Preach’s face goes pale, because he knows what I say is true. I run the girls, and they listen to me. If I say so, his ass will never get another piece of club pussy again. “Oh shit! Come on, Ice. That’s not fair. You know this shit isn’t my fault. I have to do what the Pres' says, or I’ll catch seven kinds of hell.”
I start to respond, but am cut off by the sound of people walking into the room. I turn and see Reese walking towards me with a sexy smile beaming on his gorgeous face.
Thank God it’s him; my best friend and occasional fuck buddy. He’s the only man I’m close to other than Timber. That’s not really true. I’m close to Chipper too. I’m only alive today because of him, but Chipper and I have been on the outs for a while. He wants me to clean up my act, yet he refuses to understand that I’m as clean as I am ever going to be.
“Tough mornin’, sweetheart?” he says, leaning down and placing a soft kiss on my neck.
“Yeah, you could say that. You’ll never believe what Kidd just did,” I say in a near shout.
He chuckles at me. “I wouldn’t put much past him, especially where you’re concerned.”
“He came in here and took my whiskey away,” I say, showing him my empty glass. “He said I couldn’t have any more.”
“Well, that’s not such a bad thing. You have been spending a lot of time at the bottom of a bottle lately.”
“Whatever, that’s not even the worst of it.”
He cocks a brow. “What else?”
“He said I’m gonna be his old lady. He didn’t even ask. He just told me I was his, but I’m never going to be anyone’s old lady, especially not his. You know how he treated me. How the hell can he even think I’d take him as my old man after all that shit?” I finish with a shout.
A flash of pain crosses Reese’s face. “Old Lady? Are you sure he said that?”
“Hell yeah, I’m sure. I may be half drunk, but I’m not deaf.”
Reese places his hand on my arm and gives it a tight squeeze. “What did you say to him?”
“I told him hell no!”
“You know you should accept it. Either that or leave the club,” he says quietly. “You know if it wasn’t for Roxy, I would’ve made you my old lady a long fucking time ago, but it’s too late now,” he says, mumbling something under his breath about Kidd and not wanting to give his girl to anyone.
I snort. “Leaving the club will never happen. This is my home.”
He shrugs. “Then you’re going to have to be his old lady.”
“Right, you know my thoughts on that, Reese. I’m not gonna be anyone’s old lady. I’m not going to have an old man that’ll be telling me what to do while he’s out fucking around. Kidd is the fucking Pres. He already thinks he’s God. Plus, he has a different woman in his bed every damn night, so monogamy would never happen with him. You know how much it bothers me to share.”
“I think Kidd will be true to you. Not all of the brothers fuck around. You’re the only woman I touch. Shit! I haven’t even fucked my old lady in years,” he says in a quiet voice.
If I didn’t know Reese as well as I do, I wouldn’t believe that shit, but it’s true. Reese is loyal, very loyal, just not to his old lady. Roxy doesn’t deserve his loyalty, though. She’s a raving bitch; a fucking loon through and through. #p#分页标题#e#
“You know that I’m not old lady material. I just can’t do it.”
His eyes go soft. “Don’t do this, Ice. I don’t want to lose your friendship. If you fight Kidd, you’ll be tossed out.”
I decide it’s time to change the subject, so I stand up and wrap my arms around Reese’s waist.
“Let’s go to my room,” I whisper, putting my mouth to his.
He doesn’t say anything, just pulls from my grasp and grabs my hand. We barely reach the hall before Preach steps in front of us. “Sorry, Reese. Pres told me to take Ice to her room. I can’t let her go anywhere alone with you, man.”
“Fine, walk with us,” Reese says, pushing past him and leading me down the hall.
I’m the only woman with a room at the club. All the other unclaimed girls have apartments in town. The building is owned by the club, of course. I have an apartment there too, although I’ve never even spent the night in it. Chipper wanted me to stay with him, but his house just hasn’t felt the same since Mindy died. It’s still my home, and always will be, but it’s just different without her there. It’s been years since I slept anywhere but the club. I feel safe here, and here is where I plan to stay.