I gasped. “Bitch!”
“Look, I’m leaving in two days for Africa, and I needed to get eyes on you. I can’t leave the country without putting all of this to rest. You know I could contract malaria or something and then you’d feel really guilty if I died.”
“You’re vaccinated, you’re not going to die from malaria,” I reminded her.
“Feline Aids?”
I bit back a snort. “You don’t actually know how any of this works, do you?”
She shrugged. “Isn’t it the number one cause of cat death?”
“Okay, Debbie Downer, calm your tits. One, you’renot a cat, and two, I’m pretty sure it’s not even in the top three.”
Lennon sighed. “You cut your hair.”
“I did.”
She frowned. “Are you okay?”
“I’m good.”
She pulled me in for a hug. “I’m so, so sorry.”
“Sorry for what exactly?”
“For lying to you.”
“But not for dating a piece of shit?”
“He’s not a piece of shit, Waverly,” Lennon snapped, her long, blonde hair whipping around her shoulders.
“Every biker’s a piece of shit.”
“That’s like saying every cop’s noble, or every teacher’s a hero. You can’t make those sweeping statements. When you meet him, you’ll get it.”
“Oh my god, you didn’t bring him here, did you?” I breathed out in horror.
“No! God, Gravy, I wouldn’t do that to you.” Her eyes filled with tears. “Do you actually think I’d do something that would scare you or make you even feel a little bit uncomfortable?”
I bit my lip. “I didn’t think you’d date a biker after everything I’d been through.”
She threw her hands in the air. “I didn’t think I would either. Honestly, I’d vowed never to even look at anyone associated with Harleys and then Granny kind of orchestrated our first meeting and he’s the kindest man I’ve ever met. Nothing at all like the men we ran into at the party, and nothing like Aaron, who isn’t a biker, by the way, and is a totalpiece of shit.”
“Thatistrue.”
“I fell in love with Snarl, Gravy, and I honestly wasn’t expecting that.” She met my eyes. “But I will dump him if having him means losing you.”
I stared at her for a few tense seconds. “You really would, wouldn’t you?”
“Yes. You’re my best friend and I won’t let a man come between us.”
“You love him?”
“With everything I have.”
“How the hell did you let this happen, Len?” I cried.
“He has a giant dick.”
