Page 36 of Poker
“Is Crow gonna kill me? He’s probably gonna kill me. I don’t blame him, I guess, because I caused a scene, and now he’s gotta?—”
I press a finger to her lips to stop her rambling. “Crow isn’t gonna kill you,” I assure her. “You didn’t do anything wrong.”
“But I interfered in club business.”
I pull her to straddle me and cup her cheeks as I shake my head. “No, babe. That wasn’t club business. That was personal, and you handled it like a pro.”
“So, he’s not mad?”
“Hell, no. If anything, he’s as proud of you as I am.”
She exhales a relieved breath. “That bitch just made me so fucking mad. I mean, who the hell hits on a guy who’s clearly with another woman?”
“Trust me when I say, you have nothing to worry about when it comes to Kitty.”
Meri locks eyes with me. “I know. I trust you.”
That simple statement shoves me headfirst over the cliff of emotion I’ve been teetering on. If I wasn’t in love with this woman before, I am now.
I clear my throat. “Besides, you’ll never have to worry about Kitty again.”
She gasps. “I didn’t kill her, did I?”
I smile. “No.”
She narrows her eyes. “You didn’t kill her, did you?”
My smile turns into a full-blown grin. “No. No one killed anyone. But Kittyhasbeen kicked out of the club and ordered to never show her face again.”
“Oh.” My girl seems almost disappointed by that news.
“She broke a major rule by disrespecting you, and she knew it. Don’t feel bad for her.”
“I don’t, not really.”
“Then what’s wrong?”
“Nothing. I…” She swallows. “I just didn’t expect to be treated like I’m one of you guys.”
“Aw, babe, the second I set my sights on you, you became one of us.”
She shifts to lie down on my chest, her cheek pressed against my heart. “I like that,” she whispers, her breath kissing my skin.
It isn’t more than a few minutes before her breathing evens out, and I know she’s asleep again. As I lie here and hold her, I think about how easily she’s become the most important person in my world. I don’t know what the fuck I ever did to deserve her, but I know that there is nothing on Earth that could stop me from keeping her.
CHAPTER18
MERI
Yay me.
“Lock up behind me.”
I roll my eyes at Poker. I spent the day with him at the clubhouse but insisted that I come home tonight since I didn’t have any of my stuff, and he had club business to deal with. Maybe I need to talk to him about keeping a few changes of clothes and some toiletries at the clubhouse in case I stay again, but I decide to wait.
It’s too soon… right?
“I will. Text me when you get home?”
