The New Girl

She Rides?

It had been a few days since the night EZ slept over. You'd seen him every day, and always found somewhere to sneak off to have sex, but the club had kept him out pretty late. The two of you texted all the time, which made it easier. You knew there wouldn't always be this driving need to be with him constantly. The newness of the relationship made it harder to be apart. He did tell you that things with the club should calm down soon, and that he'd be able to see you more.

In the meantime, it was Friday night and there was a party. After talking to Lexi, you'd settled on having the relief nurse come in two nights per week and one full day. Lexi stayed with her mom during the short trips you made out of the house a couple times per week, and at least one night. You felt guilty putting so much on other people, but she insisted. You were charging them under the normal rate since you were living in her mom's house, so she wanted to be more flexible. Plus, EZ made you happy and she wanted to keep you happy.

Lexi decided she wanted to come to the party with you, so the relief nurse came over. EZ wasn't able to get away from the clubhouse to pick you up, and you didn't want to Uber. Lexi offered her car, but you had a better idea.

That's how you found yourself flying down the road with Lexi holding on tight as you maneuvered your bike through traffic. When you pulled up to the scrapyard the gate was already open. You'd asked EZ where to park and he said there would be a space by his bike for yours. He didn't tell the guys you were riding over.

He was sitting at the picnic table with a few of the guys when he saw you pull in. They all stood up, curious as to who it was. He walked over to you as Lexi climbed off. You got off your bike and he reached up to pull off your helmet. You wore a full face helmet a lot because you had a tendency to find yourself flying down the highway at night and it kept your face from stinging.

You shook out your hair when the helmet came off. He smiled and leaned down to kiss you. You could hear the guys talking about you as they walked over.

"Is that Boy Scout's girl?"

"Damn, that's hot."

When he pulled away from the kiss, he set your helmet on your seat next to Lexi's.

"Hola, novia."

"Hola, novio."

The guys were now crowded around you, looking surprised.

"Hey guys. How's it going?" You looked over at them with a smile.

"Damn, chica. I didn't know you rode."

"Hey, Angel. You didn't ask." You chuckled.

"Nice bike. Who did your custom work?"

"I did. Paint too." EZ looked down at you proudly. He knew how hard you'd studied to learn how to work on your bike.

"Seriously, chica? That's awesome."

"Gracias, Ángel."

"Come on, corazón, let's go get a beer while the guys drool over your bike." He chuckled while wrapping his arm around your shoulders. The two of you walked over to the fire, leaving Lexi with the guys, since she was already tucked up under Angel's arm. You liked that she seemed to get along with Angel. It was unlikely that they'd ever get into a relationship. Lexi wasn't the relationship type, and Angel didn't seem like he was either.

"Seems like Lexi and Angel are getting along."

"I was just thinking the same thing. Lexi isn't really the type to do relationships."

"Neither is Angel."

"Is it bad to say that's good?"

"Not at all. I get it."

"Hey, EZ?"

He paused and looked down at you. You hooked your hand around his neck and pulled him down for a kiss. You felt him smile against your mouth before deepening it slightly. When he pulled away from you, he smiled.

"What was that for, bebita?"

"Just wanted to kiss my boyfriend."

"You won't hear me complaining. I love to kiss my gorgeous girlfriend."

"Better watch that sweet talk around these guys."

"Eh, fuck 'em. I'll sweet talk my girl any time I want."

You smiled at that, and reached for his hand. Together you walked the rest of the way over to the fire pit. EZ grabbed two beers and led you over to a chair. He sat down and immediately pulled you onto his lap. You wrapped an arm around his neck, and used the other to cup his cheek so you could turn his face to yours. When he was looking at you, you leaned in to kiss him again. After a few minutes of kissing, you pulled back and rested your forehead on his.

"I needed that."

"You ok, corazón?"

"Yeah, it's just been a long week. I thought things with Lexi's mom would continue improving, but they aren't. She's not really getting worse, but it's not a great sign that she's stopped progressing. And I feel guilty for asking for time off each week when she's not getting better. I just feel helpless, and selfish for wanting to have some sort of life beyond being her nurse."

"Baby, that's not selfish. It's not healthy to spend every moment in that house. It's not good for you, and it's not going to miraculously make her better by you being the one to care for her 24/7. You are an incredible nurse. You are loving and attentive. You take excellent care of Lexi's mom. That doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your mental health to be there all the time. Baby, you gotta take care of yourself too."

"Thank you, Ezekiel. I just feel like I'm disappointing Lexi by wanting help."

"Oh, baby, no. You aren't disappointing her. She's your best friend. I know she understands that you need help."

You leaned up to press another kiss to his lips.

"What do you need from me, baby? What can I do to make you feel better?"

"I just need this. I need to sit here, with your arms around me. Relaxing and drinking and just being with you."

"Whatever you need, sweetheart." He pressed another kiss to your lips and hugged you tighter. You laid your head on his shoulder with your face tucked into his neck, and your legs pulled up on his lap. You'd only been sitting there a couple minutes when Lexi and Angel came over.

"You ok, bitch?"

"Yeah, babe. Just needed EZ." You felt his arms tighten around you.

They drank and talked while you stayed cuddled up against him. You could just feel the stress washing away as you sat with his arms around you. After a bit, you pulled your face from his neck. He turned to look at you, and you smiled.

"Thank you, Ezekiel. You have no idea how badly I just needed you to hold me."

"I'm always here, baby. Any time you need me."

You leaned in to connect your lips, giving him a sweet kiss. Then you shifted in his lap so you could see everyone. You talked and drank for awhile. It was about 1am when Lexi and Angel stood up. She walked right over to you, and cupped your cheeks so she could kiss you.

"I love you, bitch."

"I love you too, babe."

"Lexi, stop kissing Boy Scout's girl and come kiss me."

You chuckled at that. "Yeah, Alexiana, go kiss Angel."

She flipped you off and walked over to Angel. You heard one of the guys talking to EZ.

"Your girl and Angel's girl always kiss like that?"

"Yeah. It's kinda their thing."

"Huh. You got no problem with your girl kissing someone else?"

"Nah. Not Lexi."

You smiled at that, and turned his face to yours so you could kiss him. When you pulled back, you chuckled. He raised an eyebrow at you.

"So, if Lexi kisses Angel, then kisses me, and then I kiss you, is that like you kissing Angel?"

The guys all laughed at that.

"Gross. No. That's me kissing my girl."