Page 30 of Lust

“No Links I’m not at the track.” She sighs and I get ready to take my fingers out and she gives me a look, like don’t I dare.

I smirked and leaned over her, kissing her lips. She looks dazzled as I pull back, and she blinks. “Sorry Links what did you say?” She rolls her eyes. “Yes I am listening.”

She then pushes my fingers out of her and sits up. Looking extremely serious.

“No you don’t have to do that.” She says and I noticed how she suddenly was nervous, and looked upset. “Kace and I came to an agreement so you can stop all these plans.” She says and glances at me. I arched my eyebrows. “Yes that’s exactly what I said.” She snapped. “Do you not understand English Links? I said call it off.” She pauses, and locks eyes with me. “Kace and I have an understanding, like I said. And for you to do that will make things worse.” Her teeth sink into her bottom lip. “No Gabe doesn’t know I’m telling him today.” She sighed. “Links I have this handled. You’ll just have to trust me.” And then she hangs up.

Should I ask her what that was about? Or should I give her an opportunity to explain to me what it was about? I waited a moment and she sighed again.

“My brothers may be on the warpath for you.” She looks down at her phone. Lighting it up, and seeing she wasn’t still on the phone. “Links was having your clubhouse raided, it’s on crown land. If you didn’t know.”

I didn’t say anything.

“On top of that, my father, well he is clean but he controls the docks—owns them in other words. He knows you use them to get drugs in.” She won’t look me in the eye now. “Then Asher found out, you guys are sponsored and owned by a branch of his company. So he was pulling out on that.”

I nodded my head. “Makes sense.”

Her eyes flashed to mine. “It makes sense that my family is trying to ruin your club and your life?” she looked at me like I couldn’t be serious.

“Like I said darling. It makes sense.” After all the boys thought I had ripped their brother off. “They think I have done wrong by your family. Them reacting is a natural reaction.”

She shook her head. “No. Don’t be understanding. I started all this.” She pushed herself away from me. “And now I’m going to fix it.”

“What are you going to say?” I challenged her. “Come on darling. Just let them go, they’ll get bored enough with pay back eventually.”

“Why do you not want me to stand up for you?”

“Cause, if you do. If you even mention that we are… getting along. They will take you from me. So I’ll take blowback from what Olivia did. On the condition you don’t shut me out.” I was deadly serious now. I didn’t want to lose our fragile relationship or friendship. Whatever it was. I didn’t want to lose it—now that I had it.

17

Ivory

Irealized I was out of food the moment Kace asked what was for breakfast. Which resulted in us being here at the supermarket. It got worse. A trolley was involved because Kace saw that I didn’t even have the basics. What can I say, I’m no cook.

Kace was all over it, throwing in things I wouldn’t even think of. Like oil to use to cook the bacon and eggs. If I had been in charge, we would have it all stuck to the pan. Yes. I hadn’t even mastered a simple thing like cooking bacon and eggs.

I watched as the trolley overflowed with groceries and was beginning to wonder, if he was going to leave without grabbing one of everything.

“Kace. Can we hurry this.” I groaned. “I’m hungry.” I may have stamp my foot as well. Which scored me a look from Kace.

“Darling, you aren’t two years old. You can wait another hour for me to cook.” He then scorched me with his eyes. Like he was laying down the law.

I groaned and wanted to stamp my foot again but from his reaction before. I don’t.

He then throws in what has to be the last of it. “Alright let’s go.” He muttered and was still shaking his head at me. If he thought I was childish now, give if a few more moments. “Where are you going?” he asked as I don’t head for the checkouts.

“It’s called junk food Kace and I’m planning on eating it on the way home.” I quickly scurry up the aisle before he launches insults at me. Grabbing two bags of corn chips, and a bag of lollies I spin back around to see him standing there basically glaring at me.

“You act like a child, you know that?”

“What’s that babe, you want a child. Hard pass. I’m not ready for kids.” I smirked at him, and his expression drops. God I was just joking. I rolled my eyes. “Come on Mr Serious.” I say walking past him.

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Kace cooked,and hid the corn chips! I was furious. I wanted to murder him. So at this point I’m ready to eat the butter that he was cooking with.

“Come on.” I groaned. “It doesn’t have to be perfect!”

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