Page 82 of Bound By Redemption
“Where’d you come from?” Gladys asked then turned to me without letting Micah answer. “You pick him up at Hot Boys R Us?”
Laughter bubbled up. “Not sure that place exists. If it does, wish I would’ve known sooner.”
“No you don’t.” Micah said. “Then I’d have to take the guy out. You don’t want that on your conscious.” He teased making me laugh harder.
Once regaining my composure, I started. “Micah is Remy’s father. We had a night together and Remy came from that. He’s been in the Marines and we ran into each other by chance. He didn’t know anything about Remy because I had no way of telling him. Now, we’re together.”
“There seems to me to be a hell of a lot you’re missin’ in this story of yours.” Gladys clucked her tongue.
There was. So much, but no way I was telling her about the explosion. Remy had finally let it go for the most part. And being kidnapped? No, she wasn’t learning any of that.
Micah answered. “Yes ma’am. There’s a lot she’s not tellin’ ya, but it’s for the best. Just know that I love these two girls with everything inside of me and I’ll protect them until my dyin’ day.”
He’d proved that several times over, but one thing got caught in my thoughts. He loved me. Just as I loved him. While he didn’t come out and say it to me, it still meant the world to me.
Yes. I loved him. No doubt about it.
“I don’t know if you’re good enough for my girls.” Gladys said shocking me.
“Gladys.” I gasped and Micah reached over and grabbed my hand giving me a soft squeeze.
“I’m not good enough. No one would ever be. But I’ll do my damnedest every day to show them both how much it means to me that they took a chance on me. I’m the first to admit that I’ve made some fucked up choices. Some that had dire consequences but know this I’ve learned from them. Grown from them and am now the man I am because of them. Only been a father for what feels like minutes. I’ll make mistakes. I’ll fuck up. But I’ll always put the pieces back together.”
The tension went thick as I listened to what Micah said, my heart beating so hard I swore if you looked at my chest, you’d see its imprint there.
Yes. This man was mine and we would be together forever.
Gladys slapped her hand on the table, and I jumped back not expecting it. Micah’s brow quirked at her and surprisingly he didn’t jump. It was strange how things like that didn’t shock him, but if Remy was in any danger at all, he’d be off in a flash.
“Alright. I like you.” Gladys said on a smile. “But know this. You hurt my girl, I’ll cut your wiener off. Don’t think just because I live here, I don’t have friends because I do. One word and you’re chopped.”
“No one is gettin’ near my dick but Ensley.”
To this Gladys laughed and it wasn’t until that moment that the air I didn’t know needed to be expelled fell from my lips.
She liked him. That was what I wanted no needed from her. She may have given him shit, but in the end, it turned out just as I’d hoped.
My family was growing by the second. They were of my choosing and I loved all of them.
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Remy’s eyeswere starting to droop. She was tuckered out from the day’s activities.
Gladys. That woman was a ball buster, and I thought she was one of the best people I’d met. Loved that my girls had her and the Ravage MC while I wasn’t around.
“We’d better go,” Ensley said, standing from the table and picking up Remy in her arms. Normally, I’d reach over and grab Remy so Ensley wouldn’t have to carry her, but today was different. Ensley just didn’t know it yet.
I rose from the table and leaned into Ensley. “Need a word with Gladys alone.”
Ensley had a sharp intake of breath. “What? Why?”
“You trust me?”
“With everything.” That meant the fucking world to me.
“Take Remy to the entrance, but don’t go out. Wait for me.”
