Page 1 of Viva Wed Vegas

CHAPTERONE

STAR

Three months and twenty-two days since we got the cunt

“Here. Eat this,”I tell Aline as I hand her a bowl of extra spicy chilli. She takes it and gives it a swift sniff before taking a bite. Her cheeks immediately heat up and her eyes begin to stream. “Shit, maybe I made it a little too hot,” I mutter as she coughs and splutters, spitting out the food before grabbing her bottle of water and drinking it like she’s been living in the Sahara. “Sorry,” I wince.

“It’s fine,” she says, wheezing. “At this point, I will try anything to get the baby out.” She coughs before drinking more water.

“I mean, you are still a week away from your due date, so there is no—” Josie begins, but her words freeze in her throat when Alina gives her a death stare.

I snort out a laugh. Alina’s first few months with chronic sickness were difficult, followed by that fucking cunt face Eugene nearly fucking killing her, and ever since then Hap has barely left her side, driving her insane. She even ran away to mine once while he was taking a shower. Just to escape his overprotectiveness. He has backed off a little since then, but not enough to allow her to relax, and now she was big, uncomfortable, and aching all over. Probably more so because of the injuries she received at the hands of Cunty Mc’Cunterson. So now she was trying everything to get the baby out.

“Why won’t he just come out?!” Alina complains.

“If I knew the answer, I would tell you, but I don’t. However, I do have the truck outside, and I know of a great off-roading track we could take her for a high-speed spin. Maybe fly over a few large bumps and speed over some mounds. What do you say?” I ask her.

“Star, that can’t be safe for the baby,” Maggie interjects.

“I have a first aid kit on board, and if you are that worried, then we can pack Alina’s hospital bag, just in case,” I suggest.

“Someone get me my shoes,” Alina states eagerly.

“I can’t bring Maisy along for this ride. How about Belle, me, and the kids follow safely behind in case of an emergency?” Josie suggests.

“Good plan. Not that there will be any emergency. Well, apart from us driving her to the hospital to have the baby,” I state. “Maggie, you are with me and Alina. Shoot a message to the others. Tell them it’s code dilation and to bring refreshments,” I say as I help Alina put her shoes on before I take her hand and ease her up off the couch.

“We need to go. Church will be over in less than ten minutes. Once they realise what we are doing, they’ll come and stop us,” Alina huffs, rubbing her hand over her large belly.

“Well then, let’s waddle!” I order.

Fortunately, Enzo is at nursery, so once we’re all in and ready to go, I put my foot on the gas and speed away before Hap clocks us on the cameras I know he has set up.

“Easy!” Maggie complains. “Jesus, we need to get her to the hospital in one fucking piece if she goes into labour.”

“Relax, I’m a good driver,” I say defensively.

The place is surrounded by fields and woodland, so it’s not far for us to go. I find the track and take the sharp left turn, my tyres screeching as the truck tries to stay on the road. Alina and Maggie let out screams, and I burst out laughing.

“Hold on girls, it’s about to get bumpy!” I warn, turning up the music. Sleep Tokens Vore vibrates through the speakers.

“This music is not soothing!” Alina yells from the back as she holds on.

I floor it over the uneven ground, which had become wet and slippery from last night’s heavy rain. There is a large mound of mud, and I let out a loud laugh as I speed towards it, making the truck fly over it.

“FFFFFUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKK!” Alina yells from the back. I turn to face her; she’s smiling, but her eyes are filled with both fear and excitement.

“Will you face the right fucking way!” Maggie says, panicked.

I turn back to face forward. “Calm down. I come out here around once a week,” I confess.

“You what?” Maggie asks, stunned.

“Since it’s been quiet, I’ve been looking for something to do to kickstart the adrenaline. I saw something online, not here, about rally cars speeding around a course through mud and woodland. I figured it was the safest thing to do that would still give me a rush.” I shrug as I turn the truck a sharp right, the back end fishtailing.

“Does Ghost know you do this?” Alina asks.

“Yeah, I brought him here. We challenge each other,” I say, biting my lower lip.

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