Page 96 of Dirty Secrets
“I know. Just remember that won’t be a weekly occurrence. Sometimes we don’t have any kids, other times it's fifteen. This week we’re basically set for it, but both Lukas and Jensen have other commitments coming up, and Poppy can’t do it alone. You drive, right?”
My excitement deflated slightly as I nodded. “Yeah, but I don’t have a car.”
“That’s fine. I just need to know if some mornings you’re able to help drive kids to school or pick them up. We wouldn’t ask you to do that unless we had no other choice though, so don’t worry. If it happens, there will be a car available for you.”
“Thank you,” I said quietly, forcing myself not to cry. Even if I worked one day a week, it would be enough to feed us. I could actually help the guys with expenses.
“You need to add more trash cans around here, or it will be covered in trash within days,” Zavier observed as he approached, frowning at me. “What’s up with you?”
“Diesel offered me a job,” I said with a grin. “Like, a paid job.”
“Doing what?” he asked suspiciously, earning a knowing look from Diesel.
“We wouldn’t hire her for sex work, don’t worry. Poppy needs help with the kids sometimes. Figured since Raven was good at it last time that she might be interested in doing it again.”
“Thirty bucks an hour,” I said as I kept grinning, relief filling Zavier’s face.
“Babysitting? That’s a good idea, I know you loved helping them last time.”
“I can’t wait to tell the guys,” I exclaimed, making Diesel chuckle.
“I need to head off, Slash is waiting for me. We’ll be in touch about some hours for you soon,” he said, saying goodbye and walking off, and I couldn’t help myself as I pulled Zavier down for a quick kiss.
“I got a job!”
“You did, baby,” he smiled, tucking me under his arm as he started walking back towards the road. “Should we celebrate tonight with a movie?”
“Absolutely.”
Zavier
I was grateful for Diesel’s offer for Raven to work for them a little, she was practically skipping beside me as we made the walk back home. Raven loved nothing more than to feel useful, so knowing she would be contributing to our household income would make her so damn happy.
We smoked as we walked, and I loved it when my fingers brushed hers and she took my hand.
“Do you think the Heights will become a better place with some changes?” I asked, glancing around at the houses we passed to study the damages. Between smashed windows, peeling paint, and trash all over the lawns, it wasn’t exactly an appealing place to be.
“I think some help could make a difference. The main problem is addiction though, which is well out of the budget. It’s not like they can send everyone in town to rehab,” she answered dryly, puffing on her cigarette. “Crime rate can’t go down until more people sober up and find decent jobs.”
“If they upgrade the schools in the area, they’ll have to get security for them too. New electronics are a goldmine.”
“They’ll just hire the Night Thieves to install fancy tech everywhere. There’s not a lot of security in the Heights, so I think it’s also an excuse for the crews and Thieves to gain access,” she said, making me nod.
“Yeah, it’s probably part of their motivation. I mean, they’re good people, but they’re also part of one big empire. They have a lot to gain by doing this. If it was anyone else, I’d hate it, but I don’t mind. Just means we can have access to surveillance when we need it too.”
We walked in silence for a moment before Raven’s hand tightened in mine a little.
“Do you think Logan and Reid made up today? I really want to talk to Reid tonight about our relationship.”
“How do we tell him?” I asked, not minding in the slightest about telling the world she was mine. Not that we’d really discussed what was happening between me and her, but if she wanted to claim it was a relationship, then I was down for that. “Do we ease him into it, or just outright say we’ve been dating? He’s more likely to kill Logan, right? Since he’s the only one who’s technically slept with you. I’ll have a head start on running if I trip him.”
She laughed, tossing her cigarette butt into the gutter. “Don’t abandon Logan. I’d miss him.”
“You mean you’d miss his dick. Trust me, mine’s better. Once we break the news to Reid and everything settles down, I want to kick the guys out for a night so I can have you to myself. I have no problem eating your pussy forever, but I hate that you’re missing out on what my dick can do for you,” I joked, tossing what was left of my cigarette aside too as she swung our arms slightly.
“Are you going to romance me, Mr. Lopez?”
“Hell no. I’m going to fuck you like an animal all over the damn house. I’ll be romantic afterwards though because I’m a gentleman,” I winked, her mouth curving into a smirk.