Then he yel ed, “Where’s the f**kin’ Hawaiian?”
“Mace is fine,” Roxie told Smithie and I caught Indy rol ing her eyes at me.
Smithie’s gaze sliced back through the room and then stopped on Roxie. “Where’s your man?”
“Hank’s fine too,” Roxie smiled.
“Oo, girl! ” LaTeesha suddenly screamed, making me jump before she surged toward Roxie. “When’d you get that ring?”
My body went stil as my eyes moved to Roxie’s hand which, I noticed, now sported a sparkling diamond engagement ring.
Then my stomach pitched in a happy way when Roxie’s gaze found mine and she smiled at me.
I smiled back.
“She and Hank got engaged last night,” Ava shared and I looked at Ava who was also smiling huge.
LaTeesha’s happy face turned back to Roxie who had her hand in LaTeesha’s, ring pointed skyward.
“Was he sweet?” LaTeesha asked.
“Was he sweet?” LaTeesha asked.
“Oh yes,” Roxie said softly.
“It wasn’t sweet. It was hot, ” Daisy put in.
Al y placed her hands over her ears and chanted, “La-la-la, not-listening-to-the-story-of-my-brother-proposing-while-doing-the-nasty-one-more-time, la-la-la.” Wow.
That sounded like a hel uva proposal.
“Wicked,” Sniff breathed, his eyes on the blushing Roxie.
Indy bit her lip but her body was shaking with laughter.
Jet giggled.
My gaze moved over the Hot Bunch and they were al avoiding eyes, shifting on their feet and trying to control grins.
“Um, excuse me, but didn’t one of ya’l get shot at this morning?” Smithie barked at the Hot Bunch, jerking us out of our happy moment. “Now, I’m not one to tel anyone how to go about their business…” he went on and Jet made a noise that sounded like a snort and LaTeesha’s eyes got huge. “But it’s one thing to shoot at your girls while they got your badasses covering their tight asses and, I’l admit, that’s some crazy shit but it’s a whole other thing to break into a house and shoot at a woman with kids under her roof.
Now, I’m thinkin’ you boys have things to do.”
“Smithie, sweetie –” LaTeesha said softly.
“It’s covered, Smithie,” Shirleen put in.
“Yeah, it’l be covered,” Smithie snapped at Shirleen.
“You’re movin’ your black ass in with me tonight and you’re bringin’ the boys. LaTeesha, that okay with you?”
“Just fine. I’l make chicken and dumplin’s,” LaTeesha replied on a wide grin at Roam and Sniff.
“Can we have pizza?” Sniff asked.
Shirleen cuffed him gently up the side of his head.
“What’s the matter with you, boy? You heard the woman.