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Finch
Shit! I have royally messed this all up. I had to try and fix this. Moving, I followed Petal out of the bathroom. My goal was to follow her and actually open my damn mouth and explain myself, but I didn't make it more than a foot outside the door before I was stopped. Goose, also known as Bennett Jax's son and one of my best friends, stopped me. His hand landed on my chest, pushing me back a step.
"Let her go."
Sighing, I backed off, running a hand through my hair in frustration.
"I need to talk to her."
He shook his head.
"Naw, you need to let her calm down and get your head on straight. You also need to talk to my dad before the word gets around about what you said to that guy."
My head fell back as I groaned in frustration.
"I don't even remember saying anything to the guy after he hit me."
"Yet you did loud enough for her and the two girls next to her, the guy's friends, and me to hear. You know how fast s**t gets around. It is only a matter of time before my dad hears. And you already told my dad there was nothing to know."
Groaning, I ran my hand through my hair again.
"But there is nothing to know."
Shrugging, Goose leaned against the wall next to the bathroom door, crossing his arms in front of him.
"Yet, here we are. Something is obviously going on, otherwise you wouldn't have been out on the floor playing the role of jealous boyfriend."
Sighing, I leaned my back against the bathroom door. From my spot, I watched Petal walk out of the girls' changing room dressed in the clothes she came in. Turning, she headed down the hall that led to Jax's office. Everything in me wanted to follow her and stop her so I could talk to her first, but I knew Goose wasn't going to let me go anywhere. Especially since I know he saw her as well. At least he wasn't going to let me talk to her just yet. He wouldn't be able to stop me all the time, and he was right. I needed to figure my s**t out first. And part of that was figuring out my feelings for a woman that I couldn't have so long as she continued to work here. Not because it was the rule for us guys not to be with any of the girls. But because I obviously wouldn't be able to deal with the fact my girl was shaking her ass for other guys. Don't get me wrong. I know there is more to what these girls do than simply shake their asses. But that didn't change the fact the thought alone had me clinching my teeth together.
"f**k man, I don't know. She makes me feel things I haven't felt in so long. And besides me kissing her just now and getting slapped in the face, there isn't anything going on between the two of us. It's all me."
Nodding, he pushed off the wall, and one of his hands patted me on the shoulder.
"Then, like I said, you need to get your head on straight. Part of that is talking to my dad and being honest about s**t. Don't f*****g lie about it. There may be nothing going on, but you are developing feelings for this girl. Returned or not, you can't act like a jealous boyfriend whenever she is out on the floor."
Groaning, I pushed off the door. He was right. I needed to be honest about s**t and work everything out. If Jax finds out another way everything could go even more sideways. Best to just come clean about everything. The First step in doing that was to talk to Jax and then find a way to talk to Petal and explain myself, which means opening my damn mouth and speaking.
Taking a deep breath, I did my best to calm myself for the rest of the way before making my way to Jax's office. Goose following me. The two of us walked in comfortable silence as we made our way through the back rooms to Jax's office. The door was already open when we got there, and Petal was already gone. Goose patted me on the back as I walked through the door. As he grabbed the handle and shut it behind me. Jax stayed sitting behind his desk, watching me. I couldn't help but feel nervous, like when I was a kid and did something I knew I shouldn't have with Goose. Jax was just as scary as my own father then and now.
Taking another deep breath, I moved my feet, dragging them over to one of the chairs that sat across from Jax. Just like when I was a kid and was in trouble, Jax sat there. Waiting and watching. I was giving me the chance to come clean. And by the look on his face, he already knew more than what I had already said previously. He was giving me the chance to tell him the truth. This would be the only chance I got before he told me what he knew, and s**t went even further south than it already was.
"Nothing is going on between Petal and me. I have been crushing on her since she started and this last week I got to know her a little more, and she has made it very clear she doesn't share the same feelings. What happened tonight was all me."
Sitting back in his chair, he stared at me for another minute before sighing.
"That better be it. I find out any different, and you won't be working at either of the clubs again. For now, I think the two of you need space. I am moving you to the other club so you can keep the same schedule. I know it works best for you and your daughter. As for the rest of the night, you will not be going back out on the floor but going home and getting your s**t together."
Nodding, I relaxed a bit.
"Thank you, sir."
Waving me off, I knew this could have gone much differently, and I wasn't going to argue with having to drive farther. I would take it and be grateful he didn't outright fire me. Standing from my seat, I made my way to the door.
"Oh, and Finch, if things change with this girl, you better tell me before you attack another customer."
"Yes, sir."
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