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“And if you don’t want to have anything to do with us, I understand that, too. And there’s no hard feelings,” I continue.
“Do you truly believe that I’m the kind of man who would walk away from my child?” he asks, looking offended. “Yes, I need a little time to process this, but of course I’m going to be there as a father for my child. I’m a man, Con. I’m far from perfect, but I’d never walk away from my own flesh and blood. I don’t know how some men do that, but that’s not me.”
Relief fills me. I wouldn’t have held it against him if he wanted nothing to do with this, but I have to admit that I’m glad he’s not walking away. “Okay. I’m sorry, I think I just needed to hear those words from you.”
“I don’t know how I’m going to manage the MC and a baby, but all the other men have done it, so I’m going to do it, too,” he adds, taking a deep breath.
I nod. “It’s not going to be easy.”
“I know,” he replies solemnly.
“And Cara—”
“Cara will be fine,” he assures me. “I mean, it would be a shock to everyone. But...”
“There’s not much else we can do right now,” I conclude.
“Okay, I guess we are doing this then,” he murmurs, the two of us staring into each other’s eyes. I have no idea what this means for us, but I’m not going to think about that right now.
“Umm... I don’t think we should be together. I mean, I know it’d be easier, but I also don’t want the baby to be the reason we are together.” Oh my God, shut up. Why is my mouth moving? “Not that you want to be with me. I mean, we’re friends, right?” Kill me now.
He chuckles. “You’re cute, you know that?”
I scrunch my face up. The last time a guy told me I was cute was when I was ten.
“I get what you’re saying and I agree. I do like you and want to see where this goes, but I don’t want that to be the reason either.”
I feel oddly hopeful at his words. “I’ll tell Cara next,” I say, and he nods.
Then his phone rings, and he mutters a curse before answering it. “Hey? Yeah, okay.” He ends the call and stands up. “I have to head back to the clubhouse. Do you need anything? I mean, can I do anything for you?”
I shake my head. “No, but thank you. I’m fine. You go and handle what you need do.”
He bends down and kisses the top of my head, and then leaves.
I sink back into the couch and take a deep breath.
We’re having a baby.
Chapter Twenty-Two
Rhett
Arrow couldn’t have called at a worse time, but that just seems to be my luck. After I leave Con’s house, my head still exploding from the bomb she dropped on me, I head back to the clubhouse, because Arrow is officially stepping down as president. I don’t know if this was a planned date or a last-minute decision, but it’s happening now whether I’m ready or not. Maybe he wanted to throw me into the deep end to see if I swim or drown.
I’m going to swim.
Today is the day. I’m going to be president of the Wind Dragons MC, the youngest one they’ve ever had, and it’s also the day I find out that I’m going to be a father.
It’s a lot to process, and I’m going to need time to get my head around it.
I couldn’t think of a worse time than right now to have a baby.
My enemy list is going to grow, and the MC is going to consume all of my time. I don’t know how I’m going to juggle both roles without neglecting one, or maybe I’ll have to half-ass both of them, which is something I don’t want to do either.
I’m fucked.
I can’t let the Wind Dragons down. I’ve been prepping for this moment for so long, but I don’t want to let Con down either. Or my child. My biological father wasn’t around to raise me, and I would never do that to Con or a child. I was lucky that Talon stepped in and took over that role, so I still had a father figure growing up.