“Is there blood?” He jerks his pants down.
“Jesus. Cover your ass, Torsten. No one wants to stare at it. The fuck is wrong with you?”
“You’re my sister and the prick disrespected you.”
“Told him you’re having my kid,” I inform her, and she throws her hands up.
“You’re so ridiculous. Babies are a way in the future conversation.”
“Not what you were saying last night when I was in you.”
“Fuck you, man. I don’t want to hear this shit, Astrid. Fuck. Quick someone gouge out my eyeballs and stab me in the ears so maybe I can unsee the visual in my head and unhear this conversation.” He stomps toward the door.
“Where are you off to?”
“Going to get Andi to look at my ass. I’m missing a chunk of my hide back there. I can feel the blood trickling down the back of my leg.”
“You’re dramatic. Always were.”
“I’ll catch you assholes later.”
The door closes and I let She-Ra loose.
“Who’s Andi?”
“Bitch your brother’s had a hard on for that he can’t have.”
“So that’s what crawled up his ass. He needs laid.”
“Think it goes deeper than that. He’s in love with her but won’t admit it to himself, much less anyone else.”
“Torsten? In love? I’ll believe it when I see it. What do you know about this Andi anyway? What’s wrong with her that she doesn’t want my brother?”
I chuckle as I rub my temple. Bastard clocked me hard. “Nothing far as I know. Only seen her hanging around with East’s Ol’ Lady, Wylla Mae. Kind of a classy good girl type. She’s a nurse or some shit.”
“She thinks she’s too good for him then.”
“Didn’t say that.”
“Maybe I need to meet her and decide if she’s worthy of my brother.”
“Darlin’…”
“What?” her brows knit.
My lips twitch itchin’ to laugh but I know better. “Think the last thing your brother needs is you scaring his pussy off.”
Her nose scrunches. “Never ever refer to my brother and his pussy in the same sentence together ever again. And I wouldn’t scare her.”
I can’t hold back my snort. “You sized up Sandman’s girl within two seconds of meeting her.”
“In my defense he’s a total douche and she’s gorgeous. I was genuinely curious what someone normal was doing with him.”
“Normal? Nah. Babe, she’s a witch.”
“She’s bitchy?”
“No. Into the craft or whatever.”
“Cool. I’m just surprised to see him settling down like at all. He’s always been so…,” her voice drops going deep and low, “I’ll never let a woman lead me around by my dick.” She rolls her eyes.
“Things change.”
“Hmm. Maybe.”
“You’re here, aren’t you?”
“What were you and Torsten discussing while I was walking the dog?”
“Club business.”
“It’s like that?”
“Darlin’, you strutted your fine ass into the Devil’s Playground then you let me back inside. You’re in my bed. My baby in your belly. We do this my way.”
“You sound like a fucking caveman asshole, and I’m not pregnant.”
“You don’t know that you aren’t.” She rolls her eyes and I drop to one knee. “Let’s make it official.”
“Get up.”
“Bein’ serious. Want to do this right.”
“I can’t handle this right now. It’s too much too fast, Darius.”
“Right. Okay. You’re still scared.”
“I want this okay.” Her palm curves to my jaw. “Don’t be mad at me.”
“Not mad, babe. Disappointed. But not mad.”