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My folks have always believed in me and supported my decision, and so has the club. Fuck, they are used to it with Slade, Jase, and Ida.
Tilting my head to look at Darcy, I smile thinking of ways to wake her up. Before I can move, my phone rings from the bedside table, and reaching for it I connect the call.
“Brother,” I answer.
“Need you at the club. Got a lead,” Lennox’s voice comes through the phone.
“Shit. Okay, I will be there as soon as I can. Get your Ol’ Lady to send everything to me; I will dig through it when I get to the clubhouse. When you riding out?”
“When you get here.”
“On my way,” I tell him and end the call.
Sighing I look to Darcy, who is still sound asleep. Fuck me, all this moving and talking would have woken me. We must have exhausted her enough to keep her sleeping this hard.
Kissing her head, I slowly slip my arm from under her body and slip from the bed. She curls into a ball, sighing as she pulls the bedding to her chest.
Not bothering to shower, I know I am going to get messy anyway. I dress in yesterday’s clothes and pull on my riding boots, before slipping my cut over my shoulders.
Keeping my gaze on her, I bend at the waist and kiss her cheek; her nose crinkles then her face relaxes again. Fuck, she is cute. I hate to leave her after last night and I know it is shitty for her to wake up with neither of us here, but we have jobs to do.
I grab a quiz book and pen Cal uses sometimes before bed. He is such an old man. I chuckle while write Darcy a quick note explaining why she woke up alone. Setting it on the bedside table, I leave her sleeping with one more look before I head to the clubhouse.
Time to track these fuckers down.
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
DARCY
Pushing my front door open, I drop my purse and keys into the pot by the door and lock it behind me.
My feet, back, and every muscle in my body aches from the busy day we had at Darcy’s Delights today. It was like every Tom, Dick and Harry came in for ice cream. Just when we thought it was calming down, we would have a mad rush. I am not one to complain though, because money in the bank is always a good thing.
The one extra bright moment of the day was seeing Drix come with his mother, Syn, and Adley, his little niece.
Dropping off my takeout in the kitchen, I decide that I need a hot shower to help with my achy muscles. I walk through my house and to my bathroom, stripping off my clothes as I go.
When I step under the hot water, memories flood back of the last time I was in here, washing off the scent of both Maverick and Cal. When I woke up in Cal’s bed alone, my heart ached. They both left me with no word.
To say I was hurt, and angry, but also disappointed is an understatement.
I had moved quickly, dashing out of the bed, and getting dressed, sans the day before panties because that is fucking gross. I made it to my car and drove home, and immediately jumped in the shower, before heading to work.
That was this morning and it is now eight at night and I have not heard from either man. I was not expecting them to not contact me after what we shared.
Once I am done with my shower, I dry off and get dressed in my satin pajama set. Leaving my hair damp, I pull it up into a messy bun at the top of my head. I am not in the mood to sit and dry it.
Walking back into my kitchen I warm up my takeout, and get myself a very large glass of wine.
I take a big gulp, letting the fruity liquid slide down my throat, and let out a sigh.
Picking up the bottle to top up the glass, there is a knock on my front door. Turning my head to the offending piece of wood that separates me from the person outside, I sigh again before walking over to it, checking who is outside through the peephole.
I release a breath, resting my head against the door seeing Cal on the other side.
I really do not want to see him right now. I just want to curl up with some trashy TV and a steamy book about gay hockey players.
“Darcy, I know you are home, baby. Your car is in your parking spot.” His smooth voice comes through the door, but I can hear the tiredness also.
