by L. Ann Marie
Ben finally opens his mouth, "Brothers, old ladies, social workers, friends, as you can see they are all fine. Jess will set a list at the Bakery if anything is needed. I'm glad you showed your support and concern, it is appreciated more than you know. We need to get them out of here and let the hospital staff relax. VP scared the shit out of these poor people." Everyone looks at Steve and gives nervous chuckles. He looks pissed at the Detective. "You can call to visit once everything settles down. Thank you for this." He lifts his chin.
Anita comes over to me. "Baby you take the rest of the day off. You're a mess. Call me if you need anything. I’m so glad you’re ok." I nod.
"I won't hug you. I have Danny's blood all over me." She kisses my cheek and walks out the door. Everyone but Jess, Tiny, Patches and Ben leave.
Ben sits the walking wounded in the empty chairs. Harris looks at my hand in Danny's. There's that sneer again. Steve pokes him and growls, "focus." I crack up. Harris asks another question and Steve looks at Ben. "Ain't talkin to fuckin Barney Fife anymore. They want answers; they can send a real fuckin cop." He walks away. Danny and Doc crack up. Harris doesn’t know what to do.
Ben nods and pulls his phone. He walks to the door talking. Two minutes goes by and he comes back nodding at us. "Let's get home before the boys. They don't need to see all this fuckin blood." We all get up and turn toward the door. Harris is sputtering then answers his phone. Ben looks back and smiles at Doc.
Patches drives me and Danny home. He told us how scared he was, we're his only family. I put my hand on his arm. I know how that feels and tell him. He asks if he can still take the boys, he'll pick them up from daycare and school, he'll call Natalie to let her know. Danny tells him it's fine, they need time with one of their Brothers. He smiles walking out.
We just get changed when Ben and Steve knock on the door. Holy crap, I need this some time away from people. "Brother, I know you don't need us here right now, but we need to ask you something." I sit. I don't think I can handle bad news right now. "You know the guy was the boy's father. He signed his parental rights away at the police station today. Judge signed it and everything. He'll be charged with the murder of their mom, child abuse, child endangerment, and attempted murder for Doc, you and a cop the stupid bastard pulled his empty gun on." My mouth falls open. I have no idea what to say. Danny nods. "You can legally adopt them as of today. If this is what you want, we have a lawyer and judge ready and waiting to sign the papers. You don't need to do anything but say yes. It's just a matter of paperwork." I look at Danny. He turns so he can see me. "We'll still help, we've claimed them as ours, that won't go away." He finishes as we're looking at each other.
"We're not turning away help Pres, we would adopt them without it. I don't know how it would work without the Brotherhood, but we would still adopt them. So, yes we want to adopt them. They need us, we can't let them down too." He squeezes my hand. I have tears in my eyes.
The guys stand so I do too. Ben hugs me and then Steve does. They both hug Danny. A real hug, not the man thing. "I'll have your paperwork tomorrow. Geek will get the social security cards and all the other paperwork you'll need." Ben tells Danny. "Tracy has a sleepover planned for tonight, it will give you some time to rest after all that shit today. Patches will bring the boys to us after their dinner." We thank them as they leave.
"Holy shit. They'll be ours. Holy shit!" I cry again. Danny laughs and holds me pulling me to the couch.
"A year ago I was trying to figure out how to get you back. Today I have a beautiful wife, four sons, one on the way, Patches and Brothers that drop everything to help us out in every fuckin way possible. It just doesn't get better than this. Thank you for the second chance baby." I laugh and bury my face in his neck.
Danny
I make chicken Alfredo with broccoli for my beautiful K while she's in the tub. She's had a rough day. I'm so fuckin relieved her and the baby are fine. I can't believe someone would put a hand on her. I wanted to kill him; it's a good thing Steve was there. I hear Kate's feet pattering toward me. I'm just draining the noodles when she comes into the kitchen. "Good timing." I turn to look at her, fuck, I put the strainer back in the sink. Grabbing the pan I put cold water in it, drop the noodles in and shut off the sauce. "I'm not taking chances of the fire alarm going off and you laughing as I come. My man card has taken too many hits. They may revoke it if that happens again." She laughs. I walk over and lift her putting her ass on the counter. Opening her robe I see she has nothing under it. I bend to her nipple and feather my tongue around her jewel. Fuck my dick jerks. She doesn't have to do a fuckin thing to get me hard. "I love you my beautiful wife." I move to the nipple she's holding for me. With my boy growing in her, her tits have grown giving me more to play with. I love putting my mouth on her. She moans for me. My hand slides into her folds, fuck she wet making my dick jerk again. Her hands are sliding under my shirt. I love her fuckin hands on me. I unzip and drop my pants down pulling her to the edge. "Fuck baby." I kiss my baby then put my mouth on her nipple again sucking hard. She leans back as I slide in moving slow, all the way in then all the way out, keeping my mouth on her nipples. She holds my head to her and moans as her pussy squeezes me. Fuck, she cries out, her body shivers and her pussy clenches down. Fuck that's good. Standing straight I start moving faster watching my dick slide in and out. She's still squeezing my dick causing my balls to draw up. Her eyes are dazed, she's so fuckin sexy with my boy in her belly. I slam in bending to suck her nipple, she's going to go off again. Pumping her hard I hold her hips slamming into her until we both cry out a 'fuck'. I hold myself up trying to catch my breath. "I love you beautiful K. I love seeing my boy growing in you. So fuckin sexy." I drop a kiss on her and pull out. She moans making me smile. She's wiped. I clean her up and sit her in a chair. Getting the dinner I made earlier warmed up I feed my girl with a smile on my face. She still hasn't said anything.
Chapter Twenty Eight
Three weeks...
"This party is huge, I'm so glad they decided to have it here at the club. These people would not fit in our house." I tell Nancy.
"They came out of the woodwork for this one. I think some of these guys are from up north. They stopped on their way home and someone invited them to stay." Tracy says. I thought they looked familiar.
"Have you seen the boys since you got here?" I ask them.
"Yeah Patches was organizing the kids for rides in the back. Mary did a great job with the shirts." Jess says.
"What's with the shirts? I didn't see them." Natalie says.
"Every kid’s got an MC jersey with their last name on the back. She didn't miss anyone. The kids love them." I tell them.
"I think Penny, the young woman from the shelter, is going to open a t-shirt shop. That's where Mary got them from. They've become good friends." Jess tells them.
"That girl is too young to have been in that shelter. She's so sweet." Anita says with feeling in her voice. Everyone nods.
"Kate, how is it going with the boys?" Natalie asks.
"It has been awesome. We have so much help, life is so good right now. We're all happy and healthy. I used to dream about a house full of kids but the reality is so much better. I hope I can keep up once the baby gets here." I tell them with happy tears in my eyes.
"You'll do fine, you're like superwoman. We don't plan on deserting you either. You’ll still have help." Jess tells me. I smile at them.
We all get up, sirens are at the gate. Oh crap. Ben, Steve and Tiny go to the gate. Casper tells everyone to continue with the party. "Don't pay them any attention. We've got nothing to worry about, just relax and have fun." We sit back down.
I look over at the gate Ben is laughing with Geek. The agent doesn't look happy. Ben let's them in, they go right in the clubhouse.
Danny
Shit what is this all about? I remember one agent from the truck. It took them fuckin long enough to get their warrant. Pres is laughing with Geek. I guess it's going to be easy.
> Pres calls for his officers. I look for Kate, she smiles and waves letting me know she heard. I love my beautiful K. She's so easy. I jog over to Pres and VP.
Listen Brothers, they have a warrant for the warehouse, the clubhouse not including out buildings and Security. I need you to be at one of those locations just watching they don't break shit and leave us vulnerable. We all nod." He doesn't look worried.
"Whatever you need Pres." I tell him, the Brothers agree.
"Casper take Rob and Geek to the warehouse. VP, Danny and Tiny to Security. Doc, will stay here, with the families. We might need a patch job." We all chuckle.
Steve takes us over to Security where agents are waiting. Two follow us. As soon as he opens the door they swarm the building. I can't help my smile. There are people working inside. If we were going to hide something, they would have already done it.
A group goes to the basement door. Steve laughs. They have old information. The two agents follow us to the surveillance office. Steve goes to an empty desk and flips the computer on bringing the building up. He watches the agents looking through the building. Turning to me, "get to the evidence room. Not sure they'll find it without being led. They'll need the bill of sales." I nod and walk out. An agent follows.
I'm so glad they moved the guns and ammo once the room was finished. I unlock the gate and walk to the safe, opening it I grab the file and keys out. The guns are in locked cases against the walls. Everything has a bill of sale in the order it's displayed. The ammo is under the displays with paper the same way. I hand it to the agent. He rolls his eyes. "Knew this was a fuckin waste of time." More agents swarm the room as if I was holding a gun on him. "Relax. They willingly gave paperwork. You won't find anything here." He hands the file to another agent and walks out. Harris walks in with a shit eating grin.
"Funny seeing you here Barney." I smile at him. He loses his smile and helps the guy with the file check weapons against the bill of sales. I wait at the gate door, after a half hour the agent that followed us comes back, looking in he shakes his head.
"Anything?" He asks.
Harris looks over pissed. "There's a box of ammo not on the list."
"All the time and money we spent on this and you found a fucking box of ammo?" He looks like he wants to beat the fuck out of him. "There's nothing at the other locations. All those deliveries you logged came to nothing. Clear out." The agents move out of the room, the last guy hands me the paperwork and keys. I put them back in the safe and lock the gate.
Harris is waiting. "I know your hiding guns and there's got to be drugs hidden too. We'll find them. I know your VP is an assassin; I’ve got a file on him. I’ll be watching." The agent looks back shaking his head.
"We don't run drugs. We keep drugs out of the whole fuckin town. You think we're secretly dealing the shit? If our VP is an assassin I’d be worried he didn’t come after me if I were you. Barney even for you that's some lame ass police work. You checked our paperwork yourself, I'm pretty sure a box of ammo isn't a federal offense. Especially since it can be bought at fuckin Walmart."
"I'm going to find them." The stupid stubborn ass cop says.
"Tell you what Barney, you find all the shit you're imagining we have, I'm pretty sure you're friends here will let you take all the credit. I'm willing to bet the next time you call; they won't be picking up the fuckin phone." I tell him with a smile. The agent laughs.
"Why do you keep calling him Barney?" He asks me. He's my new friend now.
"Barney Fife is what our VP calls him, from Andy Griffith show, it fit so well it stuck. This is just a bigger fuck up than usual. I just adopted three boys, deliveries was for them, getting their room and shit ready for them. He usually keeps it small so his fuck up is merely entertainment for us and the cops that work with him. Friend of mine works with him, he thinks he should be IA on a sitcom." I tell him watching Harris' face turn red. He is pissed. I laugh. We go back down, the agents are walking out. Harris follows them.
I hear someone yelling and follow. Pres and VP are with the chief. I stand behind them as the chief dresses down Harris in front of every fuckin body. He's pissed he didn't follow the chain of command and brought disgrace down on his department. He apologizes to Pres for ruining the family day. He looks at me and congratulates me on the adoptions, thanking me for stepping up for the three boys and offering help if I ever need it.
My new friend, agent whoever, shakes his head. "Fuckin Barney." We all laugh as Harris gets in his car.
I thank everyone and tell them I'm going back to the party for my new kids. VP walks to his truck and drives me back. He starts laughing as we pull out. I'm waiting him out. "They won't be coming back. Fuckin Barney just gave us a free pass." I smile but don't say a word. I have a feeling there's more to this than I know right now.
We get back and I'm relieved to see the party is in full swing. Everyone is having fun. The kids are trying to bite donuts hanging on a string from the backs of the bikes. It's funny as hell. I walk up to Kate and wrap my arms around her from behind. "Looks like fun." She laughs lifting her face to me. I kiss her until we hear kissy noises from Aaron and pull apart.
"That didn't take long." She gives me that fuckin smile.
"Nope, Barney won't be bothering us anymore. Some good did come of it." I hold my face and laugh. Fuckin Barney.
Aaron starts climbing me as if I'm a tree. I give him a hand dropping him on my shoulders. "Daddy Darren's gonna win." He's bouncing up and down. We watch Patches bringing him around for a last pass. Darren gets the last bite on two donuts everyone cheers. Aaron is going wild on my shoulders kicking his feet into my chest. I pull him off before he breaks a rib. "He won, he won!" He jumps up and down. Kate is laughing. The boys run to us jumping around.
Patches calms them telling them Pres needs to see them. We turn and watch them as Patches corrals them to the porch steps where Pres is standing. All the other kids with cuts stand in front of them. "Brothers, today is a special day for all of us. Our little Brothers have been accepted into the Little Brotherhood." He signs and says aloud. Patches, Little Ben and Jessie hold cuts. I smile so proud of my boys, they are so fuckin cute. "Step forward LaPonte brothers." My guys step up looking proud and serious. He turns them to face their Little Brothers. Patches is behind Darren, Jessie is with Aaron and Little Ben with Victor. Ben looks at me and points to in front of Darren. I move over and wait. "Today you've been accepted into the Little Brotherhood, you've proven yourselves to be good brothers supporting each other, sharing your strong with those who need it. Promising to honor and respect your girls, stay away from drugs and never leave a Brother hanging." He waits for me to finish signing to Darren. I hold my laugh in. "This is the only time you turn your backs on your Brothers, turn so you can receive your cuts Little Brothers." They turn, everyone laughs when Aaron jumps up and down. He's so excited he can't contain himself. Jessie puts his hand on his shoulder and he calms. Fuckin kids. "Brothers guide their cuts to where they belong." They do. "You remember this day Little Brothers. This is the day you become one with your little and big Brothers. You help when your needed and ask for help when you need it. Your Brothers won't let you down. Welcome to the Little Brotherhood LaPonte boys." He says and signs. Everyone claps; Jessie and Little Ben give them man hugs which cracks Kate up. The boys are surrounded, getting back slaps from the rest of the kids in the Little Brotherhood. Patches and Petey stand by them so proud. This is their group of kids. They watch over them like mother hens. I slap Patches back and give a chin lift to Petey and Pres for making this a little more special by having everyone witness it. I fuckin love the Brotherhood. They made a group similar to Boy Scouts for the little brothers. I love that they know they have people to count on. Brotherhood.
"Who needs a beer?" Tiny yells. "I ain't handin out fuckin tampons so get your asses out of there and come have a beer." I crack up.
"What is it with Tiny and the tampons?" She asks so serious. I hold my face and laugh hysterically shaking my
head. I need a beer. I peck her cheek and follow Tiny.
Chapter Twenty Nine
One month...
Patches and Rich have the boys in the waiting room. Kate is on the bed holding my newest son. I wipe her tears. I’m so glad she chose the cesarean like Jess. I can’t imagine her pushing out my nine pound boy. I kiss her head then his again. I can’t seem to stop. She smiles at me. “I’m so proud of you baby.”
She laughs. “I didn’t do anything but lay there while the doctor and nurses did all the work, I'm not complaining though. I don't even want to imagine natural.”
“You carried my beautiful boy forever, never complaining. I love you my perfect wife.” I tell her thinking she is nothing short of amazing.
“I love you too but I'm hardly perfect. Now that everyone is gone can you get the boys? They must be going crazy out there.” She says, I roll my eyes at her smiling. She's excited to tell them his name.
I kiss her again and walk to the waiting room. “Our baby boy is here guys. Kate is asking for you.” They cheer, grabbing Patches’ and Rich’s hands. Darren comes to me. I turn showing them the way. Darren runs into the room right to Kate and the baby, he kisses her cheek and the baby's head. I wait letting Rich and Victor pass.
Arron pulls Patches faster, at the door he stops, Arron looks up at him. “C’mon Patches."
"I don't think I'm supposed to go in there Aaron." Patches says looking down at him.
"They found you before us. Our brother is here, brothers have to stand together. That's what Little Ben said. You have to stand with us." He looks at me. "Right dad?"
"That's right Aaron. Brothers stand together. Patches is one of us, get your ass in there Patches. Kate will be pissed if you don't show, it's a special day for our family." I'm smiling, my little man knows just what to say. Patches ducks his head and let's Aaron lead him in.