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“That guy was a bad man,” Reese said. “He hurt someone else too. But he’s gone.”
Steph nodded. “Okay.”
“Why don’t you shut your eyes?” Josie asked. “Everything is okay now. I promise.”
“We’re all going to take care of you,” Reese said. “Family. No matter what. Family.”
“Thank you,” Steph whispered. She slowly shut her eyes and put her hands to her stomach.
Josie watched as Reese backed up and ran a hand through his messy hair. She stood up and faced him, looking up into her outlaw’s eyes. She put her hand out and nodded for Reese to take it. She made her way toward the door and they exited the hospital room as quietly as they could.
“She’s going to be okay,” Reese said. “The baby too.”
“Yeah. Just a scare.”
“I need to go and talk to the guys for a second and make a phone call.”
“About that guy in the storage unit?”
Reese didn’t answer. He just slipped away and walked through a set of doors. Josie then stood there alone, her back against the wall. She tried to envision what life would be like now. But, again, taking her own words, she could only do one thing at a time. And right now, the first thing was to stand there and wait for Reese to come back to her.
When the doors opened, and Reese appeared, there was a sense of relief that went through her body.
“Everything okay?” she asked.
“Yeah,” Reese said. “I told everyone to take off. Prospects are going to be at your place, waiting. Not sure if Steph is getting out of here today or not, but I’m staying until they make me leave.”
“Me too.”
“Good. We’re stuck together.”
She touched his hands and swallowed hard. “You lied to her.”
“What?”
“Steph. You lied to her.”
“About what?”
“That guy. You said the cops came and took him away.”
“He got his justice.”
“That was your phone call?”
“Do you really want to know this?” Reese asked.
“This time, I do. He could have killed Steph. And the baby…”
“Believe me, sweetheart, he’s gone for good. Brett, Jason, and Hawk took care of it.”
Josie felt a sinking in her chest, but that was how this life went.
“And, yeah, I lied to her. Because she needs to rest. She’s tied into this MC deeper than she realizes. Someday she’ll get it. For now, she needs to make sure that that baby is safe.”
“Thank you for all of that,” Josie said.
“I made a promise…”
