I shook my head and watched as Aylee tried to walk away from Kyle, her jaw and fists clenched. He kept following her with a goofy grin, running his mouth. Tyler and I watched in anticipation, waiting for her to blow.
“Would she really fight a man who outweighs her by a hundred pounds?”
I snorted. “She’d fight with a brick wall; she’s that goddamned stubborn.”
“Then she’d fit in perfectly with our crowd. How long do you think you’ll be in town?”
“Don’t know. Tonight she’s investigating our last suspect. He’s a fucking douche too. The thought of her going in alone scares the hell out of me. If he’s the one we’re looking for then our time here’ll be short. If he’s not, I don’t know what we’ll do. We can’t stay here forever.”
He put his hand on my shoulder. “You’ll catch them. You’re one of Mason’s best.” That I was, but Aylee was the one doing all the work. She deserved all the credit and then some. “It looks like the shit’s about to hit the fan.”
Aylee’s shouts could be heard through the glass and then out of nowhere her fist flew and connected with Kyle’s face. “Holy shit,” Tyler and I both said simultaneously. But she was nowhere near done. She hit him again and kicked his legs out from under him. By now, everyone in the gym had gathered around to see the show, their eyes bugging out of their heads. Grabbing him around the neck, she squeezed, her own face turning as red as Kyle’s.
“We should probably get out there,” Tyler insisted.
“I think so too.” We took off down the hall and I raced through the doorway. “Aylee, stop!”
“Fuck that,” she growled. “You wouldn’t be saying that if you knew what this disgusting pervert said to me.”
“What did he say?”
Kyle had his hands on her arms and pried them away so he could breathe. “I told her she could slob my knob and then I’d fuck her in the ass. Chicks love that shit. What’s wrong with that?” He winked at me and Tyler and we both burst out laughing.
Aylee didn’t find it funny and pushed Kyle away, glaring at me. “You’re really going to laugh? Maybe I should take him up on his offer. What would you say then?”
Extending my hand, I helped Kyle up and he slapped me on the shoulder. He turned around and rubbed his neck. “I’d say it wasn’t going to happen. I’m a taken man, sweetheart.” Then to me, he said, “No need to worry about her, bro. She’s ready for any fucker who tries to mess with her.”
“Oh my God, this was a setup?” she exclaimed, thundering toward me.
I held up my hands. “I had to see what you would do without me around. You kicked his ass, baby. I’m proud of you.”
She pointed an angry finger at me. “Don’t call me baby. I knew I shouldn’t have gone easy on you in the hotel room.”
Kyle chuckled. “What’s stopping you now? I think he deserves payback for what he did today. You can fight it off in the ring.”
“Uh-oh, do I need to get the gloves out?” Tyler asked, waggling his eyebrows.
Aylee lifted her chin defiantly in the air. “Yes.” She brushed past me with a devilish smile on her face. She was ready to fight and I was going to give her one.
“I have to admit, seeing you in the ring was a fucking turn on,” Jason hollered from the living room.
Giggling, I finished up my makeup and joined him. “So that’s why you attacked me as soon as we got back.”
“Couldn’t help it.” He looked me up and down and sighed. “You look stunning by the way.”
“Thanks,” I replied, glancing down at my silky, blue dress.
“Do you have everything you need?”
I patted my purse. “Gun is safely tucked away and I have two serums, just to be on the safe side. The others are in my suitcase.”
He walked up to me and held my face in his hands. “I know you’re sick of me saying this, but be careful.”
I breathed him in. “I will.” A knock sounded on the door and he growled low in his chest. “I’ll get it so you don’t try to kill him.” Taking a deep breath, I let him go and started for the door. However, it wasn’t just Chazz standing there when I opened it.