Page 113 of Animal's Reformation
Sinking down in the chair, Rena stared out the large glass doors into the night.So Animal’s got a woman.That surprised the hell out of her, and she wanted to meet this woman who’d finally reformed him from his carousing ways.
The glass on the sliding door rattled as five motorcycles rode up to the entrance. The loud roar ended all at once, and five men clad in denim and leather strode into the lobby. Rena sprang up from the chair, and a good-looking man with dark hair and the stormiest gray eyes she’d ever seen walked over to her.
“You Animal’s mom?” His voice was gruff like sandpaper.
“Yes,” she said looking at the other four men. The only one she recognized out of the bunch was Bones. He’d been to the house numerous times helping out with Jay. He lifted his chin to her and came over.
“Where’s the fucker?” Bones said.
She shook her head. “I don’t know. I just ran out of the room.”
“He’s probably gone by now,” the handsome gray-eyed guy said.
“We need to check.” Bones turned to her. “Do you have the keycard?”
“No. I just took off. I’ll get one at the desk.” Rena walked over to the counter. “I misplaced my key—I need another one, please.”
The young man looked over her shoulder at the group of bikers then turned around and grabbed another card. “Here you go. Are those men sharing the room with you?”
“No.” She took the card and gave it to Bones.
“We’ll be right back.” The biker jerked his chin toward a very muscular man. “Helm will stay with you while we check out your room.” He turned away, and he and three of the men disappeared in the stairwell.
For the next ten minutes, Helm stood watch over her while Rena sat in the chair wishing she were soaking in her deep tub at home. A low rumble came from the distance, and at first, she thought it was thunder until it grew louder, and she recognized Animal’s bike. He stormed into the lobby, then bumped fists with Helm before saying anything to her.
“What the fuck happened?” he asked, concern etched on his face.
“Can we talk privately?” she asked, her eyes darting to Helm.
“Helm, smoke a joint,” he said, and the fit biker swaggered out of the hotel. Animal looked at her. “So?”
“I met this guy online, and we made plans to spend the night together. I lied about my age and when he found out, he just flipped out.”
“You were going to spend the whole night with him?”
“That was the plan, but when I met him, he just gave me the creeps. I then decided I wouldn’t, but I didn’t tell him that.”
“Did you meet him on thatDiscreetbullshit site?”
“Yeah.” She held up her hand in front of her son’s disapproving face. “I know—stupid. The thing that really freaks me out is that I think he met me with the intention to kill me.”
“He definitely did.”
“Yo, bro,” Bones said as he walked into the lobby.
Animal turned away from her and bumped fists with Bones and the others. “Anything?”
“Nah—the room was spotless and the fucker’s long gone.” Bones handed Rena her shoes. “I found these on the stairs and figured they belonged to you.” He glanced down at her bare feet for a second then looked back at Animal. “Rock, Jax, and I are gonna walk around the property just in case, but my bet’s on the pussy being long gone.”
“You need me to help you?” Animal asked.
“We got it. Stay with your mom,” Rock said.
Rena watched the three of them disappear out the door and she looked at the gray-eyed biker and smiled. “Thanks for helping me out.”
He shook his head. “No worries. Animal’s my brother, and when he needs help, I’m there.”
Rena watched as her son and the man talked in hushed tones, and she felt an understanding of Animal’s lifestyle choice wash over her. Except for Bones, these men didn’t know her or owe her anything, yet they dropped everything in a blink of an eye to make sure she was safe. The strong bond of friendship her son and his brothers had made her a bit envious … and sad. She’d never had such an unconditional friendship like that before.
