Loving The Biker (MC Biker Romance) (21 page)

Three months later

Forty-six

Tank

“It’s a girl,” said the doctor, scanning Raina’s stomach. It was her four month checkup and he was finally doing the ultrasound.

“It is?” I said, my eyes filling with tears.

“Yes,” he replied and then explained how he could tell. “I mean, there’s a chance I’m wrong, but in this case, I think it’s safe to say that I’m probably right.”

“A girl. That’s great. She’s going to be beautiful,” I said huskily. I imagined myself, sixteen years later, meeting my daughter’s boyfriends with a gun in my hand and a bat in the other.

“Are you crying again?” asked Raina, dryly.

“No. I just got something in my eye,” I replied, brushing away the tears.

Raina chuckled. “Doc, you might want to check Tank’s stomach to make sure he’s not pregnant, too. He’s been so emotional lately.”

“It’s my hormones,” I joked, pretending to sob. “They’re so out of whack!”

“It’s pretty common to have partners go through similar emotions as the mother,” said the doctor, printing up the pictures from the ultrasound. “Many of them even gain weight, too.”

I patted my stomach, which Raina said was turning into a daddy pooch. “It’s her fault. I’m always running to the grocery store because of her cravings.”

“Bullshit,” laughed Raina. “I haven’t had hardly any cravings. In fact, I just finally stopped getting morning sickness.”

“You two. I tell you,” said the doctor, smiling in amusement. “I’ll be right back.”

“Okay, doc,” I said, as he left the room.

“So, it’s a girl,” said Raina, studying my face.

I grinned. “Yep.”

“And not twins.”

“Nope.”

“You’re not upset?”

My eyes widened. “Upset? Why would I be upset about that?”

“Because you wanted a boy.”

“Babe, we have a boy. Billy. I’m delighted that we’re having a girl. I mean, you saw me. I almost lost it here in front of the doctor,” I admitted. “Hell, I’m the happiest man in the world right now. I have everything I want and am getting a daughter now? What more could I ask for?”

Her eyes filled with tears. “I’m sorry that your dad wasn’t around to see his granddaughter.”

“Not this again,” I said, rubbing my forehead.

Raina was still distraught about Slammer. “Listen to me, he’s here. He’s here right now, probably handing out cigars to all the other ghosts with a proud grin on his face.”

She smiled sadly. “You think so?”

I grabbed her hand and kissed her knuckles. “I
know
so. Now, let’s enjoy this moment and not talk about the past. It is what it is and you have to get over it. You feel me?”

“I feel you.”

“Good,” I said, staring into her eyes. “Because we are in the ‘here and now’. Honestly, if things didn’t happen the way they did, we wouldn’t be sitting here and I wouldn’t be the happiest father in the world, waiting to meet my daughter.”

She frowned. “But, he’d be
here
-”

“Stop,” I demanded, putting a finger to her lips. “You don’t know that. None of us can predict the future. I know one thing that’s for certain, though… us. You, me, our children. The club. All of my brothers and their wives. We’re one big family and nothing can change that. Not even death.”

She sighed.

“Raina, we don’t know what tomorrow brings. Nobody does. So, let’s live for today. Not yesterday. Hell, not even tomorrow. Let’s live right
now
and enjoy what is and not what could have been. Can you do that for me?”

“Yes,” she answered, staring at me with so much love that I felt it in my own chest.

“Good. I love you, babe.”

“I love you, too,” she replied.

Forty – six

Adrianna

“Did you hear? Tank and Raina are having a girl,” I said to Trevor, who was helping me feed the twins, Tara and Maya. They’d just turned a month old and already a handful.

“I heard,” he replied, burping Maya.

“I think it’s wonderful. Our girls will grow up together.”

“Yeah. Around Tail’s son,” said Trevor, dryly. “Don’t forget that.”

I laughed. Tail and his girlfriend, Lauren, also had a young child. One who’d just started crawling. His name was Drake and he looked like his father more and more every day.

“Are those two ever going to get married?” I asked.

“I don’t know. Tail loves her but he’s paranoid about tying the knot.”

“She’s a nice girl.”

“Yeah. Too nice for him,” he said.

“He loves her though,” I said. “You can see it in his eyes.”

“Yeah. He does. Almost as much as he loves himself.”

I chuckled. “No, really? He doesn’t seem conceded.”

“He’s gotten better,” admitted Trevor. “I think Lauren’s tamed him.”

“If she’d tamed him completely, they’d be getting married,” I replied.

“You women and marriage,” said Trevor. “You know, you can still love someone without the fancy wedding or certificate.”

I gave him a dirty look. “So, you regret getting married?”

“No. God no,” he said, giving me a horrified look. “You’re the best thing that’s happened to me. You know that.”

“Good, because I was going to say…”

“I just mean, marriage isn’t for everyone. And, that’s okay.”

I nodded. “I know. You’re right.”

“I still can’t believe your brother did it,” I replied. “It was such a surprise.”

Trevor laughed. “I think that was probably the only time he was ever terrified in his life.  And then he did it again and in front of everyone. That man has balls.”

“You have balls,” I told him, nodding toward our girls. “Not everyone can produce these little gems in twos.”

“I’ve mastered the art of fornication. What can I say?” he replied, smiling proudly down at his daughter.

“Let’s just hope Sammy doesn’t. At least until he’s an adult,” I replied.

“Between him, Billy, and Drake, I think the town of Jensen is going to be in trouble in about eighteen years.”

“Eighteen?”

“Okay. Sixteen. That’s when I started chasing girls.”

“Now you’re going to be chasing
your
girls,” I replied. “Away from the boys.”

“Let’s hope they’re like you. The twins.”

“What do you mean?”

“You played hard to get.”

“I was hard to get.”

Trevor grinned.

“What?”

“For most men. You couldn’t resist this guy,” he said, wagging his thumb at himself. “You let your guard down and fell hard. Admit it.”

“You’re right,” I replied, smiling. “You were scary but charming. Bossy, but romantic. Stubborn but lovable. I couldn’t resist you. I still can’t. Even when I’m as mad as hell.”

He stood up with Maya and walked over to me. “That goes for both of us, babe.” He kissed me on the lips. “I Love you, Adrianna.”

“I love you, too, Trevor,” I told him.

The End

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