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“Well, I’m glad you didn’t. I’m happy you’re a Lord, Tiger. I feel even closer to you,” Ze said.

Tiger reached out, caressing his face. “I know, cub. I feel the same.” He leaned over, kissing his man. They already lived together, but this was another milestone they had reached that solidified their relationship. They continued to chat until Tiger was done sewing on all of his new patches and when he put on his cut, he truly felt a part of the motorcycle club now, and he held rank.

“I’m surprised you all made me an enforcer right off the bat,” Tiger said.

Ze scoffed. “That was the first thing everyone voted on. It’d be stupid not to. You’re a professional assassin with decades of experience. An amazing asset to the club, so it went without saying you’d be made enforcer.”

Tiger smiled because it was all true. “Let’s go party.”

* * *

Tiger and Ze were enjoying themselves at the party when Tiger got a phone call. He looked down to see that it was his mother, so he had to step outside to answer it. “What’s up?”

“I’ve been trying to reach you for the past two hours,” Helena complained.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I’m at a party, didn’t hear my phone ringing until just now. Is anything wrong?”

“Your surrogate has gone into labor. You’re about to become a father,” Helena said.

Tiger was silent for a few seconds because a part of him had been dreading this moment, but the other part was kind of excited to become a dad. Having Ze with him, who also looked forward to the opportunity, really helped him cope with the inevitable.

“Are you still there or did you have a stroke?” Helena asked in her sardonic tone.

Tiger rolled his eyes. “I’m fine. Where is she?”

She told him the address of the hospital. “It won’t be too much longer.”

“I’m on my way.” Tiger ended the call and went back into the clubhouse, making his way over to Ze. He leaned over toward his ear, nipping it.

Ze jerked, his libido spiking as he turned and pressed his lips to Tiger’s. “I want your cock inside me.”

“Yeah, that’s where I want my cock too, but it’ll have to wait. We have to get to the hospital,” Tiger said.

Ze frowned. “Is everything okay?”

Tiger nodded. “We’re about to be dads.”

“Holy shit!” Ze’s smile was wide and full of excitement. “Let’s go.”

Tiger found Wolf on the way out. “Sorry, we have to go. Our baby is being born right now.”

“Well, damn, congratulations, man,” Wolf said, giving him a hug. “We’ll have to celebrate that when you get back.”

“You’re just looking for more reasons to party and get shitfaced,” Tiger stated.

Wolf laughed. “Lords don’t need reasons to do that. We just do it, because we want to. Go on, get the hell out of here. I’ll let everyone know why you had to jet.”

The two men shook hands, then Tiger left with Ze, both men on their bikes heading to the hospital. Once inside, they made their way to the maternity ward where he saw his brother Nate and his eight-year-old twin boys and his sister Iris and two of her kids. The oldest two were away at university, the youngest ones were thirteen and ten.

“Hey,” Tiger said and hugged his siblings and nieces and nephews. Ze also greeted them, as he’d met them all on several occasions since hooking up with Tiger.

“Are you ready?” Nate asked him, one eyebrow cocked.

“Ready? No. But it is what it is,” Tiger said.

“It’ll be fun,” Ze said.

Tiger tossed him a look as if he didn’t see the “fun” part of what was coming next. He never thought he’d be a father, and had only agreed to appease his mother’s wishes and get her to help them out. But this was the moment.