Harley FinleyI followed Drew to his car with a frown. My gut felt like I was punched knowing I had just thrown Colten to the curb in an effort to keep my mind on track. Even after he had hinted towards caring for me."Want to come to my place?" Drew asked as we got into the car.A deep, shaky exhale left me. I didn't know where to go, or who to go to anymore. My trust meter was at an all time low with everyone I once thought to be closest to me."Can you just bring me to the rental I got? It's at Jeremys bar still."Drew shook his head in disagreement. "It's one in the morning, Harley. Either my house or your brothers. Pick.""Why are you getting an attitude with me? You wanted to drive me. I told you where. Now either go to Jeremys bar or pull over." I snapped out of anger.Drew took a deep breath and calmed himself quickly before reaching over and grabbing my hand gently."I'm sorry Sasha provoked you. It's my fault but, I'm here to help you. Just take a few deep breaths and relax.
Harley FinleyI sat deep in the garage of my childhood home. The door wide open and my hands covered in grease with only a bright lamp lighting up my workspace.I cranked and cranked at the same rusted bolt until frustration overtook me sending the damned wrench across the bay and a loud grumble echoed from my lungs."Harley?" Elijah called curiously from outside, probably hearing the racket I was causing."Back here." I yelled back, not turning to look at him even when I felt him standing by the doorway."You need any help?""Nope. I got it."Of course you do. Just like everything.Elijah cleared his throat. "Chloe is having her baby shower this weekend. I was wondering if you'd be attending. She wants to know so she could have enough food, as if you alone could eat an entire bucket of spaghetti."He tried to joke with his horrid sense of humor that seemed to never develop from his younger age."Who's cooking?" I hummed, hoping he'd humor me."Chloe is."I held my hand up, scolding h
Harley Finley"You want my help?" Colten clarified, buffing his chest out at the thought."I need your help." I looked into his eyes and clung to his shirt while his body practically melted into me even if he tried so hard not to.It was adorable the way he thought he was in control."Then get on your knees, angel." Colten smirked to me with mischief gleaming in his eyes."Excuse me?""You think you have me wrapped around your finger. Don't you?" He chuckled out with a step forward, pushing me backwards into the wall. "I think you need a little reminder of who calls the shots, hmm?""Colten, I-He pressed his thumb to my lips, silencing me with his fingers wrapping around the side of my face."Shut those beautiful lips and listen to me because I'm going to say this only once." Colten grumbled in a deep, dark tone that sent a shudder down my neck. "You are going to back off. No more running around and getting into trouble.""You can't tell me what to do!" My worlds muffled against his
Harley Finley"Just, no, Colten. You don't do it like that!" I grumbled and groaned, pushing him to the side with my shoulder."Excuse me. I've been working on bikes longer than you've been alive!" He argued back, holding the wrench in the air where I couldn't reach it."You're three years older than me!" My voice raised to the same level as his."I'm just going to yank it off. You're never going to ride the damn thing again anyways." Colten mumbled, throwing the wrench to the ground and taking the exhaust in his hands.I pointed a finger in the air and sighed, "Don't hurt yourself."Colten mimicked me in a high pitched voice, obviously as annoyed as I was at this point.Hours.I pointed a finger in the air and sighed, "Don't hurt yourself."Colten mimicked me in a high pitched voice, obviously as annoyed as I was at this point.Hours.It's been hours of trying to get the same part off of the rusted, beaten down old bike with no show of our hard work that was making Colten sweat with
Drew Conner x Harley FinleyHarley FinleyI bit my tongue with the fullest force when Elijah lectured me. His rants were non stop, going on and on about my safety and who Jim had trusted and not. Drew and his father being in the latter. He didn't shut up about my 'childish idealism' on the world until Chloe was able to pull his attention away with the fake exaggeration of feeling the twins kicking her ribs.To say I was grateful for her acting abilities would be an understatement.There was so much I could have said back to him but I kept my lips shut. I knew better than to anger any of my family members more when they're seeing red and Elijah was seeing nothing but blood at this point. Every time he looked at me, he just got angry again.He opened his mouth to talk once more and my glance dropped.I couldn't take his scolding anymore and there was only so much more he could say before I broke and got just as angry as him."What is Colten going to do to him?" I quietly asked, feeling
Harley FinleyI found a good hiding place for the paper or journal entry or kill list for all I know! Nothing made sense, not even when I sat on my bed in the dark thinking about it all, over and over and over until my brain felt like mashed potatoes with melted butter, cheese and sour cream.Maybe some bacon if I'm feeling frisky.My stomach growled at the thought, reminding me I hadn't ate all day. I didn't even think twice before heading downstairs with my glance stuck to my bare toes with my mind continuing to wander.It wasn't until I heard an annoyed groan did I look up.My heart skipped a beat seeing Colten's bare back. His shoulder muscles flexed with each hard rub of his hands in the sink. Then he winced lowly with a mumble of curses towards the soap. My heart skipped a beat seeing Colten's bare back. His shoulder muscles flexed with each hard rub of his hands in the sink. Then he winced lowly with a mumble of curses towards the soap.I decided to ignore him as soon as I ste
Harley FinleyFor the next few days, I avoided Colten like the toxic radiation he was. Making sure we were never alone in a room together or even less than two arms lengths close. It wasn't easy the first day. It seemed he practically lived at Elijah's house, even sleeping over. The second day he disappeared for hours, but I didn't let anyone know I was counting the minutes until I heard his bike crawl up the driveway because even if I told myself I needed to back off, I didn't want to.All I wanted to do was make a point that I wasn't going to be strung along with his pathetic excuses of protecting me without a reasonable explanation or the admission to his feelings.I'd take either at this point.I didn't need him. I just wanted him. Just as I had wanted a family all those years after I ran away. So I kept telling myself the same thing as then.I don't need him.I kept my promises to myself even when he'd crack jokes and stooped as low as giving me saddened glances when I refused to
Harley FinleyIt took everything in me to turn my back to him and tend back to the food cooking on the stove top.Colten sighed. His approaching footsteps continued their forward drive until his chest was against my back and the flowers in front of me."I was riding here and when I saw these, I thought of you." He murmured quietly into my ear, placing the flowers onto the empty counter space when I didn't take them. "The guys said you always picked the lilies in front of the high school.""I did." I acknowledged with a huff, remembering he had listened to hours upon hours of stories I would have never thought to share with him.Colten released a breath, nuzzling his nose into my neck. "Finally she speaks. How long are you going to ignore me, angel? Hours, days, weeks? Give me a timeline so I could maybe shorten it."Colten released a breath, nuzzling his nose into my neck. "Finally she speaks. How long are you going to ignore me, angel? Hours, days, weeks? Give me a timeline so I coul