“Oh.We need to order some more black and shaders, but everything else is fine.”
“You are all up in your head, brother.Something tells me it's got something to do with Sophia.”
Axel grunted in response.He should have known Ripper wasn't going to leave it alone.
“What's happened now?Don't even try to pretend you're not all bound up.”
He stopped what he was doing and turned to the other man.“She's working at Indi's club as a dancer.”
“And?”
“And?Isn't that enough?She shouldn't be up onstage in front of strangers wearing almost nothing.”
Ripper shook his head.“Brother, you need to let that shit go.”
“What shit?”Axel groused.
“The idea that women need to be covered at all times.As my girl would say, it's misogynistic bullshit.Let me ask you something.Do you think less of Rose for working there?”
“Of course not,” he replied.
“What about Indi?”Ripper pressed.
“No.Shit.I see where you're going with this.”He ran a hand through his hair.“I owe Sophia an apology.”
“Ah, hell, brother.What did you do?”
“Said some shit I shouldn't have,” he grumbled.
“You better get that done quick, but don't do it at the clubhouse.If Sinner catches wind of it—”
“Yeah, I know.He'd kick my ass,” Axel said, cutting him off.
“Damn right he would.”
“Bah.There's nothing I can do about it right now, so let's just focus on the job.”
Axel finalized the inventory and handed the tablet over to Ripper to order what they needed.
The day progressed with them just shooting the shit in between customers, and when it was time for him to finally leave, he headed out quickly and drove over to Elysium.He had no idea if Sophia was working, but he would soon find out.
One thing was for sure.He had a lot of groveling to do.
Chapter Seven
Sophia
Even though she wasn't working that evening, Sophia headed into Hartford and Club Elysium.She'd been working on the computer for so long that she felt like her eyes were crossing, and she seriously needed a break.
She walked into the club and was halfway to the bar to get a drink when Indi intercepted her.
“What on earth are you doing here on your day off?”
“Hey.Getting ready to get a drink and support my co-workers and awesome boss with my presence,” she replied.
“Good answer,” Indi said with a laugh.“Uh oh.Don't look now, but a certain biker is headed this way.Good luck,” she added and walked away.
Sophia groaned silently before she plastered on a fake smile and turned around to face him.
