Free Friction (Oath Keepers MC Book 5) by Sapphire Knight

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    I flip on a rerun of a show about building a cabin on HGTV and it puts me right to sleep for a nice little nap.
    Five hours and fifteen minutes later…
    I’m sitting on the bed eating a peanut butter sandwich when I’m interrupted by a knock. Twist and my brother haven’t returned my calls, so I’m starting to get a little worried. If they took off on a long run and didn’t let me know, I’m going to be so mad.
    The door opens a little and Avery pokes her head in. “Sadie? Can I come in?”
    “Oh, hi, Avery. Yes, of course,” I say, feeling a little shy. Avery’s so pretty; I can see why Silas is always attached to her hip. He never really brought any girls around me growing up. He was such a good big brother, doing his thing with them away from me.
    “More peanut butter, huh?” She gestures to my sandwich.
    “Yeah,” I smile. “I can’t seem to get enough of the stuff. Thank God it’s cheap and somewhat healthy.”
    “Have you decided if you’re going to find out what you’re having? It’s got to be getting pretty close to your due date by now, right?”
    “No, but I’ve thought about it. I need to get things, you know—just baby stuff—and I have no idea if it should be pink or blue. I should be popping soon, hopefully,” I answer with a smile.
    “Yeah, you didn’t have a baby shower in California?”
    “No, I didn’t have a lot of friends and I was usually at work. I wasn’t expecting one though, so no big deal.”
    “That makes sense. Well, I came in to talk to you, because your brother called me. He wanted me to wait, but it’s been long enough, and if it were me, I would want to know.”
    “Is he okay?”
    “Yes, he’s fine. I’ve watched you with Twist. I know a lot of the guys around here don’t pay much attention, but I have. You seem pretty crazy about him.”
    “I am. My brother isn’t so happy about it though, and Twist can’t seem to make up his mind. One minute he’s hot and the next he’s cold. But oh well… Anyhow, what did you want to tell me?”
    “It’s actually about Twist. According to 2, they were out riding with Ares and there was a bunch of metal debris in the road.”
    “Oh no!” I interrupt and she nods.
    “Well, Twist flipped off his bike and hit the ground pretty hard. He’s at the hospital so they can run tests.”
    “Oh my God! I have to go to him!”
    “You can’t right now. He hasn’t exactly woken up yet, but 2 Piece said when he wakes up, you can come to the hospital with one of the guys.”
    He hasn’t woken up yet? How is this even possible right now? He was just here hours ago, being an asshole. I wonder if the drugs had anything to do with it. I swear if he wrecked because of the drugs, I’m going to strangle him myself.
    “I’m not sitting around here waiting; I’m going now. My brother’s an idiot if he thinks I’ll sit around here and wait patiently. I can’t believe he even said that to you; he knows I would never give in so easily.”
    “Please, Sadie! It’s for your safety,” she pleads, attempting to get me to reconsider.
    “You all may be afraid of threats made to the club, but I’m not in any of that. I’m going in my own car, by myself if I have to. I’m tired of men thinking they can order me around.”
    I toss the remainder of my sandwich on the paper plate and throw on a pair of Tom’s. They’re the only pair of comfortable shoes I own besides sandals.
    “Wait, okay? I’ll come with you and I’ll tell one of the guys. I don’t want you going alone. If you don’t do it for them, well then, please, for me?”
    “I guess so,” I agree and shrug, heading for the door. I snatch one of Twist’s black hoodies on my way, in case it’s cold at the hospital.
    Avery has to pretty much jog to catch up to me. She’s got me beat by a few inches, but my short legs can move when they’re on a mission. I can’t believe that no one told me about this sooner, I wonder when this happened