We walk into the restaurant an into a back booth. notepads next to me. notepadress walks up to me an smiles at both of us. "What can I get Y'all?" she asks as she held a notepad in her hand. I open my mouth to say we hadn't had time to look at the menu, when Joey speaks up," Two all-star meals one with sausage other with bacon. The eggs scramble, also we'll have a glass of milk an orange juice each." The waitress looks at me an I nod my head. She smiles an walks away. Joey sets his hand on my thigh,"You an Angel needs to eat." he says rubbing my thigh. I grab his hand an interlace our fingers," We need something other than healthy food that the guys have been feeding me." He smiles, kissing my temple," We need to go house hunting." I turn my head an look at him,"We could just stay in one of our apartments or The House." I say. Joey gives me a quick look," My apartment is too small. Your apartment is in a dangerous neighborhood. The House shouldn't be an option. I don't want her raised around the stuff that goes on there. I don't want her to think it is okay to degrade women because of how some of the guys treat the groupies." I look at him,"I understand about both our apartments, but The House is the safest place. I know any of those guys would give their life for her." I say. He glares at me," I don't want my daughter raised around that shit. A child should not be raised in that house." I clench my jaw an unclench," If you don't want her raised around 'that shit' then maybe you should have stayed gone." I say a glare at him. He looks at me,"Stay here." He stands up an walks out. The waitress walks over to our food, having to make three trips. She gives me a gentle smile an walks away. I look in my lap an play with the edge of my shirt, ten minutes later someone is sliding into the seat across from me. I look up an Lucas is sitting across from me with Parker sliding in beside me." Eat up, Momma, the baby must be starving." Lucas says, taking a piece of bacon an eating it. I look at Parker a run my hand through his hair," You hungry, buddy?" I ask. Parker leans into my side. " You an the baby need to eat first, Laura," he says. I smile an push the plate with eggs in it," Well the baby doesn't really like eggs. Will you eat these for me an Ill eat the hashbrowns an toast?" I say He smiles up at me an grabs a fork eating the eggs. I grab another fork an eat the hash browns. I set the glass of milk in front of Parker. Lucas takes the other hashbrowns a slides them onto my plate "We'll head to the parlor when we are all done." I nod my head an eat, smiling at Parker. We eat in silence for the rest of the meal. When we are done I quickly pay for the before Lucas could touch it. Parker is happily chattering away as we walk to the truck. Lucas helps me in the slides Parker's car seat in between us. Joey is leaning on the wall in front of the shop, smoking a cigarette. He throws the half-smoked cigarette to the side an walks to my side of the truck. He opens the door as Lucas gets Parker out of his car seat. Joey helps me to the ground, wrapping his arms around me and setting me on the grown. His arms don't unwrap from my waist. I push my face into his chest an quickly pulls away. I scrunch my nose an push him away,"You smell like smoke, Joey." I say," It makes me nauseous." Joey steps away from an sniffs himself," Fuck, I forgot that your sense of smell is better. I guess I better change before work." Joey briskly walks into the parlor. Lucas waits for me while Parker runs into the shop. I walk into the office an sit down in my chair. I turn on the computer an lean back in the chair. Joey walks into the room wearing black form fitting jeans. With rips in the knees an a black shirt. I smile then lick my lips, he smirks," Babydoll, keep looking at me like that an I'll have to fuck you." My thigys clench an I bite my lip. Joey strolls over to me an kneels down beside me. He sets his hand on my stomach an lays his head gently down as well. "Hey, Angel, Mommy got you all fed? You going to sleep for awhile, give Mommy a break." He lifts up my shirt an kisses my stomach then stands up an kisses me." Had to give my girls a kiss before work." I look at him," I am sorry about what I said earlier. I don't know why I said those things. I just know where ever she grows up I want the club to be a part of her life. The guys are so excited for her and can't wait for her to be born." He cups my cheeks in his hand," I already forgave you the second you said the words. I am sorry as well. I just want her to have the childhood I had. I know the guys would give their life for her,but when she is little she will be like a spinge an everything she sees she will soak up. I guell well have to warn the guys before we come over so they know to act right." He says an kisses me. "We'll go house hunting tomorrow," I say as I kiss him back. He smiles an leaves the room. I begin to keep the books an look at the expenses for the month. I stand up a four hours later a stretch. I seem to be stretching every ten minutes now, Angel couldn't get comfortable. I set my hands on my lower back an rub small circles. I walk into the shop an see Parker playing on the floor. I walk over to Joey's section," What's up, Babydoll?" He asks as he works on the tattoo. I smile at him," Angel needed more room." I look at his tattoo. The lady he is tattooing looks at me an smiles," So, you are the one that stopped his tips." I smile at her," Yes, I was the only one giving him a tip." I say an smile at Joey. She chuckles," He said something similar to that to me. I tried to give him his tip earlier." I rub my stomach," What did he say?" I ask She looks at Joey then to me," That only one girl's lips were touching him." I set my hand on Joey's shoulder. Joey sets down his tattooing gun. He wipes the tattoo off an begins to wrap it up. When Joey is finished he sends the girl to the counter. He stands up an stretch. Joey turns me around, setting his hand on my lower back an rub. I moan an lean forward slightly. Joey pulls me back to him," We are staying a little late tonight, baby" He whispers into my ear. I groan," It's going to be a long night. My back is killing me an Angel can't seem to get comfortable." Joey speaks over my head," Hey, Lucas, take my next appointment. I am going to lay her down an get the baby settled." Joey leads me into the back room where a bed was, he pulls back a blanket. I sit onthe bed then lay down on my side facing away from Joey. Joey gently pushes me over an lay beside me. He sets his hand on my lower back an gently rubs. His other hand makes small circles on my stomach. I moan an lay my head on the pillow closing my eyes. Joey leans over an kisses my cheek. I feel myself drifting to sleep.

I wake up two hours later with a blanket around me. I sit up a struggle to get off the bed. I walk back into the shop. There are four pizza boxes on the counter an Joey is sitting next to Parker on the floor eating an playing. Joey smiles when he sees me. Lucas walks over to me an hands me a plate with two pieces of pizza on it. I eat a pieace quickly an set the plate on the counter. I walk to Joey an Parker then akwardly sits down on the floor with them. Joey moves closer to me as Parker continues to play. I grab a few of the blocks an begin to stick them together. Joey watches me an kisses my neck. I smile as he rubs my stomach. I jump when she kicks. Parker quickly crawls to me an sets his hand on my stomach. Angel kicks Parker's hands. Parker smiles go back to his blocks. Joey stands up an I lift my arms up. He grabs my hands an lifts me up. I smile an grab my plate of pizza eating my second slice. Joey walks to his station, taking off his shirt. He lays down crossing his arms then lays his head on them. Lucas walks over an sits in Joey's chair. I grab another piece of pizza a watch a Lucas prepares Joey for a tattoo. I grab the chair from behind the counter an pull it to Joey's station an sit on the end where is the head is placed. Joey lifts his head an sets his head on his chin. " You look beautiful," he says. I snort," Yes, I look beautiful shoving pizza in my face." He smiles," You could be wearing a nun's outfit you would look beautiful to me. I feel a tear roll down my face aquicky wipe it away," So, what are you getting?" I ask as I finish my pizza. He smiles," You'll see, baby." I run my fingers through his hair as Lucas sets the needle to his left shoulder. After thirty minutes I have to stand up. Joey watches me. I smile at him. I walk around an rub my back. Parker walks around the room asking me random questions. Everything comes to a stop whenana officer walks in the parlor. " I am looking for someone that goes by the name of Reaper," he states. Everyone is quiet when I speak up," Do you happen ti either know his real name or what he looks like? I can look in our records an see if anyone has come by with either name." I speak up. The officer looks at my stomach then at me," No ma'am, I just know he used to work here. He seemed to have put someone in critical care they aren't expected to make it. The person could only say Reaper. We went to the person's bike club and and they referred us to this shop,saying that someone here might know." Lucas speaks up," He left before she started working. He disappeared about seven months ago." I glance back at Joey. He is laying on his side looking at Parker. I quickly grab his hand," Come on, sweetie, let's go to my office." I quickly pull Parker into my office. He sits on the chair spins around," Why did you lie to the police man?" he asked innocently. I rub my hand on my forehead," Sometimes we have to lie to protect the people we love." I say. Parker is quiet an continues to spin in my chair. Lucas an Joey walks in about ten minutes later. Lucas picks Parker out of the chair an sets him on his lap. " Buddy, we need to talk about what happened with the police officer," Lucas says. Joey walks over to me an wraps his arm around my waist," Laura already explained. We lied because we love to Reap we wanted to protect him." Parker says looking down at his hands. Lucas sighs," She is right, but what we did was wrong. We also have to call Reaper by his middle name now. We have to call him Marcus." Parker nods his head an looks at Joey,"Marcus?" he asks. I look at Joey he smiles at Parker," Paker, you can call me Reap when it is just people we know, but no one else ok?" Parker nods an gets up, he walks out of the room. The two men follow him. I walk to my desk an begin to work.