Chapter Eight

Chapter Eight

Meg

"Steady, steady," I whispered.

"I don't know what you were worrying about, girl. Your guy is crushing it up there." Alice elbowed me. "I mean, I don't want to say anything bad, but there is no way in hell that type of pinstriping is coming out of our garage."

I watched closely as Lo effortlessly pinstriped a fender that had magically appeared, and Alice was right, Lo was killing it.

He wiped his brow with his hand, and I grasped Alice's hand.

"Girl," Alice laughed. "Take a breath. The man is allowed to wipe his forehead."

"I told you not to worry," Jonas said from behind me. "Dad is the best in the Midwest."

"Whole country," Wrecker corrected him. "I'm pretty sure he's cementing that in the books as we speak."

I was gathered off to the side of the ballroom with Lennox, Jonas, Alice, Wrecker, and Nikki surrounding me. Lo had called Pipe up to assist him, and I could tell Pipe was having the time of his life.

And yeah, they had moved Lo's seminar into the huge ass ballroom because there were so many people trying to get into the small conference room they had first set him up in that they had shifted the whole thing to the ballroom.

That was my Lo.

Even when he was freaking out on the inside, he was killing it.

"I don't think I have seen Pipe smile this much in years," Nikki laughed.

Alice bumped her. "You know he loves you, babe."

Nikki smiled softly. "I know. He just gets a little irritated lately. It's like he wants to be doing something more, but he doesn't know what. With the kids taking over the club in the next few years, it's like he's floundering, figuring out what's next."

I glanced at Nikki. "Lo and the rest of the Knights went through the same thing. Hell, we're still kind of in limbo with Hero wanting to take over but Lo not wanting to give up something that has been his for three-quarters of his life."

"Wrecker is the same."

"Hey," Wrecker called. "You do know I'm standing right here and can hear everything you are saying."

Alice patted his cheek. "Yes, baby, I know." She sighed heavily. "I'm kind of looking forward to the kids taking the club over. Maybe I can get some more cattle to help occupy Wrecker's free time."

"Jesus Christ," Wrecker huffed. "I am literally right here."

Alice winked at me.

She was messing with him, and she loved it. "Or maybe we can start knitting. You know, that big chunky yarn that you have to use your arms as the knitting needles. I think that could be cool."

Wrecker threw his hands up in the air. "You are unbelievable. I'm gonna go to the other side of the room while you plan my retirement." He shook his head and weaved his way through the crowd.

"That man is going to have you committed," Nikki laughed.

Alice waved her hand at her. "You and I both know that these men would be bored out of their minds if it weren't for us. And he should be thankful to be graced with my presence for the past bajillion years."

"Bajillion?" Lennox laughed. "I didn't think you guys were that old."

"Hush, little baby ol' lady." Alice winked at Lennox. "One day, you'll be an all-knowing ol' lady like us."

Lennox fake curtsied and bowed her head. "I anticipate to learn the way."

My eyes were trained on Lo as he finished the pinstriping. Pipe grabbed the brush from him and held it up victoriously.

The crowd cheered, and Lo straightened with a huge smile on his lips.

Jonas put his hands on my shoulders and squeezed. "I told you there was nothing to worry about," he said in my ear over the loud cheering of the crowd.

I smiled proudly and patted his hand.

After all of these years, Lo still had it; nothing was ever going to take that away from him.