EJ cleared his throat, “Ok, I’ll ask the question aloud. Why is Ladybug hiding?” I winced. Aiden popped to me, grabbed my arm, and popped me to Xander’s side. I flushed red. The guys I’d danced for now saw me and gasped.
I grumbled to my wolf, “They could’ve played that so much cooler.” Freya chuckled, “I’m enjoying knowing you know mate’s reaction. I can’t wait for the claiming sex that follows the full dance you’ll give him, that these guys didn’t see.”
Yeah… well that is what my table said would happen. Jason’s reaction was never going to be good… even when I thought he was mad. So if you added the rest of the family it was going to be a whole thing. That was absolutely no fun for me…but thankfully I was no longer a teenager living at home. So, I had that going for me.
Xander growled, “What was that?” I said, “Umm… so… there was a thing… not really a thing worth mentioning…” One of the guy’s snorted interrupting, “Alpha Alexander Conners married a stripper?” I winced because they were bad at phrasing things.
Freya agreed, “I cannot believe he said that.” Xander growled, “Excuse me? What did you just say about MY WIFE?” EJ’s jaw dropped as I started picking at my shirt. Dad growled, “WHAT? Someone start talking. NOW!!” Kirkland asked, “Wait, how old are you?” I said, “I don’t see how that’s…” Tristan cut me off, “She just turned twenty-one. Why the hell do you think my little sister is a stripper?”
Kirkland started laughing and elbowed his buddy saying, “You tried to pay a fifteen year old to have sex with you.” I closed my eyes wishing I were anywhere but here. Freya linked, “You might as well explain it now.”
Dad, Jason, and Tristan shouted simultaneously, “WHAT?!” Dad growled, “Ladybug, what is he talking about?” Xander had the guy that had tried to pay me for sex by the throat. He clawed at Xander’s hand.
Kirkland announced, “I mean, she robbed us blind. What I remember of the show was good, but I passed out. Hell, we all did. I guess she found it offensive.” I muttered, “She drugged you… so she did not find it offensive at all. She was quite relieved since it was the whole plan… about the…”
All of them except the guy Xander had growled at me. I rolled my eyes at them. They all clutched their heads and screamed. Jason asked me, “You were a stripper?” I answered, “No. I mean… the one time… kind of... not really… let’s just start over.”
Tristan growled, “Good plan.” Abigail linked “Oh my god, I love this story already.” Well, at least someone did. I explained, “I needed to bug their phones and the woman that was supposed to go got sick… and it was… at like… the eleventh hour. I figured… ya know… I can dance. I just thought…. how hard could it be since I have the skills?”
“I watched some videos online… and with my dancing background… like…. I was the most obvious choice… to step in… and ya know… it was also my choice…. and again… it made sense…there was a lot of logic involved. Plus, I was only there for like fifteen minutes… and…”
Tristan yelled, “You were fifteen years old! They are grown ass men!” I picked at my sleeve, “Well, I mean by Hackura standards… I was also an adult…so.” Everyone stared at me. I asked, “What? I was… and we needed their phones.”
EJ asked, “Why?” Kirkland, “You are why all the plans were incepted? The stripper? Seriously?!” I winced pleading, “Please stop saying that… you’re not helping.” Kirland responded, “You owe me six hundred dollars.”
I snorted, “Who carries six hundred dollars in ones? Crazy people… that’s who. Plus, if it makes you feel better, I used it to get some teenagers that were homeless a room at a nice hotel for a week, and food. Well not just your six hundred dollars, butsome of my money… but I did use all your money. It went to a very noble cause… so…”
Jason interrupted, “Noble cause?!” I insisted, “Well, it was. They were living on the street without regular food. That money really helped them.” Tristan pinched his nose snarling, “Stripping!” I frowned, “Just… kind of… not really… and only until they passed out.”
I looked around somewhat pleading for help, “Come on... that makes it better… right?” Lots of amused looks were thrown my way. I huffed, “Haley totally would’ve said yes… if she were here. I’m just saying.” Now my sisters in law looked amused.
I continued, “Anyway, then I bugged their phones and took their money… because they are bad people. I wouldn’t have taken their money or bugged their phone if they were nice. So.. .that’s kind of their fault…when you think about it.” Zane bent over he was laughing so hard.
EJ snorted. Elise said, “I don’t think all those dancing lessons were so you could strip.” I frowned, “I mean… some women like it and they are good at it. I just did it once. It was a clutch situation. How was I supposed to control the fact that the person who was going got sick? It’s so rare for Supernatural’s. I was heavily lectured by Mason and Hendrick when I came back…. if that makes anyone feel better.”
Mason snorted, “Because you went when we couldn’t stop you, without backup.” I rolled my eyes, “I still don’t need backup to dance. I can do that in my sleep.” Tristan growled. What was his deal? Freya said, “I am being yelled at by a lot of wolves.” I replied, “Not Oden though.” Freya agreed, “No, not Oden.” Or any of the Conners wolves.
I asked Aiden, “Why did you have to pop me out here? It was better back there.” Aiden answered, “It was not nearly as fun. Why did you bug their phones?” Dylan clapped, “KingFire Hands has paid attention to all the Beta’s he knows. How beautiful.”
I sighed, “I needed their phones because they were the go between for several assassins and Bounty Hunters who tried to come for the Conners and Lyons families. They were the go between. Once we had their phones then we had the people who were paying.”
“Along with the people who were coming. We needed that to kill them… and we did. So… they’ve been quiet for a while. I don’t understand why they came themselves. They’ve always been in the shadows… they are just supposed to be a go between. A middleman kind of deal.”
Kirkland snorted, “You know too much.” I frowned, “That’s an oxymoron. One cannot know too much.” Xander threw the one guy who’d wanted to have sex with me into a tree and broke his back. Dylan commented, “People who crush backs together stay together.” I bit my lip.
EJ said, “Alexander.” Xander just gave him a look that stopped EJ from saying whatever else he was about to. I could practically feel my brother's anger. TJ touched my back, so I turned and gave him a small smile. I mouthed, “Thanks.” My brother in law nodded. I linked him, “We need to work on this together.” TJ said, “Anytime. I do get that life is crazy busy right now.”
Xander stalked over to me and pulled me against him. Before anyone could say anything, he popped us away into a treehouse. My mate growled, “Stop getting hurt.” I frowned, “Well, there was an extenuating circumstance…”
Xander interrupted, “I know, I saw what happened.” I tensed asking, “You saw?” Xander nodded, “Yes, I saw you dive in front of my mother and get stabbed before we were attacked here.” I said, “Ok… I didn’t know you guys had a feed.”
Xander slammed his lips on mine before pulling back and smirking at me. That seemed like an odd reaction. My husband grabbed my hand, sat on a chair then demanded, “Show me.” I asked, “Show you what?” Freya snorted, “You know what.” I replied, “I need confirmation… that’s a thing… I need.”
Xander wiggled his eyebrow, “You said you prepared a routine for your mission. So, I want to see you strip.” I blushed, “Umm… I mean… I didn’t exactly strip for them… I got down to my bra when the drug kicked in. I wasn't even in my underwear… so it wasn’t exactly stripping.”
Xander asked, “Was there music?” I nodded. Xander questioned, “Did you dance to it?” I nodded again. Xander turned me around and spanked me saying, “Show me.” Freya purred, “I love when your tables are right about mate’s reaction.” Yeah, it was nice.
I pulled out my phone and started playingExpressby Christina Aguilera. They did a burlesque dance to the song in the movie. I copied the choreography and added in stripping off my clothes. I grabbed a chair from the kitchen and started dancing.
