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last, I finally relaxed my arms and backed away. “I’ll see you both again soon,” I promised.
    I stood and offered my hand to their grandfather, and he looked at it a second before shaking it.
    Connie looked hesitant when I turned to her, and I grinned and asked, “Am I in danger of being hit with a lamp if I try to hug you?”
    She held her hand out and said, “Let’s go for a handshake, today.”
    I nodded and shook her hand, though I wanted to pull her into my arms and hug her. I told her, again, “Thank you.” It wasn’t enough, but it was the best I could do. So many emotions clogged my throat, I didn’t dare talk too much right now.
    She handed me a card she’d written her name and phone number on, and said, “Text me before you leave here, so I’ll have your number, please. My email address is also on there.”
    “Drive carefully.”
    She nodded, and I watched her walk away with my kids.
    I sat and texted my email address to her, and then looked up to Harmony and Brain. “I need to fight someone. I wonder if Bash can get me in last minute at the fights in Ringgold.”
    “Why don’t you and Brain go for a run, instead?” said Harmony. “He can drop me off at the house and I can work with my latest boarder. She’s skittish and the owner wants me to see if I can give her more confidence.”
    She was right — letting my wolf out to run would do me more good than an organized fight.
    “Are you good with us because you’re good with animals?” I asked.
    “Shit, my horses are easy compared to the lot of you.”
    “We’ll stop by the compound and see if anyone else is up for a run,” Brain told me as he put his arm around Harmony. “You aren’t scheduled to work tonight?”
    “I was. Duke took me off the schedule.” I turned toward the water. “Saying goodbye to my children so they can go home with someone else isn’t going to work for me.”
    “Slow and steady, Gonzo,” Harmony’s arms came around me from the side and I turned and let her hug me as she finished her thought. “You’re the one who told us kids need routine and familiarity. Change their routine slowly.”
    “Right. Okay then, to the compound? I don’t suppose there’s any chance we’ve kept this quiet?”
    “Nope,” Brain said with a grin. “The phones have been burning up. You’re the subject of the day.”
    I shook my head, pulled away from Harmony, and strode to my bike. If it’d been Angelica I’d have tousled her hair, but Harmony has been known to shut down when someone besides Brain messes with her hair, so I’m careful not to touch it.
    This early in the day there might not be too many people at the clubhouse, but if we could get together a small group it’d be better than running alone.

Chapter 5
    G onzo
    Imagine my surprise when I walked into the clubhouse to find Dawg, Bash, Duke, Ghost, Dozer, Paco, and even Nix, an RTMC member from North Carolina who was considering a move to Chattanooga. They were all waiting to see how my meeting with the twins had gone, and they all said a run sounded perfect.
    We mounted our bikes and left, and just being on the road surrounded by my brothers made me feel better — a much needed reminder I wasn’t alone and the MC had my back.
    I think maybe Harmony was right about me having to come back to life before I can do justice to my kids. I’ve built walls designed to protect me. Walls I never intended to come down. I’d have never chosen to have more kids in a million years, but now that I knew I had them, I wanted them in my life in the worst sort of way.
    I don’t believe Connie anticipated me wanting to be an actual father, and I was certain we were going to bump heads, but I intended for my kids to be living under my roof within three to five months. They could visit her, they could spend the night with her often, they could go on vacation with her in the summer, but I’d never be okay with someone else raising my kids now that I knew they existed.
    I also