Page 17 of Deception
Felicity, Autumn, and Lex go back to grade school. They grew exponentially closer once they started dating Rocco and Ky. Lex and Colt weren’t dating back then, but he and Ky never did much without her, so she was a fixture.
“I don’t know… Things are… weird. The raids on the clubhouse haven’t been helping the feeling much.”
It would be a lie if Lex said she didn’t notice something, too, but Colt hasn’t said anything to her. It’s a little strange he’s keeping things as close to the vest as he is. Of the two of them, she’s usually the secret keeper.
“I agree, but I don’t know anything. Julian doesn’t seem to be giving up anytime soon. I thought Grayson said the town wanted him out, so maybe this is his last hurrah?”
“You’d know better than the rest of us.”
Turning, Lex glances at Autumn, who looks bored. “Hey, lady, you wanna join us over here?”
“I’m fine,” Autumn says, her tone screaming at Lex that she’s anything but impressed with the blonde.
The redhead wears her hair just past her shoulders, and it’s as though she’s reinventing herself. She’s always worn shorter locks, which works best with her small face.
“It’s more fun when you talkwithpeople rather than at them behind their backs.”
“No, thanks.”
Melanie sits down and glances over her shoulder, sharing a hateful glance with Autumn. “Fuck her.”
“Be nice,” Lex says.
“She’s been talking about wanting out of the club,” she responds, her voice barely above a whisper.
Laughing, Felicity shakes her head. “Girl, that’s nothing new. That happens every couple of years. Then she comes back around.”
“Why’s she even here still, then? If she wants to leave so badly, why not just leave?”
“Because that girl will never leave Rocco again,” Lex says.
“I mean, we could fix that…” Felicity says with a smirk.
Vicky. She wrote in her diary how she slept with Rocco while he was dating Autumn because she overheard Autumn talking shit about Felicity in the bathroom. It was sufficient for Felicity’s sister to know Rocco cheated with her and never said anything to anyone. Her critique of Rocco wasn’t very favorable, either. Two birds, one secret.
Shaking her head, Lex sighs. “No.”
“How?” Melanie asks.
“Nothing.”
“You’re no fun,” Felicity says with a pout. “Seriously, though, what’s her deal?”
Lex shrugs. “She was close with Lane. Maybe she’s pissed at me like Zane is. In some twist of logic, I killed Lane, you know.”
Being the power of attorney for her sister-in-law’s medical care ruined every familial relationship Lex had. And close friends, too, it seems.
“I don’t know. It feels deeper than that,” Melanie says and tugs on her low-cut top. “Can you guys see my nipple rings through this?”
Both stare at her tits and nod. “Yep.”
“Good. I feel like Jace and I are losing our spark a bit, and I need to turn him on to level twelve tonight. I have a special treat for him at home.”
“How the hell do you not have sex-related injuries on a weekly basis considering the aggressive way you go at it? I mean… fuck,” Felicity says. “Ky and I go as far as light bondage, and that’s it. You do all the acrobatic and trapeze-style shit.”
Laughing, Melanie shrugs and flips her bleached hair over her shoulder. She’s nothing but proud of her sexuality. “The longest we’ve ever gone without actual sex is when he got his cock pierced. Worked out well for me, though. I got off, but he couldn’t touch himself until he heeled. That was as vanilla as we ever got.”
“Bet he nearly died,” Lex says with a laugh.
