Undercover at the MC (book 2) - Navy and West
Smoking

POV: West

A weight has been lifted off my shoulders since my conversation with Asher, and I'm glad we're back to normal. It's around midnight when I lock the garage and walk towards home, it's not very far for me and it gives me some exercise after sitting in the garage for so long.

It is dark and the street is illuminated by a number of lampposts, but the air is fresh and I enjoy the peace. A figure is leaning against a lamppost further away and you see smoke coming from his mouth, when I get closer I smell the weed and I recognize the man as Jimmy.

"Well hello there" he greets with a big grin and I frown, is this a coincidence that I randomly meet him again or not.

"Hi" I say as he pushes away from the lamppost and comes to a stop in front of me.

"Nice to see you again, where are you going?" he says and I shrug my shoulders.

"Home" I say somewhat curtly and Jimmy chuckles.

"You're so curt, I thought we knew each other better by now" he says with wiggling eyebrows and I roll my eyes.

"That was a mistake" I say as I step past him and continue walking.

''Oh come on! I just want to get to know you better... That's all'' he says and when I turn around he is looking at me a bit lost.

''I'm not interested in... More. If you know what I mean'' I say as I cross my arms over my chest and I see him nod.

"Just as friends then?" he says as he extends a hand and I hesitate for a moment whether I should do this, since I don't really know why I sometimes get a strange vibe from him. But on the other hand, it doesn't hurt to have an extra friend outside of the club people, so maybe I should see how things go.

"Fine, friends... Just friends, so no funny business" I say as I shake his hand and he nods enthusiastically.

"Do you want... to have a beer with me?" I ask a little awkwardly. I actually want to go to bed as quickly as possible, but it seems that Jimmy would like to talk for a while.

"Yeah man, let's go!" he says enthusiastically and we walk quietly towards my apartment.

When we get inside, Jimmy immediately makes himself at home and takes two beers from the fridge and then flops on the couch. I say I'm going to the toilet and when I come back there is a smell of weed in my house.

''Dude! What the fuck!'' I say irritated when I see Jimmy on the couch smoking a joint, he just shrugs his shoulders and I walk to the window and open it.

"Maybe you should first ask if you can smoke in this house" I say angrily and he looks at me in shock.

"Sorry man, I thought... A biker like you would be fine with this" he says nonchalantly and I roll my eyes, he thinks I'm such a stereotypical biker.

Well... Okay... Maybe I am.

“Do you want one too?” he asks as he grabs a second joint and holds it out to me. I sigh deeply and admit, it can't hurt to have one.

A few hours later, a few joints and beers later and I no longer know what is left and right. Jimmy is a surprisingly nice guy and we had a nice evening and learned a lot from each other.

That's how I found out that he is the son of the police commissioner, but that his father doesn't know that he smokes weed... And deals... Yes, he threw that out too.

"I have to sleep man, tomorrow I have to go back to the club and work in the garage" I mumble as I stretch and I see his eyes focus on my abs.

"Yeah..." he says somewhat absently and his red, blurry eyes catch mine, which are probably not very bright either.

He moves at a speed that I can no longer follow and suddenly he is on his knees in front of the couch where I am still sitting, between my legs. His hands come to my abs and make their way to my chest, then he brings them down again and his hands come to rest on my thighs.

"You're so sexy" he mumbles and I feel myself getting excited, I lay my head on the couch and moan softly out of frustration and irritation.

"Fuck dude... What did I say?" I say as I try to calm myself and when I open my eyes I see that his head is very close to mine.

"I'll change your mind, West... But for now, sleep tight" he whispers, after which he kisses my neck and stands up. He winks at me and leaves my apartment while I'm still sitting on the couch in a haze of weed and alcohol, trying to gather my thoughts.

Fuck what have I done?

Just after I had such a good conversation with Asher today... I ruined it again!

I should have known that Jimmy wouldn't accept us being just friends, he was very clear about what he wanted from the start. From now on I will distance myself from him, because I promised myself and Asher that I would work on myself. And I would like to keep that promise!

The next day I'm back in the garage early despite the little sleep I've had. Asher walks in and looks at me for a while, I take my eyes off him and continue tinkering with the engine I was working on. I feel very guilty after what happened last night, and also what happened in the toilet at the cafe. Even though Asher and I aren't necessarily together, it still feels like I've cheated, especially since I promised him I would figure myself out.

"Dude... Are you high?" I hear Asher ask and I'm pulled out of my thoughts and look up into Asher's worried eyes.

"Maybe..." I mumble somewhat nonchalantly and I hear him sigh.

''Maybe? Your eyes are like two tomatoes, and I had to ask you three times if you were high until you heard me" he says irritated and I feel my defense mechanism rise and I jump up.

''I just have a lot on my plate, okay? Leave me alone'' I say perhaps a little too loudly in his face and I see that I have caught him off guard with my outburst.

"Shit I-" I mutter.

I'm just so confused...

I want you

But it scares me

I miss our friendship before I found out your secret

But I don't really want to go back to that friendship

I want more

I want you

But I feel guilty because of Jimmy

"I'm sorry" I mumble with my eyes on the ground and before I know it two arms come around me and Asher pulls me against him.

''No, I'm sorry... I shouldn't have been so hard on you. I guess I'm just a little worried..." he says and I shake my head, which is in his neck.

"Don't worry, I should have just stopped after half a joint" I say with a chuckle and Asher looks at me with a raised eyebrow.

"Okay, maybe I shouldn't have smoked weed at all" I say with a roll of my eyes and we both laugh softly. We are both knocked out of our bubble when the front door of the garage opens and the imposing figure of Steel enters.

"Let's get started, the boss is in" Asher says with a wink at me and I hear Steel growl from his side of the room.

We manage to complete most of the bikes that came for maintenance, Steel regularly receives a phone call and I wonder why he is suddenly so popular. My stomach is growling and I see that it won't be long before it's dinner time, I can't wait to eat something delicious at the club again. Ashley is a great cook so far and everyone loves her cooking.

"We have to go to the club right now" Steel says as he puts down his phone and Asher and I jump up, put our stuff away safely and quickly head to the club.

***

The moment everyone sits down and our prez hits the gavel, I immediately see from his face that he is serious.

"We have found Chef" he mumbles, but he is not very enthusiastic about it, you can tell from the rest of the men that they don't really know whether they should be happy.

"Apparently...he overdosed and they found him somewhere on the side of the road" Hammer says and I hear some people around me gasp.

''Something stinks in here... Chef didn't use drugs'' Steel grumbles next to Hammer and I see him nod in agreement.

"I don't know how, what and why... But I do know that we will be there for him as a club, and that we will do everything we can to get to the bottom of this" says Prez determined and everyone shouts yes and hits the table hard, and it is nice to see how everyone is there for each other at times of need.

We all discuss some strategies and Steel has arranged for the ladies to bring our dinner to us. When Church is over, everyone spills out and I follow Steel and Asher towards the bar, but I'm exhausted and I want to go to bed as quickly as possible.

"I'm going to bed, dream about me" I whisper in Asher's ear and I see his cheeks turn red as he gives me a smile.

Immediately after this flirt I feel guilty and I am sure that I will now distance myself from Jimmy, because that can only lead to misery. And right now I know for a fact that if I wanted to be in a relationship with any man, it would be Asher.

When I've showered and I'm in bed, I check my phone and see a message from an unknown number.

Unknown: You owe me something, tomorrow I'll come and get it from your house around lunchtime. Just make sure you're there... Or else... -J

What... The... Fuck?