A Little Bit Dirty - Jenika Snow Page 0,61

night, or were they kicked out this morning? It certainly wasn’t the sight she had seen the last time she had partied with the band.

“I don’t really care, Laura, and this bullshit you’re pulling right now is getting old.”

“Jacks, man, can you tone it down a notch?” That was Matty talking.

“My head is killing me. You went all Rambo on everyone’s ass this morning when you kicked them out,” Beats now said.

Okay, so that at least answered the question about where everyone was. She moved down the hallway, and when she came to the living room it was to see Jacks standing by the picture window with his back to everyone who was sitting on the couch.

He only had on a pair of sweats that rode low on his lean hips, and the tattoos that moved along his arms and over his shoulder blades stood out in stark contrast to his golden skin.

For a moment she just stared at the sharp lines, harsh colors, and geometrical designs that were permanently etched into his skin. When she moved her gaze away from Jacks it was to see that bitch, Laura. Laura had her arms crossed and was a few feet from him.

She still wore the same clothing as last night, and her hair was a rat’s nest around her head. The girl looked like she had been ridden hard and put up soaking wet.

“You think I’m giving you bullshit?” Laura asked in a squeaky outraged voice.

Just seeing her, even the back of her, pissed Tanner off to the point she curled her hands into tight fists.

“I have told you more than once to back the fuck off. We had sex one damn time, that isn’t a secret, but you think you’re the only groupie that I’ve fucked in the last five years?”

Hearing Jacks say that had a sour feeling settling in Tanner’s stomach, but he was right. None of that was a secret. Hell, most of that had been splashed across the front page of every tabloid in the nation.

Of course she wasn’t naïve, and knew that over the years of being a rock star Jacks had probably been with enough women to fill a stadium.

Okay, she was probably exaggerating, but she knew he had been with a lot, just like the other three Twisted Feather members. But there was a difference with Laura since this girl was a part of the tour because of her father. She saw Jacks every day, and clearly had this sick obsession with him and warped sense of what he was to her.

“I know you’ve fucked groupies more than once—”

Jacks turned around and glared at Laura with such a hard expression that even Tanner took a step back from the intensity of it. Matty whistled low, and Beats cleared his throat. Obviously she wasn’t the only one that felt that frigid draft come from Jacks.

“Who I fucked and how many times I fucked them doesn’t concern you.” Every muscle in his body was tight and bunched, and on a different day when he wasn’t so pissed she would have definitely appreciated the sight. But right now he looked scary from his rage. “What does concern you is the fact that you keep interfering in my personal life, and thinking you and I will have something more than that dirty and regrettable experience all those months ago.” His voice was low, deadly calm, and actually had a shiver running up Tanner’s back.

Laura didn’t respond right away, but hell, she probably was just as shocked by Jacks’ anger as everyone else in the room. Jacks crossed his arms, and his biceps flexed. He lifted his gaze and looked right at Tanner, and she found herself licking her lips and holding her breath.

“Hey, baby. Come here.” His voice was softer, calmer, and she could tell it was genuine.

“Shit.” Beats groaned out when he looked over at her.

Matty gave her a smile that was totally forced, and Laura looked over her shoulder at Tanner and narrowed her eyes. That had to be that girl’s trademarked look since she did it constantly, it seemed. All of that anger and annoyance that Tanner felt for Laura rushed forward with so much force she felt her cheeks heat from it.

Tanner moved over to Jacks, but stopped when she was a foot from Laura. She stared at her for several seconds, and knew she wasn’t going to be able to control herself or what she said if Laura started with her bullshit.

Laura slowly