It only took me thirty seconds to get what I needed. When I sat back down, I handed her the box.
She pulled the ribbon off and opened it. She released a low gasp as she pulled the gift out.
“This is beautiful.” She held it up and ran her fingers over the charm.
It was a silver necklace with the letter K, with a viper wrapped around it.
“You may not be an official Viper yet, but I want everyone to know who you belong to.”
“Oh, I belong to you?”
“Hell yeah. We exchanged bodily fluids, baby. We are together.”
I didn’t go around sticking raw dick into just anybody. For me to do that with Munch, the very first time, said a lot.
Munch laughed, but I was serious.
“You haven’t even asked me.”
I took the necklace from her and opened the clasp.
“You’re right. Raina Munch, will you be my girlfriend?”
She giggled and nodded.
“Yes, Kane. I will be your girlfriend.”
I put the chain around her neck and turned her to face me.
“Good.” I kissed her. “I say we forget these puzzles for now and celebrate.”
“I agree.”
I stood, then picked her up and carried her to my room, where we made love until the wee hours of the morning.
I’d been on cloud nine since Kane and I made things official. I stayed at his place more than I did with my parents. They were a little concerned, but I told them that I was good, and my happiness mattered to them the most.
Through the happiness, I still felt a little uneasy because there were still questions that needed answers, and I wouldn’t be able to fully enjoy my relationship until we had them. I couldn’t believe I was in a relationship, and with Kane of all people. It was crazy that I felt confident with him and that I could trust him not to hurt me.
Kane had gone to work, so I stayed behind at his place and cleaned up and went grocery shopping for the week. I also baked cookies that I planned on taking to the tattoo shop once I gotmyself together for the day. I’d become sort of like a housewife when I wasn’t working at the clubhouse, and I actually enjoyed it. I knew at some point I needed to find another job because I didn’t want to rely on Kane for everything, but I liked not having to go to work early in the morning. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, though. Being a secretary like I was before wasn’t going to cut it for me. I wasn’t fulfilled in that job. It was just a way for me to provide the necessities for myself.
My brother wanted to open a STEM center for children, so I thought about maybe still trying to do that one day in honor of him. I didn’t know where the money would come from, but I had decent credit, so I could probably get approved for a loan. I’d been thinking about it more and more, so I thought I’d have a conversation with Kane about it sometime soon.
I sat in the middle of Kane’s bed clearing out my emails because I got hundreds of them a day. I was in the middle of cleaning out my spam folder, when one in particular caught my eye.
“How long was this sitting here?” I whispered as I opened the message.
It was from my brother, and I wondered why he emailed me and was even more confused about why it went to the spam folder.
My hand shook as I opened the email. It explained everything that happened to him. I got up from the bed and paced the room while reading it again. I needed to show Kane this, and I couldn’t wait.
I ran to the front room and put my shoes on, then quickly left the house. It took me no time to get to the shop because I had gone over the speed limit, and luckily, there wasn’t that much traffic.
I rushed inside as soon as I put my car in park. The girl at the desk spoke to me, but I just waved.
When I reached Kane’s room, I pushed the door open.
“Munch. What’s wrong?” He was in the middle of a tattoo, so he put the needle down.
