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“Until next time,” I mumble to myself.
A few hours later, we’re at the New Orleans clubhouse. The party is in full force. I spot Aria, Harper, and Elena right away. They’re talking with another girl. She has beautiful black hair.
“I’m going to go talk to the girls.” I give Sketch a quick peck on the lips and make my way to where they are.
“Wren! Bout time you got here.” Aria teases.
“Are Cheshire and the guys coming?” Elena won’t admit it, but she’s into Ches. From the way he looks at her, I’d say he’s into her, too. I’ve gotten to know him some, but I know there’s so much he’s holding back. I hope whatever it is doesn’t end up hurting Elena.
“Yeah, they should be here any minute,” I tell her.
“Have you met Raven, yet,” Aria asks, gesturing to the girl with the black hair.
“I have not.” I turn to her. “It’s nice to meet you.”
“It’s nice to meet you, too.” Raven smiles at me.
“Are you with any of the guys here?”
“No. Gator has been letting me stay here, but I’m hoping to make it out to Texas soon. I met a guy a month or so ago, and that’s where he’s from,” she explains.
“Oh? Is this guy part of the Savage Menaces MC out of Texas?” More of them were here a month ago when Sketch was here the first time.
Confusion crosses her face. “He is. How did you know?”
“It was a guess. My man is part of the Savage Menaces, too,” I tell her.
“Is he here?”
“Yup. Tall guy with the man bun over there.” I point to Sketch. “That’s Sketch. We have officially been together for about a week.”
“That’s been a long time coming though,” Aria adds.
A light laugh falls from my mouth. “Yeah, it really has.”
“I had a feeling someone special had his heart. Claws has tried hitting on him, and he pays her no attention. It hasn’t stopped her from trying, though,” Raven says.
“Claws. Sounds like a cut bunny,” I mumble.
“She is,” Aria confirms. “She’s a bitch to boot.”
I roll my eyes. “Great.”
“How did your last day at the Mad Tatter go,” Elena asks.
I sigh. “Bittersweet. I’m going to miss working there.”
“They’re going to have a hard time replacing you, that’s for sure.” She smiles at me.
“I hope they can find someone to help them out. It’s pretty easy work. It’s putting up with them that’s the tough part, if you aren’t used to men like them,” I state. We fall into easy conversation. Raven talks to us like we’ve all known each other our whole lives.
25
Sketch
Once Wren walked awayto go talk to the girls, I head over to where Gator and Clutch are posted up. I grab a chair, pulling it next to Gator and sit so I’m facing Wren.
“How’s it goin’?” Gator opens a cooler next to him, grabs a beer and hands it to me.
