Total pages in book: 58
Estimated words: 54343 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 272(@200wpm)___ 217(@250wpm)___ 181(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 54343 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 272(@200wpm)___ 217(@250wpm)___ 181(@300wpm)
“My name is Angel but Vex calls me Baby girl. Sammie is my best friend in the world.”
Winnie cleared her throat as if she’d been rehearsing mentally, “Winnie is my name. Chipmunks are my game. Chippy is sweet and tame. And Scythe ignites my Daddy flame!”
Angel clapped. “Good job, Winnie! Your Daddy flame,” she said giggling.
“I have to follow that?” Rosa said, shaking her head in disbelief. These women were so much fun. “Can I admit I’ve never been Little? Having Street as my Daddy is a total dream. The Ravagers sliced Inky’s tummy. How bad is it that I hope someone has to sew up the jerk responsible?”
“Ditto!” Honey said.
“They are the worst,” Angel said, scowling.
“Okay, so we all wish terrible karma on the Ravagers.” Winnie summed up everyone’s feelings.
“Ah!” They all screamed after a hard knock landed on the window.
“Oops! Sorry. Just checking on you,” a familiar leather-clad biker called, holding up his hands.
“Fury! You scared us!” Caroline said, still pressing her hand to her chest as if keeping her heart from pounding through her skin.
“Are you all okay?” Fury asked. His gaze met Rosa’s directly.
“We’re good. Everyone came to check on me,” Rosa explained, assuring Fury that she was fine having everyone there.
“We’re going to watch movies and eat popcorn,” Angel told Fury. The other women nodded.
“Enjoy! If you need anything, flick the lights on and off or call. Razor and I are on patrol.” Fury looked at Honey. “Did you tell him you were coming over here?”
“Yes. Of course I did,” Honey answered. Rosa saw her fingers were crossed behind her back.
“No, she did not,” Razor’s deep voice stated firmly.
“Oh, no! Did my text not go through?” Honey asked innocently. “Darn cell towers. Sorry, Daddy.”
“We’ll discuss connectivity later, Little girl,” Razor said with a stern expression that sent a shiver down Rosa’s spine, and he wasn’t even looking at her. “Call if you need anything.”
Razor and Fury faded into the dark shadows without a sound.
“Are you in trouble?” Rosa whispered.
“My ass is grass. But that’s okay. I’ll feel better afterward,” Honey assured her with a smile that seemed genuine.
“Shall I raid Street’s popcorn supply?” Winnie asked.
If Winnie already knew where this stash was, she must have eaten some before, so surely Street wouldn’t be mad. “I guess so. I’m afraid I’m not sure where everything is,” Rosa said.
“All the guys put supplies for us in the same place in their pantries. Come on. I’ll show you where our stash is. Street sometimes has extra stuff that’s super yummy,” Winnie said.
Amazed, Rosa followed Winnie into the pantry. Inside on the left, a wicker basket sat on one shelf. Rosa hadn’t checked in there when she’d searched for pasta. Winnie pulled the woven box out so they could peek inside. Street had filled the container with boxes of microwave popcorn in a variety of flavors along with snack crackers, chocolate, and even gummy candy.
“What’s your favorite?” Winnie asked.
“Butter popcorn is great.” Rosa hesitated and pointed to one of the candy bags. “Are those good?”
“The watermelon sour gummies? The apple ones are my favorite, but those are definitely tasty.” Winnie hesitated a moment before asking, “Have you never tasted them?”
“My mom didn’t allow sugar when I was a kid. I didn’t have money to waste.”
“Have you tried the others?” Winnie asked.
Feeling embarrassed, Rosa bluffed, “Of course I have.”
“Your Daddy would spank you so hard for lying. Come on. We’re taking the entire basket and opening everything. We’ll make the snacks a feast.”
“Winnie, it’s not even three in the morning,” Rosa said, laughing.
“Time doesn’t matter. We’ll sleep in tomorrow. It’s Saturday.” Winnie picked up the basket and groaned. “Help me, Rosa.”
Immediately, Rosa grabbed one side. The two women carried the basket to the kitchen and dropped it on the table. Winnie called into the other room, “Change of plans. We’re going to munch on all the treats.”
“Basket party!” Angel cheered.
“You all have done this before?” Rosa asked.
“Never. I have no idea why not. This is a brilliant plan,” Winnie said as the others joined them in the kitchen.
Working together, the women popped three different flavors of popcorn and opened all the gummies and chocolate. They piled the goodies on the coffee table and chose a movie. As everyone laughed at the animated movie they’d selected, Rosa taste tested all the different snacks. What a crazy fun thing to do! She loved everything but the cherry chewy ones.
Will I be sorry I’ve tried these? Was it better to have no clue what they tasted like? Would she miss them now? She pushed those thoughts away and lived in the moment with these women.
Angel threw her arm around Rosa and offered her more kettle corn. “Come on. Eat some of this. I’ll have a tummy ache if I eat the whole bowl.”
Rosa helped herself to a handful and smiled at Angel. “That’s totally unacceptable.”