James took her hand. “I don’t need a wedding band on your finger, or a certificate to make you mine.”
“Are we boyfriend and girlfriend now?” she asked, giggling.
He laughed along with her. “We’re something. Besides, we could never be married.”
“Why?”
“Married couples don’t have the kind of sex we do.”
She rested her head on his chest, laughing.
“Do you want me to leave?” Caleb asked, smiling as he entered the room.
Cora left the decision up to him.
“I think we can have a lot more fun, don’t you?” James raised his brow at Cora.
“It’s your surprise. You can be the one who calls time to end it.” She dropped a kiss to his lips, and walked into the bathroom.
“She’s going to be your old lady?”
“Yeah, I’ve got the jacket ready to give her. I was thinking when the term ends in a couple of weeks, I’ll pick her up with it.”
“The boys will be riding out with you?”
“Of course. They’ll be there to witness her at my back, and we’ll ride through town.” It was as good as a marriage ceremony to the club.
“Everyone likes her, even Kitty Cat.”
“When are you going to face reality with Kitty Cat?” James asked.
Caleb took a seat on the bed. Kitty Cat had been with them for so long, and James had watched Caleb fall in love with her. Kitty’s real name was in fact Katherine. She wouldn’t respond to the name.
“I can’t face the reality with her,” Caleb said.
“You love her, and she loves you.”
“No, she loves me like a friend she fucks, who gives her what she needs. She doesn’t love me. I can’t face the reality right now that she’ll never be mine, James.”
Placing his hand on Caleb’s shoulder, he nodded. “We’re here for you, brother.”
“I can’t walk away from her. This way, we both get to live close together, and have some semblance of a life.”
James left his brother alone, finding his woman in the shower. He climbed in behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist, and pulling her tight against him.
“Caleb’s in love with Kitty?” Cora asked.
“You heard.”
“I heard.”
“Yeah.”
“I’m sorry. Kitty’s not interested in settling down.”
“You really do like her, don’t you?” James asked.
“Like her? If she had a dick, she’d be the one moving in with me.”