Total pages in book: 99
Estimated words: 92782 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 464(@200wpm)___ 371(@250wpm)___ 309(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 92782 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 464(@200wpm)___ 371(@250wpm)___ 309(@300wpm)
“I rode on the back of his bike the night I met him,” I said, staring at the woman who couldn’t take her hungry eyes off Liam.
Nina’s hand grabbed my arm. “What?” she gasped.
I tore my focus off the stripper to look at her. She looked surprised and almost giddy.
“I, uh—he gave me a ride. That’s how we ended up in my motel room before, um, well, having sex,” I said, then pointed at my stomach.
Goldie stepped closer so that we were in a tight circle now. “Prez gave you a ride on his bike the first night you met him?” she asked, then swung her eyes to Nina, grinning from ear to ear.
Nina chuckled. “Oh, honey. If that man put you on the back of his bike, then he’d already decided he was gonna rock your world, and whether he admits it or not, he was considering more. He doesn’t do that.”
It seemed silly. He’d just given me a ride. I found it hard to believe he had never given another woman a ride on his bike. I glanced over again to see Demi taking the empty beer from Liam and handing him another. She made sure to bend over far enough that her barely covered chest was on display.
Liam didn’t seem to notice and took the bottle while looking at Brick, who was talking. Demi sat back down on the armrest beside Liam, but this time, she was closer. Her legs turned toward him, as well as her body.
“Oh God,” Nina groaned. “Ignore her.”
I tore my gaze off the woman and forced a smile. “Who?” I asked as if I didn’t know what she was talking about.
Nina pursed her lips. “You know who. Demi and her pathetic attempt to get Liam’s attention. He’s not touched her in a year at least. Her title as Liam’s favorite has been gone, and she’s struggling to get it back. She’s been the oldest out of the strippers that they employee for four years now. Before, when everyone knew Liam took her to his bed more than anyone else, she had that to make her feel superior.”
Hearing that Liam had liked her once, enough to have sex with her a lot, sank heavy in my stomach. What if he decided he missed whatever it was she had done that made her his favorite? Would he sleep with her again? He never claimed we were exclusive, but I also knew he wanted our baby to be safe. He wouldn’t go out and have sex with her or anyone else, then come back to me, right?
“You shouldn’t have told her that.” Goldie’s tone sounded scolding.
I blinked and tried to push all those thoughts aside. I was here with my friends, and I wanted to enjoy it. Not sit around, being jealous of other women who’d been with Liam.
“I’d rather her hear the truth instead of someone like Amethyst telling her bits of it to stir things up. We all have a past. She’s in Liam’s. Nothing more,” Nina said, then squeezed my arm. “Let’s get this food set out so the lot of them can eat. I want to talk about you and Liam. His future,” she said with a wink.
I so wanted to be his future.
I helped put the food out on the long countertop and tried my best not to glance over at Liam. He was leaning forward with his elbows on his knees, saying something to Jars. His brows were drawn together, as if he was angry about something. Demi reached over and placed her hand on his shoulder.
I waited. Silently begging Liam to remove it. Shrug her off. Something. He didn’t do anything. He continued speaking to Jars while Demi began massaging his shoulder. She moved closer, then turned her head, and her eyes collided with mine. A slow smile slid across her face before she turned back to Liam.
I felt sick.
Nina held out a plate for me, but I shook my head.
“I’m not hungry, but I need a little air. I forgot how packed it gets in here at mealtime,” I told her with a tight smile.
I didn’t miss the concerned glance she gave Goldie, but I had no time to assure them I was fine. My hormones could trigger my emotions at any time, and then the floodgates would open wide. That would be humiliating. It was already embarrassing to stand in there, with everyone knowing I was pregnant with his child, while he let a stripper he used to fuck regularly massage his shoulder.
I managed to nod and say hello to the guys I passed on my way to the door. Hopefully, none of them caught on to the reason I was leaving. It’d just make me look pathetic.
Once the red door swung closed behind me, I took a deep breath and walked down a little bit before leaning against the wall.