Craving Molly(87)
“Pizza?” Molly asked, looking down at Rebel. “Sound good to you, princess?”
“Pizza,” Reb answered, lifting her eyebrows up and down.
“I love it when she does that,” Molly confessed, laughing. “And now she’s figured it out, so she does it whenever she wants something.”
“You know what’s up, huh, Reb?” I asked, hopping over the counter. “Got Mama wrapped around your finger.”
Reb did the eyebrow thing again, followed by a goofy smile.
“You’re cute,” I told her, lifting her into my arms. “You want pizza?”
“Yes,” she said seriously, all silliness gone.
“What kind do you guys like?” I asked, glancing at Molly.
“Cheese.”
“Boring,” I sang, making a face at Reb. “Don’t you want anchovies?”
“No.”
“Pineapple?”
“No.”
“Pepperoni?”
“No.”
“Fine,” I sighed, poking her little belly and making her double over in exaggerated annoyance. “I’ll get you cheese pizza.”
I pulled my phone out of my pocket and was about to dial the local pizza place when my mom, Tommy and Rose came in the front door. There were a few guys around, a couple in their bedrooms and one in the garage, but no one else was, so it was weird that my family just showed up.
“What’s goin’ on?” I asked as Rose ran toward me.
“We’re staying here tonight,” my mom said, frustration clear in her voice.
“Why?”
“No idea.”
“Can I play with Rebel?” Rose asked, lightly grabbing Reb’s foot.
Molly opened her mouth to answer, but before she could, Reb was shaking her head no, her hand going straight for my beard as she laid her head on my chest. I grinned superiorly at my little sister, making her roll her eyes.
“I think she’s too tired, hun,” Molly said in apology.
“That’s okay,” Rose replied, pulling her phone out of her pocket as she turned to walk away.
“You guys have dinner?” I asked my mom as she reached me.
“No, I hadn’t even started it yet,” she mumbled, reaching out to set a soft hand on Reb’s back. “She played hard today, no surprise she’s tired.”
“Thanks for having her over,” Molly said.
“She’s always welcome,” my mom replied.
“You guys want pizza?”
“Sounds good,” she nodded then turned her head in surprise when Trix came in, carrying one of her boys on her hip and leading the other one by the hand.
“This is such a pain in the ass,” she grumbled.
“The fuck is going on?” I said under my breath. I didn’t want to freak Molly out, but if all the old ladies were coming to the club, something was happening. It pissed me right the fuck off that I had no idea what it was.
“You need help?” Molly asked hurrying forward.
“Nah, I’m okay. I left all our stuff in the car. My little brother can get it when he heads over from my parents’ house.”
Within an hour, all of my family had shown up. Any old lady who had a man in Ontario was staying the night in the clubhouse, and both Poet and Casper had brought their families, too.
“What’re you not telling me?” I asked my uncle after I’d finally ordered like twenty pizzas.
“Know as much as you do, Will,” he said quietly. “Grease called and said get your ass to the club, here I am.”#p#分页标题#e#
“Jesus Christ, what a clusterfuck,” I snapped, wrapping my hands around the back of my skull. “None of ’em are answering their damn phones.”
“Take it down a notch, bud,” my uncle said quietly, making me bristle. “They need to talk to us, they’ll call.”
“I should be there.”
“Shut the fuck up,” he growled, looking at me like I was an idiot. “You’re here with your woman and kid. That’s where you need to be.”
“You’re seriously not pissed that you’re not out there with ’em?”
“Will,” Casper sighed. “Nah, man. I’m not. Me and you got the most important job, makin’ sure these nutcases are safe.” He gestured to where Farrah and Cecilia were trying to get my mom to dance with them. I scowled at the way Cecilia was shaking her ass, and glanced over to see Leo staring at my little cousin from across the room while holding one of his nephews.
“It’s been a long ass day,” I said finally.
Casper nodded his head. “Fuck yeah, it has. For you, especially. How’s Molly feelin’?”