Chapter 14
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
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I wake up in bed alone, not liking it one bit. I hadn’t gone to sleep alone and don’t know what happened to Grimm.
Doubt starts to sink in, but I shake my head, shoving the thoughts away.
I climb out of bed and go freshen up in the bathroom.
I brush my teeth and hair, throwing it up in a messy bun on the top of my head.
Sometimes having long hair can be a pain in the butt, though it has its perks .
. . like the way Grimm wraps his fingers around a fistful of my locks and holds it firm so he has my attention.
He never hurts me when he does that, and it’s hot.
Finished in the bathroom, I dress and grab my phone to find a message from my mom.
Mom: When you get up, come to the clubhouse. It’s important.
I check the time I received it and frown. It came in almost an hour ago. Unless my mom has to go to work, she’s never up earlier than she has to be.
What would be so important?
I have to be at my store in about two hours, so I guess I better get this done.
I slip on a pair of flip-flops and head downstairs.
I grab my keys and purse before heading out the door.
My mind is reeling with the possibilities of what my mom needs me at the clubhouse for.
Whatever it is, it can’t be good. My heart races in my chest, and I curse myself for not taking a moment to take my medicine.
I’ll have to make sure to take my purse in and sneak away to the kitchen long enough to take it before anyone sees it.
So much I’m keeping from them all, and none of them have a clue.
If only I were able to tell them without the fear of what will happen, and how they’ll react.
All of them are already supportive enough, I don’t need them to know.
It’s not that big of a deal, and I keep on top of it.
I only ever had one episode, and that was plentiful in the scaring me department.
I surely wouldn’t want to go through another one.
But my doctor explained the signs to me.
He told me what to keep an eye out for, and one thing I don’t need is something happening that would send me into a seizure.
That’s the last thing I need or want. What will happen then?
I pull into the clubhouse parking lot and immediately spot Grimm’s bike.
I swallow, my breath is shaky as I push back the doubt.
He’s probably here because of whatever Mom texted me about.
He said he wouldn’t cheat on me, that I was his and he was mine.
I can’t let comments in the past I’ve heard those torpe-da-hoes say about him and how he’s never gonna settle for one woman get to me.
Shoving the thoughts to the back of my mind, I park, turn the ignition off, and climb out, taking my purse with me. As much as I want to drag my feet, I make my way into the clubhouse, almost instantly regretting it.
Standing in the middle of the room is Grimm and he’s holding a baby to his chest.
His gaze comes to mine, and he gives me an assessing look before turning away and handing the baby off to my mom.
My mom.
She knows and didn’t warn me. Just told me to get to the clubhouse.
And I find out Grimm’s got a kid, a baby at that.
Oh my God.
This can’t be happening.
“Dimples.”
I hear his voice, I see him, but it’s too much. Everything is just too much.
I feel myself going down, and I know what I fear most is about to happen.