“I was holding my nephew the other day, and you know Elena and some of the other old ladies are expecting babies or have them. It made me realize that other than agreeing to sleep with other people while staying married we never really talked about anything else.”
“We can have that talk now. No more sleeping with other people.”
“You’re the only person I’m sleeping with, Pea.” Her finger traced down his shoulder, her touch sending a path of pleasure right to his dick.
“You never wanted to be married to a biker, did you?”
Her gaze went to him. “I don’t mind.”
“No, in the beginning. You were happy to party with us, but you didn’t want to be a biker woman.”
He heard her gentle sigh. “My parents had a great marriage. I know they did, but there were moments when it wasn’t so great. Dad would be out because of the club. I didn’t want to be the kind of woman that stayed at home waiting for her man. Wondering if he’s stepping out on me.”
“Your dad never stepped out on your mom. He wasn’t part of the club in that way.”
“I know he wasn’t a biker or anything. Still, it caused trouble between our parents at times. I’m happy that we’re married, Pea.”
Neither of them had said the word “love.”
“I care about you. I don’t want anything to happen.”
“I passed on your message to the rest of the old ladies. They’ll take it on board and follow your instruction.”
“Good, I’m glad.” He stroked her hip. “I don’t want anything to happen to you.” Whenever he thought of something bad happening to her, he felt sick, he felt pain in his chest. All he knew was that he had to do everything in his power to protect her.
“Is the club listening to you?”
“They know something’s going on. Have you seen this Autumn around town recently?” he asked.
“No. Willy’s always in town. You know Big Ricky has a crush on Prue, right? She works at the library. He’s got a soft spot for her.”
He didn’t want to start using women of the town for information. It would be a last resort.