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“Tell me.”
“Vivi took me somewhere today. She showed me something that I think you might like,and I wanted to show you.”
Kansas smirked, looking conspiratorial.
“Did you like it?”
I nodded. “I loved it. It’s perfect.”
Kansas grinned, then kissed my forehead. “Good. Because I bought it and the seventy acres that went with it.”
“What!”
Kansas hugged me tight before releasing me. “Vivi came to me before she took you out to the place. I drove out there and saw it for myself. Definitely big enough, that’s for sure.”
“Honestly, it’s too big, but I love the history of the place. Don’t know what I’m going to do with thirteen bedrooms, but I’ll figure something out.”
“Oh, I have plans for those rooms.”
“Really?” I questioned, looking up at him.
“Yep,” Kansas smirked, kissing the tip of my nose. “Plan on putting a kid in each one.”
My eyes widened as I stared, open mouth at him. “You can’t be serious?”
Stepping back, Kansas reached for his beer and nodded. “Think about it, Kali. You’ve got four. Hellraiser, the twins, and Tanner. That’s three bedrooms right there. Ours will be the biggest, of course, so that leaves us with nine empty bedrooms.”
“Are you crazy? I’m not birthing nine more kids!”
“Never said you had to birth them all, babe. I’m not opposed to adopting, but I want some of my own. I want to watch your belly grow with my kid in it. I want it all. Everything you want to give me. I grew up with three brothers. No sister. I missed out. I want a full house, with kids running about driving us nuts. I want it all. I want the dream.”
Ten
Kansas
Justin Conroy walked into the clubhouse three weeks later as I was sitting at the bar with Pence and Monk. It was nothing new to see the good detective show up out of the blue. As far as I was concerned, he was family. Hell, a good portion of the Lawton Police force and a few of the first responders were.
“Hey Justin, want a beer?” Trigger asked, wiping down the bar.
“No thanks, Trigger. Kansas, we need to talk.”
Turning to face my friend, I said, “Okay. What’s up?”
Justin pointed towards church, saying nothing. Looking at Pence, I got to my feet and motioned for the detective to follow, knowing Pence and Monk were right behind me. It wasn’t that I didn’t trust Justin. I did. The man was solid and honest as they came, but I wasn’t taking any chances.
Taking my seat at the head of the table, I waited until Justin and Pence took their seats as Monk closed the door, leaning against it, arms crossed over his chest.
“Okay. What’s going on?”
“Chuck Miller, the firefighter, didn’t show up for his shift last night. The fire chief thought it odd because Chuck never missed a shift. Asked us to go out to his place and check on him. So, we did.”
“I know Chuck. Good guy. Loves to party.”
“Well, he won’t be partying anymore. He’s dead. Someone broke into his home and killed him.”
“Sorry to hear that, Justin. Tell the chief if he needs anything to let us know. We’ve got several brothers here that are trained in first response. He needs help. Tell him we’ll volunteer.”
“That’s mighty nice of you, Kansas, but that’s not why I’m here. When the officers discovered his body, they called it in. The Police Chief handed me the case. Kansas, Chuck wasn’t just murdered. Whoever did it, tore apart his body.” Justin said, sliding a folder towards me. Opening it, I stared at picture after picture of what remained of the fun-loving, partying goofball I knew as Chuckie. As disturbing as the pictures were, I stopped short when I my eyes landed on a picture that had the hairs on the back of my neck standing up straight.
