I have to grind my teeth together to keep from shouting that she would never be his. “Is that all?”
“Yeah, brother, that’s all.”
I hear the line go dead, and my frustration gets the best of me. I fling the phone across the room and watch it shatter against the wall. Fuck!
CHAPTER Fourteen
Kidd
I hear someone stomping into my office, and I know without looking up that it’s Chipper. I’m sure he’s about to rip into me about Jenna again. She’s been in a downward spiral since that shit went down with Cary. We may not talk much, but I see her every damn day, and every day for two fucking weeks she’s been drunk as hell and crying into her bottle of Jack.
Not many people throw shit my way, but I allow Chipper to say what he wants, as long as he doesn’t take it too far. Not only is he my vice-president, he’s had a hard fuckin’ six years. When he lost Mindy, he fell apart. I wasn’t sure I’d ever get my brother back, but when Pop died, he stepped up somewhat. Without him, I’m not sure I could’ve run the club.
Pop passed away a few years ago. He had a heart attack in his sleep, but even before that, he’d already stepped down, and I was acting Pres. Once I took the gavel, I had Chipper take his place as my VP. He should have taken the reins, but he was still being a stubborn fuck and refused. Even as my VP, he ends up passing most of his shit on to other brothers to do. I hate to even think it, but I might have to replace him if he doesn’t straighten his ass up soon.
“You got to do something, brother. I’ve had enough of this shit. If you can’t stop it, I will,” he growls out as he takes a seat across from me.
I finally look at him just in time to see him run his shaking fingers through his hair. “What has she done this time?”
“Same old shit. It’s nine thirty in the damn morning, and she is so fuckin’ drunk she can’t even walk straight. The shit with that bitch is tearing her to pieces.” He jerks his eyes towards me. “I’m telling you, man. If you don’t do something, she’s going to kill herself.”
I shake my head in frustration. We’ve had this discussion a hundred times over the last few days. He wants me to claim Jenna as mine. He thinks that’ll help her get her shit together, but he doesn’t understand how bad I fucked up. Mom always told me to be careful with what you say, because your words will come back to haunt you. She was never more right.
“I don’t know what you want me to do about Ice. She’s a grown ass woman. If she wants to kill herself at the bottom of a bottle, there’s nothing I can do about it.” Even saying the words sends bile up into my throat. I would do anything to protect my girl, if only she would let me.
“She’s your woman. You’re the only one that can put a stop to it.”
I shake my head again. “She ain’t my woman. I haven’t touched her in years.” Not that I haven’t wanted to every damn day. As the President, I could have made Jenna come to my bed. Believe me, I’ve been tempted to more than once, but I just couldn’t. She may play the role of a whore, but she will never be one to me.
“No, man, you haven’t. When you want pussy, you want easy pussy, and you know getting Jenna back will be anything but easy.” A sarcastic smile spreads across Chipper’s face. “But, not having your dick in her doesn’t make her any less yours.”
“Ice is not mine,” I say again, hoping he’ll shut the fuck up about it. Every time he pulls this shit with me, a spark of hope is lit somewhere deep inside me, but when I try to talk to her, that hope is doused with her hatred. It hurts too fuckin’ much to keep trying.
His smile turns into a smirk. “If she’s not yours, then let Reese have her.”
“No!” I say in near shout. No one is getting Jenna. “Reese has a damn woman. He doesn’t need Ice too.”
Chipper laughs out loud. “Reese has a she-bitch from hell, and he’d be willing to kick her to the curb if you even hinted that he could have Jenna.”
That isn’t exactly true. He wouldn’t be kicking Roxy anywhere. He’d be burying her ass out back. I slap my hand onto my desk, causing everything on it to shake. “I said no.”
“Fine,” he snaps. “Don’t give her to Reese, but you need to step the fuck up before something happens to her.”