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“Morning, Valkyrie, I missed you. Care to help me peel off the barnacles and get them settled? Once they are, we can talk. I have so much to tell you.”
His warm greeting and smile settled the knot in my stomach. I couldn’t help but smile back and nod. I took Dylan so Law could deal with the twins. They squealed when he lifted them one handed and carried them to the couch. He sat down with them on his lap. I sat next to him, so Dylan could remain close too. They were clambering all over him and talking a mile a minute. A big question from the twins was why did he kiss their mom. Finally after a couple of minutes, I called a halt to it.
“That’s enough. You haven’t let Law breathe since he came inside. Let him talk and don’t use him like he’s a jungle gym.”
“Why did he kiss you, Mama? Only Daddies kiss Mamas on the lips,” Daniel said gravely. His brow was pinched together. I looked at Law at a loss on how to explain it to my son.
“Daniel, you’re right. Moms and dads do kiss each other on the lips, but so do other people. In some places, people kiss like that when they meet friends. In this case, your mama is more than my friend. She’s my girlfriend. Do you know what that is?”
I stared at him in shock. He’d just boldly and calmly put it out there. Daniel was frowning. “I think so. A girlfriend is a girl special to a boy. Someone he really likes. Right?”
“It can be, yes. I really, really like your mama and so I kissed her on the lips. I don’t do that to just anyone. Are you okay with me and your mom being girlfriend and boyfriend? I hope so because I like her a whole lot.”
“Does that make you like our daddy?” Dena asked.
I gasped. Oh God, it went there faster than I had thought it would. I opened my mouth to jump in to head this off before it got worse. Law held up his hand at me. I gulped and waited to see how he would explain this. The twins were smart for their ages, but they were still only four years old.
“Not exactly. Your daddy’s name is Dan. No matter what happens, he’ll always be your daddy. However, that doesn’t mean I can’t be like a dad to you too. Your mama and I want to have a life together with you guys. If it goes as I hope, we’ll be a family and I’ll become your other daddy. At that point, you can call me whatever you want. There are a lot of kids who get a chance to have more than one dad.”
They seemed to be thinking about it. To my shock, they didn’t ask more questions. They both nodded and settled in to tell him about all the cool stuff they did and saw yesterday. As they did, he took Dylan away from me and sat him on his lap, between the other two. He patiently listened and questioned them about their day. When they started to run out of steam, I knew it was time to get them to do something else and give Law a break. Besides, I wanted to see what he wanted to talk to me about. Other than the news we were apparently boyfriend and girlfriend.
It was close to lunch time, so I got them set up with snacks in the kitchen. I sat with him and could see them in case they needed anything. Plus, I always watched Dylan, in case he choked. He was known to stuff his food in his mouth if you didn’t. Law’s arm came around me and he pulled me up tight against him. He kissed me again, only this time it was longer and more passionate than the first. When he let me loose, I was hot and feeling needy.
“Hello, baby. Sorry it took me so long to get here today. There were things I had to do. How are you doing? Did you sleep any better than I did, or did you lie awake, aching all night?” He took one of my hands and casually laid it on his crotch. I could feel his huge erection pushing at his jeans. I couldn’t help but flex my hand. He groaned lightly. When I went to move it, stunned by my boldness, he held it in place.
“Don’t. Even if I can’t do anything about it at the moment, I love your touch. Jesus. I’d give anything to be alone with you right now.” His other hand came up to skim lightly down my arm and across my breast. My nipples hardened and it was my turn to groan.
“Fuck, that look on your face is so damn sexy. We have to behave. Help me. Tell me about your morning. Did you work or play with the kids?”
“We played and then they entertained themselves while I did some laundry. I’ll wait until they nap or go to bed tonight to work. What about you? I would’ve thought they’d have you busy at the compound if you’re not working at the station. Speaking of which, don’t you work there full time?”
“I typically do, but I asked for a few days off a month ago. I’m considering cutting back more. It depends upon the club. If they vote me in, I’ve considered quitting the force and working for Smoke and Blade at Salvation Security. I’ve helped out there more than once and I like it. I’d still be helping people, just in different ways. We’ll see. It was a good thing I was off. It allowed me to talk to Falcon and Terror.”
“Why did you need to talk to them? Or is that club business?” I knew enough from Soleil to know they had things they couldn’t or wouldn’t talk about.
“It was club business but it pertained to us, so I can tell you. I went to tell Falcon about us and to see if he’d give us his blessing. Not that I needed it. Nothing he said would change what’s happening between us. However, he’s the closest thing to a brother you have. After I convinced him this isn’t just casual sex, we went to talk to Terror about it.”
“Why would you talk to Terror about us?” I asked in shock.
“I have to if I want to claim you as my old lady. I didn’t know what the protocol was for a prospect having one. The club has never had this situation as far as I know. The guys have always been patched members when they laid their claims in the past. Luckily, it’s the same for prospects. I go before the club and ask the members to vote on it.”
“And if they say no, then we can’t be together?”
“Technically, yes, that would be so, if I stayed with the club. But if they were to say no, I would quit. I told you. Nothing is stopping this or standing in the way of it. I don’t foresee anyone objecting. Instead of waiting until church on Saturday to ask them, Terror is having them gather tonight after work. We’ll have a quick meeting. I want you to be there with the kids. Which brings me to the other thing I want to talk about. I want you and the kids to move back to the compound. I need you to be where I know you’re safe.”
A protest rose up. “Jake, not that I don’t appreciate it, but I don’t think that’s necessary. Dan would be an idiot to try and bother us now. He knows he’ll go to jail if he does. I hate putting the club out like that. What if more than one of the remaining brothers finds someone and needs the guesthouse?”
“Baby, they might, but it’s unlikely. If that were to happen then we’d figure it out. As for putting the club out, if you think about it, it takes more work for us to have someone guard you day and night out here than to have you inside the compound. By moving back, you’d be doing us a favor.”
“Ha, nice try but if they don’t put guards on me twenty-four seven, there’s no work.”
“Yeah, but that won’t happen. You’re mine. If I can’t be with you, then I will damn sure make certain someone is. Of course, if we go that route, I’ll have to move in here, so they can have a break at night. With only Lance as the other prospect, he has other work to do and I hate to pull any of the married guys away from their families to stay up all night standing guard.”
“You’re not fighting fair,” I warned him. He knew I’d never want that.
He smirked. “I know. I don’t plan to, and no matter what you say, I will get my way. So either me and the others guard you all the time here, or you and the kids are at the compound where you don’t need guards. Which will it be?”
I hated to seem like he could push me around, but in this case, I had to allow it. I knew he wasn’t going to back down. Eventually, I sighed and gave him my answer. “In that case, I guess I’ll have to move us back to the compound. I hate that I just unpacked our stuff. It’ll take me a while to pack again. How long do you want me to pack for?”
