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She laughs, but Psycho looks serious. "Lex isn't sick, is she? I mean, I know you said she has a lot on her plate, but it's not her, right?"

"She's just exhausted. It’s not her. She's as healthy as someone who never sleeps can be. Promise."

"No sleep means no sex, huh?" Lacey asks. "No wonder you want pregnant Lex."

Chuckling, Psycho says, "Ignore her. She takes after your wife with the increased pregnancy libido."

He gives them a smirk. "To ease your worry, our sex life hasn't suffered. In fact, it seems to be the only thing that gives her a break from what's going on. It also knocks her out sometimes for an hour or two. And you know I'll do anything for Lex. I aim to please her."

"I find a decent pounding puts me right to sleep," she says, and Colt's eyes widen. "What? I'm the wife of a President of a motorcycle club. Hearing me talk about getting pounded by him shouldn't cause all that." Her finger circles in the air in front of Colt's shocked face.

"For you? Yes, it sure as hell does. It's almost worse than hear you swear. It sounds wrong, even though it's not. Still sounds it."

"Like a little kid sayingfuck," Psycho offers.

Snapping his fingers and pointing at him, Colt says, "Exactly!"

"Baby, you seem to like when I sayfuck. Andpound. Oh, and you love when I saydeeper," Lacey says.

"Oh God!" Colt says with a laugh. "You sound just like Lex."

"So, you really don't know what we're having?" Psycho asks, his eyebrows wiggling.

He shakes his head. "Nope, only Lex knows. And it's no surprise to anyone she's the queen of secrets. Fucking good at it. Don't even try getting it out of her."

"He thinks it a girl, so he wants to know before everyone else," she says. "I think it's a boy."

"I know it's a girl. I just... I do," he says. "Is Lex gonna gather everyone together after we do the burnouts?"

"Jennings will, but I think she's gonna be the one to explain and... the other stuff. Just, I need to make sure you know she hates this. Having to do it today. She knows how special this baby is, and if you're upset or angry, it's understandable. I just ask that you get angry with me, not her."

Reaching to touch his arm, Lacey gives him a reassuring smile. "We know how Lex feels about our baby. And us. If today needs to be the day we all get bad news, we know it has to be important. We're not angry."

"You're an angel, darlin'," he says, kissing her forehead and chuckling at how much he just sounded like Jennings. "P, let's get our bikes in the lot. We have to clean the tire before we can attach the bag to it. I gathered that much from the piss-poor instructions. Then we'll be ready to show everyone if we're having a little mermaid or little biker."

"What?" she asks, laughing.

"Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you it's not all pink and blue for the party. We used that redheaded mermaid from the Disney movie Calla's obsessed with for a girl, and then, obviously, a little biker jacket for a boy."

Her mouth opens as tears fill her eyes. "That's so sweet! And adorable."

"She does that," Psycho says and wraps his arms around his wife while grimacing over her head to Colt.

"Dog food commercials, too?"

"Who could feed those adorable little animals chicken byproduct meal? Don't they deserve the same food we feed ourselves?" she asks and wipes her eyes. "I might be hormonal."

Griffin's Beach

Psycho

"Hey,bestfriend,"Psychosays and walks up to Lex after everyone's eaten and picked up what they think the gender of the baby will be.

Turning, Lex wraps her arms around his neck, and he feels just how skinny she is. "Hey, you!"

"Lacey loves the mermaid idea."

"I knew she would," she says with a smirk. "And just so you know, I chose both so no one can say I gave away what you're having. Besides, a biker mermaid is just too damn cute."

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