Beth gives my chest a squeeze as we pull up to the compound. I nod to Marsh and Rhonda as I hop off my bike and reach back to help Beth. Rhonda gives Beth an excited hug.
"It's so good to see you! Are we still on for dinner next Saturday?" she asks.
"Yep!" Beth replies, glancing back toward me. "We're looking forward to it."
"Come with me to the bathroom," Rhonda says, pulling her toward the door. "I got a new tattoo I want to show you."
"You're coming around more," Marsh says, clapping me on the back as Rhonda and Beth disappear inside.
"Am I? Hadn't noticed," I reply honestly. We head around the side of the building to the backyard. The weather's warmed up and a couple of bonfires light up the night. My brothers hang out, drinking beers, and there are hot women everywhere I look. I grin, reminded of why I joined the Death Dealers in the first place. "I'll grab you a drink," I tell Marsh, heading over to one of the coolers.
As I head over, I spot a familiar face looking back at me. Vicki turns, pulls two bottles out, and expertly flicks the tops off.
"Well, well," she says, handing them to me.
"Vicki," I say, brushing a kiss on her cheek. "Where've you been?"
"Had to get my tits redone," she says, pulling her shirt tight against them.
"Can't say I noticed anything wrong with them before," I say.
"I'll spare you the details, but let's just say someone squeezed the left one a little too hard."
"Fuck," I reply with a wince.
"But now I'm back and better than ever. My tips at the Spot have increased by twenty-five percent."
"So it sounds like it was a wise investment."
"Tanya keeps asking after you."
"Who?"
Vicki chortles. "Tanya? We had a threesome together a few months ago?" she reminds me.
"Oh, fuck, that's right. How's she doing?"
"Still lovesick after you. She thought about becoming a sweet butt, but I told her I didn't think she had the constitution." She takes a swig of her own beer. "So, what do you think of them?" she asks, swiveling her torso.
I look down at her high, round tits and sigh. "They're a beautiful sight."
She grins and leans against me, pressing her chest against my arm. "What do you say we head inside? You can be the first to try them out."
I lick my lips as I look down at her breasts, and feel my cock harden. I know we'd have a good time, but I also know it wouldn't compare to what I get up to with Beth.
"You're sure taking a long time to decide," Vicki notes, raising one eyebrow.
"Sorry… it's just, there's this girl."
"Holy shit. You have a girl?"
"I guess I do," I reply, scratching my head. "Can't say I've ever been in this position before."
"So who is she?" Vicki asks. I scan the backyard until I spot her, her hair auburn hair lit up red by the fire she's sitting next to.
"Her name's Beth," I say, as I point her out to Vicki.
Vicki whistles. "Cute. Real cute. You going to make it official?"
"What, give her my patch?" I ask in surprise. "Damn, I never thought about it. I mean, I never thought about giving anyone my patch. Just didn't think it was for me."
"Well, you've never turned me down before, so it seems like there must be something different with this one. She like the club life?"
"I think so. She's always happy to come here."
"I'd lock it down, if I were you," Vicki advises. "Oo, I better hit the road. See you around," she says, hurrying toward the back door of the compound. I look around, wondering what made her run off like that, and spot Taz walking toward me. He frowns after her, then reaches into the cooler for a beer.
"You just make friends wherever you go, don't you?" I ask him.
"What, you call dibs on that one, too?" Taz replies snidely.
"Nope, just the one," I reply, my jaw twitching.
"Well, let me know when you're tired of her," Taz says with a smile. "But if you ask me, there's something wrong with her."
"If you're referring to the fact that Beth wouldn't fuck you, I've always considered that a point in her favor," I reply, and quickly walk away. If I stay one second longer, I'm going to snap his neck.
Beth smiles at me as I walk toward her. She slips off the log where she's been sitting and onto the ground. I slip onto the log behind her, then she leans back against me, wrapping her arms around my legs. It feels comfortable, easy, though still with that undercurrent of desire I always feel when she's near me.
I bend down to whisper in her ear, "You like it here, right?" She tilts her head back to look up at me.
"Of course. Why?"
"Nothing," I reply, and sit back. She looks at me for a moment longer, then smiles and turns back to the rest of the people around the fire.
I rest my hand on the back of her neck and rub my thumb across her soft skin as I stare into the flames, thinking about what Vicki said. Things do feel different with Beth than they have with anyone else. Giving my patch to a woman never felt right for me before, but I do like the looks of what Marsh and Rhonda have, or even Tank and Liz.
But would I be missing out on anything by tying myself down? Not that there are many woman in this county I haven't already fucked, and being with Beth doesn't feel like tying myself down. Actually, I feel freer when I'm with her.
Beth leans her head onto my knee as she laughs at something Marsh said. I try the opposite route, imagining life without her instead of with her, and immediately stop. I don't like the way it looks.
Maybe I'd already made the decision before Vicki even brought it up. Beth is everything I've ever wanted in a woman: gorgeous, smart, sexy, and tough as nails. I know everything about her, and she knows everything about me. It's time to give her my patch. Now I just have to think of the right way to do it.