Jared breathed deeply to give himself a sense of calm. Obviously, Shell had never ridden on the back of a bike before, or she had and it had scared her shitless, because she was holding onto him so tightly he could barely breathe. It was nice, though, having her this close without her running away. He'd given her his helmet. No matter what, she was his first priority.
"You okay?" he asked over his shoulder, wanting to make sure before he started it up.
The other guys in the band had left, leaving them here by themselves. There was no other way for her to get home unless she called a cab. He prayed she wouldn't snap out of whatever this was and do just that.
"Yeah." She nodded, but her fingers dug almost painfully into his stomach.
He could handle it though - at least she was willing to
