Total pages in book: 86
Estimated words: 97696 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 488(@200wpm)___ 391(@250wpm)___ 326(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 97696 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 488(@200wpm)___ 391(@250wpm)___ 326(@300wpm)
I thought it only fair to warn them of what I was up to, just in case of the fallout. “Listen, thanks for coming to check on me but I’m about to head out.”
“Head out where?” Gaby stopped on her way to the kitchen to help Vicki. I rocked the baby nervously, suddenly not so sure about my half ass plan.
“I have to go see mom.”
“Girl, are you insane?” They all pretty much said the same thing at the same time, only adding to my angst. It was easy to see how we had all just been falling in line all this time. I might be the newest bird in the game, and the youngest. Maybe that’s why I was the first to decide to take a stand. Of course the fact that Cord pissed me off had a lot to do with the way I was feeling.
“No, I’m not insane, what I am is tired of being treated like a child who doesn’t have half a brain. No disrespect to you ladies, but I refuse to be anyone’s doormat.” The more I talked about it, the more annoyed I became. I may still have reservations, but if I don’t do this now, I’m afraid I’ll always be lost in his shadow.
“Is that what you think? That we’re doormats because we have men who love and want only what’s best for us?”
“I didn’t say that Vicki. I won’t presume to speak for anyone else, all I’m saying is that it might work for you but it won’t work for me.” I didn’t mean to take my anger out on her, but I couldn’t stop my damn mouth from moving.
“Okay come on you two let’s not start fighting with each other. Susie, you’re feeling frustrated and no wonder. We’ve all been cooped up here forever and the guys haven’t been very forthcoming. But I can honestly say that if this thing whatever it is weren’t serious, they wouldn’t be acting the way they are. All we have to do is wait it out.” Vanessa was ever the voice of reason.
“Girl, all I can say is you better rethink this, you don’t’ want to lose your cherry and your neck in the same day.” Vicki’s joke was her way of lightening up the mood and letting me know she wasn’t holding my fuck up against me.
“Sorry Vicki, I didn’t mean to make it sound like I think you’re stupid. Trust me I understand, but I’m just so mad at him right now I could scream. None of that takes away from the fact that I do need to go make sure she’s okay.”
“She still not answering the phone?”
“No, and I don’t understand why Cord isn’t more worried about it.”
“I’m pretty sure the guys have taken care of it. They wouldn’t leave her there if there was any danger.”
“Thanks Vanessa, but I still need to see for myself.”
They gave it their best shot, trying to talk me out of it with no luck. I guess they got tired of butting their heads against the wall because it wasn’t long before Gaby was on my side. I should’ve done some rethinking after that happy event. It’s a given that anything Gaby’s involved in is bound to blow up in our faces, but I wasn’t exactly in my right frame of mind.
“You can’t be serious, don’t encourage her.” There was a ring of unease in Vanessa’s voice. “Tell me, how do you geniuses plan to get off the property huh? Did you see how fast Cord was on your ass this afternoon? Did you even stop to think how he knew you were gone before you even turned the corner?”
“She’s got a point damn.” Gaby bit her nails and went into deep thought. We spent the next half an hour arguing about the best course of action. It was obvious that the place was under heavy security but there had to be some way to get out of here.
When we started to get too carried away Vanessa decided if she couldn’t fight us she might as well join us, which was a good thing, because she knew a little about the way the men think.
“Okay, there might be a way but if any of you tell Zak I had anything to do with this I’ll never speak to you again.”
We spent the next hour or so finalizing the details. I was already nervous enough before Gaby and Dani decided they should come along as backup. “Oh no, I’m not risking that. Besides, wouldn’t it be easier for one of us to get out than all three?”
I was waiting for one of the other two to agree but no such luck. “The guys would want us to stick together.”
“Yeah Gaby, but what if something goes wrong?”
“Well why the hell would you be going if you expected something to go wrong?” She had a point; still.
“But you’re pregnant…”
“Weren’t you the one who just said we were basically sheep?” I knew my big mouth would come back to bite me in the ass.
There was no talking them out of it and time was a wasting. I had no idea how long Cord’s snit would last. He could show up any minute. Vanessa refused to let us see what she was doing with the alarm she swore was on the gate. “Why can’t we know if you do?”
“Because I have enough sense not to use it unless absolutely necessary, the rest of you would probably use it to go shopping.” She looked at Gaby when she said that and got a sniff.
“I don’t know why you all think I’m such a dunce. Come on let’s go before Logan gets one of his ‘feelings’ and comes looking for me.” She’s right. It wasn’t just Cord that seemed to have a sixth sense, all the guys seemed to know when their women were up to something. For the longest time we thought Davey was the culprit but Vanessa assured us that he had nothing to do with it, the guys were just wired that way.