Chapter 30
Kennedy
Lucas wrapshis arm around my shoulders as we walk toward the club”s backyard, where the BBQ is in full swing.
We”re about an hour late. Snake called Lucas and told him to get his ass over to the club…while his head was between my legs.
He made sure I came twice before we got ready to leave.
I grip his cut as we walk through the gate, and he looks down at me with nothing but love, then his gaze drifts to my hand, focusing on my ring finger. His eyes spark with happiness.
”Well, it”s about fucking time, you two!” Snake snaps as we walk through the gate, breaking our connection. I look over toward the bench near the back door. He has his hands on his hips, his eyes narrowing at Lucas, and he states, ”You were supposed to be here to help set up, and instead, I got called, which means I couldn”t enjoy my woman!”
I giggle while Lucas grins. ”I had a consultation, and then, well….” He tilts his head my way. ”I got a little distracted.”
Snake rolls his eyes before looking at me. I still have my hand clutched to Lucas”s cut, his arm around my shoulders. Snake’s gaze go to my hand, his lips tilting into a smile, seeing the ring before he notices the leather I”m wearing. His smile turns into a full-blown grin as he shouts, ”Brothers, it looks like we have a new old lady among us!”
I shake my head as every pair of eyes come my way. I plant my face into Lucas”s chest, hating the attention. This makes him chuckle, and the brothers cheer loudly, noticing my cut.
”Oh my God!” Aunt Shelly squeals, making me look her way as she rushes toward me. I expected her to look at the cut but, instead, she takes my left hand, admiring the ring. She states loudly, ”You’re finally engaged!” causing the cheers to get louder, and everyone to come congratulate us.
My eyes tear up, seeing the happiness in everyone”s eyes for us as I grip Lucas to me, not allowing him to move—not that he would want to. His arm grips my shoulders tightly, keeping me against his chest, where I belong. Where I should have always been.
An hour later, Aunt Shelly is talking about planning our wedding, while I lean against Lucas as I sit sideways on his lap. His hand glides gently over my jean-clad thighs while his nose gently moves up and down my neck and plays with my hair.
I feel at peace. After so long of my heart bleeding for him, for our daughter, I finally feel at peace, happy.
”Oh, who do you want to walk you down the aisle?” Aunt Shelly asks, and I look at her. Her eyes are teary. In a perfect world, it would have been Uncle Chris. My parents, I haven”t even thought about them. I know they are dead, and yet, I feel nothing. I don”t mourn, but when Uncle Chris died, I felt like I did, too. He was my father, through and through.
I clear my throat as most people look at me with concern and some pity. I don”t know why they”d pity me, though, because I have my family, they are all here sitting near me.
I smile and say, ”Alex,” making my aunt”s tears fall. Then I look at my cousin, who is grinning from ear to ear, with Quinn underneath his arm, her hand gliding over her small bump, tearing shining her eyes.
”I”d be honored, little cousin,” he rasps. I grin as Lucas wraps his arm around my waist.
Sniper steps forward with his hands on his hips, glaring at me, and I bite my lip, trying not to laugh. He wants to be stern, but the happiness shining for me ruins his hard exterior.
”What about me?” he snaps, his lips tilting.
I ask, ”Well, I was wondering if you”d be the one to marry us; apparently, you can get ordained on the internet.”
His eyes widen in shock as Lucas chuckles, the brothers all looking at me in awe.
Suddenly, we all look toward the slamming side gate, and a very angry woman with a small bump, who I have to admit is absolutely beautiful, shouts, ”You lying motherfucker!”
Sniper”s eyes widen, and I wince, whispering, ”Uh oh….”realizing who she is.
Long, curly red hair, light green eyes which, even from here, I can see the fire in them—Sniper”s wife.
How in the hell did she find out about him?
Wait, she has a bump?
”Firecracker,”he says quietly, his voice cracking, panic etching his features.
She storms our way as Annie, his and Snake”s momma, stands next to her son with a look of confusion. Quinn”s brother, Jack, rushes after the small woman, who looks ready to kill.
Oh crap…. Is it bad that I want to grab a bowl of popcorn?
She points at Sniper and snaps, ”You”re a lying piece of shit!”
Annie steps forward with anger and glares at the woman and snaps,”Who the fuck do you think you are, coming in here and talking to my son that way. Patch-chasing whores are not welcome here, so why don”t you turn your ass around and fucking leave!”
Sniper turns and glares hard at his mother, shocking everyone, but they soon look back at the woman when she speaks, their mouths opening in shock as she smirks at Annie. ”My name is Aurora Taylor, his wife.” Annie”s mouth drops, and I wince as she continues, ”I”m also pregnant with his child.”
Oh no…. I look at Sniper with wide eyes, my hand clutching Lucas”scut. The dude never mentioned a flipping baby!
Sniper swallows hard and steps forward. ”Rory, Firecracker, I can explain.”
She scoffs,”Explain what exactly, Theo? Or should I call you Sniper?”
He growls and points at her. ”I never want to hear that come out of your mouth, I”m your fucking Theo, and you know it!”
She shakes her head, making me sit up, wanting to hold her, but Lucas holds me back. I look at him, pleading, but he shakes his head and whispers,”This is something that was bound to come out. Let them hash it out, Pixie.”
I sigh but nod, leaning against him as he kisses my head. I look at the woman, Aurora, her tears falling.
”I told you how I felt about MCs. I told you I never wanted to date a brother, let alone marry one. You lied to me. You married me knowing I didn”t know who you really were, your true identity. You knocked me up.”She shakes her head. ”You made me fall in love with you. You made Autumn fall in love with you, encouraged her to call you daddy…and yet you lied to me.”
I look at Sniper. Pain etches his features, seeing his wife hurt, but also determination not to lose her.
She sniffles and whispers with absolute pain, ”I want a divorce,”and everyone sucks in a breath. Annie takes a step forward, why, I don”t know.
Sniper pulls her back, pushing her into Bull”s arms before she can get involved like she did with Snake and Sarah as he points at his wife.”If you think I”d allow you to divorce me, then you”ve got another think fucking coming. If anything, baby, I”m moving you out of that apartment and into my house here on club land. Autumn”s room is already set up for her and so is thebaby”s.”
She scoffs, shakes her head at him, and shouts,”You lied to me, Theo! You lied! I want nothing to do with you!”
He smirks, and I sigh, murmuring, ”Idiot,”making Lucas chuckle.
Sniper states, ”I did what I had to so I didn”t lose the woman I love.”
She huffs, ”Love, huh? What about your brother”s ex, who you said you never screwed?”
Sniper drops his head, muttering, ”Fuck,”while Snake winces, realizing he lied about sleeping with her.
Okay, he”s a bigger idiot than I thought.
She raises a brow.”You love me so much you even lied about screwing her. Heck, apparently, you’re the biggest player in the club! Go back to your clubwhores because we”re done!”
With that, she turns on her heels and storms off as Crow says,”Really, Sniper? You lied about who you slept with as well as your identity? Are you an idiot, boy?”
Sniper sends him a glare as Lucas clears his throat. ”Brother….”I look at my man as he speaks. ”I”ve seen her before…her maiden name is Foster, right?”
”Yeah, but how would you know?”Sniper says in confusion.
”She”s on missing posters in New York. She has a connection with the Huntsmen MC. Steel said her father is a good friend, and he hasn”t heard from her. He”s been deployed with the Navy and is extremely worried. He”s been trying to find her, brother, but there was nothing mentioning a kid.”
I look at Sniper and see his brows furrowed.
He shakes his head, points at his momma, and snaps, ”I love you, Momma, but don”t ever speak to my wife like that again.” I flinch at his tone, shocked he spoke to her that way. He storms past us and rasps, ”I think it”s time for me and my wife to have words, because it looks like I”m not the only one not telling the truth.”
As he gets to the gate, he turns a little and says, ”I”d be honored to officiate your wedding. We”ve missed you, Kennedy. Thank you for coming home and making my brother happy again.”
Tears fills my eyes and I nod. Lucas holds me tight to him, his nose going to the top of my head as Sniper leaves to sort his marriage out.
”I”m so kicking his ass for getting married and not telling us! I really wanted to throw at least one fucking wedding, and what is it with you younger generation fucking up with the women in your lives!”Annie snaps, and I grin.
I look her way and say,”If it makes you feel any better, you can help Aunt Shelly plan mine.”
Annie looks my way, her eyes lighting up, making me smile as she squeals and runs to Aunt Shelly. They both start dancing around, and I chuckle as Lola steps in front of us, raising her brow.
I tilt my head and ask, ”What”s up?”
She shrugs and says sarcastically,”Oh, I don”t know. I”m just waiting for my best friend to ask me to be her maid of honor!”
I grin as Lucas”s body shakes with silent laughter. I shake my head. ”I didn”t think I needed to ask. It”s obvious it would be you, with the old ladies as bridesmaids.”
Lola”seyes light up before she starts doing a little dance, and the old ladies follow suit. I laugh, watching her, little April joining in, not understanding but wanting to dance. My heart soars.
Sighing in contentment, I lean against Lucas”s chest, and place my nose in the crook of his neck.
He murmurs, ”I love you, you know that?”
I hum, gently rubbing my nose against his jaw, and tease,”Thank you,”confusing him.
He leans back to look at me. I cup his jaw and whisper,”Thank you for not giving up on me when I gave up on myself. Thank you for giving me your heart and the space I needed to grow as a person. Thank you for loving me the way you do, and thank you for always trying to protect me.”His eyes gloss over. I lean forward, gently caressing his lips, and whisper, ”I love you, Lucas. I have loved you since I was twelve years old, and you caught me before I could hit the floor. You own my heart, body, and soul, and becoming your old lady and wife is the best thing in the world. It”s who I was always meant to be, just like you were always meant to be mine.”
He grips my hair and sniffs, before pressing his lips against mine, making me melt into him as the club cheers around us.
Smokey bellows,”To Kennedy and Doc finally finding each other again!”
I grip my man”s cut, keeping his lips against mine, feeling grateful I gave him a second chance.