Page 41 of Always Yours

“She won’t be able to stay at the club, especially since she pretty much disrespected them like that,” I state.

“Oh, I know. I need to get some cash together. Might have to rent for a while, but I know she won’t be welcomed here,” he says sadly.

“Well, our kids are going to be around the same age, that’s exciting,” I say, grinning.

“That’s one thing that will be good. Maybe they both will be boys and can grow up just like their dads,” Nick teases.

“Breaking hearts all over the place. Or maybe they will be girls, and you guys will be wrapped around their fingers,” I tell him.

“Fuck, I don’t know how to raise a girl,” he panics.

I raise an eyebrow at him. “Do you know how to raise a boy?”

His eyes widen and dart all over the place.

“Fuck no, I don’t know how to raise a boy either. Holy shit, I’m going to be a dad.”

Nick’s breathing picks up and he gets up to start pacing the room.

Bear comes in and looks at his brother in confusion. “What’s going on with him?” he asks me.

I chuckle and shake my head. “He just realised that he is going to be a father.”

Bear chuckles and looks back at his brother in amusement.

“She was just shit talking the club life, so he needs to move into a place like yesterday,” I tell Bear.

“Fuck. No one will want her around after that,” he says, and I nod my head in agreement.

“Nick!” Bear shouts to Nick who comes over to us looking completely panicked.

“Brother, What the fuck? How am I going to raise a kid?” he asks.

“You have me there with you, brother,” Bear says.

“I need to start looking for places,” Nick says, and moves to walk away but Bear puts a hand on his shoulder.

“No brother, I have money. Sasha and I already have a place next to Razor and Lil’s. I will buy you a house and you can think of it as a baby gift,” Bear tells him.

Nick looks over at his brother with wide eyes. “Holy fuck, brother. Just how much money do you have?”

Bear chuckles. “A lot. The woman who took care of me had a lot of money. Plus, I never really spent much of anything I make here. I had it in case you came to me one day or needed a way out. I wasn’t afraid to buy off people if that’s what you needed. I lived at the club because I didn’t want to live in a house by myself.”

“You are literally saving my ass right now,” Nick breathes out.

“Well go get to looking at a place to buy. Prez won’t want her here long,” he says before shooing his brother away.

Nick takes off to do just that. And I raise an eyebrow to Bear. “Well damn. How come you didn’t offer to get him a house when we first got here?”

“To be honest, I missed you guys. I wanted you close and, since I didn’t have a house, I knew this would be the way. Plus, I didn’t know how long you would stick around or if the past would come crawling back to you. The club is the safest place. Right now, I don’t think we have anything to worry about since it has been over four months. That doesn’t mean we let our guard down though,” he says while looking at me in the eyes so that I know how serious he is about this.

“I don’t think I will ever let my guard down,” I tell him softly.

“It never leaves you. I always worry that they will find us and drag us back, but I’m lucky you guys got out too and made it this far,” he admits.

“We have each other if it ever comes to that,” I tell him.

“Are you heading to your appointment soon?” Bear asks me.

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