“Nonsense, love. You’re expecting. You need a comfortable bed and a quiet place to rest. With all the crap going on with these nasty Spiders, it’s better and safer you’re here. If anything happens, our basement can be locked down in less than a minute.”
“You have your own panic room?”
She nodded. “A huge panic room, stocked with a week’s worth of food and water.”
“Wow.”
“But we won’t need it,” she assured. “So for now, take a shower, take a nap, just rest. There are cold, bottled waters in the mini fridge in the closet and Doc mentioned you’re a Sprite girl, so there are some of those in there as well. I’ve popped some saltines on the dresser, should you need them, and of course, if you want to come downstairs and hang out, I’m just doing a little catch up until the boys get home from school, so make yourself at home.”
“Would you find me rude if I took a nap?”
“Not at all. Whatever you need.”
I nodded.
“I’ll leave you now. Give me a shout if you need me.”
“I will. Thanks.”
Maisie left me and I climbed into bed and immediately fell asleep.
* * *
Doc
“Sweet Pea’s accidentwasn’t an accident,” Hatch said as we drove to the club.
“Jesus,” I hissed. “Spiders?”
“Yeah. Minus, Clutch, and Ropes are meeting us for an officer’s meeting. Maisie’s got orders to lock everyone down if anything feels off, so Olivia’s covered.”
“I appreciate that,” I said.
We pulled into the compound lot and parked. I followed Hatch inside to find brothers in the form of Dogs and Saints.
Minus pulled me in for a bear hug and grinned. “Jesus, brother, you went and got some grey hairs.”
I chuckled. “That happens when you find out your woman’s havin’ twins.”
Minus raised an eyebrow. “No shit?”
“No shit.”
He grinned. “Congratulations.”
“Thanks.”
I reconnected with Clutch and Ropes, Sweet Pea’s biological brother, then got a few minutes to say hi to Booker, Portland’s VP, and Flea, the club’s new Sgt. at Arms. A few of the other men were already back in the conference room, so we headed back there, and Hatch called the meeting to order.
“Thank you all for being here tonight. It’s good to see so many friendly faces. Minus asked for this meeting so I’m gonna turn the floor over to him.”
“I appreciate everyone’s condolences about Doozer and your concern for Sweet Pea. I want to especially thank Doc for coming all the way out from Savannah to help with Pea’s rehab. The Dogs and the Saints first crossed paths in Georgia and we’ve held a close connection ever since.”
“How is he?” Hatch asked.
“You all know Sweet Pea. He’s as tough as they come. He’s determined to hit his recovery as hard as he wants to hit back at the Spiders,” Minus said, to nods all around.
“What’s the word on the Spiders?” Hatch asked.
