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A pause settled over the group. Kingpin caught my eye and the corner of his mouth twitched in a small smile.
“Crash, did you bring that box I told you to pick up?” he asked.
“Sure did, boss.”
He held up a large, flat box. Kingpin tilted his head in Liss’s direction.
“Hand it over.”
Liss glanced at me in confusion. I shrugged. I wasn’t telling her anything. She’d find out soon enough.
Crash placed the box in her lap. Everyone stared at her, waiting. The tips of her ears turned a faint shade of pink.
“You’re not pranking me, are you?” she asked.
“That will come later, darlin’,” Tex said. “The hazing never stops around here once it starts.”
“If you really want to hang with us,” Kingpin said. “You need the right gear.”
Liss opened the box. Folded inside on a cloud of tissue paper was a plain, unadorned cut. On the back was one patch that read: Property of Big G.
“It’s customary in a club to wear your man’s name on your back,” I said. “It shows the world we belong to each other.”
“A few days ago,” Kingpin added. “Big G asked the club for our blessing to marry you. Baby Doll had that cut made up for you within an hour.”
“We would be proud to call you sister,” Baby Doll said.
Liss hugged the cut to her chest. She turned her glistening eyes on me. My heart ached to see her bursting with happiness like this. I touched her cheek softly. She was finally eating full meals these days, getting regular exercise outside, and it showed. Her face held a pinch of color to it, and her hips were softer. I couldn’t count her ribs anymore either.
“You’re one of us now,” I said. “Welcome to the family, baby.”
Epilogue
Liss – One year later
It was hard to believe how wildly my life had changed in the span of one year. The clubhouse was rebuilt, nearly twice as big as the original building. Gideon taught me how to make pancakes without burning them until I had the recipe committed to memory and perfected. I gained enough weight that when I looked in the mirror, my cheeks were round and my stomach spilled over the waistband of my jeans in a muffin top. It made Gideon twice as hungry for me, filling his hands with my curves at every opportunity.
Crash dropped onto a stool at the bar and propped his elbows on the counter. I cast a wary glance in his direction as I wiped down a glass. I tried a few jobs around town, but somehow, I always drifted back to tending bar like it was where I was meant to be.
“Hey, Liss, you’re a girl, right?” Crash asked.
I paused, blinking in surprise.
“If you can’t tell, buddy, you might need your vision checked.”
He twisted his mouth to the side, practically vibrating in his seat with nervous energy.
“Do you think you could help me out?”
I set aside the glass and leaned in, lowering my voice.
“I’m not taking your virginity, if that’s what you’re asking.”
“That ship sailed a while ago.” Spike gave Crash’s shoulder a friendly shake as he passed. “Poor kid was so anxious that he didn’t last thirty seconds once he was inside her. Blushed red as a tomato for a week.”
Crash shrugged him off.
“That’s not true.”
