Page 28 of Truths

Summerville

Bodie

Bodie Hall’s leg bounces as he sits in Church. Things feel like they're at a standstill after Dani was taken and the club killed a good number of Kingsmen members. To be honest, it's a little unnerving that no one's made a move towards them for what happened. It feels like something imminent is about to happen, and he wants to get out of there and spend as much time as he can with Jolie before the war breaks out.

Ever since they got Dani back, Lex has been more present at the clubhouse. Normally, when it's not Church nights, Bodie and Jolie watch the kids while she spends time at the clubhouse with Colt in case Dax needs her again. He doesn't mind babysitting because he gets to hang out with their son, Noah, who is by farone of the coolest people on the planet. And after Noah and Calla go to bed, Jolie and Bodie make use of the spare room Bodie used to call home.

It was his home after he had to leave Black Valley when he found another man at his ex’s house. When she answered wearing his shirt, he wished he’d died instead of getting that heart transplant because she ripped his new heart right out of his chest by seeing that. Lex and Colt took him in and helped him heal.

Summerville proved to be a blessing in disguise. He may have saved Jolie's life three times, but it proved the universe had plans for them. That it wanted them together. Especially after learning Evie lied to him. She showed up out of the blue and told him that she'd been forced into a sexual relationship with her boss after she was caught stealing money for Bodie's medication before he disappeared to go off and die alone. Luckily, Lex got the club lawyer involved, and Evie was forced to confess that she made it all up.

Tonight, Bodie almost got out of the meeting to spend time with Jolie, but Lex's mom came to town and brought the kids to Griffin's Beach for a day or two. Jolie's coming in a little bit, and Bodie wants to bring her to the extra room before going back to their apartment. He has to run out to claim it before someone else does.

When he walks out of the Chapel, he sees Lex staring at him with wide eyes. Bodie opens his mouth to ask what happened, thinking maybe there was an accident with the kids or something, but Evie steps into his line of sight, catching him off-guard.

“Bodie!”

“What are you doing here?” he asks, knowing he sounds rude, but there's little he can control with his shock.

She stands before him with her blonde hair curled and a face full of too much makeup. Or maybe that's how she always wore her makeup, and he's just not used to it anymore. Her top comes down too low, showing off almost all of her b-cup chest with black skinny jeans and boots.

“I made a mistake, Bodie.”

“Starting with that outfit,” Everlee Banks says, giggling next to Lex.

She shoots them a glare but doesn't say anything.

“You've made a few mistakes, Evie,” Bodie says.

Her long legs move quickly to stand before him, and he hates how his mind immediately goes back to the times where he'd lie between them as she tugged on his hair and squeezed her thighs together as she came. How sweet she tasted, and how amazing her moans sounded.

“My first mistake was not coming after you sooner,” she says, her long fingers gently touching his face. “My second mistake was lying to you, and I'm so, so sorry about that.”

“Let me guess,” Lex says with a smirk, “the boss dumped you?”

Evie snaps her head up to look at her. “I dumped him. Not that it's any ofyourbusiness.”

By now, a crowd has formed around them as all the men hope to see a chick fight. Bodie has yet to see Lex in action, but he's heard rumors, and Evie won't stand a chance.

Instead, Lex just chuckles and shakes her head. “Hunny, you stepped intomyhome and lied about being forced into a sexual relationship by your boss because you stole money for Bodie’s medication. When the truth is, you never stole money for his medication because Chicago was giving you money for it, and you were just whoring it up but needed to lay on the guilt for Bodie. Yeah, I'm making it my business.”

“This is between me and my boyfriend.”

“Bitch, he ain't your boyfriend anymore,” Lex says, crossing her arms over her chest. “And you sure as hell are no old lady, so back the fuck up with that attitude before I knock you on your ass.”

The more comfortable Lex gets here in Summerville, the more her sass comes out, and Bodie is here for it. “Lex is kind of a surrogate mother, you know, if she had me when she was like, three, but youreallydon't want to take her on. Pissing her off is probably the worst idea you can have in here.”

“She doesn't look that tough.”

Colt bursts out laughing. “Girl, our kids are with her parents, and Lex has no issues spending the night in county if necessary. And you are pushing her into thatnecessaryboundary really fucking quick.”

“Bodie, can we go somewhereprivateto talk?” Evie asks, emphasizing the word 'private' as her eyes glance over to Lex.

“There's nothing to talk about.”

“I love you. I have always loved you, and you pushed me away. You broke my heart. Yeah, I lied, but you destroyed me. Can't we call it even?”

Knowing he has some fault in all of this weighs on him, and he feels guilty. He did push her away, and he essentially pushed her right into the arms of another man, but lying and saying she was assaulted while blaming him for the reason why reminds him just how manipulative she was. Something he never saw before.

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