and I sat. I stared out
at my lovers, my friends, my former enemies, and the feast we were about to
consume. They were all smiles. Grim was next to me. He was the man that healed
me, saving my life after Outlaw rescued me from that prison. He was watching
his lover, Valentine. The sneaky man had survived prison at an early age, escaped,
and joined us. Valentine stole a piece of food from the nearest plate. As he
shoved it in his mouth, his brother Romeo slapped him on the shoulder. Justice laughed, shaking his head. The leader of Mars
pulled his lover in for a kiss. Their lips were such a contrast, white on
black. Love was love.
Tage was next to Justice. He still
wore his fancy suits. His dark hair didn’t have a strand out of place. He
wasn’t rich anymore. He lost his fortune when he joined us in the fight against
the government. But you couldn’t tell. He smiled politely and glanced at his man,
Deviant. The big blond man was sitting, watching Valentine’s antics. Huge
muscular arms over his wide chest. To anyone else he’d look pissed off but
Deviant wasn’t. In fact, I don’t think I’d ever seen him so happy. He smiled
more. He talked more. Deviant was in love and it looked good on him.
Across from them sat Harley and
Whip. Why was the redheaded Harley squirming in his seat? Was Whip working his
ass that hard? Oh fuck, Harley probably had on that damn cock cage. Freaks.
Yeah, I loved ’em both. Whip had the chains around his neck, jangling as he
pulled Harley in for a hug. They laughed as Valentine went for another piece of
food but was caught mid reach.
Mayhem was the other big guy at the
table. He was all muscle and height. His wide shoulders stretched across,
making him look squished in the seat. The cigar was stuck between his fingers
as a cloud of white smoke swirled around his head. His angry, overly masculine
features softened. Torrin laid his head on Mayhem’s arm. Now that was a twist I
hadn’t seen coming. Apparently, Torrin was a former peacekeeper. Mayhem somehow
won him over and it was one of the reasons the club took down the government.
That was while I was on Earth. I wish I would have been here to see that.
Chaos had come the furthest out of
all my brothers, I think. He had such a rough start with his father who was a serial killer. I worried about Chaos. He
had this knack for violence that was sometimes too much. He had met Beau in
prison and the shorter Hispanic man had claimed Chaos for his own. They were
nearly inseparable. I noticed in the first few days here that Chaos’s temper
and anger were suppressed. He was a tamed
man.
Then there was Reilly. The twink that shared a bed with Outlaw and me.
That was a surprise that knocked me back. Reilly in love with Outlaw and falling
for me. I remembered him as the wiry teenager we found starving and alone. He
grew into a handsome man that loved to dance naked. And now … now he was mine.
Well, Outlaw’s and mine.
Outlaw stared out at the table too.
I think he was taking in the scene as I was. He cleared his throat and all eyes
turned toward him. “The fight was bloody. We lost good men and women along the
way. Keep their memory alive.” He swallowed hard. “It’s time to move on now. It’s
time to wipe away the blood and pick up the pieces.” He grabbed his glass of whiskey and held it up. “This is to our future.
To humanity’s future. To the Outlaw MC of Mars.”
Cheers rang out and we all threw
back the drink. Mine burned all the way down. Outlaw sat and the group began
digging into our Christmas dinner. There were presents in the clubhouse. Odd
things too. A new whip, lots of bottles of whiskey ,
there were fancy new shoes and everything
else our MC brothers could ever want. As they ate, I sat back stunned at how content
they were, at how at ease I was.
So, this is what a happy ending
felt like.
The End
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