Those beautiful eyes shine with amusement. I put the pan on the table and pull her over so she’s plastered against me. “Love hearing my name after yours.”
She kisses my chin, then leans back. “Two last names don’t work for me. It’s too long and I don’t know where Michadeau came from.”
I hate reminding her of shit like that. “Sit, you need to eat before your shift.” I pull the chair out noticing her intake of breath as she sits. No one has done anything for her, last night was the same, every little nicety is noticed.
“Yeah. Alder is here for a while today.” She waits for me to move her plate and coffee off the pan.
I sit with a biscuit and coffee. “He’s checking the Blackhawk kids then is on a transport to Elan. Bravo is the transport with Tats on it. They have IT going to Delta first.”
Those stunning eyes swing my way. “Josephine sent a congrats this morning. Did you see the others?”
I point at her phone on the table. “Yeah, while I was making breakfast. The chat is full of them. How’d you get it. I had your phone?”
She smiles and holds her watch up. “You don’t care about the congrats, do you?”
“Yeah, if it makes you happy. You gave the phone so I scrolled the chat.”
“You didn’t look at the direct chats?”
“The one chat you had open. I scrolled up then I had to flip eggs.”
She giggles like a Bit and I smile. “I’m glad you agreed last night.” I’m relieved. She could have said no.
Her intense look has me paying attention. “I agreed at Bravo. If I wasn’t sure, I wouldn’t have agreed with being claimed.” It’s a valid point.
I nod. “I’m just saying I’m happy you did. I told you I’d say when I’m feeling it.” I watch her blue eyes go soft so I pull her head closer so I can kiss it. “I felt it. Loved it and you.”
There’s that intake of breath again. “You shock me with how easily you say what you’re feeling. I mean it too…shit. I have to go.” She hits her watch to shut the alarm off, gets up and kisses my lips. “I love you, Hud. Don’t go getting blown up today. Breakfast was good and appreciated.” She drops her plate in the sink, gulps down coffee and runs out the door.
I sit here smiling. I never took a bite of my biscuit but I said I loved her, talked about feeling shit and she left smiling. Teller said she needs to feel it. She does, I think I just need to keep showing her.
I clean the kitchen and bag the extra biscuits. I can eat at the Club; I wanted a burrito anyway.
Walking out, I see Katie walking this way. She lives closer to the K9’s bunkhouse with Seamus and the boys. “Havoc?”
“No swimming. Seamus said I’m mothering him. I just came over to say he’s released. His headache was just a headache. I’ll watch the stitches and take them out when I need to. He can sleep in his own bed tonight. He said he’s going towork.” She smiles so she’s okay with him working.
“Thanks. I haven’t seen him.” His bed is here now but he hasn’t moved in. Seamus’ boy, Mark, told me he has his own pictures.
She turns around and starts walking back the way she came. “He went for breakfast with Shadow and Bobo.”
I get on the gator and ride over to the Club.
Kristos and Natalia wait for me to pull in. “We have BSC bikes, Hud.”
“Thanks, Pres. I got the brace on. Mucimi said he’d have a foot for me today. The brace doesn’t have the sensors like the robotic, it’s made for the shower so I guess it’s basic.”
He closes his swirling eyes. “I didn’t think, Brother.”
I shake my head. “It’s a foot, Pres. I owned it when it happened. I have different ones to attach but only one with the full band of sensors. No, I have the flipper.” I smile. “It’s a bit too much for breakfast.”
They laugh. “Mucimi is at Alpha with Stella. He said he has a web and the band is printing. Stella did waterproof everything and the web is titanium.” Pres opens his eyes smiling. The swirling settled down.
“Thanks. I don’t mind the brace, it’s more comfortable than the c-spring, but I’ll be glad to get back to work. Cort said I need the robotic off this Club grounds.”
“I still can’t believe Mucimi got the warning for you to move. That was insane. He was at the Guardian gate. Citiali was shielding me on the mountain road, no one told me what Club he was at.”
I stop walking. “It was same time?”
