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I laugh. "I'm hungry."

"Come on." He stands from the bed, walks naked over to the dresser, and pulls out a pair of boxers. He hands me a shirt, and after I slip it on, he leads me out to the kitchen.

Chapter Twelve

ROWDY

I watch from where I'm holding Archer to where Coral is standing with some of the other wives and girlfriends. Holly took her under her wing when we got here, and they've been hanging out since. Grigg, Johns, Palin, and several of the guys on Lance's rig are all watching my girl. Even Ryker, my own cousin, has his eye on my girl.

"Hey, guys, you know I'm right here as you eye fuck my girl, right?"

"Your girl? Thought she was just living with your mom," Palin says.

"Hell no! She’s moving into my place tonight. If you heard that lie from Melissa, forget it because I’m all in for both Archer and Coral."

We made love so many times since last night that I didn't get to show her what I've been working on at my home, but tonight I will be showing her. Archer stretches in my arms and starts to make himself known.

"Yep, little man, you're coming home with me tonight. You and your momma aren't getting away from me."

"Is that so?" Lance says from next to me.

"Hell yeah. I'm ready." As many times as I came inside her without a condom, she's mine. And the crazy thing is I'm not scared of a future and babies.

“Yeah, I can see that look in your eye that Dad has when he looks at Mom.” Ryker chuckles.

“She’s it for me.” I look over and watch her as she throws her head back and laughs.

"Good. Don't let her fight you on it and don't let her go. She deserves it all," Lance says.

"Thanks, buddy."

"Not a problem." He claps me on my back. "By the way, you did good today." I nod at him and look at all the kids running around playing, and the families relaxing and spending time together.

“Ryker, you’re up for classroom safety this time,” Lance orders him, and I can’t help the full-on belly laugh now. The look of pure panic on my cousin’s face is priceless.

“What? I’m just a volunteer. I can’t do that. I hate kids.” He’s not serious, but he’s trying to find any excuse to get out of it.

“No, you don’t. I’ve watched you with your niece and the kids running around here. Besides, I heard there’s a new teacher at the school.”

“Not interested. Just because Rowdy here is settling down doesn’t mean I will. Look what happened to my brother when he tried to settle down.”

“This girl is from down in Tucson, so she probably doesn’t even know who you are. Besides, the kids love helicopters.” Lance tries again. I just shake my head and look down at Archer, who is really starting to get restless.

“I’m going to get my girl and head out. Good luck, Ryker.”

Standing up, I'm ready to get my family home. I walk over to the stroller and set Archer in it before I push him over to his momma. Wrapping an arm around her waist, I lean down and take in her smell.

"Come on, Mouse, we have some things to do." She looks up at me and smiles. My heart finally settles.

I pull up to the house, and she sees her car in the garage when I open the door. I cleaned the garage so she could park inside next to my bike.

"Why is my car here?"

"You didn't think I was going to keep sleeping at my mom's with you, did you?"

"Well, no, but."

"No buts, baby, come on, we are home."

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