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“It’s all good.” Bones said. “Isn’t it, Raze?”
“Absolutely. It’s not even a thing,” Raze said.
I glared at him and whirled to look at Raze, who hadn’t taken his eyes off Bones even as he’d spoken. “Raze?”
Raze’s attention slid to me. “Yeah?”
“You really okay?” I asked.
“We’re brothers,” Raze stated, and then looked at Bones. “Come on, man. Prez is waiting.”
“See you in a few, Duchess,” Bones said as he followed his brother toward the shed.
I went inside the clubhouse and heard the smattering of conversation coming from the living room. Mia and Sutton were sitting on the couch, but they both stopped talking when they saw me.
“Hey,” Mia greeted, shooting up from her seat. She came to me and enveloped me in a quick hug. “How are you?”
I frowned. “Why do you ask?”
Mia and Sutton exchanged a look. “Colt told me you and Bones are getting married—and why.”
“That wasn’t his business to tell,” I stated.
“Don’t be mad,” Sutton said. She turned toward me but didn’t get up.
“You know too?” I asked.
“Yes, but only because we want to help,” Sutton said. “We want to give you a wedding. If you’ll let us.”
“And there’s a code among us,” Mia said. “We help our own. And you’re an Old Lady now, so sometimes that means knowing things we probably shouldn’t know. Bones thought you might want a wedding, even knowing it won’t be the one you had in mind.”
My defensive posture softened. “Sorry. I’m so used to keeping stuff to myself—or only telling Charlie. I’m not used to having people know about my life. I didn’t mean to?—”
“Forget it. So, will you let us throw you a wedding?” Mia asked.
I smiled gently. “Will you be offended if I say no?”
“Kinda, yeah,” Sutton pouted.
“I know you’re trying to help, and God, I can’t even begin to tell you what it means to me. But my best friend can’t be at my wedding, and neither can my mother, so I’d rather not have one.”
“Can we at least throw you a party?” Sutton asked. “It’s not every day a brother makes a woman his Old Lady.”
Mia snorted. “Lately, that’s not really true. In the last few months, we’ve had Duke and Willa, you and Viper, Logan and Smoke, and now Hayden and Bones.”
“Okay, but it’s still something to celebrate,” Sutton pointed out. “And God knows we need more reasons to celebrate.”
“If I say yes, can we please keep it mellow?” I asked.
“Just a bonfire with a barbecue,” Mia promised. “It’s easy to put together. Nothing fancy.”
“That would be okay with me,” I said.
“Good, now that that’s settled, did your men leave in the middle of the night too and not tell you where they were going?” Sutton asked.
I frowned. “I woke up to Bones gone. He told me he went to The Ring to work out some of his anger. I got a good look at Raze’s face—he took a beating from Bones, apparently.”
Mia didn’t reply.
