Always (Next Generation The Skulls #1) - Sam Crescent Page 0,17
that all?”
“Yeah, that’s all.”
He headed outside and handed his dad a soda. “What’s up, son?”
“Nothing. Nothing at all.” He had to wonder why his mom and dad had a different answer for the pictures of her being pregnant.
****
“He asked tonight,” Lexie said.
“What about?” Devil switched off the bathroom light, watching his woman as she put her book to one side.
She wore a sexy negligee that displayed her heavy tits.
After all these years together, he was never bored. Not once. His dick hardened at the sight.
“Me being pregnant with him.”
He’d hoped this kind of conversation would never happen. “Yeah, he asked me too.”
“Oh, no, what did you say?” she asked.
“I said they were gone in a fire.”
She winced.
“What?” he asked.
“Er, I said it was on one of those phones and it got destroyed. Did he ask you about it?”
Devil shook his head.
“What do we do?”
“For now, we wait and see if he asks any more questions,” Devil said.
“What if he does? What do we do? How do we tell him that I’m not his real mother? That she dumped him and then was killed?” Lexie covered her face and Devil went to her. He held his woman.
“You’re his mother, baby. You will always be his mother and he knows this. You did everything you could to protect him.”
“But he’s going to hate us. We never told him the truth.”
“He was too young to understand the truth.”
“But what about now?” she asked. “We’ve left it too long and now he’s going to think the worst.”
Devil caught her face in his hands. “This was the decision I made. I will face whatever anger he has. I will not let it come near you.”
“But—”
He slammed his lips down on hers. “No buts. No nothing. I wanted this. You don’t have to worry. I’ll take care of it.”
“What if he finds out the truth?” she asked.
“He won’t. Not until we’re ready to tell him.” Devil pulled her close, kissing her and using his hands on her body to distract her.
There was no way he would ever allow any harm to come to his woman. He would deal with his son when the time came.
****
“Man, you missed one hell of a party last night,” Eddie said.
“Party? I thought you were hanging out at the library?” Simon asked.
Dean snorted. “Dude, we can go to the library any fucking day of the week. Nah, there was a party at Amber’s, and guess what, she was asking about you.”
Amber was the school queen. Most guys wanted to fuck her, and the girls wanted to be her. She was beautiful, rich, and popular. He didn’t give her the time of day and he figured that was what pissed her off. She couldn’t get under his skin and it wasn’t personal. He was taken.
“Tell her I’m not interested.”
“Is this all about that Tab chick?” Eddie asked.
“Don’t, Eddie,” Dean said.
“I’ve told you many times, Eddie, you don’t understand, and if you talk shit about my girl again, I’ll hurt you.” He wasn’t afraid of fighting. He’d gotten suspended a few times over the years for defending his club.
Piston County High, so original, was like any other school. The same groups of people. The jocks, the nerds, the hippies, and then of course there was him, the bikers. There were a few biker groupies as well. A couple of the guys liked to ride and play the part of an MC, but they weren’t part of Chaos Bleeds.
“Sorry, man.”
“I told you once and I’ll tell you again, don’t ever bring her into this.” Tabby was for him and him alone. Eddie and Dean hadn’t seen her yet. Whenever she visited Piston County, he rarely shared. His friends weren’t a high priority during that time. Just his girl.
They entered the school. He carried his books but they headed to Dean’s locker, which also happened to be next to Amber’s.
Simon looked down the hall to see the little group of jocks. Wayne was one of them. Captain of the football team and all-around asshole. They’d come to blows a few times when they were younger. Now, they just had verbal sparring.
“What’s happening tonight?” Dean asked.
“Got that thing with my parents.”
“You’re still doing the trick or treating thing? Come on, really?”
“Yes, really,” he said. He looked at his friends. “What?”
“There’s going to be a party and we figured seeing as you’re here and all for the first time, you’d come with us,” Eddie said.
“Not happening. I don’t back out from my responsibilities.”