“I’m so sorry. I should have trusted you.”
“We’re still new. Tiffany’s a bitch, but she’s a smart bitch. She had a fifty-fifty shot of freaking you out enough to mess with your head. I don’t think she was ready for the consequences though.”
I glanced up at him. “Thank you for giving her back her clothes.”
“Baby, there are kids downstairs.”
I leaned back with a frown. “So, if it was adults only, you wouldn’t have given them back?”
He smiled. “I’m pleading the fifth on that one.”
“Probably a good choice.” I buried my face back in his chest and let him hold me.
“So you fucked Tiff,” Annie murmured.
“Don’t start,” Austin said.
“That’s scrapin’ the very bottom of the barrel big brother. What the hell?”
“I was drunk and horny. She was there and willin’.” My body locked and Austin gave me a gentle squeeze. “But we don’t need to go there.”
“Ignore her, Dani,” Annie said. “She’s a total skank who seriously has fucked pretty much everyone in the club, other than a couple of the recruits.”
“But that’s kind of sad,” I said.
“How so?”
“Because when a woman feels insecure enough to sleep around, especially that much, she has bigger issues... like her dad didn’t love her enough maybe. I think that’s sad.”
“Holy shit, Booker,” Annie said. “How the hell did you manage to convince this woman to give you a chance? She’s obviously too good for you.”
“I’m hoping she won’t figure that out until after I marry her.” He kissed the top of my head. Austin loosened his arms and pulled me to the chair opposite Annie’s. He sat down and guided me onto his lap, wrapping an arm tightly around my waist. Because he was so much taller than me and the chair was huge, I was able to settle myself on his chest quite comfortably.
“What’s going on with Bullet?” he asked.
“Maybe you should talk about this in private,” I said.
Annie waved her hand dismissively. “Honey, if you’ve got my brother talking marriage, you’re already family.”
“This is the first I’ve heard of it,” I said.
“Classic Booker,” Annie said with a giggle. “Romance is not his forte.”
I bit my lip which made Austin chuckle. “She knows.”
“He’s romantic in his own way,” I said.
“Seriously,” Annie said. “Saint.”
“Yeah, she is.” Austin kissed me quickly.
“Stop,” I whispered, but I had to admit I was feeling better than before.
“What’s going on with Bullet?” Austin asked his sister.
Annie grinned. “Nothing he won’t learn from.”
“So it’s like that,” Austin murmured.
