Total pages in book: 67
Estimated words: 63967 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 320(@200wpm)___ 256(@250wpm)___ 213(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 63967 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 320(@200wpm)___ 256(@250wpm)___ 213(@300wpm)
“Yes. I mean, I think so. It’s too soon to think about it with Hope being so young. But eventually, I plan to return to nursing, and Angel Harbor General is the smart choice.”
Hannah is already working there, and she loves it. I know what she’s getting at and turn to face her. “I’m not trying to steal club money or whatever you’re thinking.”
Kenna laughs. “Oh, no. I wasn’t thinking anything like that.”
“Sure.” She’s protective, and since she’s the President’s Old Lady, she has to be. I get it, even if I don’t like it.
“I wasn’t. It’s just…never mind.”
“Kenna,” Ace’s deep voice sounds behind us, drawing gasps from both of us and a sleepy hiccup from Hope.
She turns with a smile for her man, and when I turn, I can’t help but smile at the picture the big strong biker makes holding his son in his arms. “Yes?”
“I told you I’d have this conversation with Sophie. Not you.”
Her cheeks blush, and her lips tug into a teasing smile. “I know, and I wasn’t having a conversation, just merely checking in on a new mama. That’s part of what I do. Right?”
Ace bites back a smile as he walks forward, handing the baby off to Kenna. “You’re fine, Kenna. But this is what I do.”
“Yeah, yeah. You’re lucky I find you so irresistible.”
“Of course you do. We’ll be inside in a bit.” I have to admire a man who dismisses his wife without making her feel dismissed. That was smooth. Then he adds, “Love you.”
“Love you back,” she says and carries her son back inside.
I don’t say anything. I simply wait for Ace to say whatever it is he has to say. Our last few interactions didn’t go how I wanted them to go, especially given that now our lives are all tangled up together. “How are you feeling, Sophie?”
“I’m fine. Tired but in a good way, thanks. How are you?”
“Same,” he laughs, shaking his head as he casts a sweet look down at Hope. “There’s something I want to talk to you about.”
“Okay.” I nod and press a kiss to Hope’s head, more of a comfort to me than to her. “What about?”
He sighs and takes the seat Kenna just vacated, resting his ankle on his knee. “A job.”
His words shock me. “A job,” I say flatly. “Doing what?”
His brows knit together in confusion. “We need a medical professional to have on call when we need her. Stitching us up and shit like that. I know it’s not exactly what you were doing with Nova, and it’s probably not what you had in mind when you became a nurse, but this is the kind of job best kept in the family.”
His words echo in my mind. In the family. I think about his offer carefully. A job with the Reckless Souls might mean that I can spend these precious first few years with Hope.
I’ve done what he’s asking me to do before, much of it right at Nova’s side, stitching up knife wounds, bullet holes and setting broken bones. “I can do it,” I tell him hesitantly.
“But?” His gaze rests on my face as if he can see the gears churning in my head. “If this is about before, the stuff when Tank was locked up.”
“It’s not. I’m not one of you, and therefore, not privy to personal information. I was just scared.”
He nods. “You weren’t one of us, now, you are. Now you’re fucking family, Sophie and that shit from before? It’s dead and buried.”
I nod, unsure what else to say about that. “Thank you for saying that, Ace, but that’s not the but.”
“What’s the but?”
“Well, there’s a lot I can do as a nurse. I saw some pretty traumatic injuries at the clinic. And I’m very good at what I do. But what I can’t do, at all, is write prescriptions. So if you need anything we don’t have, I’m not your girl. You’ll need a doctor for that.”
“Yeah, okay. I’ll get with Nova to see how we can remedy that.”
“Okay, then. I’ll do it.” It’s a job so that I can make a living and show Hope that even if she has a man like Tank in her life, it’s important to be able to take care of yourself.
“Great. Thank you, Sophie.” He stands, shoving his hands in his pocket. “The pay is good. I won’t take advantage of you.”
“I know,” I smile up at him. “I know you’re a good man, Ace. Things were just a little heated and emotional before, but I know taking care of this MC is a big responsibility. I’ll help in any way I can.”
“Thanks.”
I nod. “You think Tank will be all right with this?”
Ace frowns. “It was his idea to ask you. Had me do it so you’d know we all agreed.”