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She smiles and tugs on my cut.
“That shit just gets in the way. As a matterof fact, I don’t even want you wearing panties after today.”
“Nowwho’s the sex fiend?”
“You ain’t seen nothin’, babe.”
“Seriously, though…I don’t need anythingelse.”
“Nothing I give you will ever measure up towhat you’re giving me. I’m the one getting the real gift. Thegreatest gift on Earth.”
“Oh, Gage…”
I kiss her luscious lips and groan at theloss when she pulls away.
“See you later, babe.”
I call Ellen and make sure she knows the planthen head out to get her real gift. Gunner grins when I walk intohis shop. The MC’s been doing business with him for years. Anythingyou want, Gunner can source it for you. He also handles any customjobs we need done.
“Look at this handsome motherfucker,” he saysto the woman at the counter.
She turns toward me and studies every inch ofme. When she finally meets my eyes, she gives me that come-fuck-melook I know all too well. There’s only one pussy on my mind rightnow, and I get to be all up in it tonight. I wink at her and extendmy hand to Gunner.
“You got what I asked for?”
“Of course.” He grins at me, shaking myhand.
He pulls a box from under the counter andlays it on the top. I open it, and its contents makes happinesssurge through my body.
“Well?”
“It’s exactly what I wanted. Thanks,Gunner.”
“No problem, my friend. Anytime.”
I leave the shop whistling. I’ve been lookingforward to this day for so long. I can’t believe it’s finally here.It’s not even noon yet. Why does the time seem to go so slowly whenyou need it to go fast? I stop by the Kitty and check in with AuntNita then head to Scythe to see how Ellen and the preparations aregetting along. It looks nothing like my club. She put in additionallighting, so it’s not so dark. She really took this princess themeand ran with it. It looks like Prince Charming’s castle in here. Orat least what I think it looks like. The main dance floor has beenturned into a ballroom, all the decorations in blue and white.
“What do you think?” She says as she boundsup to me.
“What did you do to my club?”
“Nothing that can’t be undone. Well?”
“It looks good. I think she’ll like it.”
I spot Chrissy, Toni, Ron, and Allah hangingballoons on one side, and a few of the other guys running around. Ihang around for a while, watching things fall into place. I wonderif Ellen would consider going into event planning. She’s prettygood at this. We leave at the same time and decide to meet up at myplace. I get a haircut and shave and head home to get ready. I callRaven, but she doesn’t answer. She’s probably just doing the same.I try a few more times, but still nothing. I leave a voicemail andsend her a text. When Ellen shows up, she says Raven was getting inthe shower when she left. She should have gotten out a long timeago. I have a bad feeling. She never takes this long to get back tome.
“Stop worrying. She’s fine.”
She’s already dressed and is fussing with mystupid tie. My phone is at my ear and I’m impatiently waiting forRaven to answer.
“Then why isn’t she answering?”
I call Ron and talk to Chrissy. Neither shenor Toni has spoken to Raven in hours. She says they’re leaving theclub and heading to Raven’s house, so she’ll have her call me. Ihang up and shove Ellen’s hands away. I pull on the knot, givingmyself room to breathe. I call again. Nothing.
“Raven, pick up the fucking phone. Call meback.”
“Gage, calm down.”
