Page 14 of Eight Bikers' Heir

At the end of the day, I was having a baby, whether I had his support or not. That meant I had to getmylife together before my baby showed up in this world.

It was still weird wrapping my mind around the fact that I was growing an actual human baby, and I found myself gingerly touching my stomach, trying to feel for evidence of it, even if it was too early.

Honestly, Kai’s reaction was… sobering. I really had to take inventory of my life and figure out what I was going to do next.

Being around Madison and her large family made me realize that I wanted that type of love.

The indestructible bond of family that I didn’t fully understand since my parents died when I was young, leaving me to be raised in the foster care system and jumping from family to family until I was thrown out to live on my own.

I could have something that I never experienced before with my child, so I decided to keep the baby and see how my love bloomed.

It already burned bright in my chest as I was struck with a wave of motivation to start planning for my child’s arrival.

“Ready?” Madison asked once I got into her car.

I smiled and nodded.

“Let’s go apartment hunting,” I told her. I was ready to find my own place and get started on decorating a nursery, which would probably also be my bedroom because a two-bedroom apartment was out of my price range. I also had medical bills to think about because my insurance wouldn’t cover every dime of them.

Madison headed away from her house, glancing over at me.

“Are you hanging in okay?” she asked.

“Besides wanting to throw up all the time? Yeah, I’m okay,” I replied with a small laugh, not wanting to drag the mood down.

I would’ve been lying if I said that I wasn’t stressed and upset over Kai and his lack of support, but I was trying to keep my head above water and not be weighed down by disappointment.

“Oh, I remember that. It sucked,” Madison said as she flashed me a sympathetic look.

I knew that I had her by my side, but I wished that I wasn’t doing this by myself. I couldn’t stop the frown that crossed my face, even trying to hide it by looking out of the side window.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” Madison asked.

My eyes started burning, which made my teeth grind. Stupid, sensitive hormones.

“Sorry. I just… I wish Kai gave me a better response. He barely said anything to me.” I told her. We had this conversation before, but I couldn’t get it out of my head. Maybe a naïve part of me hoped that he would be more supportive.

Madison sighed softly.

“I know, but he might be a dangerous guy. It’s probably for the best. For you and your baby’s safety,” she pointed out.

I lowered my eyes, blinking them a few times as I nodded. I was sure that she was right. These guys probably weren’t anything like the motorcycle clubs in the books that I read where the guys were bad boys yet still redeemable. What if Kai was a flat-out terrible guy? Did I really want my baby around someone like that?

“Yeah, you’re right,” I murmured, disappointment seeping through me.

The rest of the drive was quiet until she parked at the office building of an apartment complex with light yellow buildings and white trim. I could already make out a small pond between the four separate apartment buildings, and it looked like there was a gym next to the office. It was nicer than my old place, so I hoped that I would be able to afford it.

“Let’s go,” Madison quipped before getting out of the car and following me into the office.

A cheery, young redhead stood up from her seat at the receptionist desk and lifted her hand in a friendly wave.

“Hi! How can I help you?” she asked as we walked toward her.

“Hi, I’m here for a tour. Should be under Aisling,” I told her with a polite smile.

“Got you right here! Touring a one-bedroom. If I can just get your IDs, we can get going,” the redhead replied. “Oh, and I’m Lily.”

After Madison and I handed over our IDs, Lily led us over to the closest building and unlocked a unit on the second floor for us to tour. She talked about the new appliances, the carpet that was recently replaced, and some of the complex’s amenities like the gym and a pool.

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