Page 139 of The Saviors: Part One
“Maybe you shouldn’t be entertaining him.” The words are out of my mouth before I can stop them. Chelsea pushes out of my lap and gets two steps before I grab her arm. “Shit, I’m sorry, Cupcake.”
“And I’m going anywhere else but here,” Les says, standing up from the table. The rest of them stand up to leave, and Evie narrows her eyes in my direction before they walk away.
I tug Chelsea back into my lap. “I’m—”
“Sorry? Yeah, you said that.” She turns to look at me. “I wasn’t entertaining him. I’m just trying to make friends. That’s what you wanted, right? Or did you change your mind about me being in your life?”
“Never. I was just jealous, okay?”
She rolls her eyes. “He’s not in the least bit interested in me, Axel.” Does she really not notice when a guy is hitting on her? I have to give it to him, he’s fucking brave doing it right in front of us. Sean didn’t seem to give a fuck, and I’ll have to talk to him about that later. I know they grew up together, but that doesn’t mean shit to me. “You embarrassed me.”
“I didn’t mean to. But he was flirting with you.”
She wrinkles her nose. “He was not.”
“He so was,” Sean says, flopping into the chair in front of us.
“Then why the fuck didn’t you stop it?”
Sean shrugs. “Because I didn’t think I needed to. She can handle herself.”
Chelsea gives me a smug look. “She didn’t even know he was flirting.”
“Because he wasn’t,” Chelsea says in exasperation.
“You keep telling yourself that, Gorgeous.”
Chelsea’s phone rings, and she answers it with a smile. “Hey, Amber.” She listens to whatever Amber’s saying. “We took off to Abbs Valley for a birthday party.” Chelsea laughs. “Yes, we do have a lot to talk about. I promise when I get back, we’ll talk about everything. Okay? I love you too. Bye.”
Evie and her guys start bringing out food. We sit around and enjoy some conversation. Before long, Maria is blowing out her candles, and we start saying our goodbyes. I scoop her up in a hug. “Happy birthday. What did you wish for?”
Maria giggles. “I can’t tell you.”
“I brought you something.” I dig in my pocket and pull out a necklace. It’s the Saviors symbol on a tiny silver chain, and it matches ours. I set her down and put it around her neck. “Now, you’re one of us.” I pull mine out of my shirt so she can see it, and her eyes light up.
“They match,” she says in awe. “Poppy Gray! Look!” She attacks me in a hug and takes off for Gray.
“That was so sweet, Axel,” Chelsea says.
I stand up and throw my arm around her shoulders. “I love that little girl. Come on, we have to head out!” I call out to the other guys. I give Evie a hug.
“Promise to be careful. And don’t let Chelsea go,” she whispers.
“You don’t have to worry about that.”
“And bring her back.” Evie pulls back from me and hugs Chelsea. “It was really nice to meet you. I hope we didn’t scare you too much.”
Chelsea laughs. “I deal with Sean on a regular basis. You don’t have to worry about that. It was nice meeting you guys too.”
We start heading to the cars, and the hair on the back of my neck stands up. “Do you feel that?” Cole asks.
“What’s going on?” Chelsea asks, looking at us like we’re crazy.
“Let’s get you in the car, Ladybug.” He pops her door open, helps her in, shuts it, and turns to me. “We’re being watched.”
“Yeah, I felt that too,” Sean agrees, completely alert. “We need to get the fuck out of here.”
We jump into the cars and take off. I keep glancing in my mirror but don’t see anyone. But Iknowsomeone was watching us at Gray’s house. The question is who. “Axel. What’s going on?” Chelsea asks again.
