Page 54 of Animal's Reformation
“He did,” Hawk said. “Banger just told him what to expect when Lucy becomes a teenager.”
“Yeah … that’s gonna be tough. Remember how we were, and our sisters?” Smokey said, putting the bottle to his lips.
“I’m so fucked,” Animal replied, and the men all busted out laughing.
Soon the conversation turned to motorcycles and the upcoming rally in Loveland. After a while, the only ones left were Animal, Bones, and Smokey. Banger had gone to his office to work on club business, Rags had left with Throttle to attend to their landscaping business, and Wheelie had to return to the carwash.
“You don’t got shit to do?” Bones asked as he followed Animal and Smokey to a table.
Animal shook his head. “I’m free until I have to pick up Lucy. I took today off.”
“Doesn’t it kickass to be your own boss?” Smokey stretched out his legs. “No orders from anyone, you can do whatever the hell you want, and most importantly—youmake the fuckin’ rules.”
“Fuck, yeah,” Animal said.
“I’m good with just working at the different club businesses,” Bones said.
“But it’s still not like working for some tight-ass boss. The time you spend is not only for the club but for your own share of the income too.” Smokey gestured Rosie over.
“That’s true. I got fired from every job I had before becoming a patched member. I couldn’t stand no one telling me what the fuck to do,” Bones said.
“Whatcha want?” Rosie said, running her hands over Smokey’s broad shoulders.
The club girls had stayed away after church had let out based on the loud and angry voices of the members. Most of the time they were waiting in the main room to either serve the men their drinks, get them something to eat, or give them pleasure—but whenever the climate was hostile, they stayed away until the mood lifted.
Smokey smacked Rosie on her nice, plump butt then drew her to him and kissed her hard. “I want what you’re offering a little later on, but first we need some food. You got any burritos in the kitchen?”
Rosie ran her glitter-tipped fingernails down Smokey’s neck. “I think so. Is that what you want, baby?” She pressed his head against her ample tits.
“You’re killing me,” Smokey said in a thick voice.
“I’ll take a couple of burritos,” Bones said, rubbing his hand over her ass.
Rosie looked over her shoulder at him and winked. “Okay.” She glanced at Animal and licked the top of her lip. “You want the same thing, baby?”
“Sure, why not?” Animal glanced at his phone to see if Olivia had responded to his text. He’d sent it to her the night before, asking her what times would work for tutoring Lucy. Olivia had mailed him a copy of Lucy’s reading assessment along with a note that she’d shared it with the principal at Slavens. Mr. Lorry agreed with Olivia that Lucy was in need of extra help and gave his approval for her to spend a few hours a week after school to help the young student.
At first Animal was pissed that Olivia hadn’t walked the damn report over to his house, but the more he thought about it, the more smug he became: Olivia didn’t come over because she couldn’t trust herself with him.
His pride quickly turned to irritation, because no matter how hard he tried, Animal couldn’t get her out of his mind. If he werethat type of guy, he’d probably admit that he might even be obsessed with her and that irked the hell out of him, especially since Olivia had been avoiding him at all costs. Even now, as he briefly closed his eyes, the image of her nipples hardening under his touch as she kissed him filled his mind.Dammit!Animal wanted her in the worst way.
He knew he should just forget about her and concentrate on hanging out more at the club, but the women were too easy for him. Sure, they loved to have a good time, but there was no pursuit. All Animal had to do was snap his fingers and point at Tania and Charolette, who were currently sitting on the couch, and they’d be all over him like flies on sherbet. But Olivia was a whole different story; she played hard to get, and it got his blood boiling and made his mind fucking screwy.
Animal leaned back in the chair, a smile lifting his lips. There was no doubt that his sexy neighbor was driving him crazy, but he liked the challenge of winning her over, as he knew he eventually would. So he’d just bide his time and wait.
“Here you go,” Rosie said as she brushed up against Animal before setting the plate down. “Do you need anything else, baby?”
“I’m good. Thanks, Rosie.” Animal picked up the fork and dug into the smothered shredded beef burrito.
“This is fuckin’ good,” Smokey said as he cleaned his plate. “I heard Kristy made them.”
“Kristy can cook.” Animal pushed the empty plate away from him. “I wonder if it’s hard to make these.”
“Becoming domestic?” Bones sniggered.
“Not by fucking choice. Lucy’s getting sick of pizza, takeout, and frozen dinners,” Animal replied.
“You need to get a club girl over to your house and let her cook for you and Lucy. Then when the kid’s in bed, you can have some fun.” Smokey bunched up his napkin and put it on the plate. “It’s been a while since you’ve seen some action with one of the club women.”
