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Beast stares at Grim for a long moment, and I swear I don’t breathe the entire time. Then he kind of shakes himself and a surprised laugh breaks free from his lips. “I’m going to be a dad!” he exclaims. The joy on his face is undeniable as he strides towards Grim and hauls her into his arms, enveloping her in a tight hug. “Babe, you don’t know how happy I am. This is fucking unreal! I’m going to be a motherfucking father!”
“You are,” Grim replies, her shock and fear replaced with a moment of pure joy as they both just laugh and hug each other, allowing themselves happiness in the moment. It’s beautiful to watch. That kind of joy is hard to find given the environment they both live in.
Dax steps up beside me, his arm circling my waist. “We should go,” he whispers into my ear before releasing me.
“Yeah, we should,” I reply, sliding my hand into his.
As we reach the door, Grim calls out, “Wait!” Stepping free from Beast’s hold, she says “Don’t forget your wages.” Opening the top drawer in her desk she pulls out a small manilla envelope, holding it out to me.
“Thank you,” I say, taking it from her.
“No, thank you. You were incredible tonight, and not just the routine you performed. I appreciate everything,” she says softly.
“You ever need a friend, you call me,” I reply, offering her the hand of friendship that she extended to me the first night we met.
She nods. “Speak soon?”
“Yeah, of course.”
“So, Grim’s pregnant?” Dax asks after we say goodnight to everyone, and head out into the carpark to wait for Clancy.
“Yeah, but you need to keep this quiet,” I reply under my breath, flicking my gaze to Clancy who’s striding towards us, a huge grin on her face. “Grim doesn’t need anyone knowing the news just yet. It’s not our business.”
“Fair enough.”
“Hey, so I’m gonna head to Chastity’s Nightclub. River’s already there, and Lola said she wanted to come along too,” Clancy says, her eyes lighting up with mischief.
“It’s already two in the morning. Shouldn’t you be heading back to the Academy? I can give you a lift,” Dax offers.
Clancy laughs. “Sleep is for the weak. Besides, I’m on a promise.” She turns to glance over her shoulder at Lola who gives her a wave and a sexy smile. “Lola’s driving us.”
Dax pushes off from the Bentley and opens the door for me. “Have a good one.”
“Will do!” Clancy replies, leaning in to give me a hug before skipping off towards Lola. I watch them pull away before I climb into the Bentley.
“So, do you wanna go clubbing?” Dax asks me, a smile pulling up his lips.
“Not even a little bit,” I reply with a shake of my head. “Let’s go home.”
Dax pulls out his mobile phone from his jacket pocket. “Sure thing. I just need to text the guys to let them know I’m dropping you back off at the Academy,” he says a little distractedly as he frowns at his phone.
“Oh, I meant… seeing as it’s a Saturday night, I thought maybe we could go back to your place—”
“Fuck!” Dax exclaims, cutting my sentence short as he presses play on a message and lifts it to his ear. The expression on his face changes as the seconds tick by.
“What is it?”
He passes me the phone and puts the car in drive. “Buckle up, Kid. Something’s going down at Rocks. We gotta go!”
The car’s back wheels spins and as he releases the handbrake we fly forward. “Dax, what’s happening?” I ask, alarmed by his panic and the multitude of voicemail messages on his phone, not to mention text messages.
“There’s been a retaliation to the fight Zayn had with that guy from Dante’s Crew. Shit’s going down.”
“Oh fuck!”
“I had my motherfucking phone on silent, Kid! I’m a stupid fucking idiot!” he exclaims, taking risks as he drives recklessly through the streets of London. It’s a miracle we don’t get pulled over by the police.
“It’s not your fault this happened.”
