I laughed and he winked.
“I love your sister, your daughter, the mother of this child. I told her I didn’t want kids or marriage.Two weeks after meeting her I knew I wanted it all. She was going through hell so I gave her space until I just couldn’t anymore.” He looked at my brothers. “From what I understand you three aren’t much different than I was. Fair warning, when it happens you’ll know and there isn’t anything you can do to stop it. So did I ask permission to marry her? No. That would be like asking for air that is already free, the sun to stop shining in July, or my heart to beat. It’s a given. She was mine from go and I was hers.”
My mom was crying and my father smiled. “Even if you don’t need my permission you got it son. Just remember I have your balls.”
“I told you I’d gladly hand them over.”
Xavier told my parents that his townhome was open and connected to mine. He would make sure anytime I wanted to come home he would make it happen, and that anytime they wanted to come down there was always a place for them.
He extended the offer to my brothers as well but it seemed a bit less sincere.
When we left the next morning my mother had already said she would be there next weekend. She wanted to meet his family and be there with me through every step of my pregnancy.
Xavier smiled. I knew what he was thinking.
“It’s still us,” I said as we got in the car to head to the hotel.
“Always will be.”
Chapter 30
Forever Steel - X
We left a day early. Taelyn and I both wanted to tell my family. It felt odd not telling them first but I was gonna have in-laws who would be involved, a lot from what I understand. It would be a little hard to get used to since we were so damn close but I wanted it for her. She was damn lucky to have a family still here and as solid as the one I was raised in.
We walked into Jase and Carly’s as the lasagna was being passed.
“You made it?” Momma smiled, “Sit and eat.”
Everyone was there. Cyrus and Tara were home from their honeymoon and I was dying to tell them all I was getting married. How fucked up was that?
Cyrus stood as we sat. “We have an announcement to make.”
How fucking perfect is this? Three out of four of us were having babies. I felt a little ridiculous about these girly feelings so I grabbed Taelyn’s hand, pulled it under the table, and put it on my dick.
She giggled and yeah she blushed. My good girl was walking on the wild side but she hadn’t fully crossed over yet. That shit would change. I swear I would make sure when I was seventy she’s he still wanting to jerk me off under the table in public restaurants.
“Tara and I are expecting. She is four months pregnant and we are pretty sure there are two.”
Momma started laughing and crying and speaking all sorts of Italian.
After all the congratulations, hugs, and tears had subsided I stood up.
“Brace yourselves I have an announcement too. We spent the past two days with Taelyn’s family in Boston; I like her parents and one of her three brothers.”
“Because the other two act like you.” She laughed.
“Hush up.” I winked. “Taelyn and I will be married this summer. No dates set but get this Momma; it’s gonna be a full blown Catholic wedding in a church and all.”
“You better make sure the foundation is strong if we all walk in there together,” Zandor laughed.
Momma covered her mouth and then started to stand. “Wait there’s more. Taelyn you wanna tell them?”
She shook her head no, “You go ahead.”
“We are expecting a baby in about thirty two weeks. But just so you know I had already planned on proposing and that’s a whole-other story that we won’t get into. I also want to apologize to the three of you. I was pretty damn harsh on you all for falling so fast and I understand now. You don’t chose it, you fight it for so long but when it happens, there isn’t a damn thing you can do to stop it, and there isn’t a damn thing I would do differently. So here’s to the beauties that came to us by fate, the only ones we asked for a second date, the ones who we chose as our best friend, and who really dig us hot as hell tattooed men.” I lifted my glass. “Forever Steel.”