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“I’m Sam.”
I didn’t think it was possible for his frown to get deeper, but it was so deep it pulled at the lines of his face. He clearly wasn’t expecting me, and I wasn’t so desperate for a job that I wanted to piss these guys off by going up against him.
“If you’d prefer someone else, I’d–”
The one behind the desk made an irritated noise. “We ain’t got time for that shit. You any good?”
Stubborn pride shoved down some of the nerves, and I lifted my chin as I met his angry gaze. “I’m good.”
He waved me away. “Then get it done. We’re runnin’ blind without Neo’s computer and I’m sick of ‘im usin’ my office.”
I had no idea what any of that meant, but terrifying boys’ club or not, I could do this job. Hopefully without any of them staring at me because I was starting to sweat. The one in the back hadn’t stopped looking at me since I showed up, and his stare felt menacing.
“Clink, show ‘er the way. And come in my office without knocking again and I’ll end you.” He snarled the last part, but Clink only grinned. He spun and gestured grandly out of the office.
“M’lady.”
Unlike the others, Clink didn’t intimidate me in the slightest, and I rolled my eyes as I stepped past him. Once the door to the office shut behind me, I let out a breath. That was the most intense conversation I’d ever had in my entire life and I said maybe two sentences. If there wasn’t a room full of men watching me, I’d probably want to shake out the nerves from my hands. Instead, I turned my focus to Clink and raised an eyebrow.
“Ready when you are.”
He smirked and loped past me, heading towards the stairs.
“Lucky bastard!” someone called out.
“No fuckin’ way she’s with him. He’s got no game!”
“Care to share?”
The catcalls were annoying and a little embarrassing. They all assumed I was going upstairs for some sort of booty call or something, not because I had a job to do. I felt my cheeks burn, and I ground my teeth to keep my mouth shut.
I had never been that person. I had to have a voice to make it anywhere in my career field, but after meeting the three in the office, I felt like it was in my best interest to keep my personality smothered for the time being. A building full of dangerous bikers didn’t seem like the place to mouth off.
Clink led me down a long hallway to a room at the end, shoving the door open again with no warning.
“Prospect! It’s your lucky day!”
The man inside looked over his shoulder warily, studying me before turning back to Clink. He wasn’t alone. Another man was lounging on the bed with his hands tucked behind his head and a baseball cap pulled over his eyes. He didn’t even look up when Clink came in.
“What is it?”
“Got you an electrician to fix the bullshit with your computer. You’ll finally be able to start workin’ off your debt.”
A muscle twitched in the man’s jaw before he sighed and nodded. When he looked back at me, there was none of the judgment like the rest of the men I’d dealt with so far. He stood and offered me his hand.
“I’m Neo–”
“The fuck you are,” the man on the bed grumbled. He still hadn’t bothered to open his eyes, but he sounded annoyed. The one shaking my hand hesitated before grimacing and trying again.
“I’m Lewis. I appreciate your help. I can do computer shit, but I’m not great with the wiring and the outlet keeps surging.”
Clink whacked Lewis on the back of the head with a mock scowl. “Don’t use foul language around a lady. You know better.”
Since he was actually being polite compared to the rest, I rolled my eyes at Clink. “Like you have any idea how to treat a lady.”
CHAPTER 2
CLINK
