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“Oakley looks like Frankie a little,” Summer said.
“A little? She’s a lot like Frankie. Look at that gorgeous head of hair. The shape of the lips, her eyes, yeah, Oakley is beautiful,” Marsha interrupted.
“Frankie?” I inquired weakly. These women were a lot to take in.
“She’s a friend, one of the Washington lot,” Rosie answered.
“You have a club in Washington?” I asked, thoroughly confused.
“No, Frankie belongs to James Washington’s group. They’re friends of Rage,” Irish explained.
“Well, more like family because James is Gunner’s brother,” Rosie said, and all of them nodded.
“James is still trying to escape Lindsey and Autumn. Those two women drag him to more family meals than he knows what to do with,” Marsha announced with a chuckle.
“Then there’s his closeness with Silvie. James and Apache have been researching this doctor that Silvie is seeing. Neither of them is convinced that he’s the right surgeon for her,” Summer randomly announced.
“Throw in Phoe, and the surgeon who operates on Silvie will be the best,” Vivie agreed.
“I think Oakey is perplexed and wondering what the fuck is happening here,” Irish said, and I nodded. I didn’t recognise any of the names mentioned. And why were these strangers in my hotel room?
“Yeah, I’m a lot confused,” I admitted.
“Okay, to nutshell it. James Washington was a big underworld criminal whose brother is Gunner. They were estranged, as Gunner didn’t like criminals. But James went straight, and they repaired their relationship. Autumn is Gunner’s old lady and is determined to make James family. James might complain, but he can’t refuse Autumn. James isn’t going to get the quiet life he wants,” Irish said.
“Not a chance in hell,” Rosie agreed.
“Lindsey is Lowrider’s old lady. When they were courting, Rage screwed up, and Lindsey ran away. Her ex-husband, an evil man, tried to kill her, and James rescued her. James was still dirty then, so her ex couldn’t touch her. That made James and Lindsey close,” Marsha added.
“Silvie was in a nightclub and overheard threats against James and warned him. James then decided Silvie needed looking after. He’s super tight with Silvie, as she got hurt bad,” Summer explained.
“Okay,” I said, absorbing that information. That all seemed pretty straightforward. A criminal turned good and protected women. I liked the sound of James Washington.
“James has a niece and nephew, twins, Frankie and Jamie. And he has a bodyguard called Adam. James considers them and their spouses family. That’s why we call them the Washingtons,” Rosie summed up.
“Got it.” I nodded.
“Anway, I’m Marsha and I’m Fish’s old lady. He’s Rage’s secretary and part of the inner circle.”
“Old lady? Isn’t that a girlfriend?”
“More than that. If a brother takes an old lady, that’s making a statement that she is his life partner. He treats her like a queen. That doesn’t happen in all clubs, but most treat an old lady better than a wife. Although most of the old ladies are also married to their partners. It’s a Rage thing. The marriage protects the kids in the eyes of the law,” Marsha explained.
“Calamity’s old lady here,” Rosie stated with a smile.
“And I’m Lex’s,” Vivie said.
“Vivie’s also a real-life Duchess. The Duchesse Toulouse, a French title. Which makes Lex a French Duc. We got nobility in Rage.” Marsha giggled.
Vivie made a rude noise.
“I’m Slick’s old lady,” Summer announced.
“I am, too. But we’re not into threesomes. Slick separates time between us, although we live together as a family,” Irish announced with a hint of aggression.
“Okay?” I replied. It wasn’t for me to judge them.
“Slick loves us both, and if we’d forced him to choose, he’d have broken his heart over one of us. So Irish and I sat down and figured something out,” Summer added with a glance at Irish.
