Page 37 of Sparrow's Grace

Mackenzie coughed and at the same time said, “Bullshit.”

He looked at her over his shoulder, sighed, and then looked at me, “Okay, I’m trying to look like I’ve got my shit together, and not come across as the craziest person ever born.”

I couldn’t help the giggle that burst forth, “Why?”

He sighed, then lowered his voice, so only I could hear his next words, “I’m already headed towards saying those three words to you. I’ve already caught myself a few times.”

I bit my lip, then asked, “Have you said those three words to anyone else?”

He shook his head while keeping his eyes locked with mine.

Then a thought popped into my head, and I didn’t bother to bite my tongue. He told me to trust him and be myself, so that’s what I intended to do, “I’ve only ever said it to my dad. Guess we will have to see who says it first.”

He winked at me, and then said, “Now, I’ll go get what you asked me to get.”

He pressed a light kiss on my lips before he left me.

I brought my hand to my lips and didn’t even try to fight the smile that formed on my lips.

“If I wasn’t happily taken, my word, that was hot,” Michelle said.

“Oh really?” Cam said, and then he wrapped her in an embrace and kissed the hell out of her.

When he released her, she wobbled. With a smirk, he asked her, “You were saying?”

She made an attempt at a shrug, but at least it was there, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

He winked at her, “Yeah, that’s what I thought.”

That was when I saw Zeke walking back into the main area of the clubhouse and seeing that little bottle of alcohol and those cotton pads in one of his hands.

If I wouldn’t appear as an idiot, I would have fanned myself.

There’s only so much a woman can take, but my willpower was just about shot because he had removed that black fitted tee and freaking replaced it with a white one.

Hoping my desire wasn’t written plain on my face, I took in a breath and smiled up at him. He winked, then sat down as I got to work on his split knuckles.

After I had them cleaned, he winked again, then took the stuff back, and moments after, he returned to me.

“Okay, the grill is fired up, let's take this outside,” Powers called out.

Then, with my hand in Zeke’s, he helped me up and led me outside.

I was talking to the women, when the door opened and kids came pouring out, and seeing the sheer number of them I looked at Mackenzie, “Damn, y’all stayed busy, huh?”

She laughed and nodded.

And that was how, thirty minutes later, I was introduced to them all.

Powers and Lil’s two kids, Storm, and Rosa.

Heathen and June’s three kids, Nathan, Lucas, and Hailey, and when I looked at June, I asked, “Did you get their names fromOne Tree Hill?”

She smiled, “I loved that show.”

I winked and said, “Me too.”

Her eyes gleamed with excitement, then she asked, “Marathon?”

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