arm.
Beeker scratches his head and steps in front of me before I get too far, ‘can't let you go ma’am.”
“My name is Avery, ma’am was my mother and I am leaving now,’ I take my arm from his grip and go to move around him, ‘so if you would kindly just move out from in front of the door.”
Seeing the panic on his face, ‘please don’t , just stay like Leo said he will be back soon and besides,” he pauses and leans into my ear, ‘if you leave you will get me in trouble.”
I lean back and cross my arms over my chest I sigh, ‘Listen Beeker, I didn’t want to come in the first place.” I pinch the bridge of my nose with my fingers. I really did not want to stay but I did not want to get the poor boy in trouble either, I decide against my better judgment and wait it out, ‘Okay fine, I will stay but you need to help me find my friend Piper.”
“Piper, Roman’s little sister?” Recognition hits his eyes, taking my hand he leads me to the back of the compound and out a set of French doors into a grassy area crawling with people. They were all standing around a large fire in the middle of them, studying the flames and talk about things I can't hear. A few men turn their gaze to me, scanning me from head to toe then tipping their beer at me. I give a cautious nod as I am ushered to a makeshift bar lined with people bellied up for beer.
I finally see Piper sitting on a stool, alone I gratefully sigh. Beeker tugs me over to her, ‘Oh my God, Avery!” She nearly spits beer out as she jumps from her perch and throws her arms around my neck. Stepping back, she holds my hands out to my sides and whistles, ‘looking hot babe!” She pats the seat next to her signaling me to slide up.
Beeker stands at my back and catches Piper’s eye, ‘babysitter?” She draws from her beer waiting for me to answer.
“Yeah , where is yours?” I look around and notice she has been left unattended, which rather scares me seeing how this party is populated with degenerates as Leo had so successfully informed me in a not so gentile sort of way.
“Oh honey I don’t get one,’ she smiles a shifty grin as she takes another drink, ‘those are saved for the Prez and his woman.” Her eyes dance with delight.
I feel like a complete moron, ‘ I am sorry, the who?” I fumble with my fingers and glance down the bar waiting to be served or should I get up and serve myself, I am not sure so I just turn back to Piper.
She pokes my bare shoulder with her boney finger, ‘the woman of the Prez. Besides everyone knows I am the VPs little sister, so I am basically untouchable.” She signals the girl at the end of the bar. A bubbly brunette comes bouncy down to us.
“Hey Pipe need another one?” She leans down taking one out of cooler behind the bar and opens Piper a beer setting it in front of her.
“I would like one too please. ” I lift my hand, she also gives me a once over hesitating to acquiesce my request .
“ You’re new.” She quips leaning back putting her hands on her hips and shooting me down with her eyes, ‘who ya here with?” She smirks leaning a hip against the bar and crossing her arms over her chest.
Beeker stalks up behind me, ‘get her anything she needs Kayla.” It takes her a minute to get there but when she does, as with Beeker, the knowledge of me being here with Leo seems to garner people waiting on me hand and foot. I can see she is sweet on Beeker too, and I can't say I blame her, reluctantly I will admit my keeper is a cutie.
“Oh , is a Budweiser okay?” Her whole demeanor has changed with the knowledge I am here with the President.
Piper takes a drink, ‘see it's good to be with the king isn’t it?” Her smile is testing my patients and I will die before I admit it is pretty sweet being treated like a queen, but like I said I would die before I admit it out loud, at least.
Propping my elbows up on the counter I sigh, ‘I don’t think that has anything to do with it Pipe