“Good because Nix just killed Georgie. This shit is really fucked up now.”
“Fuck!” I roared. Georgie was Bec’s fifteen year old son. Nix and Bec had been together for a year before she recently left him. Now he had taken them both out, so his agenda was pretty clear. “You’ve got Crystal?” That poor kid; Bec’s ten year old daughter had lived through some ugly shit and now she was alone in the world.
Madison’s eyes were wild; she’d picked up that something bad was going down and she snatched the phone out of my hand. “What’s happened?” she screeched.
Scott spoke to her and I figured he was telling her about Georgie because she started crying again. I reached out and touched her on the shoulder; it was an automatic movement and she didn’t flinch. It reminded me of a time when things were good between us, but that love didn’t exist anymore, we had killed it.
She finished her conversation with Scott and handed me back my phone before turning around and walking back towards the restaurant. I could tell she was wiping the tears from her face.
“What are you doing?” I asked.
Without turning to look at me she replied, “I’m just saying goodbye to my friends. I’ll be right back so wait here.”
I let her go and pulled out a smoke. This day had completely turned to shit. And yet, it was fucking good to see Madison.
Shit.
Chapter 5
Madison
As I entered the restaurant to say goodbye, Blake’s eyes met mine from across the room. He was mingling with his customers but left them to come to me.
“You okay?” he asked.
I shook my head, tears threatening to spill again, but I pulled my big girl panties up and said, “Not really, but I will be. It turns out that Scott wasn’t kidding when he said that there was some bad shit going down. I just found out an old friend of mine was murdered by Nix.”
He sucked in a breath. “Fuck, babe. Why?”
I shrugged. “Who knows why Nix does anything he does, but the club thinks it is because she tried to leave him.”
His eyes widened in understanding. “So, they think he will come after you now because you left him. Is that what this is all about?”
“Yes, I think so. Knowing Scott and J though, there’s most likely more to it that they aren’t telling me.”
“What are you going to do? Go home?”
“I need some time to think it through, but maybe. My friend’s daughter is all alone now so I want to check on her. She’s only ten, Blake. How the fuck could someone do that to her? Take away her family like that,” it was really hitting me now, “I can’t believe I dated him. It makes me feel sick.”
He pulled me into a hug. “There are some twisted people out there, baby girl. I’m here for you. You know that, right?”
Nodding, I answered, “Yeah, honey. I know I can always count on you.”
Stepping out of his embrace, I turned to the table where our friends were. They were all watching us intently, probably wondering what the hell was going on. I smiled at them and left Blake to go and see them.
Serena stood up and came at me with a huge hug. “You’ve been crying. What the fuck did he say to you?” she was mad on my behalf and I loved that about her.
“I’ll fill you in later, okay?” She nodded and I continued, “I’m leaving with J now, so I’ll see you when you get home.”
“Do you want me to come with you?” she asked.
I smiled at her, “No, I’m okay with him. Besides he looks exhausted and will probably just go to sleep. I need some time alone to think.”
“Fair enough, but I won’t be home too late.”
“Thanks.”
I said goodbye to Faith and Rowan, and then headed back outside to J. He was sitting on his bike waiting for me, still looking as pissed off as he had when he first arrived.
“You ready to go?” he asked.
“Yes, but I’m not so sure that I’ll be able to get on your bike in this dress.”
He smirked. “Never stopped you before, babe,” he said, letting his eyes roam over my body, and I hated to admit it, but that turned me on.
Shit, now I was flustered. “Just pass me a helmet,” I snapped at him.
He did what I asked and then turned around, settling into his seat while I attempted to hike my dress up enough to allow me to sit on the bike behind him. Don’t ask me how, but somehow I managed this, although I did feel like my ass was hanging out for all the world to see.
His hands gripped my legs and pulled me in closer to him. Bloody hell, my pussy was taking notice now, and that was not a good thing. Not where J was concerned, because if I let her take control of the situation, god knew where we would end up.