Dark Fall (Back Down Devil MC #3)(36)

It made Kaity angry.

“Who are you?” she asked.

“I’m Emily.”

“I’m Avery.” the other woman said. “And these are clothes for you.”

Emily. Avery.

“We’re with the MC,” Emily said. “I’m with Gaige.”

“I’m with Landon,” Avery said. “Sorry to bust in like this. We saw you around and figured you could use some fresh clothes.”

“Yeah, I could. Thanks.”

Emily reached down and picked up Kaity's jeans from the floor. She touched the rips and tear from the bullet. “What happened to you?”

“Got shot at,” Kaity said.

“On your first day?” Avery asked. “I guess that’s normal. Landon chained me to his motorcycle the first day we met.”

“My best friend was killed the first day I met Gaige,” Emily said.

“I’m sorry to hear that,” Kaity said.

“Why don’t you get dressed and then come hang out with us for a minute?” Avery asked.

“Hang out?”

“Yeah,” Emily said. “The guys left. It’s never easy to watch them go.”

Kaity swallowed. She wasn’t in a position to argue. Emily grabbed the clothes off the bed and handed them to Kaity.

“These should fit,” Emily said. “Hope you don’t mind sharing panties.”

Kaity laughed. “That’s kind of weird.”

“Better than not wearing them at all.”

“Bite your tongue,” Avery said. “Could be fun without panties.”

“I’ll take my chances,” Kaity said.

She took the clothes and went into the bathroom. The clothes fit pretty well. Kaity wore her own bra though, because her breasts were bigger than the other two women. The tight shirt made her chest look even bigger.

When she left the bathroom, Emily and Avery were still waiting.

“Come on,” Emily said, “we’ll go crash at the bar and wait for the guys.”

They offered Kaity a seat at the bar, and then they sat on either side of her. She knew they were just trying to be nice, but Kaity worried about getting closer with anyone else. She had too much to lose if too many people learned the truth about her past.

“You’re with Erik, right?” Emily asked.

“With? That’s a loose term I think. He brought me here for the night because my car is getting fixed.”

“How did you get shot at then?” Avery asked.

Kaity gave the quick rundown of her day yesterday. By the time she finished, Emily reached across the bar and grabbed three bottles of beer that were on ice. She twisted the tops off and served them.

“That’s a messy day,” Emily said. “I know how that goes.”

“It’s kind of like that everyday,” Avery said.

“Do you get nervous?” Kaity asked. “When they leave?”

“Are you nervous right now?” Avery asked with a smile.

Kaity blushed. Of course she was nervous. She feared admitting she cared about Erik because she had no idea what Erik wanted. For all Kaity knew, soon she would be back on the highway, cruising to literally nowhere.

“I don’t know enough to be nervous,” Kaity said.

“You’ll learn,” Emily said. “It’s a tough life, but it is a free life. Something brought you here, right? You didn’t just show up. You must have been looking for freedom in some aspect."

“I guess,” Kaity said. She sipped her beer and looked at Emily, then at Avery. “Do they stay faithful?”

The question was answered with silence. It worried Kaity. Whether or not Erik was faithful didn’t matter at this second. He and Kaity were nothing. Erik could f*ck anyone he wanted, whenever he wanted. But there was something between them. Maybe it was just sexual attraction. Or maybe it was something more.

“What did you see?” Emily asked.

“What?” Kaity asked.

“You saw something that’s bothering you.”

“Last night,” Kaity said. “He was out here and there was some woman on her knees…”

“Oh,” Avery said. “Well, that’s their life. They could die at any second I guess. If it means anything, I once caught Landon f*cking some woman while Blaine was in the room.”

“A threesome?” Kaity asked.

“Kind of like that I guess. But that was before we were together. Trust me, if he wants you, you’ll know.”

“Erik is tough,” Emily said. “But he got hurt pretty bad.”

“What happened?” Kaity asked.

“You saw his face…”

“Yeah, so?”

“Did you ask him?” Avery asked.

“Not yet. I don’t want to upset him.”

“You should upset him,” Emily said. “Sometimes they like to be pushed a little.”

The three of them finished their beers and Kaity started to see how things were put together in the clubhouse. The guys behind the bar were not part of the MC. Neither were the women that came and went. They all were just there hoping to get involved with the MC. But the three woman at the bar - including Kaity - were almost like royalty. When they spoke, people listened. It was very interesting to Kaity.