Page 20 of Sassy Pants
I climb in the driver’s side and adjust the seat to accommodate my six-foot frame. As soon as I turn the key she starts right up. Chaser closes the hood and I shut the car off, exit, and lock the doors. I toss him the keys, and he glares in the direction of Jesse’s trailer.
“Never liked that asshole.”
“You should know now that I’m serious about your sister. I dig her.”
“Yeah caught that by the way you were drooling over her, feeding her them pancakes this morning. If she’s gonna date a brother, I’m glad it’s you. But that fucker is going to be a problem.”
“Gianna shut his ass down.”
“I don’t trust him. I’m gonna let the old man know that someone will swing back by for Jelissa’s car later and find out what he knows about his neighbor.”
“Call Jelissa. Tell her I’m swinging by to grab Gianna’s shit. I don’t like that asshole tampering with your Old Lady’s car or the way he looks at my woman. Prez gave me an upgrade. Got my own place today. Gianna will be safer on club property.”
“Fuck. You think she’s gonna go for that?” he shakes his head accompanied by a deep belly shaking laugh.
“She has no choice. He’s up to something, and I’m gonna find out what it is.”
“Hear that. I’ll tell Jelissa to expect you.”
“Later.”
“Just take care of my sister.”
“You can count it.”
I take off and drive straight to Chaser and Jelissa’s. She meets me at the door with Erik balanced on her hip. “She’s not gonna be happy with you or me.”
“Gianna will be all right. Prez upgraded my accommodations.”
The kid reaches for me, and Jelissa hands him over. I tickle his belly as I stroll through the front door and enter the living room.
“You really care for her, don’t you? Don’t bullshit me. Gianna is my best friend. More like a sister to me. If you do anything to hurt her, Chaser will be the least of your worries.”
“Noted. What do you know about Jesse Lancaster?”
“That he’s a jerk. He cheated on Gianna when they dated and knocked some skank up. Got sent to the big house for armed robbery so they pretty much broke up after that.”
“You see him hanging around let me or Chaser know. He’s sniffing round Gianna and I get a bad vibe rolling off him.”
“I wasn’t going to say anything. I wanted to ask her about it first, but Leroy called me and told me that he saw Jesse grabbing her arm earlier. Said he didn’t like the looks of it.”
“I’ll handle it.”
“Good. Gianna deserves someone who will treat her right. Is that gonna be you?”
“I’m working on it. You packing her bags or am I?”
“It’ll be faster if I do it. Can you keep an eye on little man?”
“Sure thing.” I drop into the recliner and kick back with Chaser’s mini spawn sprawled on my chest chewing on his fist. Part of me likes the idea of it too damn much. Those visions of Gianna, wedding bells, and babies comes rushing forward.
The thoughts warm me, and my chest squeezes tight. “What do you think, little dude? Should I claim your auntie and make her my Old Lady?”
Erik stares up at me and smacks at my face with his drool covered hand.
“All right. I promise I’ll treat her right. No need to get violent, bro.”
The front door opens and Chaser strolls in and shoots me a scowl. “Motherfucker, you look a little to comfy sitting in my chair and holding my boy.” He laughs and kicks off his bootsbefore shrugging off his leather jacket and hanging it on the rack in the coat closet.
