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“Do you mind?” Zillah asked, stepping up to Amber and nodding toward her stomach.
Amber shook her head, grabbed her hands, and placed them on her stomach. “I’m almost five months but I feel like I look as big as a whale.”
The women laughed.
“You’re beautiful,” I told her, interrupting their moment.
The women looked my way.
Eve glanced at Zillah and Sara before meeting my eyes.
“What?” I asked as Jaron and Cyrus came up on either side of me.
“They’re not used to you having a woman here,” Jaron said. “Especially a pregnant one.”
I rolled my eyes. “She’s not a unicorn. She’s always existed. It just took me a while to find her.”
Amber’s eyes shone.
“You know, I’m not an overly romantic woman but…” Zillah sighed.
We laughed.
While the ladies fussed over baby shower plans, Amber quietly slid away from them and came up to me.
“Thank you for this.” She placed her hands on my chest, sliding them down to my stomach before they stopped at my hips. “I’ve never had this. I have my mom, Shawnee, and the other girls but I’ve never had this with…”
My heart jumped. “You never had this with Aaron’s side of the family.”
She shook her head. “I wanted to, but he always made excuses. So, thank you for giving this to me.”
I wanted to give her the whole fucking world but that would have to wait. Until then, we needed to figure out what the hell was going on with Will and get him to leave Amber the fuck alone.
Before I could even suggest that she go back to bed and get some rest, we were surrounded by my club brothers. They shifted from foot to foot, their bodies tense. An unnerving feeling was thick in the air as we waited for them to speak.
“Everything okay?” Amber asked, pulling her arms from around my middle but remaining close.
Thank fuck for that because I wasn’t sure how I would get through this if she weren’t around.
***
(Amber)
I wasn’t sure what was going on, but I noticed how the women I had just met were suddenly no longer around. I also noticed how the guys zeroed in on us. If it wasn’t for Sammy, I would have been nervous. This chapter was much better than the one Aaron had been a part of. Even though they were part of the same motorcycle club, I found the crew that Sammy was with, were nicer. They took care of their own. But I knew at the same time that if something happened to one of theirs, they would do whatever they could to avenge their family.
“What’s going on?” Sammy asked, taking the question right out of my head. He linked his fingers with mine, pulling me even closer, but I knew that no matter how close we were to each other, it would never be enough.
“We have more news,” Jaron said, his dark eyes flicking my way. His strong jaw was clenched tightly, and I took that as a sign. He wanted me to leave.
“Tell us,” Sammy demanded, tightening his hold on my hand.
“You know the rules, Sam,” Cyrus said gently. I realized then that he was the calm one, always keeping things in check and making sure no one ripped others’ heads off.
“This is different when it involves Amber’s late husband’s brother,” Sammy growled.
“Listen.” I pulled my hand from Sam’s and moved between them. “I know that you guys don’t know me, and I also know that you are good men. What happened last night...” I shook my head. “I’m sorry for your losses. All of yours.”
“We’re sorry for yours too,” Jaron said, the hard lines on his face, softening.
