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Aw, come on, now that's just not fair.
But her whisper is my undoing, "Please."
I slowly close my eyes and drop my chin to my chest, fuck. I nod slowly, and she squeals while the men shout at me for being whipped, and the women laugh. I look at Axel, and he grins. "I'll give you my guy's number." Sighing, I nod my head before looking at my girl, and I smile at the look of awe on her face as she looks at me. But then suddenly and very fucking slowly, she blinks at me lovingly, and I furrow my brows as she walks backward towards Annalise. "Thank you, Trav; just make sure when we get one, you feed it when I can't because, you know, I can't have any pets in my apartment."
And with that, she turns and dashes to Annie, who has tears running down her cheeks while holding her stomach and laughing. My brothers laugh at me while my mouth drops. Fucks sake. I drop my chin again, shaking my head. I've just been played with and lumbered with a shitting dog.
Hmm, this could convince her to move in with me. I smirk, a plan forming in place, and I side-eye Axel, who grins wide when he sees the determination in my eyes as I lift my head.
I feel a slap on my back, that I try not to flinch at the touch, and I turn to see my blood brother grinning at me, and I shove him, making him laugh while I shake my head and go to my girl.
He seems happier, so hopefully, that means it went well with Sophie because a brooding Ink is fucking hard to deal with.
As I approach my girl, I wrap my arm around her waist from behind. She looks up at me, and I smile before gently kissing her lips and then petting the fucking dog that's still in her arms. She leans back against me, sighing, making me melt along with her. As she talks to Annalise, I look up when I feel intense eyes on us to see Gunner's parents, Butch and Hazel, staring at my girl with shock, and I furrow my brows. I look towards Gunner to see if he's noticed, but he hasn't; he's talking to Ink, who is sitting right next to the bitch from hell, Leslie. She's why I don't come to these events. Still, Axel wanted Mel to be brought into the family, especially after I asked him to order her a cut. So, I gave in after some coaxing from Annie's baked goods. Now I regret coming here because the bitch has determination in her eyes to talk to me. Well, more like to ensure I keep my fucking mouth shut about what she did to me for years.
I scowl at her before returning to my girl, who's talking to Annalise about dog names.
Fuck.
I look towards Gunner's parents again, and I'm tense. They're still staring at my woman, and now Hazel has tears in her eyes. I turn back to my girl and kiss her neck before I whisper in her ear, "I'll be right back, Precious." She smiles, nodding her head before reaching around to kiss me. I smile into the kiss while the fucking dog licks my chin, making her giggle. I squeeze her waist and head to the Coopers. I pat Axel's back as I walk past and nod toward the table, and he follows.
My Pres is needed for this conversation.
I sit at the table with Axel, and they both finally break their stares at my girl. Gunner comes to take a seat next, and I look at him to see he's looking at his parents weirdly, too. I clear my throat. "Want to tell me what's going on?"
Hazel looks down while Butch clears his throat, "It's nothing to do with you, Dag." I nod. "Sure, you staring at the woman I'm going to marry and make my old lady, whose cut is on the way, has nothing to do with me. This isn't some kind of fling Butch. She's the only one to touch me."
That gets his attention, and his eyes widen. Everyone in the club knows I have a no-touching rule, and only Leslie knows why.
"Dad?" I can hear the hesitation in Gunner's voice; he's worried, too.
Butch rubs a hand through his blonde hair while his blue eyes shine, and I stiffen, noticing the familiarities.
"No fucking way."
He looks at me with shock, and his blue eyes, which resemble my woman's, have fear shining through them.
"You're her fucking biological father?"
Gunner stands up, hands fisted, and I look around. Some brothers look on with furrowed brows, but my woman is too busy with the puppy and Annalise to notice the tension.
Hazel sniffles, making me look back toward the couple. "We had split up then; you were only small, Lucas."
He shakes his head before looking at Mel with anger, and I pull him down, making him scowl at me, but I just shake my head at him and look at Butch, who, too, is looking at my girl. Gunner hasn't clicked; he thinks she's using me, but she's not.
"She doesn't know, does she?" I question him, making Gunner stiffen again, looking at his father with shock and disappointment.
I know the answer because she would have told me, but I want to know why he never claimed her.
He clears his throat. "No, she does not. She was better off with her mother and father, and I didn't want to strain my marriage."
Hazel lets out a sob while I snort, making him narrow his eyes at me.
I lean forward. "Her father left when she was four years old. She hasn't seen him since." His eyes widen in shock while Hazel gasps, "Oh no." We look at her with furrowed brows, and when she whispers, "I offered him $100,000 if he gave us custody of her when she was four," Gunner looks ready to blow while Butch stares at her in shock, and I growl, "So you're the reason he left his family?" She sniffles as guilt shines through her eyes while Axel whispers, "What the fuck?"
I shake my head and stand before Gunner grabs my arm. "Where are you going?"
I look him in the eyes and say, "To tell my woman the truth, she deserves to know." He nods, looking relieved, while Butch goes to protest, but Axel just puts his hand up, being what I need him to be, our Pres, "You can't expect him to lie to his woman; he's ordered her cut, Butch."
