Rumour Has It ( Savage MC Book One)

chapter sixteen- looking before you leap takes away the thrill

Present day....
"Come on Mom we're going to be late! You're hair is fine come on come on" Fiachra dragged me towards the compound. We were having a girls night, me and the old ladies seen as the men hadn't returned from where ever they were gone to. It has been three days since they left.
It was early yet, only five in the evening so all the club's children were invited. I believe a barbecue was being done by the prospects out back.
"Baby, calm, I'm coming what's the rush?" I laughed at his antics.
Walking through the clubhouse we swiftly made out way out back.
"Hey everyone" Fiachra screamed before we had even made it through the back door.
" Baby don't yell you're-"I began.
"Happy birthday"
"Happiest of birthdays, Mill"
"Looking good girl, Happy birthday" shouts erupted from all the women standing outside, smiles plastered across their faces as they looked on at my bemused expression.
"But how did you.." I trailed off and glanced down at my boy. He was grinning hugely up at me.
"Come on" he laughed before running form me and over toward where the chairs were arranged around a fire that had yet to be lit. With a smile on my face I follow my boy toward the women and children gathered around.

Cuts p.o.v.
"We seriously need to think about whether we are going to intervene or not" one of my brother, Blow said staring at Switch. We all sat around outside the compound on our bikes talking about the new information that had come to light.
"We haven't got a choice! We can't leave Millie to deal with that shit, they'd destroy her in every way they could" Buck snapped back viciously.
"Its different now that it involves the Jacks, Switch. We sorted that shit eight years ago, we made peace relatively speaking and if we step in on this shit wih this fuckwad Jonathan, we're breaking a pact. Signing ourselves over for war" Hound said looking around the group.
"So what the fuck do you suggest? We tell Millie, tough shit, that her Jonathan is dealing and stealing from the Jacks and that we aren't going to help because we settled shit with the Jacks years ago. So what, we send her out there to face the Jacks alone is that it?" , Buck snapped, " fine brother, we can do that but don't get all pissed off when Mills body turns up in a ditch somewhere battered to shit!" Buck finished on a near shout.
"Enough!" I snapped angrily. "What we are going to do is bring the Jacks here and have a discussion. My boy is involved and I won't let shit happen to him or his mother. We talk and then we go from there" I looked at Switch to see him nodding his agreement.
"Now. Enough of this shit, we're home safe so let's fucking relax for the night. We'll revisit this shit tomorrow" Switch turned on his heel and make his way inside, the rest of us closely following behind.
It was not until we made it into the open room that we heard something that stopped all of us in our tracks.

Outside by the fire
Millie's p.o.v
I hadn't sang for an audience other that Fiachra for years. It wasn't something I liked doing, putting myself on the spot in front of people. But when Fiachra turned around from roasting a marshmallow to request, "Mommy sing our song! You always do on our birthdays" and then to have Layla pipe up and proclaim what a great singer I was, I was left with little choice in the matter.
So sitting back focusing on my little boy in front of me I sang the same song I always did to him since he was in my belly, 'His daughter' by Molly Kate Kestner.
I heard the intakes of breaths and sighs going around the fire as my voice took over the night around us. I'm not one to gush about myself but I had always thought I had a rather nice voice. A simple one but worth listening to.
I also saw the effect the words of the song were having on everyone around the fire, some of the women were tearing up while others seemed to look at me in a new found light as they let the anguish, fear, pain, love and passion of the song let them in on secrets I had not spoken aloud.
But most of all I saw the effect it had on my Fiachra who was staring at me with so much in his young eyes as I sang about how my baby had grown into a boy. Seeing how much it meant to him was almost too hard to remain looking at him.
As the song drew to a close I heard peope filing out of the compound and turned to see the men had arrived home. I was clear they had heard me singing.
"Us againat the world Mommy" Fiachras words filled the now quiet yard for everyone to hear.
"Us against the world Baby" I said back to him automatically.
One by one the women and children moved to meet their men while I sat firmly in place. I didn't want to look at him but without my permission my eyes immediately sought him out.
There he was, eyes on me and Fiachra as he made his slow way over to us.
He was a breath away from me before he turned his gaze to our son.
"Hey Kid. Missed you" he rumbled in his deep voice and hearing it sent a shiver down my spine. Sliding his arm around my waist he drew me close.
"Happy birthdays Mills" he whispered in my ear before brushing his lips so softly against my temple I wasn't sure whether I imagined it or not. Either way he didn't stay put long enough for me to figure it out, without a backward glance he headed off to join his biker brothers.

The night eventually drew to a close, having the majority of the women left some time ago to put their children to sleep, it was now my turn. I quietly moved away from the men who were talking amongst themselves and picked a sleeping Fiachra up. Making my way into the compound and upstairs to our old room here, I put Fiachra into his bed and tucked him in.
"Night baby, I love you more than my last breath" I whispered to him as I kissed his forehead.
"Did you have a good night?" Was whispered from behind me and I turned to see Cut standing leaning against the doorframe.
"I had a great night" I smiled back at him. A small smile appeared on his face before his pushed off from the doorframe and came my way. Brushing his hand slowly down my cheek his eyes met mine.
" You won't be alone ever again Millie" he whispered and it took me a second to realise he was talking about the words in the song."You or him, never again" he said before kissing me softly on the lips like he used to and leaving the room.
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Honestly if you guys don't listen to that song you are crazy. It is amazing! Honestly give it a listen xo