Woods
Book 5 - Aces MC Series
By Aimee-Louise Foster
Text copyright © 2016 Aimee-Louise Foster
All Rights Reserved
This book is dedicated to Marc for all of his help with my research, long may it continue xx
Table of contents
Character List
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Epilogue
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Character List
Club Members
Mitchell 'Duke' Groves - President
Ethan 'Diesel' Stokes - Vice President
Andy 'Bear' Harper - Sergeant at Arms
Daryl 'Justice' Hayes - Treasurer
Frank 'Hound' Watson - Secretary
Mark 'Woods' Davies - Road Captain
Connor 'Spike' Stokes
Jake 'Locke' Dixon
Caleb 'CJ' Jones
Paul 'Rex' Regus
Charlie 'Stoney' Henderson
Jacob 'Skinner' Burns
Tyler 'Whip' Watson
Blake 'Recon' Washington
Elijah 'Lyric' Grey
Prospects
Buster
Cade
Ramsey
Associates
Amy Stokes - Diesel's sister
Lauren Davies - Woods' sister
Harlow 'Ink' Webb - Diesel's old lady
Taylor 'Ash' Miller - Duke's old lady
Maggie Watson - Hound's old lady
Louise 'Angel' Walker - Spike's old lady
Chloe Watson - Salon worker
Paige Watson - Stripper
James Hudson - Doctor
Jayden Watson - Hang around
Prologue
Woods
Lauren was a quiet young lady, she preferred reading and nights in front of the television rather than socialising with friends. This was something my parents appreciated as she never used to cause them any trouble but since their deaths, she'd become a recluse. Lauren had cut herself off completely, she rarely left the house and she hadn't used her mobile since the night of the fatal accident.
We drove from the cemetery but this journey had quickly become worse than the service itself because of the build up of tension in the car. I slowly pulled up outside my house and instantly let out a loud sigh as I turned off the engine. Leaning back into the chair I placed my hands onto my lap and sat quietly, hoping that the uncomfortable silence between us would make her fill the void or at least look at me and show some type of emotion. Lauren continued to sit in exactly the same position as she had since we left the car park at the cemetery, staring out of the side window emotionless as if she was in a trance.
"Are you okay?" I could've kicked myself for asking the question but I couldn't put up with the silent treatment any longer. "I know that's a stupid question on a day like this but I just want to know that you're alright Lauren, it's killing me to see you like this." I removed my seatbelt and turned towards her, "I know things are difficult but I'm trying Lauren, I'm really trying. I miss them as much as you do but this is when we need to be strong for each other and stick together." She continued to stare through the window but slowly raised her hand towards her face and wiped a lone tear that had trickled down her cheek. As she did, I breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Lauren was yet to grieve, I'd spoken to Doc regarding this several times and he'd informed me that the way she was dealing with our parents deaths was completely normal and that people dealt with grief in a variety of different ways. It had been two weeks since that horrific night and to my knowledge she hadn't cried until today, I just hoped that this was the first stage of her coming to terms with what had happened.
"I know it's difficult Lauren, never in my wildest dreams did I think that I'd be living with my fourteen year old sister at the age of twenty-four but we're gonna get through this. I've spoken to Duke and Diesel and I'm allowed to take as much time as I want off from the club so we can spend some quality time together." As I finished the sentence, my phone vibrated indicating that I'd received a text but I ignored it hoping that Lauren would start to communicate with me. "Lauren please talk to me babe, I need to know how you're feeling." I could feel my frustration mounting because of the lack of communication between us but I needed to keep my cool because of the sensitive situation.
Lauren slowly turned to face me with her tear stained cheeks clearly visible. "I don't want to be a burden Mark," she whispered.
I looked at her in wonder, she was my little sister in fact she was the only family member I had now and there was no way she would ever be a burden to me. "Lauren what makes you think that babe?"
My phone vibrated again but I ignored it and leaned forward to rest my hand on top of hers.
Lauren looked to where the sound had come from and gave me a tight smile. "I know you have a busy life Mark I'm not stupid, you won't want a fourteen year old hanging around because I'll cramp your style."
I narrowed my eyes and shrugged comically, "What do you know? My life is actually quite boring so you being around may even help it to become a little more exciting."
Lauren rolled her eyes at my response but this simple gesture gave me hope that better things were to come as this was the first normal interaction we'd had in two weeks.
"I promise that I will love and support you in everything that you want to do, just like mum and dad would've and nothing and no one is going to ever come between that." Lauren focused her attention on her clasped hands deep in thought contemplating what I'd just said.
"Look at me Lauren," she took a deep breath and slowly turned to face me. "I mean what I said, you come first over everyone."
My phone vibrated for the third time, Lauren removed her hand from under mine and rolled her eyes as she unfastened her seatbelt to exit the car. "We'll see," she shouted sternly over her shoulder and slammed the door before walking towards the house.
I shook my head in frustration as I removed my phone from my pocket and swiped the screen to read the messages.
Hi babe, I'm horny do u wanna meet tonight?
I'm naked and waiting for you in bed.
I can't wait to suck your hard cock xx
I felt a stirring in my jeans as I read the last text and grabbed my cock firmly through the material as I tried to adjust it. I'd been chasing Lydia for two months now, she'd been playing hard to get which was part of the attraction but she'd chosen tonight of all nights to get in touch and openly offer herself to me. I brought my hand to my forehead rubbing it hard as I read the messages again and sighed as I turned off my phone and returned it to my pocket. There was only one female I'd be spending my time with from now on and that was my little sister.
Chapter 1
Woods
"Thanks for coming here today, I really appreciate your help." I stood from the sofa and stepped forward to greet Ash and Ink. Although they were both early in their pregnancies they were both glowing. I smiled at the fact of how these two women had pushed their way into the lives of Duke and Diesel and in the process made them better men.
"You're welcome Woods." Ink placed her hands on my shoulders and pulled me closer to place a chaste kiss on my cheek, "She's a tough cookie babe."
I shook my head not agreeing with her, "She's not Ink. Lauren's been sheltered her whole life, I'm so worried about her and how she's coping with the situation even now after three years."
Ash walked further into the living room, "You're wrong Woods but I'm not going into detail because
she's told us things in confidence." I glared at Ash ready to pull her up on her shit, we didn't keep secrets from each other in the club so she needed to tell me or I'd be speaking to Duke.
"And before you have a shit attack at me, it's nothing like what you're thinking." She held her hands up, "Honestly she's good, she just needed a hug and a little bit of reassurance."
"She gets enough hugs from me." I placed my hands on my hips and stood firm, I didn't want anyone thinking that Lauren was starved of love and affection. Admittedly, our relationship had been tested over the years along with my patience but I knew that Lauren and I would get through this together and come out closer on the other side.
Ash mimicked my stance and placed her hands on her hips also, "You're not a woman and you're too close to the situation for her to be able to let off steam."
"And what do you mean by that?" I asked furious that Lauren would want to vent about such a situation especially to people that were almost strangers.
Ash rolled her eyes as if I hadn't been listening to anything that had been said in the previous conversations.
"Woods she's hurting babe. Your parents were on their way to see Lauren in her performance when they crashed, she's blaming herself." The realisation hit me as the words left her mouth, I hadn't ever thought of that and Lauren certainly hadn't mentioned anything over the years. I ran my hands through my hair trying to make sense of everything. If there was a god, why was he trying to test me like this? I'd tried over the years to talk to her about the situation but she always stated that she was fine although I knew she was hurting inside. We'd done well, working together as a team and she'd grown into a hardworking determined young lady and someone I was proud to call family.
"How do I look?"
I turned to see Lauren at the bottom of the stairs looking radiant in a tight fitting dress. It only brought home further that she was in fact a woman not the little girl that came to live with me three years ago. I wasn't used to seeing her dressed this way, she usually wore jeans and anything baggy to hide her figure which I was grateful for as she didn't have much interest from the opposite sex and was inexperienced as far as I was aware.
I let out a loud groan and noticed Laurens eyes widen with a flicker of hurt. I rushed towards her shaking my head, "Babe you look stunning."
"So why do you have that look on your face, I thought this was what you wanted?" she asked quietly waving her hand up and down in front of her body.
"Yeah I suppose that was the reason for asking the girls to come over but I'm now struggling with how beautiful you look." Lauren blushed and tugged on the dress trying to pull it further down her thighs. "I'm just being silly, it's the over protective brother in me." I stood back and gave her a once over. I knew that she felt uncomfortable and asked the original question for reassurance rather than compliments. "Lauren you look amazing, I'll just have to sit you in the corner of the clubhouse and keep an eye on you all night."
I turned towards the sniggering from Ash and Ink, "Thank you ladies, you've done a fantastic job."
"It was all there, we just had to accentuate." Ink brushed past me and took Lauren into her embrace.
"Thank you, I appreciate you coming over this evening." I stepped back giving the girls some space. Lauren obviously felt comfortable talking to them and I wasn't about to stop that by me being here.
"You've got our numbers so if you want a chat or pop over you know where we are."
Ink wasn't much older than Lauren but her maturity shone through, I suppose that was down to life experiences but she talked and presented herself to be a lot older than her years.
"I'm feeling left out, move out the way." Ash joined the two girls showing her affection towards Lauren as she gave her a hug. "We're family and this is what we do, like Ink said if you need us for anything including another make over, shopping trip or a shoulder to cry on please give us a call." Ash smiled and glanced at her watch, "Now we better be off as we still need to get ready ourselves." There were smiles all round as Ink and Ash picked up their bags and waved as they left the property.
Lauren clasped her hands in front of her and let out a loud sigh, "I can go and change if this makes you feel uncomfortable."
I lifted my arm inviting her to come by my side, "Don't be silly, it's just a shock to see you looking so girlie."
Lauren narrowed her eyes and slowly made her way towards me, snuggling into my body to allow me to wrap my arm around her shoulders. "That's where you're staying all night, wrapped firmly in my embrace so no man can touch or look at you."
Lauren slowly shook her head at my statement, "You're a funny man."
"Funny ha-ha or funny strange?" I asked trying to make light of the whole situation. I knew she'd been hurting and hadn't grieved properly over the three years since the death of our parents but I hadn't realised that she'd blamed herself. It was now up to me to try to rectify the situation. I didn't know how I was going to do it but I would start by making sure she had a good time this evening despite my reluctance to let her attend the party. She needed an injection of fun in her life but not too much excitement at the clubhouse.
"Do you need to ask?" Lauren gave me a cheeky smile as I directed her to the front door. I glanced at my watch, if we didn't get a move on we'd be late and I didn't want to give Duke any more reasons to have a go at me.
"No, I don't suppose I do!"
"I haven't been here for years," Lauren walked close to my side as we made our way through the parking area towards the clubhouse. I was all too aware that she was wearing heels and slowed my pace so she could keep up with me. "Has that been done on purpose?" Her question confused me. "Have you kept me away from here on purpose? I mean trying to keep your club life separate from our home life."
I nodded, that was exactly what I'd tried to do. My parents never understood my desire to belong to such a club. We were from a privileged background and didn't want for anything but the circles we mixed in were simply not for me. The guys here didn't give a shit what you had or didn't have, as long as you were of sound character and trustworthy then that was enough for them. I could just be myself here and didn't feel like I had to be out to impress which suited me fine. I didn't want Lauren to be subjected to this life though and I felt that I'd done a damn good job over the three years that she'd stayed with me. She'd only been here a few times when I couldn't get anyone to look after her and that's how I wanted it, she had aspirations and I wanted her to fulfil them.
"Yes," I said sharply letting her know of my motives. I was already aware that some of the party revellers were checking her out and I could feel my frustration building and already doubting myself for allowing her to attend.
"Lauren!"
We both turned to where the screech had come from to see Brooke and Chanel sitting at one of the wooden benches over by the garage. Lauren waved and quickly turned to face me, "Am I allowed to talk to her?"
"Lauren you're seventeen, I can't stop you from talking to people." She rolled her eyes making me snigger, "What?" I asked amused by her expression.
"No but you could make it really difficult."
"As long as she doesn't try to ply you with alcohol again, then everything will be cool." Lauren stood on tiptoes and kissed me lightly on the cheek, "Go and enjoy yourself before I change my mind."
I watched as she walked over to Brooke, who stood to greet her with an air kiss.
"She's growing up." Duke and Recon joined me in the yard as I observed Lauren's interaction with Brooke.
I folded my arms across my chest and focused my attention on Brooke, Chanel and Lauren chatting animatedly, "I fucking hate it, and I don't envy you if Ash has a girl. She's just my sister, can you imagine what I'd be like if she was my daughter?"
Recon chuckled loudly gaining attention from some of the party goers, "I'm pleased I only have to look after number one."
"That will change when you meet 'the one'." I air quoted waiting for the profanities to fall from his mouth.
"Fuck that shit. Been there, tried that one and it ain't happening again. All women are evil and need to be kept at a fucking distance."
"Well I'll leave you to debate that comment with the man that's loved up." I patted Duke on the shoulder and went in search of a cold beer and with the hope that I may bump into Chloe. It had been a while since I'd seen her and being honest with myself, absence was only making the heart grow fonder. I knew that we couldn't be together but that didn't mean that I stopped thinking about her. Fucking hell, I was going soft!
"What can I get you Woods?"
"A cold beer please, I need a drink tonight."
Ramsey smiled as he grabbed a beer from the fridge and used the bottle opener to release the cap before placing it in front of me.
"Right that's me done for a while, Buster's taking over the bar." Ramsey grabbed his fags and lighter and ducked under the counter heading for the door.
"Ramsey, do me a favour mate and keep an eye on Lauren. She's out there with Brooke and Chanel on the benches."
Ramsey nodded his head and lit his fag before leaving the clubhouse.
Ramsey
I wiped my palms on my jeans as I made my way over to the girls sitting on the bench in the far corner of the yard. I knew a few of the female family members, being a prospect I'd been asked to do all manner of things. I'd carried shopping for Ink when she wore her cast, delivered supplies to the salon for Ash and had even been to a few football matches with Chloe although that had opened a whole can of worms. Lauren was different though, she'd been sheltered from the club because Woods was so overprotective. She was an unknown entity, which intrigued me and tonight she was looking fit as fuck. I walked casually towards the picnic bench and was relieved that Brooke and Chanel were with her as I would be able to strike up conversation. I didn't know them well but I'd spoken to Chanel a few times at the salon and she'd just started seeing Buster. Brooke was a whole different story, that girl was wrong on so many levels so much so that she'd give Paige a run for her money.
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