Chapter Nine Dragon
I did not mean to eavesdrop on Liza’s conversation with her brother, but it was hard not to hear her.
The hospital rooms are not that big. I know that they are probably distracting the boys from their conversation, but I also know they are probably picking up on more than they think.
Walker and Waylon are smart and so damn observant.
But I didn’t want to sit there and listen to anymore of her bullshit comparing me to the fucker who cheated on her and the fucker that took her away from her family and raped her.
I am not like him. No one I know is like him.
I mean I know that some of my brothers can be assholes, Hurricane in particular is having so many issues with his wife it isn’t even funny, but most of my brothers, they wouldn’t cheat on their woman.
They wouldn’t fucking find and kidnap a woman, torturing her and raping her for a year. My blood is fucking boiling.
Yes, I fucked up. I said some fucked up shit, shit I know I’m going to have to make up for, but don’t sit here and say this is just another fucking reason that you should’ve stayed the fuck away from me.
I always get what I fucking want and I would’ve gotten her even if she tried to fucking resist.
Which she fucking didn’t. I knew the second I laid yes on her that I wanted her, that I needed to be inside of her.
I have said this a million fucking times before I should’ve known then that she was more than what I tried to convince myself we were starting out.
When Glitch and I walked in the room the conversation immediately halted.
Ridge stands up from the bed and walks over to the couch.
He picks up Waylon and puts him on his lap.
From what we can hear of the shared whispers they are talking about Jaxon.
I watch as Glitch walks around me and heads over to Liza.
He bends down and gives her a hug and you can tell he’s whispering in her ear.
Her eyes turn glossy, but I know my girl isn’t going to let those tears fall.
She’s stubborn like that. She doesn’t want anyone to know that sometimes she cries.
He gives her a kiss before he stands up and walks over to the couch as well.
He doesn’t sit down because the couch is already crowded with more big ass men than I thought could fit on it.
So I walk over to my woman and sit down in the chair next to the bed.
I grab her hand and she tries to pull it away, but I don’t let her.
“The doctor said you can be discharged later today.”
She looks at me and she tries to keep her face as indifferent as possible, but I see it in her eyes: the longing, the sadness. I put that there.
“I know. I’m sure my brothers can help me get home. With the boys as well. You can visit whenever you want until we get in touch with lawyers.”
I shake my head and bring it up to my lips and kiss her palm.
“There are not going to be any lawyers. There isn’t going to be visitation. You and the boys are moving to the compound. You are moving into my home. I’ve already got someone at your house moving your shit now.”
She tries to pull her hand away again, but fuck that. She can try to pull away, but I’m sick of this shit.
“I’m not moving in with you. I’m perfectly fine and secure in my own home! Thank you!”
“I’ve already talked to Glitch and Wizard. They are working together to install a very secure system around the compound and around my home. Like the one you had at your home.”
I hear Glitch chuckle and try to cover it up with a laugh because that asshole knows I haven't said shit to him about it, but I know he will do it for her. He knows I’m not going to let her go back to her house alone when I know what I now know.
“I am not letting you and our boys stay in a home alone. Not anymore. Not ever again. I’ve already set up rooms and everything. Once Waylon and Walker are older they will be able to have their own rooms because I know what it is like to want some space from your twin brother.
But you are not moving back home. That’s the end of the conversation about that. You can be pissed at me all you want, but I don’t give a fuck. You are mine. Those boys are mine. Now I’m going to go make a couple of phone calls out in the hall. I’ll be right back.”
Before she can argue with me I stand up and place a kiss on her lips. I then turn and walk out the door, leaving it open with just a sliver. I can hear her arguing with her brothers and Glitch as I pull out my phone. But before I am able to find the contact I hear one tiny little voice.
“Mama, we wanna stay with Cane. He our daddy.”
My heart beat increases as I wait for someone to reply to the boys. What feels like forever you hear Liza sniffle.
“Okay baby. We will stay with Cane.”
Fuck. Those boys kill me. I can’t believe that they feel that way even with the fact that I have been absent from their lives for so many months. Fuck. I take a deep breath and pull up the contact for Terror.
“Yeah?”
“Hey, are you busy?”
“Always. What the fuck do you want? I thought you would be smothering your new baby with all sorts of love by now.”
I hear a giggle in the background and roll my eyes, he thinks he’s smooth and secretive. Looks like he’s with Ruby.
“Listen, can you get some brothers and prospects to go to Liza’s house and move all her shit and the boys shit to my house?”
“Yeah, I can do that. She’s okay with moving in with you. Last I heard she wanted nothing to do with you other than to co-parent the baby.”
“Yeah, listen, I’ll tell you more and maybe get some advice from you when you’re divorced and not pretending to be seeing Ruby.”
I hear some sheets move and I fucking knew that asshole was fucking her. He told all of us that they were just being friendly and hanging out. That he hadn’t crossed that line because he didn’t want to do anything with her until after Tisha signed the papers. Fucking liar.
“I’ll be right back baby. Don’t go anywhere. I’ve got plans for after I chew my brother’s stupid ass out. Gonna need to relieve some stress.”
I hear another giggle and then a second later a door closes.
“Listen here, Dragon. Not that it’s any of your business seeing as I am not only your fucking prez, but also your fucking big brother, I happily have a divorce decree and full custody of my kids with a severed parental rights from their deadbeat of a fucking mother.
I never laid a hand on Ruby until after I had that in hand. You knew I wanted to make this relationship with her real and not some hit it and quit it because I couldn’t fucking give her more than that until Tisha stopped being a fucking bitch.”
“Okay apologies big man. But you didn’t tell us this.”
“No, I didn’t tell you.”
“Wow. Hurtful. I’m your baby brother and I know I’m your favorite, yet you left me out of this monumental event in your life.”
I can just hear him rolling his eyes and rubbing a hand down his face over the phone.
“Listen fucker, what else do you need? You’re given me a fucking migraine.”
I chuckle at that, “Well at least you know how you can relieve that tension, huh?”
He practically growls through the phone, “Cane!”
“Jeez, given name. Must have hit a nerve there. Sorry there prez. I just wanted to see about that and see if you could give Wizard a heads up that Glitch is going to be meeting with him about increasing security at the compound and my house. He has some wicked security at Liza’s house.”
He grunts and the next thing I know I hear nothing. Removing my phone from my ear I see the fucker hung up on me.
“Rude.” I mumble before I make the second call I wanted to make.
‘You do know that I just left the hospital right. It didn’t seem like I was going to get any time with my nephew since her family was there. What could you possibly need?”
“Cannon, I need to talk to you, Dominic and Isabella. It’s about the Bellandi’s.”
He is silent for a minute before he clears his throat.
“When?”
“Well not right this second and maybe not today. Liza is being released from the hospital and I have to get her and the boys comfortable at my house.”
“Wait, she’s actually moving in with you? I thought that was very wishful thinking on your part.”
“Yeah well, I’ve got the boys to thank for her accepting it. I’ll explain everything later. Maybe you can meet me at the house when everybody goes to bed. I’m sure I’m going to be up with Jaxon.”
“Alright, we will stop by. Did you get the answers you needed?”
“Yeah, the shit that Glitch gave me. She’s going to have to tell me her story at some point. Eventually she’s going to have to trust me. I’m not letting her go again.”
“Well from what I know about Liza, you’re in for a long hall.” He chuckles on the other end of the line. “Text me when you want us to head over. Plus it’ll be nice to see my new nephew since everyone has been hogging him.”
We hang up and I turn back towards Liza rooms, ready to take my family home.