by Cilla Lee
“TO FUDGING THE TRUTH!”
*
We make to the Den and dance most of the night drink a hell of a lot and then the lights go down and the dance floor is cleared a chair is placed in the middle of it and Abbey stands up with a microphone
“ZOEY” she shouts and a light is shone right on me and I stand up, Abbey pulls me to the stage sitting me down and whispers “Enjoy.” I look up at her as Freak Me by Another Level starts and the lights shine on a guy dressed in a three-piece suit and a hat stands to the side of the stage, he moves closer as whistles and screams erupt in the club. I watch as the guy moves closer, sitting on my lap gyrating up and down making me laugh and he pulls his shirt open. “Damn” I say as I look down at his body, he grabs my hands, placing them on his chest and I look up at him and he winks. I can hear the girls all screaming at me as the guy stands, bends in front of me and rips his pants off leaving him in a g-string. I slap his butt and Widow and Lilly whistle yelling out and I laugh (fuck if Saint finds out) I bite my lip as the guy proceeds to grind hump and rub himself all over me. He moves back in front of me looping his thumbs into the side of his g-string and I look up at him shaking my head and just as he’s about to push the g-string down, he’s tackled to the ground and I fall back on the chair as Steven punches him in the face Abbey and Maggie run over stopping him and Widow comes over helping me up laughing
“Damn that was so almost hot,” she says, laughing handing me another drink and I shoot it back looking to where Steven was dragging the stripper away
“Damn, I wanted to see” I pout and Widow laughs more
“You little perve” she says, handing me another drink
“Oh my god, he’s such a dick” Abbey says as she slumps down in her chair
“Oh, come on Ab’s, Steven let it go too far as it was” she looks around
“He’s still a dick.” We all laugh as a good song comes on and we all get up dancing, singing screaming yelling and drinking a hell of a lot more.
*
As I come into the kitchen Widow and Niya are sitting at the table and I see Steven fast asleep on the sofa “Morning” I whisper my head still pounding
“Good morning, how are you feeling?” Niya asks me and I sit placing my head on the table the cool wood feeling good
“My head is on fire, if that’s what you want to know” I hear both of them laugh softly
“Here” Niya says placing two tables in front of me and a juice
“Oh god yes”
“You have fun?” Widow asks and I smile
“The best, did you have fun?” I ask her
“I definitely had my eyes open” I frown
“Why?”
“You and Tink can definitely put it away” I smile, remembering Tink and I taking drink for drink
“Well, thank god I don’t have triplets to wake up to,” I tell her and Widow shivers
“Tell me about it, Scythes already trying to put another baby in me, it’s become his personal mission lately” I smile
“Come on Mason’s gorgeous” I tell her making her smile
“He is, isn’t he”
“You don’t want any more kids” Niya asks her
“Yeah, I do, and the best part is trying to make the baby, but Scythe is so hell-bent on knocking me up it’s getting a little boring.”
“Really, I would never imagine Scythe being boring in bed”
“Oh, he’s great at that bit, but now he wants me to start taking my temperature and he’s monitoring my cycle it’s becoming very medical”
“Wow, he’s that desperate to get you pregnant,” she nods her head
“Shit, I’m scared to have kids yet and with knowing that there’s a possibility that my pregnancy will be a multiple, scares the ever-loving shit out of me, I have no idea how Tink done it”
“Being pregnant is not that bad, it’s just scary the first time” Widow says
“Yeah, well, I’m not ready for one, let alone two or three”
“Or eight” Niya says, smiling
“I’m gonna punch you if you jinx my womb like that,” I tell her, and she laughs making my headache
“Ha ha very funny,” she says and I narrow my eyes at her
“I’m being serious.” Steven stirs and we all look at him as he turns over
“So, did the guys message last night” I ask Widow and she nods
“Yep, all of them”
“And you lied”
“No, like I said I fudged the truth”
“Are you going to tell them what happened?”
“Probably, big mouth over there will fess up, so get ready for an interrogation when the guys find out.”
Chapter Thirty-Three
Saint
It takes most of the morning to clean the clubhouse the guys all bitching and moaning “It’s too fuckin’ hot” Cuff says taking his shirt off sweat dripping off him
“Fuckin’ tell me about it,” Blaze says, taking his shirt off
“We need a pool,” Socket says, and I look at him
“A pool, really!”
“Yes, a fuckin’ pool!”
“Fuckhead, we live near the beach”
“I hate the fuckin’ ocean, do you know how many things are in that can kill you” he says
“Don’t be a fuckin’ pussy” Blaze tells him and Socket gives him the finger
“Fuck it, I’m goin’ to the beach who’s comin’” Cuff says and I look at Sinner and he nods
“Fuck it, we’ll come.” We all head down to the beach Oki and Tiny bringing the van with food and the BBQ, we all fuck around in the water when a game of football starts up. Sinner and I on opposite sides, my side, of course end up winning Cuff with a dislocated finger and Blaze winded with my body slam tackle we all relax and recover as Tiny cooks up a good feed
“You lookin’ forward to the wedding” Blaze asks, sitting next to me and I turn looking at him
“I am”
“You're lucky man to find a woman as good as Zoey” I put my plate down looking at him
“What about you and Ella?” I ask, but he shakes his head
“What about us”
“You seem to be really into her that’s all”
“I am into her man”
“Then go for it,” he shakes his head again
“She’s so shy”
“Yeah cause her husband use to beat the shit out of her” I tell him and Blaze looks at me
“What?” I nod
“Zoey told me he was a real piece of shit man, beat the fuck out of her for years cheating on her and treating her like shit”
“Why the fuck didn’t Chance, kill the fucker?” he asks through gritted teeth
“Didn’t know”
“How the fuck didn’t he know”
“She never said a word until after the divorce and Chance was bringing her here to live with him,” he stares out at the ocean “so you and Ella” I ask him again and he looks at me
“Yeah, me and Ella” he says
“Chance wouldn’t mind man” I tell him
“He wouldn’t mind me fuckin’ his sister” I laugh thinking of Chance kicking Blaze’s ass
“Would have been one hell of an ass-kickin'” I tell him, and he smiles
“Yeah, he would’ve kicked my ass good,” he says smilin’
*
As we pull up to the clubhouse Steven is sitting talking to Jake, they both stand as we all pull in “So how was last night?” I ask him and he looks down “what the fuck happened?”
“The girls organized a stripper” he says and I narrow my eyes at him
“And,” he looks at Jake “don’t fuckin’ look at him tell me” the others come up surrounding us
“I didn’t know until Abbey called Zoey to the stage” my hand itches to kill the fucker
“And” I ask him grinding my teeth
“He gave her a lap dance” I ball my fists up ready to strike
“And,” he looks
at me
“Nothing, I stopped it before it got too far”
“Too far”
“By the time I got to the stage he was in a g-string” I slam my fists into his face and he drops to the ground
“Fucker, I told you to fuckin’ call”
“I couldn’t” he says
“What the fuck are you talkin’ about, I was texting you all night”
“He couldn’t” a woman’s voice says and we all turn seeing Widow standing there
“What the fuck do you mean he couldn’t?” I ask and she lifts her hand holding Steven’s phone
“You bitch!” I say not thinking and the pain that radiates through my body slicing through my balls and dick as I try and catch a breath as I hit the pavement and my head is pulled back and Widow leans down right in my face
“Watch who you call a bitch Brother,” she says, pushing my head as I lay on the ground and I see Scythe holding her around the waist whispering in her ear and she walks off as Sinner helps me up
“Fuck man your women’s brutal” Cuff says to Scythe
“You fuckers know not to say shit like that to her,” he says smiling
“How are ya balls?” Scythe asks and I rub them making sure they're still there
“Fuckin’ sore,” I say sitting down being careful not to knock them
“Here,” he throws Steven’s phone to him and Steven looks at me
“I’m sorry man she took it and I couldn’t do shit, she’s a full patch member” I feel pissed but understand
“It’s fine, who got the stripper?”
“Abbey,” he says, and I look at Tank, and he holds up his hands
“I’ll talk to her,” he says my balls aching
“You do that,” I tell him just as the front gates open and Niya’s truck pulls in
****
Zoey
As we pull in, I see the guys all standing around most of them topless “I think they know” Niya says and I look at her then back at the guys noticing Steven in the middle
“Shit”
“Shit indeed,” Niya says
“Are we in trouble?” Ella asks, and I turn to look at her
“No, you’re fine, Niya and I may be”
“Why would you say that?”
“Because Saint said no strippers”
“He isn’t going to hurt you is he,” she asks a little panic in her voice
“No, he’s not going to hurt me, he may scream and yell, but then I’ll end up having one of the best orgasms of my life” Niya gags and I smile
“So, he’s not going to hurt you” I shake my head
“No, they may all seem like scary assholes sometimes, but trust me they’d rather chop off their own hands than lay a finger on any of the Old Ladies” I tell her
“But I’m not an Old Lady”
“Ella trust me your fine ok, don’t panic.” We get out of the truck and Saint and Colt walk towards us and I notice a cut on Saint’s face and he’s limping
“Are you ok? What happened?” I look at his face, but he grabs my wrists
“I thought I said no strippers” I stand back looking at him
“Did you get a lap dance” I asked him already for this kind of questioning and he stares at me not saying anything “well” I ask him
“Yes,” he says through gritted teeth
“Then, what’s the problem?” he moves closer to me holding me by my upper arms
“Because I specifically told you no strippers”
“Well, I didn’t know there was going to be a stripper, how many lap dances did you have”
“Zoey”
“Answer the question and you better not lie to me”
“Three” I try to step back, but he holds me tighter
“So, you let three bitches rub their nasty coochies all over you and you're getting pissed at me for having one guy stripping for me”
“It’s not the same,” he says and I laugh looking up at him
“No, it’s not the same, but I didn’t know he was going to be there, but you had naked women rubbing their nasty pussies all over you all night and that was ok”
“You're making this bigger than it is”
“No, you’re making it bigger than it is, tell me was any of those women, women you’ve fucked before”
“Baby,” I hold my hands up holding in the tears
“I’m here because the chairs and tables are being delivered before tomorrow, so move out of my way before I take this ring off and shove it up your ass!” he lets me go and I walk into the clubhouse with Ella and Niya and Niya pulls me to her
“You ok?” I nod seeing Widow sitting on the sofa and head over to her
“Hey Widow”
“So, I guess he’s yelled at you than”
“He tried to” I tell her and she smiles
“I kicked him in the balls before you got here” I look at her
“Why did you do that?”
“He was being a rude asshole and had to be taught a lesson not to call me a bitch” she says as the guys walk in and I notice Saint rubbing his crotch
“I think it still hurts,” she smiles
“It should, I kicked him pretty hard,” she tells me and I hold in a giggle biting my lip, but worry about the big ape because I love him.
*
We go outside and watch as the guy set up the marquee “So, what have you got to check on?” Niya asks me
“Well, I’ve called Terrance already to make sure he has everything ready for tomorrow, Ella are all the flowers done” I ask her and she smiles
“Yeah Gladis and I finished them yesterday, but I’m going to head over to make sure they're good”
“Is your dress done” Niya asks and I nod
“Yeah, Mia says it looks perfect and I have my last fitting tonight to make sure”
“I wish you would tell me what it looks like”
“I can’t, I don’t even know what it looks like” Niya, Widow and Ella frown at me
“How don’t you know what it looks like?” Ella asks me
“Mia gets me to wear a mask over my eyes, so I’ll be just as surprised as you all will be” Niya frowns more at me
“Zoey”
“It’s fine Niya, Mia has done an amazing job whenever it’s on it feels wonderful, perfect”
“Ok, if you’re sure”
“I’m positive”
“So, what’s this Mia like?” Widow asks and I look at her
“Why?”
“Just wondering.”
“Well, you’ll meet her tomorrow so you can see for yourself,” she nods standing up
“Well ladies I’m going to have a nap, I’m still tired.”
“Where’s Mason?” I ask her
“My parents came down to look after him.”
“He’s lucky to have such good grandparents,” I tell her and she smiles
“Yeah, even Fly loves him” we laugh
“I can’t believe you call him that” she smiles
“Yeah, he still hates me for it.”
“Well, tell him I said hi next time you talk to him.”
“Will do, talk later girls,” she says, walking off to her room.
Chapter Thirty-Four
Ella
After Zoey and Niya left I headed out to my car tomorrow was going to be hectic “Ella” someone calls, and I turn seeing Blaze walking towards me (god he’s good looking), but I look down at my feet knowing not to look at him for too long. Joe would always make a nasty comment if I looked at someone for too long then he’d hit me when we got home so now it was ingrained not to stare at someone for too long
“Yes,” I stop and look up then around feeling nervous he seems to have that effect on me making my heart race
“Where are you going?”
“I’m just heading to the store do you need anything.”
“Why are you going to the store?”
“To see if I can get something for dinner.”
“How about you pay up on one of my rain checks” I look up at him biting my lip
“Rain check,” he steps forward, invading my personal space and I smell his cologne making me almost sigh
“Yeah, one of my rain checks you owe me” he smiles, making me blush and he holds out his hand and I take it, the instant our skin touches I feel alive, he walks over to his bike holding his hand out for me.
We ride into town, and Blaze pulls over, and I look up at the sign The Smokin’ Grill the smells coming from inside have my mouth watering “Wow, this place smells amazing” Blaze pulls me to him rubbing his thumb over my cheek
“Come on,” he says, holding my hand as we walk in and take a seat at the back in one of the many booths, we sit across from each other Blaze just staring at me
“What?” I ask him
“Why didn’t you tell Chance about your piece of shit husband beatin’ you?” I look shocked at his bluntness
“Well, you don’t hold anything back do you.”
“I say it like I see it.”
“I didn’t want my brother to get in trouble,” I tell him
“How long,” he asks me
“How long what?”
“How long did that fucker beat you and why the fuck did you stay with him for so long?” I hate when people judge me, I feel stupid enough with the decisions I made, I go to get up but Blaze grabs my wrist “please tell me” he says sounding desperate and I slowly sit down
“It started two years after we were married, one night he came home and he was really drunk, he’d lost his job and he took it out on me. I left him, but you know how this story goes, he begged telling me he’d never do it again and I fell for it took him back after that it just got worse. I left him a few times, but then he started to get really bad, I was afraid for my life. It wasn’t until the last time when he cut me that I got out. My life started to get good after the divorce, but he kept showing up tormenting me and I finally broke after he burnt my business down and I called Brayden asking if I could come and live with him”
“Did you tell him why” I shake my head at him
“I was going to when I saw him… but” Blaze nods
“Yeah, I know the rest, he been in touch” I bite my lip again looking down “Ella” he says and I look at him “has he been in touch”
“I get phone calls late at night, but I’ve been turning it off so I haven’t heard from him”