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“Is he gone?”
Alex narrowed his gaze on Madison, prowling toward her. “He is.” Reaching her, he cupped her cheeks. “My cold seems to be gone, but I’m going to wait one more day to kiss you just to be safe. Fair warning, though. I’m going to kiss you so long and deep that you’ll have to ask me your name when I’m done with you.”
Her eyes darkened and air swished out of her lungs. “I’m not sure what my name is right now.”
“When we do make love, Madison, we’ll be lucky if we don’t set the bed on fire.” He kissed her forehead. “I have to go, but I’ll be back at six to pick you up. I have to be at the bar tonight, but I’m not leaving you alone. You can ask your roommate if she wants to come.”
“She’ll love that, if she doesn’t have a date with her boyfriend.”
The last thing he wanted to do was leave her, but he had a man to see.
“You’re lucky I don’t kill you,” Alex said the moment he found his way to Ramon’s bedroom. The housekeeper had said Ramon wasn’t up yet, and Alex had brushed past her, taking the stairs two at a time, then sticking his head into three rooms before he found the one he wanted.
“What’s your problem, dude?” Ramon rolled over, stuffing a pillow behind his head.
“You. You’re the problem. As of this minute, Madison’s off-limits to you. You don’t go near her again.” Alex eyed Ramon’s swollen nose with satisfaction. His Grasshopper had done well.
“I didn’t do nothing.” He pointed at his nose. “Look what the bitch did to me for no reason at all.”
He really was going to kill the man. “Just heed my warning and we’re good. You don’t, we’re done doing business.” It was doubtful that Ramon would shut him out now that the bar was laundering thousands of dollars a day for the man, so Alex had felt safe in showing up and threatening bodily harm if he bothered Madison once more.
The adjoining bathroom door opened and Trina strolled out, naked as the day she was born. “Well, look who’s here. Hello, Alex.” She leisurely strolled to the bed, leaned back against Ramon, and let her gaze roam over Alex. “Wanna play with us?”
Alex could appreciate that she had a killer body, but he’d rather play with a spitting cobra than take a tumble in the sheets with her. “I’ll pass, thank you.”
“You’re no fun,” she pouted as Ramon reached around her and squeezed her right breast. She pulled the sheet down to Ramon’s waist and slid her hand underneath, all the while keeping her eyes locked on Alex, as if that would turn him on.
“So I’ve heard.” His message delivered, he wanted to get away from the sick fucks.
Ramon grunted, arching his hips. “Sure you don’t want to play, Alex? Trina can handle us both. She’s full of tricks, dude.”
He just bet she was. “Positive.” He waved a hand. “Carry on.” His feet couldn’t get him out of there fast enough.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
“What does one wear to a biker bar?” Madison said, walking into Lauren’s bedroom. “Whoa! Look at you.” Her roommate grinned as she spun in a circle. Her hair was spiked more than usual, and on Lauren it actually looked cool. She wore black skinny jeans, knee-high black boots with five-inch heels, and a white off-the-shoulder gypsy shirt with a low-cut bodice. Silver earrings, her only jewelry, dangled from her ears.
“Do you think this is okay to wear?”
Madison licked a finger, then shook it in the air. “Too hot to touch, baby. You look great.” It wasn’t often that Lauren was uncertain, especially about her clothes, and it struck Madison as odd that she was even asking.
“Let’s get you dressed.”
“Good luck with that. I’m short on biker chick clothes.” She followed Lauren and stood by while her friend rifled through the closet Madison had stuffed with outfits for every occasion except hanging out with bikers. Lauren was a genius with clothes, though, and thirty minutes later, Madison stood in front of a mirror, wondering what Alex would say when he saw her.
It would have never occurred to her to pair the black leather motorcycle boots with a denim miniskirt. The boots were ankle length, and thick white socks peeked over the tops. Her black, cropped, long-sleeved silk blouse was tied in the front, and the red lace of her bra was visible when she moved. Like Lauren, the only jewelry she wore was silver big-hoop earrings. They’d curled her hair so that it had a wild look to it as it fell over her shoulders and down her back.
Lauren eyed her. “Your man’s going to drool all over his shirt when he sees you.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever looked so ...”
“Hot?” Lauren laughed.
“Yeah, I guess.” Lauren had convinced her to leave the top two blouse buttons undone, just enough to give an enticing view of the valley of her breasts. Was the outfit too much? She wanted to look sexy for Alex, but maybe she shouldn’t have so much on display, considering where they were going.
“Stop overthinking it. You look great.”
“You tell Nelson where you were going tonight?”
