“Cash?”
Her voice stopped him. “Yeah?”
“Bye.”
He walked back to her, bending down to give her a gentle kiss that was unlike any he had given her before. “Bye, vixen.”
With a wink, he was gone.
When Rachel sighed, Mag’s laughter startled her.
“Girl, you got it bad.”
“No, I don’t.” Rachel began to deny the truth, but Mag was already shaking her head.
“I’ve already been where you are. Keep the fight up until you have him exactly where you want him.”
“And exactly where is that?”
“With your foot right on his balls.”
* * *
Rachel sat in the parking lot, staring at the glass window and the customers inside. She wanted to change her mind. She’d almost started her car twice to drive back out of the lot.
“You going to sit there all day, or get your ass out of the car?” Killyama asked, coming to her car window. Rachel had been concentrating on Sex Piston’s beauty shop for so long she hadn’t noticed Killyama parking behind her.
“Yes.” Rachel cleared her throat. “Yes, I am.” This time, she sounded more decisive as she got out of her car and went in the shop with Killyama on her heels.
“I was wondering how long you were going to sit out there.” Sex Piston came out from behind the counter.
She motioned her to one of the chairs, putting a cape around her. Sex Piston had red hair like Rachel, but hers had more gold. She was wearing a black jumpsuit with a chunky gold belt wrapped around her waist.
She picked up her scissors. “So, you want me to take off a couple of inches?” She held the scissors poised.
“I want it all off,” Rachel told her.
“Are you sure?” Sex Piston asked her doubtfully. “Are you going to cry and threaten to sue me if I do?”
“No.” Rachel looked Sex Piston directly in the eyes. “When you get done with me, I want to look and feel sexy.”
“You think my haircuts are that good?”
“I think you’re that good,” Rachel agreed.
“You’re right about that.” Sex Piston pulled Rachel’s hair back into a large pony tail then lifted the end into the air. “You sure?”
“I’m sure.” Her voice didn’t waver.
Sex Piston clipped the pony tail off. Rachel wasn’t even tempted to cry when Sex Piston laid it on the counter.
“I brought an envelope to mail it to Locks for Love.”
“I’ll take care of it.” She turned the chair around. “Let’s wash your hair and put some style in what you have left.”
Rachel let Sex Piston do her magic. The woman took Rachel’s request as a challenge, cutting and snipping her hair after she’d washed it then blown it out. The whole time, Killyama sat watching from a nearby chair. Crazy Bitch waited on three other customers while Sex Piston took her time.
“Beth told me you’re seeing Cash.”
“Yes.”
Sex Piston used the curling iron after she blew it out, going layer by layer.
“Any reason you’re wanting to look sexy on a Friday night?” Killyama asked, lowering her magazine.
Rachel didn’t say anything.
“She learns fast, doesn’t she?” Killyama got up from her chair. “You’re going to need more than a sexy haircut to show up those women.”
“I don’t want to show them up. I just don’t want to look like a country bumpkin anymore. The first party I went to, I wore a cream dress and a shrug.”
Both women looked at her in pity.
“I don’t know why normal women want to tear themselves up over those assholes,” Killyama snapped.
“You’re just still mad at Train because he didn’t come back for seconds,” Sex Piston stated matter-of-factly.
“I wouldn’t touch that fucker again if he begged me,” Killyama snorted.
“He hasn’t, and he won’t, so get over it,” Sex Piston advised.
“What are you going to wear tonight?” Killyama asked, changing the subject.
“I haven’t decided. I thought—”
“I’ll hook you up. You’re my last customer, so when we’re done, we can go to my house. You can borrow an outfit of mine. Just make sure you give it back,” Sex Piston told her. “Beth tells me that they like to steal the clothes off your back there.”
“In more than one way,” Killyama said snidely.
“What’s your fucking problem?” Sex Piston turned in place on her impossibly high heels.
“I ain’t got no problem.” She sank back down on her chair, picking the magazine up again.
“Good, then shut the hell up. The girl wants to look good for her man tonight. Leave her be.”
Rachel studied Killyama’s aggravated expression. Did she have a thing for one of the men? Sex Piston had mentioned Train, but she had seen her nearly run him over with her car after Lily’s wedding ceremony. Was she another woman who Cash had been with?
Rachel stared at herself in the mirror. Even in Jamestown, she was faced with Cash’s possible exploits.
Chapter 35
Cash was sitting at the bar with Nickel when Nickel quit talking, staring toward the doorway. His brother always staked the door out to catch any fresh pussy walking through for the first time.
“Is that Rachel?” Nickel elbowed him, almost knocking him off his stool.
Cash turned to have a look and nearly spilt his drink. “What the fuck!”
Rachel’s hair had been cut short, brushing her jawline. The thick mass was tousled, as if she had just been fucked. His little vixen was wearing a short, bouncy, black skirt that barely reached the top of her thighs. His eyes slid down her slim legs, staring at the heels on her feet. Cash’s cock thickened behind his jeans. Her top was the piece that he had every intention of playing with as soon as possible. Top? Hell, it was more of a black bra that cupped her tits with a small, thick silver zipper holding the two cups together.
Cash stood up from his stool, unable to take his eyes off her transformation.
“Brother, you sharing tonight?” Nickel’s thick voice had him aware he wasn’t the only one appreciating how Rachel looked.
“Nickel, touch her and die.”
“Just asking.” He put his hands up in surrender. “If you change your mind, just yell.”
Cash didn’t waste any more time talking; too many of the brothers from Ohio were heading in his woman’s direction. He strode across the room and an unsure smile met him as he neared her.
His eyes narrowed on her shaking hand as she brushed her hair back. Biting back his first choice of words, he reached out, taking her hand and jerking her to him.
“Cash!”
“Woman, you look fine.”
She rewarded him by melting against him.
“Dance with me.”
“Okay.”
Cash led her to the dance floor, pulling her tightly to him. He carefully thought out what he wanted to say, determined not to screw up.
“Why the haircut?”
Her smile dimmed. “Do you like it? I wanted a change.”
Cash’s hand went to her ass, pressing her to his hips. “Feel that? Does that tell you how much I like it? As long as you have enough for me to hold onto when I fuck you, I don’t care how long it is.”
Her eyes darted to the people dancing around them. “Who are these men?”
“The brothers from Ohio came for a visit.” Cash didn’t see the need to explain why they were visiting. “If a couple of them don’t move their eyes away, some of them are going to be heading back tonight,” snarled Cash as he stared at Boulder, who hadn’t taken his eyes off Rachel’s ass since she had come in the door.
“Where did you get the outfit?” He planned to take her shopping for more.
“I borrowed it from Sex Piston.”
“Ask her where she bought it.”
As a laugh escaped her, his hand clenched on her ass.
“I have a question. Why the change? I don’t want you to change yourself for me.”
“I didn’t change anything for you! I’ve always wanted to look this way but never had the courage. I don’t want to dress like this all the time, but it’s fun to know I can look good when I want to.”
“Vixen,” he lowered his mouth to her ear, “you look more than good. Try sexy as hell.”