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Ididn’t have to buy every club in the city like Beckett suggested. Somehow, I knew she’d walk into this one.
The previous owners had done plenty of updates in the years since I was last here, but the name remained the same. I’ll change that next week. For tonight, I’m sitting in the owner’s suite at Rebel, watching the camera trained on the front door, waiting for my kitten to make an appearance. The whiskey in my hand is a must—its effects will hopefully temper the feelings I’ll no doubt experience when she walks in with Frank.
And Gavin is sitting by my side to make sure I don’t kill the man when he does step inside with her.
It fucking stings that she’s with Frank. He’s known her longer than I have. They mean something to each other.
The women I’ve been seen with, photographed with, linked to, since we broke up, have meant nothing to me. Each one was a means to an end.
But Frank…he’s her brother’s best friend…that has to mean something.
“Do you think I should trade Vaughn?” Gavin asks without looking up from his phone.
“No idea.”
“What about Rivers? He wasn’t great last year.”
With my eyes still locked on the monitor, I shrug. “If you want.”
“You aren’t even paying attention to me. Rivers was fucking phenomenal last year! He’s my best player.” Gavin laughs.
I take another sip of my drink, unable to muster even an ounce of the humor he’s using. “Sorry. Can’t focus on anything but what I’m going to do when she walks in here.”
“Which is why I’m talking about hockey. It’s been a while since we played. You need it.”
Finally, I glance in his direction. My friend’s face is etched with worry as he scrutinizes me. I run my hand across my forehead. “Ain’t that the fucking truth.”
“If she shows up with the best friend, we’re leaving,” he deadpans.
“Not happening.”
“Why are you doing this?” he grits out. It’s the same thing he and all my other friends have asked me for years. None of them have settled down. None have been in love. Maybe one day they’ll understand, but for now, there’s no point in even justifying my reasoning.
It’s like explaining division to a toddler. The guys would have to understand the basics first. Comprehend what it feels like to love a person so wholeheartedly. See how much easier, brighter, more enjoyable life is because that person is in the world.
Then they’d have to suffer. Lose it all and live in darkness. Exist in a place where they’d do anything to claw their way out. But my friends, they’ve always lived in the shadows. They’ve never experienced the true warmth of the sun. And without that, how could they fathom the lengths a person would go to in order to get it back?
Anything.I’d do fucking anything to get back to how I felt when Cat was mine.
Even sit and wait for her to walk in with another man. One she’ll likely go home with at the end of the night.
I suck in a breath when she finally walks in. And my heart races when no one follows her.
My cock twitches at the memory of the last time she walked into this club.
The chase. The rush. The taste of her on my fingers.
“That.” I point to the screen. “That’s why I’m doing this. Because for that woman, I’d do just about anything.”
Gavin quirks a brow. “There’s something youwouldn’tdo?”
I laugh bitterly. “Yeah, let her go. You can leave now. I’ll be good.”
Gavin stands and buttons his jacket. “You sure?”
I don’t bother with a response. My attention is focused solely on the woman on the screen. “Oh Kitten,” I growl, rubbing a thumb along the smooth edge of the remote in my hand. “I’ve got you all to myself tonight.”
It’s playtime.
