Chapter 32: King

"You've had this the entire time?" Marinah asks in disbelief as she stares at the silk.

"You needed to unwind a bit and the only way to do that was to get you on the road."

"You are so aggravating," she grinds out in frustration. She wiggles on the back of the bike, wrapping the scarf around her head and securing it. Her thighs squeeze my legs and Beast takes notice.

I can't think of a female I've met who's more aggravating than Marinah. Maybe Beast and I have finally met our match. I rev the throttle so she'll hurry and it does the trick. I have a spot picked out where I'd like to eat lunch. It will take another hour to get there. She wraps her arms around my waist again and we're off. This time it's her laugh that makes me push speed.

"I loved it," she says an hour later after I pull over. "I should learn to drive."

"Walking and running first. Riding a motorcycle last." Her tongue slips out and more than anything I want to kiss her. I grab our lunch from the saddlebags instead a