Chapter One
On her metallic blue Honda Spirit motorcycle feeling carefree with no obligations in life, Alexis Wyatt was her own person. Going town to town and working when her finances run short, she lived a little on the wild side. Her long golden Blond hair and turquoise eyes and her average hour glass frame made any man stop and stare. Seeing a service station up ahead she stops in to fuel. She stood and took off her helmet and set it on the seat of the bike. Walking into the convenience store she noticed two men one behind the counter and the second in front leaning on the counter talking with the attendant. Lexi walked over and paid fifteen for fuel. After giving the man a twenty she turned her head to the other man and caught him looking at her. He was tall in black jeans and a t-shirt a leather jacket in his hand. She looked up and noticed soft brown eyes set in a handsome face with a classical shaped nose and stubble for a beard giving him a rugged look.
He smiled at her as he asked, “You traveling far?”
She took the five from the cashier as she answered. “As far as I want to go.”
“You have a nice bike there.” He inclined his head towards the bike out by the pumps.
She smiled, “Thanks it gets me where I want to go.”
He crossed his arms over his chest as he studied her.
“So where is it you’re heading?”
“Here and there, just around.” She said with a shrug.
“A pretty thing like you?” The cashier added.
“And what is that supposed to mean?” she asked with a glare towards the cashier.
“Don’t mind my friend here.” The handsome man said, “Tom you really need to have better manners. I’m Jayden Montgomery. And this here’s my friend Tom.” He extended his hand out towards her, but she declined
“Jayden, I’m going to go now and Fuel up. If you’ll excuse me.” As she turned to leave she heard the cashier comment.
“Now who’s being rude Jade?”
Lexi stopped and turned walking back towards Jayden she extended her hand out.
“Alexis Wyatt.” Retrieving her hand back from Jade she turned look at Tom crinkled her nose at him and walked out.
As the door was closing she could hear Jades laughter in her ears.
After Fueling she was getting ready to put on her helmet, when she saw Jayden walk out and over to the side of the building. After fastening her helmet secure she could hear the sound of a motor start up and saw a FXDI35 35th Anniversary Super Glide Harley Davidson pulling out.
“Ooh Sweet.” Lexi spoke to herself.
The Harley pulled up beside her and from beneath the helmet she could see that handsome smile.
“Mind if I ride with you for a bit?” He asked in his dreamy tenor voice.
She smiled at him and answered. “It’s a free country.”
His smile deepened as he said, “I was hoping you would say that.”
As she climbed aboard her bike she added, “By the way, Nice Bike.”
She started the motor to her bike and took off ahead of him before she could hear his response. He watched a few seconds her backside and long golden blond braid trailing down her back. With a grin he headed off after her taking him no time at all to catch up.
She couldn’t believe the nerve of this guy. Who does he think he is? Couldn’t he see that she wanted to be alone? No obviously not. She glanced over at him about the same time he looked at her. ‘Ooh that smile of his.’ She thought to herself. Just as she was about to look ahead he shot past her in front. His bike really was something. That’s when she noticed the gold cross with a dove emblem on the fender of his bike.
“He’s a believer,” she spoke to herself in surprised awe. She stayed not too distant from him, or was it that he is keeping a pace where it was easy for her to keep up. She knows the capability of his bike; a Harley was the best make around. They are built for speed, if she could have used her parent’s inheritance for a Harley she would have, but that was way out of her league. She was glad for the Honda she was able to afford and money left over to begin this adventure of hers, to see the States. So with a couple of med sized luggage bungeed to the back of her bike, and the house she grew up in now hers locked up tight in Pleasant Lake Montana. She’s now free to fulfill her dream and see all she can with no worries.
Jayden slowed his bike to match hers and pointed to a sign indicating a town up ahead. She nodded an acknowledgment and he again went ahead of her for her to follow him. As they approached the town it was fast becoming evening, he rode through the center of town towards a restaurant where she noticed a few more bikes parked in the lot. He pulled in and she followed not really knowing why she did. He parked and got off and she did the same. Removing her helmet she looked towards him as he approached her.
“I hope your not minding stopping here for a bite to eat?” he said with that knee weakening smile of his.
“Actually I’m quite hungry. I forgot to stop for lunch today.”
He turned and walked towards the restaurant as she sat her helmet on her seat and ran to catch up with him. He stopped at the door and held it for her, as she past him she caught the scent of a woodsy musk cologne. She stopped in front of the hostess stand as Jayden walked beside her.
“Hey Jade, over here.” A voice called out from a room off the main dinning area.
TO BE CONTINUED
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