“Might not be a bad thing. She’s always been mouthy and she ain’t that great in bed.”
“I’ll have to take your word on that, brother,” I laughed.
“You ain’t fucked her?” he asked.
I shook my head. “Nope. Let her suck me off once when she first started coming around, but that’s it. She begged me to fuck her, but it wasn’t happening.”
Badger let out a loud belly laugh. “Well, that explains a lot. No wonder she’s staring you down. She wants a ride on the Phoenix.”
I shoved him and laughed. “Shut the fuck up, you idiot.”
For a brief second, I considered telling him about Macy being back in town, but things were going smoothly for once and I didn’t want to ruin it. Bringing up Macy would do nothing but ruin his good mood. It would be better to tell him after the wedding.
I finally got fed up with Crystal’s staring and went to my office. I was waiting for Annabelle to call me and let me know she had Nathan settled. She thought it would be best for him to stay at my house instead of the farm, but she didn’t want me there when he arrived. She was being really weird about the whole thing with Nathan. I knew they had a fucked up history with this town, so I was trying not to press her about the way she was acting.
Just as I was starting to worry, she called. “Hey, doll face. I was starting to get worried about you. Everything okay?”
Her shaky voice filled my ear. “No, Phoenix, everything is not okay. Someone slashed my tires when I went inside to get Nathan.”
“Where are you now?” I barked, grabbing my keys and heading for the door.
“We’re back inside the airport, near the security office. I reported it, but they don’t have cameras in that lot, so I doubt they’ll be able to do anything. Can you come pick us up?”
“I’m already heading out the door. I’m bringing Badger with me. We’ll arrange a tow on the way. You stay inside that airport until I get there.”
“I will.”
“Badger! You’re with me. Let’s go,” I yelled, striding through the common room with purpose.
Dash jumped up from his place at the bar. “What’s up, Prez?”
“Annabelle’s at the airport and she’s got flat tires. Going to pick her and Nathan up,” I said quickly, hoping he missed the part where I said tires instead of a tire.
“You coming back here tonight?” he asked.
“Just to drop Badger off, then I’ll take them home.”
He slapped me on the back. “All right, Prez, see you in the morning.”
Badger and I climbed into one of the SUVs we kept out back. “What’s really going on?” he asked.
“Annabelle’s tires were slashed at the airport while she was inside getting Nathan. Call and find out where the fuck Edge is. He’s supposed to be tailing her. And I need you to arrange a tow for the car,” I said as I sped out of the lot in a spray of dust and gravel.
Just as Badger pulled his phone out, mine started ringing. I tossed it to him so I could concentrate on getting to my woman as fast as possible.
Badger answered and put the phone on speaker. “Prez, I lost Annabelle. A fucking car swerved and ran me off the road,” Edge grunted into the phone.
“You okay, brother,” Badger asked.
Edge coughed and cleared his throat. “Laid my bike down. I think I’m okay. Called as soon as I found my phone.”
“Stay put. I’ll have someone there to get you and your bike shortly. You sure you’re okay?”
“I’m sure. I’m sorry, Prez.”
“Ain’t your fault, brother. She’s at the airport and she’s okay, but someone slashed her tires while she was inside. We’re going to get her now. You stay alert until I get another brother to you, you hear?” I ordered.
“Got it, Prez.”
