Page 60 of Bound by Destiny
Nox, well he’s just a playboy right now, and I can’t wait for someone to snag him down then hogtie him. Then there’s Jacks and me. If I would’ve let Jacks slip through my fingers, it would’ve been the biggest mistake of my life. Luckily, that day I was smart.
Because I can’t see my life without him, not a single day, single moment without him in it.
Now we sit around the table, eating, laughing, and carrying on in the best possible ways.
“I’ll be right back, gorgeous,” Jacks says, kissing the top of my head, and leaves the table. Austyn wiggles her eyebrows suggestively, and I roll my eyes. Lord. I’m not screwing him here with everyone around. There’s no way I could keep that quiet, and Jacks would make it a point that everyone heard exactly what we were doing.
Ryker stands next to Austyn. “Gettin’ drinks. Anyone need anything.” A few say their orders before he takes off.
“When are you coming back?” Austyn asks me.
On a shrug, I answer, “Soon. Jacks just wants to be sure everything is good. I trust him, but damn I sure do miss the pond.”
“I get that.”
Austyn gasps, looking behind me, and when I do, tears well in my eyes. Jacks holds up a leather cut with the words ‘Property of Jacks’ on the back of it. I jump up and wrap my arms around him, kissing him hard, the leather crushed between us. Hoots and hollers come from our family.
“Want you in my leather, Em. Always.”
“I want that too.” He kisses me quickly then slips the cool cut on my back. It’s heavy and smells divine. The best part—it’s Jacks declaring to everyone that I’m his. “Love you.”
“Love you too, gorgeous.”
“Oh hell, I missed the fun?” Ryker says, setting down some drinks then putting one in front of Rylie and the other in front of Austyn.
“What’s this?” Rylie asks as Jacks takes a seat and pulls me on his lap.
“Drink up,” my brother says as Ryker sits next to Austyn, motioning for her to do the same. This is odd. So much so that I can’t peel my eyes away from either of them.
The two women take a drink and then a few more.
“What the…?” Austyn pulls something from between her lips as Rylie pulls something from her glass.
“Holy shit,” I hear my mother say, and I second it. Rings. Beautiful rings.
Both Ryker and Deke get down on one knee and hold out their hands for the ring as Austyn has tears running down her face, and Rylie is smiling.
Deke looks at the ring. “You fuckin’ dipshit. You gave Rylie the wrong drink.”
“No I didn’t,” Ryker starts and looks at the ring Austyn hands him. “Fuck me.”
“Way to fuck it up. Knew I should’ve gotten the drinks.”
“Shut it.” Ryker hands the ring to Deke, and they switch.
We all laugh hard. Leave it to them to fuck it up, but the way Rylie and Austyn act—they are used to it and don’t care.
The men say something to their women quietly, and Austyn shrieks yes. While Rylie does a soft yes.
Cheers are heard around the table as rings are slipped on fingers. Lord what a busy night.
Princess elbows Cooper. “You gonna finally marry her so I get grandbabies?”
“Who said I’ve gotta marry her for babies.”
Cruz chuckles next to his wife. “So what of it?”
Bristyl looks down at her hands and lets out a puff of air. Just as Cooper starts to speak, she does instead. “With everything going on at Sinister Sons, I just want to elope. A quiet weekend away.”
