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“I told you, I’m spending every night in your bed.” He put me beside him and covered us. “I’ll give you space, but I’m not a patient man, Ella. You know this. Eventually, you’ll have to tell me the truth about the boy.”
“And you’ll have to tell me about Irisah.”
“Shit, there ain’t anything to tell.” He spooned me and kissed my neck. “You’ve always been my one and only, even when I couldn’t remember we were still together. Nothing felt right until I came back to you.”
“Hmm, okay.” I wanted to believe Rocky, but I was so freaking afraid he’d hurt me again. “Good night.”
“Go ahead. Ignore me being mushy.” He laughed and kissed me. “You’re never going to get rid of me, Ella. We’re going to get through this and come out stronger than ever.”
I prayed he was right.
31
Rocky
I couldn’t witness Vegas groping and kissing my woman anymore. He was trying to get a rise out of me, and it was fucking working. All week, he rubbed Ella in my face, and at night, I owned her in bed, painting her with my cum, smothering my face in her pussy, and fucking her every which way I could to pay the motherfucker back—all without waking up the boy.
The boy. The kid. The little squirt who looked just like me.
Ella still wouldn’t tell me his name, and I hadn’t bothered asking anyone at the clubhouse for it. I wanted to hear it from her. Why I was playing her goddamn game, I didn’t know. I guessed I liked her fucking with me, but only her. Anyone else would meet my wrath.
“Let’s go on a little road trip,” I told Xabier and Keeno as I put out my cigarette. I really should cut back. The doctor had told me it wasn’t good for my tumor. Maybe I would once my crazy life calmed down.
“Where to?” Xabier asked.
“Minnesota.” I stretched my arms above my head and roared like a lion. Eight hours from now, I’d get voted in, and there’d be a party to follow. “I’m bored. Let’s do some recon.”
“Sounds good to me.” Keeno jumped to his feet. “Gotta take a leak first.”
“Me too.” Xabier followed his brother.
Ella glanced my way from behind the counter. I flicked my eyes toward the back, telling her to meet me in the alley. She gave a barely noticeable nod.
I lumbered to Vegas’s table and slammed my hand on it, just to mess with him.
“What the fuck, Rocky?”
“I’m going out for a while, but I’ll be back in time for the vote.” I eyed Sid sitting across from Vegas. Never liked the crass bastard. He used to be after my mom all the time. She’d told me he was an asshole and treated women like shit. But as a club girl, she’d had to sleep with him. I wanted to believe Ella hadn’t let him touch her. But I knew he had and against her will. And for that, he wouldn’t see his next birthday.
“Where to?”
“Joyride. This place is boring as fuck.”
“Then why be prez if we aren’t exciting enough for you?” Vegas drank his coffee and grinned at Sid. Something passed between them, something evil.
“Because I will do a better job than you.” It pissed me off that Tomcat was probably right, about them wanting to kill me and him trying to help for Ella’s sake. He hadn’t been selfish and rotten to the core like the rest of us. I hadn’t truly hated him until now. He’d taken my spot with Ella, been her support and friend, and it was fucking driving me crazy.
“You’re an asshole,” Vegas hissed.
“Yup. Later.” I threw my hand up and left out the front entrance, then made my way around the back to where Ella was waiting for me.
Calm the fuck down and forget Tomcat. Ella wants you.
But did she want me? She’d been emotionally unavailable since we’d had sex for the first time in five years.
“What’s going on? Are you going somewhere?” The panic and worry in her voice made me feel like a king. She hadn’t gone easy on me and had kept her guard up. I hated how it seemed like she was waiting for the floor to fall out from under her. She didn’t have to prepare for the worst. I wasn’t going anywhere, and we would be together for the rest of our lives like we’d talked about before I’d left.
“The guys and I are going out for the afternoon, but we’ll be back before supper.” I wrapped my arms around her waist and kissed her.
