“So that’s it?”Erroldemanded ofAleksei. “Oneday, you just walk into a room, issue orders, act like a bully, and we’re supposed to click our heels and salute?”
“Thank you for asking,I’mjust fine after someone tried to kill my beast,”Alekseireturned. “Thankyou for asking,I’mextortionately happyI’vefound my mate.Thankyou for asking,I’dlove for you to get to know her and her friends better.”
That said a lot.
And, right…
We were doing this now.
Since it needed to be done,Ikept my mouth shut and my hold on my mate.
“Like you reach out,”Timotheespat.
“I asked you to join my ring ice team.Thenthe team asked me to lose you because you’re a dirty player and an inveterate cheat.”
Color started to hitTimothee’sface.
Aleksei carried on.
“I asked you both to stand up with me whenIwas engaged toAnna, and the night of our engagement party, you made a messy, inebriated pass at her,” he said toTimothee, then he turned toErrol. “Andyou got drunk and were caught urinating on her mother’s prized roses.”
Errol suddenly was fascinated with the oval coffee table in front of him.
Aleece crossed her arms on her chest and glared between the two, andIhad the distinct impression whatAlekseiwas sharing was news to her.
Aleksei, sadly, wasn’t done.
“I asked you both if you were interested in working with one of my businesses.Tim, you threw that offer in my face.Rol, you took me up on it, and thenIhad to sack you for sexually harassing a colleague.”
Errol now made a study of his shoes.
Ugh.
These males were a disaster.
AndIwas seeingAlekseiandImight need to spend less time having sex and more time talking (might).
“As ever, you’re perfect, and we’re fuckups,”Timotheebit out.
“You said it,Ididn’t,”Alekseifired back. “ButI’mfar from perfect,Tim.Yousimply haven’t bothered to try to get to know me.Also,Idon’t put everythingIam into being a fuckup for whatever shitty reason you have for doing it.Youare not me.Youwill never be me.You’reyou.Thatcould take any form.Areyou happy with the person you crafted yourself to be?Becauseif you are, we’re dealing with something a great deal deeper here, because you’re fucking insufferable, and anyone in their right mind would know the many ways you are.”
Timothee shrugged. “Youtwist us into villains when we’re just normal males.We’rejust not shining examples of glory, like you are.”
“A normal male does not drug a woman to force her to have an abortion,Tim.”
“You don’t get this, but she was blackmailing me,”Timretorted hotly. “Shegot pregnant on purpose.Shehad me by the balls.Whatwould you do?”
“I wouldn’t have gotten her pregnant.It’sa simple matter of taking the serum once a week,”Alekseireturned.
“She can take the serum too,”Timotheerejoined.
Aleksei sighed.
AndIcounted my lucky stars that my male regularly imbibed the birth control serum (and yes, we oh so had talked aboutthat).
I did too, but you could never be too careful (until you didn’t want to be, of course).
“I won’t apologize to that bitch,”Timotheedecreed. “Therest,Idon’t give a fuck.Dowhat you have to do.You’llsee what kind of female she is when you sit down with her.Shewas out to get exactly what you’re giving her.”
