Total pages in book: 189
Estimated words: 181808 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 909(@200wpm)___ 727(@250wpm)___ 606(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 181808 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 909(@200wpm)___ 727(@250wpm)___ 606(@300wpm)
“No,” he clipped out. “What?”
“I packed your things before I texted you. Do you know how long it took me?” She didn’t wait for his answer. “About three minutes.”
Her bitter smile, which was so out of normal for the natural gentleness he always saw on her face, made him want to jerk her into his arms. Instead of doing what he wanted to do, he held back.
“I can’t believe I missed it. Everything in this house, I brought here, except for what you bought for the baby.”
“I didn’t bring much crap, because I don’t have much. I’ve never been someone who buys a bunch of useless shit to have it sitting around or in a drawer. I’m used to traveling light, going back and forth between the clubhouses. When I’m not there, the rooms are used by different brothers. I got in the habit of making do with what I need, and when it wears out, get something new. Me not having enough to fill a suitcase doesn’t mean I don’t consider this my home.”
“Do you?”
Moon thought about lying about it, but she deserved the truth. “No. It’s okay for now, but it’s too small for me. I’ve been confined to small bedrooms at the clubs, and I want more space. That’s why I want us to go out to dinner tonight—so we can discuss switching houses with your family now that Jace is getting older.”
“You actually think I believe that?”
“Whether you believe it or not, it’s the truth. It was the plan before I moved in here and your mother sold her house, remember? But I can’t just be a jerk and make them move since there are more of them than us, which is why I’ve been putting it off.”
“Did you really think I would go along with that after I found out about this?”
“You weren’t supposed to know. I fixed this shit weeks ago.” He swept his hand out, knocking the folders to the floor. “If the firm your mother hired was any good, it should have been in there that both mortgages have been paid in full, and ownership of both houses are in your name, free and clear.”
“My mother isn’t the one who hired them; Lana did. And it doesn’t matter if you did or didn’t fix anything. You did it in the first place. I bet you’ve hated every second you stayed with me … I looked through the paperwork; the balloon payment would come due around Jace’s birthday. That’s when you planned to leave me. Jace would be weaned, old enough for you to get full custody, with me without a home, and none of my family having a place, either. You planned it meticulously. God, I won’t stand a chance in court with you, will I? You crossed every T and dotted every I. That’s why you refused to be seen around town with me after Jace was born, why you won’t take me out on your motorcycle.”
“I haven’t taken you out because …” He broke off, shoving his hands in his back pockets. “I don’t know why, but I’ve become paranoid about Jace’s safety. I can’t explain it … this feeling I have,” he admitted, feeling foolish. “That’s why I stay on you about the sock when he’s sleeping. It’s worse when you take him out. A voice in my head tells me he’s in danger. The only reason I let Kendra leave the house with Jace is because she’s going directly to your office and back. That, and no one would dare mess with Jace around that bitch. She’d gnaw their hand off if anyone dared to touch him.”
“Is that why you put cameras all over the place?”
“Yes. That way, I can watch him when I’m at work. I also put a tag on your and Kendra’s cars so I know where you are when you do go outside with him.”
Larissa nodded at him, showing she believed him. “Then you were telling the truth about not wanting to get in a wreck with both of us on the motorcycle?”
“Yes. The thought of Kendra raising my son without one of us gives me nightmares.”
Neither said anything, and then Moon’s cell phone ringing broke the momentary silence.
“Yeah?”
“The truck is ten minutes away,” Shade informed him.
“I’m on my way.”
Disconnecting the call, he picked the folders up off the floor and set them back on the table. “I have to go. I’ll be back as soon as I can.”
“I’m going out to run some errands and find a place for Jace and me to eat. I would appreciate it if you would come, take your things, and move back into The Last Riders’ until my family can move in here. It shouldn’t take long for them to get their things moved in. Tomorrow, I’ll find a lawyer to come up with a custody agreement that we both can agree on. We’ve said all that needs to be said. I’ll text you my lawyer’s number tomorrow. Unless it pertains to setting up a time to see Jace, I prefer you not send me any further communication. In case you’re not getting what I’m saying: we are over. I’m sorry to beat you to the finish line. You’ll just have to be satisfied with succeeding in hurting me since that was your goal all along.”