Free One Night in the Outlaw's Bed by Jenika Snow Page A

military for years had him following
certain rules when it concerned his life. He could be just as scary as any MC
member.
    “I was just out for a ride, Dad. It isn’t like
Diesel is a stranger. I’ve known him nearly my whole life.”
    “You’ve known of him nearly your whole life, honey. There is a big difference.”
    She supposed there was, but she sure as heck knew a
lot more about him now. That random thought was totally misplaced, not what she
wanted to be thinking about right now while standing in front of her dad, and
she felt her whole body flush. Ever since her mother died ten years ago in a
car accident it has just been her and her dad. He had been protective before,
what with her being an only child and a girl on top of that, but after her mom
died it had gotten even worse. But he had had to let her go when she had gone
off to college, for the last four years, and then when she got a job right
after college and stayed away. But now she was back in her hometown, laid off,
kicked out of her home where her piece of shit ex-boyfriend lived, a
twenty-three-year-old living with her dad again. He dropped his hands and
pinched the bridge of his nose. It was something he did when he was annoyed.
    “You’re an adult, Maggie, and don’t need rules
binding you, even if you have moved back in with me.” He let go of his nose and
stared at her with eyes the same color as hers. “You’ll always be my little
girl, and I will always worry about you, but I don’t have to tell you that any
member of the Grizzly MC is dangerous.”
    “I know, Dad, but I can handle myself, and as you
can see I’m in one piece.” She smiled, hoping to soften the fact her dad wasn’t
pleased with the fact she had been out at this hour with an outlaw biker. “He
is really a nice guy, Dad.” She didn’t really know much about Diesel on a
verbal level, and aside from the very dirty things he had said to her, she knew
just as much as she did before.
    “ You going with that guy now?”
    Wow, let’s
take it to the next level of awkwardness.
    “Dad, no, I am not going with anyone. I don’t need
to jump into a relationship right after John.” Her dad made a gruff noise, but
she could see on his face that he wasn’t a fool. He knew what she had been
doing this late with Diesel. At least he wasn’t calling her out on it.
    “I don’t like the fact of you hanging out with those
bikers.”
    “You’ve known them forever.”
    “I don’t care, Maggie. They are dangerous. Being
acquaintances and selling them parts for their Harleys doesn’t mean I want my
daughter getting comfortable with them.”
    She pushed her hair off her shoulder. “Don’t worry.
I don’t think I’ll be seeing Diesel again.” On the outside she knew she was
doing a good enough job on portraying the fact she was fine. But on the inside
saying those words aloud did bother her. Because even if deep down she had
known that she wouldn’t have had more than a few hours with Diesel, there was
this small, very naive side of her that thought maybe he would see something
different from the other women he was with. Yeah, it was stupid and she had
known better, but it was an inevitable feeling and one she had pushed deep down
inside of her so she could enjoy her time with Diesel. Now that it was over
with she just felt like shit, and even worse when she thought about the crap
that happened after that .
    “Okay, honey.” But she could hear in his voice that
he wasn’t all that convinced. He moved past her and kissed her on the head
before making his way toward his room. The sound of his door shutting behind
him filled the silence.
    She went into the bathroom and shut the door behind
her. Turning the light on and staring at herself in the mirror showed that
she   looked like she’d just gotten
fucked, and if she could see that then she knew her dad could see it as well.
Maggie got undressed and started the shower. She went back to the sink and got
her toothbrush, but