Once I had her calmed down I set about doing so by making love to her, not in the way I did four years ago but in a different one, where I showed her a tenderness I’ve never done before. Lavishing her body in a way only a man could do as I savored every inch of her until well past dawn. When she finally settled into sleep, I knew there was no reason for me to go back to sleep when Alec would soon be up. I needed to be awake for him.
He and I ended up spending the morning, after a breakfast of beignets, I’d texted Steel and had him pick up and bring to my place, the two of us stretched out on the couch to binge watch what I found was his favorite TV show with some fuckin’ kids wearing costumes at night called PJ Masks on Disney Junior. Swear by the time Faith got up I was ready to shoot myself if I had to listen to the theme song one more time that morning. But I’d have done it for Alec considering the entire time he’d been curled up in the crook of my arm.
We spent the entire day just the three of us. This happened thanks to Fuse keeping Lyrica at bay somehow. Don’t know and don’t give a fuck how either. That evening though, Faith had questioned me on why all of her clothes were still where she’d left them.
“I wasn’t about to remove them. They were yours same as this house. I refused to get rid of the only connection I had left to you,” I shrugged and pulled her into me, wrapping my arms around her waist as I sat on the edge of the bed, leaving her speechless at my admission.
Earlier in the day Faith changed into one of my T-shirts and a pair of panties. According to her, she was going to have to go through everything because she wasn’t the same size. I would have to agree with her. There she was a lot fuckin’ smaller. You would think once a woman had a child, this was an impossible task.
Nope, not her.
I found this out when questioning her that she had a hard time eating anything. When I asked why her response was to look at the floor and worry her bottom lip with her teeth. Pressing her she finally explained her reason and fuck me it gutted me even more. She couldn’t eat from the stress of making sure Alec had everything he needed or wanted. Our son always came first for her and this made me feel like a complete shit.
I made a promise to myself right then and there, no fuckin’ more. She would never have to fuckin’ worry about another damn thing for the rest of her life.
I’ve lived tight these past four years not spending a dime unless needed. This means, I have plenty built up to keep Faith from having to do anything but take care of Alec if that’s what she wanted to do. If she wanted a part time job or even full time, I didn’t care but that would be her money to spend on whatever she felt like buying. It’s not like our house wasn’t paid for, or my bike, only thing I had was the basic normal bills so it wasn’t a hardship for me to make sure my woman and kid were good.
Plus, I hope to knock Faith up sooner rather than later. This time around I’ll be there every step of the way for her through the pregnancy, birth, and everything in between.
During the rest of the week, it became hectic as the ol’ ladies bore down on us the moment I entered the clubhouse with Alec in one arm the other around Faith’s back. Tiny, Nora, Ela, and Brielle all descended taking Faith into their fold. Lyrica, when Fuse brought her in, was also pulled after she copped her attitude and tried to get in my face. This time, thankfully, Faith intervened and explained to her she needed to calm down.
They all hung out while my brothers and I met for church, where I briefed them on what happened. Fuse already started doing his thing trying to figure out who this guy was. Nothing had been found yet and he’d need to talk to Faith about what the guy looked like. Find out more of what she knew about him. He’d even called Lawson to ask him about this.
Lawson hadn’t been pleased to know we’d taken Faith with us without a word to him. It wasn’t because he’d lost an employee, but rather we took someone who was like family to him. When I spoke with him, he made sure to inform me that he would be checking in. I didn’t like this too much but at the same time I can’t really argue, since Lawson kept Faith protected all this time. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t irritate me.
Since we’d brought her home with us, none of us figured we would have anything to worry about due to the fuckhead not knowing where she went. He would probably be keeping an eye out for her still up in North Carolina. We all agreed to keep an eye out but there was no reason to call a lockdown or any shit like that. Which was fine with me. My woman was back in my arms at night and not working in some strip club. If this fucker showed up, I’d know about it.
While I worked the rest of the time during the rest of the week, Faith mainly stayed around the house. Lyrica came over to hang with her while Fuse did his thing. The club had several business ventures where Fuse dealt with security setup. We all had our jobs within each
