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I’d attempted to get Slider to drop me off at my hotel, but according to him, all my stuff had already been moved to the Brothers’ clubhouse.
Brothers mingled around the bar area as Slider lead me through and down a small hallway. “You’re in Chelsea’s old room,” he told me as he pushed the door open and held it as I walked through.
There was a double bed with my bag sitting on it, a small desk, and a door that I could see led to a bathroom.
“These are club girl rooms. The boys have been told that you’re here, but I would keep the door locked just in case you get a drunken visitor in the night.” He wore a smirk but I couldn’t tell if he was being serious or not.
I would keep it locked.
I tried to shrug it off, though. “I’ve already ticked stripper off my bucket list. Why not add club whore to it while I’m here?”
“Wouldn’t say that too loud,” he said with a wink. “The boys have been looking for new blood.”
He shut the door behind him and I sighed. It felt strange. I was here in this place with these people that only months ago I’d been on a mission to destroy. Living in their clubhouse and making jokes with their members. It felt like I was in the Twilight Zone almost.
I sat on the bed and began to sort through my bag, searching for some clean underwear and clothes.
Kat had worked me hard today. And while I was pretty damn fit, my body ached in places I had never felt before. It was a good ache, though. The kind that told you that you’d worked yourself to your limits.
I grabbed some sweatpants and a shirt and headed for the bathroom. Turning the heat up on the shower, hoping it would ease some of the tension in my muscles.
Just two nights from now I was meant to be on stage, doing the routine that Kat and I had almost perfected during the last two hours. I needed to be on my game and achy muscles would only let me down.
I pulled my clothes on, wrapping my wet hair in a towel and stepped out of the bathroom.
“Quick, in here!” I heard a little voice whisper loudly.
The door clicked open and two tiny figures shot through, dashing toward the bed. They jumped on it, burrowing underneath the covers.
“He won’t find us here,” the voice whispered again. It was followed by a soft giggle.
“Who are we hiding from?” I asked with a large smile.
The wiggling covers suddenly stilled. Two tiny heads popped above the top and stared at me, eyes wide. “Oh shit.”
I laughed loudly at the profanity coming from the little girl. The covers dropped quickly and the smaller girl with almost midnight color hair scurried out. She crawled across the bed, moving closer but very cautiously.
“Hi there, what’s your name?” I asked softly. She must have only been preschool aged. She pulled her tiny lip in between her teeth as she studied me.
“Her name’s Jayla. She doesn’t talk much,” the other little girl offered, climbing out of the covers and following Jayla closer to me. “This used to be my step mom’s room. Why are you in it?”
Ah, so this was Harlyn.
“You must be Optimus’ daughter,” I smiled at her.
“Yup,” she said proudly, lifting her chin a little at the mention of her father’s name.
Jayla continued to sit next to her on the edge of the bed, seemingly mesmerized by me. Her eyes watched me, every movement I made and whenever I spoke, her eyes flitted to my mouth.
“So who are we hiding from?” I asked in a mock whisper, crouching down next to the bed like I wanted in on their game. Both the girls shifted in, large grins on their faces.
Harlyn cupped her hand around her mouth, her eyes searching the room like someone might jump out at any moment. “Uncle Blizzard. He said it’s Jayla’s bedtime, but we aren’t finished playing yet.” The small pout that she gave me was both adorable and hilarious. I wondered if that ever worked on her parents anymore.
“Oh no. We can’t have that. Playtime is the best.” I conspired with them. Jayla bounced on the bed, her little head bobbing up and down so fast I thought it might fall off.
“Harlyn!” I heard Blizzard’s voice call from the hall. “You know you’re not allowed down here. Get out now.”
The girls both froze.
