I shake my head. “Talk about Layla like that ever again, and your ass-eating days will be over. You’ll be eating through a fucking tube.”
Kai takes another drag on his smoke. “Fuck man, I was only joking. Are youactuallygonna see this chick again?”
“Holy fuck, nowIwant to know what she looks like,” Flip says from the end of the table. Another chorus of laughter.
I turn to face him. “You might be old, but I’ll still fucking beat the shit outta you,” I warn him, and I’m only half joking. The idea of anyone looking at Layla besides me is causing my blood to boil, and Christ, I may not understand the chokehold this woman has me in, but I will figure it out—and until then, theywon’ttalk about her like that again.
I need more time to solve this.
“When I bring her around here,” I add. “All of you will fucking behave.” I look around the table.
“We’llall behave, but will Shell?” Wolfe asks, and he’s right. My mom is definitely going to go overboard when I bring a woman around. I knot my brow in thought. I’m going to have to talk to her about this.
“I’ll deal with my mother,” I say to the table.
“Better you than us,” Jake pipes up, which causes more laughter.
“DoesLaylaknow she’ll be here soon?” Mason asks with a smirk.
“Not yet, but she will,” I toss back.
“Alright, unless anyone has anything else, we’re done. Everyone get out. I’ve got shit to do,” Wolfe says, snapping the gavel down. We all stand as Kai stubs out his smoke.
I clap him on the shoulder. “Don’t go anywhere. I need your help for a minute.”
He nods. “Sure thing, Loverboy,” he says with his sinister grin.
Cocksucker.
I’m nothing if not a creature of habit. Most days are the same. Chapel in the morning if necessary, then my daily training regimen, which has been the same for over ten years, finishing with an ice-cold shower.
I step out of that shower now, giving my back a good stretch to loosen the tension that lives there as I wrap a towel around my waist, letting myself mostly air-dry. My muscles are extra sore after I went hard this morning, but it’s par for the course. I don’t like feeling out of control, and right now I’m fighting that feeling hard as I scroll through the texts on my phone from the guys and my mother.
BOSS WOMAN
You’re bringing a woman here? Who is this sweetbutt?
Fucking pricks.More than likely Kai told her, because he’s my mother’s little bitch.
She isn’t a sweetbutt. She’s new to this world and I’ll be the one to introduce her.
BOSS WOMAN
Well, Christ on a fucking cracker. I didn’t believe them when they told me.
This is exciting. What does she like to eat?
For fuck’s sake.I pull up my chat with Kai and message him.
You need to get off my mother’s tit.
KAI
She’s the only mama I’ve got.
Should’ve seen her face light up though. Classic.
Fucking shit disturber.
