SWNOVELS Chapter The Devil’s Reward: Epilogue
The burst of laughter behind me has me turning warily to look at the group of women on the other side of the lawn. I’m not the only one; the rest of the men are doing the same. It’s like we all know what’s coming. Something is going to happen, it’s inevitable. Quinn, Peyton, Audrey, Rose, Sage, Syn, Izzy, Leonora, Alice, Raven, Gwen, Ash, Ember, and Piper are all congregated together, drinks in hand.
“Care to fill me in on why we’re all afraid of that group, son?” Bill asks me curiously.
Bill is a good man, and after the obligatory warning of burying me where no one can find me if I hurt Quinn or Macy, he’s settled in nicely around here. He doesn’t blink twice at all the bikers milling around, instead jumping in full swing into a conversation with Bullet and Sniper about the biker life.
“Around here, that sound strikes fear into a man’s heart,” I tell him drily. “All of them together never ends well. Or cheaply. And adding in your wife and daughters, I can only imagine how much worse it’s going to be.”
He nods knowingly. “My wife and Peyton certainly have no problem getting themselves into trouble. Though they might try to tone it down after our little incident earlier.”
I chuckle. “That was one for the scrapbook,” I joke.
“I’d like to say it’s the first time, but I’m afraid it’s not,” he grins. “We always stash shit in our luggage to see what happens. Last time, I had anal beads, a paddle, and a pocket pussy. The agent just about pissed himself.”
I stare at him and then burst out laughing.
“I’m doing that next time I fly,” King grins.
“You’d end up arrested,” Stone returns with a chuckle. “And I don’t think Shadow would lend you his bail fund.”
“Not for his ugly ass,” I joke. King flips me off.
“I’m never flying with you,” Torque announces. “I don’t need that kind of attention.”
An arm goes through mine, and I smile as I look down at Quinn. I move my arm to put it around her waist as I lean down to kiss her. “Hey, gorgeous,” I say happily.
“I was wondering if you can help me with something,” she asks sweetly, though her eyes are bright with desire. “The girls offered to watch Macy.”
I don’t need to be told twice. I hand my beer to her father, who rolls his eyes. “Girl, you need to learn to be a bit more open about these things,” he admonishes. “If you want some dick from your man, just say so. He’s not going to say no.”
I choke on a laugh as Quinn’s face goes bright red. “Dad!” she hisses. “What the hell? You shouldn’t say that!”
“You think that I don’t know that you two are having sex?” he asks blandly. “I think that’s kind of par for the course, honey. Your mother and I—”
“Shut up!” she snaps. “God, never mind. Mood gone.”
Oh no, that’s not happening. I scoop her up and announce, “We’ll be back in a while.”
Cheers erupt behind me. “Get it, sis!” her sister cheers. “I want all the details later.”
Quinn groans and buries her face in my chest, even as I laugh and quicken my step.
“You can’t play with the dildo without me!” Macy screams indignantly, making me stop. Rose and Audrey are hunched over, laughing so hard I know instantly who’s responsible. I glare at them while they grin at me, best of friends already. Lord, help me.
“We’re not playing with that,” I say briskly to Macy. “How about you go ask Nana Rose for some ice cream?” I suggest.
“Okay,” she says, skipping back towards Rose happily.
I make quick work of getting us into the clubhouse and up the stairs, shutting my door with my foot and locking it. Quinn starts to laugh. “Still don’t believe me that they’re as bad as Rose?” she grins as I strip off my cut.
“I need a bail trust, not just a fund,” I say drily. “I think we need to create a rule that they’re not allowed together for too long.”
“You sound like you’re afraid of that possibility,” she taunts.
I give her a cool look. “Woman, you have no idea. Like I told them before, I should have stayed in the Forces. They were saner than the lot of you women put together, and that’s saying something. Now, are you going to get naked so we don’t waste any more time?”
She grins and starts to peel off her shirt. “How much time do you think we have?” she purrs at me.
“Long enough for me to show you why you’re mine,” I tell her as I take in her breasts as they spill from her bra.
Because she is. She’s mine, and I’m hers. She’s my light in the darkness, my reward, and I plan on showing her that every day. And somewhere up there, I know Sam and the rest of my team are smiling down on me.
It’s time for me to live, and I’ll do that with my woman and the little girl who owns my heart. Even if they are going to give me gray hair before I’m forty. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. I just need to keep Macy out of Rose’s clutches, or I’ll have a miniature jailbird in training for sure.
Lord help me.
THE END