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“We’re here now.” Her eyes remain on him, and I place my hand on her chin and lift up her head.
“I love you, Ella.”
“I love you too, Nyx.” She smiles at me sweetly, and I just have to taste those lips again.
My lips, my family, my fucking everything.
I’m checking we got everything in the cage ready for our trip out to Castle Rock when Skid comes out of his cabin. I watch him tie his duffle on the back of his bike, and know that this is it.
“You sneaking out the back door on us?” I walk towardshim, wishing there was something I could say to make him stay. “Me, Prez and Nyx are headin’ over to Castle Rock to beat Judge Jackson’s ass if you wanna come?”
“Nah, I wanna hit the road before it gets dark,” he replies.
“Where ya heading?”
“South, I think.” He checks the ropes tied around his bag are firm by tugging on them.
“What if we find Chop?” I ask, thinking about what he said down in the basement.
“I won’t be far enough away that I can’t come back and make him pay.” His answer satisfies me enough to know we ain’t lost Skid completely.
“And Tommy?” I check,
“He’s staying in my cabin while I’m gone. I spent some time with him last night, Jess,he doesn't know where Chop is. That fucker’s let him down just as much as he has us. All he’s done is use the kid. I know the club ain’t ever gonna trust him again, but he needs to be put on some kinda straight path.”
“You know he’s gonna get bitched around,” I warn.
“Yeah, I warned him about that too, Chop’s made a lot of enemies out there. I’ve explained that we’re his best shot. You won’t get no shit from him.”
“I’ll work on it,” I assure him, I’ve never had much time for Tommy, even before all this shit. But for Skid’s sake he’ll get a shot at redemption with me. Just one. I just got to figure out how to talk Prez into it.
An awkward silence falls when there’s nothing more left to say.
“You better hit the road,” I tell him, wiping the dust out of my eyes.
“Yep,” Skid nods back beforewrapping his huge arms around my shoulders.
“Take care, Jess.” He pulls away and saddles his bike.
“Don’t leave it too long.”
“I’ll be back, Jess, like you said, you crazy assed fuckers are my family.” He kick starts his engine and with a tip of his chin, takes off down the track.
“You okay?” Maddy creeps up from behind me, sliding her arms around my waist.
“Yeah, I’m good.” I spin around and tuck her under my arm.
“I’m gonna sit with Ella and the baby while you boys do your thing tonight,” she smiles up at me, and I can’t help laugh to myself.
“What’s so funny?” her hand slaps my chest.
“You make it sound like we’re going bowling or some shit. You’re too fuckin’ cute,” I tell her.
“Ella doesn’t know what you're doing, does she?” The smile suddenly drops off Maddy’s face.
“It’s down to Nyx to decide how much he shares with his old lady,” I remind her.
“I don’t think I could bare you keeping anything from me.” Her fingers play with the lapels of my cut as she rests her head against my chest.
