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“Hey.”
Ugh! My mouth feels like sandpaper! I open my eyes and…“Nick?”
“Uh huh.”
“Where the hell am I?”
“The clubhouse.”
“God! My head is throbbing.”
“Here,” he hands me two aspirins and a glass of water.
“Thanks,” I sit up, take the pills and down half the glass. This room looks like the salvation army vomited all over it. Everything looks like military surplus. Camo green and white. I’m on a cot with no springs. The pillow looks like a whole ecosystem of mites and bacteria are thriving in it.
To sum up—it’s dusty and dirty.
I try to lighten the mood, so I smile when I ask, “What happened and why am I sleeping in a prison cell?”
Nick frowns, “What do you remember?”
“Um…drinking…a lot!” I raise my brow. “Uh…”Oh shit…“Did I—”
“Did you set fire to Chase’s bike? Yeah, that happened.”
“Jesus! I thought I had dreamt that!”Fuck.“How screwed am I?”
“All things considered,” he shrugs and smiles. “Not that bad. You’re still alive. Dom says you’ve got to stay here—”
“And work off my debt. Shit, it’s all coming back now. I don’t remember anything after that though.”
“Must’ve been those last few shots,” he laughs. “You passed out in Bret’s arms on your bar stool. He carried you in here.”
I can’t help the face I make—I’m shocked and embarrassed at the same time.I really hope I didn’t do anything stupid. “Did I do anything dumb?”
“Aside from the bike? Not that I’m aware.”
“Dom’s not serious about this, right? He was just putting on a show for everybody, wasn’t he?”Please God…don’t let this be a serious thing.“I can go, can’t I?”
“He is, he wasn’t and you can’t. I’m here to get you. He says you’re cooking brunch this morning. Bret and I’ll help, come on.”
Of all the fuckery on the planet!“Can I at least take a shower first?”
“Nope, everyone’s waiting.”
Damn it all!
“Brush my teeth?”
“Here’s some gum.”
I’m still dressed in the clothes from last night, so I take the gum, slip on my sneakers and then stand to follow Nick. I guess I’ll have to check out my new digs later.
I’ll try begging and pleading first though. Dom is definitely not someone you want to fuck with, but maybe if I pull the innocent little girl card with him, he might cave. He’s done it before.
