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Gamble grabbed my right hand, then reclined the passenger seat while I drove us home.
โAre you okay?โ I asked.
โIโm good.โ
โGood at lying,โ I said.
โKitten, itโs been two weeks since I got out of the hospital. Iโm getting better.โ
I nodded at the windshield. โYeah, but that doesnโt mean you needed to stand around for an hour with Brute while Aubrey had her practice.โ
He didnโt say anything to that. At a traffic light, I glanced at him. He had a big, beautiful smile on his face. The joy in his expression almost made me think he was stoned, but I knew better.
โWhat are you smiling about?โ
His eyes stayed closed as he said, โIโm fucked, but I like it.โ
โPardon?โ
He opened his eyes. โItโs always gonna be like this, isnโt it?โ
The light changed, I faced forward, and we motored onward. โIs what going to be like this?โ
โUs. The bickering, the fussingโฆ and even your girl Heidi fussing over me. Thatโs how itโs going to be, isnโt it?โ
I pressed my lips together. โI donโt know,โ I murmured.
His seat came forward. โYou know, and itโs true.โ
We were in the driveway. I tried to wrest my hand free, but Gamble hit the clicker with his free hand. I pulled the car forward and he hit the clicker again. He let my hand go so I could park and turn off the engine.
Gamble shifted and cupped my cheeks. โYou love me, right?โ
My chin dipped. โMore than I knew I could love anyone.โ
His eyes lit up. โRight. And Iโm yours in a way I never knew I could belong to anybody.โ
โOkay,โ I said hesitantly. โWhat brought this on?โ
โYouโre mine the same way right? You belong to me?โ
I noddedโฆ still hesitant.
โThatโs what the property patch is about, kitten. At least for me. I see a woman with a brotherโs patch on her back, it doesnโt just tell me sheโs off-limits. It tells me that brother found a woman he cares enough about to make her his. And crazy as you might find it, that makes me happy for that man.โ
I nodded and his hands fell away. โBut some of your brothers havenโt put cuts on their women. I havenโt seen Kenzie wearing anything like that or Trinity.โ
Gamble laughed. โKenzie was wearing one at the Fourth of July party, but you probably didnโt notice because of Stephanie accusing her of cheating at cornhole.โ
โOkay, fine. And Trinity?โ
A lopsided grin crossed his face. โYou might say Trinity made Roman hers, but really, youโd have to ask Roman about that. I donโt know why he hasnโt given her a cut, and God knows Sandy has to be nagging the hell out of Roman about it.โ
โThatโs not saying much. I think she enjoys nagging your brothers.โ
โYeah. But, we recognize women have rights. Set your feminism aside. If I give you a property cut, itโs an honor, Victoria.โ

