Claiming His Forever (Battle Born MC #8) - Scarlett Black Page 0,4

could see it in his face, it was over, our time was chilled. I got dressed as fast as I could and got out of there. It was late, so I couldn’t drive all the way home. Vegas left for her honeymoon. The girls there had all kinds of things going on, so I couldn’t crash at their places. I stayed in a cheap motel for a few hours, and once the sun hit the horizon, I booked it back to California.”

Angie grins. “So, inquiring minds need to know two things. Is that where your hickey came from? Also, what does this sex god look like?” She hands me a foil and I place it, trying to avoid her gaze and apply dye to her hair. I folded the foil in half before tucking the sides in.

“Yes. That would be from Spider. My makeup doesn't cover it well enough.” Separating her hair, I lay another piece on the foil and begin to brush more blonde on the ends. “Angie, girl. Talking about it is like torture, but he has these dark brown eyes. So deep and captivating they are black. The best part was his trim body. He has those defined muscles, just enough.” A shiver rolls through my body. As if my body could forget that night.

“I can spot a cover-up a mile away. Shit, I may change my mind and go for a biker. He sounds hot as hell. What about Kilo? I know you guys are open, but you haven’t been with other men, especially someone in the MC. Are you going for Spider?” Angie has every right to be concerned. It could all go up in flames if I mess this up.

Sighing, I think of the best way to answer her question. “I haven't slept with Kilo in two to three months. I’ve been hoping he moved on. I think this was me telling myself it’s really over.” Kilo and our so-called relationship has been a complicated mess for a long time. Years ago, I caught him sleeping with a club bitch and I ended the relationship. Almost a year after that, after a drunken night at a club party, we slept together. I thought we could keep it casual. In the end, I let him be someone to scratch an itch when I needed it. I figured it couldn’t hurt since I knew what I was walking into and I didn’t want another relationship with him. By that time, I gave in to the fact that love doesn’t exist.

“The other night was different, Ange. The connection was electric with Spider, a totally different flavor and level. You think you’ve tried them all before and then, bam, dark chocolate comes along and surprises the hell out of you, shakes you up and your mind awakens after a deep sleep. I’m not saying Spider is my end game, but maybe he and I could explore greater possibilities than just our bodies.”

“Honey…” she starts and stops for a brief moment. “Does Kilo know any of this?” Angie has hated him for the longest time. She cheered when we split and hummed when she saw us together again.

“Um, no. Why would I tell him? We aren’t exclusive to each other.”

“Okay, sure. You don’t date. Because let's face it, you don’t want a relationship. He gets to have you when he wants you. He sees you as his main woman among all the side flavors.” Her hands swing wide through the air. “As you so nicely described it. I don’t see him just being a big boy and walking away. Even when you were split for a while, he constantly had eyes on you.”

For a few minutes, I think over her words. Was I so complacent with life and him that I didn’t notice those things? “Maybe it’s time to let it go. This really was what I needed to see that there are other guys and possibilities out there. I’m not wanting a steady relationship. I could do with some more hot sex though. Because, girl, I still have him on my mind.”

Angie chuckles, “I hope I get to meet this grumpy sex master one day.” We spend the rest of the night catching up on her life before she leaves. Even though I work really hard to remove Spider from my mind, I can’t. Pieces of me are caught in a web he spun around me. Deep down, I realize that going near him would be dabbling in