Total pages in book: 87
Estimated words: 87911 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 440(@200wpm)___ 352(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 87911 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 440(@200wpm)___ 352(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
“A show?”
“Oh, yes, we’re talking naked, and I’m going to have to buy you some sex toys and you’re going to have to do everything I say.”
“You’re in charge?”
“You got it.” He held her face, kissing her lips. “Chloe, I waited five years for you. I didn’t look at another woman. I wasn’t even tempted by another woman. What does that say about how I feel about you? I love you. I want to be with you, and I’m willing to fight for this, for you. Every single day. I’m not your dad. I’m Alfie, the love of your fucking life.”
Chapter Eighteen
One week later
Alfie sat on the open trailer of his father’s car, sipping at a bottle of water. He’d stopped drinking beer through the day since he made prospect; he never knew when he’d get a call demanding his presence. He’d seen some of the prospects get kicked out for being too intoxicated before the club was done with them for the day. It had stood him in good stead as his father liked to call him up at all hours of the day and night.
Thinking about Chloe’s assumptions the other day, he stared over at his father, who was finishing up a deal with the mechanic. Alfie had unloaded everything from the back of the truck, and he wasn’t part of the whole organizing shit.
Eagle had been different the past couple of months.
He hadn’t really noticed it, seeing as he didn’t spend every waking moment with his dad. There wasn’t a darkness to him, but could that have something to do with spending time with Lily?
Each morning he dropped Chloe off at her mom’s, and she spent the day. So far, there hadn’t been a sign of her period, and deep down, he was really hoping she was pregnant with his kid.
He needed an extra reason to keep her with him.
In the back of his mind, he was counting the days since the fuck fair incident had been mentioned.
One week so far.
Chloe never brought it up, or even hinted at it. In fact, most of the guys at the club asked him about it and how Chloe was.
They needed a fresh start, and he knew Eagle had told the guys to nip that sharing shit in the bud.
If Chloe stayed in town, her mother would be a lot happier. The times he’d seen Lily after the incident, she’d always been so sad and miserable.
Her daughter was gone, and he’d known it was all his fault.
Eagle shook hands with the guy and moved on toward Alfie.
“Another deal?”
“Yep. We can start distributing parts and repairs.”
“That shit sounds legit, Dad,” he said.
“It is. Not all our money can come from drug and gun runs.”
“I bet Lily’s not happy with you going on those runs either.”
Eagle tensed up.
“Are you seeing her?” Alfie asked.
“You know I can still whoop your ass.”
“Yeah, here’s the thing, Pop, you could have been doing it for months, if not years. I know we don’t have the best relationship and all that, but you’ve got no problems raising your fist to me.”
He watched Eagle flinch. It was the first real kind of emotion he’d seen in Eagle.
“How are things going with you and Chloe?”
“Good. She’s moved in. She wants to help and get a job. I’ve told her to do one of those food blog things. I don’t see her working at the diner, do you?”
Eagle laughed. “The food she cooks would be wasted on those guys. If she needs help with a camera and a setup, the club has a base out back, we can set up for her. It would be at the back of the clubhouse. We can convert it into a kitchen. It’s fucking hot in the summer. It’ll burn her ass off, but we’ll install some AC units and whatnot. It’ll be good.”
“Are you fucking serious?” Alfie asked.
“Yeah, I’m serious. You think I don’t see the way you look at her? I do. I see it, and I know she means a lot to you.”
“Is this about Lily? I’ve noticed you haven’t answered my question.”
“What’s going on with Lily and myself is for Lily and myself to know.”
“Chloe thinks you guys are already together.”
“We’re getting off subject here.”
“I never meant for it to happen, you know. I was an asshole kid,” Alfie said.
Eagle sighed. “I’ve never been a good dad to you. The club, it has always come first, and I didn’t know what to do with you. I made so many mistakes. I don’t want to keep making any more. I know this doesn’t make up for the years I’ve been horrible to you, but I want to start making it right. It’ll take time, I know that.”
“We won’t keep making mistakes.”
“What do you think Chloe would say to the back of the club? It will mean she gets to keep an eye on you,” he said.