Total pages in book: 75
Estimated words: 72126 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 361(@200wpm)___ 289(@250wpm)___ 240(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 72126 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 361(@200wpm)___ 289(@250wpm)___ 240(@300wpm)
Kay ran her fingers through it gently, inspecting the damage. "So, just the color, or do you want a trim, too?”
“Oh, it could definitely use a good cut,” I laughed nervously. "It’s been ages since I’ve done anything to it.”
“Alrighty. We’ll get you fixed up.”
She quickly emptied the bags full of products that Zeke had bought, then whipped out her comb and scissors and got straight to work. She cut off a few inches and added some layers before starting on the color. The entire time she was working, she was talking. I tried to pay attention, but my mind kept drifting to Ghost and the kiss we’d shared. It was so unexpected, and it scared me a little—mainly because I liked it so much.
I’d made such a mess of things when I brought Dylan into our lives. I thought he was such a good guy, and I couldn’t have been more wrong. I would never forgive myself if I made a mistake like that again, especially when Toby was finally starting to come out of his shell again.
Ghost had never given me any reason to think he wasn’t a good man—just the opposite. He’d watched over us and protected us, making sure we had everything we needed. And he was always there when I needed him, even in the middle of the night when I was having an awful nightmare. That was enough to have me wondering if I’d found my knight in shining armor, but I knew better than that.
Ghost was a member of Satan’s Fury. I’d heard stories about MCs like his. They lived in a world filled with secrets and danger that would have most people running for the hills, but I’d seen another side to them. These men were loyal to a fault and would give everything they had to keep their families safe.
I was mulling everything over in my head when Kay asked, “Are you ready to see your new do?”
“Absolutely.” She turned me around so I could see myself in the mirror, and I was absolutely stunned. “Oh, Kay! It looks so good!”
“You like it?”
“Are you kidding? I love it!”
“Oh, I’m so glad.” Kay ran her fingers through it one last time. “It really does look great. I’m so pleased it turned out so well.”
“Me too!” Unable to control myself, I got up from my chair and wrapped my arms around Kay, hugging her tightly. “Thank you so much for this. It really means a lot to me.”
“I’m so glad I could do it.” She gave me a quick squeeze. “You better get ready. You’re gonna be turning heads with this new do.”
“Oh, I don’t know about that.”
“It’s true.” She stepped back and gave me a warm smile. “You’re a beautiful girl, and I can assure you that the boys have taken notice. You better get ready, but it won’t be long before one of them will stake their claim.”
I must’ve given her a look, because her eyes widened, and a big smile crossed her face. “Unless one of them already has.”
“What?”
“I thought I might’ve interrupted a moment between you and Ghost earlier,”
“Yeah, right,” I scoffed. “Not with the baggage I’m toting.”
Before she could press, I started picking up some of the empty bottles, quickly tossing them in the trash. “Oh, honey. You don’t have to do that. I’ll get it.”
“I don’t mind.”
“No, no, I’ll do it. I have lots of cleaning to do, and while I’m at it, I might rearrange a few things in here.” She glanced around, then rolled her eyes. “It’s the only way I’ll survive being back here.”
“I’m really sorry that you had to leave your sister’s. I’m even more sorry about your house. I can only imagine how hard all this must be on you.”
“Yeah, but I’m still here, and I’m still breathing. That’s gotta count for something.”
“It’s a lot, actually.”
“Yeah, I know it is.” Kay sat down on the edge of her bed with a defeated sigh. “I know I don’t always sound like it... actually, I rarely sound like it, but I really do appreciate what Memphis and the boys have done for me. I don’t know what I would’ve done without them.”
“I know you do. They do, too.”
“I don’t know. I don’t make it very easy on them, but it’s just so hard.” She brought her hand up and covered her eyes, sighing again—even more dramatically than the last. “Preacher has become the bane of my existence. It’s like the man is trying to drive me crazy.”
“He’s Memphis’s father, right?”
“He is.”
“So, there’s history there with you two?”
“Oh, there was a time when I loved that man more than life.” A longing look filled her eyes as she continued, “I met him while I was on a work convention. It was one of those deals where you spend the day looking at all the new hair products. It was a total bore, so the girls and I decided to go out on the town. We stopped at a bar closest to the hotel, and that’s where we met.”