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“Our night together,” he finished for her.
“Yeah,” she breathed. “I worried that you hated me or something because I thought that I’d at least see you around town. I even went to Savage Hell a few times with Blade and Trixie hoping to see you there.” He had kept his distance from his club and especially Blade. There was no way that he’d want to tangle with his friend if Wren spilled her guts to her best friend Trixie about their night together. Trixie and Blade were married now, and if she told her new husband about Yonkers and Wren, he’d have some explaining to do.
“I just got busy,” Yonkers lied. “Work really picked up after the first of the year.”
“I see,” Wren said. He could tell by the look on her face that she didn’t understand or believe any of his lame excuses.
“So, why are you here?” he asked again.
Wren stood and ran her hands down to her tummy. “To tell you about this,” she said. He looked at her belly as if seeing it for the first time, and back up at her.
“You’re pregnant?” he asked.
“Yes,” she squeaked, “I’m five months pregnant, give or take a week or so. It happened during our one night together. The baby is yours,” she said as if he needed clarification.
“I figured since you came all this way to tell me about the baby. I mean, you wouldn’t get into a car and drive up here to tell me that some random guy had knocked you up, right?” he teased. From the scowl on her face, Wren wasn’t in a joking mood.
“It’s a girl if you are interested in knowing that. I just thought you should be aware that she exists and will be here sometime in September.” Wren stood from the sofa and started for the front door.
“Where are you going?” he asked.
“Oh, I assumed that your silence meant that we were done discussing everything,” Wren said. “I’ll just give you some time. You have my cell phone if you need to reach me.”
“Where will you go?” he asked.
She shrugged, “I’ll have to find a cheap hotel somewhere around here and then, I’ll head back to Huntsville in the morning. I can’t take much time off work.” Yonkers felt panic like he never had before in his life—not even when his mom called to tell him that she was sick again. All he could do was watch Wren leave and that was when he realized that his mother was standing in the room, staring him down.
“Are you seriously going to let her just leave?” his mother asked. “She just told you that she’s pregnant with my granddaughter and you’re just going to let her go stay in a crappy hotel and then, drive all the way back down to Alabama. She looks like she barely made the trip here in one piece.”
“I’m in shock, Ma,” he insisted, “what do you expect me to do?”
“I expect you to do the right thing and go after her,” she said. “She can stay with us until you figure out how to use your words again.” His mother was right. He couldn’t just let her leave, but convincing Wren to stay might prove trickier than just asking her to.
“Fine,” he growled. Yonkers pushed his way out the front door and shouted for Wren as she was about to get into her car. She turned and looked at him and God, she was crying. He hated it when women cried. He never knew what to do.
“Yes,” she said, swiping at the tears that were spilling down her face.
“I, um, I don’t want you to go. You can stay here, with us. We need to talk about this,” he said, nodding to her tummy.
“This is our daughter,” she said, rubbing her hands over her belly. “And if you don’t want to be a part of her life, tell me now. I can take care of her on my own, Chris, I just thought that you had a right to know about her.”
He didn’t even have to think about his answer. He wanted to be a part of his daughter’s life, and Wren’s too, if she allowed it. “I want to know her,” he whispered. He reached out a hand to touch her belly and when she took a step back from him, he let it fall to his side.
“I’m sorry, I’m just not ready to let you touch me again, Chris. You left me—you just left.” He got it. He fucked up and it was going to take some time to fix what he had done, but right now, he had the time if Wren was willing to stick it out in New York and give him a chance.
“Will you stay for a little bit? My mom has another spare room that you can sleep in,” he offered. She looked conflicted as she weighed her options. Wren finally nodded, and pulled open the truck of her car, handing him her suitcase.
“I’ll stay for a little bit—just until we get things worked out. But then, I’m heading back to Alabama. I want to have the baby there, with a doctor that I know and trust.”
“That’s fair,” Yonkers agreed. “Thank you for agreeing to stay, Wren.” She breezed past him and walked back into his mother’s house. Yeah, none of this was going to be easy, but he already knew that Wren was worth every bit of trouble that she was about to give him.
Lost in Younkers (Royal Bastards MC Book 14) Coming on April 9, 2024!
Don’t miss the rest of K.L.’s Royal Bastards! Here is the reading order for the Huntsville Chapter:
Savage Heat->https://books2read.com/u/brq7pA
Whiskey Tango->https://books2read.com/u/bQdX6v
