The Biker's Fate Chapter 226

My stomach roiled and I couldn't fully wrap my mind around what Linda had just said. "Gran's house is on fire." Saying it out loud made it impossible to ignore.

"I picked up on that, sugar. What do you need?"

I bit my lip and stared up at him.

"Kim?"

"I think you're going to need to drive," I whispered. "We need to go down there."

He smiled. "Pretty sure I can do that for you, sugar."

"Thanks, baby."

He grabbed my keys and we headed out to the car.

Knight pulled the car to the curb about a hundred yards from the house and I jumped out and made a run for the fire trucks and cop cars, lights flashing, but no sirens.

A police officer stopped me as I approached. "Ma'am, this is a restricted area. We need you to stay back."

"This is my house."

"Kim!" Linda called and closed the distance between us. "She's our landlord," she explained to the officer.

"I still need you to step back, Ma'am. There isn't anything you can do right now."

"But what happens next?" I asked, looking over his shoulder. Firemen were still spraying the east side of the building. The air around the house was full of either steam or smoke, probably a combination of both, and smelled like burnt wood and plaster. I couldn't tell how bad the damage was. "It looks like the fire is out."

He nodded. "They've extinguished it, but now they'll need to make sure nothing flares up. They'll watch it throughout the night."

"Do they know what caused it?"

"No ma'am. They've been focused on putting it out, but they will do a full assessment of the cause. Let me get the captain so he can get your contact information."

The officer waved over a gentleman who appeared to be in his mid-fifties, gorgeous with salt and pepper hair and freshly shaved face. "I understand you're the homeowner?"

"I am."

"I'm Captain Bennett," he said.

I shook his hand. "Kim Church."

We exchanged contact information and he promised to get in touch with me after their investigation before telling me to go home.

I nodded, but as he walked back to his crew, I covered my face with my hands, suddenly unable to breathe, my heart was racing so fast and I couldn't seem to focus.

Strong arms wrapped around me again, pulling me close. "Breathe, sugar."

"Someone could have been hurt." I sobbed into his chest. "She has little kids. What if I did something wrong? I tried to keep up with the maintenance, but what if I didn't do it well enough?"

"Okay, sugar, it's okay." He rubbed my back. "No one was hurt."

"But they could have been," I sobbed into his chest.

"I know," he said. "We'll get them settled somewhere safe, yeah?"

"Okay," I whispered.

He cupped my face and lifted my chin. "It's okay, Kimmie."

I nodded as he wiped the tears from my cheeks.

"I'm gonna call the brothers. Get a couple of 'em to watch the house."

"That'd be really helpful, honey, thank you."

He kissed me gently and I went to find Linda and her family.

Falling into bed that night, I tossed and turned until Knight literally pinned me to the mattress. "Sugar... if you're not gonna sleep, we'll do somethin' else."

"I'm too stressed to have sex," I complained.

"Sex is a great stress reliever," he said.

I groaned.

"Sugar, we can watch TV or fuckin' play Monopoly if you want to, I don't care, but I'm not lyin' in this bed with you tossin' and turnin'."

"I don't have Monopoly," I retorted. "But I do have Boggle."

"So fuckin' funny," he said, kissing my collarbone, then moving down my body.

"Okay, maybe I'm okay with sex," I breathed out when his mouth covered my core and he sucked at my clit. Moving back up to my breasts, he linked his fingers with mine and held my arms above my head as he slid inside of me.

"Baby," I whispered, letting my worries fall away as he brought me to a sweet climax. "I love you."

He grinned, sliding out of me and pulling me against his chest. "Yeah?"

I shoved at him gently. "Oh, don't get all smug on me."

"Can't help bein' right all the time, sugar."

"Suck it."

"Just did that."

I giggled. "Yeah you did."

"Feel better?"

"Kind of." I took a deep breath. "I'm worried about what the fire investigators are going to find."

"I get it, but there's nothin' you can do right now." He kissed my temple. "Not sleepin' will only make you more stressed."

"I know, but I'm not sure how not to worry."

He chuckled. "Boggle it is."

I sat up on my knees. "You'll really play Boggle with me?"

Knight smiled dragging his hands down his face. "You wanna play Boggle, sugar, we'll play."

I scrambled off the bed and headed toward the bathroom.

"Naked Boggle, Kimmie, or no deal," he called.

I grinned. Naked Boggle it was.