Romeo chuckled. “You and Ryatt? When did that happen?”
“Last night, when we were with McKelle.”
Romeo and Dozer glanced at each other. They wouldn’t need X-ray vision to see through the statement. They had a history of spit roasting Pippa, back before Romeo went all in with Levi, and Pippa tamed the dark monster lurking in Dozer.
Not that I expected a threesome with Ryatt and McKelle, but listening to her come apart with Ryatt had hit hard. I’d felt the impact from my chest to my balls. I didn’t just want to be a voyeur. I wanted my hands and mouth on her, and I wanted to smell his cologne on her skin while my dick was inside her.
For now, I’d settle for her dating both of us. With the way Ryatt stared at me last night, he wasn’t comfortable with whatever was playing out in his thoughts either.
I stared at Romeo. “Ryatt and I already have this thing with McKelle between us. I don’t want you and the MC between us, too.”
“Do you think you’re ready for the responsibility?” Dozer asked. “Your fingers are still sore from sewing on your colors.”
I tugged on a thread from the worn knee of my jeans. “I’m not too arrogant to think I won’t have questions.”
“I’m good with it,” Romeo said. “Friday night at church.”
“You need to talk to him first. He’s got a situation he’s dealing with.”
Romeo rubbed at a grease stain on his knuckle. “And he talked to you about it?”
“He didn’t have a choice,” I mumbled. “Have you seen him?”
“Not since last night,” Romeo said. “He’s not answering his phone. My calls are going straight to voicemail.”
“Fuck. Dude, he lost it last night on his bike. I was hoping he’d swung by here.”
“He does deliveries on his bike.” Romeo pulled out his phone.
“Not without his service moving over to McKelle’s old phone.”
The steel back door popped open. “Pike is here with the bike from Lee. He’s coming around,” Jazzy said, just as the hearse came around the building and pulled up to the roll door of the bay.
“Come check it out,” Dozer said to me and Romeo. He jumped onto the flatbed as Pike opened the driver’s side door.
“I don’t know what you said to Lee, but he wasn’t his usual friendly self.” Pike loosened the strap holding the bike down. “Said you’re blackmailing him.”
“More like extortion,” Dozer said. “He wanted to charge me ten grand for a totaled ride.”
“We can get ten out of her once she’s running.” Romeo stared down at the red and black Heritage classic.
“Lee thought he’d fuck me over because of the work we used to do for him. I made sure he understood I’d be back for more than bikes if he tried to fuck me over again. We decided three was fair.”
“Got the title?” Romeo asked Pike, and Pike nodded.
“I’ll help you unload her,” I said.
Once the straps were off, we rolled the mangled bike into the shop.
After Pike took off, I hung out at the shop for a little longer then headed back to the MC.
Seven had all the chairs on the tables and scrubbed the hardwood floors. Tank and Kodiak played a game of pool. I joined them, slumping into the couch.
“You ready for tomorrow night?” Tank asked.
Tomorrow, we’d be protecting a Bruno shipment coming in on the docks and hauled to the container yard. I wasn’t privy to the contents, only that we’d be fully armed.
I’d been in my share of fights, but I’d never pulled a gun on anyone. Maybe it had more to do with my mom’s asshole husband. The prick wore the badge. When he wasn’t beating my ass with a belt, he’d threaten to have it arrested. He thought the gun and the badge gave him power over me, but it was my mom. I was afraid she’d choose him over me, and then she did.
