32. Not Guilty
CHAPTER 32
NOT GUILTY
Leo
This is exactly why I never wanted an ol' lady.
I can tell that she's upset about something. I can tell by the fire raging in her eyes but I don't have the foggiest idea what the hell she's talking about.
"What bitch? I had some club business to take care of."
"Leo, don't act like I'm fucking stupid. I don't want to do this with you."
I toss my hands up in frustration before I walk by her further into the room. One second she's jumping all over me kissing and touching me the next second she looks like she's about to rip my balls off with her nails.
"I'm not trying to act like you're stupid. I'm telling you I don't know what you're talking about." I snap at her.
"Where were you?" Nisa seethes.
"I already told you, I had to take care of some club business. That's all you need to know." I cross my arms over my chest doing my best to keep my cool.
"Club business, huh?" She takes a step in my direction and it takes everything in me to let her get so close to my face. Any other day I wouldn't bat an eye in her direction but she's unhinged right now. I don't know what she thinks she's going to do.
She leans closer to me and sniffs loudly. "Club business includes some woman hanging all over you? I don't know what kind of club business that is."
A light bulb brightens inside my head before it shatters into a million pieces.
Fucking Eva and that cheap ass perfume.
I probably smell to high heaven right now but that doesn't give Nisa the right to get all crazy. "What are you accusing me of Nisa? Just come right out with it."
"I don't have to accuse you of anything. What I want is for you to tell me the fucking truth. Who were you with?"
I don't have any truth to tell you, Nisa. You know all you need to know." I don't move from my position, instead I just stare Nisa down until she turns away.
"For fucks sake Leo. I know you. I know what your life was like before we made it official between us. A new girl every fucking night. Club skanks and sluts dying to suck your cock but I figured all that would stop when we got together. I thought you had more honor than that."
"You say you know me then you know exactly how much fucking honor I have. I've already told you there's no other woman if you can't get your self-esteem together on your own you're not going to make it as my woman. Either you believe me or you don't. I'm not going to fight with you every time something looks or smells off to you."
"Leo, I want to trust you but you're not giving me much to work with here." She takes a breath and drops her hands to her side calmly. "All I know is we had sex, I went to sleep, woke up and you weren't here. Then you come back home smelling like another woman. Honestly, what am I supposed to think."
I can see how it looks bad. If I had my way I'd have never left in the first place but that's not how shit rolls in this club. I can be called out at any moment. I figured Nisa would understand but after this stint, I'm having second thoughts.
"I mean, I know I was a virgin but I thought you enjoyed yourself. Was it that bad that-"
"Stop it. Right now." I wrap my hand around the back of her neck and do my best to keep a soft touch. "You were absolutely perfect. There's nothing that you need to change or nothing that you should've done differently. I need you to trust me, Nisa. There's no other woman. All I want is you. All I've ever wanted is you. You're every fucking thing I could ever want, there's no way I'd be dumb enough to go after something less."
Nisa's eyes mist over slightly but she doesn't let any tears fall instead she just nods her head and takes a step back.
I don't know if that's going to be enough to appease her but it's the best I can do right now.
Leaning forward, I press a hard kiss to her mouth before I step by her and walk out the door. I need to calm down myself.
I hustle past everyone else and make my way to church.
Before I can even sit down there's a knock at the heavy doors. "What!" I bark as I plop down in my seat.
Tella sticks his head in and looks around, "Hey boss, you want us to come in?"
"No."
"Boss, we need to get on the same page about what we're going to do about Marc. I think-"
I stand up from my chair, pushing up with so much force the chair slides back with a deep scrape against the floor, "I don't give a fuck what you think. I said I don't want you or anyone else in here right now. Why the fuck do I have to spell everything out. Get. The. Fuck. Out!" I yell.
Tella's jaw clenches, and I can tell he wants to say more. I usually can keep my head but with everything flying at me at once I feel like I'm losing who I am.
First with this shit with Marc, then with Phoenix, and now with Jayne coming back. It's too much at once.
Overwhelming.
I can't bitch to anyone about it though. I'm the president of the MC, who the fuck would listen.