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He reached over and took my hand in his. “I’ll take care of you, babe. I promise.”

Chapter 16

Virgil stalkedacross the Three Kings parking lot as Savage helped me out of the SUV. “Nice set of wheels.”

“Thanks,” Savage said. “It’s Evie’s.”

Virgil raised his brows. “Evie’s? But Evie doesn’t know how to drive.”

“She will.” Savage turned me to face him and cradled my cheek. “I’ll see you later.”

Because Virgil was standing right there, my farewell kiss was short. Far too short.

I walked with Virgil to the front door. “Are Roman and Homer here yet?”

“No. Not yet.” He looked at me. “Why?”

“Because I need to talk to you guys.”

“I think I know what this is about,” Virgil said as he remotely disarmed the alarm before letting me in.

“You do?” I shucked my coat as I walked into Three Kings.

“Yeah. You want to tell us you’re Savage’s Old Lady. Which, duh. He bought you a car. That’s like an engagement ring on steroids.”

There were a lot of things Virgil said that I had to process.

Savage had told me he loved me, but he’d never said anything about me being his Old Lady.

Homer and Roman finally arrived and after they got settled, I took a deep breath and said, “Can I talk to you guys for a minute?”

“Sure,” Roman said. “Everything okay?”

“Better than okay,” Virgil piped in. “Savage bought her a car.”

“He did what now?” Roman asked in surprise.

“Virgil,” I muttered.

Virgil nodded. “And he’s teaching her to drive.”

Homer rubbed his jaw. “Can we get on with this?”

I swallowed my nerves and decided that being quick was the best course of action. “So, uhm. I’m pregnant.”

“Sit down,” Homer groused.

I blinked. “You’re firing me, aren’t you?”

“No,” he all but snapped. “But you look like you’re going to pass out and you might hit your head.”

I raised my brows in surprise but then sank down onto the stool behind the counter.

“So, you’re pregnant,” Roman repeated.

“I’ve got a lot of questions,” Virgil stated.

“I’ll draw you a diagram,” I said.

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