Page 57 of Grumpy Sunshine

Now was one of those times that I questioned why the fuck I lived out on a houseboat on the lake.

I felt so bad, in fact, that I was heading for my truck by two, no longer able to take the rocking anymore.

I somehow drove myself to the clubhouse and managed to grab a donut that was sitting there as well as a couple of bottles of water before heading to my room.

I cranked the heat up to seventy-five and crawled under the covers fully clothed, closing my eyes minutes later and falling into a deep sleep.

It was the raucous laughter and the music that woke me up next.

The bass pounded my skull, and I would’ve gotten up to shut it off if I had the energy.

I was lying there, contemplating opening a bottle of water and snacking on the stale donut when the bass suddenly stopped, giving me immediate relief.

Kind of.

My head still felt like it was filled with cotton, and I was fairly sure that I needed some more meds, but the bass wasn’t making me feel like I was going to explode anymore so…win.

It was the jeering that I could hear that had me frowning hard.

“…those fuckin’ hips!My god.”

I slowly went up onto a forearm and listened to the conversation happening outside my door.

I could only hear when the second man spoke, because his voice was a bit higher pitched than the other.

While I was listening, I stripped my sweaty shirt off and kicked off my boots.

I was in bare feet and sweatpants only when the man next spoke.“All that auburn hair and ass.I’d wrap the long strands around my fist while I fucked her…”

I didn’t expressly remember opening the door.

Nor did I know either of the men standing outside my door.

“Who the fuck are you talking about?”I rasped, throat raw as fuck.

Both men looked at me in startled fascination.

“Um, this chick that showed up,” he said.

“Who are you?”I asked as I pushed past them.

“Um, Robby and Jess,” he offered.“We’re just here for the party.”

I ignored them as I kept walking, fairly sure what I’d find when I got outside.

When I got out to the main room it was to see Webber talking to Doc and a few others, circled around someone.

Not circling her in but talking to her while they surrounded her.

I saw the auburn hair and knew who it was immediately.

Not that I hadn’t suspected before I’d left the room.

I went up to the group and pushed between Doc and Webber, revealing her to my view moments later.

“What’s wrong?”I asked immediately.

She jerked her head up and I saw that she was terrified.

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