Page 62 of Doc's Decision

I offer him a soft smile, “Of course. I wouldn’t have missed this for the world. Are you okay, though?” I run my fingertips next to his cut, which has stopped bleeding.

He nods once. “Yeah, I’ve had way worse than this little thing.”

We walk toward his bike and I bring up Seraphina. “How are Seraphina and Turmoil doing since the other day?”

Doc sighs, “She’s alive so that’s good, but she’s gonna have a long road ahead of her. She looks horrible, Mandy, absolutely horrible.”

I haven’t seen her since the club rescued her, but I can only imagine how bad she looks.

“And the baby?”

Doc shrugs, “So far, so good… but the doctor told Turmoil to not get too attached because she went through hell.”

The conversation dies down as we reach his bike, the sleek black paint still shining under the streetlights.

Doc swings a leg over the seat, patting the spot behind him.

Climbing on, I wrap my arms tightly around his waist and we put our helmets on.

The rumble of the engine vibrates through both of us as he kicks it into gear and we start to move.

Wind whips through my hair, tugging at it playfully as we speed up.

I close my eyes and lean against Doc's back, letting everything else fade away in the rush of speed and sensation.

For a while, I just let myself get lost in the moment— in him.

When we finally pull up to the club, it’s late, and I’m sure Kat is ready to be finished with babysitting duty.

He parks the bike and we head inside the trailer.

Kat’s sitting on the couch, scrolling on her phone. “Hey, how’d it go?”

Doc shrugs, “As good as it could go I guess.”

Kat rises and slides her phone in the back pocket of her jeans. “Well, the little man just fell asleep, so you guys can have some Mommy Daddy time.”

Kat gives me a wink and I hold back a laugh.

Doc doesn’t even correct her when she jokes I’m Kash’s mommy, and I love that.

I love that he’s so okay with the little family we’re creating.

Kat heads for the door, “I’ll see y’all tomorrow.”

When she’s gone I turn to Doc and place both of my hands on either side of his face. “Doc, I have to tell you something, and I need to tell you right now.”

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Doc

My eyes lock with Mandy's, her gaze heavy with unspoken thoughts.

The air is thick, electric.

I don’t know what in the hell she’s thinking about, but damn she’s freaking me out.

She runs her soft hands against my stubble before pulling them away.

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