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Slowly, I nodded my head. "You two care if I kinda want to drink tonight away?"
"Nope," Tanner said, answering for both of them. "And we'll even be real quiet in the morning when the hangover kicks in."
"And take good care of ya while we're at it," J.D. promised.
I leaned forward to steal one more kiss from J.D., then turned to do the same with Tanner. "Then someone needs to buy me some whiskey."
"Now that," Tanner told me, "is sexy as hell."
Chapter49
The moment Tannerturned to leave, I waved for a waitress. I should've asked for beer, but tonight I needed something harder. Taking a page from Emilio, I ordered vodka - a whole bottle. The waitress nodded nervously, her eyes jumping to the table of glasses and bottles that had been knocked around, then hurried away to get that.
"Shit," I grumbled as I started cleaning up our mess. "You ok, Lacey?"
She was still huddled beside Gustavo, both of them a pace away from the table. "Yeah?" she said, sounding like she didn't quite believe that.
"Well, they're gone," I promised. "You two can sit back down."
Which was when Emilio returned. The strange thing was I didn't even care. That little fucker was a fair-weather friend, but a good one. He didn't fight. He barely spoke English. Mostly, he was just someone to get drunk with who I knew would make sure I'd find the right hotel.
But Lacey didn't seem willing to ignore what had happened. "What was all that about?" she asked.
"J.D.'s a hot head," Gustavo tried to explain.
"And the girl?" Lacey demanded, glaring right at me.
So I pushed out a heavy breath and dropped down into my chair. "Cody."
"What about Cody?" she insisted. "Kinda sounds to me like you got caught cheating."
Fuck. This was not going to be easy to explain. Not with Emilio and Gustavo listening in. "No," I assured her. "I'd been helping her out, and she got pissed at me this morning."
"So her mentor came to kick your ass?" Gustavo asked, his tone like he was calling me out for my bullshit. Or maybe for theirs.
Lifting a hand, I scrubbed at my face. "Look, no one fucks with J.D. You think I'm dumb enough to even try? Fuck no. And J.D. will kill for Cody. He's convinced she's the next big thing in the PBR, and I'm not so sure he's wrong. She's better than you, Gustavo."
"So why's he pissed at you?" Lacey demanded.
"Because I was a fucking dumbass, ok?" I told her. "I thought I was being a gentleman, and those two made it real fucking clear that they don't want my help. I pushed the wrong person away from our first female rider in the PBR, and now I'm the asshole for not respecting her."
"And he wants in her pants," Gustavo said. "J.D. is friends with Cody's boyfriend. Tanner saved J.D.'s life, I heard."
"A few times," I agreed, not liking how this was going.
Lacey just crossed her arms. "You know, you could've just said you were into someone else. I honestly thought we had something, Ty, and now I'm starting to think the only reason you're talking to me is because I'm easy."
"It was," I said without thinking.
I didn't even get the chance to brace before her palm landed right on the same spot J.D.'s fist had hit earlier. Needless to say, when she turned to storm off, I wasn't surprised at all. I also wasn't sure whether or not I cared.
Having her sitting in my lap tonight had not made forgetting Cody any easier. Then seeing Cody here? Damn, that dress she'd been wearing? She always said her legs were short, but they sure did not look like it to me. Miles and miles of legs. Long, strong, sexy legs that I'd had wrapped around me just last night.
I reached for the bottle of vodka Emilio had ordered earlier, tilting it up to take a big gulp. Hopefully, it would help me forget all of this.
"You should go after her, Gustavo," I said.
"Lacey?" he asked.
