All Chapters of Club Red: Sin And Seduction : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

TheaThree days later...“Oh, look at the cute little cow over there!” I gesture toward a fenced in area with cows at the petting zoo and Azura glances over, her face lit up with an excited smile. The cow in question is a mixture of brown and white, with brown speckles and white patches of fur and a pretty face with gentle eyes.I watch Azura bounce over before rubbing the cow on the forehead as the pretty animal lowers her head as if saying hello. The sight warms my heart.I can still remember the wistful look on Azura's face the first time she talked about the petting zoo and how she hasn't seen her grandmother in a while. I haven't been able to get to the bottom of any of that, not with Azura and not with Blake.Still, today was on the books as a day to get out of the house and enjoy the sunshine, so I figured taking Azura to the petting zoo would be a good way to get her out, active, and make her happy. Of course, I'd cleared our little field trip with Blake to make sure we had hi

Thea I'm at a loss. I don't know what to do next or how to handle this situation. Add to the fact that my brain, heart and body can't seem to agree on whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, and I'm completely frozen and unsure what to do now.“Thank you for that,” I say as Azura hurries off to go meet the chickens. I follow her, noticing Blake keeping step with me.“Nothing to thank me for.” He doesn't seem to think he's done anything, but oh my goodness, is he wrong.When the day finally comes to a close and Azura is winding down from her exciting day at home, I glance at Blake and ask point blank, “Do you want me to stay tonight or am I going home?”This has become the way that I pressure him to tell me the plan. It’s also the way I've been told for the last three nights to stay. I've already told him that being all live-in is highly inconvenient for me and he shot right back that Azura goes to bed much better when I'm the one that handles her bedtime ritual; plus, she wakes

BlakeI remember seeing her as I'd walked in, a pretty blonde behind the counter. “I think I saw her, the one at the front, right?”Rico nods. “That's the one. Well, he's been harassing her. Not overtly. It's not anything he's saying. He's just spending a lot of time up there talking to her and preventing her from working. Everyone else that works up there is getting annoyed, but she hasn't given the green light for the bouncer to deal with him yet.”“Maybe she's taking a shine to him.” That might not be a bad thing.A good woman could probably help Hunter turn his life around - not that that's any woman's job, of course, but it's not like the man's going to consider therapy. If somebody actually puts him in his place, he might decide to step up and do better and be better.“That's what I was thinking, but that makes me feel worse, not better.” Rico guides me around a couch with three people in various stages of undress pleasuring one another. “We both know how he can be.”Isn't that

TheaOf course, saying that I lost my savings isn't quite the real story, but I'm not ready to think about that right now. I sure as heck didn't misplace them, at least not without help.“I'm glad it's working out for you.” For the first time ever, I detect a hint of jealousy in Bella’s words, and I'm stunned. She's jealous that I managed to make it work with Blake and Azura?I guess the job does pay really, really well and maybe she's looking for a way out right now because I know she's going through the ringer with James. The man really does bring her to her knees and puts her in her worst mental well-being headspace.“Anyway, I should probably let you go. Azura is going to wake up soon. Love you! Bye.”She responds in kind, but with much less warmth and excitement and my heart sinks. I can't help but feel that maybe she's not as happy for me as she claims to be. That thought breaks my heart. I've never wanted anything but the best for her. And I have no doubt that she wants the bes

BlakeWhatever conversation we need to have to hash things out, will have to come later because my daughter doesn't need to stress over the issues adults might be having.Thea seems to agree, and she swivels on her bottom to smile brightly at Azura. “Hey, we have something special planned this morning. Are you ready to get dressed and get your hair done?”Azura nods sleepily.“Alright, go get dressed and then we'll come in and get your hair done, okay?” With that, Thea opens her arms and Azura gives her a big hug before hurrying off to her bedroom.Once again, I find myself marveling at how easy it is for her to handle my daughter. If I had said any of those words to Azura, I'd have a fight on my hands. From trying to do things differently, to asking her to get dressed, to trying to give her a hug, there's no way any of that would have worked for me.It kills me to know that I still don't know the difference why this works for Thea but doesn’t work for me.Maybe the simplest answer is