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“Reese, I didn’t mean what I said to you.”
“Yes, you did.”
“Reese…”
He gently touched her face. “You meant it. Because that’s life. That’s this life. You’re going to live with it for the rest of your life.”
“This wasn’t your fault. You saved us. I didn’t mean it the way it came out. It’s just everything we’ve been through coming together. What happened to my father and to Lasz… and now Steph getting pregnant…”
“I know, sweetheart,” Reese said. “You have to know how much you mean to me. I would die for you.”
“I believe that. Which bothers me. I don’t want to lose you.”
“I don’t plan on having you lose me, Josie. But the time we have together, we have to be together. This situation was just fucked up.”
“What’s going to happen to Starla now?”
“You’re worried about Starla?”
“I don’t know. Maybe. I don’t think she ever meant harm.”
“That’s a club decision. I’m not worried about it now. All I care about is you and me, sweetheart. We’re here. Steph is safe. The baby is safe. The problem is over.”
“Now you’re lying to me, Reese. Because the problems for the club are never over.”
Reese grinned. “True. But right now, it’s quiet. That’s what we need to take advantage of, the quiet.”
“In a hospital…”
“Could be worse,” he said as he slipped his arms around her waist. He pulled her close and kissed her forehead. “Could be so much fucking worse.”
“You’re right. I could be in love with an outlaw.”
“I think that already happened, sweetheart.”
“Damn. I’m in big trouble.”
Reese moved his lips to hers and stole a kiss.“Damn… I think we’re both in big trouble…”
Chapter Twenty-Three
MONTHS LATER
“Have something else to eat.”
Reese laughed as he saw the look on Josie’s face as Aunt Athena put another scoop of potatoes on her plate.
“She’s watching her figure,” Levi said. “You know how picky Reese is.”
Aunt Athena gasped. “Is this true? Reese, I will slap you so hard with this wooden spoon you’ll have a splinter for the rest of your damn life. You never judge a woman by her figure. Women were meant to be curvy. You know why? Because they carry babies and men.”
“Whoa, whoa,” Reese said. “I never said a thing about a woman’s figure. Levi is messing around.”
Aunt Athena looked at Levi.
“I’m just messing with him,” Levi said.
“You’re all dumb men,” Aunt Athena said. She looked at Josie and smiled. “You keep eating.”
