Romance: Motorcycle Club Romance: Outlaw Biker's Baby (Contemporary Alpha Male MC Biker Romance) (Bad Boy MC Biker Pregnancy Romance)

by Tia Siren

  Good people are hard to find, so sometimes you find a bad one that knows just what you need.

  I tucked the book into my pocket and made my way toward the road. Rex seemed to be enjoying himself with his punching bag. After about five minutes of taking a beating, I saw one of the club members come back with a length of rope and tie it around Mr. Novak’s torso.

  The dragged him back to the motorcycles and tied the other end of the rope to the bike.

  I gave Rex a kiss on the cheek as he rode off down the street with Mr. Novak in tow.

  Unfortunately, the ride didn’t last as long as I would have hoped.

  9.

  “Celia Murphy?” chimed the voice of the officer.

  I stood up and walked over to the holding cell bars.

  “You’re free to go,” he said.

  I walked out toward the lobby of the police station. A good amount of the rest of the club was there waiting, except for Rex.

  “Celia Murphy,” said the old woman behind the desk, “your marriage license is in order. Here’s your certificate.”

  I laughed at how droll she made the whole proceeding sound. If only Rex were here to see this, he’d probably laugh about it too. I was his now and forever.

  “Will Rex be out soon,” I asked.

  The officer that led me out was sitting at the front desk. He looked at me in disbelief at the question.

  “You do know we caught him dragging a man behind a motorcycle, down Main Street, at highway speeds, right? I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up locked up for the rest of his life.”

  “Naw, he’ll get out, he always does,” I said.

  I was contacted later that day by drug enforcement officers. The information I had and the bodies I’d left were more than enough to convince them that I was just fighting for my life.

  It took a while, but I finally managed to convince them to let Rex go. Mr. Novak had survived and was in critical care at the local hospital. I felt completely free of my dumb mistake.

  In the end, I felt sorry for my friend Jimmy who got stuck in a mess he couldn’t dig himself out of. But, some good did come from the whole situation. I got my man back.

  We saddled up outside the police station, and I leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

  “You know, we’re married now,” I said.

  “I think I want a divorce,” Rex replied, “You’re just too much trouble.”

  We both laughed, and everything felt right. As we drove down the open road, as I had so many years ago, I felt free.

  *****

  THE END

  MOTORCYCLE CLUB Romance – Bad Boy Biker Stepbrother

  “Yes, I’m incredibly frustrated, Joyce,” I shouted into the phone. She had the patience of a saint to let me fume over the phone for the hundredth time about the same thing.

  “It’s going to be okay, Hellen. It’s just a wedding; if it makes your mom happy you should just go with it,” she replied, reassuringly.

  I sighed and sunk into my chair a little further. The airport was empty, for the most part, which gave me plenty of room to sprawl out.

  “Why is it that my mom can find three guys that will marry her, and I can’t even find one?” I asked.

  “You’ll find someone; I just know you will. Just be patient and let it happen. That’s how it worked for me and Bill, I just stopped looking, and he happened to show up.”

  “I haven’t even started looking, and now you’re telling me I should stop?” I asked.

  “Just keep doing what you’re doing and the right guy is bound to show up when you least expect it,” she said. I know her words weren’t meant to stress me out, nor make me more frustrated, but it wasn’t something I could just set aside.

  “I thought he already had,” I said.

  “Not every guy is going to be like Mark, Hel,” she replied coldly.

  I really thought that I had met a wonderful person when I started dating Mark. He was gorgeous and knew how to please me in more ways than one. I even thought he’d ask to move in together soon, but when I surprised him at his apartment, I knew it wouldn’t work out. Or at least, that’s how I felt after I saw him in bed with another woman.

  “I think I’m just done trying, altogether. I need a ‘man’ break. I think I’m just going to get drunk, tell my mom congratulations, and forget life for a while,” I said.

  “Promise me one thing, Hel,” she said.

  “Okay, fine, what,” I sighed.

  “Promise me you’ll keep an open mind. You never know what’s out there unless you give it a chance.”

  “I make no promises, but I’ll try,” I said.

  “I gotta go, the kids waking up; have fun Hellen, for both of us!”

  “I’m glad I have your permission; I’ll drink twice as much,” I said with a laugh while ended the call.

  A chime rang over the intercom; my flight was beginning to board. I exhaled deeply, trying to push out all my frustrations and anxiety. I could feel myself edging closer to some semblance of normality; that all came crashing down the moment, I picked up my luggage and headed toward the gate.

  2.

  “Hellen!” reverberated my mother’s familiar screech from the crowd. She was a woman blessed with a lack of embarrassment. I did my best to keep up with her.

  “Mom,” I said back with an awkward look over the gathered crowd that was now paying almost exclusive attention to us.

  “You look gorgeous as always, how was the flight,” she asked off-handedly.

  “Do you really care about the flight? That seems like needless small talk,” I replied with a cocked eye.

  “Well, can’t blame a girl for trying,” she said with a shrug.

  I sat my things on a nearby bench and looked her square in the eye.

  “Can we just talk about the elephant in the room and get this over with?” I asked in a pleading manner.

  She swept over and took the seat by my bags, plopping down loudly on the wooden bench.

  “Oh fine,” she started, “but let me say a couple of things quick before you start storming your mouth off at your mother.”

  I let out a drawn out sigh and took a seat beside her on the bench.

  “Duke isn’t like your father. He’s straightforward and loud, and I like that. Your father was too timid and always too busy for us. Secondly, Duke knows what it means to be a father; he has a son, and his son turned out alright, just like you.”

  “Are you telling me I’m going to have a step-brother?” I asked.

  “Why yes, and he’s just a little older than you,” she replied with a smile.

  I rested my head in my hands and massaged my temples to ease the headache that was beginning to form.

  “Don’t you think a step-brother is something you could have told me about over the phone before ambushing me with it in person?”

  She laughed, and it only served to make my head pound even harder.

  “I don’t see why it would really matter.”

  “Mom, I don’t know how to tell you, but this all sounds ridiculous. I’m going to be related to two people that I haven’t even met, or knew existed more than a month ago. Don’t you think you’re getting married just a little too quickly?”

  She calmed herself and embraced me as she always had in the past to comfort me. I missed her warm hugs; I didn’t get enough of them when I was living almost an entire country away.

  “I’m at a point where life doesn’t give you anything; all it does is start taking it away. So, I scrape and claw to hold onto anything that feels right. This feels right, and I don’t have all the time in the world to be dating. I need someone that’ll take care of me when I’m sick, and that I can depend on.”

  She held me for a few minutes, and I didn’t want it to end. It felt like the end of our simple little family. I was regretting my inability to visit her when she was lonely, and all the holidays I never returned. She was always my rock when I needed to feel grounded; my wings when I needed to fly. She
deserved something real that she could hold onto, and I felt like a jerk having thought of denying her the satisfaction.

  “I love you mom; whatever crazy decisions you decide to make, I’ll support you.”

  I stood up and wiped the tears that were beginning to form from the corner of my eyes.

  “Let’s meet the man that managed to sweep you off your feet.”

  She clapped her hands and stood up as I snatched my things from the bench. Arm and arm we strolled from the tiny municipal airport and to the old familiar truck she had always driven.

  3.

  To say Otto’s Pub was a popular place would be like comparing it to an oasis. People really only went there because it was the only watering hole in the tiny city that mattered.

  Sure, there were a couple of other bars in the area, but none of them were manned by the famous Otto who could down a beer in less time than it took you to snap your fingers.

  Our truck sidled into a spot surrounded by several motorcycles.

  “Umm, are you sure this is a good time to be visiting the bar, mom?” I asked nervously.

  “Trust me Hel; this is the best time,” she replied with a smile.

  I palmed a small can of mace that I kept in my purse, hoping that I wouldn’t have to use it.

  She pushed her way through the assembled bikers as though she was a queen, and they parted as such. I felt more than a little embarrassed, and with my head down I followed her inside.

  The old diner was packed. Every plush and colorful booth was overstuffed with men and women of all different sizes and shapes. Through all this, my mother trotted along like this was normal, and I continued to shuffle along behind her.

  We came to a halt in front of a booth that rested against the back wall of the pub, where two men were already sitting with beers already half drunk.

  “Duke, I’d like to introduce you to my daughter, Hellen,” started my mom, whom promptly pushed me to the forefront to put me on display.

  I felt incredibly uncomfortable being gawked at by two men whom I hadn’t met previously met. One of them was large, burly and much older while the second was tall and muscular with tattoos that ran the length of his arm.

  The younger of the two held my gaze for more than a moment before turning his head away.

  The older of them, whom I believed might just be Duke, pried himself from the booth and wrapped his big oafish arms around me in a hug that easily lifted me from the floor.

  “Hellen, your mother, has said some of the sweetest things about you!” he shouted with excitement.

  I smiled awkwardly, but could help but giggle at his silliness.

  “Nice to meet you, Duke,” I said trying to find the breath in the midst of his tight embrace.

  He returned me to my feet and pulled my mom in close and gave her a big kiss on the cheek.

  “As you can tell, your ma is a real gem.”

  They stared into each other for a time before a look of sudden realization came to Duke.

  “Right! This here is my son Axel. I think he’s a couple of years older than you, but all things considered, I think you two might just get along.”

  I turned my attention to the man still sitting at the booth. He gave a customary wave before pulling himself to his feet. It seemed he couldn’t quite decide whether to shake my hand or give me a hug, as he held his gloved hand out only to retract it and offer me a hug.

  He was warm as he held me. His skin felt like rough leather, a welcome change when compared to so many soft men I had held over the years. He smelled of grease and oil, and unapologetically so.

  “Ahem,” I heard my mother cough behind me.

  Axel released me, and I realized it had been a little longer than a welcome embrace should have been. I straightened my skirt and hair; returning quickly to my mother’s side.

  “The wedding is on Sunday, so it’s a party tonight, then Saturday we’ll be going for a fitting. So, don’t drink too much tonight, okay sweetie?”

  I nodded; my head was loopy from the strain of meeting my new in-laws so quickly. It was a lot to take in, and I really just wanted to get some sleep, the jet-lag wasn’t helping much either.

  “Can I just get some sleep in my room, Mom,” I asked.

  The beer she thrust into my open hand answered that question.

  “Dear, you’re young, just have some fun tonight and sleep later,” she smiled that naïve smile I had come to recognize as uniquely hers and I relented with a sip of the cool frothy beverage in my hand.

  The music grew louder as the night continued. I wanted to be social, but at the same time, I didn’t want to get to know a bunch of people that I wouldn’t stay in contact with.

  That wasn’t for their lack of trying.

  I was a petite piece of meat, and I had a feeling it was only a matter of time before one of them decided I was ready for tasting. More than a few men were watching me out of the corner of their eye. They probably didn’t think I noticed, but they were terrible at hiding their lust. It was an odd thing to see, but several of these guys had more than their fair share of bruises and bandages. These were ruffians anyway, so it was to be expected.

  Still, I was used to men ogling me. I liked to stay fit, and in my profession, I was always running around, which helped me stay in shape. My measurements weren’t anything to gawk at, but they were plenty enough to attract onlookers and the lustful gaze of men.

  “Hey there, cutie,” said a bald man walking toward me later in the evening. He had a gap between his teeth that seemed very unbecoming, and a smile that made me think he had more on his mind than just conversation.

  “Not interested,” I replied, half-tired, and half-drunk, and not in any mood to flirt.

  He continued toward me, and I thrust my hand into my pocket for my mace.

  “I wasn’t asking,” he replied suggestively.

  A blur streaked from the corner of my vision and before I even realized what had happened, the bald man was sprawled out on the floor of the bar.

  Standing over his conquest was Axel, looking at the rest of the bikers with a stern gaze. I could feel the intensity in his eyes without even seeing them. Even Duke gave him a nod.

  “There’s that right hook, I taught him that you know,” shouted Duke from the back.

  I would have laughed at his boast if I weren’t still in shock from the surprise of it all. Axel turned back to me and cracked his knuckles.

  “You okay,” he asked simply.

  I nodded and gestured toward the seat across from me.

  He eased himself into the booth and ordered another drink.

  “Looks like you have experience,” I said with a nervous laugh.

  “If I don’t keep them in line, they would run wild,” he said.

  “Are you some kind of leader?” I asked.

  “I will be,” he replied.

  “So Duke is the man in charge then,” I asked.

  He nodded.

  “You’re not one for talking, are you,” I said.

  He nodded, and I felt a little frustrated by his stoicism.

  “Can we go somewhere you’d be more interested in talking? We’re going to be step-siblings soon, and it might be a good idea to get to know each other a little better before then,” I commented.

  He sighed, and by now his drink arrived which he took a large gulp from before setting the glass down.

  “Look, you’re a pretty, city girl. More than a few of the boys here wouldn’t mind a night with you and that’s a fact. But, I don’t think you’ll be here long enough for it to matter.”

  I took another sip of my drink in an attempt to buy time while I figured out what he meant.

  “So, you don’t want to know me because I’ll be leaving soon?” I asked.

  “Exactly,” he replied.

  I leaned back in my seat and could feel the bar spinning around me. It was probably best for me to stop drinking, but I was past the point of realizing that I should stop.

  “You mi
ght not want to get to know me, but I want to get to know you. We’re going to be siblings, and that’s, at least, a little important to me. So, just humor me for a bit, will you?” I pleaded.

  He crossed his arms and scrunched up his fast in a look of frustration.

  “Okay fine,” he said amidst a sigh, “what do you want to know?”

  I leaned forward in the booth again; my curiosity about this enigmatic biker was palpable. He threw punches and smelled like engines; he was a different breed of man and I was intrigued.

  “What do you do for a living,” I asked.

  “Mechanic,” he replied straightaway, “next question.”

  I raised an eyebrow.

  “This isn’t an interrogation,” I said.

  “Next question, please,” he added.

  I giggled, and I don’t think he understood the humor.

  “What made you want to be a mechanic,” I asked.

  “I know engines, been tuning them since I was 5, or, at least, that’s the earliest I can remember,” he replied.

  “When did a mechanic learn how to throw a punch like that,” I asked.

  “I’ve been fighting since before I was 5,” he said.

  I stared at him, doing my best to keep my eyes focused through my drunken gaze.

  “So you’ve been working on cars and fighting since you were a kid?”

  He just nodded at my question. He really wasn’t one for many words, and I had no idea how to coax a conversation out of him.

  “Alright, I gotta get out of here. I can’t do this tonight. Maybe you’ll be more talkative some other time-”

  “What do you do,” he asked, cutting me off.

  He startled me for a second, and for some reason, I couldn’t think of the obvious response.

  “I’m a nurse,” I finally managed to say.

  “Why?”

  “I like to help people,” I said.

  “Do you like it,” he asked.

  I wanted to say that I did, but I really didn’t know. It was becoming more of a chore to wake up every day and go to work. The wide-eyed look I had once had was diminishing every year that I continued my work.