Page 52 of Hostage of the Bratva

I wondered if the baby woke her so early. Glancing at my watch, I saw it was before six. Getting up, I wondered what she was up to so early. I had hoped to rise before her and make her breakfast again. Now my plans were ruined. She was up before me, and I was sure she was already in the kitchen. That was if she wasn’t battling with baby Lucus.

Washing and dressing speedily, I headed to the baby’s room first, but it was also empty. Well then, they had to all be downstairs. Yes, I was right, there she was in the kitchen preparing breakfast. She stood at the counter with her back to me, chopping something up. Lucus was seated in his carry chair on the counter chattering away in his own language. He made some gurgling noises as I sneaked up behind Skyler. I enclosed my arms affectionately around her, cupping her breasts.

“Good morning, hun,” I breathed over her shoulder, kissing her cheek.

Skyler leaned back against my chest, all sunny. “Good morning, baby,” she replied happily. “When are we leaving?” she asked, putting down the knife, and turning in my arms. Bunny came waddling down the stairs, barking, and pushed in between us.

“Morning Bunny, where did you hide?” I said, bending over and ruffling his head.

Standing up, I pulled my eyes together, trying to look serious. “Well, I am waiting for a call first. Therefore, I’m sure we have enough time for breakfast.”

Pouting her lips, she leaned forward and kissed me. “Okay, if we must,” she added, turning back to the counter.

There was a knock at the glass doors. Glancing up, I saw Mathieu standing there. I moved to unlock the door and allow him in. “Good morning, Mathieu. I take it you found the quarters sufficient?”

“Morning, fine, thanks,” Mathieu replied, entering and shaking my hand. He spoke further as he walked to the kitchen counter. “Coffee will be welcome right now.”

“You do know all the amenities on the yacht work,” I said, shaking my head. He decided to stay on the yacht and with some ground rules, it has been working for us. “There is a kettle and cups. If you need coffee, sugar, or milk, you can just say so.”

Skyler smiled and nodded at him as he sat down at the counter. I didn’t like the way he appeared to ignore me still, but would speak to him later. I didn’t want to upset Skyler, today was a special day. Skyler poured us each a cup as I sat down and continued with breakfast.

“What are the plans for the day?” Mathieu inquired after taking a big gulp of coffee.

“You, dearest Mathieu,” I said, patting his back. “You are to report to Ivan’s club. There is work still to be done, which you will be assisting with.”

“You won’t be joining me then?” he asked, lifting an eyebrow.

Sliding off the chair, I walked around the counter and took Skyler around the waist, grinning at him. “We have other things to attend to,” I replied.

Skyler beamed at me and gently pulled out of my arms. She fried some eggs and bacon before dishing them up with the salad she had made. She fed the baby while we ate. Once breakfast was done, I called Roman to confirm that the place wasready. He asked if I could give them another couple of hours and suggested I take her for a massage at Irina’s parlor.

“Skyler,” I said walking back into the kitchen as she was stacking the washer. She stopped and turned, looking at me wide-eyed. “We are going to take a ride first before going to the surprise, dress comfortably.”

Putting the last plate down, she pushed the washer door closed and hit start. “Okay,” she said strolling past me to head upstairs. She took the baby with her and I could hear her chatting with him as far as she went.

Turning to Mathieu, I spoke. “The driver will take you to the club once you’re done.” He nodded as he took the last bite and then headed out.

Mathieu was taken to Ivan’s club where he would assist in fixing the damage caused by their untimely attack. Most of the damage has been repaired but there was still some work to be done. Ivan had a lot of things he wanted done and Mathieu would be tested during this time.

Turning as the gates closed and Mathieu was on his way, I found Skyler descending the stairs. She was wearing bright pink slacks, a tank top, and a silky jacket. Her golden locks were taken up, with a couple framing her face.

I gasped for air as she took my breath away once again. Her beauty was incomparable, she made my heart skip a beat as she came closer. Maybe we could spend our time in other ways, I considered as she took the last step. I took our baby still in the seat and placed heim down. Drawing Skyler into my arms I kissed her deeply, feeling my blood rush through my veins.

“You are amazing,” I breathed out as she pulled back, grinning.

“Yes, thank you, now can we go?” she asked, lifting her eyebrows.

“Or we could stay,” I said, grabbing her butt.

“No silly, I want to see the surprise and then, maybe,” she added seductively.

Her joy was bubbling over and contagious. I felt like I was floating as I took her hand, picked up the baby in his seat, and walked to the car. Today was going to be special. I hoped to make all her dreams come true.

The drive to Irina’s parlor was quicker than I remembered. Stopping at the entrance, we were met with open arms. I assumed Roman had called ahead as Irina, Katrine, and Sam were all waiting for us.

While the women got treated to full body massages, Sergei, Leo, and I had drinks at the bar while babysitting. Sergei visited Ashan before coming there, he said my brother only wanted to get out. Knowing Ashan, I could imagine how he was performing. He has never been one for staying still or doing nothing, especially for three months.

Even though he was a couple of years younger, he has been more willful than I ever was. By the time the ladies were done, we had about three drinks.

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