Page 70 of The Secret's Out

Chapter Sixteen

Josie

A night out with my men. I was excited. Yes, we had been on dates, but we had never been to a pub before where there would be dancing and drinking. Plus Simone had always gone on about how good drunken sex was. My excitement about that was an understatement.

When we arrived at Blow Hard, I expected it to be a large, loud and busy place being a pub in Melbourne. However, it wasn’t. It was a small pub on a corner. The music wasn’t loud where you had to shout over people and the crowd wasn’t over the top. I liked it.

Simone walked ahead dressed in vinyl pants and a red halter top. Eli was next. He and Caden were dressed in their usual; jeans, tees, biker boots and their club vests over the top of their tight tees. Honestly, they looked delicious. I walked down the small hallway where the coat stand was, between Eli and Caden. Simone had talked me into wearing a short denim skirt and a green corset.

Earlier, when I’d walked into the living room, where my men were waiting for us, I thought it funny how their eyes nearly popped out of their heads. Only, they quickly controlled it and Caden growled, “You stick by our side tonight.”

“Why?” I asked. I had been looking forward to dancing because it had been so long since I last went out.

“Baby.” Eli chuckled. “The way you look, it won’t be only our dicks being hard tonight from watchin’ you. Every fuckin’ guy will be. They need to know you’re claimed by us.”

Simone, who was walking down the hall, had heard Eli and burst out laughing. “Maybe tonight will be fun with these two coming along.”

“Should I change?” I asked Caden and Eli.

“Fuck no.” Caden smiled. “Let’s get outta here so we can get back and have our own fun.”

“Shit yeah,” Eli said, slapping Caden on the shoulder.

From then on, I couldn’t wipe the smile from my face. Simone headed straight to the bar across from the front hall. Goodness, the place looked like something out of a western movie. Wooden floor, walls and a bar surrounded us.

I was too busy looking around, I didn’t notice Eli had stopped until I walked into him. He moved aside and I smiled at the men in front of me as Caden came up behind me and placed his hands on my shoulders.

“Hi, guys,” I said to Dallas, Dodge and Dive. Then I giggled when I realised all their names started with D. “Dive, when did you get here?” I asked, covering my laugh.

“Just yesterday, love. Good to see your smiling face. Hope these two idiots are treating you well.”

I couldn’t stop the blush, which they all saw and laughed. “I can see they are,” Dive teased.

“Holy hotness, Batgirl. Who do we have here?” Simone asked as she sidled up to me and handed me a fruity looking drink.

Even though Dodge and Dallas had been to the apartment before, each time they had, they’d either missed Simone or she was still out with her, now ex, boyfriend.

“Simone, I would like you to meet Dallas, Dodge and Dive. Guys, this is my friend Simone,” I offered as I pointed out each one. They were all similarly dressed like Eli and Caden. Jeans, some dark or light tees with their Hawks cut over the top and biker boots. They all looked very handsome, which probably explained why Simone was currently drooling.

Dallas sent her a chin lift. Dodge smiled with a nod and Dive stretched out his hand and took Simone’s. “I think I’ve found my happily ever after.” Dive smirked and winked.

Simone laughed. “You play your cards right for the night, I could just be. However, for now, Josie and I are going to that booth over there to talk.” She pointed to a booth close by. “Will that be okay, close enough you can both keep an eye on your prize?” Simone smirked at Caden and Eli.

“Smartarse,” Eli said.

“Fine.” Caden smiled and sent me a wink.

“I wouldn’t want her fuckin’ far either,” Dodge said as Simone steered me to the booth. “She looks fuckin’ fine,” he added. I heard a slap and looked over my shoulder to see Eli glowering at Dodge who rubbed the back of his head.

While I sat on one side of the booth, giggling at their antics, Simone sat on the other and sighed. “What’s wrong?” I asked.

“It feels like it’s been so long since we’ve caught up.”

Nodding, I had to agree. Usually, it was just Simone and I; however, with my men in my life, I was occupied. “You’ve also been busy. But I know what you mean. Please tell me what’s been going on with you.”

She smiled brightly, her teeth showed and all. “Nothing as exciting as you. Even though I hardly see you,”—she reached across the table and took my hand—“I’m so happy for you, honey. So happy. Never have I see you shine so brightly before. Which is why I’ll put up with their bossiness because it’s obvious they make you happy and you know you do the same for them, right?”

“Yes. They tell me.”

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