to listen to them fight as the emotion and pain were raw. She’d never been put in a situation like that. Lacey didn’t know what she’d do if the man she loved cheated on her. Hardy hadn’t just cheated, he’d gotten the woman pregnant. Rose was still heartbroken after all this time.
She used another towel around her head and stepped out of the room.
Whizz stood by the door. He didn’t have anything in his hands, and she was so hungry.
“You’ve not brought any food,” she said.
“What?”
“You locked the door, and I don’t have any food.” She bit her lip feeling like a child instead of a thirty year old woman. “I’m hungry.”
“When was the last time you ate?” he asked.
“Breakfast.”
“I’ll order us some Chinese food.” He pulled out his cell phone, and she stood watching him as he ordered enough to feed an army. When he was finished, he stared back at her. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to forget about food. Shit, you must be starving.”
Her stomach chose that moment to grumble. Heat filled her cheeks at the noise. She wasn’t even trying to make him feel bad. Stupid stomach.
Whizz chuckled. “Don’t worry about it. Why do you have the movie on so loud?”
“I don’t want to listen to Hardy and Rose. They’re always arguing, and it’s so sad to hear. Wouldn’t it be easier if one of them walked away?” She grabbed the remote from the bed, pointing it at one of the screens. Lacey didn’t know how he managed to get a television to become part of his computers.
“I’m starting to think you’re right about them.”
The sound of Rose crying followed by Hardy murmuring met their ears. Their argument was toning down. It wouldn’t be long before they would start arguing again. There were clearly a lot of issues between the two.
“It’s hard to listen to.” She voiced her earlier thoughts.
“Yeah, they’re going through some problems.”
“He had an affair. I heard her accusations. It was a long time ago though, right?”
Whizz nodded. “Yeah, before I was part of the club.”
“She’s a little older than me?”
“Yeah. I don’t know how you’re going to feel about this, but Prue would like to meet you. She doesn’t like me keeping you in my room.” He was rubbing the back of his head.
“I’m really sorry for kneeing you in the balls.” She’d spent most of the afternoon thinking about his lips. Lacey regretted lashing out like that. It probably didn’t improve Lash’s opinion of her.
“I deserved it.”
“Not really. You were only speaking the truth. I shouldn’t have taken it out on you. It’s just hard.” She licked her lips as her mouth suddenly went dry. He kept staring back at her, and she liked the way his gaze was on her. She held the knot in her towel so she would stay covered. They’d never been naked together. The irony of their relationship—they’d fucked without a condom, and yet she didn’t have the first clue as to what he looked like without his clothes on.
“I don’t want to keep you locked up in my bedroom, nor do I want to keep fighting you.” Whizz gazed down her body.
“If you want I can leave as soon as you’re happy.”
“You’re not going anywhere,” Whizz said.
“What do you mean?”
She watched him grit his teeth. He didn’t look happy about something. Lacey didn’t know if she wanted to find out what was upsetting him. Whizz always confused her. He took her well-ordered mind and turned it on its axis. She didn’t know how to make herself think clearly around him.
“You can’t go anywhere. I had a deal with Tiny that I’d claim you as mine. You leave one of the brothers could come after you.”
Tears filled her eyes, and she tilted her head back not wanting them to spill. “So, I’m stuck here.”
Lacey didn’t mind providing she was with Whizz.
“I don’t want to keep you locked in this room, but you’ve got to promise me you won’t try to run off or hurt anyone.”
“I
She used another towel around her head and stepped out of the room.
Whizz stood by the door. He didn’t have anything in his hands, and she was so hungry.
“You’ve not brought any food,” she said.
“What?”
“You locked the door, and I don’t have any food.” She bit her lip feeling like a child instead of a thirty year old woman. “I’m hungry.”
“When was the last time you ate?” he asked.
“Breakfast.”
“I’ll order us some Chinese food.” He pulled out his cell phone, and she stood watching him as he ordered enough to feed an army. When he was finished, he stared back at her. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to forget about food. Shit, you must be starving.”
Her stomach chose that moment to grumble. Heat filled her cheeks at the noise. She wasn’t even trying to make him feel bad. Stupid stomach.
Whizz chuckled. “Don’t worry about it. Why do you have the movie on so loud?”
“I don’t want to listen to Hardy and Rose. They’re always arguing, and it’s so sad to hear. Wouldn’t it be easier if one of them walked away?” She grabbed the remote from the bed, pointing it at one of the screens. Lacey didn’t know how he managed to get a television to become part of his computers.
“I’m starting to think you’re right about them.”
The sound of Rose crying followed by Hardy murmuring met their ears. Their argument was toning down. It wouldn’t be long before they would start arguing again. There were clearly a lot of issues between the two.
“It’s hard to listen to.” She voiced her earlier thoughts.
“Yeah, they’re going through some problems.”
“He had an affair. I heard her accusations. It was a long time ago though, right?”
Whizz nodded. “Yeah, before I was part of the club.”
“She’s a little older than me?”
“Yeah. I don’t know how you’re going to feel about this, but Prue would like to meet you. She doesn’t like me keeping you in my room.” He was rubbing the back of his head.
“I’m really sorry for kneeing you in the balls.” She’d spent most of the afternoon thinking about his lips. Lacey regretted lashing out like that. It probably didn’t improve Lash’s opinion of her.
“I deserved it.”
“Not really. You were only speaking the truth. I shouldn’t have taken it out on you. It’s just hard.” She licked her lips as her mouth suddenly went dry. He kept staring back at her, and she liked the way his gaze was on her. She held the knot in her towel so she would stay covered. They’d never been naked together. The irony of their relationship—they’d fucked without a condom, and yet she didn’t have the first clue as to what he looked like without his clothes on.
“I don’t want to keep you locked up in my bedroom, nor do I want to keep fighting you.” Whizz gazed down her body.
“If you want I can leave as soon as you’re happy.”
“You’re not going anywhere,” Whizz said.
“What do you mean?”
She watched him grit his teeth. He didn’t look happy about something. Lacey didn’t know if she wanted to find out what was upsetting him. Whizz always confused her. He took her well-ordered mind and turned it on its axis. She didn’t know how to make herself think clearly around him.
“You can’t go anywhere. I had a deal with Tiny that I’d claim you as mine. You leave one of the brothers could come after you.”
Tears filled her eyes, and she tilted her head back not wanting them to spill. “So, I’m stuck here.”
Lacey didn’t mind providing she was with Whizz.
“I don’t want to keep you locked in this room, but you’ve got to promise me you won’t try to run off or hurt anyone.”
“I
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