Total pages in book: 63
Estimated words: 57341 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 287(@200wpm)___ 229(@250wpm)___ 191(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 57341 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 287(@200wpm)___ 229(@250wpm)___ 191(@300wpm)
Fuck, even though she had just rolled out of bed, she was still the most beautiful woman I had ever laid my eyes on. Without any effort on her part, she always made the blood in my veins head straight to my cock.
She placed her hand on her belly at the same time that I saw Jaxon swipe either his hand or his foot against her belly. “He’s awake,” she mumbled, making me laugh softly as I leaned down to press a kiss to her sweet lips—always so sweet.
“I swear, you get bigger by the day,” Sam commented, watching her belly with fascination when Jaxon swiped one of his extremities across her belly again.
Adelaide scowled at him, making me bark out a laugh. She had a low tolerance for little comments like that, even if they were harmless. “Thank you for stating the obvious,” she snapped. Sam laughed. He got a kick out of getting on her nerves. “There is a growing human being inside of me.”
He rolled his eyes at her, already used to her smart-ass mouth by now. Kale stepped into the kitchen and slung an arm around Adelaide’s shoulders, giving it a gentle squeeze. “Ma, River,” Kale started, speaking to both of us, “One of the ladies working at the grocery store mentioned to me that there’s a small fair happening in town today, and they still have a spot open. I think it would do us all some good to raise some money for the kids in town here.”
I looked at Adelaide, only to find her already looking at me. She shrugged at me. “I think it’s a good idea. It’s a nice day out, and I could use some sunshine.” I pursed my lips, not sure about having her or Axel out in that heat. It was already hot outside, and it was only going to get hotter as the day wore on—somewhere close to a hundred degrees.
She pouted at me. I sighed. She knew that look would work on me about ninety-nine percent of the time. “They’ll have plugs out there, so we can have a fan blowing on Axel while he’s in his pack ‘n’ play to keep him cool, and we can just drape a sheet over the pack ‘n’ play to keep the sun off of his skin,” she reasoned with me.
I looked back at Kale. “If she’s in, I’m in,” I finally told him. He grinned, knowing I only agreed because Adelaide wanted to go and help the community. “Call whoever and tell them to secure us that spot.”
He nodded, and with another gentle squeeze to Adelaide’s shoulders, he released her and pulled out his phone, walking back out of the kitchen. Adelaide shook her head slightly. “It’s going to take me a minute to get used to all of the men calling me Ma,” she admitted.
I smiled down at her. “You’re my woman now, darlin’.” She smiled at me, making my heart swell in my chest. “The men will look to you as a mom—a guider of sorts.”
Since I had made it known that Adelaide was carrying my son and that she was definitely around to stay, the men had taken to her a lot better. I understood why they were a bit hostile toward her at first—besides Vern and Joseph, of course. She was an outsider, and not to mention, they all knew she was the reason I got kicked out of the Sons of Death, though it had all been worth it to have a taste of her.
Because now, Adelaide was by my side where she had belonged all along.
I caught her laughing at her phone a moment later. She flashed me a grin. “Joey said to make sure I don’t get sunburned and that I better get sprayed with sunscreen every hour,” she told me, a teasing smile playing on her lips.
I rolled my eyes. “Tell him to mind his own fucking business,” I retorted.
She only giggled before she leaned down to press a kiss to Axel’s forehead, since he was still drinking his milk in the cradle of my arms. She blew me a kiss before she sauntered out of the kitchen, gently pulling Reina away from the stove and ordering another club woman to finish breakfast as she did so.
I stared after her as she went.
God, she was perfect.
Chapter Twenty-Four
River
Istood to the side of the section we were assigned on the fairgrounds. It’d taken a little less than thirty minutes to unload all the tables and grills and get them set up. The club had jumped in to help, and some of the men even scolded Adelaide and Reina when they tried to help us set up. Some had gotten their heads bit off by my woman, but when one of them ran and grabbed her a corndog, she settled down.