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“Not even if I put sexy in front of it?”
“No. You can all me Barb. That’s about as friendly as I ever plan to get with you or any other man.”
“Loving the loyalty, Barb.” Turning to Ace, he shook his head. “You had to have a classy one. Well you sure as hell got her, and I think she’s gonna keep you on your toes.”
“I damn well agree about that. We’ll let you know what we find out at the morgue.”
“You taking your bike?”
“Hell no. Not with people gunning for us. I’m taking our company van, if you have no objections.”
“We armored the cage for a reason. Take it the hell on. Protect your lady and yourself.”
“Thanks, brother.”
“Be careful and make sure you have a back-up weapon.”
Ace smirked. “Ryder’s coming.”
Darkness responded smoothly. “Great, you got your backup weapon right there.”
Barbara wasn’t sure what Darkness meant until she saw Ryder. Unlike the last time she’d seen him, he was wearing body armor under his shirt and had two more vests lying on the hood of an older van. He was openly carrying a pistol on his waist and cramming another one in a specially designed holster under his pant leg.
“Come on, professor,” Ryder snapped. “Gear up. We ain’t got all day.”
Ace spoke up sternly, taking a step closer to the other man. “You are gonna be nice to my lady.”
“Why should I? You’ve been treatin’ mine like shit lately.”
Ace looked contrite. “Sorry about that. I didn’t have my head screwed on straight that day.”
“You might want to correct that oversight. My Tiffany cried herself to sleep over that shit.”
Ace popped his brows up. “I’m surprised it took you so long to sound off about it.”
“Fucking hell, I ain’t supposed to be talking about it now. She didn’t want me to make you feel bad.”
Jerking his chin at the man, Ace assured him sincerely, “I’ll talk to her as soon as we get back.”
Stopping to point a thick finger in Ace’s face, Ryder added smugly, “And you’re bringing your new bitch to dinner.”
Barbara crossed her arms over her chest. “I’m not a bitch. What is wrong with you guys that you call all women bitches?”
Ryder shrugged. “Men are horndogs and women are bitches. It’s just how we were raised.”
“Is that what you are going to teach your kids? The boys are going to be horndogs and your pretty little girls are going to be bitches.”
The mouthy biker took a step back. The stunned look on his face was one Barb would remember for a nice long time. “Christ, I never thought about that.”
Barbara turned her back, unbuttoned her shirt, and let Ace hold it up to block the view while she struggled into the armored vest. It was thinner than the one Ryder was wearing, and she wondered if it would actually stop a bullet.
A loud whistle came from across the lot. Cork yelled, “Are we gettin’ new whores. I do love redheads.”
Ace held out his hand and Ryder slapped a pistol into his palm. Before she could object, he turned the gun on the quickly approaching man. “Did you just call my old lady a whore?”
The man’s face fell. “Shit. Sorry, brother. I’ve been out in the field and didn’t know you bagged a sexy redhead.”
Lowering the weapon, Ace grumbled, “Get your fuckin’ eyes off my woman.”
