Sinking her head onto his chest, she covered her eyes.
“I see you used last night wisely,” Lash said.
She kept her head covered not wanting to see the smirking or the disgust on their faces.
“You could have knocked or given us a warning,” Edward said.
“Please, my father is not the one to be kept waiting. Besides, you should know him,” Tate said.
At the sound of the female’s voice, Sophia chanced a glance to see Tiny’s daughter carrying a tray. “I came with coffees for me and Sophia. It’s time I got to know the woman in his life.”
She heard Edward moan. “One morning with you and she’ll run away from me.”
Tate glared. “Shut it, you.”
Glancing around the room, Sophia saw the men were no longer gawking at her, apart from Zero, who looked like he hadn’t dropped his gaze.
“Will you guys f**k off so my woman can get dressed without you looking at her?” Edward asked.
“You’re not trying to get out of the beating you’re about to get, are you?” Butch asked.
“No. I’m going to earn my place again, but when I’m back to being a Skull I’ll be keeping Sophia as my old lady.”
The silence in the room was deafening. She wanted the floor to open up and swallow her.
“Sophia will always be protected. She’s an old lady now, but you’ve still got to earn your spot,” Tiny said. “Come on, men. Give them some privacy.”
One by one the men filed out leaving her alone with her man. “My God, that was so embarrassing.”
“Guys, I’m still here,” Tate said.
Sophia jerked toward the small kitchen area where Tate was working the stove. “You can have your cuddly feelings later on. I’m working on my skills to woo the latest woman in our club.”
Edward gripped her ass. “I’ve got to get ready, baby,” he said.
He eased out of the bed, grabbing his shorts before standing up. She checked his ass out, and then he was moving toward the bathroom. Wrapping her body with the bed sheet Sophia approached the table.
“Hi, I’m Sophia,” she said, introducing herself to the other woman.
“I know who you are. I’m Tate. Tiny’s daughter and Murphy’s old lady.”
Sophia shook hands with the other woman.
“It’s nice to finally meet you. I’d heard about you from the guys who were here the last couple of weeks. You earned their respect, and that’s hard to do unless you spread your legs for them.” Tate handed her a coffee. “It’s the good stuff. I can never make it like the shop downtown does.”
Sipping at the coffee, Sophia took a seat at the table. The blanket covered her modestly.
“So, you’re the latest addition to the club. Angel and the others are going to love you. Is your hair natural or out of a jar?”
Sophia took a giant gulp of coffee staring at the woman before her.
“It’s natural.”
“You’re not very talkative.”
Smiling, Sophia lifted the coffee. “I need a lot of caffeine to get me wired.”
“Good, my kind of girl. The others will be joining us soon. The girls wouldn’t miss Edward earning back his Nash title. Especially after the shit he pulled at the diner. Angel’s special day and he f**ked it up big style.”
She listened to Tate prattle on. Edward left the bathroom ten minutes later looking refreshed and ready for the day. Getting up from her chair, she made to pass him. He caught her elbow and pulled her in close. “I loved last night.”
“Me, too.” She pressed her head against his. The outer door opened letting in all the men.
“Today I don’t want you to interfere. What you’re going to see is tough, but it’ll be worth it.” Nodding, she pulled away, heading toward the bathroom.
Staring at her reflection she saw three marks from his lips. She blushed remembering the way he’d sucked on her neck.
Dropping the blanket she checked out the other marks he’d left on her. Toward the end of the night, he’d become a very passionate lover. He sure liked to play rough, and last night he’d given her a taste of everything he liked.
Well, actually, with the way he kept playing with her ass, she didn’t imagine he’d shown her everything he liked. The guy might have an ass fetish.
Climbing into the shower she let out a gasp at the coldness of the water. The bastard had used all the hot water. She washed, dressed, and was back in the room with the rest of the men in no time.
Tate was dishing out breakfast to each of the men.
“You didn’t leave any hot water,” she said, crossing her arms over her chest.
“Yeah, sorry about that.” He patted his knee for her to sit down.
“If Murphy didn’t leave me any hot water he wouldn’t be able to sit down for a month. I’d kick his ass that bad.”
Sophia laughed. She looked at the big man and couldn’t imagine Tate hurting him. All of the bikers looked like forces to be reckoned with. Their cuts displayed their part in The Skulls.
The other woman handed her a plate. Sophia took the plate and sat on Edward’s knee to eat. He caressed her leg going between her thighs. She slapped his hand. “You didn’t leave any hot water. I’m not in the mood to play.”
Tate chuckled, clucking her tongue at Edward.
Sophia ate breakfast, every now and then slapping his hand away. Sophia didn’t care about the hot water, but she liked the way he kept trying to touch her regardless of it. Once breakfast was finished she helped Tate with the dishes. The men were talking about everything. Sophia couldn’t keep up, but Tate joined in without looking phased.
“You’ll get used to it in no time,” Tate said.
When the dishes were done Edward took her hand pulling her out of the room, deeper into the building. They entered a room that looked like a gym. There were mats on the floor. Angel, Eva, and a couple of other young looking men with the word “prospect” on their jacket were standing there.
“Baby,” Lash said, opening his arms.
Sophia watched as the blonde woman threw herself in Lash’s arms. “I missed you.”
“Are you going to be able to handle this?” Lash asked.
The fact Edward’s brother was asking that question unnerved Sophia. “You’ve gone all tense,” Edward said.
“I’m nervous.” She watched all the men removing their cuts and cracking their knuckles. “Isn’t this a little childish?” She felt the panic rising up inside her. They were all being immature, and she didn’t like the idea of Edward being hurt. She’d only just got the man back. Yes, two weeks wasn’t that long, but Lash explained everything to her about the progress of getting his brother drug free.