Chapter Fourteen
One week later
“I don’t want to leave this hospital,” Lewis said, grabbing Mandy’s arm and pulling her to him. Seeing as he still had stitches in his abdomen, he had to make sure not to strain, and Mandy never made it hard for him. She came to him whenever he needed her.
“Why not?”
“You’ve given me your undivided attention, and I love that smile on your lips.” He traced a finger over her lips and she took his finger, nibbling it.
His cock thickened.
No matter the pain in his stomach, he couldn’t seem to stop his arousal, which always spiked when he was with her.
“You’re the one who sends me to school. I’ll happily stay by your side. Do you think you can negotiate your big business while you’re staring at me?”
He groaned. She was right, but he was just so happy. Jamie and the club had informed him of everything else that had happened while he’d been out of it. The club had handled Elijah, and Robert had also been sentenced for his actions in trafficking girls. Their informant in the police force had been compiling evidence about all the cops involved, and during the past couple of weeks, several raids had taken place. Women and girls had been saved, and Lewis felt … content.
There was never going to be an end to the mission the club had against traffickers. Like Mandy had told them before, when one fell, another rose up.
What he had been able to do was reflect, and to understand that there was only so much they could do. The club was on the right side, and to him that meant everything.
Staring into his darling wife’s eyes, he saw a happiness within her that hadn’t been there before. The monster who had tormented her was gone.
“Thank you,” she said.
He stroked her hair out of the way. “For what?”
“Even when you were hurting, you still warned me. You’re the best man a woman could ever ask for.” She pressed a kiss to his lips. “I love you so much.”
“It has always been you. For me, there is no one else in this world.” He cupped the back of her neck, drawing her close for another kiss.
“Are we interrupting?” Blake asked, entering the hospital room.
They were holding balloons and stuffed teddy bears. Lewis burst out laughing.
“What are you guys doing?”
“You’re still sick, and last time we checked, you were still part of the club, and we wanted to give you this.” Jamie handed him an envelope.
Lewis frowned, taking the envelope. It was an invitation, and when he opened it, he saw it was something the club had made. “What is this?”
“We’ve decided to cut to the chase,” Blake said.
“One big event that brings all the MCs together,” John said. “I think it’s going to be awesome.”
“Who have you sent this out to?” Lewis asked, amazed. The invitation was made from fabric, and showed luxury. He didn’t think it was the best idea.
“The Skulls, Chaos Bleeds, Dirty Fuckers, Saints and Sinners, you know, several groups of clubs. It could be fun.”
“Or we could all kill each other,” Lewis said.
“Nah, we won’t. It’s time we came out and showed them we mean business,” Jamie said.
“Look at it that you’ll get a chance to host a party,” Mandy said. “Not something like the charity gala either.”
“You didn’t like the charity gala?” he asked.
“You guys are all billionaires and businessmen, but I know that’s not who you really are. This is who you really are. Real men, real people, and I think it would be nice for others to see that.”
He pressed his head against hers.
The guys stayed, and they talked about teasing the fuck out of the other clubs, maybe doing pony rides for the special event. He truly thought they were crazy, but didn’t say anything.
When they left, he was happy that it was just him and Mandy.
“You know this is crazy, right?”
“Absolutely. I think it’s totally crazy, insane, and stupid, but you know what, who cares? It will either be fun, or a total nightmare, and you’ve got time to organize it.” She shrugged. “There’s something I wanted to talk to you about.”
“What is it?”
“I was wondering what you think about having children?” she asked.
His heart raced. “Are you pregnant?”
She shook her head. “Not yet, but I was hoping one day soon, I could be. I would really like to be a mother. I don’t want to put it off any longer. I want to be your wife, and the mother of your children.”
“I should have gotten shot a lot sooner.”
She burst out laughing.
“I love you, Lewis.”
Lewis couldn’t put into words the love he had for this woman. Nothing was ever going to tear them apart, he’d make damn sure of it.