The tears fall faster. “God, I love you too, Gage. More than life itself. Loving you is the best thing that ever happened to me. You are my whole entire world.” I kiss him, needing to be as close to him as I can.

  “God, I love you so much,” I sob. “Every breath I take Gage, every beat of my heart is yours.”

  “But I have been keeping a secret,” I tell him, I wiggle from him to let me down. I step out of the shower and open the drawer. I walk back into the shower holding the pregnancy test in my hand.

  His eyes are glued to my hand. “Is that?” he asks.

  I laugh, crying. “Yeah, I found out this morning that I was pregnant.”

  He bursts out laughing. “Fuck, I am going to be a dad.” He falls to his knees in front of me, his face in front of my belly and kisses me right under my navel.

  “Hi baby, it’s your daddy.”

  I grin listening to him talking to our baby. I bury my fingers in his hair, this moment is one I will never forget.

  All of a sudden his face snaps up and he glares at me. “I saw you running down the stairs on camera earlier.”

  I burst out laughing. “God, you’re fucking insane,” I joke.

  He laughs too. “I’m insane about you, but seriously though. No more stairs.”

  I rest my head against the tile in the shower. This is going to be the best and longest nine months of my life.

  “Okay,” I pretend to agree.

  His eyes narrow knowing I am not being serious.

  “Love you, baby.” I wrap my arms around him, resting my head on his chest.

  His lips press into the top of my head. “I love you, my angel,” he says, rubbing his hand down my back.

  Home.

  Epilogue

  RIVER

  A million years pregnant

  * * *

  Gage and Knight are putting the finishing touches on the nursery. I am forty weeks pregnant with our baby.

  I don’t know the gender as I wanted to be surprised.

  A sharp kick in my belly has me hissing in pain. Gage is over to me in a second. “You, okay?” he asks, holding my stomach.

  I love this man so much; he has put me on a pedestal the whole pregnancy. Sometimes I want to pinch myself that this is actually my life.

  Gage is so much more protective over me, and the guys too. If Gage had to leave, I would notice that one of the guys would randomly pop over.

  If I had a random pain, Gage would call Knight and he would be here within a minute. I timed him; I giggle to myself thinking of all the funny times.

  The baby book Gage bought seemed to have made its way through all the guys as reading material.

  I’m so thankful for them though and the amazing support system I have with them. My mom has been here every day making sure I’m okay.

  The front door opens, and I would bet my left tit that it’s Reaper. I hear the stomp of the boots and what do you know, he walks inside of the nursey. I smile at him when he comes in.

  He hugs me. “How are you feeling?” he asks. I rub my stomach feeling the baby kick my ribs.

  They have become my family, my brothers I never had. “I’m okay, but I think I’m going to go take a nap.” I yawn. I’m tired ninety percent of the time.

  I hold my stomach, pushing myself up with the back of my chair. Gage practically lifts me out of the chair, glaring at me trying to do it myself.

  He kisses me, tapping my ass as I walk past. I look back and give him the look that lets him know I want him to follow me.

  He smirks, mouthing, “Ten minutes.”

  I wink and waddle down the hallway to our bedroom. My appetite for Gage has been crazy. I almost attack him daily.

  I look down at my very swollen stomach, rubbing. “Mommy can’t wait to meet you.”

  Over the last month I have been nesting. Once I got done here, I went to the clubhouse and nested there. I know the guys thought about shaking me a few times, but my pregnancy tears did the trick.

  I am so sick of crying for no reason. One of the guys took the last popsicle and that was my final straw for the day.

  I swear they didn’t come to the clubhouse for a few days to stay away from me. I laugh at the memory of Terror’s face because it was him who stole it.

  All of a sudden, I feel pee running down my legs. Wait, that can’t be pee.

  Oh my God, my water just broke. “GAGE!!” I yell, holding my back. I lean against the wall.

  I hear the awfullest sound of something falling. Gage pushes Reaper out of the doorway to get to me first. “What the fuck happened?” he asks me frantically.

  Reaper runs up next and my eyes go wide when he slips in the wetness pooling around me.

  He falls back and hits the ground hard on his back. “Tell me I am not lying in pee,” he says.

  I burst out laughing at the ridiculousness of it all. “It’s not pee.” He looks relieved for a second. “My water broke.”

  I swear Gage goes pale as a ghost, Reaper looks horrified lying in it, and Knight snaps into doctor mode.

  My first contraction hits me hard. “Oh shit,” I groan, clenching my eyes shut.

  Gage picks me up, carrying me down the stairs. “Reaper get the bags, Knight come on.”

  I take out my phone and text my mom and dad that my water broke. Gage sets me in the front seat of the truck, buckling me in.

  I take his hand, stopping him from leaving me. “We are having a baby,” I tell him in wonderment. I just needed a moment to slow down and bask in the moment.

  “We are, baby.” He kisses me sweetly.

  The door is shut and the guys load in. Reaper looks hilarious carrying all the bags at once. He puts them in the back and climbs in beside Knight.

  “It's baby time, y’all,” I tell everyone, putting my hand on my stomach. It's hard to believe that soon she or he will be here.

  Hours Later

  * * *

  “Alright River, it’s time to push,” my doctor tells me and everyone starts moving around me.

  Fear hits me hard and I reach for Gage. “I’m scared,” I tell him, the pain has me beyond worn out.

  He closes his eyes, this has been torture for him seeing me in pain. “It's almost over, you’re so strong, baby,” he encourages me, resting his forehead against mine.

  I smile, tears filling my eyes. I am a hot mess right now.

  “Alright Dad, hold her leg.” A nurse shows him how to hold my leg up, and my mom does the other.

  “You ready?” the doctor asks me.

  I nod. “Ready as I’ll ever be.”

  “Once you feel the next contraction, I need you to push.”

  Just as she says that it hits me like a ton of bricks. I push and push, Gage is holding my back, bracing me and holding my leg with his free hand. I scream, letting it out, the pain is so intense.

  I fall back against the bed, breathing hard.

  Gage runs a cool cloth across my forehead. “You are doing so good, angel. I’m so proud of you.”

  Mom met us here at the hospital. The waiting room is filled with the whole club, my dad and Rebecca, my sister, her husband and Maverick, Gage’s brother and my mom’s husband.

  “I need to push.” Gage helps me sit up and I grab my knees screaming as I push and push.

  “One more push and the baby is out,” she tells me.

  “Do you want to catch the baby, dad?” the doctor asks Gage.

  He looks at me to see. “Do it,” I tell him, knowing that it will make this moment more special not even caring so many people are facing my lady bits.

  They glove him up and have a gown put on him in seconds. My mom is holding my hand with tears in her eyes. “You are so beautiful right now, River.”

  “I’ve got to push,” I warn everyone. Gage is between my legs listening to the doctor. I slap my hand onto the bed rails, using them as a brace and probably breaking my mom’s hand with the other.

  “The head is out!” she yells and I feel them pull the baby out.

  I look down eagerly seeing Gage holding our baby, and he sets her on my chest on a blanket that was placed there.

  I start crying and I see she is a girl. “We have a little girl, momma,” Gage tells me with tears in his eyes.

  I sob, holding her little hand and looking at her little mushed up face. “Our little Sky.”

  Mom is taking pictures and videos. “Why did you name her that?”

  I look at mom, the camera in my face. I look at my baby and then back at her. “Because we love her more than the sky.”

  * * *

  River

  Two Years Later

  * * *

  Skylar is stumbling through the clubhouse floor, all the guys watching her with adoration.

  “Dada.” She bangs on the door of Gage’s office.

  Not even a few seconds later, it’s ripped open and she is in his arms. “What a beautiful surprise.” He kisses her chubby cheek.

  She is my spitting image, but I can see so much of Gage in her. She has his beautiful eyes and dimples.

  He takes my hand, pulling me over. “How is momma feeling?” He presses our intwined fingers together against my stomach.

  I am six months pregnant, this time with a boy. I wanted to know the gender this time around. “Are you being good to your mom, son?” Gage asks, bending down toward my stomach.

  I laugh. “Someone has been wanting her dada.”

  He grins at that knowledge. She is a daddy’s girl through and through. “PAPA!” Skylar screams at the top of her lungs. Gage sets her down and she runs as fast as her little legs can handle, straight to my dad.

  Gage wraps his arms around my middle, holding my swollen stomach. Everyone in the room has come so far. Knight is with my aunt, smiling and holding her swollen stomach. My heart aches of the struggles they have been through. Reaper is with his woman; Andrey is currently stalking one I believe, and Terror is still a bachelor to his mother’s dismay. Royal kisses his woman on the forehead, holding her protectively. My stomach burns with anger at the things they have faced by Penelope’s mother. She is not a problem anymore, a grin slides over my face at the justice Naomi dished out.

  “GIGI!” Skylar squeals and my dad is long forgotten for Terror’s mom.

  “I love you, Gage. Thank you for giving me this beautiful life.” I turn around to face him.

  He cups my face, leaning until his forehead is against mine. “Darlin, this life wouldn’t have been possible without you, this is all because of you.”

  I have fallen more and more in love with this man, the way he is with our baby. Everything about him makes me love him more.

  “I love you, angel.” His words hit me just as hard as the day he first told me.

  When I see him, all I can think of is one word.

  Home.

  * * *

  The end.

 

 

  LeAnn Ashers, Gage

 

 

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