Shaking my head I rolled my eyes before making my way over. “Where’s our-…”.
“Here Ava, can you fuck when pregnant?”. Cage asked, cutting me off.
“I’m not even going to humor you by answering that. Where’s our child?”. I turned my attention to Blaze.
“But Ava can it hurt the baby or not?”. Both Jared and Blaze burst out laughing. I’m sure that gave him the answer he was looking for.
“You’re both fucking dicks”. Cage got to his feet before storming off.
“You two need to lay off him”. They were always winding him up in some way and the poor bugger fell for it every time.
“He can take it”. Jared grinned while taking a sip of his beer.
“Should have seen what we did when he was a prospect”. Blaze smirked.
“I don’t even want to know. Where’s my baby?”.
“She’s at the store with your mom. Something about a new doll or some shit. I’m heading out earlier than I said. Jared will be there not long after I leave”.
Jared dropping by wasn’t necessary, I’m sure he had better things to do. Then again it would be good to get a catch up. A proper conversation and maybe I’d get some more details about Sasha. I hadn’t heard from her since the last time I was up at Markos.
I didn’t agree with them keeping her with Marko when she wanted to come home.
“And you’re definitely coming home?”. I needed him to drop Everleigh at preschool. I had to go to work early to make up for today.
“Aye babe I shouldn’t be that late”.
“Blaze get in here”. My dad roared from his office door. I took a seat next to Jared. I couldn’t wait to get my pjs on and chill out in front of the tv.
“So”. Jared nudged my shoulder.
“What?”. I smiled.
“How you doing?”.
“If you’re talking about earlier, I’m fine. No more cramp and he doesn’t need to know okay”. He was heading out tonight and the last thing he needed was to worry about me.
“Whatever you say darling”.
“How are you doing?”. As you know Jared wasn’t an open book. He kept everything buried inside.
“I’m fine Ava, you don’t need to worry about me”. I did worry about him though. He wasn’t having the best time of it. Sasha and the baby, him not being the dad. It shouldn’t matter because he loved her but to him and the club it did.
Family or not she betrayed him, she betrayed his trust and everything he stood for. I still didn’t agree with that either. All the shit Blaze put me through, and no one batted an eyelid.
“Can I ask you something?”.
“If it’s about Sasha then no”. He sighed, pulling out his smokes. “That’s a whole lotta shit I’m not getting into with you”.
“Rude”. I huffed. “Is she coming home anytime soon?”. I asked.
“Fuck if I know sweetheart”.
How could he not know?
“Mommy, mommy look”. Everleigh came bouncing through the door with a new LOL doll.
“Wow baby”. Her little smile could brighten anyone’s day. My mom came in behind her, Leighton following suit.
“Look Uncle Ared”. She was straight up in Jared’s lap showing him her new doll.
My little brother was the spitting image of our dad. Same eyes, same features and one hell of an attitude for someone who was turning 5.
“Hey little man”. I pulled him in for a hug squeezing him tight before pressing a kiss against his cheek. “You doing okay?”. I asked.
“Ava I’m too big for that”. Wiping his cheek with the back of his hand, he frowned at me. “I’m 5 not a baby”.
“Almost 5”. My mum added. “He’ll be lucky to see 6”. She whispered under her breath causing me to laugh. Leighton was proven to be a little difficult the older he got.
He was a big boy now.
“I’m dreading the day he hits puberty”. She sighed. “He’s almost 5 with the attitude of his father”. Yeah, that sounded about right. “I already know he’s going to be a handful”.
Following her through to the kitchen I took a seat at the table as she went about making us both a coffee. “I swear he’s old before his time Ava. He’s hanging round this clubhouse too much”.
“You want me to take him for the night?”. Regardless, we both knew he would become part of the club when he was of age.
It was in his blood.
“No baby it’s alright. You doing okay?”.
“Yeah”.
“What’s going on?”.
How did she know?
“You think I don’t know when something is wrong, come on A I’m your mom I know everything”.
“I bumped into Nate at the store”. I felt guilty for not telling him, but I was afraid of what he might do. “He doesn’t think Blaze is ready to take over”.
“What does that have to do with Nate?”. She frowned.
“Nothing”.
“What are you trying to tell me?”.
“Things he said, I-… well-…”.
“What did he say to you Ava?”. She asked.
“Yeah, babe what did he say to you?”….
My heart sank!
I could hear how tight his teeth were clenched through his words. My mouth went dry. This isn’t how I wanted to tell him.
“Give us a minute Aubrey”.
“Can we please not do this now”. I didn’t want to cause a scene with everyone here, I didn’t want Everleigh to hear her parents fighting.
She didn’t deserve that.
As he placed his hand on my shoulder I bit the inside of my cheek. My heart was beating so fast, I didn’t know what was coming.
“She doesn’t need the stress, Blaze. You want to talk to her then talk but you so much as raise your voice and it won’t be Franko putting a bullet in you”…
“I ain’t gonna give her no stress fuck”. As my mom disappeared out front Blaze took her seat. “You gonna tell me what’s going on?”.
He was relatively calm, and I didn’t know what that meant. Usually, he would have blown up by now.
“You leaving me?”.
“What, no, god no. Why would you even think that?”.
“The fuck did he want then?”.
I wasn’t going to sugarcoat it there was no point. “He said you weren’t ready to take over the club. That you couldn’t support us, the club and me would have been his”. Balling his hands into fists he got up with so much force he knocked the chair over. I matched his movements.
“You go the fuck home, and you stay there”.
“Blaze please-….”.
“Get our daughter and take her home”. Kissing the side of my head I latched onto his wrist. Our eyes locked, he was furious. “This is on him Ava not you”.
“He’s not worth it please don’t do anything stupid”. My grip tightened; I couldn’t let him leave because I wasn’t sure I’d get him back.
My grip tightened; our eyes locked. I couldn’t let him leave. He was angry and he had every right to be, but he was unpredictable and that was dangerous.
“I ain’t telling you again. Get Everleigh and go fucking home”. He pulled his arm from my grasp, his glare clear.
“Please don’t do this”. I begged.
“The fuck if I’m just gonna stand about and do nothing. I’ll put Nate in his place for the last time. I’ll fucking end him”. His teeth clenched. “Who the fuck does he think he is?”. He roared, banging his fists off the table. I jumped taking a step back. I didn’t like it when he was like this. Ruthless and unhinged. I had no control over him, he had no control.
His focus was solely on Nate and if I couldn’t calm him down, I doubt anyone could.
“Thinks he deserves my girl, my fucking club”. He seethed. “We’ll fucking see what he deserves”. He stormed out of the kitchen. I was hot on his heels.
“Just stop please”. I cried.
“The fuck is going on?”. My dad yelled.
“Take her home and don’t fucking leave until I tell you to”. He snapped glaring at Jared. “Cage you’re with me”.
“Stop him please”. I grabbed my dad’s arm. “He’ll kill him”. My dad went after Blaze, Jared gripped my arm. “Let go of me”. I shrugged.
“Mommy, mommy”. She ran towards me wrapping her arms around my legs. “Daddy angry”. Jared’s grip loosened as I picked Everleigh up, holding her to my chest.
She didn’t need to see her dad like that.
“It’s okay baby, I’ve got you”. Holding her tightly I glanced at Jared as I heard the roar of his bike. “You have to go after him”.
“Strict orders to get you and the little lady home”.
Really?