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For the first time in a long time, I was truly happy. I felt safe, loved and protected, all thanks to Kansas and Diamondbacks. While I was still getting my footing within the club, Kansas declared in front of God and everyone the night he claimed my body, that I was his.
His wife, his ol’ lady, his woman.
He then took me back to his bedroom and we stayed there till morning. Thank God Mrs. Worthington was with the kids because when I finally showed my face the next morning, she greeted me with a big smile, already knowing what had occurred.
I found it funny that there were no secrets within the club.
It was a genuine family.
Kansas kept his word and moved into the penthouse with the kids and me the very next day. Talia was overjoyed and kept asking Kansas question after question until he threatened to duct-tape her mouth shut if she didn’t give him a break. As for my twins, Jasper and Jaxon, well, they didn’t care as much. All they wanted was their toys and food. I wasn’t sure how Kansas would handle little Tanner, but when he came down with an ear infection a week later, I woke to find Kansas in his room, rocking him back and forth, trying to soothe him.
For a man who didn’t have any children of his own, Kansas was born to be a father. He was gentle but firm with all my children. He never yelled at them, preferring to talk to them as individuals, even getting down to their level so they didn’t have to look up at him. He was remarkably patient with Talia, who could try the patience of a saint, even when she was in a snit over something stupid.
And with me, he was insatiable.
The man didn’t believe in boundaries where I was concerned. I’d never met a man who couldn’t keep his hands to himself. The second I walked into a room, he was there, with his hand on me or kissing me silly. The man had an oral fixation with my mouth. Since Kansas claimed me, I started wearing moisturizer on my lips in fear they would chafe. Not that I minded one damn bit.
I wouldn’t change a damn thing about him.
He was everything John wasn’t and more. I no longer feared my own shadow and with Kansas’encouragement, I slowly came out of my shell and became the person I wanted to be. No longer the timid, shy woman who hid behind a man, I was learning to stand on my own two feet, that my voice mattered.
A ding sounded right before the elevator doors opened. Looking up, I smiled as Vivi walked in. “Hey girl!”
“What are you doing here? I thought you had a client to see today?”
“I did and now I’m here,” she said, looking around the place. “Where are the kids?”
“Mrs. Worthington took them to the park. I think Kansas might be right, Vivi. This place is nice,and I love being close to the clubhouse, but this place is not conducive to raising four little kids.”
“Why the sudden change of heart?”
“Talia wants to learn how to ride the bike Trigger got her and the boys are feeling listless here. They need sun, dirt and a place to run around. Poor Mrs. Worthington looked bogged down with items just to go to the park. It’s not right. They need a backyard that’s all theirs.”
“Get up. Go for a drive with me.”
“I can’t. I have to finish folding this laundry and get dinner ready.”
“Laundry can wait, and we can get pizza on the way home. I want to show you something.”
Grabbing my purse, I left with Vivi.
“Vivi, why are we out this far?” I asked, seeing nothing for miles around. When Vivi asked me to accompany her, I didn’t think she’d be taking me out to the middle of nowhere as she drove towards the hills of Medicine Park. A beautiful area, Medicine Park was still in Comanche County, situated deep in the Wichita Mountains near a Wildlife Refuge that boasted over 60,000 acres.
The area was stunning.
“There is a place I want you to see. I’ve been keeping an eye on it for years now, but never really understood what kept drawing me back to the place. I’ve always loved this area, but because the clubhouse and my job keep me firmly planted in Lawton, I never brought it up to Pence. But something is telling me that this may be just what you’re looking for.”
“But it’s so far out.”
“Not as far as you think. It’s only about a thirty-minute drive. Plus, this area has something Lawton doesn’t have. Room. Lots and lots of room. This whole area is nothing but older homes, farmland and beautiful scenic views,” she said, slowing the truck as she turned on her right blinker before turning down a long drive.
The tree-covered drive hid the road from passers-by. If Vivi hadn’t slowed, I would have never known there was a road here. Slowing her approach, I said nothing as Vivi drove deeper down the long tree lined road until the trees parted and I gasped.
Set back and nestled in a large open meadow sat a very large two-story high brick building.
“Oh, wow.”
“It used to be the old Comanche School for girls back when the government believed that the Indians were heathens. They rounded up young boys and girls, took them away from their families, their tribes and sent them to these schools, forcing them to learn about American Christian values and forget their own tribal history. The government indoctrinated, then forced the tribal kids into Christianity. Instead of becoming strong women, matriarchs of their tribes, they became house maids, washing women or whores for the salons.”
