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“Here, I’ll show ya.” I draw the curtains to make the room go dark before taking the UV light that I have in my back pocket and shining it around the room.
“See that?” I draw her attention to all the brightly lit stains that linger on the surfaces, the bed covers, and even the walls. “I don’t have to tell you what it is, do I?”
“Only you would have a UV light to hand.” She flicks on the bedside lamp and comes toward me, snatching it out of my hand and tossing it at the bed.
“Can’t you just make some allowances? We’re in L.A.,” she reminds me, taking my hair between her fingers and playing with it. Just being in this room makes me twitchy, it’s filthy. I can feel the contaminated particles in the air sticking to the back of my throat, but Rogue’s fingers sliding over my chest distracts me from our surroundings.
“Come on.” I drag her through to the bathroom and turn on the shower. It’s still not fuckin’ clean, but it’s a compromise and it’s been far too long.
* * *
Since my job here in Long Beach is done, I finish fuckin’ my girl in the rancid motel shower and decide it’s time we head back home. I hand the room key back to Tawk and say my goodbyes to him and Ruckus. Cliff doesn’t even come outta his office to show me his gratitude, maybe he doesn’t wanna look me in the eye since he knows I’ve seen what he did to that girl. That fucker really does think he’s indestructible, what he did to that girl almost felt like a statement, a warning to Prez that he makes his own rules. He’s about to get the shock of his life.
“Before we go back I need to tell you something.” Rogue stops me just before we get to the gate that leads to the parking lot.
“You okay?” She’s got this worried look on her face that I don’t see very often and I don’t like it at all.
“I don’t want kids.” She forces the words out like she’s been holding on to them for a while, and I’m surprised by how they cut me up a little.
“I get that you’re seeing all the other guys making babies and playing happy families, but I need you to know that that will never be us.”
“Okay.” I shrug, going to move forward but immediately getting pulled back.
“What do you mean, okay?” She shakes her head in confusion as if she was expecting a different response.
“What do you want me to do, Rogue? Get on my knees and beg you to give me kids?” I huff a laugh at her as I swing my leg over my saddle and take my bars.
“Well… yeah, kinda,” she admits, still looking confused and maybe even a little pissed off at my reaction.
“Grimm, I’m telling you that we can never have kids. Not ever.”
“And I’m tellingyou,that that's okay.” I make it as clear as I can for her and get another hard-on from how exasperated she looks.
“Listen.” I take her hips and pull her toward me, my hand creeping up her neck and settling around her throat just how she likes it. “I got everythin’ I need. Maybe there's a part of me that wonders what it would be like, but all I really want outta this life is for you to be happy. If you don’t want kids, we don’t have ‘em, it really is that simple.”
“Grimm, I—” I shut her up by kissing her lips.
“Let’s just get the fuck outta here,” I beg.
“Sounds good.” She smiles before tucking herself on behind me and wrapping her arms around my waist.
“Take me home, big boy.” She bites hard on my ear before I start the engine.
“I’ll take a beer,” I order from Tommy and cuss myself for getting outta shape. Raze is way older than me, there shouldn’t have even been any competition between us.
“Jesus, what the fuck happened to you?” Jessie asks as he takes the bar stool beside me. Tommy flicks the top off a bottle before landing it in front of me and I waste no time knocking it back.
“I needed that.” I ignore his question. “When we get back from sortin’ this cult shit, me and you are headin’ for the trainin’ ring.”
“I think you're gonna need more than just that when you check in with your old lady.” Jessie raises his eyebrows in a way that has me real fuckin’ concerned.
“What you talkin’ ‘bout?”
“I’m just sayin’, you should head on home. And just so you know I’ve already promised my sister she’s got my full support.”
“She painted the kitchen that nasty fuckin’ green color, didn’t she?” I drop my head and shake it.
“Just head on home, Troj.” My best friend pats my back before he starts headin’ for the door.
