“Then don’t. Talk about the future, and let her know you’re always going to be there for her. She’s come so far over the last six months, and once she knows you’re not against her marriage anymore, she won’t feel torn between the two of you.”
King stood, taking her in his arms. “Let’s get some sleep.”
“No stripper pole tonight?”
“Tonight, I’m going to be the one to please you. I have a lot to live up to. It’s hard for one man to live up to so much competition.”
King packed her back to the bedroom, laying her down on the bed.
Evie searched his eyes, looking for censure or jealously, and found none. “King…”
“Evie, I have never been afraid of a little competition.” His fingers twisted her nipple. “I’m certainly willing to prove I can keep you satisfied.”
Evie grinned back. “King, you can prove yourself to me all night long.”
* * *
Evie set her orange juice down on the table, staring at King in shock. “You’re going to do what?”
“Don’t look so shocked,” King grumbled. “Shade invited me to go on the fishing trip with all the men the night you have Beth’s shower, and I accepted.”
“You’ve never went fishing or camped out a night in your life.”
King shrugged. “How hard could it be?”
Evie spread some jam on her toast. “The only reason they are going to get out of attending the baby shower is Lily scarred them for life with Sex Piston’s.”
“All of The Last Riders are going, so I take it as a good sign they invited me.”
“Bullshit. You just don’t want to be stuck with all the women by yourself.”
“That’s not true,” King denied, pouring himself a cup of coffee. He had come to the conclusion that building a relationship with Lily was more important than breaking her marriage to Shade. He still didn’t trust the man, but he was certain he would never hurt Lily. He figured going on the camping trip with Shade would show Lily he was willing to try. Shade had looked surprised he had accepted the invitation King was certain had been given after Lily’s prompting.
“You do know you’ll have to shit in the woods?”
“Are Sex Piston and her crew coming to the shower?”
“Yes.”
“Then camping will be a new experience I will thoroughly enjoy.”
“Sure it will,” Evie said doubtfully.
“I’m beginning to feel insulted.” King looked at her over the real-estate section of the newspaper.
Evie eyed King’s immaculate clothes. “When I look at you, ‘outdoorsman’ doesn’t come to mind.”
King sighed and changed the subject. “I have a meeting this morning with the owner of the property I told you about that I want to buy for the restaurant.”
“I can fucking guarantee he won’t be wearing a two-thousand-dollar suit.”
“It’s all about intimidation to get the best price for the property,” King informed her.
Evie took a bite of her toast, chewing it thoughtfully. “Have you met Drake Hall yet?”
“No, the realtor set the appointment up for me.”
“He’s not going to be intimidated by you. You want a better price on the property, take Bliss with you; he’ll be too busy staring at her tits to concentrate on you chewing his price down.”
“I think I can handle him. I’ve bought over a hundred properties in Queen City.”
Evie finished her toast, placing her plate in the sink. “Don’t say I didn’t warn you.” She went back to the table, bending down to give him a kiss. “I have to go. I need to see a couple of Beth’s patients before I go to the grocery store to buy the groceries for tonight’s party.”
“You need me to do anything before I leave? Shade and Rider aren’t picking me up until this afternoon.”
“You could blow the balloons up for me. They’re on the table in the living room.” Evie could tell from his face he was less than thrilled by the challenge of blowing the balloons up.
“I meant errands you needed done.” He clarified.
“Nope, just the balloons. I think if Shade could make another masterpiece out of diapers, then you can blow up a few balloons.”
Chapter 27
“So, what’s it like going from a whole clubhouse of men fucking you to just one man?”
Evie stared at Killyama as she refilled her tea glass, tempted to dump the whole pitcher on her head.
“Killyama!” Beth reproved her friend, saving Evie from having to answer her question in front of a whole roomful of women, one being the daughter of the man she was in love with.