Renegade Lady (Renegade Sons MC 1)(25)

“You gonna keep staring me, or are you gonna come give me a hug?” she says with a smile that doesn’t quite reach her eyes.  
With those words, I come unstuck and rush towards her.  I take her in my arms and hug her, doing my best not to cause her any pain.  “How’s my girl?”
“Dying,” she says matter of fact.  
“Don’t say shit like that,” I say, stepping away from her.   
She reaches for my arm and gives it a squeeze.  “No reason to beat around the bush.  We all know that it’s coming, so no need to pretend.”
“Chipper should be here soon,” Jenna says, stepping onto the porch.  “Let’s get you inside.”
She takes Mindy’s hand and leads her inside, then looks back to me.  “You guys go on to the living room, and I’ll grab us something to drink.”
I watch Jenna’s ass as she walks towards the kitchen and join Mindy on the couch.  “When the hell did she grow up?”
Mindy laughs before she replies.  “I’m not sure.  I swear she went to bed one night and woke up looking like that.”
“It sure in the hell shocked the shit out of me.”
“I’m sure it did more than just shock you,” she says with a smile, motioning towards my lap.  
“Shut the fuck up.”
She laughs again.  “You should have been here the first time Chipper saw her in a bikini.  I swear I’ve never seen him move so fast.  One minute he was sitting beside me, and the next he was running across the room with a towel.”
I nod.  “Can’t say I blame him.”
“That was nothing.  He completely freaked out when she went out on her first date.”
“Date?” I bark out. “Who the hell’s she dating?”
Mindy shrugs.  “No one right now, but she was seeing some guy from school.  They broke up a few weeks ago. “
“Good,” slips out before I can stop it.  
Mindy’s eyes jerk to mine and a stern look crosses her face.  “She’s nearly eighteen.  You got a little while before you can go there.  When you do, it better be for more than just a quick ride.  I won’t be here then, but I can guarantee that I will come back and haunt your ass if you hurt my girl.”
I shake my head and do my best to deny her words. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
She leans towards me and speaks in a voice that’s barely above a whisper.  “That girl has been hung up on you since she first got here. You may have thought of her as kid, but you were every bit as hung up on her.   I always knew that once she grew up, you would claim her.  She’s yours, and you’re hers.  Just make sure that you do it the right way.”
I start to respond, but am cut short by a knock on the door.  Jenna rushes into the room and swings the door open.  When I see who walks through, my gut clenches and I grab Mindy’s hand.  Giving it a squeeze, I hope that she’ll understand.  
“Hey, baby,” Sarah says, walking towards me with a smile on her face.  
I stand up and look towards Jenna just in time to see the color drain from her face.  She looks towards me and the pain reflected back to me in her eyes lends truth to everything Mindy has just told me about Jenna’s feelings.  It also makes me realize that Mindy was right about mine.  Jenna is mine, and I’m hers.
I feel Sarah paste herself to my side and know there’s no way I can avoid this.  It’s not her fault that my life changed as soon as I pulled into my brother’s driveway.  Sarah’s a nice woman and she’s been good to me.  I can’t just kick her to the curb the same day she uprooted her whole life to move across the state with me.  
I stare at Jenna for a moment more before making a decision and placing my hand onto Sarah’s back.  I look back towards Mindy and force a smile.  “This is Sarah. She’s going to be staying with me for a while.”
I feel Sarah’s body jerk, and she whispers, “For a while?”
I ignore her and continue with my introduction.  “This is my sister-in-law, Mindy.”
Then, I turn towards Jenna.  “This is my… this is my Jenna.”
 
Jenna
 
As soon as dinner was over, I rushed to my room.  I just couldn’t stand being around Kidd and that woman any longer.  I know he’s not my boyfriend, but I still hate to see him with anyone else.  Just the thought of him with her breaks my heart.  I barely make it to my bed before the tears start to fall.  I’m crying so hard that I don’t even hear the door open.