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Pulling me by the hand again, Trigger leads me to where the girls set up the two large wicker chairs. I take the one on the left with the blue balloons surrounding it. Winnie smiles at me excitedly from the other. My heart warms at the sight of Claudia and Maggie sitting near Winnie with her parents and Bull sitting on a folding chair right to her side. I laugh as I watch her explain to him how to write out the list of items she gets so she can send thank you cards.
“Attention everyone! The guests of honor are going to open presents! If you want to watch then shut the fuck up and pay the fuck attention!” Lilah yells over the dim roar of the party, causing her dad to laugh at his daughter's loud mouth.
Lyric, shamelessly as always, plops her scantily clad-ass down on the concrete right at my feet, resting an open notebook on her lap. That leaves the open seat next to me for Trigger to sit in.
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By the time we are both done opening our gifts, I’m fucking exhausted. It took forever because we both realized we also wanted to see what the other got. I thought when Trigger and I went shopping the other day that I got a lot of stuff, but that hasnothingon all of the shit we both got today.
I’m thankful as hell that the guys are helping load everything up in trucks. They’ll have to stop and unload at Winnie’s house before coming to mine, and I don’t envy them.
Winnie and I are resting on camp chairs with our feet up in front of the fire when all of the guys come over with a few girls trailing behind them.
“All set?” I ask Trigger as he leans down to kiss my lips.
“It all fits. Thank God we didn’t bring Henry because the back seat is slap full. He’d have to walk home,” Trigger laughs. He taps my feet so I lift them off the chair, allowing him to sit down before he settles my legs across his lap.
“Does everyone have their Halloween costumes picked out? You only got two weeks to decide.” Ghost asks, dropping himself into the last empty chair around the fire.
“I’m Ron Burgundy,” Tiny says, taking a drink of beer.
“That’s a fucking solid one, man,” Razor laughs. “Apparently we were both thinking of Will, because I’ve already got my costume. I’m Ricky Bobby.”
Letting out a laugh, I wince at the sharp pain that shoots through my vagina. Winnie laughs at my discomfort when she sees I grab my crotch through my dress. “Fuck.”
“Lightning crotch, huh? I had that crap a few weeks ago. Dr. Murphy swears to me it’s normal, but I almost went to the hospital,” Winnie giggles.
“You ok, babe?” Trigger asks, concerned.
“I’m good.” As soon as I take a deep breath and readjust my legs, the pain is gone, so I tune back into the conversation of Halloween costumes.
“I’m almost done with the costumes for you and Trigger! I’m so excited! Maria found the perfect wig for you to wear,” Lilah says excitedly.
“What are we going as?” Trigger asks me.
I smile at him. “Until the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. Until the rivers run dry and the mountains blow in the wind like the leaves.”
Trigger’s lips pull into a sexy grin. “Fuck yes.” He turns to the guys and flicks them all off. “Khal Drogo is going to shit on all of yours.”
“Until the sun sets and your ass is freezing,” Ghost laughs.
“I found you a fur coat while I was thrifting the other day, so no worries,” Lilah adds.
“Thank fuck. I get cranky when I’m cold.”
Feeling sleepy, I slump farther down into my chair and pull my coat tighter against me as I listen to the conversation buzzing around me. The hypnotizing feeling of Trigger’s strong fingers rubbing against my legs has my eyes getting heavier until eventually I let them close, feeling more content than I ever have in my life.
24
PEBBLES
Halloween
“Alright, girls! Let’s get into our places and go over the steps we just learned one more time, and then we will be done for today,” I say to all the little girls as I study them in the mirror behind me.
I walk them through the beginning of our routine for the tenth time today. They are doing surprisingly well and I’m so proud of how far they have come. Thank God I hired another teacher for when I take a few weeks off after the twins are born. Lucy has been an angel and jumped right into the deep end with teaching classes and taking a full schedule load.
Lyric even decided that she wanted to take a crack at teaching, so she has taken on all of the hip hop classes we offer. Oddly enough, she’s having an amazing time and is so wonderful with the kids.
