Total pages in book: 85
Estimated words: 97275 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 486(@200wpm)___ 389(@250wpm)___ 324(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 97275 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 486(@200wpm)___ 389(@250wpm)___ 324(@300wpm)
“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me! When would he have done this? He was gone for an hour tops. What time was she killed? We were having sex half of last night anyway!” Payton demanded.
Sam chuckled. “It won’t stick, Pea. We just want to make sure y’all make it to the courthouse before it closes in an hour. While y’all were in here playing the old in and out game, you all managed to waste an hour. The courthouse closes at three, don’t ya know?”
“Careful Sam, your Yankie is showing.” James chided.
“Fuck off. Now y’all get the hell out of here, go get your license, and we’ll meet you both at the station. I’ll give Luke a call, and make sure we’re up to date.”
Payton took my hand, saluted Sam and said, “Fo’ shizzle, my nizzle.”
Alpha rode with us since I wasn’t sure if I would be leaving with Payton or not, and one could never be too safe. Especially with a psycho bitch running around. I had a feeling that O’Hare was the one to take Dove out. She knew the best way to get back at me was through her. She knew I would take it personally, and she’d be damned right. I was livid.
“What are you thinking?” Payton asked as she took my hand into hers.
“I’m thinking that I’m very pissed off. That I want to go cut that bitch’s head off. She’d better hope I’m not the one who catches her. For her sake, it would be best if she turned herself in, because I’m not in the greatest state of mind right now.”
“I think I’m pregnant.” Payton said suddenly.
I sat there stunned for a few moments collecting my thoughts. “Um, how is that possible?”
“Well, when you put your thingy into my hoo-ha, and you shot your stuff into me, my baby house decided it liked one of your little wigglers. So she made the chosen one of yours and the chosen one of mine gets married, and now there will be a new…” Payton said facetiously before I interrupted.
“Oh, my God. Would you shut it? I know how you got pregnant, what I want to know is how!” I ground out.
“That’s the exact same thing, Max.” She goaded me.
I snarled in frustration. Not that I was upset, she was just annoying the shit out of me.
“Okay, okay. Jesus, calm down. I was just dumb. I should have known better, but when I’m around you, my brain decides to take a hike. I mean I’m a nurse for fuck’s sake. You’ve got to believe…”
“Payton.”
“…me, I would have never done this…”
“Payton Evangeline Alvarez, will you shut your trap for one damn second so I can speak?”
“…on purpose. I love you, but I would never trap you…”
I pulled into the parking lot and whipped the truck into a parking spot that was probably meant for a compact car. Shutting the engine off, I opened the door, yanked Payton across the bench seat, and hauled her with me into the courthouse. Alpha trotted at Payton’s side, and I practically carried her. Not once did she stop apologizing.
I really could care less how she got pregnant. I’ve always loved kids, and now that I’ve finally found the one, having them is the logical next step. I didn’t need to hear her explanations. I couldn’t be happier.
The trip to the courthouse took all of ten minutes. Most of it was spent with Payton explaining to the clerk that they were getting married, but it wasn’t because she was pregnant. The clerk just smiled and nodded having heard her apologizing for getting pregnant. I still haven’t heard yet what happened with the birth control, even with all of her rambling.
We pulled into the police station parking lot, and she finally stopped speaking. I turned to her, and saw her lips trembling, trying to fight back tears. My heart felt heavy, but sadly, there was nothing I could do to console her. My only hope was that I made it home in time for Thanksgiving dinner. I knew I would be arrested and put in holding until something was figured out. The evidence was incriminating, but it was only circumstantial.
“I love you with all my heart, baby. Try not to worry too much. This isn’t going to stick. I’m happy about you being pregnant. It excites the hell out of me to know you’re growing my baby in there.” I said as I placed my hand over her stomach and kissed her lips softly.
A sharp knock on my window interrupted our kiss. Turning swiftly, I saw Sam and Luke standing there waiting impatiently. Payton snarled something extremely unladylike under hear breath, and threw herself out of the truck door, slamming it behind her. Alpha looked over at me, and all I could do was shrug. “Must be the hormones.”
Hopping out of the truck, I couldn’t help but laugh as I heard the ass chewing the two were not getting by Payton. “What do you mean there is nothing you can do, Luke? I know where you live, where you sleep. I’ll come to your bed and shave off that ugly ass beard you’ve got going on there. Who do you think you are? Get him out of this. I’m his alibi. We were busy that night; he wouldn’t have had time to…”
“Payton just let me…” Luke started to say but Payton just spoke right over him.
“…kill her. Moreover, I sleep with him stuck up my ass. He’s a blanket hog, too. If he left the bed, I would know it because I could finally…”
“Payton, just hold on one second...” Sam tried but failed miserably.
I just leaned against the truck, shoved my hands in my jeans, and waited her out. She’d run out of steam eventually.
“…breathe. Here I am pregnant, and you’re taking my man to lock up where he’s going to be killed, or worse. Have you seen that Sons of Anarchy episode where Opie is killed? Yea that could be my Max; he would never even see his baby!” Payton finally said before bursting into tears and throwing herself into Sam’s arms.