Page 42 of Property of Zombie

I chuckle. “Yeah. Get some shoes, and we’ll get outta here.”

“We flying somewhere?”

I help Lucy out of her truck and close the passenger door. I really wanted to get her on the back of my bike, but she chose a pair of strappy red heels to wear. It took some convincing, but I managed to get her to hand over her keys, and now we’re standing outside the clubhouse. Of course, I drove in through the back gate, so to her it just looks like an airport.

“No,” I reply. “We’re at the clubhouse.”

She jerks her gaze to mine excitedly. “The clubhouse? As in, I’m going to meet your brothers?”

I grin. “Yeah, babydoll. That okay?”

“I didn’t… You always…” She shakes her head and sighs. “Yeah, it’s okay.”

“You didn’t and I always what?” I prod.

“I didn’t see this coming. You always come to me.” Lucy bites her bottom lip for a moment as if she has more to say, and the action is adorable, although I’m not a fan of her obvious discomfort.

“Spit it out,” I encourage.

“It’s just… You said all the right things earlier, but I guess I wasn’t sure if you meant them. I mean, I didn’t know if you’d really let me in.”

I tug her into my chest and wrap my arms around her. “You’re mine, Lucy. And I’m yours, but I’m a package deal. I want you to be in my life, all aspects of my life.” She nods against me, and I pull back to kiss her forehead. “Ready?”

“Yeah.”

We enter the clubhouse through an entrance that only patched members have the access code to, and Lucy immediately darts her gaze around the space. I try to see my home through her eyes and realize that an airport hangar isn’t exactly a welcoming environment.

“It gets better, I promise.”

“Better? This is awesome!”

The wing we’re walking through is where the suites for the officers are located, and I point out my room as we pass it. Music filters through from the common room, and nerves plague me the closer we get. All I can think is that I hope she likes everyone. I know they’ll love her, but my brothers and our lifestyle can be a bit much for an outsider.

“Wow,” she breathes when we enter the common room. “I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t this.”

“What do you mean?” I ask, my defenses rising.

“For starters, it’s huge,” she replies. “Like elephant enclosure huge.” I laugh at her description, and she gasps as she points toward the far corner. “Am I seeing what I think I’m seeing?”

I follow her line of sight and grin when I spot Patti, one of the club whores, giving Boondock, our treasurer, head. “If you think you’re seeing a half-naked chick on her knees and sucking a dick, then yes.”

“Talk about an adrenaline rush.”

My brows shoot up. “You’re okay with that?”

“Why wouldn’t I be?” she counters. “I have sex in front of exotic animals so I’m certainly not gonna judge.”

“Marry me,” I blurt, and as soon as the words pass my lips, I realize that I don’t hate the idea.

Lucy, on the other hand, just seems shocked. She slaps me on the chest playfully. “Be serious.”

It’s on the tip of my tongue to tell her I am serious, but I refrain. She thinks I’m joking, and that’s for the best right now because I know she’s still coming to terms with there being anything beyond sex between us.

I’m saved from responding when Whiz joins us. “Hey, Lucy,” he greets. “I was wondering when Z was going to bring you by.”

“Bite me,” I snap.

“I think I’ll leave that to the pretty vet,” Whiz states, which earns him a laugh from said vet. “So, Z, you gonna stand here like a wall flower all night or introduce your girl to everyone?”