The Biker's Fate Chapter 62

Payton

"Would now be the wrong time to point out you're the one making us wait?"

I glared up at him. "Yes, it absolutely would."

Alex grinned. "We'll have our time."

"I'm really looking forward to it."

"Fuck me," he whispered.

"Yes, please."

He groaned. "Payton."

"Sorry," I said. "Not helping."

"No, not helping at all." He kissed me again. "You really are beautiful, baby."

"Thank you."

"How's your bruise?"

"Much better. I put a little makeup over it."

He narrowed his eyes. "I see that."

I laid my hands on his chest. "We should get back upstairs."

"In a minute."

"I'm really glad you're here."

"Me too." He took my hand and kissed my palm.

"Did you get everything done this week?"

He nodded. "Everything I could. As long as someone doesn't jump bail this weekend, I might have the next few days off."

"Is there like a numbering system? Someone else might get called up before you?"

Alex shrugged. "Depends on who jumps bail. I offer a certain set of skills others don't."

"Oh," I said. "Probably won't ask what."

"Probably a good idea."

"We should go back up."

He nodded.

I licked my lips. "But I need another kiss."

He chuckled and obliged.

Arriving back upstairs, Kayla and Kristen had their heads together and were staring at a recipe card.

"She fits right in," I said, and smiled up at Alex.

He laid his hand on my lower back and nodded. "She does that."

"Hawk," Dallas called, and headed our way. "Guys are on the deck. As is the beer."

Alex chuckled. "Say no more."

I frowned up at him. "What? You don't want to help us make the pies?"

"There is nothing more I'd love to do, baby, but I'm thinkin' it's better I don't burn down your house."

"You're so full of crap." I rolled my eyes. "Go play with the boys."

He grinned and followed Dallas outside. I made my way to the kitchen and joined Macey at the back counter rolling out dough. "Remind me why your mom insists on doing it this way? We could just buy pie crust."

I bumped her hip with mine. "She's a purist. And admit it, you love her pies."

Macey sighed. "I do love her pies. Of course, I don't see her here making said pies."

"Never said she was a dumb purist."

Macey grinned.

"What time are your grandparents coming?" I asked, and sprinkled flour on the rolling mat.

Macey had lost both her parents when she was young and had essentially been raised by her grandparents, with a lot of help from my parents. Macey was simply another sister in the sea of all my family adopted.

"In about an hour." She rolled over the dough, then again. "I told Gran not to bring anything, but she probably won't listen. She still insists on doing too much."

"You can't stop her and I personally love almost everything she cooks," I said. "Let's just hope she brings something other than pie."

Macey laughed. "Amen to that."

We managed to finish up the pies relatively quickly before my mom arrived to commandeer the kitchen. Macey and I were released so we headed out onto the deck to find our men. Alex grinned when he saw me, pushing away from the deck railing. He'd put on his dark brown leather jacket again and I wrapped my arms around him and squeezed. "Didn't realize it was so cold out here."

"Where's your jacket?"

"Inside." I smiled up at him. "You'll do in a pinch."

He chuckled and slid his arm around my waist.

My mom peeked out of the French doors with a smile. "Chuck, honey. Bird's ready to be carved. If the rest of you want to get the kids washed up and seated, we're about to eat."

I walked Alex back inside and took his jacket before making our way downstairs to retrieve Lily. Kayla and Kristen were helping my mom with the food, so I was free to help with the kids.

Dinner was amazing. I don't know why, but I was a little surprised (happily, of course) at how well Alex, Kayla, and Lily fit into my family. Lily was totally relaxed with the rest of the kids, even helping with Callie in the highchair. I was falling in love with her almost as quickly as I was with her dad.

The dinner dishes cleared and dessert served, Kristen's husband Gordon tapped his glass with a knife and rose to his feet. "Kris and I have an announcement."

Alex's hand settled on my thigh and I linked my fingers with his.

"We're pregnant."

We all let out a cry of joy and I saw that Anna's eyes filled with tears almost as quickly as mine. It had taken my sister about a month to get pregnant with Elizabeth and then had several miscarriages and secondary infertility issues. They had pretty much given up thinking they'd ever have a second child.

I jumped to my feet and wrapped my arms gently around her, followed by the rest of the family.

"We're optimistically hopeful," Gordon continued. "She's twenty weeks and the doctors say everything looks good. It's a boy."

More celebration happened, then we finished dessert, did dishes, still in celebratory mode, before congregating in the entertainment room for a family movie and egg nog. As I sat on one side of Alex, Lily on the other, pulled up against his chest, I couldn't imagine a better moment in my life to date. I had my family and my man close and it was perfect.