A knock at the door at 9 am had Tim cursing as he walked down the hallway to answer it. Flipping his hair back with his hands the person on the other side knocked harder. Taking a deep breath he opened the door. Looking down, standing before him was a middle aged woman dressed in a nurses uniform who appeared quite appalled that it took him so long to answer the door.

"May I help you" he asked with his deep, morning voice.

"Are you Mr. Ray " she asked sternly, walking past Tim now standing in his living room, looking around.

"No ma'am. May I ask who you are" he replied.

"Well, if you're not Mr. Ray, who I am is irrevelant" she stated, again sternly. "Do you know where I will find him?"

"All due respect ma'am, if you would tell me who you are.." he began when she cut him off.

"I have an appointment with Mr. Ray, this morning, at this address" she replied as Chance walked in the back door.

"Hey Tim" he called out "I wanted to borrow your phone to call the agency about my physical therapy".

"I've got a feeling that won't be necessary" Tim replied as Chance walked into the living room. " Ma'am, this is Mr. Ray. Chance, I have no idea what this woman's name is but she states she's here to see you. I'll leave you both to become acquainted" Tim stated as he began to walk towards his room, stopping for a moment placing his hand on Chance shoulder. Leaning towards him he whispered "May the force be with you brother, you're going to need it".

****
Tim and Chance met up with Jenika
to get his phone and computer. Once leaving the Apple store they headed towards The Stillery to grab a bite to eat.

"Damn, it smells awesome in here" Chance commented "You have no idea how long I've craved real food"

"Well, get whatever y'all want buddy.  This place has it all" Tim responded.

After placing their orders, Tim excused himself to the rest room. Chance and Jenika were talking when two men walked up to the table.

"Damn, you'd think this place would have restrictions on who they allow in here" the taller of the two stated to Chance. Jenika was taken aback by the guys remark at first but mesmerized by his large muscular arms and chest.

"You'd think, but apparently the likes of either of you were allowed in the door as well" Chance replied, standing with his arms crossed.

The shorter man stated to Jenika, "Ma'am, a fine lady such as you must be desperate if you need to be in the company of his sorry ass". Jenika made a feeble attempt to get Chance to sit down, she just couldn't take her eyes off the taller man to be convincing enough.

Tim was walking back towards the table when he noticed the guys and Chances stance. Sizing them up he knew he could take the shorter one but Chance was in no condition to brawl with either of them. These guys were bikers in every sense of the word. 'Ok Foust, play it cool, don't make any foolish moves' he thought to himself as he approached the table.

"Can I help you" he asked with authority as he saw Chance and the taller of the two staring at each other.

"Who's this, your bodyguard" the man asked without a blink.

"Yeah, you got a problem with that" Chance replied.

Tim swallowed hard "fuck" he said quietly to himself, standing near Chance. Jenika continued to stare in awe at the man.

"Good..he better have your back, brother" the guy said as he and Chance shook hands and enbraced for a moment.

Tim looked at the two of them in disbelief. "What the hell just happened here" he asked with a raised brow.

The two men and Chance broke out in heavy laughter at Tim's response. Jenika continued to stare as Chance introduced the men "Guys this is Drew and Smitty. Old friends of mine from back in Alabama, we used to ride together" he explained.

Tim seemed to let out a sigh of relief as he shook their hands. Jenika blushed when Drew took her by the hand, kissing the back of it before saying "pleasure to meet you young lady".

Chance invited them to sit and have a drink while they reminisced about the old days.

"Man, we heard about what you been through. Damn, guess that explains those headaches you used to have. We always blamed it on the whiskey drinking" Smitty stated while sipping a beer.

Tim watched as Drew flirted with Jenika, for whatever reason it was bugging the hell out of him. "So you guys have jobs or just ride around on bikes all day" he stated.

Chance shot him a look of disbelief at his comment. "Contrary to popular belief, Tim. Not all guys on motorcycles are gang members out to rape and pillage every town they come to" Smitty replied, placing his empty bottle on the table.

"Smitty owns a large real estate agency in Mobile and Drew is a criminal defense attorney in his family's law firm" Chance explained.

"Sorry guys " Tim apologized before asking how they all met.

"I met Chance when he was looking for a house along the gulf. That place is a beauty, you ever gonna marry Mina and settle down there or what" Smitty replied.

"Yeah, we're not together anymore.  Long distance relationship just didnt work out" Chance replied.

"Oh, man Im sorry, I didn't know" Smitty replied. Chance merely shrugged.

"So is this young lady your new girlfriend? She sure is a pretty one" Drew said, winking at Jenika.

"Oh lord no, she's more of a Mother Hen" he answered jokingly.

Jenika slapped him on the arm and explained how they'd been friends since collage and now worked as the tour manager of the group.

"Are you free tomorrow night? We're here for a few days, big Harley convention here this week, first ever held in Nashville. Perhaps we could get a little more acquainted over dinner, say around 7?" he asked her placing his hand on hers. Jenika blushed at both the question and the touch of his hand. "Sure, absolutely" she replied eagerly.

Tim could feel the stirring in his gut, he didn't trust Drew with Jenika and he couldn't understand why. He finished his beer and motioned to the waitress to bring him another.

Chance watched both their reactions. Tim obviously wasn't happy with Drew asking her out, and she was ecstatic that he had.

'You're killing me here, Caroline. You didn't warn me about this, what the hell am I supposed to do now' he thought to himself.