When she looked at the window that Jake had smashed her face into she paused for a second.
“You okay?” Evie asked.
“Yes.” Actually she was, the women’s camaraderie had made her feel better after the way Murphy had treated her. She didn’t deserve their help after the way she had put them down for the way they chose to live, especially since she was finally admitting to herself that she didn’t want to leave them.
“Let’s get back. I don’t want anyone thinking I’m dodging my punishment.” Winter’s car started with no problem, someone had taped up the driver’s window. She paused when she saw it, remembering the pain and fear of that night. Evie came to her side opening the car door.
“Let’s go.” Evie’s words dragged her from the nightmare of that night.
The women followed behind her, both cars pulling into the parking lot of the clubhouse at the same time. The women helped with her suitcase, putting it in her room for her while she waited tensely in the kitchen for the meeting to begin.
Bliss sat a beer in front of her before sitting down next to her.
Winter smiled at her, the woman really was beautiful. She was wearing a tiny purple top left unbuttoned and short blue jean cutoffs. Whenever Winter sat next to the blond woman she felt plain and boyish. Bliss put out sexual vibes that a blind man would see, she no longer tried to hide her tattoo and it looked very pretty against the purple of her top. Winter would hate her if they hadn’t become friends, she was too freaking nice to dislike.
“You look pretty tonight,” Winter complimented Bliss.
“Thanks, I love the material of this top.” Winter could see why, she thought glumly. All the men coming in were giving lustful glances at her. Winter swallowed, she didn’t know how she would take it when Viper saw her.
“Don’t look so worried, I have a punishment coming tonight too. I was late three shifts this week. We’re not supposed to let our play affect our work but …” Bliss leaned towards Winter, lowering her voice so no one could overhear.
“Trying to earn another punishment?” Razer sat down at the table interrupting her words. Bliss closed her mouth on the rest of the sentence. Winter stared at the embarrassed woman, not sure what was going on. Obviously she was not supposed to talk about whomever was making her late for work, but why would that matter to Razer? A sick feeling hit Winter. Unless it was Viper or Razer himself, and Winter truly didn’t believe that it was Razer.
Razer leaned across the table. “Don’t want to know what you’re thinking because it’s wrong whatever it is. I haven’t touched Bliss. Won’t have you getting Beth upset, so you need to get that straight in your head.” A clear warning was in his eyes.
Winter nodded getting his message loud and clear.
“Cool it Razer,” Viper said behind her back. She hadn’t even seen him come in the door, too frightened at Razer’s reaction.
Razer leaned back in his chair. “We’re straight, aren’t we Winter?”
Winter nodded her head, ignoring Viper. If Winter had any real concern that Razer was cheating, even badass as he was, Winter would still tell Beth. The fact was though, Winter never saw him act any way than in a friendly manner with the women. Worried now more than ever that Viper was the reason Bliss had been late to work, Winter started to get angry. He was responsible for not one, but two women getting punishments. If he had been aggravating her, she wouldn’t have mouthed off, and now Bliss was getting in trouble for obviously letting him wear her out at night.
Bliss and everyone at the table could tell that Winter was ready to lose her temper, but before she could open her mouth she was lifted from her chair and packed outside into the cold backyard.
“What are you doing? It’s freezing out here,” Winter asked angrily.
“I could tell you were about to bust my balls for something, I thought I would save you the hassle of another punishment. From now on when you want to argue with me do it in private,” Viper informed her.
“ I can do that, this private enough for you?”
“Yes.” Viper folded his arms across his chest; he could tell she was about to bust his balls about something.
“I don’t think it’s fair Bliss and I have to take a punishment when it’s your fault that we both got into trouble.”
“How in the fuck is it my fault Bliss got in trouble?” Viper’s confusion was obvious, and truthfully, she didn’t know how she had jumped to that conclusion other than she had been worried sick about Viper messing around on her this last week.
“Well?”
“Give me a minute I’m thinking,” she snapped.
“I am freezing my balls off and you’re thinking?” Viper asked giving her a look that doubted her intelligence.
“I may have been wrong about Bliss,” she admitted. “Bliss was telling me she was taking a punishment for being late to work. Razer stopped her from telling me who so naturally I just assumed...”
“You assumed it was me fucking her all night making her late for work?” His expression had her crossing her arms in front of her as she stood her ground against the furious biker.
“Why would he care who she told me she was with?”
“Probably because it was none of your fucking business,” Viper snapped back.
Winter swallowed her reply.
“Bliss was late last two weeks. Whose pussy was my dick in last week?”
“Mine.” Then becoming brave she brought up the subject she had avoided all week. “This week though you didn’t come to bed until late and was gone before I woke up.?
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“Have you missed that we had a huge order going out?”
“No.” Winter’s arms dropped to her side.
“You want to know if I have put my dick in someone else?”
Winter head dropped, biting her lip.
“Yes.”
Viper’s hand went into her hair tugging her head back until she was staring into his face.
“I haven’t fucked another woman since the night you had the hell beat out of you.”
“You haven’t?” Winter hid her shock.
“No, I haven’t. Satisfied?” She believed him.
Winter gave him a smile that lighted her face.
“Yes,” Winter answered. Viper smiled at her being sweet.
It didn’t last long. “Now about me being responsible for your punishment. Was it me being a smartass, calling the women whores, and hurting Beth?”
Reluctantly Winter admitted. “No, but you made me so mad, I lost my temper.”
“Then the punishment will make sure that you don’t open your mouth when you lose your temper again.”
Winter’s lips tightened. He was being a hard-ass.
Unfortunately, that mood lasted longer than his sweet one. “We done?”
“Yes.” She was more than ready, it was freezing outside.
“Good.” Viper took her arm leading her back inside.
Winter sat back down at the table, watching as Viper went into the large room connected off the kitchen. Cash handed him something, Winter saw it was a red cloth bag.
“Bliss,” Viper called.
Bliss got up from the table going to Viper. He held the bag out to her. Bliss put her hand out and dug inside the bag. When her hand came out she was holding a folded piece of paper. She returned to her seat.
“Rider.” Rider who was leaning on the kitchen counter walked to Viper. He also pulled a piece of paper from the bag.
Viper repeated the procedure five more times. Winter was surprised when Shade’s name was called. No one else seemed surprised in the room.
“Winter.” Winter got up from the table walking to Viper. Hesitantly she reached inside the cloth bag; there were several pieces of paper left in the bag. Winter picked the first piece she touched and hoped for the best. She walked back to her chair self-consciously because everyone’s eyes were on her.