We both turned, startled at Sheena’s yelling. How in the hell did she get inside the house?
I barked out, “No I’m not, Sheena.”
“You are, dammit!” She had a gun, a simple nine-millimeter clutched between her shaky hands, wild eyes darting between Teddy and me. The table set for two between us. “Did I interrupt another romantic dinner? Did I?”
Teddy shook her head, skin pale and lips drawn and nervous. “It wasn’t romantic, just dinner.”
“Shut up, bitch! This is all your fault, coming around and flaunting your long legs and fancy gear. I was a good little bitch for years, now it’s my turn!” She was so angry, so filled with rage I had a bad feeling about how this would end.
I kept my voice even. As even as I could with a gun in my face. “I was never yours, Sheena.”
“But you could have been, Golden Boy. Don’t you see? We could have been fucking amazing together. I’m the kind of bitch that could have made you club president but you passed me over.” She shook her head, smacking it with her palm. “I had it all planned out. I would show you a good time, fuck your brains out after being without a woman for so long. I would’ve let you do anything, Golden Boy. Anything!”
Teddy snorted out a laugh and my eyes went wide with shock. Was she crazy?
Sheena turned on her and my heart leaped into my throat when the gun stretched out, pointing to her face. “You have something to say, whore?”
Teddy just sneered. “You’re so wrong about everything, do you even care about the truth?”
“Teddy,” I began, hoping to warn her not to poke the crazy ass bear.
“No, Golden Boy, let her speak. Let the little slut tell us what’s on her slutty little mind. Go ahead,” she waved the gun in Teddy’s direction. “Speak, bitch!”
I had to give Teddy credit; she looked way calmer than I felt even as she surreptitiously covered her belly as her gaze settled on Sheena. “You’re the one who brought us together.”
“Liar! Fucking liar!”
“It’s true. We were just friends of circumstance before. His brother is marrying my best friend. But then some crazy psycho started stalking me and Tate offered his protection. Then we really started spending time together and well, you know the rest.”
“His name is Golden Boy, you stupid bitch!”
Teddy shrugged like Sheena didn’t have a gun aimed at her head. “Either way, this is on you Sheena. I should thank you.”
Sheena raised the gun level with Teddy’s forehead and grinned with crazy eyes. “For ending your misery tonight?”
“No.” Teddy turned her gaze to me and smiled. “For pushing me into the arms of the love of my life.”
Sheena let out a little shriek of pain. “Are you fucking serious right now? I have the gun so you both will fucking listen to me. To me!”
Teddy was like a freight train and wouldn’t stop. I was sending her thought messages. Baby, she’s crazy, please, stop. She’ll kill us. But she just barreled on.
“You interrupted our evening, Sheena, not the other way around. This was a private conversation and since you’re trying to steal my man, I figured it was the perfect time to step up.”
Teddy looked back at me and grinned. “I know I have the worst timing in the world, but I figured this was a now or never type deal. I love you, Tate. I am madly, crazily, sappily in love with you. So much that I just want to hop on your lap and run my fingers through your hair like Jana does to Max.”
I barked out a laugh over my pounding heart. We had to be delirious. It was the only explanation for both of us to be laughing and staring at each other with googly eyes as a crazy woman held us at gunpoint. “I like that,” I said, my voice as shaky as Sheena’s hand holding the Glock.
I don’t know if Sheena was high or what but she quickly snapped, “Oh, please! Don’t listen to her, Golden Boy, she’s full of shit. A girl like her, she doesn’t want a biker. She wants you for your money.”
And then the lights went on. Thank you, Sheena. Suddenly it was all very clear. My breath started to calm and I took my eyes off Teddy and faced Sheena, shaking my head. What a dumb ass I’d been. If I hadn’t had my head up my ass about being so pissed off about being falsely accused and the raw deal I got from the government and all that shit maybe I could have seen what was right in front of my eyes. But no. I had to put Teddy’s life on the line and make everything about me. I went running off to Reno and all that shit and I still didn’t figure it out. What the fuck took me so long?
“Goddammit, Sheena. Now it all makes fucking sense. You focused on me because you want the money.” The next laugh came out harsher. Louder. “Of course you do. There are plenty of guys you could’ve tried to get it on with, and now I know why they wouldn’t do. The money.”
Sheena didn’t blink an eye. “Okay, well, this has been fun and all, but I came here to get my man.” She raised her arm again so the barrel of the gun was aimed right between Teddy’s eyes. “And the only way to do that is to make sure you’re not around anymore.”
But Teddy didn’t blink, either. “Do what you have to do, Sheena. Just remember that Tate won’t visit you in prison. Will you, baby?”
I shook my head and thought this must be the most surreal night of my life.