Damien pretty much said the Starks didn't have a leg to stand on in a court of law if they decided to pursue the matter, which was all I was interested in. So as it stood we were in the clear, our enemies had been dealt with to my satisfaction. Hopefully they’d leave us the hell alone now and go on with their own lives.
I was almost tempted to have nonna destroy Stark and the cousin but what was the point? I’m sure their lives would take care of that nicely. Stark will have to live the rest of his days knowing he’d lost the best thing that had ever happened to him, and Lainey would die of envy because she’d made the way clear for Skye to find a better man. I should probably take Skye home for a visit to show off her new wealth, but nah that’s too petty. I’ll just make sure she has the best fucking life she can and that will be enough.
Skye and I have been cruising along in wedded bliss when she wasn't bossing me around about something, which seems to be her favorite pastime. Who knew she could be so damn stubborn? I haven't eaten so much green crap since I was four years old and put my foot down, now I have to eat right or she threatened me. Her new weapon was the pouty lips and teary eyes. "But Talon if you don't eat right how do you expect to stay healthy? I want you around for a long long time." Sneak.
She spent way too much time on the phone with the Avery women and I was always a little leery when she rang off because who knows what trickery they were up to, nosy fucks. All they did was give her more ammo to use on my ass.
Her birthday was coming up and my every waking moment now revolved around what to get her. My little dating campaign has been a hit. Even though she complains every time there's a delivery at the door, her eyes light up and she jumps into my arms and I get attacked by the kissing monster.
Xmas had come and gone and that had been without incident, thank heavens. She’d got to see the Avery clan lose their minds and she’d raked in the gifts. Her parents had spent the holiday with us at Nonna’s insistence and I’d made a little gesture of friendship towards her dad for her sake. Anything that would make her happy I was all for it. Now if only I can come up with a suitable gift I’d be set.
She has her truck her dog, a standing order for exotic African lilies once a week and any little thing I see when I'm out and about that I think she might like, which is a lot. The condo is starting to look like a store with all the crap that I think she just can't live without. I might've out smarted myself there though because I couldn't think of a damn thing to give her for her birthday and she wasn't the most helpful person when it came to suggestions.
"You've given me more than enough Talon I don't need anything." That was her patented answer each time I asked.
The stupid dog keeps growing and she kept glaring at me with every pound he gained. Tough, she wasn't allowed outside without me or the mutt. I wasn't sure how long that shit would last though knowing her penchant for disobeying me but for now I could rest easy knowing he was on the job when I had to be elsewhere.
She was finally all better from the mold scare and the doc said there were no lingering side effects so I was no longer scared shitless every time she breathed wrong. I still watched her like a hawk though because that shit had scared the shit outta me. I never knew allergies could have such a lasting effect; it was months before she was given the all clear.
My only problem now is that this was my last year and she still had a couple to go. I'd already worked out in my mind that we'd stay here so she could finish. Home wasn't going anywhere and another year or two wasn't gonna make that much of a difference with the Avery men holding down the fort. I'm sure there was something I could do to help out from home while she took classes. With technology being what it was I had no doubts. She loved this place so there was no question of moving her; besides her girl Stephanie was here.
The scouts had stopped riding my ass when they finally realized that football was just a nice pastime and not a career choice for me. I'd miss the game when I left yeah but I had no interest in putting my body out before I reached my prime. It’s not like I was the first to take that stand.
Most importantly when all was said and done, my baby was blossoming she fucking glowed no joke. With no lingering illness and her man loving her hard she didn't have a care in the world. When she wasn't bossing me or the mutt around she was decorating. I just stayed the fuck out of her way and let her do her thing; as long as she was happy I didn't care that she was turning my once bachelor pad into a frou frou palace. And after I'd given the guys a few glares with some muttered threats whenever they came over, they'd stopped teasing my ass about it so life for the most part was good.
Tomorrow we were heading home to my family for spring break, her father had tried talking her into coming home since she'd spent thanksgiving and Xmas with my family. I'd just laughed at him and hung up, he was lucky he was even allowed to talk to her after the shit he'd pulled. I'm not sure where the hell his head was at that he thought I was going to let her come there. We'd patched things up a bit over the holidays but that in no way meant I was ready to take her back to a place where people had been ready to force her into marriage. Skye has of course forgiven him, she had a million and one excuses for why he'd done what he did, me not so much.
Haven’t heard a peep out of Stark more’s the pity; I guess nonna’s threats had done the job. Mackenzie had left school not long after her little outbreak and was no longer a concern. Skye was still trying to figure out my part in it but she wasn’t having any luck. Without any dark clouds hanging over her head she was the sweet carefree girl I knew she could be.
"Babe we're going for two weeks not moving." She had three suit cases packed and was still looking around for more shit to take with her. I looked at my one suitcase and shook my head, women.
"I might change my mind about what I want to wear, this way I'll have everything there to choose from."
"You could go shopping, don't forget your Uggs, it's still a little chilly. " She rolled her eyes at me and went back to what she was doing.
"How many colors do those things come in anyway? I hardly have any room in my closet because you've bought out the damn Uggs store."
"You have a pair for everyday, I thought women liked that shit."
"Yes we do, but not everyday I want to wear those ugly things."
"Too bad, the tall ones are for winter and the shorts for fall and spring."
I laid across the bed going through my phone looking for something to get her. I could probably get her jewelry but I had a safe full of that shit that was supposed to go to my wife already. I'd already padded her account which was the start of another world war but I'd stood my ground there. I wanted her to have everything she'd ever wanted and since she was so tight lipped I didn't always know what that was. This way she could buy her own shit. Shit where was my head? Steph, she would know what my girl wanted.
"What're you grinning about now Avery what mischief are you up to?"
"Nothing, where's the mutt it's time for his walk I'll do that while you finish up in here."
I kissed her long and hard and was halfway to changing my mind about the walk and just taking her to bed but she stopped me in my tracks.
"Go, I have to finish, I'll take care of this later." She squeezed my cock and had me twitching.
"Just a little taste babe come on, you've been packing for two days."
"How do you have just a little taste?" She giggled all cute at me and scrunched up her neck where I was busy nibbling on her.
"I'll show you."
"Talon..." That was as far as she got before I was pulling her sweater off over her head and had her bra off before she could blink. With one nipple in my mouth I eased her down on the bed my hand making its way down to the waist of her light grey sweats.
"Umm smooth babe you waxed, lemme see."
I loved looking at her freshly waxed pussy it was a thing of beauty. Plump and pink and so mouth watering good. I pushed her sweats off and knelt on the floor between her legs. I studied her before prying her l
abia open, my heart racing in my chest as I leaned forward for my first taste. She drew her legs up, feet planted on the bed as I explored her with my tongue. I got busy shucking my jeans one handed while tonguing her deep, her hands in my hair pulling my head tighter against her. Fuck I'm gonna have to change, my cock was leaking all over the place. I stroked myself to fullness while tickling her clit with the tip of my tongue.
"Talon..." That sexy as fuck hitch in her voice was music to my ears.
"Open." She spread just the way I liked and I was on her and in her before she knew what was happening.
"Hmmm, so big honey." Her moan went straight to my cock.
Shit, her nails in my ass was gonna make me cum too soon, not to mention the heat of her pussy as it swallowed me. It was only when we were like this, me buried inside her that I remembered how tiny she really was, it made me feel all protective and loving and fuck; the way I loved this girl scared me half to death.
"I love you baby, my baby." I rocked in and out of her as she smiled up at me her eyes already clouded over with lust. I took her lips and instead of the wild thrusting I thought I'd needed I made slow passionate love to my wife as she sighed and whispered in my ear making me hot as fuck, needing to get deeper still inside her. Too soon I felt my nuts draw up against my body and lowering one hand I manipulated her clit with my thumb until I was spilling inside her as she clenched around me and cried out her release.
Epilogue
"Talon."
"Yeah?" Damn my baby's always yelling about something, she came barreling into the room. I started to laugh at her because she was a sight. She still had slight sunburn from our time in the Greek Isles, which is where I’d taken her for her birthday. With stuff plastered all over her she looked like a vaudeville character. Then I saw the tears in her eyes and the laughter died.
"What?" I was out of my seat and heading for her.
"I'm pregnant."
My mind flashed to the time a few months ago when I’d felt certain that I’d bred her. I wasn't sure what to feel, joy, fear, what? I was almost finished school but she still had a few years left. That wasn't a problem though but this was a big ass change, wait a minute.
"Why're you crying, you mad about the pregnancy?" What the fuck?
She was shaking her head before I was through talking.
"It's not that, it's...the doctor says that when a woman becomes pregnant while on the pill plus the other medications I was taking when I conceived the baby might have defects."
Okay, that's a hard blow, not sure what to think here. "Did he say for sure little man is sick or just that there's a possibility?"
"A slight possibility but..."
She stopped short.
"But what?"
"He says if we want to terminate we have to do it soon because it's almost past the time...Talon where are you going?"
"I'm going to beat the shit outta that fucking quack for telling you some shit like that."
"What, why?"
"Because that kid's an Avery, that's my fucking child no one's offing my fucking kid...the fuck you grinning at Skylar? And I'll deal with your ass when I get back for even thinking it...what's so funny?"
She launched herself into my arms and I caught her even though I was a little pissed at her for even contemplating that shit.
"I thought you would be mad."
"Mad about what?"
"That our first born might not be perfect, I would never have done it Talon you should know me better than that. I just thought it was fair to give you the option."
"Know a lot of so called perfect people that do some fucked up shit, when's the last time you seen a so called imperfect person on the news hacking up people across state lines for fun? I'm thinking this perfect shit has holes in it." I kissed her nose with all the guck she had on it.
"Only you would think like that."
"Look whatever the case may be if the kid comes out with all ten toes or comes out looking like fucking Quasimodo he's mine. I'm not gonna love him any less, we just need to monitor the situation and learn as much as we can about what we'll be dealing with and go from there."
"You're really okay with this possibility?"
"Babe are you nuts that's a part of you and me in there, kid's gonna be fucking awesome."
Months later…
"Talon would you please leave my stomach alone?" She tried pushing my head away.
"No lil man's kicking."
"He's a she."
"No way girls can't play football."
"Why the hell not?"
"Just because." I kept feeling her little butterball.
"You're such a Neanderthal."
"Yeah whatever, look at him go."
She's like seven months pregnant and huge but I've learned not to say that shit out loud. The first time her stomach popped out of nowhere overnight I'd made the mistake of blurting out 'baby you're humongous,' shit she'd cried all day. It had taken like ten hours and lots of fucking to reassure her that I found her gorgeous just the way she was.
Now my favorite pastime is playing with her stomach. The team was keeping progress reports and had all sorts of bets going. If Skylar ever found out that there was a bet on her monthly stats there would be hell to pay.
I'd won like three weeks running for the craving crunch, my baby ate some of the nastiest shit in creation, and at the oddest hours. I pretty much slept with one eye open and one foot on the floor because it was a sure bet she was going to be hungry in the middle of the night and for something we didn't have in the house.
One week I'd had the guys on rotation for her midnight runs, we'd stacked up on the nasty ass sauerkraut she just had to have, disgusting shit. Only to be foiled by her need for pickle juice with sour cream. What the fuck! I was so grossed out but I didn't want her to brain me again like she did when I told her the sardines with onions and mustard was disgusting.
Anyway I like spending time what lil man. I'd gotten rid of the quack who'd wanted to off my baby and got her set up with someone that had actually seen the inside of a medical school and learned more than just how to collect HMOs but also how to be human. I still intended to beat the shit outta the first prick but I had to wait until he was no longer on my girl's radar. If I fucked his shit up now and she heard about it she'd know it was me. I already had some of my boys doing recon, sick fuck wasn't gonna know what hit him.
"Babe what's he doing in there? he's really moving around in there." She rolled her eyes and went back to reading her book. Good now I can spend as much time as I like inspecting the new changes in her body without her harassing me.
Even more months later…
"Talon he's the doctor he has to look there."
"Fuck naw babygirl nope, I'll deliver my kid myself before I let that happen. Where's the female I hired, how the hell can she be gone when you need her?"
"I can't deal with your brand of crazy right now okay, this baby wants out now...nonna, help."
"Talon, son..."
"Hell no nonna, you bring him back in here I'm knocking his ass out."
"Son he's a professional it's not like he's going to be asking her out to dinner and dancing after the birth."
What can't these people understand? I'm in a private birthing room waiting for my son to be born. The doctor I hand picked after the asshole she was going to before put himself on my shit list had some kind of fucking emergency so she wouldn't be attending the birth. What the fuck kinda doctor had emergencies? the fuck!
In comes this swinging dick who looked like he was younger than me and shit, all smarmy ass smiles and putting his hands on my girl. I almost ended his ass then and there, like I'm not stressed the hell out as it is. Skylar's in pain and crying half the fucking time, lil man is being stubborn as fuck, probably gonna take after his great grandma, oh joy; and now this shit. I don't care that Skylar's looking at me like I'm an alien form of shit he's not getting back in this room.
I opened the door to the outer room where my gu
ys were awaiting the good news. "Hey Donner you got your tablet?"
"What you need bro?"
The geek took out his iPad and fired it up.
"I need a condensed version of how to deliver a baby."
They all grew silent and looked at me strange. That fucking Doogie Howser Md motherfucker was standing by the wall talking to dad. I barely spared his ass a glance, and if he smirked at me one more time I'ma make him swallow his caps, fucker.
"Dude, you can't."
"Just do what I asked bro time's a wasting junior ain't gonna wait all day."
"Talon get back in here I think you lost your mind...owwwwwweeee..."
"Fuck, shit, I'm coming babygirl. You, get your ass in here and help her, just remember I'm watching you you fuck; one wrong move and I'm dropping your ass."
Great, now the whole football team and my family were laughing at me, I give a fuck.
My son came into the world screaming and bawling like a maniac. My hands shook as I took him from the nurse who’d pronounced him perfect before passing him off. I walked over to the head of the cot so his mother could see him. She wasn’t wailing anymore thank fuck and she looked like heaven. She was all tired smiles and sweetness, nothing like the termagant who’d threatened me with bodily harm just a few short minutes ago.
“Look babydoll, look at our son, he’s perfect.” I had tears in my eyes as I laid him into her out stretched arms. Mother and child, mine. I started to bend over her for a kiss when she started convulsing. “What the fuck?”
The medical team sprang into action as I took the baby back from her not sure what to do. “Give him to me.” I passed him off to mom and went back to Skye who was pushing and panting again. “Looks like we have a hider.”
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