Free Rogue (Bad Blooded Rebel Series) by Mellie George Page B

as Ryder was. “Um, yeah, I guess that would be okay. I haven’t
really had time to get to know them like I want to. This is good,” I said,
picking up a bowl of fresh strawberry sauce I made and a bowl of whipped cream
and setting them on the table. “Do you drink coffee?”
    He nodded. “Of course,” he said, and I
grabbed two mugs from the cabinet above the sink. “Are you sure you don’t need
help?”
    I shook my head. “Nope. I’ve got this,
rock star,” I said. “This is what I do for a living.” I placed the mugs on the
table and quickly got the cream and sugar for the coffee, the powdered sugar
and syrup for the French toast, and the pot of fresh coffee. Once everything
was at the table, I took my seat across from Ryder and nodded at him. “Start
eating,” I said, taking a piece of French toast and putting it on my plate.
    Ryder smiled at me, his blue eyes
sparkling. “You don’t have to tell me twice, baby,” he said, winking at me. He
helped himself to a little bit of everything I made and when he took his first
bite of toast, his eyes rolled back and he moaned loudly. “Shit, Evie, is there
anything you can’t do? This is fucking incredible,” he said before shoving
another big bite into his mouth and moaning again.
    I blushed and smiled. “You are just
saying that. It can’t be that good, rock star,” I said and then instantly
regretted it. I promised I wouldn’t second guess his compliments. I met his
eyes which had narrowed playfully. “Sorry, force of habit.”
    “We need to break that habit, gorgeous,”
he said, pointing his fork at me before he took another big bite of French
toast covered in powered sugar and strawberries. “Oh my God, Evie. This is
seriously the best French toast I have ever had. If you cook like this all the
time I might have to marry you before you can escape,” he blurted out and my
eyes went wide. Noticing the panicked expression on my face, he barked out a
laugh and said, “I’m kidding. Relax. Eat.”
    I breathed a sigh of relief and took a
bite of my food. I had made huge strides in my relationship with Ryder so far
but I knew for sure that marriage was the furthest thing from my mind.
    We ate breakfast together and chatted
about everything that wouldn’t remind me of Dad or bring him up in any way. I
was thankful that he wasn’t treating me like a breakable doll anymore and that he
talked to me like I was just a normal person without a care in the world. After
we ate he insisted on helping me clean everything up which I had to admit I
appreciated. I loved to cook but cleaning? No thank you.
    After everything was all clean and put
away, Ryder got his cell phone out of his pocket and he said, “I’m going to
call Kris and let him know the guys can chill here. Jessie will probably be
with them…is that cool?”
    I nodded and smiled. “Of course it is.
She seems really nice.”
    Ryder smiled. “Yeah, Jessie’s great.
She’s been like a sister to all of us for a long time and I know she’s got to
be stoked that she has you and Danni to have ‘girl talk’ with now.”
    “Well, I can’t wait to get to know her.
I assume Danni is coming too if Beau is. They are about as attached at the hip
as we seem to be these days,” I said.
    “Yeah,” he said, his brows furrowed.
    “What is it?” I asked him, a sudden wave
of nervousness taking over me.
    He shrugged his shoulders. “I just hope
that Beau doesn’t do his usual shit and run away once he’s gotten his fill,”
Ryder said. “I like Danni.”
    My brows furrowed. “Do you really think
he will do that to her? I don’t want to hate him, Ryder. He’s like your brother.”
    Ryder shook his head. “Beau isn’t really
known to be a one woman man but it should say something that he’s been with
Danni for over a week in person and they have been flirting and chatting for
over three months and he’s still interested. The longest relationship he’s ever
had has been long enough for him to