Solomon smirked as he entered the bathroom to see Kaci drinking wine in the bathtub. "Wild night, huh?" He laughed as he stripped down and sunk into the water with her. "K," he nearly whispered, "I'm sorry about Tillman. He'll get over it." He leaned in and kissed her when they heard the bike pull up in the driveway. Solomon sighed; he doubted Tillman would be on an angry rampage when he came in the door. He already saw his bike outside. He faintly smiled at Kaci and signaled with his hands to lay back on him. They were quiet, not because Tillman came home, but because they were enjoying their time together. He had missed her. A lot. ----------------------------------------------------- After Jeremy got dressed in the outfit Tallis had chosen for him, he laid down on the bed and closed his eyes for a minute. The situation with Cameron and the Cherokee City chapter of the Red Devils had been constantly sitting in the back of his mind. He was in charge of learning who all was a hidden enemy of the club, and it should have been his top priority right now. [i]”After tonight,”[/i] he promised himself as he crossed his hands over his stomach and relaxed for a moment. He heard the bathroom door open and he opened his eyes to see something he hadn’t seen before. Tallis. In a dress. In [i]that[/i] dress. He had already thought that she was the hottest woman in the world, but seeing her in a skin tight dress and her red pumps nearly made his heart stop. Her tattooed body looked perfect[b]” "Why are you looking at me like that? Is my eyeliner off?!"[/b] He smirked at her comment and stood up, approaching her slowly. “With you dressed like that, I’m not sure we’re gonna make it to our date,” he said in a deep, hungry tone as he wrapped his arms around her. He got only an inch or two away from her face and met her gaze. “Let’s go,” he said as he smacked her ass jokingly. ------------------------------------------------- Solomon sighed in relief as he heard Tallis and Jeremy leave the house. Kaci was laying on him, her head reaching right under his chin. He stroked her wet hair back and kissed her neck for a brief moment before he reached her ear. “I love you, K.” ------------------------------------------------- Jeremy thought it’d be best to take his truck with all of the activity going on with the club. He wanted to remain under the radar, for his own sanity and for Tallis’ protection. He still had a gun tucked into the waist of his pants and a pocket knife in his boot. He started the truck and pulled out before smiling and placing his large, rough hand on her thigh as they made their way to the restaurant. He felt strange doing this, as if it broke some club code to take your old lady out on a nice date. Was Tallis even his old lady? They parked and walked into the dimly lit establishment as John Cicario approached Jeremy and gave his a bear hug. “Tillman! So good to see you. And hello, young lady,” he bowed to Tallis in a gesture of respect. “You guys can come this way!” He led them up a spiral stair case to the top of the restaurant onto the roof. There were string lights lining the wall and a single table set up, with roses, water, and of course a bottle of red wine and whiskey. Jeremy leaned into John and whispered, “You outdid yourself man. Thanks,” he slapped his hand as he went over to the table and pulled a chair out for Tallis. “Saw that in a movie once,” he joked. As they sat down and got their drinks poured, they began to talk like they were two old friends seeing each other for the first time in years. There was no talk about the club or their troubled pasts, or even the lust they had between them, but about good memories and the future. They laughed throughout the night until the evening was coming to a close. “Tallis, I hate bringing up club shit right now, but I have something to tell you,” he rubbed the bridge of his nose as he spoke. “Your dad is taking a few days off, not sure why. Personal shit. He asked me to run things while he’s gone, specifically all this bullshit with Cameron. Now, I know this is personal for you. I don’t blame you one fuckin’ bit for that. But, this has to be my top priority now. I gotta do things right by the club.” He sighed and rubbed the top of her hand across the table. “I want your help with this. You know Cameron better than any of us do.” He let a finger continue to lightly graze the top of her hand until he saw goosebumps rise on her arm, which made him smile. His eyes ran from her hand slowly up to her face as he met her eyes. “Let’s go, darlin'.” Jeremy took a final sip of his whiskey. He stretched his arms out and that grabbed the bill, signing it and handing it back to the waiter. He smiled at Tallis and asked her, “You wanna to have dessert at home?” They both knew what the question meant. Before leaving, Jeremy looked over the ledge of the roof down at his city. He thought about all of the bullshit he’d have to wade through tomorrow and ran his fingers through his hair. At that thought, he heard a ‘boom’ and looked to his left. A ball of fire stretched into the sky, and Jeremy knew at that moment that it was at the clubhouse. “FUCK!” he yelled as he grabbed Tallis’ hands and they descended the spiral staircase to the first floor. “Thanks, John!” he said quickly as they dashed out of the restaurant and into his truck. When they reached the clubhouse, all of the members were standing outside, watching the fire department work on the garage area that had been engulfed in flames. “What the [i]fuck[/i] happened, Patty? Is everyone accounted for?” He asked, obviously stressing out. “Yes, boy-o, everyone is whole,” Patty said, his words dripping in anger. “Looks like someone set fire to one of the garages and a gas can caused the explosion. Told the cops that someone threw a cigarette, and that’s what started it.” Jeremy nodded and patted him on the shoulder. Last thing they needed was cops snooping around, or worse, getting to Cameron before they did. Jeremy watched the flames be extinguished before he looked to his club and called out, “Table. Half hour.” They all nodded and agreed, and he turned to Tallis. “Sorry, love.”