Page 77 of Whizz

“You fired the gun?”Tateasked.

“I had no choice.They werebehaving like assholes.I couldn’t believe they were fighting.Iswear they don’t realize they’re men not children.”Eva shook herhead.

“Hey,” Lacey said, speakingup.

“Hey, Lacey, you’re finallyventuring out without your twin?”Tate asked.

“Huh?”

“Your twin.Whizz has beenattached to your side like a fucking twin.I was starting to wonderwhat you looked like standing on your own.”

“Don’t mind Tate.She’s pregnantand has a problem with everything.”

“I don’t have a problem.Peoplepiss me off, especially stupid men.Dad was being an ass,” Tatesaid.

“Dad’s an ass,” Tabithasaid, crawling onto the swing beside Tate.

“What have I told you aboutcalling him that?”Eva asked, folding her arms.

“Tate said.”

Eva shook her head.“You’re a badinfluence.”

“You allow her to stay atthe club.You’re the bad influence.”

Simon and Miles were playing in the sandpit.It was still warm, but Lacey felt the chill in the air.Itwouldn’t be long until fall was upon them, then winter.

“Take a seat,” Tate said,offering the swing on the other side of her.“I don’t know if Iwant to take the seat.Does it come with a condition ofdeath?”

“Of course it doesn’t.Ijust want to know everything you and Whizz have been up to.Everyone keeps a wide berth of me just lately.”

“Because you’re a bitch,”Eva said, glaring at Tate.

Tate blew a raspberry.

“Whizz asked me to marryhim.”

Both women turned to look ather.

“He did?”

“Yeah, he wants to get married.”The more she thought about it the more she liked the idea of beinghis woman.

“Congratulations.Are you sureit’s what you want?”Eva asked.“This doesn’t have anything to dowith you or your past.You take on a Skull, you take on the cluband its women.You become part of the family.No one will acceptyou trying to pull Whizz away or to give himultimatums.”

“You’re warningme?”

“No, we’re advising you,” Tatesaid.“Eva’s right.This is not a case of the club being for themen.In recent years we’ve had no choice but to become involved.Their enemies will not keep us out of the mess.It means you’ll beat risk of being hurt, shot, stabbed, beaten, killed.You name it,you’ll experience it.”

“Angel was shot a year ago, threetimes.She stood in front of the gun so that Zero wasn’t killed,”Eva said.

“I’ve been beaten, put in a coma,and almost died for the club.I love Murphy, but I would trade inthe occasional pain I seem to suffer because of theclub.”

“It seems strange you’rewarning me against the club.”

“It’s not about the club, Lacey.This is the life.You’ve got to accept the life or not.”The finalwords came from Eva.

Sitting on the seat of the swing, Laceydidn’t have to think about her answer.“I love Whizz.The club ispart of him, and he’s part of the club.I won’t take him away.Iwon’t even make him choose.I love him and if being part of theclub and being put at risk is what I have to do, then I’ll do it.I’ll do it for him.”She smiled as she said the words.

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