her so bad, but she prayed she never elicited such a venomous response from the woman Mox loved above all others.
“Where were you going?”
She glanced up, confused by the question for a moment. Her blush deepened.
“Oh, I was making meatloaf for dinner and I know we bought an onion, but I can’t find it anywhere. I remember you mentioned there was a small grocery store here in town. I was hoping to find it,” she said.
“Come on, baby. I’ll give you the ten cent tour of Trinity, and we’ll stop by the store,” Gin said, taking her arm and directing her towards the door.
“I’m sure you’re busy.”
Ginny waved her protests aside, tugging her down the stairs. “I just stopped by to check on the progress at the pub and thought I’d pop up and say hey. Do you need to stop at Handle Bars and Hot Rods or did Mox leave you cash?”
“I have enough for what I need. He wouldn’t take his change back the other day,” Eva answered, pausing in the door way. She blinked against the sunlight glaring off the winter wonderland. Her eyes watered. Scanning the parking lot, she timidly stepped out and followed Ginny to a sleek black car.
Digging through the console, Ginny produced an extra pair of sunglasses for her.
“Thank you,” she murmured, still looking around for any sign of Rocco or his men. Maybe she was just being paranoid.
Eva forced her attention to Ginny as she showed her around Trinity Falls. The downtown area’s old brick buildings were well maintained. The storefronts were decorated for the upcoming holidays with pine garland and beautiful wreaths. With the gleaming white snow and the charming canal that ran parallel with the main street before turning and gliding under a pretty little bridge, Trinity Falls seemed like a whole different world.
The library was a three-story brick building surrounded by trees and reading benches. Nearby, a sign identified Trinity Falls Elementary, Middle School, and High School situated in a cluster of sprawling buildings and snow covered sports fields. They drove by a small park full of playground equipment and kids’ footprints. As crazy as it sounded after such a short time, she could see herself settling down here and having a family.
“It’s lovely. Did you grow up here?”
Ginny smiled, pride shining in her eyes. “I did. My parents’ house was about four miles outside of town.”
“I’m used to city life. It’s so clean and quiet here.”
“Trinity has a few disadvantages, like the distance to the larger stores and Zeke’s commute, but in the long run, this was where we wanted to raise a family.”
“A drive is a small tradeoff for not having to worry about the violence and drugs,” Eva said, thinking about the area she’d grown up in.
“No town’s perfect. If the kids want drugs, they’re going to get them, but in a small town like this, everyone knows everyone. It helped that Zeke is in law enforcement and head of the Lords. No one wanted to be the one caught giving his kids drugs,” Ginny said with a laugh.
“So none of the club members…”
“When they were younger, they partied a lot and experimented. These days, you just can’t afford to. Besides the price of the stuff, the consequences are too stiff. Zeke has a job that can pull a random drug test on him at any time. A lot of the others have families or are business owners now. It’s just not worth it.”
“Sorry. I guess I was stereotyping because they’re a motorcycle gang.”
“The Lords are a motorcycle club. MC, not gang,” Ginny said firmly. “Most of them won’t take kindly to the term gang.”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to insult anyone.”
“I’m not pissed at you, honey. Better you learn from me than one of them. A couple of the guys tend to teach with the back of their hand. They’re no angels, but treat them with respect and you should be fine.”
Eva stared out the window, remembering the hard men that had helped with the move. She wet
“Where were you going?”
She glanced up, confused by the question for a moment. Her blush deepened.
“Oh, I was making meatloaf for dinner and I know we bought an onion, but I can’t find it anywhere. I remember you mentioned there was a small grocery store here in town. I was hoping to find it,” she said.
“Come on, baby. I’ll give you the ten cent tour of Trinity, and we’ll stop by the store,” Gin said, taking her arm and directing her towards the door.
“I’m sure you’re busy.”
Ginny waved her protests aside, tugging her down the stairs. “I just stopped by to check on the progress at the pub and thought I’d pop up and say hey. Do you need to stop at Handle Bars and Hot Rods or did Mox leave you cash?”
“I have enough for what I need. He wouldn’t take his change back the other day,” Eva answered, pausing in the door way. She blinked against the sunlight glaring off the winter wonderland. Her eyes watered. Scanning the parking lot, she timidly stepped out and followed Ginny to a sleek black car.
Digging through the console, Ginny produced an extra pair of sunglasses for her.
“Thank you,” she murmured, still looking around for any sign of Rocco or his men. Maybe she was just being paranoid.
Eva forced her attention to Ginny as she showed her around Trinity Falls. The downtown area’s old brick buildings were well maintained. The storefronts were decorated for the upcoming holidays with pine garland and beautiful wreaths. With the gleaming white snow and the charming canal that ran parallel with the main street before turning and gliding under a pretty little bridge, Trinity Falls seemed like a whole different world.
The library was a three-story brick building surrounded by trees and reading benches. Nearby, a sign identified Trinity Falls Elementary, Middle School, and High School situated in a cluster of sprawling buildings and snow covered sports fields. They drove by a small park full of playground equipment and kids’ footprints. As crazy as it sounded after such a short time, she could see herself settling down here and having a family.
“It’s lovely. Did you grow up here?”
Ginny smiled, pride shining in her eyes. “I did. My parents’ house was about four miles outside of town.”
“I’m used to city life. It’s so clean and quiet here.”
“Trinity has a few disadvantages, like the distance to the larger stores and Zeke’s commute, but in the long run, this was where we wanted to raise a family.”
“A drive is a small tradeoff for not having to worry about the violence and drugs,” Eva said, thinking about the area she’d grown up in.
“No town’s perfect. If the kids want drugs, they’re going to get them, but in a small town like this, everyone knows everyone. It helped that Zeke is in law enforcement and head of the Lords. No one wanted to be the one caught giving his kids drugs,” Ginny said with a laugh.
“So none of the club members…”
“When they were younger, they partied a lot and experimented. These days, you just can’t afford to. Besides the price of the stuff, the consequences are too stiff. Zeke has a job that can pull a random drug test on him at any time. A lot of the others have families or are business owners now. It’s just not worth it.”
“Sorry. I guess I was stereotyping because they’re a motorcycle gang.”
“The Lords are a motorcycle club. MC, not gang,” Ginny said firmly. “Most of them won’t take kindly to the term gang.”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to insult anyone.”
“I’m not pissed at you, honey. Better you learn from me than one of them. A couple of the guys tend to teach with the back of their hand. They’re no angels, but treat them with respect and you should be fine.”
Eva stared out the window, remembering the hard men that had helped with the move. She wet
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