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That here Ezekiel McGrew, Gordon’s son, had come into play

Ezekiel, better known as Zee, was the brains of our small band offor what it really was—posturing

The older presidents were used to getting what they wanted, and Zee had suggested that we give it to them

Not by bending to their order to use the Dixie Wardens’ na with the Bear Bottoure their shit out on their own or not at all Eventually, the three presidents accepted our decision, but not before it had caused a little bit of animosity between our clubs

Meaning that there was still soh’s stepfather, Steel Cross

Unfortunately for Steel, I’d h before I became a member of the Bear Bottom Guardians MC, and all of that stuff between the two factions had gone down Because, if I hadn’t, Conleigh wouldn’t even knoho I was right now, and if she did, she would hate uts because Steel really did dislike what I stood for—change

Winnie laughed “He’s in a bad mood today There’s an unsolved case that he can’t see hiht to win and…”

She left that part hanging

I winced

“What if I just went ahead and continued on with this relationship, and we just agree that he said I could?” I suggested

Winnie snorted “Honey, you’re the one holding you back Steel’s probably never going to agree because he thinks you’re a playboy and too full of yourself Despite what you ht before you were drafted, that was all on you, not on him”

That was true

When I was drafted, Conleigh and I were fairly tight

However, I hadn’t been able to handle all the things that ca professional football, and everything else I was expected to do

That, and Conleigh had started school clear across the freakin’ country fro me realize that it probably wasn’t our time

Then there was her stepfather, a man who’d always intimidatedirl because she was too young

So, I had

And now, eight years afterher, she enty-four and I enty-seven, and I’d had an epiphany

The time was now

I asting it

Conleigh was no longer across the country