Never Forever (BlackPath MC Book 1) (25 page)

 I
sit beside the bed and keep watching this beautiful woman that has captured my
heart with little or no effort. I don’t know what I could have possibly have
done to deserve her. The day they gave me my road name, Devil, I was resolved I
had no soul left. I see what I want and I take it. No questions asked. I know
now I want Callie and no one will stop me from having her. I pity the person
who gets in my way. Chief will just have to deal with what is coming.

 She
looks almost like an angel laying there, if it wasn’t for that big bruise on
the side of her head. She’s with me less than forty-eight hours and she’s
already been shot. If I was her dad I’d be pissed, too. I just want her to wake
up so I can see her beautiful eyes and get one of those million dollar smiles.
She slept for most of the night. They kept checking on her all night but she
never came all the way out of her stupor to know who I was or even if I was
here.

 Stone
and dad walk through her door. Dad has coffee and Stone is carrying something,
but I never even ate my food from last night. All my concern has been right in
front of me.

 “Son,
has she woke up at all? She looks mighty pale this morning and from the look of
that bruise she is going to have one hell of a headache.” Dad looks concerned.
He doesn’t look like he got more sleep than I did last night. At times like
these I can see that age is creeping up on the man that I have always idolized.

 “They
came in and talked to her but she didn’t look like she knew much was going on.
The doc should be in soon.” He hands me my coffee. Then the door opens again
and the doc and two nurses walk in.

 
“Could you gentlemen step outside while I examine my patient?” the doc raises
his hand because he knows I am going to protest. “Mr. Steel, as soon as my
examination is over I will call you back in to confer with. Please just give me
about twenty to thirty minutes.” I guess I can’t argue with that. I stand and
bend over Callie and kiss her forehead and then turn and walk into the hall
with Dad and Stone. I make my way to the waiting room and Hacksaw is sitting
and waiting for us.

 I
turn to look at dad and then sit down in a chair one over from Hacksaw and dad
and Stone follow. Stone hands my food to me, and I take a breakfast sandwich
out to eat. After the first bite and no one has said anything I guess they are
waiting for me, so I have to ask. “What happen after you left? Did you buy us
any time from Chief and Diamondback? Did find anything out about Bri?”

 
“Chief is still waiting on your call so after you eat and talk to the doctor
you need to take care of it. He’s calmer since he knows she’s going to be ok,
but he wants to see her.” I look at him but he gives me a smirk, “It’s a parent
thing. Diamondback is seriously pissed and he wants a face to face with us. I
told him it will be a little while before that is possible. He threatened a
visit but I let him know that would not work. I also sent all our intel about
Karen and the way she treated Callie when she was a child. I sent all the DHS
records we had and hospital records.” I am waiting for some good news from him
but he has more to say. I don’t know how much more I want to hear.

 “Karen
had Diamondback snowed about Tommy and Chief abusing Callie, and he had no
reason not to believe her. Now his eyes are being opened. He’s not happy but
this is not to be shared. The four of us are the only ones who hear this.” I
can now understand why dad looks so tired. He probably didn’t sleep much.

“I
think I can put for Diamondback off until his guys do a deep investigation into
everything. You know how long it took us to get all the state files, I would
guess a month tops. We’ll have to work with that.”

 
“Thanks dad. We will make it work.” I am watching for any signs of the doctor
coming out.

 
“Devil, I brought you some clothes and stuff for you to clean up.’ Stone points
to the duffle on the floor.

 
“Did you bring Callie’s stuff?” She may want her own things when she wakes up.

  
“Your ma and Kimberly are going to bring them. Didn’t want anyone else going
through Callie’s things. She hasn’t even had a chance to unpack, so they are
going to go by and buy her some new things.” I didn’t even think of that. Women
don’t like their things gone through. Guess that’s why dad has been married so
long. Always thinking ahead.

  
I see the doctor back at the nurse’s desk and I go to talk to him. He sees me
approaching and smiles. Hope that is a good sign.

 “Well,
Mr. Steel, I am thinking as soon as Mrs. Steel keeps some liquids and food down
and she urinates then she can go home. We woke her up and she was sitting on
the side of the bed. The nurses are putting in an order for her breakfast. I
want her watched until about noon and if everything goes ok, then she can go
home. So maybe by twelve-thirty to one she may be out of here. I don’t want her
doing anything for forty-eight hours and she needs someone with her. Light diet.
If she has blurry vision or a headache she cannot tolerate or extreme dizziness,
then back the ER. I’ll have the directions written out. I also have her on an
antibiotic. She needs to take them all. I’ll also give her a few pills for the
headache. She may need them tonight. Take care of her and keep that girl out of
my ER.”

 With
that he turns and walks off. I can see the disapproving look in his eyes. I’m
used to it. Everyone heard the news. Dad was standing behind me and he pats me
on my back. This is good news. Dad turns around and says something to Stone and
Hacksaw but I keep going down the hall and back to Callie. I reach the door and
enter and I see she is awake and she gives me that big smile and it feels like
a weight has been lifted from shoulders. Its pure relief she is going to be ok.

 
I see Devil come through my hospital room door and I can’t help but smile. I
know he is going to be pissed at me for not listening to him on the phone, but
I only hope I helped. From what the nurse told me, I think I did, but it didn’t
all make sense. She said no one else was hurt. I know I shot Deacon. As close
as I was I couldn’t have missed, but maybe Kat and Kim are ok.

 I
knew better than to say anything to the nurse or doctor about Deacon. First
club rule, keep your mouth shut when in this kind of situation. I can’t really
remember anything about after I was shot. Everything just went black. I kinda
remember being woke up last night a few times but not enough to see it clearly.

 Devil
comes over beside me and then the door opens again and Steel walks in. I look
from one to the other. “Well is someone going to tell me what happened after my
lights went out? Last thing I remember really well is jumping in front of Kat
and then everything is black or jumbled and blurry. So what’s up?” I try to
smile but these two look so serious I think I might be in real trouble.

 
“Well, Mrs. Hero, you jumped in front of ma saving her from a bullet. You kept
Kim from being kidnapped. You disobeyed my direct order. You shot Deacon, which,
by the way, no one knows about and no one needs to. You took ten years off my
life and you pissed Chief off at me worse than he already was. He may come
shoot me.” Devil tells me all of this but I can tell he was concerned for me. I
hadn’t even thought about dad. He must be going out of his mind since he was
going way across the country on that run. I was right. I’m in deep crap.

 
“I’m sorry. I couldn’t wait. I heard voices getting louder and then I saw
Deacon was going to shoot Kat. It was either react or watch your ma get hurt
and I couldn’t do that. I did my best with the situation I was in. I did call
before I went barging in.” I look to both of them and I see how tired they both
are. “The doctor said I was going to be ok. I just need rest. I’ll square it
away with dad. He’ll relax once he hears my voice.”

 
“Next time I say stay put you damn well better do it or your ass will be
blistered red with my hand print. Are we clear?” Devil is really mad. Did he
want me to hide like a coward?

 
“Devil you need to calm down son. She understands she took a bad risk.” Steel
tries to reason with Devil.

 
I square my shoulders and take a deep breath. He may as well get used to me now
because I won’t change myself for anyone. “Devil I understand I may have scared
you but this is who I am. I cannot let anyone get hurt if I can stop it and you
might as well learn that now. If I had to do it over again I would. Did you
want your ma shot or worse?” I look at him and I see he understands.

 “I
thought not. I do not run. I have been taught to fight for the people I love
and care for and I won’t change that now.” Whatever fight he may have had left
was gone. Just then I realize Kat, Kim, and Stone had come in behind Steel. Kat
is standing there with tears in her eyes.

 
“I love you too, sweetheart. Thank you for saving us last night. I think that’s
what these two big oafs meant to say, but of course their feet get in the way.”
Kat comes up to the other side of the bed that Devil is not on and bends down
and gives me a kiss on the cheek and a soft hug. I hug her back and she feels
like the mom I always wanted. Like I always needed growing up.

 
Steel reaches for my hand around Devil and squeezes it, “we will always owe you
Callie. You’re a Feral Steel now and forever. You have all our gratitude.” I
squeeze his hand back.

 
Then out of nowhere Devil says the one thing I never thought I would hear from
him, “I love you Callie. I want this marriage to work. I know given time you
can learn to love me too. I won’t give up until you do. Will you give me the
chance?” I don’t know who Devil shocked more. All eyes are on him. Stone and
Kim’s mouths are even hanging open. I look at him in disbelieve.

 
The last time I believed a man when he said he loved me, he ended up breaking
my heart. He did the one thing I knew he would. He cheated on me. Can I take
this chance again? Am I over Mason? Do I have the feelings I think I do for
Devil? All this on top of an excruciating headache. Then I just know. I can’t
let doubt cloud my judgement.

 
“The last man that said those words to me broke my heart, even after he
promised he wouldn’t. I don’t know you very well Devil, but I would be lying if
I said I hadn’t felt something for you. I would be willing to give you a
chance. A real chance, if you will just always be honest with me. But I can’t
call you Devil if this is the start of something between us. I have to call you
Kylar. I want that part of you, too. Can you understand that?” I give it to him
as honest as I can. I will try but honesty is a deal breaker.

 
“You can call me whatever you want as long as you give me that chance. I will
tell you everything but club business. Can you give me that?” I see Kylar is
trying, so I can give him that. Especially since this biker just did this in
front of his entire family.

 
“Ok, I can do that as long as it doesn’t have to do with us.” That’s my
compromise and he can take it or leave it.

 
“Since you really weren’t going to get a choice I guess I can live with that.”
I see a look between Kylar and Steel and I don’t know what it is, but I know it
sends a shiver down my back. I just hope I don’t regret this.

 
Stone steps up and pushes Kylar out of the way and he bends down and kisses my
cheek and I hear Kylar growl behind him. “Don’t worry brother, I’m just
welcoming my new sister into the family. Callie when I first met you, I didn’t
really care for you.” Another growl from Kylar. “But I thought you thought you
were some kind of MC Princess with a stuck up attitude. I see I was wrong. When
I’m wrong then I say I’m wrong. I couldn’t have been further from the truth and
if you need anything and Devil is not around I am here.”

 
“Thank you Stone. I appreciate it.” Then Kylar scoots him back out of the way.

 
“Ok, now that I have bared my soul in front of everyone, you all need to get
the hell out. We need time to ourselves. I will take care of my wife.” He grins
after he says it. Don’t know what has gotten into him today but I like it.

 I
get hugs and kisses from everyone and Steel reminds us to call dad and they are
out of my room and we are alone. Kylar climbs up in the bed beside me and we
wait for my food and then my release.

 It
has been four of the best weeks of my life since Callie has been home from the
hospital. We have gotten so close. I go to work for the club during the day and
Callie and I make love until the wee hours of the morning. I tell Callie every
day I love her and it only gets stronger with time. I don’t want to be without
her.  Last night was the first time she told me she loved me and I feel on top
of the world.

 
If only everything could move so smoothly. Chief and Ty came to visit not long
after Callie was out of the hospital. Dad and I explained everything to Chief
about Bri and Diamondback. He was not happy. He took me to the ring and I ended
up with two cracked ribs and a black eye. Amazingly I think I came out a
winner. He saw how happy Callie was, so he didn’t tell her, but he has to be
there when I do. Which will be next week when we get back from seeing
Diamondback.

 Chief
and Trent are going with us to explain everything to Diamondback about Karen.
Chief and Diamondback are going to have to come to terms because I am telling
Callie everything when I get back. There will be no more secrets waiting to
come out and sabotage everything we have. Also, when Chief came to visit he
showed Callie the proof that Tommy’s killer had been dealt with and Chief and I
along with dad took care of Deacon. Callie seemed more at ease knowing her
brother’s killer was dealt with but Chief did not tell her who sent them. We will
tell her that after we get back, along with the rest.

 Callie
is taking her car to Texas to work on it while I am gone. Stone is going to
keep an eye on her for me, along with Ty, while we are out of town. Chief has a
fully stocked shop with everything she needs to do a complete tune-up while she
is there. She is hauling it behind her truck so she will have a ride while her
car is torn apart. I’m not too thrilled with it, but Callie and Chief assure me
she is an old pro at it. The things that girl knows how to do. We are going to
get all her final financial things transferred while we are there. Her friend
Felix is back from New York and Hanna is there so she has a full week planned
out. At least I won’t have to worry with her at her dad’s. Everyone has missed
her and will keep her company.

 Tonight
is the last night we’ll be together here alone for a while so I want to make it
special. I plan on taking her out to eat and then home for some us time. That
is the best time of day.

 I
pull up into my drive and I see Callie has already gone and got the car hauler.
I was going to do it in the morning but I guess Callie couldn’t wait. Sometime
she is just too independent.

 I
smell the food when I walk in the back door and my thoughts of going out to eat
are cancelled. My woman can cook and it smells like lasagna and fresh bread. My
mouth is watering and my stomach growling.

  
“Damn, something smells good. Babe what are you cooking?” I walk in the kitchen
and just as I get to the table of food I see Callie standing in the other
doorway and she is wearing a sexy nighty with stiletto heels and a smile. I instantly
forget the food.

“Babe
you are looking mighty fine there. What have you got on your mind?” I stalk
towards her and just before I get to her she sticks her hand out with a little
plastic stick in it. “What’s that? Is that a pregnancy test?”

 
“Why Mr. Steel I believe you answered your own question.” She is grinning from
ear to ear.

 My
heart starts pounding so hard. “Are you pregnant?” I had been hoping she would
be. We hadn’t ever used protection. but I know these things can take time.

 “Yes,
Mr. Steel I most certainly am. You’re going to be a daddy.” She jumps in my
arms and I catch her and I just want to pull her inside me to protect her and
our child until it is born. I don’t know how I got so lucky.

 I
kiss her and she puts her legs around my waist and I back her up against the
wall. I feel her heat and I want inside of her now. I can’t wait. I start
pulling my clothes off and she’s trying to hang onto me. Then I think. “Is it
ok with the baby? Was I too rough with you? Oh baby, I’m sorry. I will be gentle.
I wasn’t thinking. Are you ok?” It all keeps coming out.

 
“Calm down baby. Everything is fine. I’m pregnant not sick. I am going into the
doctor in the morning before we leave just to recheck. Now let’s finish what
you started.” She bends down and kisses me.

 I
deepen the kiss but I stop and hold her face in my hands and look at her, “I
love you so much and I will be the best dad I can.”

  
“I love you too and I know you will.” She didn’t even hesitate. She loves me. I
feel on top of the world. I have it all. I bend down and I pick my wife up and
take her to our bedroom and shut the door behind me.

 I
walk Callie backwards to our king size bed while devouring those luscious lips
I have become addicted to. Our tongues tangled together. I run my hands down
the sides of her body and then pushed her back down on the bed and I followed
on top of her catching most of my weight on my elbows. I pull her legs apart
and settle between them.  I’m home and I don’t want to leave. I keep devouring
her mouth. The sweetest taste I’ve ever had.