“No. I’ll have one of the guys take you.”
She stopped pulling clothes out. “Really? On their bike?”
“Fuck no. You’ll take a cage.”
She smirked. “I wondered. But is that really necessary? This interview may take a while.”
“They’ll be fine.”
“Do I have to ride in the back like a child, or can I ride up front?”
“You’d ride in the back for a ride share,” I said. I trusted her and I trusted my brothers, but I just got her back. It was bad enough I couldn’t take her myself. I didn’t want to have to kill one of my brothers for looking at her wrong.
Her brows shot up. “Possessive much?”
“Maybe. You’re my woman.”
She sighed heavily, then sat on the bed, still holding a pair of pants. “What does that mean?”
Confused, I said, “Just like it sounds. You’re mine. And I’m yours.”
“Okay. Well what does Old Lady mean to you?”
“You wanna be my Old Lady?” I’d already planned that, but having her bring it up was a surprise.
“I asked what it meant. Don’t deflect.”
Crossing my arms, I said, “It means you belong to me. You belong to the club. You’d have their protection if anything ever happened to me. You’d always have a place here.”
“Belong? Like property? Like you own me?” she asked, her tone more curious than sarcastic.
“Well, they don’t call it a property patch for nothing.”
She grabbed a pillow and tossed it at me. “Jerk. So, what, I’d be initiated? Do I have to like… kill someone?”
One of my brows cocked. “Do you have someone you need me to take out?”
“I don’t know how this works, Rooster!”
Walking to her, I brushed my hand down her cheek, then pushed her hair behind her shoulder. “You know how so many marriages end up in divorce?”
“Yeah.”
“There’s no divorce from your Old Man. There’s no leaving the club once you’re part of it.”
She took a deep breath. “That’s a lot to take in. Were you um… do you think you would eventually want–”
“I already know I want you to be my Old Lady, Sparrow. But I don’t want you to feel pressured.” Sighing, I knelt down, and grabbed her hand. “We rushed to get to this place we’re in now. There’s no rush for you to decide this. But in my heart,” I put her hand over the sparrow in her honor, “you’ve always been my Old Lady.”
Unfallen tears sparkled in her eyes and the breath she blew out ruffled the hair around her face, sending a hint of citrus my way. “So, we can just live together for now. And you won’t be upset?” She reached for my face, cupping my jaw. “I want to be with you, Rooster. I just need more time on the other stuff.”
“I’ve waited all this time, Kristie. I knew you were taking a gamble on me– on us. I’ll wait forever if I have to. I’m not going anywhere, because there’s nobody else for me. It’s only you.”
She blinked, a single tear falling from each eye but she quickly wiped them away. “Okay. Thank you.”
Standing up, I pressed a kiss to her soft lips, then restedmy forehead to hers. “I was worried you’d be mad I had to go. But I’m sorry I made you cry.”
She chuckled, pulling me to her and wrapping her arms around my shoulders. “One of the things I remember vividly about you is going on runs.” She pulled back enough to look at me. “The ladies are nice and I was going to have to get used to this anyway, right? I have my interview and I can keep browsing for places for us while you’re gone. At least I know since I’mhere, you’ll come back.”
