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“Um, he should be. I doubt he’ll even say anything mean since Dad’s coming with me,” Luna said softly, peering over at me. “I think less people will be easier.”

I bit my tongue to stop myself from being a bitch, and Mom gave me a stern look. “When do you intend on going to some of your lectures? I’ve let you slack off lately, but you can’t keep doing it.”

“I’ll go on Monday. I’ve only missed a few days.”

“Good. What are your plans for tonight?”

“I have a feeling you’re about to tell me,” I said dryly. “What do you need me for?”

She chuckled, standing to start clearing the table. “I don’t need you for anything. We’re expecting a big turnout for fight night, and I was hoping you’d want to come.”

“Who’s fighting?”

“Beckett’s fighting Grim, Maddox’s fighting Zane, and some dumbass challenged Skeet so it could be an interesting evening,” she answered, surprise hitting me.

“You’re letting Zane and Maddox fight?”

“They both want to, so I don’t see a problem. Beckett will beat them both up if they take it too far.” She smirked, piling up a stack of plates and taking them to the counter. “There’s a lot of interest in it, no surprise.”

I frowned, starting to help her clear the table too. “I thought you guys were laying low? Hosting a huge event is just asking the cops to raid it.”

“They won’t show up. With Zane fighting, it means the Kings will all be there. Three of the biggest street crews congregating together? Yeah, no cop will want to go near the place. BG’s already told me they’re basically hoping those gatherings lead to us having a shoot-out so we take each other out.”

Luna looked horrified, but Skeeter shrugged. “Hey, sometimes it’s tempting, but other times I remember how useful the Kings can be.”

“You all love each other, you softies,” I teased before moving behind Luna’s chair to run my fingers through her hair. “We should probably get ready to go.”

She fidgeted with everyone's eyes on us, but she nodded and stood. “Yeah. Dad’s probably waiting for me.”

I slid my arms around her middle from behind, kissing her shoulder. “Text him and let him know we’ll have a shower and then we’ll leave. You can take the Supra once I get the Corvette.”

“Probably don’t tell him you’re showering together,” Skeeter grunted, getting to his feet and leaning down to drop a quick kiss on Marco’s lips. “I’m going to head to the shed to start setting up early. Holloway, D, Ty, you’re with me.”

Caden was already on his feet, knowing he’d be called upon, but Diesel and Tyler pulled a face, not impressed with the early start.

Caden dropped a kiss on my head, mumbling about behaving and not stirring shit up with Archer, and once they were all gone, Lukas let out a loud sigh. “They’ll literally do anything to get out of doing the dishes.”

Slash snorted, glancing at his phone. “You and Jense chose to be stay-at-home-daddies, so that's on you. I need to meet with the Soldiers this morning, and then I’m dealing with something with Mikey. If anyone needs me, don’t.”

Marco pushed to his feet, stretching with a yawn. “I don’t have to be at Devil’s Dungeon until later, so I’ll help clean up. I’m not ready to deal with drama yet, but I also need to stop by Angel’s place. She had some weirdo follow her home last night from Wet Dreams.”

Mom paused with whatever she was stacking in the sink, turning around with a scowl. “Why is this the first I’m hearing about it? I’ll go around there right now if she needs me to.”

Marco gave her a look like she was crazy. “She’s got them tied up in the basement. Mikey already checked to make sure it was secure and said it could wait.”

“Jesus fucking Christ,” Mom hissed, snatching her keys and pulling her Psychos’ jacket on. “I’ll handle it. Luna? Tell your father if he needs help today with Stan to just call. If I can’t come, I can get someone else to.”

“Thanks,” she mumbled as I tugged her towards the stairs. I’d already reached my socializing limits, and it wasn’t even midmorning yet.

ChapterEighteen

Luna

Riley gave me the Supra for the day so I could drive myself around, and once she’d driven off in the Corvette, I left the track and drove towards my parent’s house.

It felt good to be behind the wheel again, and I took my time to enjoy the morning. I couldn’t wipe the smile off my damn face as I thought about Riley, my stomach doing weird flips that I hadn’t felt in a long time.

My body ached in the best way, and as much as I still felt confused by what we’d done, I didn’t regret it. Riley was making me feel things that I didn’t think were possible, and I couldn’t deny my attraction to her.