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She sighs. "You're right. Sometimes I feel that what I do isn't good enough."
My heart breaks at the defeat in her voice. "Oh, honey. You have raised four amazing children. Each one of them loves and adores you. You are more than enough, and you do what's best for you, Digger, and those children."
Tears spring to her eyes and she slumps forward. "Thank you. I needed to hear that."
"Hey," I say as I reach for Tyson and begin to feed him his bottle. "What's going on?" This isn't Tavia. She's one of the strongest women I know.
She glances at the door and closes it. "A few months ago, I had a miscarriage. We weren't trying for a baby. It was a happy accident."
I swallow hard as tears fall from my eyes. "Oh, Tavia, I'm so sorry, honey."
She gives me a soft, watery smile. "Thanks. We didn't tell anyone because both Eda and Effie are pregnant and we didn't want to spoil their pregnancies. I wanted them to enjoy it. Then all the stuff with Seri happened. I missed my period, and I got my hopes up, but today my period came."
God, my heart breaks for her. This woman has been a rock through everything that's happened to her. She needs some time to grieve. "Why don't you go run a bath. I'll put Serafina to bed for you. She'll enjoy having me read her a bedtime story with Tyson."
She shakes her head. "It's okay?—"
"Go," I tell her. "Go and have some time to grieve and to yourself. In the morning, Seri and I will make sure the girls are ready for school while you and Digger have some alone time."
She blinks back the tears. "I don't want to put that responsibility on you."
"You're not. I am. You're just as much of a sister to me as Seri is, Tavia. I want you to go and take some time to yourself. Sera and Ruby will be fine. If they need something, there are plenty of adults here who’ll help them."
She pulls in a shaky breath and nods. "Thank you."
"Don't mention it. Send Sera in to me while I feed Tyson," I say. "Then we'll put her to bed with a story. She'll be fine."
* * *
It took me over an hour to settle Serafina down for bed. She was so excited that it was me bringing her that she had to explain what every little thing in her room was. I smiled and laughed while she told me all about her day.
Both she and Tyson fell asleep as I was reading the story to them, and as the crib for Tyson is in Preacher's room, I'm lying down on the bed beside him, praying he doesn't fall out.
God, the worry of being a parent. I'd be full of anxiousness all the time.
With the soft snores coming from Tyson, it doesn't take long until I'm falling asleep right with him.
CHAPTER25
REAPER
"How's Preach?" I ask Ace as I enter the clubhouse. It's been a fucking long night and I'm glad to finally be home. All I want to do is climb into bed with Esme and sleep. I'm beyond tired.
"He's good. The bullet didn't do much damage. He's home and in his room. He's pissed and he's drinkin'."
Fuck. He's not drunk much since we kicked his ass into gear. He's had a few drinks here and there, but nothing like he used to be. "I'll check in on him."
Ace nods. "You do that after we talk. Stag's waitin' on us."
I follow him to his office, wondering what the fuck could have happened now. Shit. This day has been fucking shit. There's nothing else that could go fucking wrong, is there?
"You good, brother?" Stag asks as Ace and I enter the office.
"I will be once I see my woman. What's up?" It's been fucking hours since I saw her. I haven’t spoken to her since she left for work this morning. Having a chat with these two isn't high on my list of to-dos, but I know they wouldn't call me in here if it weren't important.
"While you were dealing with the crap of getting rid of the dead bodies, Mayhem and Storm had a go at the captive we brought back," Ace begins. Now I'm intrigued. "Turns out, our suspicions were right. That fucker Jacobson promised them five million dollars, along with them being able to take the place at the head of New York."
I shake my head. Those fucking assholes. Stupid, stupid, assholes.
