Page 9 of Protectors

“I talked to her about twenty minutes ago. She should be callin’ you very soon to meet her. She’s made a ton of stops along the way and I know she plans on takin’ gifts to the kids. Haley is gonna fuckin’ hate what she got some of them,” Cage responds, laughing as he thinks of what his daughter is doing.

“Okay. I was worried,” I state, not sure what else to say as my body relaxes slightly with the knowledge Geek and I will be seeing our girl very soon.

“I get it, Ghost. I told you before I gave you my blessin’ to be with Alana. If there’s anyone out there who will give my girl the life she deserves, it’s the two of you. Jameson told me he already gave you the big brother speech. I would go all asshole dad and give you my own speech, but I know neither one of you are gonna hurt her. If you did, not only would you kick your own asses, but your dads would also beat the hell outta you. Stryker knows you’ll be meetin’ my girl and that she’s movin’ down there to be with you and Geek. I’m sure Playboy knows by now too,” Cage informs me as a smile breaks out on my face.

If I haven’t gotten a call from my mom or sister yet, it means my dad is keeping this information to himself. My mom has been bitching about wanting me settled down and giving her grandbabies for the last two years. Natalia also wants to be an aunt even though she hasn’t given our parents kids so far. Apparently it’s up to me to give grandkids to our parents and no one else.

“I’m sure our parents will be down here soon then. You know they won’t stay away once they know Alana is here and that we’ve been talkin’ to her. I’m sure the entire club will show up and they actually just left,” I inform him, thinking about the clubhouse going back to normal after the other clubs left because of King and Brynn having their triplets.

Talk about a mindfuck. None of us knew they were having triplets until they gave birth to them and gave us their names the next day. The newest members of our family are Remy Kay, Alara Haven, and Bishop Gunner. Two girls and a boy for Brynn and King. They’re the cutest babies I’ve seen in a long time, though I’ll deny that if anyone says that’s how I feel. I know Alana is excited to get here so she can do a photoshoot with the triplets, King, and Brynn. They just got their pictures from the maternity shoot and showed us all. If I had any doubts about Alana’s ability to be the best photographer I’ve ever seen, they were quickly removed from the first picture I saw. My girl is a fucking genius behind her camera and you can see how much she truly loves it.

“How are the babies and new parents doin’?” Cage asks, his voice serious now.

“They’re doin’ good. King always has one of his babies in his arms and dotes on all of them. He doesn’t let Brynn overdo anythin’ and makes her sleep when the triplets are. He’s a hands-on dad and doesn’t let anyone get too close to his little family. Kim went off on him because he was hoverin’ as she held one of the babies and Jemma had the other one,” I say, laughing at the image of Kim going off on her son that they weren’t gonna hurt the babies and to back the fuck off.

“Good. I’m sure we’ll be down to see them all soon. I’m gonna let you go. If you want, give Alana a call. She’s got her phone hooked up to the Bluetooth in her car,” Cage says before hanging up the phone.

I lean back against the clubhouse and close my eyes. Soon, we’ll have Alana with us and can make sure she’s really okay. There’s only so much you can truly discover through phone calls. Alana can tell us anything she wants and it not be the truth about this current situation she’s been facing all on her own. Even when we video call her, Alana is really good at hiding what she’s truly thinking or feeling. Instead of calling Alana, I slide my phone back in my pocket and make my way back in the clubhouse. She’ll call soon and we’ll head out to meet her.

Alana called us anhour ago and we met up with her just outside of Cedar Bay. Vault knows we’re heading out and has called Venom to let him know. Instead of going to the clubhouse, we went straight to Haley’s house. They have a house on the compound and it’s fucking huge. I love their house and, honestly, ours isn’t much smaller than the one she shares with Viking, Bull, and their kids. Haley gave us a tour of the house and showed us the room we’ll be sharing. Yes, she put the three of us in one room with the largest bed I’ve ever seen in my life.

“Are you tired, Tink?” I ask Alana as she sits on the edge of the bed after Haley leaves us alone for a minute.

“A little bit. I forgot how tiring road trips are. Add in all the extra bullshit with Terrence and it makes the exhaustion even worse,” she answers me honestly as I make my way over to sit next to her on the bed, pulling her into my arms and holding her close.

Seeing the remainder of the injuries on her face and neck along with the cast on her hand filled me with even more rage than I felt just hearing about her attack from Cage. Geek and I both stiffened and the tension filled the air around us. We were outside and you could feel it. Alana gave us a sad smile and let us bring her into our arms as we held her close. Geek pulled her body to the front of his and I stepped up behind her to hold her close. Looking at my best friend over her head, I could see the pure happiness and excitement in Geek’s eyes. He was right where he wanted to be and so was I.

“Why don’t we lay down so you can relax? I won’t fall asleep so we can go down when Haley lets us know dinner’s ready,” Geek says as Alana tries to stifle a yawn.

“Are you sure? We’re just seeing one another for the first time since the wedding,” she asks, her cheeks turning a faint pink color as she looks between Geek and myself.

“Sweet Angel, you come first. Always,” my best friend answers her as I stand and help her to her feet while he pulls the blankets back so she can slide in bed.

I remove Alana’s flip flops as she undoes the button on her jeans and slides them down her legs. My eyes are locked on every inch of skin she bares to our gazes and nothing will make me look away from the tantalizing view in front of me.

“A picture will last longer,” Alana sasses me as my eyes dart up to see a soft smile on her face.

“You wanna send me a picture of you with, or without, clothes on, I’ll keep it forever,” I tell her honestly with a smirk as I climb in bed next to her after removing my cut and shirt.

“We’ll see,” she says, her eyes already sliding closed as I pull her into my side, watching as Geek slides in bed behind her and wrapping his arm around the middle of her body.

Alana is asleep in seconds with her head in that spot between my shoulder and chest. Her arm is draped over my torso and one of her legs is thrown over the top of mine. Geek is plastered to her back with his arm holding her in a possessive manner. I let my eyes slide closed as Alana’s breath blows across my chest and sends chills through my body that feels as if it’s on fire.

Waking up, it takesme a minute to remember that we’re in Cedar Bay at Haley’s house. I allow my eyes to travel over Alana’s body where her shirt has ridden up, showing more of her pale skin. It’s ridden so high, I can see the bottom of the scar Cage told us about from that stupid fucker stabbing her. It takes me several minutes to calm myself down so the rage doesn’t explode and freak my girl out.

“Are you awake?” Alana asks me, her voice a whisper as I look over to find Geek passed the hell out.

“Yeah, Tink. Are you okay?” I return, my voice low and raspy with sleep.

“I’m good. Never slept better,” she answers, turning her head to place a kiss on my chest, her soft, full lips making goosebumps break out over my skin. “You both make me feel so safe and cared for. I don’t ever want to leave this little bubble and have to face the real world again.”

“We have to, Tink. If I know anythin’ about you, it’s that you don’t let the hard shit keep you down for long. You take a little bit, process what’s happenin’, and then kick ass to make the problem your bitch,” I tell her honestly as a soft knock sounds on the door and Haley pokes her head in the room.

“Viking and Bull just got home. Dinner’s ready if you want to eat,” she says, waking Geek up as he tightens his arm around Alana’s body.

“We’ll be down in a minute. Thank you, Haley,” I answer as Alana buries her head in my chest as if her twin can’t see her in bed between the two of us.

Haley isn’t gonna give a fuck about my Tink being with Geek and myself. She’s with two men herself and that’s how they grew up. Skylar, Cage, and Joker make having this kind of relationship easy when I know that’s not true at all. It takes more honesty and communication than a normal relationship if you ask me. Since this is all so new, I can see my girl being unsure about us and I don’t take it personally. It will be an adjustment period for all of us. Maybe it will do good for Alana to be here so she can see a different way this kind of relationship works.

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