Chapter 184

Roni put off going inside the clubhouse for as long as she could. It wasn't until she saw Jagger, B, and Layne pull up that she started making her way towards it. She wouldn't easily be able to explain why she was standing outside playing on her cell phone if they asked. She'd never been the type to be obsessed or engrossed with it. It wasn't an extension of her arm, like it was for other people.

"About time you came inside," Denise teased as she made her way to the kitchen. Denise was the only person that she'd told about her birthday ride with Rooster.

"Laugh it up," she told her sister-in-law. "Do you need help in here? Please tell me you need help in here."

"You're going to have to talk to him at some point, Roni." Denise shook her head. "You can't keep avoiding him forever."

"Yes, I can." Her tone was adamant. She'd done it successfully for over four months. There was no reason she couldn't continue to do so.

"No really, you can't. I heard him and Liam talking the other