I relax into him again. He hugs me and gives me a gentle kiss. Then smacks my ass and tells me to get dressed. I look at him and he's shaking his head while adjusting his cock. He's mumbling something about this is first time he's told a woman to put her clothes on when all he wants is to take her clothes off and stay locked in a room for a year.
"I won't be long. I just have to throw my clothes on and brush my hair and teeth. You're right we do need to talk. I need to understand why you left me. I need to take our children into consideration and do what's best for them. I understand that you want them and you say you want me, but I need more than just words. I can't afford to be that naive little girl anymore. I won't let you walk in here and make promises to our children. Then disappear back to your life. We have a lot to work through Dean." I say to him in my mom voice.
"I know you're not the naive little girl any longer. I'm not making open promises. I'll show you that all of you are my world now. I'll explain why I left and we'll work this out. That's a fucking promise babe. Now get dressed and we'll talk more when you get upstairs." He says as he looks me in the eyes.
He comes closer and grabs my face and kisses my lips hard. I about fall over when he releases me and walks out of my room.
"Can I take the twins to Jacobson Park? It's right down the road." Nic asks as I make my way upstairs.
"Do you think you can handle both of them?" I ask
"I won't be alone. One of the prospects will go with me." She tells me with a small smile.
I tell her okay and to have fun. I kiss the kids and tell them to behave and I love them. Dean's right behind me telling them that he loves them.
"Will you be here when we get back?" Jazz asks with fear that he will be gone when she comes back.
"I'm not going anywhere princess." He says as he looks at me and then back at her.
"I have to get their car seats from my car." I say to Nic just as they're going out the door.
I run down the stairs and open the door to my garage. Dean's right behind me to help. I open the automatic door so we won't have to carry their seats out through the house. He already has one of the back doors open.
"Why are there all kinds of blankets back here with the seats." Dean asks me.
"The heater doesn't work in my car. I have to make sure that they'll stay warm." I respond embarrassed.
I can tell by the look on his face that my answer pisses him off.
"I've been doing the best I fucking can. I don't make a lot of money. I have to pay for the roof over our heads, the food in their stomachs, and fucking insurance that I have to fucking pay for out of pocket. I've been doing this for almost six fucking years Dean. I can't afford a newer car with a working heater."
"I'm not mad at you babe. I'm mad at myself because you and my babies have had to go without." He says as he moved from the back seat and has me pressed against the front door caging me in.
I think he's just put a small part of my broken heart back together with that statement. He gives me a hard kiss and moves away from me. He gets one car seat out and I get the other seat and we put them into Nic's Volvo. We then get the twins situated in her car. I tell Dean to put the child safety lock on and I do the same. Zeus, Shadow, and Hound have also come out. I see two other guys that I've not meet yet standing by the bikes. They are parked in the visitor section. Zeus whistles and calls one of them over. He tells him to follow Nic to the park. He tells the guy that not one hair better be out of place when the kids get back.
"Yes Sir." The guy says as he shakes his head.
"I'm going to go with you, babe. Get in the passenger seat because I'm driving the cage." Shadow says to Nic.
I look at Nic and I think she's getting ready to go off on him but decides not to. Shadow has a smirk on his face. I wonder what's going on between the two of them. I can't keep up with myself at the moment. I won't get into her business and if she wants to talk about it she'll come to me.
Chapter 14
Lyric
Now
We walk back into the house and I wonder what Zeus wants to talk about. He's still looking at me weird. I have to bite my tongue not too smart off to him. He clears his throat.
"What I have to say is very important. You should probably take a seat for what I have to say." Zeus says to me.
I look at him and then to Dean and can see he's serious. I sit down on my couch.
"Okay I'm ready I think. What do you need to tell me?"
"I'm going to start this story when I was eighteen years old. I had a girlfriend that was a year younger than me. She was in pageants since she was a small child. I thought that I loved her and thought she loved me also. She was seventeen when we found out she was pregnant. Her parents threatened to cut her off. We decided to get married and that seem to appease them. A couple of months later her parents died. I also found out she that she'd aborted my baby. She told me she was not even sure that the baby was mine. She wanted to get out from under her parents and the only way to do that was to marry me. I was pissed and left her and moved back to Harlan. I filed for divorce there. She was having problems getting her parents money so the only way she would sign the divorce papers was if I paid her spousal support for five years. I wanted to be done with her so I agreed to the stipulation she put on me. I have a half-brother that kept in touch with her through the years. He never told me but she never aborted my child. I just found out about her." Zeus explains to me.
My hands are all sweaty and I know what's coming next.
"Who's your ex-wife?" I look him in the eyes and ask.
"Ali's my ex-wife and Pete's my half-brother." He confirms.
"Are you telling me you're my daddy?" I ask with tears welling up in my eyes.
I swear I sound just like Jazz did a few short hours ago when he confirms that he is. I'm bawling my eyes out. He comes and sits next to me and grabs me into a tight hug. I hold on to him like he might disappear. Dean's on the other side of me rubbing my back letting me know that he's right here.
"When did you find out about me?" I ask both of them.
"We figured it out last night baby doll." My dad says.
As the two of them sit next to me they tell me that they live in Harlan. They want to know if I would consider moving there. I look at both of them and wonder if I could up and move me and kids there. The only answer I have is hell yes. I don't have anything keeping me here. I can find a school for the twins and a Doctor's Office to work at. The only downer is that Nic won't be the twins' Doctor.
"Yeah I can move to Harlan. I need to put in my notice at work. I need to let my landlord Brian know that I'll be moving. I need at least two weeks to leave my job and send my resume out. I also find a house down there for me and the kids." I say to them.
"Bullshit. You and my kids will be living with me. I'll give you a week to resign from your job and pack what you want to take with you." Dean says to me.
I'm ready to fight back when he grabs my hands in his.
"Please don't fight me on this. You've been doing this alone for six years. You have done a hell of a job. It's time for me to take care of my family. That starts from this moment on." He says with a plea in his eyes to understand where he's coming from.
"Okay." I shake my head yes and tell him as tears leave my eyes again. I can't fight with his reasoning.
"I've cried more in twenty-four hours than I have in six years." I say with a laugh.
They both laugh and tell me that it's okay as long as I don't make a habit of crying. We all laugh and I go to the bathroom to splash some water on my face.
"Does Ali still lives in the same place?" Dad asks as I make my way back into the living room.
"I think she owns the place. I don't know for sure. I haven't seen or talked to her in over five years." I tell them both.
Now I've got two very angry men with their fist clinched tight in my presence. I know she's gonna be fucked when they show up there. I hope she still lives there.
"I want to go with you to confront her. If we're lucky Pete will be there also." I say to them.
We make our way outside and walk towards the bikes. Zeus has a Black Chrome Soft Tail Classic at least that what he tells me. Deans bike's a Black Chrome Dyna Wide Glide and it's a beauty.
"Hop on." Dean says to me as he and dad get on their bikes and I do as he asks.
I remember thinking earlier this is what I wanted when I heard their bikes just a few short hours ago. The Prospect that stayed behind gets onto his bike and we ride to Ali's house. She's going to be in for a shock. I hope she'll be shitting her pants. We pull up to her house and the place looks the same as it did the last time I was here. She must have heard us pull up. She's out of her door and coming down the driveway to give us hell. She sees it is us that pulled into her driveway. She stops dead in her tracks and starts shaking her head in what I would guess is an oh shit kind of way. She realizes that she's in too deep because she yells for Pete. He comes out of the house without a shirt on and his pants unbuttoned. I see his eyes get huge and his jaw drops when he sees me and Zeus standing in front of him and Ali. She tries to grab me, but Dean and my dad move in to protect me. She gets this really ugly look on her face and she starts to say something when dad stops her.