of this,” Eva says as if she’s reading my thoughts.
“I know what you mean. What are the chances she’d wake now, when Cage decides to return? My mind is so fucking blown,” I muse aloud.
“Can we take a bath? I just need to sit and think for a bit.”
I wrap my arms around her and place my chin on the top of her head. “We can do anything you want to do.”
After sleeping in yesterday and most of today, we’re trying to get our bearings. I ordered something to eat to feed her and the baby and now we’ve been sitting in silence for the most part.
Although I want to get back to South Carolina, I’m not going to rush Eva. I can tell she needs some time.
“Well, in that case, I really want to sit in your arms and breathe for a moment,” she says.
I scoop her up from the stool she’s on and start for the bedroom. “Then a bath it is,” I say and place a kiss on her forehead as she wraps her arms around my neck.
She rests her head on my shoulder as I carry her through the apartment. Once in the bedroom, I head straight into the bathroom. Placing her on her feet, I note the lost look on her face.
So much has changed over the course of one night. I can’t blame her for needing a few days to process it all. I’ve come to learn how much both Cage and Rose mean to Eva in the time we’ve been together.
“I got that,” I say when she starts for the hem of her T-shirt.
I pull the fabric over her head and toss it aside. Needing to have my hands on her to remind myself she and the baby are okay; I place my hands on her hip and draw her closer. With the gesture she comes back to me from wherever her mind has her.
Eva turns her pretty face up and gives a shaky smile. I hope to have a son because if my little girl ever looks up at me with this much hurt in her eyes, I’m going to kill the motherfucker that placed it there.
I’m already standing in a long line of brothers who want to put Pop to ground. The need to sooth Eva’s hurt and my own anger consumes me. I dip my head and seize her lips for a tender kiss.
“That has been the best part of this awful week,” she says with a catch in her voice as I pull away.
“Come on, let’s get this bath going and then I’ll get the rest of your clothes off,” I say and kiss her forehead.
Once the water is running, I go for her favorite bubble bath. I noted a while ago she favors this one. It’s a citrus scent.
I make a note to pick up some more as I turn to her and pull the tie of my sweats she has on. Her belly comes into view. Not firm from the pregnancy yet, but still a reminder of the seed inside of her.
As I tug her panties down her legs, I can’t help but get hard at the thought of her carrying my baby. If someone would have told me all of this would have happened when I woke up four days ago, I would have put a bullet in them for being a lying fuck.
“What are you thinking?” Eva says as she runs her fingers through my hair.
I look up from my crouching position. As exhausted as she looks from the events of the last few days, she’s still concerned about me. I don’t deserve her, but I’m sure as fuck going to cherish her now that I have her.
“The last two days have been the longest and most eventful days of my life,” I reply.
Eva gives a small laugh. “You can say that again. I think I’ve learned more about the club in the last few days than I knew from the time Mom married Cage.”
I stand and strip out of my sweats and T-shirt. When I’m naked, I walk Eva over to the bath and cut off the water before helping her in and stepping in behind her. I sit and place my hands on her waist to guide her to straddle my thighs as she sits in my lap.
“This is nice,” she says as I pull her against me so we’re chest to chest. She gives a small breathless laugh. “We won’t be able