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lap and kiss her cheek.
    While we were waiting, Dante went outside to talk to Karina’s father. When I explain that to Karina, she heads back upstairs.
    Athena nuzzles against my neck, kissing along my jaw.
    “You smell like peanut butter.”
    “We ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.”
    “Where’s mine?” I tease her.
    An apologetic expression turns her mouth down. “I’m sorry. I’ll go get—”
    I tighten my hold on her. “I’m kidding. I’d rather smear it all over you and lick it off your body anyway.”
    She shivers against me and I’m ready to take her back upstairs right the fuck now.
    The sharp bite of desire for a woman usually goes away after I fuck her. Not this time. The blistering want burns through me worse than before I got her underneath me. I’m seriously fucked here.
    Even more awkward, it’s not enough to have her near me. No, I gotta have her right in my motherfuckin’ lap where the soft weight of her body presses into me in all the right spots.
    This is new. Everyone in the clubhouse senses it.
    Clubwhores keep glaring at Athena because they know damn well I don’t act this way. Part of me feels a bit shitty about that. A very small part. But still.
    My brothers are dying to razz my ass. Fuck knows I’ve got it coming.
    Maybe I should get the fuck out of here. Once I get out on the road, it’ll clear my head.
    Except for the part where I want Athena with me on the back of my bike.
    “Anyone want to hit up the music fest over in Red Rock?” Sadie asks as Dante and Karina return.
    Dante groans. “Is it gonna be a bunch of bands where all the boys are wearin’ nut-huggers and screaming about how their mommies didn’t love them enough?”
    Karina giggles and Dante uses it as an excuse to grope her tits.
    Athena turns to me with a hopeful expression. “Can we go? I love Attila and they’re on that tour.”
    One glance at Dante and it’s obvious this is the last thing he wants to do. “Yeah, Shortcake.”
    Karina wriggles out of Dante’s hold and grabs Athena’s hand. “We’ll be back.”
    I try really hard not to laugh until the girls leave.
    “I’ll go see who else wants to go,” Sadie offers.
    “Thanks, Sadie-girl.”
    She winks at me before leaving.
    “Really?” Dante groans.
    “Come on. You saw how excited the girls were.”
    “You know it’s gonna be a bunch of screaming girls, pansy-assed boys in skinny jeans, shitty music, and ten dollar beers, right?”
    “Never knew you were so anti-social, brother.”
    He cocks his head. The really, motherfucker? expression he’s wearing cements my decision.
    “It’s gonna be crowded,” he warns.
    “Good thing I’ll have my enforcer with me.”
    “Dick,” he snarls before stomping off.
    Sometimes it’s fun to be president.
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    A thena and Karina return from the parking lot. Athena’s clutching a pair of jeans to her chest and carrying a pair of sneakers.
    “What’s that?”
    “Just grabbed a few things from my car.”
    “You got a bag or something?”
    Her eyes widen. “Yeah, but I didn’t think you’d want—”
    I stand and set my hands on her shoulders, staring her right in the eyes. “Bring in whatever you want and put it up in my room.”
    “Are you sure?”
    It seems she’s confused or reluctant. I don’t know her well enough yet to be sure. We walk outside together and I wait while she pulls a backpack out of her car. She’s got some boxes and other bags in there as well.
    “Taking a trip?”
    She slams her trunk shut and spins around. “No. It’s just stuff I cleaned out of my locker at school.”
    Seems she must have had a big locker to fit so much in. “You want to bring more inside?”
    “No. This is enough.”
    I hoist her bag on my shoulder and lead her back inside, where she and Karina disappear upstairs.
    Sadie rounds up a bunch of brothers and their ladies. The girls take so long to return, I start wondering if they changed their minds. We’re waiting outside when they