Page 71 of Gash

“I do not.I don’t belong to you,and I’m never going to belong to you.”Millie crossed her arms,looking like a scolded child.

Charlotte’s heart went out to thewoman.She looked so sweet, and a little put out by the wholeexperience.

“She doesn’t leave,” Bakersaid, and made to walk away.

“See, how can I belong to a guywho can’t even finish what he started?You kidnap me, and dump meon your friends.”Millie got to her feet, and pushed past himharder.“I’ll be happy to help you, Angel.”

“You’re not going to throwa tantrum?”Baker asked.

“Not at you.You want me tostay here, fine.I’ll stay with my friends, but don’t ever expectme to accept an invitation to a movie with you again.”

Gash chuckled.“Oh, it’s going to atough couple of weeks.”

Lash was laughing as well when hiscell phone started to ring.It was late evening, and Charlotte’sstomach started to growl.The scents coming out of the kitchen weremaking her mouth water.

The smile on Lash’s face dropped.“What the fuck?”

Gash tensed behind her, and the menlost all sense of humor.It was scary how quickly they allturned.

“Is he okay?”Lash asked.“Fuck,okay, I’ll talk to the brothers.Take care, brother.”

Lash hung up the phone.

“What is it?”Tiny and Alexasked at the same time.

“Master struck, and Spider’s inthe hospital fighting for his life.Devil doesn’t know if he’sgoing to wake up.”

This was bad.Charlotte knew it was bad bythe way the men sobered up.

“There’s more,” Lash said.“Master has also taken two girls.One of them is a dancer at theclub, and the other is her sister who is ill.I didn’t get more outof Devil.He wanted to get back and check on his guy.I’m openingup our house.The women are coming to stay with us, and we’re goingto do a meet up.”

“You sure we can handlethat?”Nash said.

“I don’t give a fuck what we canand cannot handle.It’s what we’re going to do.It’s the rightthing to do.”

Gash took hold of Charlotte, tugging herinto his arms.The men started moving around, and she watched asthe kids and women were called inside.

“Come on, I want to talk to Whizzbefore we’re all fighting for food.”

He kept hold of her hand as they madetheir way up the back of the clubhouse where all of the rooms were.Gash didn’t even knock.He just entered the room.Whizz was sittingat a computer, typing away.

“Why am I not surprised that youhave no respect for personal space?”Whizz said.

“We’re all inlockdown.”

“I know, and even with allof you guys around, I’ve got two girls now that take Lacey’sattention from me, not that I’m jealous or anything.”

“Yeah, my heart is bleedingfor you.What do you know?”Gash asked.

Charlotte walked into the room andleaned against the wall.The bed was rumpled, and she wasn’texactly in the mood to sit on someone else’s bed, especially onethat had seen a lot of action.

She stayed silent as Gash stood behindWhizz.The wall of screens was impressive but not nearly as much asthe ones at his home.

“Any news?”

“Not the kind of shityou’re going to like.”

“Try me.”

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