Page 83 of Bourbon Kingdom
He laughed behind me as we walked down the stairs and headed toward the Toulouse Room, where all the Lafayette Club presentations took place. It would be sad to no longer hear the girls practicing under Kace’s watchful eye, but it was time to move on. I was changing, and so was the club. The girls needed to move on, and if that meant giving them a little push, then I would.
I walked into the Toulouse Room, where all the girls were wearing their Jett Girl clothes with their masks strewn across the floor, mingling with their heels. They were laughing and most likely gossiping about my date with Goldie, because I’d been receiving little jabs from them since I asked her out.
Getting the girls involved in my relationship was the last thing I wanted to do, but when I needed their help to deliver a phone to Goldie, I really didn’t have a choice. So, their ribbing was something I had to swallow. The worst part was, they knew how much it bothered me, but they still did it on purpose.
“Well, if it isn’t Scott Disick,” Pepper said, stopping me in my tracks.
“What the fuck do mean by that?” I asked, concern in my voice.
“You know . . .” Pepper said, motioning to my clothing.
“Oh, fuck.” I turned around to head back up to my room to change, making all the girls laugh, even Kace, the asshole, who stopped me.
“Don’t worry, you pull off loafers way better than him,” Kace winked at me.
“I think you look smashing,” Tootse, the oh-so-innocent one said. “If I was into cock, I would do you.”
“And that means a lot coming from her,” Francy called out from behind us.
“Why are you so nervous?” Tootse asked, as she wrapped her arm around mine and pulled me into the room. “It’s not like you haven’t had sex with her.”
“It’s more than that, Tootse.”
“Yeah, he’s trying to actually expose himself to her,” Pepper added for me. “For our little Jett, that’s hard. The little rich boy has to show his scars.”
I eyed Pepper and said, “With the amount of Kace’s dick you’ve taken in, I would have assumed the edge in your voice would have eased by now.”
Pepper’s mouth flew open as Kace pushed me from behind.
“Oh, please, like everyone didn’t know,” Babs chimed in.
I took a glance over at Lyla, who seemed to be removing herself from the conversation and playing with a button on her shirt. It was easy to see, as an outsider, that she was uncomfortable with the conversation, and there was only one reason why that would be: she had feelings for Kace. I could tell from the moment I saw them together. They had an electricity between them that was only found between two people who were truly meant for each other; it was the same spark that singed when Goldie was in my arms.
“Maybe not everyone . . .” Pepper trailed off.
Changing the subject, I started to discuss what I’d gathered them all in the Toulouse Room for. “Ladies, I want to thank you for meeting me before I head out on my date.”
“Are you trying to get dating advice from us?” Francy asked.
“No. I want to talk to you about the future of the club.”
At the mention of the club and the serious tone in my voice, they all sat a little straighter and dropped the sarcasm that usually laced their features.
“What’s going on with the club?” Babs asked. She was practically a founder, so I could understand her concern.
“After the end of the month, I will be shutting it down.”
“What?” They all shouted at once, except for Lyla, who could care less about the news. She said she was temporary, but after being here for a while, I thought that maybe she would change her mind. I guess not.
“How can you do this to us?” Pepper asked. “Where the hell are we supposed to go, Jett?”
“Are you going to kick us out?” Tootse asked with tears in her eyes. Francy gently wrapped her arms around Tootse and pulled her into a hug.
“Jett, are you serious?” Babs asked, looking almost mad.
These were the exact reactions I was expecting from the girls, and I’m glad I got them, because if they could care less about the club, then I would have felt like what I was doing for the past couple of years meant absolutely nothing.
“Ladies, you know I only have your best interest in mind, right?”
