Big Dick laughed.“Nah, there’s someone else I want to be with.”
Brick nodded.“Still?”
“It’s not ever going to change.”
“You’ve fallen, brother, fallen hard and fallen fast.”Brick tutted.“But do you think she is ever going to give you what you want?”
“She already does,” Big Dick said, and made his way outside the clubhouse.It had been another day of hunting for the Twisted Bastards MC.In the past month, it hadn’t been a priority as he was taking care of Larissa and being there for her because of her mother.It was a mess.
He sacrificed finding that piece-of-shit Cadeon, for Larissa.
She had no idea what happened, and he was never going to tell her.She didn’t need to know he’d been this freaking close to finally putting an end to all the bullshit.Only, he’d chosen her over the club.From the moment he joined the club, he’d been one hundred percent devoted to them.
He never understood why Smokey, Ugly Beast, and Hunter would ever put a piece of pussy first.Actually, when it came to Hunter, he did understand it, seeing as Harlow was his sister.As for Ugly Beast and Smokey, he never got it.
Now, he did.
The very thought of not going home and partying with anyone that was not Larissa did not appeal to him, even in the slightest.There was only one person he wanted to spend his time with.The fact he wasn’t there to collect her pissed him off.One of the favorite parts of his day was taking care of Larissa.He liked to cook for her, because he knew she was getting tired a lot faster.
He’d been the one to approach Ava and ask when she would consider hiring a third person.There was no way he was going to allow his woman to still be working after she’d given birth to the baby.Larissa was going to need maternity leave.He wouldn’t stop her from working, as he knew she loved working at the bakery.It would be a choice, though.Like it was for Ava.
He had no doubt Smokey would take care of the bakery if Ava asked him to.They would find someone to take over completely, but the bakery was successful because of Ava, no other reason.The woman was an amazing baker.
Making his way out to his bike, he saw Kinky sitting on the wall near the bikes, bottle of beer in hand, staring up at the sky.He had noticed Kinky didn’t spend a lot of time in the clubhouse anymore.The rumor was, he didn’t fuck any of the women either.
“You all right, man?”Big Dick asked.
“Yeah, I am.”
“You want to tell me what you’re doing staring up at the sky like that?You on drugs?”
Kinky laughed.“Nah, no drugs.”
He looked toward Kinky as he threw his leg over his bike.“You want to tell me what’s up?”
“How did you do it?”
“Do what?”
“Get Larissa to talk to you?”
Big Dick should have known this was about Hailey.When Hailey realized the truth, that Kinky was just using her to get information, and it was just sex, the beautician had nothing to do with him.She wouldn’t talk to him.From what Big Dick knew, she wouldn’t even look in his direction.To Hailey, Kinky was dead.
“She was pregnant,” Big Dick said.“Until then, she didn’t talk to me.I tried.She wasn’t interested in getting to know me.If it weren’t for Ava and Smokey, and her dad, I doubt she would have.”
“Yeah, you’re lucky like that.”
“Have you even tried?”Big Dick asked.
Kinky turned his attention back to him with a glare.“What the fuck is that supposed to mean?”
“You stand outside the shop.You linger.You’re nothing but a fucking stalker, and I get it, because that is exactly what the fuck I was.Larissa didn’t want me near her.She didn’t want anything to do with me, and you know what, that is fine.It is so fucking fine.I hurt her.You hurt Hailey, and she has a right to be upset.”He was rambling now, and he didn’t know where he was going with this.“You at least have got to try and not give up.”
“What fucking advice is that?”
“You think Smokey wasn’t in the same boat?Think about what he did to Ava.That shit was ...messed the fuck up, and look at them now.They are solid, man.So Hailey won’t talk to you.Doesn’t mean you can’t talk to her.If she is who you want, then it can’t be a bad thing to keep trying.Maybe I was lucky, or maybe my luck ran out, and now I have to put in the hard work.”
He turned over the ignition on his bike and saluted Kinky, before pulling out of the clubhouse parking lot and taking the ride back to his place.At times, he couldn’t fucking believe he had finally gotten to a place where he was on the verge of settling down.It was just fucking crazy to him.
