Chapter 2: My Thank You is You - Spin

I’m jolted awake when I feel a soft hand graze across my cheek. My eyes lock on confused hazel eyes, and she startles when my eyes flutter open from her touch. She stares at me with mild recognition, like she’s trying to remember how she knows me. Then she sits up in the bed and looks down at her clothes before she looks around the room.

“What the fuck Meme?”, she yells, making her friend jump out of her sleep.

“Nothing happened, Lala, I swear”, she says defensively.

She pulls the blanket back, gasps in shock, and covers herself again. “Nothing happened? But I’m in bed with a stranger, and clearly not in my clothes”!

“Lala I swear”, Meme cries as Kyle gets up from the floor.

“She’s telling the truth Lala”, he says. “Spin and I heard you fall into the water, so he jumped in after you. You fainted or some shit, so we brought you back here and changed you so you wouldn’t get sick”, Kyle explains. Lala is nodding as she listens to Kyle explain the current situation they have all found themselves in!

“Just stop!”, she says. “Who is Spin”?

“That would be me”, I told her as I pulled myself to sit up.

“What kind of name is Spin?”, she says, causing both Meme and Kyle to laugh.

“I dunno, what kind of name is Lala?” I retorted and she glared at me. “It’s not a name, it's the noise little kids make when they’re trying to annoy their parents! And Spin is an appropriate name for the biker king, don’t you think”?

She raises a skeptical brow at me and says, “I find it hard to believe the biker king dove into a lake to save some girl he doesn’t even know”.

I leaned in real close to her and whispered, “well maybe I saw something in you that I want”.

“Like?”, she whispers back.

“You!” I told her quietly. She gasps and Meme clears her throat like we need to be reminded they’re still in the room with us!

“C’mon, get dressed! Then we’ll talk about how that’s going to work”! Both Kyle and Meme both look at me confused, but say nothing!

“Where’s your bathroom?”, she asks, and I point to the door behind her. She grabs her friend Meme’s arm, who has hold of Loyalty’s bag and pants already in her hands and hauls the girl into the bathroom with her.

“Well that was interesting”, I said out loud.

“Sleeping with a girl?” Kyle questions.

“Yeah”, I admit. “That was a first”!

“Seriously?”, he asks. “Lala is such a cuddle bug. When our families used to go camping together, she always slept between Meme and me, and she was always so warm! You should have seen how you were wrapped around each other last night when I got up to take a leak”. My mouth drops open in shock and he laughs. “I never would have guessed that was the first time you slept next to a woman before, the way you were tangled into each other! Super jealous man”, he admits!

“I want her”, I said out loud. “Like I have a need to be with her”.

“Pump the brakes there Spin”, he tells me. “Before you go do something stupid, Lala is only seventeen”. What the fuck?! Well, that just made things a tad more complicated!

“Are you serious?” I ask him and he nods.

“Meme just turned eighteen in June, so Lala turns eighteen sometime in December”, he says. “I don’t remember the exact date. But I know it’s December”!

“Fuck”, I say into my hands. “I just cuddled all night with a fucking minor”.

“No harm done man”, he says. “Relax”!

“Fuck that! I’m still making her mine”, I told him.

“You do you Spin”, Kyle says. “Just thought I should tell you though”!

Meme and Loyalty come out of the bathroom now, freshly showered. Did they just shower together in my bathroom?! Girls! Meme is dressed in Loyalty’s pants from yesterday that have dried with a girly graphic tee, while Loyalty is dressed in black leggings and another long sleeve pink crop top in a different shade than the one she wore yesterday. She has her hair in a high ponytail on the top of her head and black Vans.

She turns her back to me and squats down to gather up the rest of her now-dried clothes, but all I can focus on is the pink lace v peeking out of her waistband. Remembering the floss Meme tried to hand me yesterday, I grow tight in my pants. Kyle sees what I’m focused on and backhands my arm. “Let me shower”, I tell them.

I walk into the humid bathroom that’s now consumed with the smell of her. This girl is making me fucking lose it! I showered quickly and walked out into the bedroom. Lala is lying with her head in Meme’s lap and her legs are draped over Kyle’s. “What is with you prancing around in the nude?” Meme says loudly.

“As I told you, it’s my room. Turn around”, I tell her, and see Loyalty’s face grow crimson. She gets up and starts folding the blankets scattered about the room. So timid! This is going to be fun!

When I’m dressed, I lead them down to the kitchen where food is already prepared. Meme and Kyle waste no time diving in, and when Loyalty walks off to the fridge, Meme rolls her eyes. I raised a brow at her, “Lala doesn’t eat processed foods”!

“What do you mean by that?” I asked her.

“It means I’m about to get the best pancakes of my life, right Lala?” Kyle yells towards her.

She smirks back at him and shrugs. “They have a waffle iron here, I think I’m making those”, she says.

“I’m down for some waffles”, he tells her and she nods as she moves about measuring stuff and mixing it into a bowl almost as wide as she is.

She moves around the kitchen like she owns the place, making waffles and cutting fruit! When she’s done, there is a platter with sliced-up fruit and waffles in between the four of us. Of course, Kyle and Meme dive into that too!

Loyalty puts exactly one waffle on a plate and tops it with fruit before eating it! The girl literally made a buffet and ate one fucking waffle?! “Amaaaazing, as always Lala”, says Meme as she bites into her third waffle. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t the best waffle I’ve ever had!

“When we’re done, I’ll drive you home”, I told her.

“I can just go back with Meme and Kyle”, she says. “It’s not necessary for you to drive me”!

“But it is”, I told her. “We have a private matter to discuss”! She looks at Kyle and Meme, who both keep their stares fixed on their plates.

“Fine”, she says as she gets up and rinses everything she just used and loads it into the dishwasher before starting it! Did she just clean my kitchen too?!

We walked out front, and I guided Loyalty to my McLaren. Kyle and Meme get into their car and I follow behind them as they pull out of my driveway. “You shouldn’t be so uncomfortable in a car alone with me after spending the night in my bed”, I tell her.

“That wasn’t by choice”, she says.

“It was a first for me too”, I told her uncomfortably.

“Listen”, she says softly. “Thanks for saving my life and everything. But I don’t know what you are expecting from me as payback!

I’m just a broke-ass teen in foster care”.

“Who says I want something of monetary value?” I told her.

“I don’t understand”, she says with the cutest look of confusion on her face.

“I want you as my payment, your life! The life I saved”, I say to her and she gasps.

“I’m not having sex with you as a thank you”, she retorts.

“Don’t get it twisted, I want so much more than just sex from you Loyalty”, I tell her. “I want your life, you”!

“Who told you my name?”, she says.

“What difference does it make? It’s a beautiful name for a beautiful girl”, I told her.

“You’re delusional”, she says and rolls her eyes. “Besides, I have a boyfriend”.

“So I’ve heard, and you're going to dump him and be with me instead”, I tell her.

“And what makes you think I’ll do that?”, she challenges.

“Because if you don’t, I’ll find all of the people you care about and kill them off one at a time until there’s no one left but me”, I tell her and she again gasps. “Don’t believe me? Ask the guys from the pier last night what happens when you cross me. Oh! You can’t because they’re dead and nobody will ever find their bodies. If you think for one second that I don’t know why you were knocked into that water last night, you’re dead wrong”! She sits there silently and a single tear drops from her eye. “I’m taking you out on a date tonight”, I tell her. I know I'm scary, but I don't want her to fear me!

“I already have a date with my boyfriend tonight”, she tells me.

“Perfect”, I told her. “The sooner you end it, the more people you love won’t get hurt”!

“I can’t just end it tonight”, she says. “I have no reason to”!

“Find one”, I told her as we pulled up in front of her house. “My number is already in your phone, if you need me you call or text me”.

“Don’t hold your breath”, she says as she opens the door.

I grabbed her arm, “I’ll be here on Monday to drive you to school”!

“Meme drives me”, she says.

“Not anymore”, I told her as I let her go!

She gets out of the car and I watch as she walks into Kyle and Meme’s house without even knocking. Obviously, she cares about everyone in that house. The house to the right looks vacant, while the house on the left has bright pink curtains in a window on the second floor… She probably lives there!

I put a pin in my phone marking the location of her house, before heading home to confirm with Gabe that what I wanted done with those punks was in fact done. Loyalty is my girl now, whether she likes it or not, and nobody but me touches her!

As I walked through the door, he was sucking face with a broad. “Fuck Gabe, these bitches have had everyone’s dicks in their mouth. I told you already when it comes to the broads there is no kissing on the mouth, no licking the snatch, and no hitting it raw”!

“Aww Spin, this is my favorite one though! Think I want to make her my old lady”, he says.

“Broads don’t become old ladies either”, I tell him before dropping onto the couch next to him. “You got that done last night”?

“Yup”, he says. “Swimming with the fishes in itty bitty pieces. So, I heard you came through the door with little miss pink in your arms last night! Care to share what that’s all about”?

“Nope”, I told him.

“Seriously”, he says. “You breaking in a new broad”?

“If I was, she wouldn’t have been broken in, in my bed”, I tell him.

“Wow”, he says as he whistles. “So, you're interested in making her your old lady”?

“Yea, but not a word to anyone”, I tell him. “She’s not exactly thrilled at the idea! She’s got a boyfriend that may need to disappear first”!

“I can imagine. Lala is a fricken cheerleader, not a biker’s girl”, he says. “But, you know… Pink and black don’t mix, Spin”.

“Then tell me why they were called the Pink Ladies in that movie Grease? It seems like they mixed pretty good to me”, I told him, causing him to laugh hard. I nod him off before heading back up to my room and face planting into the bed which still faintly smells of her. I gotta get out of here, the smell of Loyalty everywhere is consuming me.

I grab some of the crew and we head off to my local pub on our bikes. We kick back a few, and when I’m outside having a smoke, I spot her going into the diner across the street. She’s in a crowd of six; her, Meme, and four guys. One of the guys has his arm draped over her, and she walks along with a pout on her face. I opened up the pub door and yelled to my crew, “run that tab and let’s go grab some grub across the street”!

We leave the bikes parked on the street and all walk over. The twelve of us file in and purposefully walk past Loyalty and Meme, who don’t meet our eyes as we walk by. In fact, Meme goes as white as a ghost, and Loyalty shades pink. She’s sitting between two guys and as I pass her I lean over to grab her chin and force her to meet my stare. “Loyalty”, I say, before turning to her friend and saying, “Meme”. The one guy next to her is leaning all the way back while the other is glaring at me… Boyfriend identified!

I let her go and as I walked away I heard him grill into her, “what the fuck was that about”?

“Drop it Tray”, Meme snaps at him. “That guy will break you with one hand behind his back”. Smart friend of hers!

“Nah”, he argues! “He called her by her full government. What the fuck was that about, for real”?

“Just let it go”, Loyalty says, finally breaking her silence. “I changed my mind. I’m not hungry. Take me home”, she orders as she starts pushing at the kid who is blocking her.

“Chill Lala”, he tells her.

“Lala stop, I’m sorry”, the boyfriend pleads.

“No”, she barks, commanding the respect of the group. She even makes my crew look at her. “I said take me home. Matt move”! The kid blocking her now slides out of the seat, and she stands with her arms folded over her lush breasts. The boyfriend doesn’t move.

“Fine, Meme call Kyle”.

Meme starts to climb over the booth when the kid says, “alright Lala. I’m coming”! He slides out of the booth as Meme finishes climbing over her side and follows out behind them.

“Damn”, says Gabe. “Now I see why you want her as your queen”! I glare at him, and he makes like he’s zipping his lips shut! We all sit there eating burgers as I listen to what the remaining three kids are saying. It seems Meme is right about his unfaithful ways, and the guys don’t understand it because they even recognize the gem that Loyalty is. They also laugh about her freak-out over being called Loyalty instead of Lala. Does it really bother her that much?!

We headed back to the pub for a few more drinks, then ride home. I haven’t been able to get her off my mind, so I grab my phone and text her.

***It was lovely to see u, Loyalty. I hope ur progressing nicely towards that breakup with ur unworthy boyfriend!***

***FU! Call me Lala or don’t call me at all!***

***Oh, I intend on fucking u Loyalty, and I’ll call u whatever I want to call u. U belong to me now!***

***Ur delusional***

***Have lunch with me tomorrow?***

***No, I’m going home after breakfast to finish my schoolwork!***

***I’ll be there on Monday morning to take u to school. I’d work on that breakup unless u wanna explain to the fuck-boy y ur getting out of my car!***

***Ur still delusional***

***Good night Loyalty***

She doesn’t respond back. I lay in bed for hours before the exhaustion kicked in!