I pull Tessa into my arms and bury my nose in the crook of her neck while running my hands over her backside. “I asked for five minutes,” says Tessa, laughing as her arms circle my neck. “The girls have worked hard on this wedding, and I should spend some time with them too.”
“I gave you ten minutes, and I hate not being near you.”
She laughs again, placing a kiss on my cheek. “How do you cope when I’m at work all day?”
“He calls me constantly to check you’re okay,” Anita pipes up from where she’s sitting at a nearby table.
“Oh my god, Pit, tell me you don’t,” she whispers.
“Just keeping you safe,” I murmur in her ear. “Can we slip away?”
“No. It’s our wedding day.”
“But we’ve done all the big stuff. Now, I want you to myself. Besides, you hate people, remember?”
She runs her fingers through my hair, and I close my eyes, loving the feel of her every touch. “I thought you asked Tatts to brand me,” she reminds me.
I’d almost forgotten. “Fine. Then can we slip away?”
She shakes her head in amusement. “We’ll see.”
Seeing my name on her skin is the icing on the cake. It’s her first tattoo, and I savour the feel of having another of her firsts. She watches intently as Tatts runs the ink over my chest, filling the gap over my heart with Tessa’s name in large letters.
“I was watching you with Luna’s kid earlier,” I say, hooking my little finger around hers.
“She’s a cutie,” Tessa says with a smile.
“Maybe we were being too harsh when we said we didn’t want kids.”
Her smile fades a little. “Huh?”
“I’m not saying right now, but maybe we shouldn’t rule it out completely. I think having a mini you to obsess over might feel alright.”
A small smile pulls at her lips. “Yah know, somehow, you make everything sound possible.”
“Think about it. The kid will have a lot of family. Big, strong bikers who will smash shit up if she hurts.”
“What if it’s a boy?”
“Then he’ll be just like his dad and his uncles.” I tug her closer. “I know you worry they’ll be bullied or hurt in some way, but I swear that won’t happen. I’ll kill anyone who even tries.”
“You’ll be a brilliant dad,” she whispers.
“With you to help me,” I add.
Her smile spreads across her face, and she places a kiss on my lips. “Anything is possible when we’re together.”
And she’s right. Fate brought us together in the most unusual circumstances, and although I regret the way it all began, I don’t think we’d be at this point without being forced together. I’ll spend my life protecting Tessa so she’ll never have to feel scared or upset again. She’s my world, and I’m hers.
“I love you,” I tell her. “Now, can we slip away?”
THE END
