Dark Desire (4 page)

“You look like shit,” he mutters.

“Thanks, so do you.”

He laughs. “No I don’t! You haven’t come and visited me?”

I turn and look at him. “You wanted me to?”

“Sure, I thought we were friends.”

“We are.”

“Good, because I was gonna come over here and kick some serious ass if you didn’t come soon. She Devil is driving us all crazy.”

“She Devil?”

“Bitch Troll, She Devil, Woman with horns, Skank of the Century….you know her as Sharleen.”

I burst out laughing and grip my stomach as it cramps
. “I thought you guys liked her?”

“
God no, she’s fuckin’ awful.”

“So what’s She Devil, Bitch Troll, S
kank of the century doing, that’s so bad?”

“She’s just a snarky bitch. Are you coming to Angel’s party tomorrow night?”

“Yeah, Ava told me it’s dress up.”

“Fuck yeah. Jagger is goin’ as a
half-naked cowboy. Sexy fuck thinks he’s gonna rock it. You can guess what bitch troll is going as?”

“Skank cowgirl?”

“Yep and guess what you’re going as?”

I raise my brows, “I think you’re about to tell me…”

“Skankier cowgirl!”

“Aw Ace, I can’t…”

“Why not?”

“He doesn’t want me…”

Ace slaps my thigh and I yelp. “Snap out of it, he does want you and you’re going to make him beg. I have an outfit picked; your sister and I found the perfect one…”

“My
sister? Tell me why you have a sudden interest in my baby sister.”

He smirks. “We hang out, we’re just friends.”

“I think you’re great Ace, but if you hurt her…”

He laughs. “Got it kid, I like her. I swear.”

I narrow my eyes at him. “So, tell me about this outfit you picked?”

He pulls out his phone and shows me a picture. My eyes wi
den and I stare at the screen. It’s a picture of a woman dressed in knee high cowboy boots, a short…SHORT black dress, cowboy hat and fishnet stockings.

“Since when do cowgirls look like that?”

“Since tomorrow…Jenny is goin’ to come and dress you up, no excuses.”

“Alright, I’ll do it just to watch her go down.”

Ace grins and quickly punches in a text to Jagger. I lean over and read it.

A: She’s fine. We’re talkin’
- go 2 sleep!

J: Fuck off
Ace, I’ll sleep when I know she’s ok.

Ace aims his phone and me and takes a picture, then sends it.

“ACE!”

“What, you looked hot.”

“I look like a shaggy rat!”

“A cute shaggy rat,
”

J: Fuck, she looks bad.

“See, now you made him more worried.”

Ace puts his arm around me, presses his face t
o mine and holds out the phone, “Smile!”

I laugh and just as I do, he clicks the picture and sends it.

J: Alright, I get the fuckin’ hint Ace, keep your hands off.

Ace grins at me and I roll my eyes. “There we go, he’s all good and back to threatening everyone.”

“How has he been since Sharleen returned?”

“Cranky; all over the place.
I think you need to go and relieve some pressure for him, the uptight bastard.”

I snort. “Thanks, but I doubt that’s going to help the situation.”

“It might make him happier,” Ace grins.

“You’re a sick man Ace.”

He wraps an arm around me. “You two have been through a lot, go easy on him kid, he cares about you.”

“I know.”

“Well, I’m going to leave you to get your beauty sleep,
not
that you need it, but you need to look extra hot tomorrow.”

“
Thanks for coming over Ace.”

Ace stands and kisses my he
ad. “Don’t be a stranger Willow, you’re part of us now. In fact, I’ve decided to nickname you kid.”

“Where does that fit into Jagger?”

He laughs. “Jagger K, it’s hot.”

“You’re a strange cookie.”

He winks at me, “Later kid.”

“
I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“
She Devil is goin’ down!”

I laugh and wave as he walks out the door. When it’s closed
and locked, I plod off to my room and curl up in bed. I pull out my phone and text Jagger.

W: I’m ok, goodnight.

J: I’m sorry Willow, I went silent because Sharleen walked in the room…I didn’t even catch your question until you hung up…I realized what you said and freaked out. I didn’t fuck her. I’m not a dog.

W: I know.

J: R u comin tomorrow?

W: I’ll be there.

J: See u then…

W: Night Jagger.

J: Night baby.

Baby?
Well, we have progressed. I tuck my phone under my pillow and drift off into a peaceful and relieved sleep.

CHAPTER
5

“Hell yeah, we’re gonna rock this shit!” Ava grins, spinning me around.

I stare down at my skin tight black dress,
knee high cowboy boots, fishnet stockings…and sigh. God, I hope I can pull this off.

“Here, you’ll need this because when you see Jagger, you’re going to drop dead. He looks so fuckin’ edible tonight.” Jenny says, handing me a shot.

“God don’t say that…”

“Seriously, you have to walk in there and not even give him a sideways glance. Joey will do
well for his jealousy…”

Joey, who’s sitting on the couch, gives Jenny a thumbs up.

“Fuck yeah, I’ll make him sweat.”

“Right;
so cool, calm and collected.” Ava says, squeezing my shoulders.

“And sexy as hell,
” Jenny throws in.

“Hell yeah!”
I cry, taking another shot.

I stare at Jenny and Ava
with a sly smile. Both of them look smokin’ too. Jenny is dressed as a skanky Snow White and Ava is an extremely bare Alice in Wonderland. Who knew that could be done? I look over at Joey, who’s dressed as a half-naked cop and looks very appealing to the eye.

“Ready?” Jenny says.

I take another shot. “Fuck yeah!”

We all walk out of the apartment and make our way down the road to the party.
The complex is decked out with lights, kegs and tables of food. The pool is right in the middle and it’s surrounded by chairs and half naked bodies. As we step in the gates, Joey wraps an arm around me. I look up at him and grin.

“Ready to see
straight Joey?”

“Knock my socks off.”

“Fuck!”

I turn towards Ava to
see what she’s ‘fucking’ about. Jagger has just stepped out of his apartment and holy, sweet baby Jesus. My mouth drops open and my eyes widen. He’s wearing a pair of very low hung blue jeans decked out with cowboy chaps. He has heavy cowboy boots under them. His top half is completely naked except for the whip hanging over his shoulder. He wears a cowboy hat on his head.

I lick my lips, who k
new Jagger could pull that off?

“Holy hell, I just wet my panties,” I breathe.

Joey shoves me lightly. “Cheating on me already?”

I giggle and when my eyes meet Jagger’s, I see his expression change. First, I see pure, raw hunger. His gaze travels up and down my body a
nd he licks his lower lip. Then his gaze falls on Joey and it turns to steel.

“I believe tha
t was a success!” Joey whispers. “He eye fucked you, and then totally got jealous.”

“We’re going to hell for being so childish,” I say and reach out to take Joey’s hand.

“He’s comin’ too, coz’ that shit is hot!”

I laugh and we walk over to the table to get a cup of beer. That’s when I spot the Bitch Troll. Ace was
right; my costume does out-do hers. She’s gone for the classic style; short shorts, a tied up shirt and cowboy boots. It’s sexy, but not drool…

“Oh my
God, did you just see the daggers she shot at you?” Ava giggles.

“Well well, look at you ladies…”

We grin as Angel and Ace come sauntering over. Both are dressed like the blues brothers.

“Real original guys!”
I tease.

“Says the cowgirl,” Ace grins, pulling me in for a hug. “H
e hasn’t taken his eyes off you.”

I look up at Ace and smile,
“Really?”

“Really really,
”

“Seriously,” Joey says when Ace pulls away. “Are they all hot?”

“Yep!”

I take Joey’s hand and we line up for some shots. Ava stands beside me and Joey stands the other side.

“Right, how old are you Angel?” I say loudly.

“Twenty eight,
”

“Ok, I’m not
that good, but let’s put two and eight together. I can do ten!”

“I bet you can’t!” Angel laughs.

“I bet I can!”

He puts his hand out. “If you can, I
’m going to run naked down the main street.”

“Re
allllly?” I say, stretching the word out.

“And if you don’t,
you go naked…”

“Fair rules!”

“Children…” Sharleen mutters.

I spin on her. “What’s the matter
princess; can’t drink with the men?”

She glares at me and Jagger snorts his beer, laughing until he’s doubled over. Sharleen glares angrily at him.

“Right, let’s count this down!” Angel yells.

I take a shot and shoot it back.

“ONE!” Everyone yells.

I take another.

“TWO!”

I take another.

“THREE!”

By five I’m feeling it, my head is spinning and I’m giggling.

“Whoa, I think that’s enough.” Joey says, wrapping an arm around me.

“Nope, I’m
gonna see that fine ass!”

I take two more.

“Three more!” Angel laughs.

Everyone cheers as I shoot back another
two; the liquid burns my throat and hits my stomach with fury. I grip it and focus on my breathing, I’m nearly done, I can do this. I’m not running down the street naked. Hell no. When I’m up to my last shot, I pick it up and shoot it down. I slam my hand on the table and everyone cheers loudly.

“
Strip Angel!”

“Holy shit,
” He laughs. “I’m fucked!”

I throw myself at him and plant a kiss on his cheek. “
Let’s do this.”

“
I’m totally getting the camera.” Ava laughs.

We all walk out to the main street, and it’s packed. Angel stares at all the people, and then takes another two shots when Ava hands them to him. Then he begins stripping. Angel has a great body, so women in the street are stopping and goggle eyeing him. When he’s naked, I squeal and clap my hands. Ava flushes and Jenny’s eyes widen.

“Run bitch run!” I laugh.

Angel winks at me, and then he tears off down the main street. We all cheer and laugh, watching
as his tight ass disappears down the road. When he turns, he’s covering his parts, but he’s still running. A few cops come out of a local club and spot him.

“RUN ANGEL!” We all squeal as they begin chasing him.

He picks up his pace, and we’re all laughing hysterically. When he reaches the complex, we all duck in and slam the gates closed.

“Holy shit!” Joey laughs.

“Open this gate.” The cops yell, banging on the railings.

I peer through, giving them an innocent smile. “Can I help you officers?”

“If we see any of you behaving in such a manner again, we’ll lock you up. Keep your clothes on!”

“Yes sir, sorry sir.” I smirk.

“Careful young lady, smart mouths get locked up too.”

“She’s sorry.” Jagger says, giving them a hard stare.

“Very well, keep the clothes on.”

When they’re gone, we all burst out laughing again.

“Fuck it Angel, that was classic.” Jagger says, his voice full of humor.

Angel reaches out to shake my hand. “Even?”

“Ew, I’m not touching that hand, I saw where it was.”

H
e laughs and pulls on his pants, then sweeps Ava up for a sizzling kiss. I turn to face Joey, but I’m busting to pee. I smile and clench my legs together.

“I’ve got to pee…”