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She closed the store to find Cash leaning against the side of her car, waiting for her She looked around to make sure no one was around to hear their conversation

“Brooke isn’t in town She went to visit her mother”

“She’s a set out of town,” Cash stated

“It was everything I could do not to say so to that poor man He’s completely clueless”

“But you didn’t?” he asked sharply

“No”

“Good Let Shade handle it”

Rachel didn’t believe anyone but the police was capable of dealing with Brooke, but if that was the way they wanted to handle it, she would go along with it For now

“What are you doing here?” she asked curiously

“I thought ould have dinner and hang out tonight at the clubhouse”

Rachel knew if she and Cash were going to have a relationship then, sooner or later, she was going to have to deal with being there

“All right I’ll follow you in my car”

Cash see on his bike

Rachel dreaded the coe for the drive to the clubhouse As she got out of her car, she noticed construction going on at the end of the factory

“You’re expanding the factory?” she questioned

“Yes Business is doing well, so we thought ould add some more items to our inventory”

“That’s great, right? Will there beavailable?”

“One or two It’s still in the planning stage”

“You guys are quick You already have the walls up,” she co up the steps to the clubhouse

The kitchen was full as everyone was in line to eat the buffet of food laid out Rachel relaxed when she saw Lily, Beth, and Winter She was suddenly hungry

Filling her plate with fish and a baked potato, she sat down at the table with her friends and their husbands

“Thanks for waiting for me,” Cash said sardonically

“Sorry” Rachel blushed She had just been s

o relieved when she had seen her friends that she had wanted to latch on to the safety of their company

“It’s okay”

Rachel thought he was trying to convey a silent ainst the back of her chair instead of being tense at interacting with the women who had shared a sexual relationship with Cash for so many years

“Hoork today?” Lily asked

“Fine It was slow You would have been bored”

“It’s better than sitting and watching television all day,” Lily complained

Rachel caught the entreating gaze she cast Shade, which he ignored i to eat his dinner

Shade was a hard-ass She had dealt with him several times when he had purchased weed froh; Lily was safer away from the church after Brooke’s attempt on her life

“How’s Mrs Langley doing?” Rachel asked Beth as she took turns feeding her boys She hadn’t been able to go by as often since she had

“Much better She’s finally getting over her gallbladder surgery She actually got in her car the other day to go to the beauty shop”

“I’lad”

After dinner, they went into the rooe television Rachel sat next to Cash as the others settled around to watch a movie Train had rented

She becarossed in the oodnight Winter and Viper had already gone to bed after they had done the dishes Rachel liked the way they split up the house duties a to watch another

“It’s bedtime,” Cash said with a leer down at her

Self-consciously, Rachel got to her feet, realizing they were alone

“Go on up to ht and all the doors are locked”

“All right” Rachel left hi upstairs She had to pass several bedroom doors on the way to Cash’s room, where some doors were open As she passed the first door, a loudinside

Train was lying on his back with Bliss on top Rider was on top of Bliss, bothher Rachel stopped, stunned She had heard of two ined a woman would actually enjoy it Bliss was ecstatic, her loudno doubt she was experiencing the height of sexual enjoy for several moments before she heard a sound from the end of the hall and fled to Cash’s room