Both Tech and Kylo laughed. Zion and Death, who were standing close, also chuckled, obviously hearing me and my babble.
“I tend to over talk sometimes also,” I explained to Tech.
“Wouldn’t have guessed,” he teased.
“Baby,” a woman cried before she flung herself at Tech. Only Tech scowled at her in disgust. He grabbed her upper arms when she went to fling them around his neck.
“What the fuck?” he bit out low.
Death, Zion, and another biker surrounded Tech and the woman. Kylo took my plate and dropped it to the floor, then grabbed my wrist and pulled me to stand. He stepped us back a little.
“What’s going on?” I whispered. Kylo just shook his head.
“Who let you in, Monday?” Tech asked, his voice darker than when he’d been speaking to me.
“Come on, honey. It’s nearly time for the old ladies to leave, and I knew you’d want me in here.”
“Your bitch ass was banned, Monday. You need to get the fuck out,” Death said. All of them looked down at her in repulsion, with their upper lips raised.
“Oh, Tech didn’t mean it when he told me not to come back.”
“Whore, I did.”
“What. The. Fuck!” got screeched.
“Shit,” Zion clipped.
“Fuck.” Death sighed.
“Eve, I’ve got this,” Tech said to the woman who appeared out of nowhere. She looked similar to Tech; both had blond hair, caramel skin, and dark blue eyes.
“You got this? Is that why the bitch is on your lap?” She marched forward, grabbed the back of Monday’s hair, and forced her from Tech’s lap. Monday screamed out in pain and tried to slap at Eve’s hand. Eve easily pulled her up and snarled in her face, “You think you can play my brother and come back in here like nothing happened? You need to get your dirty, rotting pussy out of here or I’ll beat you so bad no man will want you.”
“Eve,” Death warned.
“Don’t you Eve me, Death. It’s family day, and she thinks—”
“The bitch is dead to us. You take her outside and make sure she gets the message, or we’ll be delivering it ourselves.”
Eve smiled a little crazy. “With pleasure.” Still holding Monday’s hair, Eve dragged her along, and people got out of the way. A few other women followed Eve out. There were others who laughed, some smiled, but none looked upset from the situation.
“You good, bro?” Zion asked.
“Um… yeah?”
The men around me laughed. Tech stood, slapped my back, and explained, “Don’t worry, Lucas. The bitch has it coming. She cheated on me with a guy from another club. A club we’re at war with. She knew if she did it, she would be out on her ass. Also, my sister’s kind of protective.”
Kind of.
“Ah, sorry she did that. Bitch is right.” I blushed from using the cuss word.
More laughter surrounded me.
“Need a drink yet?” Kylo asked with a smirk.
“Ha! No, not yet.” Since I wanted to be coherent tomorrow for more studying. “Though, if a full-on fight breaks out, I’ll rethink it.”
“Got it.” He grinned. He said something else, but my attention snagged on something over near the bar. Since I was standing, I could see more of the room. Not much because I was short, but what I saw had my stomach churning.
Wreck stood at the bar, smiling down at a woman. A woman who had her hand resting on Wreck’s arm. She flicked her hair over her shoulder and said something that had him laughing. I hadn’t seen him laughing, and it was an amazing sight to see. However, it wasn’t me who caused it.
It was a woman.
A woman.
He liked women.
Through everything, it was something I had forgotten.
“Hey, you all right?” Kylo asked.
“Huh? Oh, ah, yeah, yes. I’m good.”
The woman ran her hand up Wreck’s arm and cupped his cheek. He grinned down at her.
“Lucas?”
I blinked hard and ignored the twinge in my chest. “Sorry?” I asked Kylo as I looked back at him.
He shifted closer. “It was Wreck that West mentioned.”
I snorted, fake laughed, and shook my head. “What? No, that’s crazy.”
“Sure it is. That’s why you look sick with Sara being all over him.”
I waved a hand in front of me. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. Is Wreck here?”
“You know he’s not gay or bi, right?”
“Kylo, what are you talking about?”
“Don’t lie to me. I thought we were friends. Why aren’t you tellin’ me the truth?”
I ground my teeth together and scrubbed a hand over my face. Leaning in, I whispered, “You can’t say anything. Especially not to Wreck, but yes, I find him attractive.”
Kylo groaned. “Lucas, that attraction will get you nowhere. He ain’t like us.”
I knew he wasn’t, but why did he kiss me? I couldn’t exactly say that, so I nodded. “I know. I’ll get over it.” I would because what I just saw would be burned in my mind as a reminder of why my heart would be crushed in the end. He loved women, not men. “I think I’ll head home. Zion gave me the keys to the car since his ride was here. I’ll talk to you soon, okay?”
Kylo patted my arm like he felt sorry for me. “Yeah, man. Drive safe.”
I quickly said goodbye to those around us and made my way toward the door.
I will not look over there. I will not look over there. Dang it. I looked over there and found Wreck’s eyes following me just as the woman, Sara, lifted up to press her lips against his.
Chapter Eleven
Wreck
Jesus motherfucking hell. Why did this have to happen to me? I’d fucked up once more and wanted to bash myself in the face or have my brothers do it.
Not only did I lose my shit when Lucas went out on a goddamn date, and I was ready to tell him he was mine, that he couldn’t see anyone else,
