Page 53 of Rhythm Of Our Souls
“Come on.” Gavin nods towards the gate. “Let’s go tell Pops what's going on.”
“Gavin... is Slim Jim gonna lose it?” Lulu asks, with a hint of fear.
“Nah, baby. But I know we’re never going to live it down,” Gavin sighs.
Turns out, Slim Jim isn’t the meaty snack, but a big, burly biker man and the MC president of the Steel Devils MC California chapter.
The man tosses his head back and cackles. “You’re telling me your brother is scent matched to a teeny-bopper popstar?”
It takes everything in me not to growl. Ally is so much more than that. I hate it when people talk about her like she’s some airhead.
“No,” Gavin says. “He’s scent matched to Alisha Williams. She just so happens to be a famous singer. Dad, we judge by the person, not their life.”
“Right.” Slim Jim nods his head.
“And this guy.” Slim points to me. “Is her bodyguard, who you’re scent matched to?” he asks Lulu.
“Yes,” Lulu answers.
He narrows his eyes. “Does that mean you're leaving my boys?”
“No,” Lulu answers quickly. “You know I love your sons. They’re not going anywhere.”
He huffs. “So how is this going to work?”
“We’re combining packs,” Gavin explains. “So Brady can be with Ally, while still being with Lulu. And Lulu can be with Liam while still being with Brady. And they all share Ally.”
“Wait, what?” Slim Jim’s brows furrow. “Who’s sharing this Ally girl?”
“Ally is someone from my past. Someone I’ve been in love with for years, but had a falling out with a long time ago.”
“Ahhh.” Slim nods. “The one that’s kept you from letting my sons sink their teeth into that pretty little neck.”
Lulu’s cheeks pinken. “Yeah.”
“And you,” he asks me. “Why are you banging this singer?”
My jaw grinds. “I’m not banging her.” I try not to growl, then clear my throat. “It’s complicated.”
“I’d say.” Slim Jim blows out a breath. “But it is what it is. Can’t choose your mates. Gotta do the best with what you’re given. So, what does this mean? These newbies gonna be moving onto the compound?” His brow furrows. “Gavin, I don’t want none of that paparazzi around here getting into club business,” he growls.
“That’s not gonna happen,” Gavin reassures him. “We’re actually going to be going on tour with Ally and her band.”
“You boys are going to give me grey hair,” he grumbles. “Fucking hell. Steel Devils going on tour? I swear I’ve seen it all now.”
Gavin takes off to handle some things regarding his shop, giving Lulu a kiss goodbye.
“That went a lot better than I thought,” Lulu comments after we leave Slim Jim’s office. “I thought he was going to kill Gavin.”
“Really?” My brows furrow in worry.
“No.” She laughs. “I did think a lot more yelling would be involved, though."
“Huh.”
“So...” Lulu stops, turning to look at me. She tucks some of her short blonde curls behind her ear. “Did you wanna go to the bar and get a drink, or...”
“Not much of a drinker.”
