Page 45 of Joyride
I stand, facing him. We stand at the same height, with him a little bulkier than me. He might be a challenge, but I can take him. “Name the time and place, asshole.”
“Tomorrow night at the warehouse.” He sticks his hand out for me to shake.
I take his hand in mine. “I’ll be there.”
“This is gonna be fun. It’s been a minute since I stepped into the octagon.” He walks out of the shop toward the office. My phone vibrates in my pocket.
“Hello?”
“Sketch, I tried calling Buster, but he isn’t answering. Cali is in labor, we’re on our way to the hospital.” Sienna’s talking a hundred miles an hour.
“Calm down. He’s here, he’s been working on an engine. I’ll grab him and meet y’all at the hospital.”
“Hurry up.” She hangs up.Shit. I walk to the bay Buster is working in.
“Buster, where’s your phone?”
“What? It’s right here.” He holds it up. The screen black. “Fuck. It’s dead. What’s up?”
“Have Knuckles or the new guy take over, we gotta go.”
His eyes go wide. “Is she . . .”
“On her way to the hospital now. Sienna has her. Let's go.” I glance around as Knuckles walks out of the office. “Knuckles, come finish this car. I gotta get Buster to Cali.”
“You got it. Get outta here.”
“Buster, toss me your keys.” He tosses them with shaky hands and I almost miss them. We climb in and take off, making it to the hospital in record time.
28
Wren
When Cali’s water broke,we all started to freak out. I grabbed her hospital bag while Sienna helped her to the car. I sat in the backseat with her, trying to keep her calm. Sienna called Buster multiple times before she finally called Sketch. We got to the hospital before them. The nurses got her into a room quickly. Now we’re waiting for the doctor to come in to check how far she’s dilated. The door opens and all our eyes shoot up. Buster rushes in.
“Shit, babe, I’m so sorry. Is everything okay? I didn’t miss him coming, did I?”
“Calm down. He hasn’t come yet. We’re waiting for the doctor to come in,” Cali tells him calmly.
“Now that he’s here, we’ll go hang out in the waiting room.” I nudge Sienna, gesturing for her to follow me.
“Sketch is out there.” Buster pulls a chair next to the bed so he can sit with Cali. I smile at the two of them. I can’t believe they’re about to be parents. I wonder if I’ll have kids of my own someday.
“A penny for your thoughts?” Sketch’s voice pulls me from my thoughts.
I grin at him. “I’m thinking of how happy I am for them and how excited I am to meet that baby boy.”
“Having a baby in the clubhouse is gonna be a huge change.” He chuckles.
“That baby is going to have each and every one of you big, bad Savages wrapped around his finger.” I giggle.
His eyebrows raise. “You think so?”
“I know so.” I give him a half-smile.
He pulls me into his arms. I instantly wrap mine around him. Leaning into me, he places a kiss on my lips. He sits, pulling me into his lap. Shade shows up shortly after.
“Did I miss anything?”
