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“You know something,” Sutton accused.
“I might know something,” she said slowly.
“And you’re not supposed to tell,” Sutton stated. “This isn’t the first time you’ve known something and kept it to yourself.”
Mia glared at her. “I’m the president’s wife. Sometimes I know things that you don’t get to know. Not until it’s the right time, anyway.”
“Now’s the right time,” Sutton stated. “Viper came home and fucked me into oblivion when I tried to ask questions. I’d like to know why—and what he’s keeping from me.”
An image of this morning flashed through my brain. My cheeks instantly heated.
Mia looked in the direction of the hallway, as if she was waiting for Colt and the other bikers to appear. When it was clear we were still alone, she looked at the two of us. “You keep this to yourselves, okay?”
Sutton and I nodded.
Mia sighed. “Those bikers you saw at Spurs the night of Sutton’s bachelorette party? Well, they’ve been showing their faces on Tarnished Angels turf. The boys went to…investigate.”
“Investigate,” I repeated. Understanding dawned. “You mean they went looking for a fight?”
Mia nodded. “Yeah. Viper, Raze, Bones, Kelp and Colt went to deal with them.”
“Run them out of town, you mean?” Sutton guessed.
“Yes. But also to find out what the hell they’re doing here,” Mia explained. She looked at me. “There are two prominent MC clubs in Waco. We stick to our side. The Jackals stick to theirs. These guys…they aren’t from here. The boys found out they’re scoping out the city to see if they can move in and set up shop.”
“Who are they?”
“Hopeless Souls MC, from Nebraska.”
“Why didn’t Bones just tell me the truth? Why would he tell me he was working out his anger at The Ring?” I asked.
“Old Ladies aren’t supposed to know about club business,” Mia said slowly. “Though that’s been changing over the past few months.”
“Guess the brothers becoming family men isn’t the only change,” Sutton stated. “It still doesn’t make sense why Viper wouldn’t tell me.”
“Probably didn’t want to upset you—in your condition,” Mia said. “I don’t know. Sometimes I want to know everything Colt talks about in church. Other times, I wish I could stay in the dark. But with the club direction changing…” She shrugged.
“You don’t think the Hopeless Souls are going to come back, do you?” Sutton asked.
“I hope not,” Mia stated. “Our club is just getting out of the thick of it. I don’t want us involved in that kind of business anymore.”
“The thick of what?” I asked.
“Things we want distance from,” Mia averred. “Now what food are we going to have at this wedding barbecue?”
“Hey,” Bones said, taking a seat next to me on the far side of the bonfire.
“Hey,” I greeted, not taking my eyes off the dancing flames.
The sky was overcast and we couldn’t see the stars. It was chillier than I would’ve liked, but the fire had been roaring for hours and kept the nip at bay.
Without another word, he reached over and took my hand in his. He lifted his bottle of beer to his lips.
The kids had been put to bed and the rest of us were celebrating my union with Bones.
Earlier that day, we’d met with Vance who’d had a justice of the peace marry us after our mandatory three-day waiting period. We’d signed our marriage license in front of two brothers from the club as witnesses, and then I’d called Oliver and asked him to inform the board about an emergency meeting tomorrow morning. Vance had sent a copy of our marriage license to the company attorney and Oliver, and both of them had been instructed not to tell anyone what the meeting was about.
My mother hadn’t stopped texting since she’d met Bones at the gala. After bailing on Sunday dinner, I’d lied and told her that Bones had surprised me with a quick romantic getaway out of town for a few days. She would find out it was all a lie when she saw us at the board meeting tomorrow morning.
