“It’s not your fault, babe. Kidd’s just being a dick right now, because they had just had a fight. He feels guilty, nothing more.” He rolls towards me. “He’s probably already kicking himself in the ass for saying that shit to you. I know Kidd. He ain’t gonna want to let you go.”
I shake my head. “No, I waited for him for forever. I would’ve done anything for him, but now I’m done. Ever since he brought Sarah home, it’s been one thing after another. This, well, this was the last straw,” I say as I lean my head onto his shoulder.
He shifts slightly and wraps his arm around me, bringing me in closer. “You know there are other brothers that would take you for an old lady.”
I shake my head against his chest. “I’m never going to be an old lady.”
“Why don’t you let me try to change your mind?” He says, placing his lips on mine.
Kidd
“Is she home yet?” I ask.
“I told you I’d let you know when she got here. There’s no reason to keep calling me,” Chipper growls out.
I don’t bother responding, just hit end and stick my phone in my pocket. Calling Chipper and letting him know what happened between me and Jenna wasn’t fun. I swear if we’d been face to face, he would’ve ripped my fucking head off. No doubt, I deserve it.
I lie in bed for a while longer then decide I need another drink if I’m ever gonna get to sleep. I’m walking into the common room just as Timber comes walking through the door. It’s nearly four o’clock in the fucking morning, and I have no doubt he’s been with Jenna this whole time. “Where the hell have you been?”
He stops and smiles at me, and his smile is anything but friendly. “I was spending some time with my girl.”
I take a step closer to him, getting in his face. “She ain’t your fucking girl.”
“She’s not yours either. She could have been, but you threw her away.”
“She’s mine. I don’t give a shit what she told you.”
“She’s didn’t have to tell me shit. Her tears soaking through my shirt did the talking for her,” he says in a near shout.
I pull back and wipe my hand over my face. “I fucked up.”
“You sure as hell did. You treated her like trash, and she ran away,” he says with a nod of his head. “But you know what they say. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”
As soon as the words leave his mouth, I have my hand against his chest, pushing him across the room. “You stay the fuck away from Jenna.”
“Brother, you can beat my ass all you want. I’ll still do everything I can to make her mine.” With that, he pulls away from me and walks to his room.
I watch him walk away and realize that I’m gonna be fighting more than just Jenna’s anger to get her back. I’ll also be fighting at least one of my brothers.
CHAPTER Ten
Jenna
It’s finally my graduation day, and I’m so nervous that my knees are knocking together. I’m on stage, getting my diploma; something I thought would never happen; something, both Chipper and Mindy pushed on me; something that would’ve never happened without them supporting me.
I look out to the crowd and tears start to pool in my eyes. Chipper, my dad, the man that is more of a father to me than anyone ever has been, is sitting in the front. His bright toothy smile hasn’t left his face since I walked on stage. He told me this morning that he was as proud as any dad could ever be, and I told him that I was as lucky as any daughter could ever be.
My tears are for my mother. The mother of my heart, that is. Mindy would have been front and center to see this day, this moment. I can almost see the smile on her face, and missing that smile makes my heart ache. I see the time that I had with her for the gift it was, but I’m still angry that it had to end so soon.
Reese, Timber, and most of the other guys from the club are here. In fact, it seems like the front of the auditorium was reserved for the Renegade Sons. But there is one chair empty. The one right next to Chipper. I know that Chipper was saving that seat for Kidd. The fact that he isn’t here cuts me to the core.
He was here earlier. I spotted him near the back when I walked in. We stared each other for what seemed like hours, but he never said anything and neither did I. Kidd has tried many times to talk with me since that night. Each time he does, I can tell that he’s just doing it because he feels like he has too. I would rather he ignore me than feel like I’m some kind of obligation.