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“Gross, none of that shit, Hailey.” Bentley shakes his head, looking disgusted, and I can’t help but chuckle. “I may be cool with you two being together, but I do not want to know what goes on behind closed doors. And it fucking better always be behind closed doors when I’m around.”
She giggles at Bentley’s remark and turns back toward me. “Well, then, we better get going so we don’t upset Mr. Grumpy Pants over here.” Bentley rolls his eyes, and for the first time in a long damn time, he seems like himself. Like the guy he was when we were kids, back when we were brothers.
“Baby.” I turn my attention back to my girl and grip her cheeks. “You still haven’t given me an answer.”
I didn’t think her smile could get any bigger or that my world could get any brighter, but when she starts jumping up and down in my arms like a giddy little girl who just won a pony, shouting “Yes! Yes! Yes!” it’s as though all the rough waters from my past settle and her heart has now become my life’s anchor.
I grip the back of her neck and stare into her gorgeous eyes. “Thank you, babe. Thank you so damn much for loving me.”
She shakes her head, a tear slipping down her rosy cheek. “Loving you is easy, Derek. It’s always been easy.”
I look over my pretty girl’s shoulder, checking in on her brother, and see it written on his face. I think he’s feeling just as thankful as I am to have our family back.
“We should all go out to eat and celebrate,” I suggest.
“Not tonight!” Hailey practically shouts, gripping her nails into my shirt. Her fierce stare has me chuckling again. Seems as though my horny girl has other plans in mind, and I sure as hell won’t be arguing with that. Her little pussy needs some attention and I’ll never leave her hanging out to dry, which means that celebratory dinner will have to wait.
“Nah, you two go have fun,” Bentley states, kindly taking his sister’s hint. “I’m beat and going to hit the sack. But I’ll take a rain check on that dinner because it’s definitely worth celebrating.”
Hailey steps out of my arms and back over to Bentley. “I love you, Bent. Always.” They grab onto each other and hang on tight, and my heart pounds hard, relieved to know that she’ll never have to make a choice. She’ll never have to choose between us because we’re always going to be her family. Damn, do I feel like one lucky son-of-a-bitch.
When she pulls away, Bentley hits me with another look of guilt. “I don’t just owe you an apology, Grit. I owe your men one too. I also owe them a huge fucking thank you for dealing with that drug scum bastard.”
I know he’s talking about the fucker we just recently took out. We learned some nasty shit was getting around to kids in the schools, and a few died because of it. The Savage Knights not only don’t want drugs dirtying up our town but we also don’t like when kids are preyed upon, so we dealt with that drug dealing scum and gave him an overdose of our own kind of justice. Let’s just say that fucker isn’t going to be draining any hard-earned tax dollars sitting in a jail cell.
I’m actually surprised that Bentley’s okay with how we handled things, given the badge he swears his loyalty to. But hell if I’m going to question it. His moral compass is pointing in the right direction as far as I’m concerned.
“By the way, Derek, if I ever come across that piece of shit whose only good contribution in this world was you, I’ll kill him with my own bare hands and claim it was self-defense.”
And once again, my eyes are fucking stinging. He has no idea what that means to me. “Thanks, brother.” I force the words past the emotion trying to choke me up. “For all that you did back then, and for this. You both have shown me what family really means, and I can’t thank you enough.”
He nods, looking as though he’s feeling it too. “All right, you two get out of here before I start crying like a baby.”
Yeah, you and me both. My girl gives him one last hug and then steps up to me, wrapping me up in her sweet loving arms.
“I love you both. Now, you heard him. It’s time to take me to the place where all the magic happens, Derek.”
I start to laugh as Bentley grumbles something in the background about not wanting to hear that shit. I scoop my girl up and carry her out the door, placing her on my bike and handing her my helmet.
“So,” she says, pulling the thing down over her head. “Are you going to put a ring on it and make it official?” Her question makes me realize I should have come prepared. I have her ring back at the clubhouse, and as soon as we get back there, I’m going to get down on bended knee and do this the right way.
“It’s official, baby. Diamond or not. You are fucking mine.”
She bites down on her smile, her cheeks blushing something fierce. God, I love to see my girl happy. “I was talking about a cock ring.” She smiles. “But a diamond works too.”
Her sexy little smart ass has my cock ready to break free from its cell. I have one of those kinds of rings, too, and she’ll definitely be getting that one tonight upon her request.
“Come on, babe.” I kiss the end of her nose. “It’s time for us to get going. We’ve got a future to start planning.”
“But first,” she bites down on her lip, “you’re going to make love to your fiancé.”
I sure as hell am. My priorities may have been skewed these last four years on account of my hands being tied to a hell of a lot of fear, but that will never be the case again. My girl will always come first. Come hell or high water, she’ll always be my number one priority. Hailey is my everything, and I’ll be spending the rest of my life proving just how much she means to me. And… proving to her sexy little body, that I was the right choice.
EPILOGUE
Hailey
“What happened to me learning from my mistakes?” I question, crossing my arms over my chest, watching as his eyes shift down to my breasts which are nearly popping over my top.
