Free Club Miami (Club Secrets USA Book 2) by Layla Wilcox

CHAPTER ONE

    David jumped out of bed and looked around for his pants. Shit! They were still in the kitchen, where Andrea had pulled them off earlier. As he ran to grab them, he tried to gather his wits about him and figure out what to do about the biker guy pounding on Andrea's front door. He guessed that Danny considered Andrea his woman, even if Andrea didn't return the sentiment.  
    It was probably only minutes, maybe seconds, until the tattooed muscle-bound dude David caught a glimpse of the night before was pounding on David's head instead of the front door.
    David grabbed his cell phone from his jeans pocket and dialed his father.  
    "David, where are you? Your mother was frantic when you didn't come home last night."
    "Dad, no time to explain now. I spent the night at Andrea's house. Listen, do you guys still have that Neighborhood Watch hotline thing?"
    "The one for emergency help in the neighborhood? Sure."
    "Great. Call it now and then the police. There's someone trying to break into Andrea's house, and he appears to be one mean son of a bitch."
    "OK, son. Done. Be careful!"
    David returned to check on Andrea, who had her head peeking through the door of her closet. "Stay put. I'll take care of this," he said.
    As David passed the family room on the way to the front door, he spied Andrea's son's baseball bat propped up against the bookcase. He stashed it next to the front door and stepped outside.
    Before he had a chance to speak, Danny got in his face.
    "You little punk. What the fuck are you doing here? Where's that cheating little bitch?"
    "Better get going, Danny. In a few minutes, the police and the neighborhood watch will be here, and you won't get a cordial reception," David said, not flinching.
    Danny took the first swing, which David blocked with his forearm. He was ready for the undercut he knew was coming next and got a blow into Danny's middle first. The larger man took the blow easily and lunged forward. David stepped aside, caught Danny's arm under the elbow, and twisted the arm up and and behind Danny, forcing him to his knees.
    David heard the sound of fast footsteps on the street and knew the reinforcements were beginning to arrive. He leaned in and growled in Danny's ear.
    "Like I said, Danny Boy, better leave before the troops get here."
    Danny turned his head and saw three men coming up the driveway. He nodded to David. "All right, all right. Let me up. I'll go."
    David released his grip and gave Danny a light shove in the direction of the motorcycle that was pulled up almost to the front door of the house.  
    "This is just a small sampling of what you can expect if you ever show up here again. Got it?"
    Danny hopped on the bike, revved the engine, and spat on the ground. He drove the bike up to where David stood.  
    "This isn't over, kid," he said before turning the bike around and roaring off past the crowd of neighbors who were gathered and the police car that just arrived.
    The cop jumped out of his vehicle and yelled, "Should I pursue him?"
    David shook his head. "No. I think it's all right now."
    "Well, I'm going to have to come in and get some information so I can file a report on the complaint we received."
    David nodded. "I'll get Mrs. Whitney and let her know you're here."
    David found Andrea still cowering in the closet. He took her in his arms. "He's gone. The neighborhood posse showed up as well as a policeman, who wants to come in and talk to you so he can file a report."
    He held her out at arm's length and smiled. "Better put some clothes on first, though! I'll go out and wait with him until you're ready."
    * * *  
    It was only a few minutes until Andrea joined David, his father, and the cop in the family room. The officer stood up when Andrea entered the room.
    "Good morning, Ma'am. I'm Officer Jim Struthers. I need to get some information from you about the man who tried to break into your house. I've been told the man's name is Danny Sullivan. Is that correct?"
    Andrea