Chapter 14
Conleigh
Opening the box, the moment my fingers brushed the buttery leather, I squealed as I pulled the property kutte out of the box.
Standing, I held it out for him. “Help me put it on?”
“You sure?” He asked me, excitement yet wariness was in his tone.
Oh, my big softie, “You made me a promise, Gage. And I promised you I would always be here.”
He smiled then, stood, and held the kutte out for me to slip my arms inside of it.
The moment it settled over my shoulders, I had a knowing feeling come over me, that even though his arms felt like home, I really felt like I was truly home.
“We already knew you were his ole’ lady. Bout damn time y’all made it official.” Zeke cheered as I pressed a kiss to the underside of Gage’s jaw.
But that wasn’t the only thing that happened that night.
When everyone scattered after celebratory shots were taken, Gage sat beside me and then winked.
And when Gage looked at Collins and then smiled, “You ready?”
Collins at first looked confused, and then she grinned widely. “Yes, please.”
“What is going on, you two?” I asked them. Their excitement was quickly bleeding into me.
“Well, remember when I told you I planned to put a ring on your finger? I told you that there was something important that I had to do first?”
I nodded, “Yes, I remember.”
“Well, that something was asking Collins permission and to have her blessing to marry you.” He said as he pulled a small light blue box with an all too familiar white ribbon atop it.
And then he placed the box in my hand, and slowly I opened it.
And what I saw nestled inside caused me to bring my hand to my mouth and squeal.
Nothing but laughter flowed through the surrounding people.
Sitting there staring at the ring for a few moments, when I lifted my head to look at my man, I didn’t understand how I had gotten so lucky that I got to call this man mine.
“What do you say?” Gage asked as he gazed lovingly at me.
And then I didn’t say anything. It was Collins who prodded next. “Yeah Mom, what do you say?”
Staring at him, I said the only thing that really mattered, “Long as you make her your daughter legally, then I am fine with it.”
And only then did he nod. Every ounce of honesty was written all over his features.
“Then what are you waiting for? Put it on me,” I said with a smile that felt as though my cheeks would burst.
He pulled the ring from the box and then slipped it onto my finger. And wouldn’t you know it? It was a perfect fit.
Staring at my ring, I couldn’t help but be amazed as tears rolled freely down my cheeks, “It’s beautiful, Gage.”
“I don’t know. Thinking I should have gotten you a bigger one. That way, other fuckers can see it from a mile away and know that you are taken.”
“And if they ignore the ring, which some of them do, then they will see my property kutte, and if that doesn’t deter them, then they will receive a good swift kick in the balls.”