“Is that something you wanna do?” he asks, his tongue playing with that lip ring.
She looks at me and I give her a small nod. She needs to tell him how shitty she’s had it working in the past. I notice her swallow as she bites her lip. “Yeah it is. I’m ready for change. I’m tired of making shit money, getting my ass grabbed, and being harassed. If it’s okay with the club, I’d really like to give this a shot.”
“Who the fuck is grabbing your ass?” he hisses.
I laugh, saying, “That’s what you got out of it?”
“It doesn’t matter, but if I don’t need to go back to waitressing I’d rather not,” she says, both of them ignoring me.
He squeezes her shoulder and pulls her a little closer. His large size makes her almost disappear. “I’ll talk to them.”
The door opens and my incredibly sexy guy walks out. “Alright, let’s get the hell out of here.”
He grabs my hand as he walks past and we all pile into my car. “At least someone is driving her,” I say, closing my door.
“You’ll miss me driving you around soon,” he says, winking.
When we get back to Souls, it’s busy. I want to ask what happened today, but I won’t in front of everyone.
“Oh damn, Harper, why’d you bring him back? It’s going to be harder getting you alone now,” Riley jokes.
“Shut the fuck up before I kill you,” Zane laughs.
“I won’t tell him what happened today, don’t worry,” Riley says, holding up his hands when Zane pushes him.
“I need a drink,” I say, sitting down. Zane goes to grab everyone a drink and I see Finn walking past. “Finn!” He comes over to me and leans down to hear me. “Sit down and tell them your story.”
He stands up and looks around, uncertain if he should. “I don’t know,” he whispers.
Zane comes back with drinks and I put my nose where it doesn’t belong. “Hey, listen, Finn has a story that I think you guys will enjoy.”
His eyes widen as he looks at me, but I grin sipping my beer. I’m using my power for good. First with Ivy, and now with Finn. I feel like I’m on a roll today.
“Well, pull up a chair and fucking talk, Finn,” Zane says.
For the next few minutes, they all listen to Finn’s story. I’ve never seen them all so intrigued with a conversation before. I look at Ivy and smile. She shakes her head but returns the smile. She’s sitting next to Kace and I’m starting to feel like everything is starting to fall into place. Things are going in a positive direction for a lot of us. It has to be a sign that this is coming to an end. That soon we will all be in a better place and happier.
I’m pulled back to the conversation when I hear Zane whisper, “Shit.”
They are all looking at each other and I sit up a little straighter. “Do you guys know who it was?” I ask.
“Oh, fuck yeah,” Porter says, running his hand through his beard.
I look at Zane and he’s staring at Finn. “It was my dad.”
Holy.Fuck.
“How do you know?” I ask, looking between him and Finn.
“It was his cousin who was raped. It was his own vigilante justice,” Zane whispers.
I grab his hand in mine and he looks at me. “He did good,” I quietly say, squeezing his hand.
“Finn, that’s a fucking great story. Looks like Axel sent you here,” Porter says.
“Why didn’t you tell us sooner?” Kace asks.
Finn finishes off his beer and leans back in his chair. “Because I don’t like talking about where I came from. I’d rather not dwell on the past.”