Page 65 of Roar & Lizzy: A Forever Kind of Love

"That woman you saw hanging on me is Norah." He held her gaze. "She's Brage's sister."

Her facial expression remained uninterested. He'd given her enough of an explanation. Women who hung around the clubhouse were already giving their permission to be used for the pleasure of the members. Norah, having been divorced, came to Slag to forget about the man she'd loved and lost, and she found acceptance being with many.

"You've had sex with her?" asked Lizzy, her eyes filling with tears.

"Ja," he said quietly. "But, not since having sex with you."

"Does she mean something to you?"

"She's a part of Slag. Her brother is my vice president. I know her father, her uncle." He used his thumb to swipe away the tear that escaped. "I have no plans to have sex with other women because you make me happy. If you don't want me to—"

"I don't."

"If you don't want me to have sex with other women, I won't have sex with other women." He kissed the tip of her nose. "But, I expect to have sex with you. When I want. When you want."

"It's not always convenient," she whispered.

"Then, we make it convenient," he whispered back. "You. Me. We're good together."

"We are, but..."

"What, Lizzy? What else can I fix so we can go back to enjoying each other?"

"Give me my job back," she said.

He chuckled and kissed her deeply, taking her worries and her jealousy. "You're rehired."

"Then, I need to go to work."

"We've got time." He cocked his head. "It's convenient."

"No, it's not. I need to work and think about everything you've told me. I don't like women touching you and you let them." She wiggled to get out from underneath him.

He rolled off, letting her go.

She stood and straightened her shirt, tucking it into her shorts. "I'm not the kind of person who can take someone's explanation and believe them fully when I had in my head something completely different. You should know that about me."

"Are you going to change your mind about us?" he asked, latching his hands behind his head and watching her from the bed.

She inhaled deeply, thought about it, and finally said, "I'll let you know."

And, with her final stab in the form of bravery, she left his room with her dignity and walked through the clubhouse alone to return to work at the bar. He laid there staring at the ceiling. His lifestyle had never come into question before, but he'd always been involved with women who were a welcome part of Slag.

He wasn't looking to change Lizzy into living a freer way of life. But he wasn't ready to stop seeing her.

He rolled to sitting and stood from the bed. Going to the doorway, he yelled, "Brage, come up here."

For the first time, he was putting his wants in front of the club. He wanted Lizzy in his life. For that reason alone, it was time for Norah to go back to the Seattle Chapter.

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