Nodding my head, I ignore everyone else around us as I make my way to our room. Once we’re safely locked inside, I lay Gwen gently on the bed and remove her clothes. After removing my own clothes, I climb in next to her and pull her into my arms. Neither one of us says a word as we lay there and just hang onto each other. This is all I need right now. Later, we’ll eat and watch some movies.
Chapter Twenty-Three
Gwen
IT’S BEEN ALMOST a week since Killer’s house blew up. We all know Neil is behind the explosion, but there’s no way we can prove it. I’m no longer allowed to leave the clubhouse. In fact, all the ol’ ladies and kids are here now. The only ones are allowed to leave are those who have houses on the compound. During the day we’re all at the clubhouse though as the men do their thing and try to locate Neil. No one is having any luck.
Killer barely lets me out of his sight. The only time he does is when he’s gone out searching for Neil and anyone else working for him. If he’s at the clubhouse, I’m on his lap if we’re in the common room or in his arms if we’re in our room. We don’t spend a lot of time in the common room once we’ve all eaten dinner though. We’ve been spending a lot of time talking about the babies, trying to think of names, and simply enjoying one another.
Yesterday I had a doctor’s appointment. Killer went with me and I got the all clear to resume normal activities as long as I don’t overdo anything. I have to call immediately if I experience any cramping or start bleeding, but I should be okay now. My stomach is growing more each day and at this rate, I’ll be bigger than a house by the time I hit six months. I’m not looking forward to that part of the pregnancy. We did get to see the babies through an ultrasound and hear their heartbeats. It was the best sound I’ve heard in my entire life.
Fox got ahold of Tommy and he’s on his way here. They want his help in finding out where Neil is and who else could be helping him get to me. There really can’t be too many men left. Even though I’m not supposed to know, they’ve taken out at least three or four of the guys who have been behind me getting packages and the other things that have been after me. Neil doesn’t let many people in. Yes, he has men who work for him and typically those are the only ones who he allows to do the job.
Neil is much like my father in that regard. He doesn’t trust anyone and spends a lot of time and money to make sure he’s got the right men for the job. Unfortunately for him, these men don’t come close to comparing to the men of the Phantom Bastards. Anyway, Neil won’t be in a rush to go out and pick random people to work for him. He tries to find loyalty though no one is loyal to him. From what I always overheard when I was at my father’s house, no one likes Neil. They only work for him because of the money he pays them. They want a payday and that’s all. Doesn’t inspire a ton of loyalty if you ask me.
One of the good things to come out of this is Tommy is coming here. He was the only one of my father’s employees who didn’t beat on me or torture me. If Tommy could manage to stop it from happening, he would. Honestly, it’s because of Tommy that I’m out of that house and living my life. Well, somewhat living it considering everything going on right now. Kim and I can’t wait to see him. Even though she wasn’t raised in that house, she still knows the man who saved each of us in more than one way.
Fox let us know a little while ago that Tommy will be here in a few hours. He stopped to take care of a few things on his way here. As he’s been doing since getting Fox’s call and making his way here. I’m not sure what he’s taking care of, but I do know there’s only one reason these men would call him in; to help them take care of Neil. Tommy will have more information than they do, and they want his help. As long as we get to see him, I don’t care what’s bringing him back to us.
“Gwen, the rest of the women are coming and we’re gonna make a ton of food to celebrate Tommy’s arrival,” Kim informs me as she comes over to where I’m sitting in the common room.
“Sounds good. I can’t wait to see him!” I gush, letting my excitement flow free for the first time in weeks.
“Me either. It’s been a long time,” she responds, sitting down next to me as we wait for the rest of the women to show up.
Kim and I sit on the couch and talk while the Prospects and house bunnies continue to clean up around the clubhouse. I’m not sure when they got so lazy and started feeling as if they didn’t have to do their jobs around here, but they did. Not so much the Prospects though. Plus, they all have a million other things going on with helping look for Neil and whoever’s working for him. My sister and I talk about nonsense and babies as we have music playing softly in the background. I couldn’t even tell you what song’s playing as we don’t really pay attention to it.
We’ve been in the kitchen for a few hours now. Everyone is making sure I’m sitting down and resting more than actually helping. However, there are still things I can do while sitting on a stool at the counter. Each of us have been in charge of making certain things. I’ve done a lot of cutting things up and getting stuff ready to put in salads, cook, bake, or mix.
While we’ve worked, there has been talk, laughter, and singing extremely off key while we try to get things ready to feed our men. No hang arounds or anyone from outside is allowed in tonight like would normally happen. There’s just too much unknown with Neil and all the shit he’s trying to pull. I don’t want a bunch of outsiders in here because he could easily plant someone. I feel he’s already done it with Torres. No one can tell me any different either.
I know Tommy’s here. He came in quickly to see Kim and me before disappearing with the rest of the guys. Who knows what they’re doing. All I know is they aren’t in the common room or out back. The only ones in the common room are the house bunnies who are now sitting on their asses. We’d rather be the ones to cook for our men because you never know what people are going to do in order to get what they want.
“Gwen, how did your appointment go yesterday?” Sam asks me, taking a short break.
“It went good. I’m finally cleared completely. They don’t think there’s anything to worry about since I haven’t had any signs of miscarriage in the last almost month. Nothing else has been done to my food so I can now resume normal activities,” I tell my friends. “You know Killer though. He’s not going to let me do too much. Which is why I’m sitting here instead of moving around like normal. He’d have my ass if he came in and I wasn’t resting while working.”
“You bet your ass I would,” Killer says, walking in the kitchen with wet hair and clean clothes on. “I love you Sparrow and I’m not takin’ any chances with you or our babies.”
“I love you, too,” I reply, leaning up to meet him halfway for a kiss.
Our kiss goes on and on. Neither one of us cares about the audience we have in the room. Other than the women, I’m not even sure if there’s anyone else in here. My focus was completely on my man. I’d rather be in bed with him, making up for the last month or so, but we have guests and that’s not going to happen until later. Much later.