Page 78 of A Brother's Secret

“Where were you going to take me the other night before I so gracefully tried to give myself permanent brain damage?”

He snorted and laughed and hugged me a little closer, but before he could answer, Trigger did it forhim.

“Was supposed to bring you by theshop.”

I frowned and echoed the word questioningly, “Shop?”

“Yeah,” Disney said, showing up to the fire with his arm around his boyfriend. “Ourshop.”

“As in tattoo?” I asked.

“Asking about if she wants the job?” Revelator asked, coming up bouncing his son. The boy had finally stopped with the crying and was sucking his thumb, his tear-stained face dull and sightlessly staring from where it lay on his dad’s shoulder. Lost in his own dreamy little imagination, the kid was tuckered out and two seconds from racking out completely, and I felt a pang of almost, almost, wanting one of myown.

I had no doubt that I would be completely cured of the notion as soon as he started screaming again. I just did not do screaming child well at all. They sent my damn blood pressure through the roof and made me want to punt a puppy or something.

Yeah, my ‘mommy’ was definitelybroken.

“What job?” I asked, suspicious.

“We get a lot of transient talent to fill spots for a few weeks here and a few weeks there, but we have a station we’d like to permanently fill,” Trigger said, looking across the licking flames atme.

“Seriously? Just like that, you want to give me ajob?”

Revelator laughed, “No, not just likethat.”

“You forget we have your portfolio?” Disney asked, grinning.

Yeah, I actually had… Fuck.

Out loud I said, “No, but I didn’t expect you all to go snooping, thought that wasn’t y’all’s style.”

“Oh! Listen to her! Losing that city girl accent already,” Rush grinned.

“I was a Kentucky girl long before I was a city anything,” I reminded him. Kyle nuzzled the side of my neck and I got the hint. Cool it down, he didn’t mean anything byit.

“Couldn’t help myself,” Disney declared. “Good art begs to be lookedat.”

“Spot’s open, but it’s a limited time offer,” Revelator said but he wasn’t being a dick about it. He stared into the fire, rocking his body back and forth, shifting from foot to foot and bouncing on his knees a little and the tyke was almostout.

“How limited?” I asked.

“As in not on the table for long,” Revsaid.

I rolled my eyes, “Do I have to decide right this second, or can I see the shop first?”

“I’d hope you’d want to see the shop first,” Trigger said grinning.

“When?” I asked coolly. I didn’t want to seem over-eager.

“We’re open tomorrow,” Disney declared.

I nodded slowly, thinking it over. I mean, did I really want to put all my eggs in one basket? I settled against Kyle and sheltered close to his body while a tempest of thoughts raged in myhead.

Living with him, being a part of his life was becoming as natural as breathing. Granted, I was restless as fuck and wanted to go back to work, but did I want to work for his club brothers? Was that a good move? I mean, I was sure there were other shops in the area that could use some talent. I mean, if I had to leave, working for these guys would make it that much harder to bolt ata –

I startled so hard at my revelation I physically moved and Kyle’s attention snapped tome.

“You okay?” he asked slowly and gave me some serious side-eye when I answered too quickly.

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