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Rogue's Retribution : Twisted Iron MC(8)
Author: Liberty Parker

 

 

Chapter Three

 

 

Rogue

 

 

I wake up to children’s laughter outside, I nearly forget that the club is in trouble as I hear my daughter playing with her friends. Fuck! Rubbing my eyes, I rapidly blink them as I look over at my alarm clock and notice that I’ve slept for five, not four hours. I forgot to set an alarm.

Scrambling out of bed, I race to the shower where I hastily rinse away the clouded thoughts pertaining to the information learned yesterday. After some shut eye and this shower, I am definitely feeling more focused. Today had better be the day that we find out who the traitor amongst us is and I will decide his fate, although nothing about it will be quick or easy.

Stepping into a fresh pair of jeans, I hear the children and Aurora make their way into the house. I can hear her offering them all snacks and refreshments. Not only was my woman born to stand beside me through this crazy life I’ve thrown her into, being a mother and mothering comes so natural to her. Sometimes I do find myself plagued with guilt and sadness that we haven’t been able to conceive another child; even though she swears Harmony is more than enough. And, while I believe that to be mostly true, I watched her eyes for two years each month as she got her period and the reality of not having another child slowly beat her down. There was also a point in time that I found myself coming to my own realization that the possibility of me having a son to carry on my last name wasn’t in the cards.

“I’ve packed you some food to take in case you find yourself facing another long night,” Rora offers as she steps into the bathroom, wrapping her arms around my waist, giving me a tight squeeze. “Just make sure you at least eat and don’t solely try to make decisions based on a diet of booze and nicotine,” she murmurs against the flesh of my chest.

I plant a kiss on the top of her soft blonde locks. “How did I get so lucky?”

Pulling back, her gaze calls for mine in return. “Some days I ask myself the same question,” she playfully banters as she pats my abdomen before letting out a giggle that causes me to chuckle in rebuttal.

Slapping her on the cheek of her ass, I grab a handful and squeeze as she lets out a yelp. “Keep it up woman, and I’ll have you screaming out my name until you take it back.” The interruption of my pager sounding off is annoying at best, but with everything going on, I need to check it. I can hear the disappointing sigh from my woman and I hate it. But I promise that once this business is handled, I’m taking my family on a much-needed vacation; just the three of us. Fuck, it’s Coder. “I’m sorry, babe.” I kiss her lips before hastily dressing the rest of my body. “I’ve got to get back to the club.” Putting on my cut before I place my pistol in the back of my jeans, I finish by telling her, “If by some chance I do have to stay late again tonight, Sledge will be outside monitoring this house. Try not to kill the poor fucker, would ya?”

“At this rate you’re in more danger of that reality than he is,” she pouts and I grab her shoulders taking this opportunity to smother those beautiful lips of hers.

“Love you, Rora,” I declare before turning around to leave.

“Love you, too. Oh, Rogue, don’t forget to tell your daughter bye on your way out.”

“I would never,” I holler back over my shoulder.

 

Aurora

 

 

After Rogue leaves, I make sure the kiddos are all cleaned up to take over to Harlow’s for a little while. Her baby shower is coming up and I still have some things I would like to get for the impending bundle of joy. I know she must be getting miserable at this stage of her pregnancy, but she certainly doesn’t let that slow her down, including taking on these three rambunctious children.

 

 

Shopping for all these baby clothes and necessities has stirred up feelings of nostalgia and emotions I wasn’t quite prepared for. I keep finding myself warding off tears at every cute little sock or onesie. Mentally, I chastise myself to get a grip. I am so grateful and lucky to have Harmony and most days that’s what gets me through the threat of my own little pity party.

As I enter the lane to checkout, the cashier begins to scan each item. “New bundle on the way, huh?” the teenage girl asks, and I stop fumbling through my purse having finally located my wallet and smash it down on the counter.

I know she’s young, but she can’t be serious. “Are you joking with me? Do I look like I’m expecting to you?”

Her eyes grow wide and I watch as she gulps and her eyes become watery. “W-well no, ma’am. I just meant in general. Perhaps someone you know? You’re quite thin in fact.”

“So now I’m a bag of bones? Wow, since when did manners become a thing of the past? How about just ring the items up and cut the small talk?” I snap at her before suddenly my emotions crash over me like a tidal wave and I completely break down. Oh wonderful, now I’ve created a full-on scene in the middle of the store and I can feel wandering eyes as their focus shifts to me.

The young cashier offers me a tissue. “Ma’am, I do apologize for anything I said that might’ve been insulting,” she hesitantly says to me.

I motion with my hand because I am unable to speak just yet. After a few seconds, I regain some of my composure as I realize how utterly ridiculous and out of character I just acted. “Sweetie, I am so, so sorry for the way I made assumptions and how I treated you based off them. I am the one who needs to be apologizing here. I am so very sorry.” She nods, graciously accepting my apology before I pay and get the hell out of there. Once in my car, I try to make some sense out of my meltdown. The last time my emotions were this out of whack, was when I was pregnant with Harmony. I feel my eyes grow wide and my heart begin to hammer away inside my chest. Could it be? After all these years of trying with no success, is it even a possibility? Mentally, I begin to calculate dates and days of the month. Years of no success while trying to get pregnant left me eventually not keeping track of my cycle. It dawns on me that I am in fact due, or possibly even past due for my monthly cycle. But, I’ll be damned if I torture myself peeing and waiting on multiple sticks to decide my fate.

Someway, somehow, Rogue has managed to get us the VIP treatment with Doctor Reynold’s, a family physician in town. I will just drive over there and have them let me know. I trust their word over anything.

 

Rogue

 

 

Aurora is out and about today, with Marx on detail duty for her. All the while Harlow is on kid duty with Napoleon watching over her. I’m not sure how she manages to do so with her belly swollen. Yet somehow she seems to still enjoy it. She looks like she’s ready to pop that kid out any day now. Bane has been a bundle of nerves constantly driving everyone crazy with his endless rantings and pacing. Some days he tests my patience more than others. I try to be there for my friend and brother, but today happens to be the day that I work hard not to wrap my hands around his neck and squeeze hard.

“Bane, swear to God, if you don’t sit your ass down and stop that damn pacing, I’m gonna tie you to the motherfucking chair.” Stopping mid-pace, he shoots me a surprised look.

“You can’t be serious? Surely you remember how it was when Aurora was pregnant with Outlaw, right? Pres, between club business, middle of the night runs to grab ice cream, rubbing Harlow’s achy back, and the general bitching about being uncomfortable; I am past the point of exhaustion. If she doesn’t pop that baby out soon, I might find myself on the psychiatric floor of the hospital.” He grabs the bottle of bourbon from my desk, taking a swig directly from it before he begins that annoying pacing of his again.

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