Daisy
“OH MY GOD, I can’t believe you’re finallytwenty-one,” my bestie, Teagan, shouted as she raised her third margarita toclink with my second.
Technically,Teagan wasn’t twenty-one, but she would be soon enough, considering we wereonly a few months apart. The problem was, if her dad, Mack, knew we were at aclub, she’d be in a world of hurt, but what he didn’t know wouldn’t hurt him.
“I can’t believeyouhad the balls to come here with a fake I.D.,” Tillie teased. Tilliewas Ace and Cassidy’s daughter, and five years older than us. The fact she wasrazzing Teagan at all was bullshit considering she was the one who hookedTeagan up with her ‘buddy’ who got her the I.D. to begin with.
Teagan rolledher eyes. “Whatever.”
“Are you sureyour dad doesn’t know?” Cambry asked.
Cambry was Kimand Knight’s daughter and she rounded out our little girl group for the night.Kim was my mom’s bestie, and Cambry and I were tight, but Teagan was myride-or-die. Normally, Huxley would be here too, but Teagan didn’t want her bigsister involved in her illicit activity, so my surprise birthday night outdidn’t include her.
I loved Hux andif I’d had a say in it, I would have objected to her absence, but, alas, I didnot have a say in it, so she was not here.
Teagan waved herhand in dismissal. “It’s all good. I told them I was staying at Huxley’stonight, so they won’t even know I’m gone.”
“Why didn’t youjust say you were staying with me, then actually do that?” I asked.
I lived in myparents’ old condo down on Naito. After they’d had me, they’d decided to buy ahome in suburbia, opting to move up to Vancouver, closer to many of the clubmembers. They’d kept their condo, which meant when I’d wanted a little spaceand independence while I was in school, I was able to live there.
“Because then Icouldn’t surprise you.” She gave me a slow blink. “Duh.”
“Babe, youdidsurprise me. You had to pick me up, remember? You could have just said you werestaying over as part of my birthday celebration.”
“I didn’t eventhink of that.” She wrinkled her nose. “Well, shit.”
I chuckled.“Have another drink, honey.”
She grinned.“Good idea.”
We orderedanother round of margaritas and Cambry insisted on appetizers to soak up thebooze.
“Eating is not agood idea.” I groaned. “Do you know how hard it was to get into these pants?”
I was wearing apair of patent-leather pants that zipped up at the side and I literally had toput half a tub of baby powder in them to slide them on.
“Maybe, but theylook ‘chef’s kiss’ on your ass,” Teagan said, making the chef’s kiss sound andmotion.
I laughed. “Iknow, right?”
Our drinks andfood arrived just as one of our favorite songs blared over the speaker and Ijumped up, insisting we all dance. I took a few swigs of my margarita andyelled, “It’s Melody Morgan, bitches! Let’s go!”
We headed to thedance floor and danced until we could barely stand. It was Cambry who finallycalled it quits and dragged us all back to our booth…
To find twosomewhat amused, and one very angry biker… waiting for us.
“Daddy?” Teagansqueaked.
Mack was pissed,and if I didn’t know him and love him almost as much as my own father, I’d bescared to death because he was built like a semi-truck, hence his name.
“Get outside,Teagan. Now,” he growled.
“I need to pay—”
“Your tab’s beensettled.”
“I need todrive—”
