“Damn right she would,” Chaos says. “That woman's terrifying.”
Hawk walks over, beer in hand. “Son,” he says, his voice low and steady. “You good?”
I meet his eyes, and for a second, I think about telling him, telling all of them, but I can't. Not yet.
I nod. “I'm good.”
Hawk studies me for a long moment before speaking again. “Marriage is a leap, son. But if you're jumping with the right person? It's totally worth it, at least it was with your mom.”
“I know,” I say quietly.
He claps me on the back, then moves on, leaving me with Chaos.
“See?” Chaos says, grinning. “Even your dad says you're good. So, stop looking like someone kicked your bike and have some fun.”
“I’m having fun,” I growl.
Chaos laughs. “You need to pull that stick out of your ass first. I think it’ll help.”
Colt, who’s been eavesdropping, shakes his head, smirking. “Ignore him. Relax, Frost. In a couple of days, you’re marrying the woman you love. Everything else is just noise.”
I force a smile that I hope appears genuine. “You're right.”
I can’t relax when I’m drowning. Chaos and Colt drift off, pulled into another conversation, and I'm left standing there, beer in hand, surrounded by my brothers. They think I'm nervous about the wedding, that I have cold feet. They have no idea what’s going on inside my head right now or what Hope is hiding from me.
I drain the rest of my beer, setting the bottle down harder than I mean to.
Does she love me? Or does she justneedme? If she needs me to provide for the baby... is that enough? I don't know. I don't know anything anymore.
Hope and Amy step through the door, their arms connected together.
She's here.
My heart pounds, and my hands clench into fists at my sides. I don't know what to do or what to say to her to get her to open up. In a few seconds, she's going to make her way over to me, and I'm going to have to look her in the eye. Unfortunately, I don't know if I can do it without breaking.
CHAPTER 10
HOPE
The music hits me the second we walk through the door. The bass thumps so hard I feel it in my chest. The clubhouse is packed with brothers everywhere, and the air is thick with the smell of beer, leather, and smoke.
Amy squeezes my arm, grinning. “Look at you, all glowy and bride-like.”
I laugh, scanning the room for Frost. My heart does that stupid flutter thing it always does when I'm about to see him. Near the back hallway, I catch a glimpse of him before he disappears around the corner toward the bathrooms.
I smile to myself. He probably didn't see us come in.
“Come on.” Amy tugs me toward the bar. “Let's get a drink.”
We weave through the crowd, and Hawk spots us immediately, his face breaking into a huge grin.
“There she is!” he booms, spreading his arms wide. “The bride and my future daughter-in-law!”
“My future sister-in-law,” a voice says, coming out of the shadows.
“Paige!” I yell, throwing my arms around her.
She squeezes me back. “I told you I wouldn’t miss this for the world.”
