I look over to Julie in complete shock. “Did he just—”
“You be tough, Dada. No cry.” He’s got this stern look on his face like he’s telling me to pull it together, and I cry more. My heart is bursting with so many emotions, I can’t help it.
With a heavy sigh, AJ holds his arms out to me, indicating I should hold him. I look at Julie and she’s crying too, but she nods her head and lets me know it’s okay. I open my arms, and he practically jumps into mine.
“Dada need hug,” he says, squeezing me tightly.
“How?” It’s the only thing I can choke out as I look to Julie and wonder how he knows me.
She holds up a big stuffed teddy bear dressed as a Marine, and points to the picture of me in the bear's arms. “I told him his Daddy was a Marine and was defending our country. I told him how brave his daddy was, and how much he loved him and mommy, and one day he’d come home.”
I close my eyes and crush my son to my heart. I’ve missed so much time with him, and that stops today. I won’t ever miss anything ever again.
AJ starts to wiggle, and I let go a little so he can lean back and look at me. “I wanna snack.”
I laugh, seeing how perfect and beautiful he is, and I kiss him on the cheek. “I love you, AJ.”
“Love you, Dada. Snack?”
“Yeah, buddy, let’s get a snack.”
As I stand in the kitchen, cutting up a sandwich for my little guy, I look over at Julie and smile. It’s amazing how I can stand here and have my heart burst with love, and keep on breathing. It’s too much, and I don’t deserve it, but I’ll spend the rest of my life earning it.
Chapter Twenty-Four
SAVAGE
“We all clear?” I glance over at Pres, already ready for this to be done.
“Yep, we’ve already made a killing off the fight, sold out even more when people found out it would be your last.”
It was easy making the choice for this to be my last fight. I wouldn't be spending my weekends fighting if I could be spending them with my old lady and our son. I had so much time to make up, and I wasn't going to waste it doing pointless shit. I didn't even need the money. I had saved all my money when I was in the Marines, not to mention all the money I’d made from fighting. Between Scribe doing all our investments and my pay for being the VP of the Ghost Riders, I had no use for it anymore, and everyone understood.
“Let’s do this,” I say, dropping the wrapping I used to wrap my hands on the table next to me.
It’s the first time Julie is watching me fight, and I have to admit I’m a little nervous. I’ve never lost before, and no one has ever managed to land a shot on me, so it would really be a shame to start now.
“You ready to see me kick some ass, shortcake?”
“As long as you’re the one doing the kicking, sure. I don’t think I can watch if you get hit.”
“Guess I won’t get hit then.”
I reach down and grab her ass, picking her up. I rub her curvy body against mine, and I try my best not to get hard. I can’t imagine fighting with an erection is fun. I give her a hard kiss, and then slide her back to the ground. Her cheeks flush, and she’s still got her hands on my chest. I smile, knowing what that look on her face means.
“Baby, as soon as I’m done, I’ll take care of you.”
She looks around the crowded room, and sees people in all kinds of kinky positions having fun and getting wild on fight night. I wasn’t sure about bringing her here at first, but she seems to like watching all the couples going at it. My girl is dirty.
“I can’t help it, Abe. Seeing all these people fucking is turning me on. It must be all the adrenaline from the fighting. Jesus, it’s like one big orgy.”
“I’m not fucking you out in the open, shortcake, so you can get that out of your head. Nobody is seeing what’s mine. You’re already claimed, so I don’t need to make it known.” I touch the dog tags around her neck, showing her what I mean. She’s wearing a low-cut tank top, so they are nestled safely between her fat tits, and seeing them there turns me on. “You wore that shirt to tease me, didn’t you?”
“No, I wore this short-ass skirt with no panties to tease you. The top was a bonus.”
“You’re not wearing panties?” Fuck. My dick is never going down.
She gives me a sly smile, and I shake my head as I see her game. She’s trying to get me so turned on I’ll fuck her out in the open. “It’s not happening, Julie.”
She sticks out her bottom lip in a pout, and it’s quite possibly the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen. God, I need to get inside her.