Total pages in book: 16
Estimated words: 15101 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 76(@200wpm)___ 60(@250wpm)___ 50(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 15101 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 76(@200wpm)___ 60(@250wpm)___ 50(@300wpm)
It wasn’t like she ever wanted the trouble in the first place. Far from it.
Men were a pain in the ass. Just look at Dave last night. He was a horrible human being. Someone she didn’t want to know.
The thought of being near him made her angry. How dare he put his hands on her? She couldn’t help her thoughts from wandering to Colonel, though. He was a mystery. A man who helped her. Who didn’t ask for anything but had taken a drink she offered instead. She liked that.
“It doesn’t matter what you like. You’re never going to fall for a man, so you might as well just ignore it. That’s what I’ve got to do, ignore it.” She finished off her coffee, quickly got dressed, ran a comb through her hair, and breathed a sigh of relief as she left the trailer. It was hot, but she could handle the heat as she walked into town.
She liked the walk. It helped to wake her up, focus, and of course, get her shit together for a day of hard work. She wanted to get out of the trailer, not because she hated her family or their choices, but because she didn’t want to wake up to unknown men. This very morning was the first in a long time where she didn’t see a half-naked man, or there were times when they were completely naked.
As she neared the town, she wondered what Colonel was like naked.
Bad thoughts, Piper. It’s not your place to be thinking like that.
She wasn’t looking for a man. Just a future, and her plan was solid. Work hard, find an apartment, leave the trailer, or at least town. She was tired of the Daves of this world who continued to treat her like crap. It wasn’t fair and she wouldn’t continue to put up with it. The next time Dave thought he could touch her, she was going to give his balls some knee treatment and a slap. She wouldn’t play nice any longer, not with assholes who couldn’t accept the word no.
Entering the diner, she felt … amazing. Freer. It was no longer her problem when it came to men who didn’t understand the word no. They were going to start getting some attitude back.
No more nice girl.
****
Colonel spotted Piper the moment she entered the diner. She didn’t look at him. He watched her walk across the diner, heading toward the door on the far right. She lifted up her long, wavy locks, tying them into a ponytail as she disappeared.
Ape had gotten him all the information he needed last night. All it took was a couple of the right questions to the women begging to be fucked by his men. Piper was the sister and daughter of two of the town’s biggest sluts. Again, not his assessment, some angry woman’s assessment. He didn’t like to get between women.
He remembered the woman he’d saved last night. She hadn’t been looking for a man’s attention and if she was, she could have fooled him. There was no way he got the sense that she was playing last night.
“You okay?” Ape asked.
“Yeah, I am.”
He glanced at the third table where one of the town women sat. She laughed at something Bad said. Clearly, she was after a good time, but Colonel wasn’t interested in the woman.
No, his entire focus was on Piper.
She came out of the backroom, complete with a ghastly uniform, an apron, and a smile. She grabbed a coffee pot and started to serve up. After she did the coffee, she made the rounds, notebook and pencil in hand, heading back to the counter to serve.
“Piper,” the woman wrapped around Bad said, yelling across the room.
She looked up and her gaze went wide and then she shook her head. She glanced down the tables and stopped when she spotted him. There was no smile for him, just annoyance as she approached the woman.
“This here is my sister, Piper,” the woman said.
“Candy, what are you doing?”
“I’m getting better acquainted with these handsome men. Showing them how nice we can all be.”
Piper rolled her eyes.
“You like to work enough for all of us. I’ll have a big breakfast, make it a full one, and don’t scrimp on the scrambled eggs,” Candy said. “My sister is amazing. She’ll take care of you.”
One by one, the men gave their orders.
All of his club had been warned about Piper. They were to stay away from her. He’d already staked his claim and he wasn’t backing down.
When she came to his table, she hesitated, but he didn’t mind.
“Morning, sweetheart,” he said.
“Morning, Colonel. How are you?” she asked.
“I’m good. Even better now that I’ve seen you. That’s your sister?” he asked, pointing down to where she was already making out with Bad.
“Yeah, she is. She really wanted to meet you guys. I guess gossip does run fast around here.”