Sighing in regret, he turned back to the officers as they approached. Star’s arms twined around his neck. Relief at her being safe brought tears to his own eyes.
Right now, all his women needed him, but he had to take care of the bullshit that Candi had created first before he could restore order and reassure them that everything was okay, including the woman who had driven away without a backward glance.
She didn’t know that it was the last time she would be walking away from him.
Chapter Seventeen
Sex Piston stood beside her sister in the tiny clerk’s office. She had answered her phone that morning to her sister’s voice filled with laughter as she told her to get her ass to the courthouse and bring Ma and Pops if they wanted to see her get married.
She had jumped out of bed and called her crew, setting up a small reception for them afterward at the clubhouse before getting herself dressed. She had managed to get Ma and Pops organized enough to get them all there with five minutes to spare.
The small room was already filled to capacity with Viper, Diamond, Razer, Beth, Lily, Shade, Rider and Train. Diamond gave her a happy smile as the judge began. It was short and sweet with the happy couple kissing each other before Diamond turned to their parents, giving each of them a hug.
Sex Piston managed to maneuver herself through the crowd to give her sister a brief hug before telling her that she had set up the reception for her. Diamond gave her a grateful smile before telling everyone in the room.
The drive back to Jamestown thankfully gave her friends time enough to gather the needed supplies for the unplanned celebration. When Sex Piston and her parents walked in the door, she was happy with the results that had been accomplished in such a short time.
Stud and all the Destructors that Diamond had grown up with had been told, plus the Blue Horseman had every intention of taking part if liquor was provided. Many had left work early for the chance to party.
Sex Piston hadn’t seen Stud since Candi had pulled her stunt with Star. Skulls had told her that Stud had spent the last two days trying to get help for Candi while at the same time legally protecting Star’s rights, making sure Candi would never get near Star again.
She found a table before all of them could be taken. Crazy Bitch and Killyama took a seat, having grabbed the beer.
“Think she’s knocked up?” Crazy Bitch asked.
“No, Diamond would plan on getting pregnant three years in advance,” Sex Piston answered her.
A chair was pulled out and Stud took a seat next to her. All the women stared at him as he placed a casual arm across the back of her chair. Diamond sat down on her other side.
“Next time, give us a little warning, Diamond,” Sex Piston told her sister while ignoring Stud’s possessive behavior.
“There’s not going to be a next time,” laughed Diamond, not getting upset at her sister’s snarky remark. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a slip of paper, handing it to Sex Piston.
Curiously, she opened it to find it was a check. The amount had her eyes opening wide as she stared at Diamond in surprise.
“Who you wanting me to kill?” Sex Piston asked, not understanding why Diamond would give her so much money.
“No one. That’s to pay you back. I tried to give it to Mom and Dad.” Her smile disappeared before she reached out and took Sex Piston’s hand. “They told me you were the one to help pay for my college. All those babysitting jobs you took; you gave Ma the money for me. You even dropped out of high school senior year despite Ma and Pops begging you not to get a full time job.
“It took three times as long for you to get through beauty school because you were still giving Ma your money for me.” Diamond’s eyes shone with love for Sex Piston as she recounted Sex Piston’s sacrifices for her.
“I didn’t know, and all those times I was bitching at you for not educating yourself better, you just ignored me.” Diamond bit her lip, gazing at her little sister.
“You were a better sister to me than I was to you. I was the older one and I should have watched out for you. I failed you, Sex Piston, and I’m deeply ashamed. I thought you were the one instigating the fights, stealing all the girls’ boyfriends. Instead, it was the other way around and you were protecting me to keep me from getting hurt again.
“I owe you my law degree, and even the life I’ll be leading with Knox. I would have never gotten to know him if I hadn’t had to take his case. That money will never equal the life you have given me. Thank you.”
Sex Piston couldn’t say anything around the lump in her throat, finally just managing to give a smile.
“I’m so proud of you,” Diamond told her.