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Kingpin helped me trudge through the snow over to Goliath’s old place where I was staying before. The last place we had sex, right on the living room floor. Stepping in, memories of that time flooded back. I knew I was pregnant with his baby then, around three months, so when he approached me, I thought, what the hell? Why not give into him? Pregnancy had made me horny as hell.
Since I’d had no relief since, those same sort of feelings came back as Kingpin helped me to sit on the couch. His beard brushed my cheek causing a shiver down below. The biker lingered near my face where I could feel his breath. He stood suddenly, leaving me cold.
“When the snow’s manageable someone can take you to pack your apartment. You still have my number?”
“Yeah, I do.”
“If you need anything, text me.”
Kingpin turned to leave. I’d half expected him to attack me like he did before. But who was I kidding? I wasn’t as desirable anymore. I didn’t even get a kiss on the forehead.
“I will,” I said.
I was lying.
When Kingpin left, I ran over every scenario, every outcome of our situation in my head. I lost every time. Unless I lied. And I couldn’t lie to Hallow. I’d have to at least lie by omission again until Sky had her babies. Hell, with the gossip around here, I’d have to lie to everyone.
And as it was, I couldn’t leave Goliath’s. I was afraid to show my face at the clubhouse. Well, not my face but the rest of me. I was all alone on Christmas Eve and Christmas day with only a call to my Gran and my brother Hob to comfort me. Since Kingpin never came back, I existed on the canned soup I’d left in the cabinets because I hated it. Apparently, Kingpin brought me to Royal Road to starve.
Christmas night, I got desperate enough to head to the clubhouse. I saw Sky and Kingpin leaving. Here I’d assumed some catastrophe had kept him away, but it was only his wife and her babies he cared about most. I imagined him having Christmas with Sky. Hallow, I didn’t want to think of what strange bed he was in.
Luckily, I ran into Jassica. She saved me from the embarrassment of being seen at the clubhouse. She made me a plate from their big dinner and then some, filled my fridge so I wouldn’t have to leave again for days. I became an emotional mess around her. I blamed hunger, and the fact someone was being nice to me. But I needed to tell someone the things I couldn’t tell Kingpin. And with her being a nurse, she seemed like the logical choice. I let her know the danger this pregnancy presented. And I asked her to keep a secret.
Someone had to know whose baby was inside me. After all, my doctor reminded me all the time, I might not make it. He didn’t use those exact words, but that’s what he meant. I wasn’t even supposed to be working. That was one reason I went with Kingpin so willingly. I’d already made my mind up that I’d rather the baby live if there was a choice. I’d shared my wishes in writing with the hospital. If something happened to me before I was allowed to tell anyone the truth, I wasn’t sure the fact that I carried Kingpin’s baby would ever come to light.
Chapter 17
Kingpin
Sitting in the truck with Eve, I was dying. The Angel was pregnant with my child. Bringing her back to Royal Road I was risking Sky finding out about it, about us. But there was no way I could let her be. And although I’d not told anyone about my time with her, there was a reason my brother, Horror wanted me to see it for myself. Some of my brothers would suspect me. They knew me, even better than I knew myself. That’s why they saw what I felt for Eve when I had not.
When I walked her over in the snow to Goliath’s old place, I thought of my best friend. The biker took his life because he betrayed me. Because he chose Junebug over me and Junebug did what she did to my wife. I doubted Eve realized everything I’ve been through since our time together. So much had happened since I’d decided to leave her be. Since I promised Sky I would be a better man. But my feelings for Eve were the same. It took all I had to leave her in that house all alone, especially on Christmas. I went to the clubhouse. Paisley was the only one around. I told her Eve was back.
“Take her everything she needs during the holiday.”
“Can’t she come get it herself?”
“No. And it’s an order.”
The whore made a face, but she’d obey.
I wouldn’t get to see Eve all weekend. After all, it was Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. There was no way in hell I could leave Sky during the holiday and her not grow suspicious. We were supposed to head to my brother, Bubba’s house for Christmas. That’s why we had our Christmas party at Royal Road early this year.
Sky’s mom, Maddie Mae would be there since she and my twin brother were in a serious relationship. And Felicia was supposed to bring her and my brother’s son, Little Johnny, who they recently revealed was actually my kid. The kid didn’t know. But I swore to be a good Uncle until he was old enough to know the truth. It sounded like it was going to be one fucked up family reunion. However, I’d been looking forward to it. Mainly because Sky was so pregnant and so fragile, emotionally, and physically, we’d not been having sex. Without those times, we found we didn’t have much in common. And yes, that was we, not just me. Sky wasn’t entirely happy with me. I could tell. Things were different after what had happened to her. My love was riddled with pity, and she could sense it. Yet, I was determined to make a life with her.
With all the snow, Felicia and her son’s flight had been canceled. And Sky and I were just as snowed in as Bubba and Maddie. Alone, we bickered so much that when the cabin on the mountain caught fire, I was glad. That was until I heard, Pagan, my VP was inside. I launched a rescue party. Pagan survived. The cabin did not. We were all glad about that. I wouldn’t have to tear it down in the spring. And speaking of Pagan, I had other shit to deal with, a truly evil man in my barn. Because, with my mind on finding Eve, I’d messed up. He’d fooled me. So, I had to question him again. I planned to hand him over to the cops, but my VP went berserk and killed him himself. I had to bury my bullet in him. Regrettable because he wasn’t someone we could make disappear. I talked Pagan’s woman into telling her story to the cops so I could claim self-defense.
She asked for something in return. “What?” I lit a smoke.
“First of all, put that out.”
“I will not. I own this house.” Sky was bugging me to do the same, quit smoking. “What do you want?”
“I ran into Eve today. She’s not well. In fact, she’s not even supposed to be having a baby, I hear, because of her health. You wouldn’t happen to know anything about that, would you?”
Her words reminded me. In my shock of seeing Eve pregnant, I hadn’t thought of it. “I believe she told me before that she couldn’t have kids because of something like that. That her and Hallow shouldn’t have kids.”
“As a nurse, I think the father should know she’s unwell. Her doctor warned her not to be working, and she has been, long hours from what I understand. She’s showing signs of preeclampsia. Hell, she hadn’t even had anything to eat since she’s been here. Girl was starving, but don’t worry, I made sure she ate. So, I figured you could get word to the father of her baby about her condition. Someone needs to be looking after her. She’s getting close to time.”
