Her mouth was slightly ajar as she watched him walk off.
I wanted to tell her that she was better off. Then she tossed a dirty look toward me like it was my fault. Had I known Bash would follow Theo? I’d had a pretty good feeling he would, based on how much time we’d spent together the past week. For the most part, where one brother went, the other followed. I’d thought that giving them an escape would push Bash to be more direct in turning her down. She would’ve been embarrassed later if he continued to string her along like that. At least, I would be. I supposed walking away was as direct as one could get.
Wyatt returned. He noticed that the twins were gone and Strawberry was glaring at me. “What’d I miss?” He handed me my drink and Roe a new beer.
Strawberry finally got up and stormed off.
“That was very awkward,” Roe said before taking a drink.
“I was only trying to help. That’s what I get for meddling.” I glanced over to the group of ladies. I didn’t want to judge them. People should fuck whoever they wanted. But when I saw them, I saw Mother. She looked down on everyone, especially the club, and yet she’d had no problem sleeping with my father.
“They can be persistent sometimes,” Roe said.
Wyatt nodded. “You try to turn them down politely and they still don’t give up.”
I completely understood how that felt.
A few hours went by. More drinks were drunk. Mac and Lemon would go back and forth from the dance floor and our table. Theo seemed content in following them around. Bash followed Theo, appearing baffled each time.
We reached a point where Mac, Lemon, and I were really drunk. The giggly no-filter kind.
Mac talked about Miles, who was now her ex after only a few weeks of dating. He’d been seeing other girls and the one time they’d slept together, he’d been selfish about it. Which made her earlier comments make sense.
“What a cock-flopper!” Lemon yelled, making Mac and me laugh even though it hurt for me to do so.
Meanwhile, Roe, Wyatt, and the twins quietly watched and listened to us.
I began to tell the girls about my two-minute first-time experience, but Wyatt covered my mouth. “Nope! I can’t hear about you with another dude, pathetic as he was. Please save it for a girls-only night.”
Lemon and Macawwed at him.
I pulled his hand away and said, “Fine. I have to use the restroom anyway.”
“I’ll go with you,” Mac said as she stood.
“Me, too,” Lemon said, standing next.
As she went to step away from her chair, she tripped and stumbled toward Theo. His arms went out to catch her. He ended up grabbing her by the hip and wrist.
Lemon’s free hand went to his shoulder. “Oops. My foot hit the leg of the chair.” She straightened. “Thank you, Theo.”
As I passed Bash, I noticed him staring at Lemon and Theo. I couldn’t read his expression, but he didn’t blink until Lemon walked away.
I took the lead as we made our way around people. Just as we approached the hall that led to the bathrooms, I spotted Reid out from behind the bar. Roe had mentioned he was getting off work soon, but I had no idea how long ago that was. I stopped walking when I noticed he was talking to someone.
Not just someone. One of Strawberry’s and Platinum’s friends.
At my sudden stop, one of the girls bumped into me.
“Why’d you stop?” Mac grumbled before they both came to stand on either side of me.
The girl talking with Reid was gorgeous. She had long blue-black hair, flawless porcelain skin, Jessica Rabbit curves. She held a martini in one hand and reached out to grab Reid’s left one with her other. She tried to bring his up to look at it. As she spoke and tugged on his hand, she rubbed his ring finger as if trying to feel for something.
He pulled his hand away and folded his arms across his chest. She didn’t take the hint and ran her pretty, almond-shaped nail over one of his tattoos by his elbow.
“Mac, I’m trying to act rational, but I’ve been drinking and I’m not okay with this,” I said.
“I wouldn’t be, either,” Mac said. “And I would do something about it.”
