I felt Devon fidget and glanced down at her furrowed brow, "What's up poppet?" I asked worried that she hadn't spoken since this had happened and now her tears were trickling down her face.
"I only ever wanted a daddy that would love me, Tommy and Mummy." She wiped her tears with the back of her hand trying to hide the fact that she was crying. "Do you think you can love us Spike?" She asked with a pleading expression.
My heart swelled inside my chest as she asked the question. I squeezed both of them tightly bringing them closer into my embrace, "I love you, Tommy and your mum more than you know."
Tommy shifted so that he was now looking directly at me, "Really?" he asked almost sounding surprised.
I nodded, "From the moment I met the three of you outside Amy's cafe, I knew that I had something special in front of me and that it was my job to look after you."
"Forever? Can you love us forever?" Devon asked with wide eyes.
I kissed Devon and then Tommy on the forehead as their pleading eyes observed my every move, "I promise to love all three of you forever." I just hope your mum loves me back.
We sat in silence for a while, contemplating in our own heads before I broke the silence, "I think we need to go and find your mum, she'll be worried about you."
I stood and took the children's hands so that I could pull them up off the ground. I noticed Diesel jog towards us, "How they doing?" he asked as he glanced at the children.
"They're doing fine."
"Do you want me to take one?" he asked directing his hand towards Devon.
I shook my head and frowned, "No, they stay with me." I stated holding their hands tightly as I walked towards the stairwell.
Diesel nodded understanding my desire to keep them close and opened the door so that I didn't have to loosen my grip on one of the children. We walked down the stairs in silence and could hear nothing apart from our footsteps on the concrete slabs, slowly building up momentum as we neared the bottom.
"Mum!" Tommy shouted as he saw Angel standing on the grass verge at the rear of the building in the car park. I let go of their hands so that they could run into their mothers embrace. Her tear stained face smiled as she captured them in her arms and she simply closed her eyes as she kissed them both gently on the forehead.
The guys had now made their way down from the roof and we congregated on the grass verge beside the hotel car park. Buster quickly took our weapons knowing full well that the police would turn up soon and secured them in a car that wasn't associated with the club.
As if they had read our minds, two police cars pulled up directly in front of us and I groaned loudly when I saw O'Neil in one of the cars, much to the amusement of the guys.
I had positioned myself in the group so that I could see Angel's every movement, I didn't want her or the children out of my sight but I appreciated that she may need some alone time with the twins although it was killing me to stay away.
O'Neil stepped out of the vehicle and had the nerve to smile at us as he adjusted his hat, before assessing his surroundings. He stalked over to where Angel was now standing with the children and I couldn't hold back any longer, I needed to be with them especially if this arsehole was gonna pester her.
I joined them half way through their conversation.
"So I'm going to need them to come down to the station to make a statement." O'Neil glanced at me as I joined them, "And you Connor, I'm going to need a statement from you."
I nodded, "I need to get my old lady and kid's home first. We'll all come down to the station tomorrow to give a statement as I'm sure you have more than enough evidence to keep him for something." I wrapped my arm around Angel and directed her and the children towards the Jeep that had been driven here by Ramsey after he had changed the tyre. I knew that O'Neil wouldn't protest, he was an arsehole but even he had a heart when it came to the kids as he had two children of his own.
As I drove I reached over the centre console and squeezed Angel's hand lightly. Angel didn't say anything, she didn't have to as I could physically see the weight that had now been lifted from her shoulders at the realisation that she was now safe.
By the time we had arrived at her apartment both children had fallen asleep, we lifted them and placed the twins into bed removing their shoes but not bothering to put them into their pyjamas. They had been through every possible emotion today and I just wanted them to sleep and try and forget about every horrible thing that had ever happened to them.
I followed Angel into the living room and joined her on the sofa. To my surprise she snuggled up to me, laying her head on my chest as I placed my arm around her to keep her close. With my other hand I stroked the side of her head, brushing the hair from her beautiful face. Her skin was flawless, and now that the fear had gone from her eyes she had an element of sparkle to them.
Angel moved to get comfortable and I realised that she was nearing sleep. I lifted her head and shimmied from the sofa to rest her head where I was previously sitting. I sat on the floor next to her and watched her chest rise and fall as she slowly relaxed. Angel moved her face further into my caress as I continued to stroke her cheek.
Angel said something but I couldn't hear her so I lowered my face to hers.
"What did you say babe?" I asked quietly.
She whispered again, "I love you Spike."
Epilogue
Spike
"Stay there and don't move." I said to him sternly so that he knew who was boss, as I wanted it to be a surprise. I knocked lightly on the door and stepped away so that Angel would be able to see me through the spy hole. Although there was no threat from Liam as the restraining order was now in place, she was still conscious about security and rightly so, none of us should ever become complacent.
Angel opened the door and looked at her watch as she raised her eyebrows, "You're late and why didn't you use your key?" she asked placing her hands on her slender hips. Her movement made her pert breasts stick out further and I couldn't help but advance towards her to take her into my embrace as her eyes twinkled with desire. I kissed her passionately aware of the children in the room but this time they didn't react which obviously meant they were getting used to seeing us and the fact that I was now a permanent fixture in their lives.
"Oh it's beautiful!" Devon screamed excitedly.
Angel quickly broke from the kiss and looked down at the fur ball that was wagging its tail and pawing at Devon to be stroked. She quickly glanced at me widening her eyes, "Spike please tell me you didn't buy Devon a dog!" Angel asked angrily folding her arms across her chest in a defensive stance.
"I wouldn't do such a thing, you made it perfectly clear that you didn't want a dog." Her face softened and Devon looked at me confused until I gave her a wink, "I've simply bought myself a dog that I thought she may like!"
Angel smacked me playfully on the arm and quickly moved further away as I tried to pull her into my embrace.
"Thank you dad, I love it!" Devon squealed before running to give me a hug.
Angel quickly turned her head towards me with unshed tears as she registered Devon's slip of the tongue. I placed one hand gently on Devon's shoulder and the other on the top of her head giving her a squeeze as I relished this act of love. She had only ever wanted a daddy to love the three of them and I had only ever wanted a family to call my own. The final pieces of the jigsaw had just been added to create the perfect image.
Paige and Chloe - Aces MC Series Book 2.5
Please enjoy a preview of Book 2.5 from the Aces MC Series, which will be available in September 2015.
Paige
I pulled up outside the house and groaned at the thought of going in there, once I saw my dad's motorcycle parked outside but I needed to get the last of my belongings before I moved out of here for good. I wasn't sleeping here anymore, I couldn't deal with the constant questioning from my mum and the disapproving looks from my dad.
He hated the fact that I'd become a stripper but what did he expect, we had bee
n around club life for so long that it just seemed like the natural thing to do. He had protested until he was blue in the face but I had explained that I was doing it with or without his permission which went down like a lead balloon.
I'm sure if he had pleaded with Duke not to employee me, he would have listened but I would've just found the next closest strip joint instead. At least this way my dad could keep an eye on me, not that I wanted him too.
Dad had made it clear that none of his brothers were to ever touch me which was a fucking joke! What gave him the right to dictate who I did and didn't fuck around with? This also meant that I couldn't attend any of the private parties or join in the festivities at the club house to earn extra cash and it had also cut down my customer base considerably.
I didn't know what he was so upset about. The girls brought in big money and the job incorporated the two things that I was any good at, dancing and shagging. I didn't want a career like my sister, I was happy living day by day.
I groaned again when I realised that Chloe had just pulled up in her car with a cheery expression. What the fuck was she doing home, I thought she was working today? That's one of the reasons I had chosen to come here this morning so that I didn't have to see her fucking smiling face!
"Oh I'm glad I've bumped into you," Chloe stated as she got out of her car.
"Oh the joys!" I said under my breath rolling my eyes.
She looked at me disapprovingly, shaking her head and ignored my sarcasm, "Do you want a lift to the Country Club on Thursday?"
I continued up the path towards the house with Chloe hot on my heels.
"I said do you want a lift to the Country Club on Thursday?" Chloe repeated her question a little louder this time.
I tried to hold in my anger, she was like a little wasp that constantly buzzed in my ear. "I heard what you said the first time but I was trying to fucking ignore you." I opened the front door and saw the hurt on Chloe's face which pleased me, I gestured with my hand for her to enter the house first and slammed the door behind me once I was inside to announce my arrival.
"Why can't you just go with the flow, why do you have to know now? We're not even going until Thursday." I threw my handbag onto the kitchen work top before pouring myself a glass of water and leaned against the fridge as I quietly took a sip.
"Taylor asked me to find out if you needed a lift. Why are you turning it into a big issue?" Chloe asked walking over to give dad a kiss on the cheek. "Hi daddy," she said sweetly.
Yuck! The whole scene was sickening, she was eighteen years old for Christ sakes and was still kissing dad on the cheek like she was a two year old. Every time she did something sweet was like another kick in the gut which meant I would have to work ten times harder to get any recognition or praise, and that's why at the age of thirteen I stopped giving a shit and let out the inner bitch.
I heard her talk briefly to dad before she walked back into the kitchen, "I forgot my keys and I'm locking up tonight so I've popped home quickly." It was open plan so I could see the interaction and that mum was fussing over a young man, in fact a very hot young man which piqued my interest.
I decided to carry on our conversation, "I'm not turning this into an issue but who the fuck is Taylor?" Chloe rolled her eyes, "Don't give me that look Chloe. Just because she's shagging Duke this week doesn't mean I have to do as I'm told by her."
Duke had been a bit of a player in his time but he rarely screwed the same girl twice until Taylor came along. All the good men were dropping like flies, Diesel, Duke and it looked like only a matter of time before Spike was taken off the market.
Chloe put her hands on her hips looking exasperated by my questions but I didn't care, "She only asked if you wanted a lift."
"All I've heard over the past couple of weeks is Taylor does this, Taylor does that!"
"Watch your mouth Paige." That was right, dad always had to get involved if we were arguing and took Chloe's side. "If Duke takes her as his old lady, she becomes queen bee so you need to watch what you say. Thanks to him you have a job and earn fucking good money, now that's enough."
I narrowed my eyes at him and had to stop myself from answering back. I thought it best to drink my water and compose myself. Once I had the last of my belongings I was hoping to cut all ties, I would only then see him occasionally if he were to come to the club and that was enough for me. He had let me down on so many occasions, so why should I bother with him?
I heard Chloe's phone ring and her face lit up when she realised who was calling her.
"Hi Stephen...no I can't make it tonight I have a lot going on." I glanced at her as she waved goodbye to dad indicating that she was going back to work but I followed her outside intrigued as to what she was discussing. I pretended that I needed to get something from my car and lingered long enough to get the gist of the conversation.
It was early days in their relationship and I knew that they hadn't slept together. Chloe wasn't a virgin but she was very picky about who she slept with and wanted to make sure that things were on the right path before she took the plunge as she'd put it.
"I know your parents are out tonight...there'll be other opportunities...no I'm not fobbing you off, you know I want to just not yet...okay...I'll call you tomorrow, bye." Chloe said sadly as she ended the call and placed her phone into her jean pocket.
"Is everything okay?" I asked walking over to Chloe as she leaned her back against her car.
Chloe looked shocked by my question and her eyes widened as I leaned on the car beside her and wrapped my arm around her shoulder gently, pulling her into my embrace.
"Erm...he invited me over tonight for, erm you know..."
"Sex?"
"Yeah but I'm just not sure if I'm ready or if I want to do it with him at all? I know he cares for me and he says that he'll wait but I'm confused, I still need time." She sighed and jingled her keys as she looked at me, probably still a little confused as to why I was even talking to her.
It sounded like he was putting pressure on her from where I was standing, not that I gave a shit. She was a fucking prick tease, they'd been dating for three months and she hadn't put out once, he'd be bored with her soon enough or may even dump her once he'd shagged her because I couldn't see her being very adventurous.
I loved to see her miserable it gave me a sense of worth and payback for all my years of misery from just being around her.
"Make sure that he doesn't pressure you into doing something that you don't want to do." I smiled as I pushed off the car and walked towards the house.
"Are you feeling okay?" Chloe asked which made me snigger.
"Yeah, why?" I asked as I turned on my heels and held my hand up to shield my eyes from the sun to bring Chloe into focus.
"It's just that I can't remember the last time you were nice to me!"
I smiled brightly and turned around, "Well don't get used to it." I said under my breath as I continued up the path.
I walked back into the house with a spring in my step, armed with the information I had regarding Chloe's boyfriend. I hadn't met him before, I'd only seen photos but he was a good looking bloke, she had done well. I contemplated how I could use this information when inspiration came to me, oh yes, I could use this information to break her fucking heart and could enjoy myself in the process.
I stalked into the living room to see that mum was still fussing around the fit young man who wasn't wearing his shirt so I could see his bare chest. He looked a little under nourished but he had potential and big hands, I loved a man with big hands.
"And who's this?" I asked crossing my arms across my chest to push my pert tits up even further as I stood in the living room sizing him up. He looked at my face and his gaze trailed slowly down my body lingering on my tits as I pushed my cleavage out of my top further.
"This is Cade, he will be staying in the log cabin in the garden for a couple of days." Dad said as he gestured to the garden. I was more surprised by Cade's expression as I don't think he
was aware of this arrangement.
"Well, I didn't know we were taking in strays!" I lifted my eyebrows before I sauntered off in the direction of my bedroom to collect the rest of my stuff.
As I walked to my bedroom I noticed that Chloe's door was a jar which would make my plan work a little easier. I quietly opened the door further and gazed around her tidy bedroom. Closing the door behind me, I rested my back against the solid wood door and assessed her belongings. I made a quick mental list of what I needed and opened her wardrobe gazing at the array of boring clothes she had in natural colours. Yuck!
I rummaged around until I found something half decent that may arouse the simplest of men and then grabbed a few items of make up from her dresser and some jewellery before I hastily made my exit.
I stuffed the items into my last box and carried it to my car. It wasn't that heavy but this is when the thought of a steady boyfriend was a good one. Not that I could settle down, I wasn't the kind of girl that anyone could take home to their mum but it would be nice to have someone that cared enough to stick around for a while. I quickly shook my head to get rid of the soft sentiments that invaded my mind and made my way to my room to check that I had cleared everything. I looked out of the window taking in the spectacular view when I noticed mum and dad talking heatedly in the garden. They very rarely argued so I wondered what they were discussing but I didn't care that much, they deserved to be miserable, they all did. On the way out of my bedroom, I heard the shower running and couldn't help but be intrigued by the gorgeous young man that was going to be staying in the house.
I stealthily made my way across the landing and tried the bathroom door. A thrill of excitement ran through my body as I found it unlocked and eagerly opened the door, taking in the sight before me.
Cade was in the shower lathering his body oblivious to me entering in the room. I quickly put the toilet seat down and sat leaning against the cistern so that I could get a good view of Cade. I didn't know what I was going to do now that I was here but the sight of his body was slowly making me aroused and I had to clamp my thighs at the contraction of my muscles.
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