Page 152 of Heartbeats & Highways

“Yeah, and when my brother found out, he beat the shit out of Zip,” Joni explained. “It was his right as my brother.”

“Huh.” I looked at Savage, who was speaking to Raze in a low voice.

“Logan will smooth it all over,” Joni said.

The group of women fell silent and then Sutton laughed. “Tavy and Raze. I didn’t see that coming.”

Savage slapped Raze on the shoulder and then marched over to me. “Hey, babe.”

I tilted my head back to look at him. “Hey.”

“You wanna see my room?”

“You mean you want to show her your penis,” Willa joked.

“If she’s willing,” Savage said with a wicked grin.

“I’m always willing,” I blurted out. “I mean?—”

The Old Ladies cackled like hens.

I grasp his outstretched hand. He hauled me up and we walked toward the clubhouse. He opened the screen door and ushered me inside and when I tried to walk to the stairs, he tugged me back.

“I’ve been to your room,” I said. “It’s up there.”

He shook his head. “I got a new room on the first floor.”

We walked a few paces, and he gestured to a door. After flipping on the light, he waved me inside before shutting the door behind us.

The furniture was the same, but the room itself was bigger.

“Not much different,” he said. “But this one has its own bathroom.”

I frowned. “That hardly seems like a reason to change rooms.”

“All the brothers with Old Ladies get rooms with bathrooms. I didn’t get to give you a full tour of the place—the Old Ladies were determined to have you to themselves tonight, but tomorrow I’ll show you the tiny homes being built out in the field. They’re for the brothers who have babies. Don’t know if you noticed, but the club is breeding like bunnies. We needed more space, and the single brothers who live here don’t need to be awake at all hours of the night due to screaming babies.”

“That would kind of cramp their style,” I said with a laugh. “I am amazed at how many babies there are.”

“Those of us with Old Ladies are determined to keep the species going.” He leaned down and kissed my lips. “I didn’t get it before, but now I do.”

“What? What didn’t you get?”

“Going to bed with the same woman in my bed every night, holding your belly, watching you grow our babies. I thought Colt, Duke, all of them were crazy. How could they want such stability? And then I realized they had everything that was missing from my life. Stability. Comfort. Intimacy.”

His hand snaked up the back of my shirt. “Come to bed, babe. Let me show you how much you mean to me.”

Chapter 39

Savage’s phone buzzed.

I kept my face buried in the pillow but opened one eye.

He reached for his cell which rested on the nightstand. He sighed. “I gotta go.”

“What time is it?” I asked.

“Eight. Prez is calling Church. To discuss the Raze thing.” He peered down at me. “You need to throw up before I hop in the shower?”

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