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Locks chuckled. “I don’t think we need to worry about Bear, Rascal. I think he’s the clearest he’s ever been. Remington told me a message to give you which I now understand. She has four teams rotating on eight-hour shifts. Two teams on each individual gathering info.”
He got out of the chair, kneeling on the floor by Winnie. Sliding his hand into her hair, he claimed her lips. He needed to taste his sunbeam and remember what they were fighting for.
“I should have known the perfect woman for me wouldn’t need rescued. She’d stand toe to toe against our foe and side by side with me protecting our family. I adore every tough, zealous part of you who will always fight for survivors even if it fucking scares me to think of possibly losing you.” He swiped a tear off his cheek. He hadn’t even realized he was crying but Winnie had taught him a good man shared his emotions with his family.
Winnie held Joey in her arms and placed Bear’s hand on his tummy. “Benton, we’ll fight the foe together. Someday we’ll look back on this and realize it was just a little valley we had to go through to spend a lifetime in beauty with our family.”
Bear nodded. His dad slid his arm around him. “Son, we’ve got this.”
They did. He had to believe his family would solve this. He had a lot of brothers in the MC who would fight until the end to keep his family safe.
Chapter Thirty-One
Bear carried Joey inand had Buttons on a leash until they got into the room. Winnie was helping Phoebe and David bring Zoey in. If they never had to name another animal again, life would be perfect. The kids had finally decided, which was great because the dogs were already doing well with their names. He’d considered leaving the puppies at home but Regina had made it clear everyone was welcome, including all the animals.
As they cleared the door, Scoop took Joey out of his arms and went to sit down at the table. Bear couldn’t wait to see his dad’s face when he realized Scoop had Joey. He’d overheard the early morning conversation when Locks was feeding Joey. His dad had threatened Locks that since he’d fed him, Joey was all his dad’s at lunch.
He turned to help Winnie once he let Buttons off the leash but he was too late. Grant had come over and pulled David away to sit by him. Cannon and Flick were currently trying to convince Phoebe they’d be the better person to sit by. He adored how his family was making his kids feel wanted.
“No, no, no, Cannon. It doesn’t matter who Phoebe sits with. She still has to try at least one bite of whatever vegetable is served today.”
Phoebe nodded. “Veggies make you run fast and I want to run fast.”
“Why do you need to run fast?” Flick questioned, leaning down to hear her answer. Sometimes Phoebe reverted back to a quiet voice when they were in a big group. It was getting better but he could still see her little body getting tense at times.
“Cuz I’m going to work with Mommy and her sisters when I grow up. I’ll run fast and shoot straight.”
Flick nodded. “I bet you’d be very good at protecting people. Sit by me and I’ll show you the veggies I like the best.”
Phoebe took Flick’s hand and skipped beside him to the table.
“What a brown-nosing little fucker,” Cannon whispered.
“Swear jar!” Phoebe yelled, shaking her finger at Cannon with a disappointed look on her face.
“Trust me, she can hear anything.” Bear rolled his eyes.