Of course, now that her arms are around him and he’s steering them off the Friday estate and onto an actual paved road, she wonders if maybe holding on is a bad idea. Maybe the danger here isn’t actually the motorcycle—it’s a lot smoother than she expected, and Jay handles it with ease. More easily than he drives Mathilda, in fact. No, the danger is him. Seeing the shape of him in black sportswear is a lot different than feeling that shape. Even when he’d been pressed atop her in the forest, Winnie had been too adrenaline-fueled and skull-knocked to really feel him. Now, there is no escaping
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