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Seeing that I was ready, he took my hand and led me out the room and down to breakfast. His friends and family had taken up several tables, pushing them together. They were a loud and lively bunch. A lot of teasing and laughter floated around the tables as breakfast was served.
I loved it!
CHAPTER 7
NAVY
Content, I watched as the women pulled Gia into their fold and made her feel comfortable. It was beautiful to watch as she bloomed under their attention, making me wonder if she’d ever had anyone other than her grandmother in her corner. I had a feeling that she hadn’t. Well, from now on there was no need for her to worry, I’d take that on.
“What’s happening today, Navy?” Reaper asks from across the table, taking my attention from the woman, who in a short time, seemed to have already imbedded herself in my heart. Gia turned to me as soon as she heard Reaper say my name. I winked at her and she blushed, lowering her eyes before turning her attention back to Julia, who asked her something.
Smiling, I turned to answer Reaper. That smile turned into a grin when I saw how they were looking at me. Amusement clear in their eyes. I didn’t give a fuck. I’d never made it a secret that I wanted a woman of my own. And they all knew that any woman of mine was going to be spoilt as fuck. If they thought I spoilt their women, they didn’t know what I would do for my own.
Deciding not to say anything about why I was smiling, I answered Reaper’s question instead, “I’m going to go follow Bas and Hope home so that Gia can see her gran. We’ll contact her brother once we get there. If Skinny has the documentation ready, we’ll meet him halfway at one of the services to get them from him. Then on Monday we’ll go see the solicitors and get everything settled for her and her brother. After that, it’s up to her. If she wants to stay with me, I won’t say no, but I also won’t force it. It’s entirely up to her.”
Hawk gave a snort and shook his head at me, “Brother, that girl isn’t going to let you go. I can see it just by how she looks at you. You’d best consider your single life over.”
Catching and holding his gaze, “Like I said, brother, it’s up to her, but for me there’s not a question on how much I want her to stay with me. As far as I’m concerned, she’s mine for as long as she wants me.”
“Well, that’s good, considering we’re married now. And just so you know, I’m not going anywhere,” an amused voice says from behind me.
I’d been so caught up in our conversation that I hadn’t noticed that Gia had left the table where she’d been sitting with the other women and walked over to us.
Turning, I wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her onto my lap, where she sat with a small, surprised squeak. I ignored the outraged gasp from the old bat in the corner who’d been looking down her nose at us since we walked in for breakfast with our cuts on.
Running my hand through her long hair, I turned her to face me, “That what you want, sweets? You want to stay with me and see where this goes?”
Gia’s gaze softened when her eyes met mine, raising her hand to cup my cheek she ran her thumb gently across my face, “Yes, Navy, I’d like to stay with you, if you’re still okay with that.”
“I’m good with that, babe.”
“Yes!” Hope shouts out, hands in the air, then points at our end of the table, ordering, “Paintball party at ours next weekend to celebrate. Mr. President, make that happen.”
Reaper salutes her, “I’ll get right on that, Hope.” Turning to Rogue, he orders, “You heard the lady, get on that, Road Captain.”
“Yes!” Hope hoots loudly, hands waving in the air.
Bas laughs and shakes his head at his wife, before taking her mouth in a kiss, “The things I have to do shut you up and to keep us from being thrown out of here,” he teases her.
Hope snorts in a totally unladylike way and slaps Bas on the chest, “Yeah, yeah, like kissing me is a hardship.”
Gia giggles leaning against my chest she whispers in my ear. “I love your family. They’re a lot of fun.”
I’d been right; Hope and Bas fit in with my MC family like I’d known they would. Reaper nods at Rogue, “Best you get on that route, brother, the lady has spoken.”
Rogue rolls his eyes at Reaper’s teasing, “Already on it, Pres.”
“Paintball party here we come,” Molly grins, I’d known this would suit her blood thirsty nature. “I’ll bring the knives and train your kids. I mean, being able to shoot is cool, but knowing how to use a knife is way cooler.”
When Gia had come to me, the rest of the women had stood up and left where they’d been congregated to be closer to us. So, it wasn’t a surprise when Draco groaned, reached out and pulled Molly onto his lap, “Firecracker, you can’t just say you’re going to teach their kids how to throw knives.”
“Why not,” Hope demands. “I think it’s a great idea.”
My laughter tumbles out of me. I’d always thought Hope and Molly were sisters separated by birth. They were exactly the same. Hope just hid her blood thirsty side better.
I guess we were too much for the snobby old biddy because she got up with a huff and left muttering about making a complaint to the manager. For me, I was content with my girl in my lap, which she didn’t seem in any hurry to leave, and I was all right with that.
We were just getting ready to leave the dining room as breakfast was almost over when a nervous-looking manager went over to Bas, bent over and whispered something to him. My cousin grinned.