Chapter Nine Peyton #2
My mama chuckles, “Honey, you’re going to have to ask her and probably her ol’ man over there.”
I watch as he nods his head and then walks over to Knox and myself. He bends and kisses me on the lips and I look over at my mother and father who appear to be bickering and she smacks his chest.
“Can I talk to you guys for a minute? I just want to tell you Merry Christmas and everything. I know I will see you later, but I wanted to see you this morning.”
I then hear my mom tell everyone in the living room to head to the dining room for breakfast.
Great, now I have to deal with this man and I am going to have to deal with the leftovers that all those monsters are going to leave.
I swear those people eat like they’ve never seen fucking food before.
I mean yes, I know there are a lot of us, but shit, can’t they leave something for the heavily pregnant woman eating for four.
The three of us head into the living room to avoid any of the awkwardness and anyone overhearing anything that we talk about.
“Okay, really, what are you doing here Cooper? I’m hungry. I just woke up and some crazy child pounded on my door before I wanted to wake up.”
I say to him then mumble, “I guess that is practice for when these tiny little monsters want me to get up and out of bed. Gonna be giant cockblocks. I already know it.”
Cooper and Knox both burst out laughing after they heard that. Knox bends down and gives me a kiss on the forehead.
“I’m going to let you guys talk for a minute and I’m going to head in there and get you some food before all those people eat everything. I know you’re not going to be happy with scraps.”
“Okay, thanks.”
I watch as Knox walks away and then turn to find Cooper staring at me and I sigh.
“Look, I don’t know what you’re doing here this morning Cooper. I know we talked about seeing you at the clubhouse. You and Knox seem to keep pushing this whole we are all going to spend time together bullshit and fine whatever. I’m sure you’re going to gladly end up in bed with me again.
But come on, there is easier pussy out there for you. I mean shit, you used to throw them in my face all the time. I think you’ve got plenty of women to get your dick wet with.”
As I go on I notice Cooper stands up straighter and the look on his face is not a happy one.
He looks ready to yell at me. I know he won’t, especially not here with all my family in the next room, but I know he wants to release some of that frustration.
I’ve seen him pissed before, every single time I tried to talk to him about what we were after we ended up in bed together and the last time was when he let me have it at the Untamed clubhouse.
He takes a breath and closes his eyes. “Look Peyton, I know I have a lot to make up for.
I know I’ve done and said a lot of fucked up shit.
The things I said were not nice. The fact that I threw other girls in your face was not okay, I know you’re not going to believe me, but when we were hooking up I wasn’t sleeping with anyone else.
There were no club whores, there were no hangarounds, there were no other women.
I let you believe that because I’ve got a lot of shit in my head that makes me feel like I don’t deserve you.
I know I fucked up, I get that. I pushed you away and seeing you with Knox all the time has definitely been a punishment.
I never in a million years thought he would give me the opportunity to be with you again.
I never thought he would approach me with a relationship like he has.
But I’m going to hold on and I’m going to fight for it because I know that is what we all want.
We need each other. Yes it is unconventional, but it works.
Not just in the bedroom. Knox and I have become friends, no we aren’t going to fuck each other because that’s not my thing, but we both know that we complete you.
That we are the other parts of your soul.
I know I have a lot to make up for. I’m going to prove to you that I am worthy of this second chance.
I’m proving to myself that no matter the bullshit in my head, I can be a man worthy of being with you.
I love you. I know you won’t believe that either because I said it yesterday, but I do.
Those months that you weren’t here and when you moved there, I felt like I couldn’t breathe.
I’m not going to lie and tell you I was a sweet innocent little boy pining for you the whole time.
Yes, I pined, but I was with other women and every time in order to get hard to even cum I had to think of you.
You don’t have to believe that either, but it’s the truth.
I don’t just want you because I like your pussy, Peyton.
I want all of you every day and I’m going to do everything in my power to prove to you that I am serious and that no matter what you do, there is no getting rid of me.”
At this point I have tears in my eyes. I want to believe everything he says, but like he says I don’t.
Actions speak a whole lot louder than words and he hasn’t shown me anything that makes me believe he wants this outside of the bedroom.
That he’s willing to put his doubts about himself aside, that he’s willing to stand up to my father and brothers and say this is who I want.
This is the relationship I will be in, I don’t care what you say.
He hasn’t proven to me that he is serious, I have babies to worry about.
I also have my heart to worry about and my heart right now doesn’t trust this man in front of me.
Cooper moves closer to me and brings both his hands up and cups the side of my face.
His thumbs begin wiping the tears away from my eyes.
Then he brings his mouth down to mine and kisses me.
It isn’t a soft kiss. It’s hard and desperate.
He’s pouring so much emotion into this kiss that it takes my breath away.
When he pulls away he places his forehead against mine.
He moves one hand and reaches on the inside of his cut.
“I also wanted to bring you your Christmas present.”
He hands me a small wrapped box.
“Open it.”
So I begin to remove the wrapping and find a jewelry box.
When I open the box sitting inside is a locket.
The front has the Devil’s Chaos insignia on it with Property of Whip inscribed.
Cooper reaches down and flips the locket over and on the other side of the locket is an engraved Untamed Rebels insignia with Property of Fang inscribed on it.
“Open it.” He whispers, still having his forehead on mine.
I open the locket and on the inside are sonogram photos. One baby is on one side and the other two on the other. A sob comes out of my mouth as I lift my head and look at Cooper.
“Small steps, baby. Small steps. I’m wiser now than I was earlier this year. Being without you does that to a man. So one day you’re going to let me put that property patch on you like you are going to let Knox. You’re going to see that those babies in here,
” he says as he puts his hands on my belly and smiles, “are all ours because they are a part of you. Then one day you’re going to let me put some babies in you and those babies are going to be all of ours too.”
He leans down and kisses me again before he takes a step back and starts walking out of the living room.
“I love you, Pey and I love those babies of ours. Go get some food before your family devours everything.”
And just like that he walks out the front door and I’m speechless.
How could this be the man who did all that shit to me for years?
I take the locket out of the package and put it on my neck with the Untamed insignia pointed out.
Right now I’m not ready to declare that I am claimed by Whip.
I still need to protect my heart. I then head towards the kitchen and the dining room to eat.
Then I will sit patiently through the million hour present opening before going to the clubhouse for another million hour present opening.