“You don’t have to?—”
But he’s already up, padding across my bedroom, everything hanging out with no inhibitions at all. And why would he have? His back end is as good as his front. He’s a beautiful specimen of a man, and that ass is fucking gold. I curse him for being so lean without an inch of fat on his body,when he turns and my eyes dart up. “I bet you have one of those double donut coffee flavored pods hangin’ around the kitchen. Still take it with a dash of cream?”
Does he remember my favorite coffee? Oh, no. This is bad.
“Haze—”
He waves a hand at me. “You’re gonna need your strength. I can make us grilled cheese.”
“Strength?” I holler after him. “Strength for what?”
“That was round one,” he bellows back. “I’m here for the night, baby doll, better get used to it.”
I’ve created a monster, and I’ve only got myself to blame.
CHAPTER
FIVE
Haze
Present Day
“So?” I stare down at her annoyed face. “Tell me that I’m wrong, that you’ll be pullin’ the bullets out of me when you shoot.”
“There’s paramedics for that,” she fires back. “I thought we agreed you wouldn’t come around here anymore.”
“Now that’s just mean, and I don’t ever remember saying those words.”
“After New Year’s,” she whisper-shouts.
“Yeah? And February, March, April, until you realized we’re onto a good thing. That’s what you do, sweet cakes, but I won’t hold it against you.”
“You left that morning,” she fires back. “And never even called, so don’t give me that shocked face. We had an agreement.”
“We did, but you decided to change the rules. I’m good enough to have in your bed, but not be seen in public with.” It hurts, to tell the truth, and I know that isn’t how she thinks,but it’s certainly how she’s behaving now she’s got this big promotion.
“That isn’t true and you know it.”
“Really? Let’s examine the evidence since we’re gonna do this here, shall we?” I tap the pad of my pointer finger. “Being seen with a biker isn’t good for your reputation.” I tap the middle pad next. “You’re worried about what the commissioner will think. You don’t want a spectacle but you dragged me away in front of everyone — hereby causing a scene — oh, and lucky last, you brought a date, who looks shady as fuck by the way and probably couldn’t fight his way out of a wet paper bag.”
She glares at me. “What I do in my personal life is none of your business.”
“So he is your date?”
“Goodbye, Haze.”
I grab her elbow as she goes to push past me. “Deny it, deny what I just said and I’ll leave quietly.”
Her face is livid as she turns to face me. “You’re delusional, do you know that? I don’t mind you being here one little bit, but arriving in club colors, Aust? It’s like you’re just trying to stir up trouble for me.”
“Good enough to bone, but not good enough to show on your arm, I get it.”
“You never asked to be on my arm, so stop being belligerent,” she scoffs.
“I came to support you,” I sigh. This isn’t going how I planned. Usually, I can sweet talk or joke my way out of any situation, but this is Willow. She’s smarter than me. “That’s the truth.” I thumb behind me. “Even brought Brew and Sawyer, they say hi by the way.”
“Haze, you can’t go around threatening people just because you don’t like I’m here with someone.”
