“Where’s Scarlett?” he asked Shadow, trying to take the focus off of him. The fact that the chick turned him down flat and told him off was still burning a hole in his gut. No women ever turned Smokey down, so he didn’t know what to make of it.
“She’s at the country club with her girlfriends—they get together once a month and do shit like that,” Shadow replied.
“You up for working another remodel? I’m down a guy and could use the help,” Smokey said.
“For how long? I’m pretty busy with the online store, but I could spare a few days.”
“That’ll work. Wes will be back in town by the end of the week. I got that marketing person coming in tomorrow. I figure I’ll have to spend a bit of time with her to see what she’s gonna do to bring my company to the next level.”
“Her? This should be fun,” Shadow said.
“What the fuck does that mean? This is business. Zach told me he sent one of his best people to do the job, and he said the woman’s all business,” Smokey replied.
“I’m just saying, working with a chick could be fun.” Shadow waved Tania over.
“Again, she’s a professional. Anyway, I’m not into the prim and proper chicks who wear suits and high-collared blouses,” Smokey said.
“Whaddaya want, honey?” Tania asked as she came over to the table.
“Can you make me a roast beef sandwich with cheddar, lettuce, tomato, and mayo?” Shadow replied.
“Sure. I’ll even put a couple of pickles on the plate ’cause I know how much you like them.” The club girl glanced around the table. “Anyone else want anything?”
“I’ll have the same as Shadow except no lettuce and cheese,” Animal said.
“I’ll have a taste of you after you’re done making the sandwiches,” Bones said.
Tania blew a kiss at him and walked away, her rounded hips swaying with each step. Smokey watched as she disappeared into the kitchen, and his thoughts flashed back to the pretty black-haired woman from the night before. The way her body moved with his during the show felt so good, and she fit perfectly around his arms. There’s no fuckin’ way she wasn’t interested. I don’t know what the hell her problem was.
“Where the fuck are you?”
Bones’s voice dragged Smokey out of his thoughts and confusion spread across his face. “What?”
“I was talking to you, bro, but you were a million miles away. I was asking if you wanna have some fun with Tania and Charlotte?” Bones said.
“Now?”
Bones rolled his eyes. “Yeah. Fuck, dude, this isn’t that hard to follow.”
Smokey shook his head. “Not feeling it right now.”
“Maybe you’d feel it with Melanie. She’s got black hair like that chick you struck out with last night. You can pretend it’s her.” Bones grinned.
“One more jab about that shit, and I’m gonna kick your ass,” Smokey growled.
“Here you go, guys.” With her eyes fixed on Smokey’s, Tania bent down real low and put a plate down in front of Shadow, then handed the other one to Animal.
Smokey had a frontal view of the club girl’s big tits, and once again, the only thing he could think about was the sexy woman from the previous night—the one with the sassy mouth who said no. Smokey stared past Tania as he tried to bring her name to the front of his mind.
“Marie,” he said.
The brothers at the table stared at him, and Tania’s eyes widened.
“I’m Tania, honey. We don’t got a Marie here.”
Bones pushed his chair back and stood up. “He’s got one on his mind already and his dick does too.” He grabbed the club girl’s hand and yanked her to him. Go get Charlotte and let’s have some fun.”
Tania nestled close to him. “I can’t wait, baby.”
“This is good,” Shadow said after swallowing a bite of his sandwich. His compliment fell on deaf ears because Tania and Bones had walked away.
“I’m pissed it snowed. Those weather assholes said it would be a light accumulation, not eight inches. Shit … I was planning to ride today,” Smokey said.
“Me too,” Shadow said, and Animal nodded in agreement. “I can’t wait for the summer when we can just let loose.”
“Yeah. So far this has been the snowiest spring in a few years.” Smokey glanced at his phone: it was three o’clock. “I’m gonna check out one of the construction sites I’m working on. I want to make sure the security guard is there. The last company I hired kept sending me jerks who showed up for an