Ruined: Loving An Alpha Male(122)

I walked out the restaurant and entered the van that was directly in front of the building. We drove away, dumped the van in a parking garage, and took other cars.

“Sammy told me our little rouge was up with the FBI, and they were heading toward the restaurant.”

I nodded but didn’t reply. I knew we needed to inform the Feds that Juan and his men were here on U.S. soil.

So, I looked at Roland and said, “It’s time to call your Fed buddies and arrange a meeting.”





Chapter 21


Maxine


I know Mason told me to act natural, but I was petrified out of my mind. I kept thinking that I was being followed. It seemed that every time I turned around I would think one of my father’s goons was following me. But after he told me not to worry that he wouldn’t let anything happen to me, I felt a little better.

My first month living with Kat went by in a blur. We spent as much time together as we could, between her spending her nights with AB and work. Kat told me when we finally got home what happened on the day before her birthday. AB took her paddle boating, and they even went to see the dolphins again. He tried to show her a really good time, but they never talked about their relationship until that night. He was fuming when she sang Stranger in My House to him because of the implications.

She told me how he couldn’t believe she felt the way she did, but she told me she finally let him have it. She told him how she wasn’t okay with all the extra women he saw—how one minute she was the center of his world and the next he treated her like she didn’t exist. She told him this was it—either he committed to her fully or they were through. And when they were through, she told him, they were through; no more calling her telling her how much he missed her, no sending flowers every day until she talked to him. She told him how she was falling in love with him, and if he didn’t feel the same way, he needed to step aside so she can find someone else to love and appreciate her.

She then laughed and told me AB jumped on her instantly and told her that she belonged to him and no other. He told her that he was feeling the same way and that he was done playing games. He was extremely pissed she got a tattoo, but he wanted to be with her. So far since we’ve been home, he’s been true to his word. Even at work, he’s kissed her in front of everyone and even called her ‘baby’ a few times. The women and men here were in shock, but I just sat back and smiled. Kat finally got the man of her dreams.

My day job has been awesome, and working for Dr. Lansing was just such a relaxed environment. He trained me the very day I got here, and I’ve been shadowing him for a week. He took notice that I knew a lot and was able to catch on quickly to how he ran his office and the different types of styles and techniques he uses to rehabilitate his patients.

He has so much faith in me that he’s even allowed me to work on some of his clients when he wasn’t able to. I had to prove myself with some of the guys. But once I showed them I knew what I was doing, they were cool.

My night job was pretty fantastic too. AB’s restaurant was nestled in Addison off of Beltline called AB’s Jazz restaurant. It was really nice inside. It felt more like a restaurant that surrounded a stage in an auditorium setting. There wasn’t a bad seat in the house. The first night I started, the place was packed.

It was easy to work the bar because I had experience and everything. It was more so the location of the liquor and working the cash register that I had to learn, but I knew I would catch on. To be honest, I really didn’t need this job. But I wanted to be with Kat, and she worked here too. So it made the experience better.

The house band asked me on my second night to help with their sound check. I took the mic and faced them while they set up. One of the bass players, Brian, told me to say something in the mic. So I said a few words, but he told me to say more. So instead of speaking, I started singing. The beats that they were playing with reminded me of Anita Baker’s Been So Long, so I started singing that song. I started off slowly and tried to stay with them. Brian looked at me shocked, and then broke out in a huge grin.

I smiled back and kept singing, of course, putting my own twist to the song and making it up to date. When the chorus part of the song kicked in, the band sung with me. That made me smile even more. I looked over at the other guitar player and started singing the second verse. I really got into it. I found myself putting the mic back on the stand and singing to the crowd. Surprisingly I had the attention of the audience. Some were even bobbing their heads and tapping their toes. Humph, what do ya’ know?

Far in the front by the door my best friend was beaming from ear to ear. She had her hands up, and she started swaying from side to side. When I finished, I heard warm applause from the audience. I smiled my thanks, handed the mic over to Brian and got the heck off the stage.