“Then what are we?” he asks, still grinning like a fool.
“You are someone that I share more than friendly feelings with,” I say like it's no big deal, but fuck, I'm cringing on the inside. Why is it so damn hard to admit my feelings for him? “You only have sex with me. And I only have sex with you... or Cass... or Dean.”
“Or Axel...” he adds.
I look at him for a moment, just blinking before bursting out laughing. “He fucking wishes,” I wheeze out, bending over, and trying to catch my breath. “Do I want to fuck him within an inch of his life, hell yeah, I mean have you seen him? The man’s got the body of a god, but I also want to punch him in the nuts any time he opens his mouth.”
“Give it time. He’ll come around eventually,” Neo says, getting out of bed and heading towards the bathroom. I stare at his ass.Fuck, that’s a nice ass.He looks over his shoulder and grins. “You checking me out, my Queen?”
“Hell yeah, I am,” I say with no shame. “You could bounce a quarter off that thing.”
He chuckles, flexing his cheeks before disappearing into the bathroom.
I finish getting ready, and when he returns he's wrapped in a towel, his hair wet from the shower.
“I gotta go,” I say, strapping my dagger to one ankle and my gun to the other. My baggy sweatpants hiding both.
“Going to see Evie?” he asks.
“Yup.”
“Good luck with that. Before she told me you left, and Beast took over, she was pissed.”
“I know.” I grimace.
“Will I see you tonight?” he asks with a hopeful look.
“Probably not. I’m gonna spend some time at the club getting everything organized. Then probably crash at my place. Although, I do plan on moving into the mansion by this weekend. But I’ll see you before then.” I missed my baby girl, and I want to spend as much time with her as I can. I know with work, and getting back into my regular lifestyle, I’ll be pretty busy, so any time I can get with her, I’ll be taking it.
Neo lets out a whoop before picking me up in a hug and spinning me around. “Fuck yeah! Roomies. You can sleep in my room. Daddy Dean won't mind.” He winks at me as he puts me down.
“No.” I laugh. “I’ll be taking the guest room.” He gives me a pout, his bottom lip sticking out, just asking for me to bite and suck on it.
“Fine. But someday?” he asks hopefully.
“Someday,” I answer with a nod.
He looks at me with so much emotion that it makes me uneasy. I heard what he said to me last night as we drifted off to sleep, but I don’t think I’m ready to hear those words, and I’m sure as hell not ready to say them. Only time will tell.
THE CLUB IS DEAD DURINGthe day. The only ones who are normally here are Evie and me. Usually, we are doing paperwork in our offices. Knowing that’s where she'll most likely be, I head straight there.
She's sitting at her desk with her face stuck to the screen as she types away frantically. Her hair is in a messy bun, and her reading glasses are perched on her nose. The sun from the window gives her body a light glow. It makes her red hair shine and the freckles on her nose and under her eyes more noticeable.
I can't help but grin as I admire my best friend, my other half. “Fuck, I’ve missed you,” I say startling her. She jumps in her seat, her head snapping up to meet mine.
I don't know what I expected to see on her face when I saw her again, but this murderous look that she has now was not it.
“Well, look who it is. The queen has graced us with her presence,” Evie huffs out. “Must be nice to go on a nice little vacation and leave me here to clean up your mess.”
Okay, ouch. But I deserved that.
“Nice to see you too, babe.” I roll my eyes.
“Don’t you ‘babe’ me!” She slams the laptop shut.
“E. I knew you could handle it.You'rethe one who keeps this place running smoothly.”
“No. I keep the finances and paperwork up to par. You're the one who keeps the place running, the creeps out, and the girls in line. Without you, this place started going down fucking hill. And in order to get it back to where it was, you're gonna need to be headlining every day for the next two weeks. So, I don't know if you expected to just pick up where you left off, but that's not gonna happen.” She stands up, her hands fisted at her side and her face an angry mask. She’s cute when she’s pissed.Not the time Harlow, she looks about ready to rip your tits off.