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“I sure a life” She winked

“Please, I’ood, Mama V”

“That he does, my dear That he does” Another wink This one followed by Cassie fanning her face

Jazz laughed and a lightness entered her heart “You old dog, you”

With a girlish giggle, Cassie actually blushed “Enough about ht?”

“That’s one of ’eles Da secrets may have been a prime contributor to all the stress She had a close relationship with her girlfriends The women of the MC wereHiding her activities from them felt deceitful and left her without a cathartic outlet

“Screw He’s the other, right?” Cassie clapped her hands “That boy has had his eye on you for quite some time”

“Pretty sure it wasn’t his eyes that wantedsip of coffee

“Who’s the dog now?” Cassie asked as she raised a gray eyebrow

They looked at each other for a quietup

“Oh, God, thank you, Cassie,” Jazz said, wiping tears for an entirely different reason “This is exactly what I needed”

“I take it none of your girls know anything about this”

“They do not”

“So you’re in love with Screw and Gu, probably trying to absorb the warits

Not a question

Jazz sighed “It didn’t start that way I had…difficulty dealing with sos from my past They were around to witness s after I poured out this long, sordid story I’ve never shared with anyone One thing led to another and the next thing I knew…” She sipped her coffee with a shrug

“Jazz sandwich?”