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“How’s work, kid?” Harrison asks her.

“It’s work.” She shrugs. “And I’m off the clock, so I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Got it.” He nods.

With his arm over my shoulders and me tucked safely into his side, he starts talking to Wrath.

“Oh look, there’s Elenore.”

Evelyn scans the room and finds her. “Yeah, she’s talking to Sunny, Pinky’s wife. Have you met her yet?”

I shake my head. “No. The only old lady I’ve met is Elenore, but I’ve heard you mention Sunny before. She’s the one who let me borrow some clothes, right?”

Evelyn nods. “Yes. She’s the best. I’ll introduce you once I can convince myself to get off this couch. I saw Tara over by the door. She looks better.”

I nod. “She does. The bruises are healing faster than I thought they would.”

Evelyn looks at me sympathetically. “It’s because you're so pale that it looks like they stick around longer than they do on someone like her with tan skin.”

“Anything fun happen this week?” I ask, changing the subject.

Evelyn grunts as she takes a drink. “I went on a date from hell.”

“Oh, do tell.”

“This guy thought it would be a good idea to order dinner for me without asking what I wanted. He went on about how they need to make electric cars mandatory and told me all the benefits of his smart car. When I told him I loved being on the back of a motorcycle, he looked at me as if I was gum on the bottom of his shoe. Then at the very end, the icing on the cake was when he expected me to pay for both of us. I’m cool with splitting but when you ask me out, I expect you to pay.”

By the time she’s done ranting, she has both Harrison and Wrath’s attention.

“What was his name again?” Harrison asks.

Evelyn raises a brow at her brother. “I purposely didn’t mention it. I know how you two operate.”

“Come on. We just want to pay him a little visit. Explain to him how you're supposed to treat a woman,” Wrath says.

I roll my eyes. “You two are ridiculous. If she wanted you to know, she would have told you.”

Wrath points at me. “You’re no fun.”

“Please, we both know you have no issues finding fun on your own.”

Wrath smirks and opens his mouth to say something only to be cut off by Harrison.

“Don’t say it. Whatever you were about to say, don’t say it.”

“Oh come on. Let me tease her!” Wrath pleads.

“Hey, Harrison…” Evelyn says, bringing the attention back to her. “I heard you ordered our girl enough sushi to sink a battleship. What’s up with that? You’ve never ordered me any before.”

I look over my shoulder and watch Harrison roll his eyes.

“You’re my sister, she’s my girl. That’s why. Now how about you be a good girl and go run along before you corrupt my woman any more than you already have,” he says, making us laugh.

I was a little anxious before I left the bathroom about hanging out with everyone tonight but honestly, it isn’t as bad as I thought it would be.

twenty-four

Natalie is a sight to behold.She’s not wearing what the other women are. Instead of skimpy clothing begging for attention, she’s wearing a T-shirt and jeans that hug her ass like a damn prayer. I’ve been hard since the moment she stepped out of the bathroom.

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