Page 62 of Big Red

“First, I was easy pussy, and now I’m a hoe? Look, I know you’re an ol’ lady and all, but that doesn’t give you the right totalk to me however you want. It’s not like I’m making moves on Viper,” she replies with a smug smile.

“Bitch, I wish you would throw that chopped roast-beef-looking pussy at my man.”

The guys in the room roar with laughter. I try to hold mine in because I do feel a little bad for Diamond, but I fail miserably. Diamond's face turns beet red in embarrassment. She turns to Cara, her eyes hard as steel.

“Just remember your man was balls deep inside me at one point, so clearly he liked it.”

The room gets eerily quiet. Viper gulps, eyeing Cara with worry. I know what he’s thinking. No woman wants to hear about their man being with another woman. Even though Cara knows exactly what was happening around here before she came along, it doesn’t mean she wants it thrown back in her face.

Cara steps on top of the coffee table in front of us, looming over Diamond. She swallows while backing away a little.

“See, that’s what’s wrong with you bitches around here. Thinking because you spread your legs, offering up that ran-through dumpster box between your legs that a man is going to claim you. Newsflash, when your walls begin to feel like the Grand Canyon, a man can only use you for one thing. A nut. And as soon as he gets it, he’s sending you on your way with a wet ass. You’re mad I called you a hoe, but bragging about fucking my man who hasn’t looked at you twice since the day I walked through the door… That right there should let you know that corroded snatch ain’t nothing to brag about.”

Diamond looks away in embarrassment. The guys stare at Cara, astonished. I know, just like me, they expected Cara to drag Diamond all through the common room, not rip her ass apart with some coldhearted truth.

Not being able to take the heat, Diamond scurries out of the common room. Cara turns to me with a frown still etched on her face. Leaning forward, she speaks directly in my ear.

“Let me let you in on a little secret. Alice came to me weeks ago asking for me to put her up in a safe house. Here I was stalling her out with having to install property cameras and such, trying to buy you some time, but you don’t deserve it.”

Cara steps down from the table and begins to walk away. “What the hell are you talking about?” I growl.

Viper moves forward, but Cara plants her hand on his chest, stopping him. His eyes on fire. He isn’t going to forget how I just talked to his woman. Respectfully, I’ll take whatever he dishes out when the time comes. I deserve it.

Looking over her shoulder, she stares me right in the eyes. “I’m not telling you anything else. I thought you were ready for her, but clearly, you’re not.”

She leaves the clubhouse, sending me into a panic.

Alice is leaving?

She can’t. I won’t let her. I thought she would eventually give in.

This can’t be happening.

I storm out of the clubhouse, feeling like I might lose it. I don’t make it far before I hear footsteps behind me. Turning around, I spotted Bear trying to catch up with me.

“She didn’t lie to you.”

“Huh?”

“Alice. She didn’t lie. She came over to my house a few weeks ago to talk to Cara and Sara. Doc told her he went over her medical records. The doctor who told her she was infertile lied to her because he was friends with Declan.”

I’m pissed he waited this long to say something, but there’s a bigger issue at hand.

“Infertile?” I suck in a deep breath feeling my heart drop into my stomach.

Bear looks at me in confusion. “You didn’t know?”

“I mean, she told me she couldn’t get pregnant. I assumed she meant birth control or something.”

“No. You assumed she was like Chloe. You should have known better.”

I drop my head in shame. He’s right. I should have known Alice was nothing like Chloe. I allowed my past and emotions to get the best of me, and I said the most hurtful things I could ever say to her.

I don’t know if I can fix this. What I said might be irreparable.

Something Bear said interrupts my thoughts, and I’m perplexed. “Wait, you said this doctor lied about her being infertile. Why the fuck would he do something like that?”

Bear shakes his head in disgust. “Because Declan is sterile. And guess what the sick bastard did every month when her period came? Blamed her and beat her for it.”

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