Page 56 of Flash (Iron Thunder MC 2)
My chest heaved as I listened to Sophie speak. Finally, it was beginning to feel like I knew what my life was going to look like here.
I was Flash’s woman. I was going to wear it with pride, just like Sophie said. I smiled at her and she smiled back at me.
“We can be friends if that is what you want,” she suggested.
I raised my glass up to her and we clinked it together.
“Friends,” I said and nodded.
We were both smiling at each other and I had to admit I felt a lot better now. Sophie was right, I had to stop being defensive. Flash had already made his choice.“Whatever you do, just don’t ask him when he’s coming home,” Cassie said. She was Bolt’s woman and she’d joined us at our table and the three of us were sitting there giggling and laughing about the men.
It felt good to be accepted into the group, to be a part of a community. A place where people trusted each other because their lives depended on it.
“I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that these men are acting like nothing happened last night,” I said eventually. Sophie sighed while Cassie shook her head.
“You’ll get used to it, don’t worry. What happened last night was dangerous, sure, and some of you came close to getting seriously hurt, but that is the kind of thing these guys live for. It’s kinda their job,” Sophie explained.
Cassie patted my hand. “She’s right, but you’re right too. I’ve only been around a few weeks and I still haven’t gotten used to it. I don’t know how they sleep at night without waking up from nightmares!”
We smiled at that and Sophie shrugged.
“Just give it time. You guys will be sleeping through the night like a baby. Besides, you have the men to keep you warm.”
Was it right to feel sorry for Sophie a little? I tried not to.
Nobody was forcing her to stick around here, to work here and sleep with the men who wanted her for the night. She seemed to enjoy this lifestyle. I glanced at her a few times and maybe she read it in my eyes.
“Don’t you dare pity me!” she said with a laugh in her voice.
“I’m not,” I said. She was smiling at me and shaking her head.
“I told you this before. We want different things. You want a man who is loyal to you. Someone who sleeps in your bed every night. I would personally hate waking up to the same face every morning. I like a wide sample. Mixing it up. Why chain yourself to one when you can try all the flavors?” She looked around the room greedily and even licked her lips.
Cassie laughed and thudded Sophie’s back. I was smiling too. As much as that wasn’t the lifestyle for me, I got where she was coming from. That was how she wanted to live her life and who was I to wish a different one for her?
When I looked up again, I saw Flash walking toward us. He had a bottle of beer in his hand but didn’t seem drunk at all. He ignored the other two women and came straight up to me.
“I was wondering where you were,” he said, leaning in so he could nibble my earlobe. I blushed hard but wrapped my arms around his neck and looked into his eyes.
“I’ve been sitting around waiting for you to notice me again,” I replied.
Flash kissed me right there, in front of Sophie and Cassie while they stared at us. I could hear them chuckling.
At first I was self-conscious of this kind of public display, but then I stopped caring. This was what I wanted too, so why couldn’t we just do what we wanted? Nobody else cared anyway.
He pulled me up from the chair, whispering in my ear.
“Remember that room upstairs I gave you the key for?”
I bit down on my lip, trying hard to not steal a glance at the girls. I had to admit, it was very exciting. Just being around Flash was exciting.
“Yes, I do remember. I remember it very well.”
He grabbed me by the waist and started tugging me in the direction out of the common room. I stood my ground, tilting my head to one side.
“You know, there was a very specific reason why I didn’t want to spend one extra minute up there with you,” I said. I pulled him back to me and he kissed my chin.
“Remind me again what that stupid reason was.”
“Because you’ve been with a million other girls up there.”
“But you will be the last. That’s gotta mean something, right?”
I narrowed my eyes at him in mock anger.
“Nothing you say is going to convince me to go up there with you.”
“Well I’m not going to give that room up. It belongs to me. If I don’t fuck you in there, it’s just going to go to waste.”
