are work.  I put them on people and then they go out into the world where they are hopefully appreciated and loved by other people.  Anything I do for you, anything between us isn’t work and it’s for you and I to appreciate.  When I work on you I do it knowing what I put on you will be with us forever.  Like I said if you want it in there I’ll be happy to put it in, but if not then I’ll be happy to be the one to admire all my handiwork every day.”

She stared at me in silence for a second and then burst out laughing.  “You give the most backasswards compliments in the world but that was lovely and you’re absolutely right.  The only person that I really want to see it is you.”

I growled and tugged on her hair.  “That thing covers half your butt cheek.  I better be the only one looking at it Casper.”

Her green eyes glowed in a way that only I could make them.  “I do love you Rule Archer.”

Every time she said it I had an easier time telling her, “I love you back” and that’s all it was.  I didn’t have to question, didn’t have to worry, didn’t have to fall into the tunnel of darkness because whatever Shaw felt for me I just gave it to her back and knew that was enough.  I didn’t have to try, I just did and every single day I did it better than the day before.

“So what about Jet or Rome going to live with Cora and Ayd?”

She snuggled into my side as we approached the Victorian.

“I can’t wait to see how that plays out.”

I snorted.  “That’s what everyone said about us.”

“And look at the show we gave them.”

“True enough and opposites don’t just attract they freaking catch fire and burn the entire city down.”

“Don’t I know it.”

Whatever was on the agenda I knew one thing.  If any of my boys were lucky enough to find a girl that made me feel the way Shaw did I would do whatever it took to make sure they saw it through to the end.  Love like this wasn’t to be missed even for those of us that had never realized it was out there.  Look at me being all optimistic and shit.

Remy would be so proud

The End

Ayden and Jet’s story to be continued…..

If this story had a soundtrack this is what it would be:

The Civil Wars: Falling

Social Distortion: Outlaw

Twisted Sister: We’re Not Gonna Take It

Garth Brooks: I Got Friends In Low Places

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Ain’t No Easy Way

Bad Religion: American Jesus

Gaslight Anthem: Film Noir

Drive By Truckers: Decoration Day

Straylight Run: Big Shot

The Black Angels: Better Off Alone

Lucero: I Kissed The Bottle

The Bloody Hollies: Raised By Wolves

Against Me!: Borne On The FM Heart Wave

Dawes: If I Wanted Someone

Lady Antebellum: Need You Now

Defiance Ohio: Anxious And Worrying

The Avett Brothers: I Would Be Sad

Heartless Bastards: Only For You

About Me

I live in Colorado which is lovely and offers up all kinds of interesting people to draw inspiration from.  I love tattoos and body modification so I love that more and more stories out there now are featuring heroes and heroines that reflect what I see when I look around the world.  I love to read and just love any kind of great story that engages of any kind, of course a pretty, tatted up bad boy always makes it better.  This year was life changing for me so I woke up one morning and decided that I was finally going to finish one of the millions of stories I was always fiddling around with.  I love to write and for a long time have been pondering what I should be doing with my life.  So consider yourself a valued part of me figuring out my new life plan.  I hope you enjoyed this story and if you would like to contact me please feel free to email me I love feedback in all forms but if you’re mean we might have to box:

 jaycrownover@gmail.com

Later JC