Jethro is already giving me that look as he comes out of the door. He knows what I’m up to, but I don’t care. Katie needs someone to take care of her and I want to be that someone. I need some female companionship. I’ve always wanted a daughter. We couldn’t have our own children. We just weren’t blessed that way. We’ve as much as adopted Billy and Gage. Why not a daughter? The only females around our place are club girls and I don’t go there. None of the brothers have old ladies. I know I can talk him into it and Katie needs family this close to the holidays. No one should be alone during Christmas. I wonder how many holidays she’s spent by herself.

“Don’t start, Lil. We have the boys, and this girl has her own life. Besides, she is so innocent. She more than likely doesn’t even know what a motorcycle club is. She won’t understand our lifestyle. We’ll help her out and then she can get back to her life, and we can get back to ours.” Jethro looks like he just solved everything.

“Jethro, please. You know I always wanted a daughter. You have the boys and your brothers in the club. We can teach her and bring her into it, slowly. It’s not like I am asking if she can be one of the club girls, or someone’s old lady. She needs us. She’s too young to be all alone. We can help her. We have so much, and we can afford to it.” I give Jethro my saddest eyes. The ones he can never say no to. “Please. She can make our family better.” He will give in to me.

“Lillian, if I had known when we met you would bring every stray home, I would have built us a motel instead of a house with a kennel in the back yard for all the four-legged adoptions. What am I going to do with you? We must check her out first. I’ll call Zig Zag to get on it. It’s your job to talk to her about it. Woman you drive me to the verge of insanity, but I couldn’t live without you or your big heart. Last night when I got that call and heard you were in a wreck, my heart stopped, and I couldn’t breathe. You are my life woman.” Jethro takes me in his arms and hugs me so tight I can barely breathe, then he kisses me until we are both breathless. “I’m going to go find Con and call Zig Zag. Shine will be here soon to relieve Con and I will let him know everything. I’ll see if we can find some descent food around here for her.” He slaps my backside and turns to leave.

“I love you, Jethro. I’ll show my appreciation later. You’ll see, she’ll make our family whole.” I give him my biggest smile.

“Babe, our family is fine, but you’re usually right about these things.” He has a sexy smile on his face. “And I know you’ll show your appreciation, you always do.” With that he walks away, looking so sexy doing it. He is the love of my life.

I know Katie is going to be a little harder to sell this to, but I’m hoping she’ll see she needs help. I’m hoping she’ll let us in. I just won’t take no for an answer. I can be stubborn like that. I’ve got to be able to get through to her. With that thought in my head I open the door and walk back through it.

I stop as I walk back through, because the poor girl has fallen back to sleep. I walk closer to her bed. She looks so innocent lying in the stark white hospital bed. Her eye looks awful. This poor angel needs someone to take care of her and I am going to be that person. I won’t take no for an answer. Katie is going to become part of our family.