“Never been to California…always wanted to go though”, Mal replied. He grinned at her mention of the French, “Yeah, well, my mom’s side of the family is all so very French”, he sighed, “Me and all my cousins were expected to learn it.”

Being very obvious about looking her over, Malachi noted, “You certainly do keep in shape, if you don’t mind me saying so.” He winked at her and gave her a wicked smile, “I suppose you’re very bendy, yes?”

When Colby slipped her arms around his body and hugged his back, Mal could feel a warmth spread through him; he loved to have a girl on the back of his bike, holding him like this. “That’s it, baby. Perfect”, he all but purred to her in a low, silky voice. With a satisfied smile on his face, Mal gave the Harley gas and peeled out of the school parking lot.

Malachi wanted Colby’s first ride on a motorcycle to be fun, so he made sure to take a few side roads that were like corkscrews and a few that had hills; he also tried to pick out a more scenic route than the expressway. Turning his head slightly, he called back, “Having fun?”

It took him twice as long as it should have, but Malachi finally got them to the closest Taco Bell and pulled up to the front, “Here we are, little girl!”, he announced, “Need help getting down or are you going to dazzle me with a back flip dismount?”