Shade(126)

“Why are you getting angry?”

“I’m not getting mad; you’re just distracting me.”

“Oh.” Lily lifted the weight again. “I like baby blue.”

Shade stopped and glared at her. “If you don’t quit bugging me, you’re going to be using your safe word in the next sixty seconds.” He was going to prove to himself she wasn’t a kid if she didn’t shut up.

She did, though.

“You finish up while I get showered and changed,” Shade told her after he was done with his workout, going to his room.

He took a shower long enough to remind his hard cock it wouldn’t be getting any for a while before getting dressed in faded jeans, boots, and a black T-shirt with his dark hair still wet. After he went to the closet he had placed Lily’s clothes in, laying his choice on the bed, he returned to the gym to find her still cooling down.

“Get showered. I laid out another outfit for you.”

She threw him an angry glance over her shoulder as she left the room to go take her shower. Shade couldn’t have cared less. He wasn’t going to see her in another black dress which was not only three sizes to large, but represented the death of her friendship to him.

She was brushing her hair when he went to see if she was ready.

“Dinner’s ready,” Shade said. “Let’s go.”

“We’re going out to eat?” Lily asked with hopefulness in her voice.

“No. We’re eating upstairs like everyone else.” He dashed any hope she was building to return to her house.

“But I’m not allowed upstairs,” Lily argued, trying to pull away from him as he took her hand, leading her to the steps.

Shade stopped and looked down at her. “If you’re going to get used to living here, that means you get used to going upstairs. You don’t want to stay down here all the time, do you?”

“No, but I don’t want to go up there, either,” Lily insisted, her eyes wide.

Shade’s mouth tightened into a grim line. Did she really think he would let her walk into the same situation she had before? The members were going to be themselves within reason until she could cope with more.

“Come on.”

Lily tried to pull away again, her hand going to the rubber band on her wrist.

“Remember our deal,” Shade warned.

“I already told you, I don’t want to go up there.”

“Lily, the club isn’t going to hide itself from you anymore. That cat’s already out of the bag. At first, you’ll be uncomfortable, but then you’ll become familiar with how things work around here.”
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Dinner turned out pretty well, considering Lily’s initial hesitations. It took her a few minutes to warm up to everyone, acting like she was meeting them for the first time. However, she came out of her shell when she asked Rider about giving Killyama a ride yet.

Rider’s previously amused expression disappeared. “Not yet. I’ve been busy.”

“Pussy,” Train goaded.

Rider’s hand clenched on his fork. “That woman probably expects me to ride bitch,” Rider made excuses for himself.

“If the panties fit, wear them,” Train said, dodging the fork Rider threw across the table.

“I like Killyama,” Lily said, cutting into her pork roast. The men stared at her in silence. “She saved my life, and I heard Star’s mother had to have plastic surgery after she got in a fight with her. I can see where she might be too much for you.”

Everyone at the table burst into laughter.

Rider turned to Shade. “Set it up,” he ordered, all humor gone.

“Will do,” Shade replied, keeping a straight face.

“Make sure you take protection,” Train goaded.

“Which one are you talking about? Condoms or my gun?” Rider asked.

“Both,” Train said truthfully.

Lily threw Train a reproving look. “I think you should volunteer to give Crazy Bitch a ride, Train. I think you two would have a lot in common.”

Evie put her hand on her mouth while Bliss, sitting next to Lily, asked, “Is she serious?”

“I think so,” Evie said, getting to her feet before she broke into laughter, taking the dirty dishes with her.

After dinner, Lily followed Shade nervously into the other room where everyone was sitting around and talking.

“I thought Beth would have been here by now,” Lily stated when she became aware Train and Cash were pouring drinks at the bar.

“Beth won’t be here tonight. Mrs. Langley had surgery to remove her gall bladder, and she’s staying with her at the hospital,” Evie said, taking a seat across from her.