"We need to hurry, we don't have long before they regain strength." Feldy explained. "We didn't hear anything right away so we figured we'd check it out. Good thing we did" he said. The rest of the boys nodded.
"Let's get out of here." Luke held Mackenzie close to his side and ushered her out of the building. He helped her into the car and sat next to her. "When we get back to the house, I need you all to meet in the dining room. We need to have a discussion." Luke wrapped his arm around Mackenzie's shoulders. "Are you okay?" He whispered to her softly.
"Yeah, I'm okay." She sighed and laid her head on his shoulder. "The baby's kicking a lot." Luke brought his free hand to her stomach. He rubbed it gently and smiled softly as he felt the soft kicks of the baby. His baby.
"I don't think it'll ever sink in." Luke whispered, rubbing her stomach gently.
"We still have months until I'm due." She looked up at him.
"It's coming so soon." Luke shook his head and kissed her temple softly. Feldy parked the car in front of the house and Luke helped Mackenzie get out. Luke walked inside with her and lead her to the dining room.
"What do we need to discuss, Luke?" Ashton asked, sitting at the table with the others.
"Which one of you let Mackenzie go to the ring?" Luke demanded, looking for signs of guilt. Calum rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. Michael zoned out, staring at a spider in the corner of the ceiling. Ashton avoided eye contact and looked at his hands. "Ashton, you son of a bitch." Luke growled.
"Luke, it's not his fault!" Mackenzie squeezed Luke's hand. "I told him he had to let me go. I wasn't going to let you fight the champion without me being there."
"Mac, you know how dangerous the ring is." Luke sighed. "Especially when you're pregnant."
"Luke, she's fine now." Ashton sighed. "She forgot her phone here, one of the guards told me she was there. I knew she was safe. I just thought she'd leave with you."
"From now on, no one leaves her side. Got it?" Luke slammed his hand down on the table and the boys flinched. "If I am not with her, then one of you is right there next to her. Do you understand me? She is not allowed to be alone."
"Luke, is this really necessary?" Mackenzie stood up, wincing slightly. Luke held her arm and placed his hand on her lower back.
"Yes, Mackenzie, it's necessary. I almost lost you and Caden today, and I'm not going to risk that again." Luke rubbed her back.
"Luke, you're not gonna lose me." Mackenzie sighed and laid her head on Luke's shoulder.
"I can't risk it, I just can't." Luke shook his head. "Mitchy, I want you outside my room tonight to make sure no one gets in while we're asleep. Michael, you're on Mackenzie duty in the morning after I leave for the club."
"Luke, this is absurd." Mackenzie sighed. "I don't need to be watched constantly."
"Yes, you do. It's the only way I can make sure you're always safe." Luke sighed. "Come on, let's get you to bed. You need to rest." She sighed and nodded, following him up the stairs. She followed Luke to his room and sat on his bed.
"Can I wear one of your shirts? They fit better over my bump than mine do." Mackenzie rubbed her stomach.
"Alright, which one do you want?" Luke asked, walking over to his closet.
"I want the red and navy striped sweater. That one's my favorite." Mackenzie smiled softly. Luke chuckled and pulled the sweater out of his closet, tossing it to Mackenzie. She stood up and pulled her shirt off. She carefully pulled Luke's sweater over her head. She pushed down her leggings and kicked them aside. She lifted the blankets and laid down.
"I just want to keep you safe, Mac." Luke laid next to her. She sighed and laid her head on his chest.
"I know, Lu, but I can't have your friends be with me every second of the day." She pulled the blankets up to her chin.
"I'll be with you as much as I can, but the boys will be able to keep better watch." Luke rubbed her back gently. "Just, get some sleep. We can talk in the morning."
***
When Mackenzie woke up in the morning, there was a different body in the bed than Luke's. It was bigger and warmer. "Morning, Mackenzie." Michael smiled without looking up from his phone.
"Where's Luke?" She asked, rubbing her eyes.
"He's at the club, he had a meeting today." Michael said.
"He told me we'd talk in the morning." She sighed and sat up slowly.
"He'll be back before noon. The meeting was scheduled for 7am, which means they didn't get started until 9." Michael informed. "He was going to make you breakfast, but we have literally no food in the house."
"You and I can go to the grocery store." Mackenzie got up carefully and pulled her leggings up.
"Can we get Oreos?" Michael asked, standing up.
"We'll see." Mackenzie slipped on her Vans and grabbed her purse from the floor. "Let's go, I need to make breakfast." Michael drove the two of them to the grocery store and followed Mackenzie inside.
"So, can we get Oreos?" Michael asked.
"No, Mike, you don't need them." Mackenzie shook her head and put a bag of apples into the cart.
"But, I want them." Michael whined, like a child.
"Michael, if you do not stop whining you will get nothing." Mackenzie said with a stern, but soft voice.
"Holy shit, stop that. You sound like my mom." Michael shuddered and followed Mackenzie through the produce section. "Hey, can we get donuts?!" Michael exclaimed.
"No, Michael." Mackenzie rolled her eyes. "Do you want oranges?"
"Ashton likes oranges. I like donuts." Michael huffed. Mackenzie shook her head and pulled her phone out of her purse when it buzzed.
"Hello?" She asked, pushing the cart.
"Hey, baby girl, where are you?" Luke asked softly.
"I'm at the grocery store." She held the phone to her ear with her shoulder as she grabbed a bag of bagels.
"You better have one of the boys with you." Luke's voice turned hard.
"I'm with Michael, babe. I'm fine." Mackenzie giggled softly. "I'm safe, don't worry."
"How's Caden?" Luke asked, clearly concerned.
"He misses his daddy. Do you think he wants giraffes on his bottles? They also have monkeys." Mackenzie asked.
"What the hell? Mackenzie, you can't do the baby shopping without me." Luke groaned. "I want to at least be involved in something for him. I already missed the entire nursery set up."
"That was your own fault." Mackenzie rolled her eyes. "Now, giraffes or monkeys?"
"Monkeys, definitely monkeys." Luke smiled. "Have Mike bring you to the club when you're done shopping, I want to see you."
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