27. Breaker

Chapter 27

Breaker

It has been two weeks since our trip to Kentucky. There haven’t been a lot of things to change in mine and Indy’s day to day life. I’m still getting more of my memories. They’re choppy at best, but I have managed to put the pieces back together and I am feeling more in control. I’ve started therapy, too. I’ve only had two sessions, but I like the way I feel when I walk away from the meetings. It’s something I’ll definitely keep up—at least until my memory is complete. Indy and I have made one other trip to Kentucky. We met Dragon, who is an unofficial uncle and his family. He’s Dom’s dad and the president of our club, too. I met Dom’s brother Thomas. They call him T. I actually did remember him—well, I remembered the way he looked and that he had trouble speaking. Still, it was encouraging. Each memory is like a small piece that slides into place, making me feel more whole.

I think Tinny and Indy both are enjoying our trips to Tennessee. We stayed a couple nights in a house I own there. It was nice, a little outdated, but I could tell I’ve worked hard on it. It’s odd, but I can’t remember the house at all, and you think I would. It fits me, Tinny, and Indy great, but if we ever had more kids, it would never work. Of course, I may be getting ahead of myself. I’d love to move back to Kentucky, but Indy has said her life is in Bryson City and I’m not going to ask her to give that up. I’ll maintain contact with my family like I have been. I will be just fine.

We’re traveling up there next week for Thanksgiving. Indy is nervous about that, but I have no idea why. Everyone loves her and she seems to fit in great. It’s not that she’s said anything either. No, she just been quiet. I catch her staring off into the distance and when I ask her what’s on her mind, she changes the subject. I’d let it go, but I can’t because it keeps happening. In fact, she’s doing it right now. That’s almost an insult since we’re lying in bed together and I’ve just given her two orgasms.

“Alright, honey. What is going on in that beautiful mind of yours?” I ask.

“Huh?” she asks, pulling her attention back to me.

“What are you thinking?”

“I’ve been going over everything in my mind and I’ve come to a decision, but it’s a really big one and I’m scared.”

“What kind of decision?” I ask, instantly on alert.

“I know I said my life was here in Bryson City, but the thing is, I haven’t been really happy here. Except for Iva and Cooper, I don’t really have any true connections. I would have moved, but I owed too much on the place to ever come out with enough to buy another place. That wouldn’t really be a concern though if we moved to Kentucky. You have a place there. We’d have a few thousand left over after we sold this house. We could use that to start adding on other bedrooms or updating your kitchen …”

“Indy? Are you saying you want to move to Kentucky?”

“Well, yeah. I mean, it would make the most sense. Your family is there and?—”

“Honey, you and Tinny are my family. You come first. You have your business here.”

“There’s an opening for a parttime vet in London. Dom helped get me an interview over the phone. I aced it.”

“I’m going to kill that guy.”

Indy laughs. “Don’t. I appreciated it. I mean, I like owning my own business, but it’s also a lot of work. I could work three days a week for this place and still have lots of time to spend with Tinny and any other kids we have.”

“You want more kids?”

“Don’t you?”

“Fuck, yes,” I growl, making her giggle.

“I kind of figured, since you’ve been so thorough in trying to knock me up. I mean, I’m on birth control but you are like the energizer bunny, you keep going and going …”

“Are you complaining, woman?” I fake growl, leaning over her and wiggling my eyebrows.

“Not at all. I’m just saying the minute I decide to stop taking my meds to prevent pregnancy, you’re going to have me knocked up.”

“We could test that theory anytime you’re ready.”

“I’ll let you know,” she laughs.

“So, you’re saying you really want to move to Kentucky?”

“Tinny would love it. She’d have grandparents and cousins. She’s like a different child in Kentucky. Before you came into our lives, Tinny was never this happy.”

“Indy, you don’t need to do this for me. I’m happy wherever you and our girl are.”

She reaches up and cups her hand against my face. “I’m doing it for us. This is the right move for both of us. I know it. Besides, you can’t say you don’t feel at ease in Kentucky. You love being surrounded by your family. That’s only going to get stronger as all your memories return.”

“What about you? Where will you be happiest, Indy? You are what matters most to me.”

“If you give me a little boy who looks just like his daddy then I’m going to be happy period. It won’t matter where I am.”

“Throw out your fucking birth control tomorrow, woman.”

“Done,” she laughs.

I grab her, slamming our mouths together and kissing her with all the love I have inside for her. Then, I spend the rest of the night practicing on planting our son inside her. I selfishly hope it takes a lot of practice …