Page 44 of The Prez’s Daughter

“It was a pain in the ass to come by the school, to show your daughter any interest. Do you think they couldn’t see that, the bullies? It was so much easier to pretend nothing was happening, even as I was being punched and hit every single day,” she said.

Savage had figured this one out.

“I didn’t mean to fall in love with Savage, but I have, and you cannot even be happy for me. I never meant for you to find out this way.”

“You love me?” Savage asked.

“Yes, I love you, but I also know how important the club is to you, and my dad, so I am not going to ask anything of you. Your place is here, and I’m not part of this club, nor am I part of you.” She turned to look at her father. “You know, a small part of me had hoped you might ... be happy for me.”

She went to walk away, but Savage was not going to run from Charlotte. The club was the only family he had ever had, but Charlotte was the only woman he had ever loved. It was an easy decision.

He pulled off his leather jacket and handed it to Doc. “If you can ever find it in your heart to forgive me, I would gladly take this back. I love this club, but I love your daughter a hell of a lot more.”

And with that, he rushed toward Charlotte, cupping her face, stopping her from climbing into Maeve’s car.

“I’m going to take her home,” he said, looking toward Maeve.

The other woman looked shocked but just nodded her head. This was not how he wanted matters to end.

Taking hold of Charlotte’s hand, he walked over to his bike and swung his leg over the seat.

“You don’t have to do this,” Charlotte said.

“I do, because I love you, and I wasn’t lying to you, babe. I love you, and I see a life with you.”

Chapter Fourteen

“What the hell was that?” Nancy asked, pointing her arm in the direction of the outside.

Doc glared at his ex-wife. He was still holding onto Savage’s jacket and reeling from Charlotte’s outburst. They had both betrayed him. He didn’t know how long this had been going on, but Charlotte deserved better. She should be with a man that was not a fucking biker.

“I’m trying to take care of our daughter, while you want to pimp her out to every single fucking loser that walks in that door.”

“Are you fucking insane?” she asked. “Are you even thinking straight?”

He looked toward Maeve who was also in his office, and she offered him a smile, although it didn’t quite reach her lips.

“We’re not going to talk about this,” he said.

He was done talking. Right now, he wanted to deal with the fact he had just lost a good man, but he had also lost his freaking daughter.

“You know, one of the bullies from her high school sent you that video,” Nancy said. “I knew you were a hothead, but I didn’t think it would come at the cost of your own daughter!”

“Nancy, I suggest you give it a fucking rest,” he said, no longer in the mood to entertain her antics.

“A fucking rest!” Nancy let out a scream. “She’s our only child, Doc. That may not matter to you because you’ve got a new woman and all that, but Charlotte is still our girl.”

“I love our daughter,” Doc said.

“You know, you have a bad way of showing it, and I am going to leave now, because you might want to cut our daughter out, but I’m not a fucking asshole like you. I love her, and whoever she wants to be with, I will learn to accept it.” Nancy stormed toward the door and turned back to glare at him. “Fucking waste.”

She slammed the door, and Doc turned toward Maeve.

“You’re quiet.”

“I’m just listening, and observing.”

“You’re judging,” he said.