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I didn’t even pause to think about his question. “To the bone.”
“Looks like you found your place, tesoro mio,” he said looking to Rose with a gentle grin.
“What about Uncle Anthony?” she asked nervously, pulling on my cut as her arms wormed around me.
“Your uncle is not as cold as you think, Rose. He has taken in man after man, people who did not share his name, and raised them as if they were his brothers or sons.” Angelo’s accent was thick at times, but his words were clear. “This club and him, share a lot of the same beliefs.”
“I’m sure he doesn’t see it that way after the incident with his son,” Optimus snorted.
Angelo nodded. “Yes, unfortunately, that was Marco’s influence, not Anthony’s.” His smile quirked at the corner. “But to be safe, maybe leave the boyfriend behind if you come to visit. Gio has had an itchy trigger finger as of late.”
Rose giggled, and I couldn’t help but smile at the sound. “So we’re good?”
“She’s happy, I’m happy,” he confirmed, leaving it a beat before adding, “If she’s not happy, next time I come I will bring a bigger gun.”
I nodded in understanding but I knew I would never let that happen. I would spend the rest of my life making sure that Rose had everything she ever wanted, and making sure she knew how much she meant to me.
No more looking into the past.
That shit was over.
Angelo said his goodbyes soon after. I got the feeling he wasn’t one to sit around and dwell on shit. He got straight to the point, said what he needed to say and moved on.
I found I kinda liked him and even though Rose had stepped away from the DePalma family, I knew that he had given her the confidence to realize that she may have chosen to stay with the club, but she was still able to keep in touch with her real roots. And I knew that had made her happy.
Rose flopped onto the bed when we reached our room. “So with the mafia leader gone home, the crazy biker out for blood dead, and my stripping career over before it even began… What the hell are we going to do?”
“We’re gonna fuck.” I pulled my shirt over my head, grimacing as it dragged over the still fresh wound.
She covered a smile with her hand, pointing with her other.
I looked over my shoulder to see Jay standing in the doorway, grinning a beautiful little smile up at me. She held up her arms and I laughed as I turned around and picked her up. She pulled back, eyeing my head carefully. “Ouch.”
“Nah, it’s okay. I’m a big boy,” I heard Rose giggle from the bed and Jay mimicked her. I spun, hitting her with a mock glare. “What are you laughing at?”
She continued to laugh. “God, I love you.”
My eyes widened, but she just smirked at me like she knew those were the words that would get me.
“Really?” I asked.
She climbed off the bed and walked over to us, Jayla watching the interaction with studying eyes.
Rose wrapped her arms around me, gathering Jayla in them as she did. “Yeah.”
I bent my head, capturing her mouth for a few seconds before forcing myself to stop, not wanting to weird out the little girl who I still held against me. “I love you, too,” I whispered against her mouth.
“I love!” Jayla squealed happily, bouncing in my arms.
I chuckled. “Yeah, you too squirt. I love you both.”
Rose squeezed her arms around us again. “You know, we never did get that ice cream.”
Jayla’s face lit up.
“No sex then?” I grumbled quietly.
Rose’s eyes widened and her hands shot out, covering Jayla’s ears. “Blizzard.” She growled.
Jay’s face frowned and she shook her head, attempting to shake off Rose’s hands.
Rolling my eyes, I passed her over to Rose and dug through my dresser to find a new shirt.
“Ice cream it is.” I made out like I was annoyed that I was going out for ice cream instead of getting my Old Lady into bed. But I wasn’t disappointed at all.
We’d fought through the past mistakes—ones that had been made by the both of us, and now all I wanted to do was look forward to the future.
“What’s sex?” Jay asked innocently as we walked down the hallway. I froze, choking on the question but Rose just laughed.
She shot me a grin over her shoulder. “You have so much to learn.”
