I shot Alexandra a dry look.“Lex, you might not want to play it this way.”
“I’m not going to make Ivy feel like a third wheel,” Alexandra said.
Bluff leaned toward the open passenger side door.“Can y’all hurry this up?We need to get moving so I can get my bike and come back here.”
Alexandra grinned at Ivy.“You’re shorter than me, so you’re sitting behind Rafferty.”
While Alexandra got back in the car, Ivy looked up at me.“I’ll see you…around noon, you think?”
“With any luck, sooner.”
She went up on her toes again and kissed my cheek.“Bye, honey.I love you.”
My eyes widened and my mouth went dry as thoughts whirled in my head about how to respond.Except she didn’t even wait for a response, she’d scurried around the front of the Honda and climbed into the backseat.
Shit.
As they pulled away, Ivy waved at me and I waved back.
How the hell had I earned her love?
“You better not do her wrong,” Lark said, trudging out from the side of the clubhouse.
“Fucking hell, how long were you hiding over there?”I asked.
He gave me a wry look.“I was out here first, for a smoke.Surprised one of you didn’t smell it.”
“It’s not even seven o’clock, man.”
“Yeah,” he said coming closer to me.“Heard her say she loves you.”
My jaw shifted.“Yeah.She hadn’t done that before.”
“That why you stood there like a dumb dope?”Lark asked.
I huffed out a chuckle and shook my head.“You could say that.It took me by surprise that’s for damn sure.”
“Women are good at that.”
I looked into Lark’s brilliant green eyes.“Yeah.I’m not gonna do her wrong… Though come to think of it, you should follow your own advice where she’s concerned.”
Lark’s lips turned down, but it wasn’t a full-on frown.“Yeah, I guess that’s fair.”
The sound of a motorcycle engine approaching could be heard, and moments later Volt rode through the open gates.
“You got your gun with you?”Lark asked.
“No, I’ll run up to my room and take care of that right now.”
I hadn’t been back to Platinum’s since I earned my place in the club.Even though the cleaning crew had been through this morning, the room felt heavy with the scent of smoke, hairspray, perfume, and booze.Yak led us to a back room where private parties were held.
A table and six chairs were set up, and Volt gestured for Lark and I to take a seat on one side.
“When they get here, me and Turk will pat them down the bring them in.Tundra and Punc are sticking around at the door to make sure nobody else tries to get in here.The back door’s locked, but we’ve got Beast and Liar out there to prevent any attempted ambush,” Yak said.
Volt nodded.“Good.”
Yak turned to leave then looked over his shoulder at us.“If you want anything to drink, hit the bar for some soda.There’s half a pot of coffee up there, too.”
