He was going to marry Addison Reade and have a family with her. He sat back and his hand went through his hair, then he chuckled. “I should have known my angel would be a fertile woman,” he said to South, patting him on the back.
The doctor cleared his throat. “So if you’re ready to go see her...”
“Yeah, I am, doc,” Win smiled.
Chapter 17
Addison woke up to the sounds of medical instruments all around her. She turned her head, looking around, and a nurse saw she’d woken up and went to go retrieve the doctor. The doctor came in a moment later, explaining to her that she’d broken her ankle, and informed her about her pregnancy.
She smiled, think of carrying Winston’s baby, about them becoming a family, a real family with Christmases, Thanksgiving…Halloween. Then her smiled faltered as she remembered why she was in the hospital in the first place. Her hands went to her belly and she thought of the new little life that was in there, and the fear, if Jimmy ever found out about it.
She heard the door open and her head turned quickly as she saw Dax come walking in. “Hey, chipmunk,” he said softly. But she couldn’t smile at him. She couldn’t go home to Jimmy…she just couldn’t!
“Look, Dax, I can’t go back to him. Can’t you see that? He’s not the same…” she told him as tears came trickling down her battered face.
He pulled up a chair and sat next to her. “I know, Addie, I know that now. Hell, we all know it now!” He took her hand in his. “I can see you’ve been hiding quite a bit from us. I knew he’d smack you, and I’m sorry I didn’t stop him. But none of us knew how damn bad it had gotten.”
He shook his head angrily. “I’m so sorry, chipmunk, for not stopping him from hurting you, physically…as well as mentally. I was just as guilty for letting him cheat on you… I’m sorry,” he whispered, looking down at her hand in his.
She sighed at that. “You didn’t make him cheat on me, Dax, he made up his own mind when it came to who he wanted to be with. I wasn’t what he really wanted, I see that now, and I’m fine with it. I fell in love with someone who says I’m all he needs, and I love him, Dax, I really, really, love him!” she confessed softly.
He nodded to her but didn’t meet her eyes. He looked up and was about to say something, then stopped. He let go of her hand, but kept looking at her. “I’m going to make Jimmy give you the divorce that you’ve been asking for, sweetheart. Then you can marry that guy who knocked you up.”
Her hands went to her still-flat stomach. “You know?” She looked at him, shaking her head. “Please don’t tell Jimmy. Please, Dax,” she said with a quiver in her voice.
“No, Addie, none of us will, sweetheart.” He bent over, running his hand through his hair. “I’m sorry. But you know I love you and Tia like my own little sisters. And I love Jimmy like my little brother, and it breaks my heart that this is happening to our family. But you need to be safe, and now you will be.” He leaned down and kissed her forehead.
Reaching down, he took her face gently in his hands. “Keep in touch with me, okay. I won’t tell Jimmy anything, but don’t keep me and Jones in the dark. I swear I’ll like this new guy of yours,” he whispered to her.
She laughed softly at him, and his joke. “Okay, Dax. You and Jones can be part of our lives…I promise,” she told him quietly before he started to walk away. “Hey! One more thing,” she called, and he came walking back.
“And what would that be?” He smiled at her.
“Thank you, Dax. And, I love you, big brother,” she told him as she wiped away a tear.
“Ah, hell. Don’t make me get all girly, Addison,” he growled, then winked at her. “Love you too, chipmunk.”
Twenty minutes later Win came into the room, looking shaken and worried, but as soon as she saw him open the door and walk to her, she smiled at him. “Hi, playboy,” she exclaimed happily. He looked her over and he didn’t smile back, and her smile faded. “Are you mad at me?” she whispered, and he could see he had upset her.
“No, angel. You’re just so hurt…” he said, catching himself before he broke down.
She reached out her hand, but he just stood there looking at her. “I’m okay, really. But I have some good news. Dax came in and said he was going to have Jimmy give me the divorce. So I guess I can go to Nashville with you a free woman,” she exclaimed, reaching out again for his hand.
“No, angel,” he said, and her hand fell to the bed, and her lip trembled at the thought of him leaving her. He quickly made his way over, sitting on the bed and taking her hand. “You’re going to Tennessee with me as Mrs. Molloye,” he clarified, kissing her lips carefully.
“Dax came and talked to me too. Telling me I better hurry up and marry you, but he didn’t have to tell me to do that. I knew the first moment I saw you step out of the purple monstrosity you were the only woman for me. Addison Reade, you are my angel, my life, and you’re going to be the mother of my child. I guess what I’m saying baby, is, I love you, Addison, will you please do me the honor of becoming my wife?”
“I guess since I’m having your baby, I should say yes to that beautiful proposal,” she chuckled at him. His hand went to her stomach lovingly. “I guess I made good on that promise. Now we just need to get a puppy.”
She took his face in her hands, looking into his blue eyes. “You’ve made all of my dreams come true, Winston Molloye. The first night in our new bed… I plan on making all of yours come true as well.” She grinned a cocky little grin at him.
His eyes looked down on her intensely. “Fuck, angel, if you talk like that I’m going to have to take you in this damn bed!” he whispered to her, and she laughed, kissing his lips.
The End
Epilogue
Three years later, Halloween night…
Win sat on the ground, putting his three-year-old son, J.W., in the lion’s costume Addison had made him for Halloween. She came in chuckling as she saw him and Win sitting on the floor. She sat down next to them with a black eyeliner pencil in her hand.
“I’ve got to tell you, you are the hottest lion tamer I’ve ever seen!” she told her husband, while drawing a black cat nose on her son.
Win started to tickle her as soon as she finished with their son. Then J.W. came over and helped Daddy tickle Mommy. “And why couldn’t we go as something cool this year, like fifties greasers or something?” he asked, still tickling her.
Addison was rolling on the floor trying to get away from Winston, as tears of laughter rolled down her face. “I wanted to make J.W. a lion this year,” she laughed. “I promise next year you can be a greaser,” she said between gasps of breath; then he released her. She lay on the floor looking up at him, and little J.W. lay next to her. “Don’t worry, lion tamer, you might have to use your whip to tame a kitty tonight.” She chuckled at Win’s growl of excitement.
He came down, kissing her lips, and J.W. kissed her cheek. Win picked J.W. up in his arms, smiling back at her. “Okay, I’m really liking the lion tamer costume right about now!”
She got up, giving J.W. a kiss. “You be a good boy for Daddy, and bring your momma home some chocolate,” she told her son, and he nodded. “You just going around the block?”
Win came over with J.W. in one arm and took her in the other. “Yeah, we’ll go around the block once, and then this lion tamer is going to need some sweet lovin’ tonight,” his voice rumbled down to her.
She smiled up at him and the hooded look already in his eyes. “I can’t wait, playboy,” she purred, kissing him. “I love you,” she declared fervently.
Win couldn’t help but kiss her one more time. “I love you, angel, always!”
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