“Scratch their balls and watch sports,” Gigi adds, making us all giggle.
“Girls’ night at the Evergreen.”
“Sounds like heaven,” Lulu breathes as she pushes her sunglasses back on her nose. “I’m off. Wish me luck. I’m asking for a million today.”
I nearly choke on my own spit as she strides toward the door with her head held high and an air about her that says money. “Good luck,” I call out as she walks outside. “Sheesh. Only a million?”
Gigi laughs as she shakes her head. “I wouldn’t even know where to begin to do that.”
“Lulu has a way with people, especially men. They follow behind her with their tongues hanging out, salivating.”
“She’s stunning.”
“She is—and smart, too. But don’t think she’s always sweet. She’ll kick any man in the balls and clock him right in the jaw if he gets too handsy. I’ve seen her do it. She may be small, but she’s mighty.”
“Our daddies all taught us well,” Gigi says, and I nod because they’ve each spent countless hours showing us how to protect ourselves from any type of threat.
“Did I hear Chinese?” Pike asks from across the shop.
“Girls’ night,” Gigi calls out.
“Damn,” he barks. “I want some.”
“I’ll bring you some back.”
“Fine,” he groans.
“Men.” She shakes her head. “He can hang out at the bar until I get back.”
“I’m sure they’ll be happy to have him visit,” I tell her. “He can watch the game.”
“What game?” she asks me.
I shrug. “Fuck if I know, but I’m sure there is one.”
She slaps my shoulder as she stands. “You’re nuts.”
“I know.” I smile up at her. “But, like, you’re not normal either.”
“Normal is overrated,” she says as she leaves the room and heads back toward her husband.
My phone rings as if Wylder has ESP. “Hey,” he says as soon as I answer.
“Everything okay?” I ask him, panic suddenly climbing up my insides.
“Yeah. I just talked to Katie’s husband.”
“Oh boy,” I whisper.
Wylder blows out a long, loud breath. “He told her he wanted a divorce last week, and she lost it on him. He hadn’t seen her in a few days and wasn’t sure where she was. I informed him about what happened and where she is. He said to do whatever we wanted, he was washing his hands of her.”
I gasp, shocked even though I shouldn’t be. I guess he finally realized what a selfish witch she was, too. “Really?”
“I guess she destroyed the house and took a baseball bat to his car. He called the cops on her too, but she had already disappeared by the time they came to take the report.”
“Well, damn,” I mutter. “So, what are you going to do?”
“We’ll see what the doctor has to say, but it sounded like her husband wants her to do the ninety days if the judge approves it.”
