48. Chapter 48
Carrying Mary out into the common room, I do my best to not show how fucking hard I am for her, since her grandfathers and uncle are still mingling by the door before they say goodbye to Thor and Reaper. I felt her clenching her legs moments ago and fuck did that have my semi going to full mast so fast I was dizzy for a moment.
Setting her down at a table, I step behind her to adjust myself, but then I hear her soft chuckle and I know she caught me. Glancing toward the door, I breathe a sigh of relief when her family says goodbye one last time before leaving. Leaning down, I brush her hair off her shoulder and place a kiss right where her neck meets her shoulder. My cock leaks when I feel her shudder in response and I smile. I hope she’s ready because tonight, I’m not holding back. Not even our injuries will stop me tonight, but they do mean we’ll have to be creative.
Pushing those thoughts out of my head, I kiss her again. “I’ll go and get you something to drink and some food. I’m sure the kids are around here somewhere.”
As if thinking about them summoned them, I hear their footsteps stampeding down the hall and turn, grinning when they come running straight for us. Crouching, I fight back my wince as my stitches pull and hold open my arms. All three of them run into my arms as they shriek ‘Dad’ and ‘Daddy’. As I hug them, I thank my lucky stars that none of them were hurt today.
Giving them each a kiss on their heads, I pull back slightly. “How about we get some grub?”
Ash looks up at me, a curious look on his face. “I heard there’s a party tonight. What’s it for?”
I point over at Cowboy, who is standing across the room with his arm around Sasha as they talk to Axe and Gunner. “Colt is no longer a Prospect. He got his patches today and his new road name is Cowboy.”
A few days after Mary was discharged, all three of them had asked about the difference between the roles in the club, so when all three of their faces light up with smiles, I’m not surprised when they run over to him, Cassie latching onto his leg as they shout ‘congratulations’ at him. He smiles and picks her up as he bumps fists with the boys.
Chuckling, I give Mary a chaste kiss. “I’ll get your food and then wrangle the munchkins to get theirs.”
The smile lighting up her face as she watches the kids brightens even more when she turns toward me. “Thank you.”
Heading to the food line, I grab a little bit of everything I think Mary would like, as well as one of the flavored waters out of the fridge that she’s come to love.
“How’s she doing?” Mae asks as she comes up next to me to grab her own flavored water.
My gaze lands on Mary again and I nod. “I think she’s doing okay. Time will tell, though.” I make no mention of what we’d just found out, as I’m not sure if Mary wants that spread around.
“Tomorrow, after the kids are done with school, we’re planning a little mini-spa day over at my house to kind of help us all relax after all of this. Nikki and Sadie are also coming, and I think Susie and Jordan are as well. Timber said he’d help watch the boys while we did our thing. Do you think Mary and the kids will be up for it?”
Smiling down at her, I nod. If my hands weren’t full, I’d give her a hug for how much her and Levi have been including Mary and the kids in things. “I think she’d love that. I’m probably not going back to the hospital for a while due to my hands, so I’ll help Timber out with the boys.” Fuck, I really need to call my boss and let her know, but I’ll wait to do that until after supper. I still have some vacation time, but if my wounds don’t heal before then, I might need some more time off.
“Great! I’ll talk to her about it while we eat.” Grinning, she heads to the food line to get her own plate and I head back to Mary.
Handing Mary her drink, I almost spill her plate when someone crashes into my legs. Looking down, I grin at Cassie’s face, smiling up at me. Mary laughs as she takes the plate from me.
“You have to be careful, Angel, Patch almost spilled.”
Carefully, I pick up Cassie. She wraps her arms around my neck and kisses my check. “Sorry, Daddy.”
God damn, my heart tightens at hearing them all calling me their dad and I clear my throat, swallowing my emotions. “It’s okay, Angel, just be careful next time. Now that your mom has her food, let’s get you three your plates.”
Heading back to the line again, I set Cassie down and help all three of them fill their plates.
“I’ve got their milk,” Mae calls over her shoulder at me as she walks by us right as I’m finishing up plating the rest of their food.
“Thanks, Auntie MaeMae,” Isaiah replies, jumping up and down on his toes, his eyes bright with excitement as he watches her. Ash and Cassie both call out their thanks as well. I’m not sure when they started adding on the ‘auntie’ like the other kids, but judging by Mae’s beaming face, she loves that they think of her like that. However, it still wrecks me how much they get excited over having milk to drink at a meal.
“Okay, Ash, you carry your plate. Isaiah and Cassie, I’ve got yours. Let’s all follow Mae to the table.”
Setting down their plates, I scoot all of their chairs in and then head back to the line to get my own food.
Minutes later, we’re all seated and Mae’s already excitedly explaining their plans for tomorrow.
Mary bites her lips and looks shyly at me before turning back to Mae. “That sounds like fun. It’s been forever since I’ve done anything like that. What will the boys do, though?”
Timber catches my eye and I’m sure he’s feeling the same as I am, neither one of us missing what she’s really saying. He clears his throat before turning back to Mary.
“I figured we’d either hang out in the backyard playing games or watching them as they play in the treehouse. I finished it a few days ago, so it’s ready to be broken in.” The smile he and Mae share as me grinning like a loon. Both of them are excited for their kids to be born, and I’m hoping I’m right in that they are all boys. With how many girl kids and babies we have right now, we need some more boys to help look out for them.
Isaiah’s eyes light up as he looks between Timber and me. “Can we play with the nerf guns again? That was so much fun last time.”
Chuckling, I nod. “As long as it’s okay with Timber, then yeah you guys can play with them.”
Seeing both his and Ash’s eyes light up even more, I pull my phone out and text Timber.
Patch: Let me know which ones they really liked of yours. I want to get some for our house, too.
Timber: Already got you covered, Patch. After Sunshine surprised them with the nerf guns back when Mary was in the hospital, I bought extras of the ones they really liked as well as a shit ton of darts. Prospects should have brought them over and put them in the garage for you.
Shaking my head, I give him a chin lift in thanks. I shouldn’t be surprised that he did that, especially after seeing how close the kids got to him and Mae, but I still am. Putting my phone away, I dig into my supper.
After supper, Mary excuses herself to the bathroom, which she insists on being able to do herself in the wheelchair Doc brought up from downstairs, even though it’s a regular wheelchair. The kids run off to the playroom and I head to the bar to grab a drink. Leaning against the bar, I scan the room.
A few minutes later, arms encircle me, and I smile, but as I turn around, the smile vanishes in an instant.
“I’ve told you multiple times not to touch me, Cici. What do you want?”
She pouts as she flicks her hair over her shoulder and sticks out her chest. I know she thinks she’s being sexy, but it isn’t coming across that way. God, why did I ever sleep with her? Granted, it was before she became a bunny, but as soon as she tried to hit on me once she came here, I put a stop to it fucking quick.
“You look so tense and stressed. Why don’t you let me ease some of that tension, Baby? We used to have so much fun together, why not repeat it?”
Bile rises in my throat at the thought of touching her like that again. And it isn’t because she isn’t pretty, she is, but her kind of pretty is only skin deep. I quickly found out she’s a jealous, hateful, spiteful bitch wrapped in a pretty package. That and the only way I could get off was to picture she was Mary.
“Why the fuck would I ever tap you again? That was a mistake I never should have made. Especially with how you turned into a stage ten clinger afterward.”
Anger flares in her eyes, but it’s quickly snuffed out. “Ah, you don’t mean that, Patch. You’re just too stressed. Let me help you.” She reaches forward, running her hand down the length of my cock before I can grab her hand and yank it off me.
“I told you never to touch me,” I growl and hear the room go silent behind me.
She smiles slyly and I know Mary’s in the room without even having to turn around. I’ve always been able to feel when she’s in the room. “See, Baby. You’re hard for me. Let’s get out of here and I can rock your world again.”
“For the last time, I will never have sex with you again, Cici. You are never to touch me again, either. I hate to break it to you, but the only way I could get off before was thinking that you were Mary. What we had was a one-night stand that was supposed to stay in the past, but you just refuse to let it stay there. The woman I want is Mary. She will be my Old Lady and she will be my wife someday as well as mother of my children. Get lost, Cici.”
Her face turns in disgust and she wrenches her hand out of mine. “How the fuck can you continue to reject me?” She pauses and waves her hand behind me. “How the fuck can you want that fucking cow with those three little brats over all of this?” she asks as she gestures to her scantily clad body.
Smirking, I shrug. “Easy. Mary is beautiful inside and out. She’s been my soulmate since we met when we were ten years old. I love and worship every single one of her curves. She’s also given me the greatest thing ever—my children. And yes, they all are mine even if two of them don’t share any blood with me. She is my ride or die.
“I hate to be this fucking blunt, but you seem to not be able to get it through your thick, stubborn skull. You were just a release. I needed to scratch an itch and you were willing. That’s all it was. If you came here and signed up as a bunny hoping I’d take you as my Old Lady, you were sadly mistaken. It’s always been Mary for me, and it always will be.”
I hear Mary come up next to me and she puts an arm around my waist.
“And you’ve always been mine,” she says as she tugs on my cut.
Bending carefully, I kiss her passionately, and when I hear her sweet moans, I get even fucking harder. However, this is not the time or place for that. Also, I know the kids are still playing with Lindsey and I know Mary wants to talk to the ladies some more.
Turning my back on a sputtering Cici, I wheel Mary over to the ladies and go to sit with the guys nearby. My gut churns when I see Cici staring at Mary with a look of hatred and anger, and I really hope that she doesn’t end up causing problems for us like we’ve had in the past with bunnies.