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“I noticed you looking on edge, so I got Haven to take over the bar. Thought I could come on over and cheer you up.” Mel works fast, lifting her leg over mine so she’s straddling me. Then taking my head in her hands, she presses her lips on top of mine. If I came down here thinking that sinking into club pussy was gonna make me feel better, Mel grinding her ass into me is only proving that theory wrong.
My mind is too full of Gracie, appreciating how different she is from Mel and all the other sluts down here.
“Stop,” I give Mel a stern warning, but she don’t seem to get the hint, or if she does, she chooses to ignore it.
“Let me make you feel better, Brax,” she whispers against my lips.
Grabbing both her hands, I join them behind her back in one of mine, then I shift her weight off my body so her chest falls against the leather.
“There ain’t nothing you can do for me, darlin’,” I tell her, standing up and leaving her red-faced.
I’m not concentrating on where I’m going as I storm toward the door for some fresh air, and I manage to walk smack bang into Nyx.
“Whoa, who got you all rattled?” he asks, lifting up his hands in defense.
“Out of my way, Nyx,” I warn, about ready to barge my way through him if he doesn’t move.
“Where ya goin'?”
“I don’t know, just out of here.” I make another attempt to get around him but the fucker sidesteps me.
“You wanna talk about it?” he asks, this brother shit’s as hard for him as it is me. He’s making the effort. But right now, I can’t fuckin’ deal. I ain’t ready to admit to myself what’s fucking up my head right now, let alone fess it up to anyone else.
“I’m fine,” I say, trying my best to sound fucking fine.
“Ella’s worried about the girl. We heard you yesterday morning out on the porch,” he tells me, looking a little awkward.
“Well, you can tell Ella from me, she got nothin’ to worry about.”
“I’m worried about you,” Nyx shrugs, looking down, and scratching the back of his head.
“You’re worried about me,” I laugh. “Nyx, save your fucks for someone who needs ‘em.”
“I’m just sayin’ I’ve been there, so I know what it’s like. With Ella I—”
“This ain’t your high school love story bull shit.” I laugh at him. “The sooner that bitch goes back to her life, the sooner I get to go back to mine.”
“You really think that’s gonna happen?” Nyx is the one laughing at me now, shaking his head like I should know better.
“It only gets worse, bro, you think you crave her now? It ain’t nothing compared to what it’ll be like when she’s out of your reach. That shit’ll burn you from the inside out. And there’ll be nothing you’ll do that will fill that emptiness. Not until you get her. Trust me, I know. Those eight months I spent without Ell were torture.” I feel a stab of guilt, knowing I was partly responsible for that. I was trying to protect him, ended up making a huge fuck up of the situation.
Seems to be a running theme for me.
“That wasn’t a dig,” Nyx adds. “I just want you to know that if you wanna try the whole talking it out thing, that I’m here.” I smack him on the shoulder and nod, hoping it’s enough to convince him that I’ll think about it. It seems to do the trick, ‘cause he steps out of my way and heads over to the bar.
“Brax,” Prez calls me over to where him and Jessie are sitting. “Rack up three, baby,” he tells Haven behind the bar, and she quickly sets to work placing three shot glasses in front of us.
“Jessie tells me you made good progress today,” he says, handing me one of the glasses, I down it in one and slam it back on the bar. “We’re close, so fucking close to nailing Clunk. With him out the picture, and if this whole truce thing pans out, we can set our focus on bigger things.”
“Yeah,” I nod back.
“Look, Brax, we don’t know how long Skid’s gonna be AWOL for. The club’s gonna need a strong road captain if we’re gonna be making bigger movements. That something you would consider if you were sticking around?” It takes a while for me to take in the fact that he’s talking to me. Being a road captain is a big responsibility. They play a big part in making sure all club runs are well thought out and run smoothly.
“You askin’ me to be road captain?” I check with a sarcastic laugh.
“I need someone with a level head, who can make decisions for themselves if they need to, that shit you and Jessie pulled off together showed me you’re capable of that.”
“And you think the other brothers will be okay with me taking that on, I ain't even patched into the Charter yet?”
