It was tempting to keep him all to myself for the weekend, but he needed some bonding time with his brothers—and especially with Holden.
I had the Redemption Road meeting. Thankfully, Snake wasn’t there. Then I headed over to Ball Breakers, meeting up with Bailey and his family outside.
“Hey, Flynn, I didn’t know you were coming,” Gray said in surprise.
“No one ever tells me anything,” Axel complained.
I cast a confused look at Holden. He shrugged and smiled. “It’s not my news to share.”
“What news?” Emory asked, looking painfully curious. Shiloh just smiled. Clearly, he’d gotten the inside scoop.
“Surprise!” Bailey said. “I got a boyfriend for my birthday.”
Gray’s eyes widened and flicked to me. “Flynn?”
“Yep,” Bailey said, sounding proud. “He’s fucking perfect, so keep your trap shut unless you have nice things to say.”
“Only nice things,” Axel said, leaning forward to slap Bailey’s arm. “Way to go, baby bro. You’re finally a man.” He pretended to wipe away a tear.
Bailey groaned. “Please stop.”
Axel smirked. “Can’t a guy just be happy that his little brother is finally getting some?”
Holden grimaced. “All right, enough of that. Let’s go inside and sit down. Shiloh’s freezing over here.”
Shiloh was, in fact, shivering quietly.
“Me too,” Emory agreed, reaching for the door. “We can tease Bailey about his big, hot boyfriend inside where it’s warm.”
The boyfriends led the way inside, Gray, Axel, and Holden following.
“Where’s your man?” Bailey asked Axel as we went in behind them. “I owe him a thank-you for last night.”
“He should be here soon. Why? What did he do?”
“He got them to pull me out of the cell,” Bailey said. “I got to hang out in the break room.”
“And they decided not to charge him,” Holden added as he pulled out a chair at two tables pushed together in the center of the room. “They told me when I tried to bail you out. Wasn’t necessary.”
Bailey blew out a big breath. “Well, that’s a fucking relief.”
“Yes, it is,” Holden said. “You got lucky.”
“What exactly happened, anyway?” Gray asked as he and Emory took their seats.
Bailey sank into the chair I pulled out for him, and then I sat down beside him.
“I did some work on this street racer’s car,” Bailey said. “He’s the guy in that pool video that went viral.”
“The one you stomped?” Axel asked with a laugh.
“Yeah. He was pissed. Tried to jump me in the parking lot. I did some fast talking about helping him with his car, and then…” He scrunched up his face. “I kinda got addicted.”
Axel was full of questions about the work Bailey did, the race, and how many people were there. He was a little too interested.
Holden shook his head and stood. “I’ll go get drinks. Don’t encourage him, Axel. It could have gotten him in a lot of trouble.”
Axel’s smile went sharp at the edges. “I’ve been known to get into a little trouble myself. Maybe we’re not so different.”
