Chapter Six
Sarah looked at the newspaper as she waited for the time to open the door of Dirty Deeds. Saint had dropped them off to her at seven in the morning. She’d been waiting outside of the door for the keys. He’d tried to make small talk, and she had simply listened to him.
Circling another possible apartment, she flicked over the page when her alarm went off. Folding the paper, she placed it underneath the counter, unlocked the door, and pulled back the blinds from the windows. They didn’t have any over the top sexual items in the window. There were some bags, which they sold, and underwear was on display. The shelves were full, and Elena was due to arrive a little after ten.
The weekend had been amazing. Sarah had only left the hotel room on Saturday morning to head to the cabin. She winced recalling the sock that had been on the door handle when they had gotten there. Knife had stayed with her, and they’d sat outside on the steps waiting for them to finish.
The door to Dirty Deeds opened, and Sarah looked up to see Melissa, Penny’s sister, who also happened to be Pea’s old lady. Sarah also knew that Melissa slept around. Pea and Melissa had a fucked up marriage, but it worked for them.
“Melissa,” Sarah said, coming around the counter, and giving the other woman a hug.
“I heard you were back in town, and I figured I’d come and see for myself.”
“I’m all here.” Sarah gave the woman a little turn. “I guess you can’t get rid of me.”
“That’s not a problem. I missed you.” Melissa pushed her hair off her face, and Sarah gasped. The other woman was sporting a black eye.
“What the fuck happened to you?” She cupped her chin, turning her face this way and that. “Did Pea do this to you?” Sarah couldn’t believe it would be Pea, but he was the only guy that Melissa stayed with. Sure, she had boyfriends, and Pea had his playthings. The more she thought about it, the more Sarah doubted it. It was just that Pea and Melissa’s arrangement was a strange one.
Melissa frowned. “Pea would never hurt me. He’s many things, but a wife beater is not one of them.”
“Does he know? Does the club know?”
“Pea didn’t come home last night, and I’m hoping he never sees it. I thought I had touched it up.” Melissa pressed her fingers to the bruise, and Sarah saw as she winced. “Ouch.”
“You mean some of that is covered up.”
“I tried using foundation.”
“Mel, you can’t cover this up. Who was it?”
Melissa shook her head. “I’m not getting you involved.”
“Is it worse than this?” Sarah grabbed a mirror and held it up for her to see.
She nodded. “Yeah, it’s a little worse than that.”
“Erm, I wanted to get some condoms, and an anal kit,” Melissa said.
“Don’t, Mel.”
“Please, could you get them for me?” Melissa took the mirror and started to work more foundation across her eye.
Sarah went and got the condoms, followed by the kit that she needed. Ringing it up, she watched as Melissa covered up her black eye. The whole time, Sarah was itching to grab the phone, and call Saint to get his ass over here.
“Thank you for this, Sarah, I really appreciate it.” Melissa’s eye was covered up completely so there was no sign of a bruise.
“What are you going to do?”
“I’ll see you around, Sarah.”
The moment she left, Sarah grabbed her cell. She still had Saint’s number, and she dialed him.
“Hello,” Saint said.
“Did you know Melissa has a black eye?” Sarah asked.
“What?”