Shadow Reaper's MC Book 1 Size doesn't matter

Chapter 9

For the first two weeks it's kind of strange for Amber to make her own food. She decided that she feels better and are so used to eating less that she kept her eating plan and even went back to the dietician to talk about a better eating plan that will be easier to follow than the extremely strict diet that Andrew had her on. She knows by now the judge's cocaine deals and partnerships with the Alvarez's and also his abuse of his wife have reached all the people in town. From some she gets strange looks, some looks with disgust at her and some pity her. She actually decided after talking to Estrada at the barbeque a week ago that she's not going to hang her head in shame. She wasn't part of Andrew's deals and she's the victim of his abuse. She ignores the people's stares mostly and even went shopping and to the salon's spa with Chelsy, Deana and Zoey. She thought Ink will not let Zoey go because she works for him at the tattoo parlor, but he just smiled and said very suggestively. "You owe me Babe..." that made her blush and the others laughing knowingly. She learned that they are very outspoken about their love lives and she blushed so many times they mocked her relentlessly about her shyness although she was married. That conversation opened a whole new can of worms and before long she told them what she told Cecilia and her Mom the day she moved into the house. Now they know why she reacts to some things like she does. The Monday morning her car doesn't want to start and Razor phoned Hack at the garage to come and tow the car so they can have a look at the car. Hack said he will send Brick with a car to take her to work but before he could phone Brick, Grim rolls in on his bike. When he gets off he smiles, walks up to Amber and kisses her on the cheek. "Mornin' Darlin' do you need a ride to work?" She looks down to her mini skirt and laughs. "Well kind Sir if you can give me two minutes to change I will not say no at all." Hack's eyes widen because he knows for a fact Grim has never had any passenger on his bike. He just doesn't allow any woman behind him. He's also very amazed at Amber's attitude. She's ready for work, where she'll be in an office and her hair is definitely going to get messed up by the helmet and tangled from the wind and she hasn't even blinked an eye about it. On the dot two minutes and Amber is coming out the door with the same sexy white blouse on but partnered with a black jean and still her high heels on. Her little brief case she swapped for a leather back pack and she has a bolero styled leather jacket over her arm. She looks as sexy as hell and Hack laughs softly when he sees Grim's face. He stood on the other side of the truck fixing the car to the truck and takes his phone and snaps the two without them knowing. He immediately sends it to everyone in the club except Counselor and Cecilia. They should see their Pres when he's so smitten. "Wow...you look...just wow... Don't you think of skipping work with me today Darlin'?" Amber gives a loud laugh before she pulls on her jacket, takes the helmet from his outstretched hand, rolls up her hair in a bun and puts it on. "Don't tempt me Pres." He grins wickedly and he smiles all the way to her office building. He cannot believe she didn't even blink before she made her decision to ride with him. When she gets off and pulls the helmet of, her hair falls out and cascades down her back. "Thanks Grim I owe you big time." She leans over presses a kiss on his cheek and strolls to the security door where a smiling Estrada is waiting for her. Back at the garage the guys look at all the pictures that Hack send them and they are glad Grim is so smitten with Amber. He needs a good woman in his life. The club has a gym in town and Amber lets Cecilia convinced her to join the gym. All the women usually go on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday nights just for an hour so tonight will be her third night in the gym. Tuesday morning, she was stiff and Estrada laughed her ass off when Amber said she would do anything as long as she will not have to climb stairs. Today she feels a lot better and when she sees her gym bag in the car that Hack brought back yesterday she starts to smile. After tonight's gym she and the girls will be going to one of the local clubs for a few celebratory drinks because Amber made three days in the gym without puking out her guts although she said she will not even make the first night. When she walked into her home, she feels good and need to hurry up because Cecilia is picking her up at 20:00. She heats the Taco's that Deana brought her this evening at the gym and eats it while she relaxes in the bath, laughing at herself because she can only imagine her Mom's reaction if she could see her. For the first time in what feels like forever she takes out a short little black leather dress that she never wore before. She bought it on a whim when she and Andrew went to Wisconsin for a weekend to his parents. Now she pairs it with a pair of killer knee high black leather boots and leave her hair loose for a change. Everyone knows her with her hair in a French roll or ponytail and once or twice loose but blow dried straight when she tried to cover the bruises. Tonight she's curling her hair at the ends and when she's finished with her hair she cannot believe how much it has grown in the past year as it's hanging on her butt already. Cecilia is right on time and when she opens the door Jacob is standing next to Cecilia and his mouth is hanging open. "You're not going out like that. You can go back and change." Amber immediately gets angry and looks at Cecilia who looks quite the same as Amber with a very short red dress with killer hills. "Cecilia I'm sorry for my rudeness but tell the girls unfortunately I wouldn't make it tonight because my obtuse brother is a fucking dick like my ex-husband." She slams the door in their faces, walks to the kitchen and throws her clutch bag on the counter. She hears Jacob shouts through the door and strips her so much that she walks to the door and screams through the door at him. "Jacob fuck off, you're not my boss. I do not need to have another man in my life to fuck me around. Your wife doesn't look any different than I do." He hammers against the door. "Fuck Amber, it's not that, it's just that you're a single woman and guys will immediately see that as a challenge and a reason to go for you and try to pick you up." She still doesn't want to hear reason because he pissed her of. "Maybe I want a man to pick me up in the bar you asshole! But you know what Jacob...fuck off and enjoy your evening." She hears when he spins out of her driveway and she opens a bottle of wine. She's sitting with her feet up in her favorite old chair in her office with her glass of wine and a good book when she hears a truck at her gate in her driveway. The intercom buzzes and she decides if it's Jacob again she's going to shoot him. "Yes?" The voice in her ear sounds low and sexy. "Is that the way to greet your personal driver, bodyguard and date for the evening Darlin'?" She pushes the button to open the gate and wait for him to stop before she opens the door. She's still in her stockings and dress but her boots are long gone in a heap on her office floor. Grim looks fantastic as always especially the black leather pants he has on. Wow he will cause a few heart attacks with this get-up. He's looking her up and down then starts to grin broadly before he kisses her lightly on the mouth and sniffing her neck. "Mmm now I fully understand Counselor's problem. You look extremely sexy and delectable Darlin'. He would have had his hands full tonight looking after you and Cecilia. Luckily for you I was there to take the responsibility for your safety tonight. So come on Darlin' get your shoes on and let's go, the girls are waiting just for you." She's quite happy with the way Grim speaks to her and she reminds herself when she walked to her office that Grim is off limits to her and so out of her league. She pulls on her boots and when she steps out of her office he turns around. He's eyes become a dark green and he cannot seem to look away from her feet and legs and she could have sworn she heard him say something like "Fuck, I'm in deep shit tonight." He waits while she locks the door and helps her into his truck. His hand just barely touches her leg and it's like a fire ignited on her leg and body. When they stop at the club she sees it's the Bike club's own club they are at. Big bold silver letters with lights flickering says Reaper's Heaven and she sees how many people still hangs around outside. When she gets out of the truck she's still out of the people's sight and Grim stops her by blocking her between his body and the truck. "The rules tonight will change a bit and I don't want to have you bit of my head when we're inside and I do or say certain things. I'm here to make sure you can have fun with the girls and not get bothered by any men. So rule no one: you don't take any drink from anybody else than me or my crew. Two: Your drinks will be paid for, by me and only me. Three: You stick to my side except if you and the girls want to dance or use the ladies room. They know never to visit the ladies room alone. Four: If you don't want to dance with someone you don't have to, you just call me and I will explain it nicely to the guy or girl. If something or someone feels off to you, you tell me. As soon as you're seen with me, you'll be fairly safe except for a few dickheads who cannot read between the lines. Is that okay with you?" Amber has high heels on but she's still shorter than Grim and she looks up into his eyes then salutes him. "Sir yes Sir, all the rules are understood and okay with me." He leans closer and kisses her slowly before he takes her hand and walks to the club with her. "That mouth of yours is going to get you in a heap of trouble before this night is over Darlin'. Don't tempt me to throw you over my shoulder and take you home to have my way with you." She just laughs at him and that's how his whole crew see them when they enter. Jacob cannot believe Grim really went to her home and fetch her. He scowls at Grim but the girls' excited little screams drown out his mumbling of a big brother who's going to kick some President's ass. The other guys snicker and welcomes their President and the stunning woman with him. Sneak is the one to open his big mouth. "Hot Damm Pres, you got yourself a mighty fine woman tonight, you won't mind if I dance with her." Lucky for Sneak Grim was in a very good mood just for the fact that he knows he pissed off Counselor for bringing his Sister here and the fact that he knows he has the hottest date in this town. So his next words pisses Counselor of some more and the crew practically laughs at Counselor's anger. "Thank you Sneak I know I have extraordinary good taste in woman. You can only dance with her if she's okay with that. If she says no, then it's no but first you can get us some drinks if you don't mind." Sneak's eyes almost pops-out. "Mind Pres, why would I mind? Even if Amber doesn't want to dance with me I'll still get the drinks for you. What will it be Pres? Beer for you and you Amber?" She smiles at Sneak while Grim pulls her into his side into the big booth where Counselor, Cecelia, Gammon, Chelsy, Hack, Deana, Ink, Zoey and Allyssa and Crack sit. "I think a beer would be fine for me too, thanks Sneak." He and Tequila are gone and back in a jiffy with a whole round of beers for them as well as the other booth with all the single men and a few scantily clad girls. Amber ignores the snarky remarks from these girls when she and the old ladies start dancing. When Amber and the other woman go to the ladies' room, Deana is the one who tells Amber why these girls are so horrible to her. "You know Pres never makes use of any of these girl's services and he never comes to the club with a girl at his side. You're the very first one he brings to the club and hold hands with as in a date. There was this one girl Trish who he would go home with so two years ago, but they we're only fuck buddies. He would go home with her but never slept over. She died in a car crash and that was it. As far as we know he never goes home with someone and never takes anyone to his room in the club. You're really also the first woman he is so over-protective with. Not even Trish could get that over-protective streak from him. Back then he once told her "your reckless driving under the influence is going to get you killed", and he wasn't wrong." Allyssa puts on her lipstick then looks laughingly at Amber. You know when Cecilia and Counselor got here without you, Grim asked where you were. So Counselor said you're not coming anymore you said you're not in the mood for a party. We immediately knew something happened because Cecelia looked so guilty. Then Grim stood up and said he'll see us a bit later. When he walked in with you holding your hand, Counselor almost got a fit. It was the last thing we thought he was going to do, I mean go to your house and escort you here." Back at the booth the men got shooters for everyone and they were telling stories about strange things that happened in town over the past ten or so years. Amber sits quiet next to Grim and when he puts his arm over the back of the booth his arm rest against her shoulder where he starts to touch her hair by twirling it around his finger. Jacob sees this and suddenly asks Amber if she wants to dance with her big bro'. She laughs and gets up to dance with him warning him if he steps on her toes she's going to punch him. They were halfway through a very lively song when he complains and pulls her to the bar for a drink. He orders her a Pina-colada and she doesn't say anything, she just takes it and sips it slowly. "Amber I need to warn you. Grim is going to break your heart, he doesn't do relationships. It will be better if you stop this right here. I do not want to see you hurt again." She scowls at Jacob. "Listen you may be my brother but you cannot tell me who to see and who not. I never interfered with your love life even when you hurt my best friend before you left for college and then to go of to fuck knows where. You came back and toyed with her again until Dad said enough is enough and you two got married. All through that I never said a thing. So leave me alone. By the way there is nothing going on between Grim and I. We're friends and we enjoy each other's company." He shakes his head. "You can say what you want, but I know Grim and I tell you he's just into you for a good fuck. I've seen how you flirt with him and you're going to get a bad name like the groupies that's hanging around the club and that only for a good fuck." That was the last straw for Amber and she first shoots her drink in his face and then knocks him on the chin with her left fist that he falls against the bar with his back. "Never speak to me again." When she reaches the booth she waves at Sneak. "I think I still owe you a dance Sneak." He smiles broadly but looks at Grim for confirmation. Grim sits with both arms wide on the back of the booth and smiles while he nods. Sneak and Amber laugh so much her tummy ache. They just forget for the moment about everyone around them and dance two songs before they went back to the booth. On their way there he asks her about Jacob. "What happened at the bar?" She laughs. "Big bro' was an ass again and I was a bit pissed." Back at the booth she sits next to Grim but she keeps a short distance between them, but he would have nothing of that and pulls her into his side with his arm over her shoulder. "Are you going to tell me what happened at the bar Darlin', because your dear brother's lips are suddenly sealed?" She sees Jacob and Cecilia sit at the other booth at the moment and she sighs. "He just was an ass again and I got a bit pissed." Grim laughs teasingly now. "A bit pissed you say, I do hope you never get just a bit pissed at me if that means a lefty on the chin like that one you gave him. Remember what I said about truth and honesty. So now try again and tell me again what he said but start with what exactly happened at home." She takes a sip of her beer that he just opened for her and then tells him about earlier the evening. "At the bar he said I should stop my flirting with you and that I'm just going to end up with a bad name and I'm just like the groupies that hang around the clubhouse to get a good fuck and that you're only so into me because you want a good fuck. So that's when I got pissed and unfortunately lost my cool." Grim turns and looks at Jacob directly with everyone noticing the challenging look that goes between the two. Amber doesn't know what it means but their crew know exactly what it means. The where and how is what no one knows. When Grim turns to Amber he smiles a very cocky grin, leans over and kisses her full on the lips. Her eyes are big and her mouth hangs open. Luckily his broad shoulders cover her mostly, but for anyone looking it must look like a heated kiss. "Darlin' you better close your mouth you make me think to do bad things. Do you know what I think of this whole thing with Counselor? I think he's jealous, jealous that I'm the one protecting you and not him who's your big brother. What he forgets is that he has Cecilia to keep save and protected and if I'm right which I think I am, then he's going to have someone else in about eight or nine months to watch over too. So I frankly don't give a damm what he thinks about us. About one thing he is definitely wrong, when I have you in my bed it will definitely not be just a good fuck, it will be the best love making we both experience in our lifes. And you must know that I will not take you to my bed except if you become my old lady." Amber cannot believe she hears correctly and she blushes but gives him a bit of a smile. "I noticed she's just drinking soda, so I had a suspicion about that. Grim I'm really truly very thankful to you for sticking your neck out for me, for giving me the protection of your club...but...I don't want to be the cause of your friendship with my brother and just because you feel that I'm your responsibility..." He sits back with his arm still around her back and his fingers automatically start to toy with her hair again. She better not let him see how that affects her. Hell he's not making it easier for her here. When he looks at her he has this strange but serious look on his face. "Darlin' you didn't hear what I said did you, make no mistake I do like you and I definitely want you. From day one you were not just a responsibility and you better believe that. Your brother knows how I operate and he also knows I do not sleep around. By now he should know I will not do anything to make you look like a groupie or harm your reputation. Maybe he did see things that you and I do not realize yet, he's no fool but I'm not going to do what he wants or what he believes I'm going to do. I will say this again you will only be truly mine when you're my old lady." Amber knows she can trust Grim, she doesn't know why, she only knows she's safe with him. He makes her feel things and she's scared of that feelings but she's not going to lock herself in the home and rot away. She's going to live her life to the fullest. Grim can see she's tired and he doesn't want her to think too much about all this shit. "Did you at least enjoyed the night out?" She laughs loudly. "Off cause I enjoyed it, it was the first time since college that I went out with friends which didn't consist of senators, judges and lawyers. Even though my brother is an ass, you other guys are quite cool dudes." That makes him laugh loudly and when Deana, Hack, Ink, Zoey, Allyssa and Crack come back from the dance floor and bar they cannot believe the grumpy Grim is laughing and making jokes with everyone tonight. They know Counselor and Amber had an argument that made him move to the other booth but they will not interfere. They also have seen the challenge Grim gave Counselor and that will also be sorted in the club way not your ordinary Citizen's way. The girls want to dance and they are all of to the dance floor under the watch full eyes of the men. Grim finishes his beer and relaxes back into the booth when Hack nudges his shoulder. "Pres do you think the whole crew can maybe one night go out to that new dance hall. It's not really a stuffy place. Lenard brought in his car the other day and told me I should tell you to bring the crew down to the dance hall. He even laughed and said the men don't have to suit up for the occasion but the old ladies can dress up a bit. The music is a bit different and I thought maybe the women will enjoy the glamour." Grim knows the guys hate suits but if necessary they will wear it to please their old ladies. "Well that's not a bad idea Hack, isn't Deana's birthday coming up now sometime? We can celebrate with everyone and your kids during the day and then ask Bianca if she would look after the kids for the evening and we adults can go to the new dance hall." Hack smiles. "Yip, in two weeks, I think she will be blown away with that dance hall even if it means I have to dance that night." The other men laugh uproariously which make the women staring at them. Amber is enjoying herself when she gets the feeling someone is watching her and she immediately looks at Grim. It's as if he knows there's something wrong and he looks up and search for Amber. He sees her face and starts to look around her at all the men. Hack also notices Grim's unease and looks at the women. "Grim?" He doesn't look at Hack but gets up and move to the dance floor. Hack has all the guys ready immediately. There's a lot of people on the floor and the men moves in to dance with their old ladies as a front of protecting them from whatever Grim noticed. Grim's arms go around Amber from the back and she jumps a little before he whispers in her ear. "Relax Darlin' it's only me. What did you see or rather who? She leans into his body and turns her head to talk to him. "I'm not sure but I felt someone looking at me, I know it sounds stupid but..." He kisses her ear. "It's not stupid I know exactly what you're saying. Don't worry we got this. I think I should take you home and out of the public eyes. Are you ready to go?" She nods. "Yeah, I think I'm ready to go." When the song ends they all move gradually to the booths but Grim and Amber doesn't sit down again. "We're heading out you guys better be careful. Don't slack your guard, we have a prowler." Sneak and Tequila immediately stood up too and then Razor, Doc and Smokey decide they are going to leave too, but they don't take any girls with them. It's just Wolf, Rooster, Crow, Gunner and Brick who take girls home as usual but they promise to be alert. Counselor and Cecilia stays behind with the other couples but not without Counselor giving Grim a warning look which makes Grim puts his arm over Amber's shoulders, nod to the others and walks out the club. "Fucking bastard, I'm going to kick his ass from here to Wisconsin and back. Why my fucking sister of all women?" Ink laughs but the look that he got makes him quiet down. Hack is the one not caring if Counselor want to kill him that speaks his mind. "Counselor my friend you can say just what you want but that two are going to end up in bed together. Doesn't matter if you break his neck, you just don't want to know it, but he fell in love with her even before he joined the military." Deana is also not afraid of Jacob's wrath and she puts in her two cents too. "It's inevitable that they would be together. Don't you want to see her happy, doesn't she had enough shit in her life already. You know it was the first time since college she was out with real friends. I wish you could have seen how her eyes twinkled when we we're on the dance floor. She needs this, us, and unfortunately for you, she needs Grim. That bastard broke her self-esteem, her courage to put on a sexy dress and just be herself. He broke her in more way than one. She told us a whole lot more than you guys know about that bastard, but it's not our story to tell. She's a gorgeous almost plus size woman. I mean look at me, I'm not thin after three kids but dammit it's not as if my man doesn't still love my body. That woman believes she's fat and ugly because he told her so, not once or twice but each and every day before he would beat her senseless and then do other stuff with her. Counselor don't keep on doing what he did to her she's your sister." He looks ashamed. "Fuck, I just don't want Grim to hurt her I will really kill him if he breaks her heart." Cecilia takes his hand in hers. "You of all people should know he will never hurt her. I think our dear President has fallen head over heels for your sister and you shouldn't keep him from love too. I mean I don't think he loved Trish but they had an understanding and we kept out of that. When we had a bit of trouble he kept out of our business. The only time he said something was when he told you to take your head out of your ass and marry me, exactly the same words your Dad said to you. She's my best friend and sister too and I would love to see her happy and cherished for once in her life."

Grim stops at her front door and helps her out before he unlocks her front door. Sneak do a quick run through the house while Tequila do the yard before they jump on their bikes and leave them alone. Razor and Crow will be here shortly to take first watch. Grim stands just inside her door looking at her. Fuck she's beautiful and she surely doesn't know it. He can see she's a little unsettled and before he can think it through he takes her into his arms. First she looks uncertain but his grin puts her at ease. "Darlin' I promise you I take any relationship very serious, it doesn't matter if we're friends, colleagues or lovers. You are not just a responsibility to me you are so much more. You make me want things that I never was sure I can have or want to have, but damm if I'm going to let this go. If I make a fool of myself tonight it will be okay." He kisses her softly and when she doesn't resist he licks her bottom lip and when she gasps he goes in for the kill. He teases her mouth and tongue with his own and his hands are on her ass when he lifts his head and looks into her beautiful amber eyes. "You know you are one amazing woman. So extremely beautiful inside and out and I want you so bad. I must warn you I think I'm falling in love with you Darlin'. You make me think about white picket fences and a swing under the trees for the kids and that's not something I ever thought about, it's only since you're back here...Fuck Amber how am I going to give you time to live for a change, to not chain you down?" She gives a light laugh as if something that he said was not true. "I'm not beautiful Grim, I'm fat and huge. You shouldn't fall in love with me, you will be the laughingstock of the town...you need a petite and beautiful woman, someone who's not so fat as me." He puts his hand over her mouth. "Stop that, you will never say that degrading things about yourself again, do you understand me. I must correct something here...I'm not falling in love with you, I am in love with you. You are a beautiful voluptuous plus size mature woman and that's exactly what I like and what I need. A woman who will not break when I touch her, a woman who doesn't look down on my crew and club. A woman who could fuck up her unhappy marriage to put a cartel behind bars, a woman who can laugh and joke with me and ride on the back of my bike, feel the wind in her hair and don't care that her hair is ruined at 7:00 in the morning just before work. Believe me when I tell you these things Baby." He kisses her again just when Razor and Crow enter the driveway. "Fuck couldn't they took longer to get here?" Amber laughs a throaty laugh but doesn't get a chance to say anything before he kisses her again. "I have to go now or else I will send the guys away and make love to you and your brother will really kill me if I stay with you tonight because he will know I didn't stay just to protect you..."She smiles and laughs knowingly before she pushes him out the door. "You're really bad you know. Bad for my and your own health. Go and get some sleep. Night Grim, thanks for everything." He leans into the doorway. "Is that a thanks for the kisses too Darlin'?" She blushes and nods. "Naturally the kisses too..." He grins and pulls the door almost close behind him before he looks back at her. "Think about being mine Darlin', about becoming my old lady in the near future. Lock the door when the guys are inside."