“Sorry, boys; Ruck’s won the comp on this one, but if it’s ridin’ we’re goin’ on, Mill–”
“Say my old lady's name and I’ll fuck you up.” Dev cuts him off before he can finish, stepping up beside Ruck and looking ready to kill him.
“Can you all just stop?” I yell at them; I was sure Greaser did this. So fuckin’ sure.
“Sorry, Vike, don’t look like Greaser’s our guy. He’s in some fuckin’ shit for lying and undercutting the club, but if what Sinner’s saying is true, he can’t have killed Raze,” Wrath explains, calmly moving across the yard to where Sinner is and knocking him on his ass when he slams his fist into the side of his face. “Ever speak about my sister that way again, and I’ll remove both your eyeballs from their sockets.” He continues walking to his bike, and we all follow, starting our engines and letting him lead us back to the club.
“Trinity!” I knock on her door, and when she finally opens it, it looks as if I’ve dragged her outta bed.
“Hey, Vike, bored with Mommy already?” She pouts as she steps back to let me inside.
“I ain’t coming in; I just need to know if Greaser was here with you the night Raze disappeared.”
“No.” She shakes her head and suddenly looks scared. “I swear he wasn’t here. I don’t know who told you that, but they ar?—”
“Sinner told me,” I explain, and she immediately drops her act.
“That boy loves it when I put on a show for him.” She shakes her head and laughs.
“So Greaser was here that night? Can you remember how long he was here for?”
“He was here a while, enough to get his money's worth.”
“Money?”
“Baby, I only fuck the ones I like for free.” She slides her finger between my chest, trying to be sexy.
“You lied; you told Alicia we spent the night together. Why would you do that? You weren’t looking out for me.”
“Greaser paid me to say we fucked. I don’t know why, but I figured I was doing you a favor. How long do you think you can keep playing Happy Families, Vike?” She giggles, and when she reaches out to touch me again, I grab her wrist.
“I ain’t fuckin’ playin, and I never want a favor from you again.” I drop her and march back into the clubhouse so I can cool off.
“Hey, brother, I know you wanna find out who killed Raze, and that it being Greaser would have given you an excuse to beat the hell outta him again, but look on the bright side. He and his mom leaving gives you and Alicia all the breathing space you need.” Dev slaps my back, and when Millie comes over, I can see she’s got something to tell him from the excitement on his face.
“Peyton knows,” she tells him.
“You told her?” Dev smiles back at her proudly.
“Not exactly; she guessed, but she’s so happy for us. You were right, we should have told her before.”
“So it ain’t a secret anymore?” I can see the excitement building up in him, too. It's good to see, because there was a time I never thought this man would smile again.
“It doesn’t have to be.” She shakes her head and bites down her smile, and when Dev rams two fingers in either side of his mouth and whistles, it gets everyone’s immediate attention.
“Bout time this club had some good news, and I got some for ya.” He drags his girl closer and wraps his arm around her neck, almost choking her.
“Millie here is gonna have my baby. I knocked her up,” he tells everyone proudly, and while they all cheer, she elbows him and turns red.
“You could have put it nicer than that,” she scolds him.
“Baby, it don’t matter how I put it; now everyone knows.” He kisses her like there ain’t no one else in the room, and I shake my head and laugh. Dev is right, it’s about time this club had something to celebrate.
“Alicia’s gonna be gutted she missed this.” I know how excited she’s been for Millie and Dev. Secretly, I think she’s enjoyed being the only one outta the girls who knows Millie is pregnant.
“Well, it’s her own fault she did. I stopped by the house on my way here to see if she wanted to come with me,” Millie tellsme, while Dev spins her back round and rests his chin on her shoulder.
“I don’t think we could have kept it a secret much longer.” He smiles as he pecks her cheek and strokes his hand over her stomach.
