Forever Girl(23)
"I would like to introduce my grand baby to everyone. Ladies this is Lyric "Baby Doll" Valentine." Ellie tells the woman.
Ellie proceeds to tell Lyric everybody's name.
"Don't worry about remembering their names. They're on their cuts if you forget baby." I tell my woman.
All the women come up and hug us. They congratulate us on finding each other again and for me bringing her back to her family. I turn my head and kiss the top of my woman's head.
"I know this is a lot to take in but it'll get easier." I whisper.
"I'm going to take her out back and let Zeus introduce her to the brothers." I say to the ladies.
They wave us off and tell us not to worry. They have everything under control in here and that there are some other Old Ladies outside with the kids.
We step out the sliding glass door to the back deck. Zeus and Captain each have a beer talking to Shadow at the Tiki Bar. Que's manning the grill with Hound. There's brothers all over the backyard. I take her hand and we walk over to her dad and papaw. He smiles at us and stands. He cups his hands around his mouth and yells for everyone to pay attention. Everyone gathers from the house and backyard to the porch as he introduces Lyric to everyone. Before everyone starts coming up to introduce themselves.
"Babe, don't worry about remembering everyone's names. Remember the names will be on their cuts." I say to her.
"I used to make up stories with people's names and I observe things most people overlook. No need to worry honey. I got this." She tells me with a small smile.
The line has formed and people start to come up to us. Que and Whistler come up first. Road Runner and Leelee are second then Stone and Sis, Thorpe and Cherry, Killer and Shorty, Smokey, Kid and Cheeks, Monster and Butterfly, Muscles and Legs, Sonny and Eyes, Milk, Pike and S.J., Stick, Knives and Claws, Shooter and Shoes, Reap and Button, Steel and Slice, Speed and Lady, Pounder, Gunner, Zinger, Demon, and Fury. Then the prospects come up and she's introduced to Cage, Tiny, and Tiger.
"The prospects are all MC kids except Torch but he grew up with them. You'll meet Torch and Boxer later."
I know she has to be going crazy trying to remember all the names. To look at her you couldn't tell.
"Welcome home baby doll." This is your new life." I whisper in her ear and kiss her temple.
She can see all the kids playing and hanging out in groups.
"Is the whole MC here?" She asks me.
"Yeah babe except for Torch and Boxer and some of the older kids."
"Is torch and Boxer guarding the Clubhouse?" She asks
"Yeah they are right now. In a bit two of the prospects here will relieve them so they can come and grab some grub." I tell her.
"Will the sweet butts be making an appearance tonight?" She scrunches up her nose as she asks.
I give a bark of a laugh and kiss her head.
"They won't be coming here. They don't come to family gatherings at all. The only way a sweet butt will come to family gathering is if the get claimed by a brother."
Everybody starts to disburse again with some of the women going back into the house. The others going to the kids or talking with each other or to brothers. Some of the brothers are drinking and setting up tables and chairs while others are putting up the Swing Set, Playhouse and Fort. I see the Prospects have gone back to putting the fence up. Que and Hound went back to manning the grill.
"Babe you want a beer or some wine?" I ask
"I would love some wine. I will go get a glass as a matter of fact."
I give her a kiss and look out at the kids running around playing as I grab a beer and go help with the Swing Set.
Chapter 23
Lyric
I walk into the kitchen and mamaw's grabbing the wine to pour herself another glass.
"I could use some wine." I tell her.
"I bet you can baby doll." She says with a laugh.
I go to the cupboard and grab a Mason Jar out. I look in the fridge and see a bottle of Moscato. I grab the bottle and pour about half of it into my jar. She and some of the other women laugh and I can't help but giggle.
"I like to drink out of the jars and usually I don't have to fill it up again."
"That makes sense." A couple of them say.
"What can I do to help?" I ask after taking a big drink of the wine.
Whistler asks me to go into the pantry and grab the disposable plates and silverware. I grab them along the crackers and lay them all on the breakfast bar. I go to the fridge and grab the Cheese block and the Summer Sausage that I saw earlier. I get the cutting board then start slicing the Cheese and Sausage up and put it on one of the plates.
"What all has been made for the dinner?"
I'm told that they have made a Salad, Potato Salad, Mac & Cheese, Coleslaw, Chili Sauce, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Chicken, and Steaks. I decide that I want to make Taco Salad.
"Is there any Taco Seasoning by chance?"
I'm told that there is a couple of packets in the pantry. I go back to the pantry and find all the ingredients I need to make my side. I proceed to make my specialty. When it's done I grab a fork and take a bite. I moan because it's good and I hear laughter from the other women. I remember that there are other people here and turn around and smile.
"Grab a fork y'all so you can taste it." I tell them with a smile in my face.
They each take a bite and they all moan.
"See what I mean y'all" as I laugh.
"You should keep that taco salad in the house. If the guys get ahold of it there won't be anything left. I want to take some home." Mamaw says to me.
"I'll put some up for you now." I say with a slight giggle.
She comes up and gives me a kiss.
"Bless your heart baby doll."
"The meat's almost done. Do you need us to take anything outside for y'all?" Dad and papaw tell us.
"What's that?" They both ask at the same time.
"It's my taco salad. Grab a fork so y'all can taste it."
"There really won't be any left now." Ellie says as the other ladies groan.
I laugh as both of them moan their appreciation for what I made.
"You'll have to share with everyone. Y'all can't keep the salad to yourselves."
Dad grabs the bowl and takes it out the door to put it on the table and papaw follows with a couple of bowls in his hands. The women and I grab the rest as we follow them out that. There's a couple of coolers that have kid drinks in them. I also see a couple of garbage cans and I'm impressed that they did all the set up in no time at all. I whistle and my twins turn around along with everyone else. My face gets red when I realize I've gotten everyone's attention.
"It's dinnertime y'all. Everyone needs to wash up." I say as I shrug my shoulders.
I hear a couple of women snicker and that makes me smile as shrug my shoulders again. My man comes walking up to me with Jamie on his shoulders and Jazz in his arms. I smile and kiss them and tell them to go wash up.
After dinner the cleanup isn't bad with the women's help. I could get used to having adult conversation and having girlfriends. I've only have had a couple of friends in my life. I've always been a loner and it used to suite me just fine. I'm just now seeing that having women to talk to is nice. It's starting to get chilly so I go in and grab a hoodie for me and the twins. The doorbell rings so I pull the hoodie over my head and go downstairs to answer the door. I open the door and there's a drop dead gorgeous women that stands 5'3 and looks like me a little. She's petite but has huge boobs, olive skin, brown hair and eyes, with skin tight clothes.
"I need to speak to Titan right fucking now bitch." She sneers when she sees me.
I hold my anger in and smile.
"He's in the backyard. You'll have to wait a minute for me to get him. I'm Lyric by the way."
"I don't give a flying fuck who you are. You won't last long because Titan's mine bitch." She says as she looks me up and down.
I know who she is now. I tell her to follow me out back. I really want to punch her in the mouth but she's supposedly pregnant. She walks past me and shoulder checks me. She can see everyone from the front door so she walks through my house like she owns it. She opens the sliding glass door and she runs straight into Zeus. He looks at her and then at me. There must be some look on my face.
"What the fuck are you doing here bitch?" He bellows at her.
Everyone turns to see who he's yelling at. The conversations that were going on a minute ago now are quiet. I see my man's face harden to stone. I understand now why they call him Titan. He's making his way to us with the twins in tow. Mamaw and papaw come up to us and I hand them the hoodies as they take the twins. I can see the look on Marley's face as she looks at the twins and realizes they are Titan's children. I don't know what she was thinking coming here. She's scared, mad, hurt, angry and she's trying to keep her bitch persona up right now.