Royal Mess (Devil's Knights 2nd Generation 3)

wanted.

Thank God it hadn’t taken years for Royal to figure out she wanted me.

“Well, things are far from over, but we are at least on the same page.”

“That page being you’re sleeping in her bed,” Apollo laughed.

I flipped him off. “I don’t know how you’re the older one.”

Apollo shrugged. “My wife keeps me young.”

“Right,” I drawled. Hopefully Royal would do the same for me. I know she said our fifteen year age difference didn’t bother her, but it might bother me a little bit. Not enough that I wouldn’t be with her, but it would always be in the back of my mind that she might want to trade me in for a newer model.

“So back to the doctors.” Apollo crossed his leg over the other. “Just make sure you feel comfortable with him, and Royal is, too. The dude is going to be staring at her hoo-ha for a good bit of time before she shoots a baby out of it.”

“Did you just say shoot a baby out of her hoo-ha?” I didn’t have a ton of experience when it came to childbirth, but I didn’t think the kid shot out of her.

Apollo waved his hand. “Maybe shoot isn’t the right word, but you get my point. You asked me to find the best OB doctors within a hundred miles. I got you covered.”

I leaned forward and rested my head in my hands.

“What the hell is wrong with you?” Apollo called.

“Nothing,” I mumbled. Everything just seemed to rush at me at once.

Two weeks ago, I was living the confirmed bachelor life with no intention of ever getting married or having a family. Now, I was going to be a dad and discovered the woman who made me feel whole.

“Bullshit,” Apollo chuckled. “What the hell is going through your head right now?”

I laughed loudly and sat back in my chair. “I’m gonna be a dad, Apollo.”

Apollo nodded.

“And not in like nine months. I’m going to be a dad in weeks.” I ran my fingers through my hair. “More like days.” Wow. Holy fucking wow. I wasn’t scared.

I was fucking excited.

“Yeah. I guess your mom and Leo did good raising you all of those years.”

“And Slider. Slider was there when I really needed him.” When I had met Slider and he started showing interest in my mom, I had been resigned to the fact that the family I had was it. Things normally didn’t change when you were sixteen.

Slider and the Devil’s Knights had proved me wrong.

“He really is a good guy even if he’s in a motorcycle club and took your mom from Chicago.”

I waved my hand. “You and I both know when mom met Slider that it was only a matter of time before she made Rockton her home.”

Apollo chuckled. “Fuck. That seems like forever ago.”

The doorbell rang.

Apollo pressed his finger to his ear. “Is the first doctor here?” he asked. He listened and then nodded. “Copy. Marco will be right there.”

I stood and buttoned my jacket. “What’s the name of the first doctor?” I asked.

Apollo moved to the office door and pushed it open. “Dr. Jake Slang.”

I wrinkled my nose. “I don’t like him.”