Protecting His Forever

by Ashers, LeAnn

  “We’re pregnant,” I repeat again, still in shock.

  “Yes, baby, we’re pregnant.” His chest moves with his laughter.

  “Holy shit, you put a baby in me.”

  “Yes I did, not just one, but two.” I can hear the cockiness in his voice. I guarantee he has the cocky smirk on his face, too.

  “Two babies,” I repeat. I’m pregnant with twins.

  “They’re going to be boys, I know it.” He pinches the side of my butt cheek.

  “Ouch, what did you do that for?” I smack his chest playfully.

  “Because I wanted to.” He gives me a wink and stands up. He scoops me off the couch and sets me down on the ground.

  “Uhh, why did you pick me up like that and set me on the ground. Wouldn’t it have been easier if you pulled me up?”

  “Don’t look at me like that. You’re carrying precious cargo.”

  This will be a long pregnancy. Kane and his pestering was bad before, but now? Yeah, I might as well get used to being bedridden.

  “I’m going to go buy some pregnancy books.”

  I watch as he practically runs out of the room. Laughing at his antics, I head upstairs to be with Arabella.

  ~*~

  Throwing my head back, I moan as Kane sucks my clit. Opening my eyes, I see I was dreaming. Well, sort of.

  Pushing him away and onto his back so I can pleasure him at the same time, I pull his boxers down. I take his dick in my hand and pump it twice. Licking all around the tip. Licking down his shaft and back up. Taking him as deep as I can while pumping my hand at the bottom. Swirling my tongue on the tip, I lick around the pre-cum. Taking him to the back of my throat, I swallow. His hips jerk at the movement, and he moans.

  Moaning with his dick in my mouth, he slams into the back of my throat. Gagging, I stop him before relaxing my throat. He pumps his dick into my mouth. Hollowing my cheeks, I suck him as hard as I can and let go with a pop. Licking up and down his shaft again, I look up and his toes are curled.

  He takes my hips and turns me around. “Ride my cock, baby.”

  Taking his dick, I place him at my entrance and slide down.

  “Shit,” Kane hisses.

  Feeling powerful, I place my hand on his chest and slam up and down. He takes my hips and takes over. Laying partially down as he drives up in me, my breath is taken away, and I grit my teeth at the sensations.

  His hand touches my clit, and I jump. It’s too much. “Come now.” He pinches my clit, and I explode. Crying out, he keeps pumping in me before he cries out his release moments later.

  Out of breath, I lie on his chest. He rubs my back and plays with my hair. “That was great.” I laugh sleepily at him.

  “Yes it fucking was. Go back to sleep. It’s 3 AM.”

  What the hell? The clock reads 3 AM, just like he said. Kane is staring at the ceiling with a grin on his face. I would be pissed, but that was a good freaking orgasm. Rolling over so my back is to him, he rests a hand on my belly, my back to his warm chest.

  Kane

  I slowly get off the bed and walk out of the room as Sydney sleeps. Walking over to Arabella’s room, I find her sleeping cuddled up to her teddy bear. When she is sleeping, she has to be completely surrounded by things. Pillows, blankets, dolls, anything. She feels safe this way. I remember doing the same thing. Growing up with a parent who is on drugs is hell.

  The fear, being always hungry, cold. The need to feel love. People constantly coming in and out. Not knowing who is going to hurt you and who won’t. Trust isn’t an easy thing. Arabella shocks the hell out of me. It took a little while for her to open and feel safe around us, but now she is a happy little girl. The sad thing is she will always bear the scars of what happened to her. She won’t remember it, but she will feel it.

  Pressing a kiss to her forehead, I tuck her in tighter. Placing the pillows on the end of the bed closer to her body, I close the door until there is a small crack. Going down the steps, I make sure every single window and door is locked.

  Grabbing my guns from my many hiding places, I clean and reload them. Yesterday has me paranoid.

  Three months ago, I met the love of my life in the worst possible circumstances. She became my rock, my healer, my everything. She healed me in so many ways. Being with her soothed me and my demons. Holding her keeps them at bay. Sydney doesn’t deserve someone like me who is damaged, but I will do everything in my power to be worthy of her.

  Replacing the guns back in their hiding spots after I clean them, I grab my truck keys and go to the back of the house where I keep my gun safe. Unlocking it, I grab my pistol and reload it. This is going by the bed in the nightstand where I have a secret compartment. Going up the stairs I look in on Arabella one last time before returning to my bedroom. I place my pistol safely in the gun compartment and after locking it up and triple checking it, I climb into bed. Pulling the blankets back, I roll Sydney over onto her back. Placing my hand on her belly, I rub in slow circles. It’s hard to believe that there are two babies in there. Leaning forward, I press a kiss on her belly button. Lying on the bed, I tuck my head between her neck and shoulders with my arm holding her belly.

  Chapter Fifteen

  The doorbell ringing has me springing up in bed holding my chest. Kane jumps out of bed and goes downstairs. I grab Kane’s shirt and run to Arabella’s room who is sitting up in bed scared.

  Arabella runs and grabs my hand. We walk down the stairs together. Going around the corner, there is a man who is the same height as Kane, but his shoulders are a little broader than Kane’s. Kane hears our footsteps and looks back at us. That gives me sight of the man’s face. Wow, he is ruggedly handsome. Bad boy with tattoos. Blushing, I look down at Arabella who is staring at him in wonderment.

  She pulls her hand from mine and goes to Kane. She pokes him in the back. He looks down and she lifts her hands up for him to take her. He lifts her up and she lays her head on his chest. Walking over to Kane, he wraps his other arm around me and places his hand on my belly. The man standing before us looks completely shocked.

  “Sydney, this is Isaac. Isaac, this is Sydney, my fiancée. This here is Arabella.”

  Giving the man a polite smile, he looks back and forth between us three.

  “Isaac was in the military with your brother, Chase, and me. We own the construction business together.”

  “I remember,” I tell him. “Nice to meet you.” I give Isaac a polite smile. “I will go get started on breakfast.” Getting on my tip-toes so I can give Kane a kiss, he leans down, kisses me, and sets Arabella down. She heads straight for the kitchen. Before I can even make a step Kane smacks me on the ass. Giving him the finger from over my head, I join Arabella.

  ~*~

  When breakfast is ready, Arabella tugs at my shirt. That is when I realize I’m still in Kane’s shirt without a bra. Shit.

  “Mommy has to go change. We will get you dressed, too.” We run up the stairs, and I slip on a bra and another t-shirt. After throwing my hair in a bun, I put a small bit of mascara on. Walking into Arabella's room, I see that she already has a dress on. Taking her hair, I give her a matching bun.

  Kane and Isaac are still talking as we go back to the kitchen. “Breakfast is ready.”

  They both get up and walk into the dining room. Kane gets his plate and grabs mine.

  “Mommy, can I take Ieks?”

  Nodding my head, I hand her his plate loaded with pancakes. I follow behind with syrup and butter. She sets the food on the table. Isaac looks down at her with a soft expression that causes her to blush. Grinning at her actions, I watch as she runs back into the kitchen and comes back with a glass. She hands it to Isaac.

  “Thanks, sweetheart.” She gives him a huge smile and then runs over to Kane. Grabbing Arabella's plate, I set it in front of her and she digs in.

  We have a ritual: I cook, Kane cleans up. He grumbles about it, but does it without me asking. Arabella went upstairs to her room and Isaac went out to get his bag. Kane a
sked him if wanted to stay with us for a while until he buys a new house. His house burned down two days ago. Kane and Isaac are best friends. They met each other on the streets and joined the marines together. That’s where they met my brother and Chase.

  So lost in thought, I don’t notice Kane coming up behind me until he lifts me off the ground and up onto the island. “Baby, seeing you bent over the counter like that has me so fucking hard.” He takes my hand and presses it against his dick. “This is what you do to me all the fucking time. I want to bend you over this counter and fuck you so hard.”

  I gulp and try to control my breathing. Holy shit, that was fucking hot. Biting my lip, I moan under my breath. He growls and slams his mouth on mine. Dragging my fingernails up his abs, side, and then his back, his hand sinks in my hair and controls the kiss. Taking his hips, I pull him harder against me. Biting his lip hard and pulling. That causes him to smack my ass, and I moan.

  Someone is walking around in the living room and that causes me to pull away. If I don’t stop now, we won’t be stopping. He rests his forehead on my shoulder while we both try to catch our breath.

  He grabs my hips and lifts me down to the ground. Taking his hand in mine, I pull him to the living room so we can go and check on Arabella. Walking around the corner the sight before us has us stopping in our tracks. Arabella is sitting on the floor and Isaac is sitting in front of her. He has a tiara on his head and is cradling a doll in one arm.

  He hears us walk into the room and his head whips around. “Don’t say a fucking word.”

  That causes me to giggle and Kane has a knowing smirk on his face.

  “Those big eyes and smile got me. Shit. I couldn’t tell her no.” He looks at Arabella who knows he’s talking about her. She can’t help it; she lays on the charm thick. She gives him her dimpled smile which causes Kane to laugh. She wraps anyone and everyone around her little finger.

  “I’m going to lay out some steaks for dinner and go call the gang over to join us.” Walking back to the kitchen, I know Kane is staring at my ass because he always does. He’s an ass man.

  ~*~

  The rest of the day is uneventful. Isaac plays with Arabella all day long. Kane is getting pissy because his baby girl is focused on someone else. The doorbell rings, and I walk to open it. Like always, Kane beats me there.

  Brae walks in wearing a sundress and gives me a quick hug while packing the dish she brought. Jessica walks in holding her stomach which my hands gravitates to.

  Chase and Ethan walk in next. Their gaze goes straight to Isaac’s. They look shocked and then they both smile.

  “Well, well, well. Nice to see you again, man,” Chase says.

  They do that hand smacking one arm thing. Ethan goes next.

  “Kane, grill the steaks and burgers,” I tell him.

  He nods and lays a kiss on my forehead as he walks by. That causes me to blush because everyone is watching us. SMACK! Kane smacks my ass as he leaves. I jerk and let out a deep breath that causes my bangs to fly off my face. Everyone laughs.

  The door opens again and in walks Mom and Dave. “Grandma!” Arabella yells and tackles her legs. She lets go and raises her arms up for the Sergeant to pick her up. He does and gives her a big grin. She pats his cheek and looks around.

  Grabbing plates from the kitchen, I take them out on the patio. Kane is turning steaks over on the grill. Coming up from behind him, I spin a towel around and whip it at his butt hard. It makes a very satisfying smacking noise. The kind of noise where you know it hurts like a bitch. Snorting, I back up. Kane stiffens and turns around with a murderous glare. My eyes widen, and I take off running into the back yard.

  Thinking I got away I look behind me, but I’m wrong. He is walking and is catching up to me it seems like. What the hell? Is he freaking Jason? Grabbing my tits, I run faster. I hate when my boobs move when I run.

  Hands grabs my hips and lay me down on the ground. He tickles my sides. Squirming, I try to get him away from me. He starts laughing and that makes it worse.

  “Okay, okay! I give up. If you don’t quit, I’ll pee on myself.”

  His eyes widen and then he lifts me off the ground. Dusting the grass off my butt, Kane attempts to help. What I mean by help is he just rubs my ass. Copping a feel.

  “You better check the steaks.” I smirk at him.

  “Shit!” He takes off running to the grill.

  Giggling to myself, I join the others who are watching us in amusement. Kane is eyeballing me, waiting to see if I get him again. Giving him a wink, I wag my fingers at him.

  Before I know what’s happening I’m thrown over a shoulder, and I look up at Kane in shock. His eyes widen and then turns pissed.

  “Set her the fuck down! She’s pregnant!” He charges over to Chase to beat his ass.

  Hearing gasps all around us, I process Kane’s words. Groaning, I cover my eyes while hanging upside down.

  “Shit, man, I didn’t know.”

  “Well don’t do shit like that. Set her down if you want to see tomorrow.”

  He sets me gently on the ground, and Kane wraps his arms around me. “Are you okay?”

  “I’m fine. I swear.” I smile at him.

  He nods and then I look over at the others who are staring at us in shock. My mom has tears in her eyes. Brae and Jessica just smirk.

  “You’re pregnant?”

  Nodding my head, I place my hand on my belly. A sob escapes her and she runs over to me. Opening my arms, she hugs me softly.

  “How far along are you?”

  “I just found out yesterday. I’m having twins.”

  She gasps again and starts laughing. She turns to the rest of the crowd and yells at them, “They’re having twins!”

  “Kane, you have super swimmers,” Chase tells him on a laugh.

  Kane gives him a cocky smile while pulling me closer to him.

  “Congrats, man.” Ethan comes over and slaps him on the shoulder. “If you hurt my sister I’ll kill you.”

  “Oh, one more thing! He asked me to marry him.” I laugh out loud and their shocked expressions.

  “Mommy!”

  Looking around my mother, I see Arabella running toward me. When she steps in front of me, I ask, “What is it, sweetheart?”

  “Der is a boy at the date. He wants to pway.” Her little eyes are hopeful.

  Looking over at Kane, I can’t hide my confused expression. What?

  “Let’s go, sweetheart.” Kane takes her hand.

  She nods quickly and jumps up and down. Isaac and the rest of the men follow behind them which causes the rest of us to follow.

  Walking through the house, I take a short cut. Walking up the winding driveway I see a little boy outside the gate that could be Arabella’s twin.

  “What the fuck?” Kane says shocked his expression mirroring mine.

  The little boy flinches, but stares defiantly through the gate. He is older than Arabella. He looks around seven Kane opens the gate and the little boy steps through.

  Kane bends down in front of him. “Who are you?”

  “Her brother.”

  Chapter Sixteen

  “Her brother? Where are your parents? Your mom?” Kane asks him, softly.

  “Dead. We have the same mom.” He stares at the ground as he answers Kane.

  Holy shit. How is this happening? What? When? How? Shaking my head in confusion, I walk forward so I am standing right beside Kane.

  “Where's your dad?” I ask him softly.

  His clothes are completely torn and dirty. His little cheeks are dirty. His hair overgrown. His eyes are like Arabella’s when we got her—haunted and dull. Closing my eyes, I try to control my anger. Arabella is young and she will forget most things. He won’t. He is old enough to remember a lot. His blue eyes stare directly in mine.

  “My dad was in jail, but got killed there. The people that were watching me dropped me off here as soon as they got a phone call this morning.” He looks straight ahead showing no
emotion. His little fists are clenched at his sides.

  “Uhh, Kane, I was planning on telling you something. Can you come over here for a second? You too, Syd.” Standing back up, I look at Ethan in confusion. Kane takes my hand and leads me over to Ethan. Just as we get closer to him I hear him mutter, “Is it possible that it can be linked?”

  “Last night the man that tried to kidnap Syd was murdered by an inmate. From the rumors that were circulating, the gang he was in wanted him killed so he wouldn’t rat.” He looks over at the little boy in sympathy.

  We are all that little boy has left. Kane walks off pissed. I follow after him knowing that we have to talk. He goes to the patio and sits down. He sees me and pats his lap. I sit down and snuggle close. Shocked, basically. My head can’t wrap around this. The man, me, Arabella, that little boy?

  “Sydney…” he starts. His eyes show nothing turmoil.

  “I know, Kane,” I whisper and look out at the field.

  “We are all he has left. Arabella is his sister.”

  “I know. He has had such a hard life, Kane. You can see it in his eyes. Arabella had it bad, but she is young. He is older and will remember a whole lot more. Those big blue eyes will haunt me just like Arabella’s did. They are filled with so much sadness and pain.” My voice cracks at the last part.

  “I know, sweetheart. I can’t put him in foster care. What kind of fucked up people would we be if we turned that little boy away?” he tells me sadly.

  I nod my head in agreement. He takes a hold of my face and turns me around to look at him.

  “Can you handle this, sweetheart?”

  “I can handle anything with you by my side, Kane. Arabella is my daughter, and I love her so much. That little boy… I want to give him a good life too. He deserves it. He has no one. His mom overdosed. His dad was a mean and horrible person.”

  “He looks just like her.” Her meaning Arabella.

  “He really does.”

  I stand up and he takes my hand. Everyone is still standing there looking at each other. Arabella is standing beside the little boy holding his hand. Kane squeezes my hand tighter at the sight.