is getting out of hand.
“Listen Zoe…” I take her hand away. She pouts.
“I told you, I have a girlfriend. Maybe when my brother comes back, he can help you out.”
“Right… the girlfriend!” She starts to giggle. “Although, I don’t see no girlfriend.” She leans into me, and her breasts brush my chest. “Unless you mean one of those girls over there.” She frowns as she points in Tiffany’s direction.
“Fuck no,” I say quickly, putting her hand down. Comparing Tiffany to Tess is a slap in the face.
“She’s not here tonight, but I don’t cheat.” God, it’s time to go home. I need Tess. My eyes scan the room as if someone could save me.
“But I want you,” she whines. “These high school girls have no idea how to fuck, but I do.” Licking her lips, she gazes at me and winks. “I won’t tell if you won’t tell.”
One more time, she tries to touch me. Grabbing her wrist roughly, I see her eyes dart to mine in surprise.
“I have a girlfriend!” I let her go, and she stumbles back, catching herself on the back of a chair. Her eyes are dilated. She should be pissed, but instead, she looks like she wants to drop to her knees and worship me.
“I’m out of here.” I’m definitely regretting that last shot.
“Wait, Reed… At least give me a goodbye kiss. That’s not against the rules.”
I want to tell her it is, but she trips and falls into my arms. There’s no choice but to hold on to her or let her face-plant. Her perfume permeates my nose, and it’s all so wrong. This whole fucked-up day has been all wrong.
Hearing my brother’s laugh, I search for where it’s coming from. Finally, I locate him sitting in the corner, his whole body radiating confidence. It’s obvious he talked the redhead into having sex with him.
His eyes wander up and down Zoe and me. “What are you doing, Reed?” Disapproval covers his face.
“This,” I say, dumping Zoe into his arms. The redhead squeals as Zoe giggles. Hopefully he’ll get lucky with both of them.
“I’ll send Jay back for you as soon as I’m home,” I yell over the music.
Trying to walk straight is a challenge. The apartment is packed with people, most of them drunk. I’m starting to feel mean and I need to piss. As I stumble into one of the numerous bathrooms, my hand goes up on the red-striped wall steadying me as I try to hit the toilet. Christ, I’m seeing double. Somehow my fingers work my zipper back up.
Opening the door, I fumble for my phone, not even looking up as I try to get the fuck out of here. I want my Kitten. Need to hear her voice. Tell her I’m coming home, that I love her.
There’s a hand on my shoulder and I spin around. Aaron’s stupid face swims in front of me.
“Damn, Reed, you and your brother are my heroes.” He does some lame bowing at me.
“Now that you’re banging college chicks, you don’t mind if I ask Tess to—” And just like that, he’s on the floor. I don’t even remember my fists coming up. I do hear him screaming like the bitch he is, hands covering his face as blood gushes out of his nose.
Jax is pulling me off him and pushing me out the door. Jay is at our side, with the car doors open. As soon as we’re in, he takes off, not questioning, only getting us away.
Panting, I look down at my fists. They’re swollen and covered in Aaron’s blood. Absently I open and close them. When I look over at Jax, he’s texting.
“What did he say to you?”
My heart is racing, the rage still pumping through me. “He informed me that since I was banging college girls, he wanted Tess.” My fist slams into the leather seat in front of me. Thankfully I’m on the passenger side.
“Cool down, Reed,” Jay warns. “I get that you’re amped up, but you need to breathe, man.”
“How dare he think he can even look at Tess,” I spit with rage.
Jax stops texting. “I’ll take care of it.” That’s all he says as he goes back to his phone. At some point, I hear him talking. He is cleaning up my mess and I let him.
Jay pulls up to our apartment, and I stumble out. He and Jax stay in the car and pull back into traffic. I can’t think straight. I’ll deal with everything in the