Page 21 of Jackal
“Here y’all go. Dinner won’t be for a while. You all set?” Mama Hen said as she put our beers on the table.
“We’re good. Do you need any more help?” Lacy asked.
“Nope. You’re a doll, as always. Unwind a little.”
I stood up, grabbing my beer. “It’s so nice outside and I’ve been indoors all day. I think I’ll go sit in the courtyard.”
Mama Hen stopped in her tracks on the way to the kitchen. “It’s so hot outside. Why don’t you girls go to the den where it’s nice and cool.”
Lacy nodded. “Agreed. It’s gross outside.”
I turned to Daisy, hoping for at least one rebel, but she shrugged and said, “I guess I could go for a movie or something.”
“Movie day?” a woman’s voice said so I turned. It was Jeannie. Lacy had stayed with her when she was taking her little break from Eagle. She’d been a good support for her in the aftermath of everything. She didn’t live at the compound, but frequented here. She also worked at the club Lacy danced at briefly. Fake blonde, big brown doe eyes, cute girl. And I thought it was cool she had her own place away from here.
Not many of the girls that hung around did. Only a handful that I’d seen weren’t live-in bunnies. Not that there was anything wrong with that, but I was a firm believer that a girl needed to have her own money and a way to cut bait and run. Which is another reason I needed to be around. Lacy had googly eyes for Eagle, but she wasn’t married yet. Daisy was hitched to Falcon,and it was my understanding that if anything happened to the men at DEMC, theOld Ladieswere taken care of. But I would be more comfortable once Lacy and Eagle tied the knot.Who am I?I’ve been avoiding marriage like the plague and I’m hoping my friend gets it done soon.
“It’s too hot to sit outside right now. Grab a beer and meet us in the den,” Lacy said as we made our way toward the hall that led to the common rooms.
We were seated on the oversized couch that you could pass out on. When you sat on it, you sunk down into an abyss of cushy pillows. One thing about men, they purchased for comfort, not looks, and I was not mad about it.
Jeannie walked in and plopped into the recliner. “Just one beer. I gotta be at the club in a bit. What’s up outside?”
“We don’t know, as per usual,” I said before taking a long swig.
“Welcome to the life,” Jeannie said as she held her bottle up. “What are we watching?”
“It’s action. We did romcom last,” Daisy said.
A few more girls filed in and found seats.
“You coming tomorrow?” Lacy asked Jeannie.
She nodded. “Yep. Need to blow off some steam. Was hoping to pick out my prey for tomorrow, but I guess it’ll have to be a surprise,” Jeannie said as she waggled her brows. “Don’t worry, I don’t have eyes for Jackal.”
Everyone looked over and Lacy giggled.
“At this rate, you can have him. I may have to find me a different biker daddy,” I said, not believing that at all, but letting my bitterness seep out.
“Don’t listen to her,” Daisy said. “And the rest of you better steer clear of him, too. They have their stupid rules, well I say we can call dibs, too, and Shiv claims Jackal.”
“Didn’t Sugar try to claim Falcon?” Jeannie asked with a wink.
Lacy chimed in, “Yeah and we all know how that turned out.I’ve known Shiv a long time. I wouldn’t test her.”
“What happened with Sugar?” I didn’t remember this story, but I wanted to hear it.
“Just a little woman to woman, chat. You know,” Daisy said.
“Yeah if that means rocking her shit!” Jeannie said before she broke out into a belly laugh.
“You beat her ass?” I asked in amazement. “See, now why can’t there be some fun shit like that here now? I feel like I missed all the excitement.”
Jeannie’s brow furrowed. “I’m sorry, but weren’t you with Lacy when she was kidnapped?”
“And the one who sewed them all up,” Daisy said as she scrolled through the streaming service. “Don’t worry, we’ll get you some action soon, Shiv,” she said as she patted my leg.
I hoped she was right, because me and my lady bits were getting antsy.
