She laughed and reached up, untying the silk as it fell to the sheets with a whisper.
Once I was completely free, I brought her in close and stared directly into those blue eyes that I adored so much. “I love you, Naomi. You’ve entered my life and made it worth living again. Fuckin’ can’t imagine it without you now.”
“Dale,” she whispered, “I’m so in love with you too.”
“I want you to be my ol’ lady.” I hoped to fuck she understood what that meant because it was giving her a huge part of myself and the life I loved as a Reaper and brother in the RBMC.
“Okay. I’m not sure what I’d have to do, but I’ll figure it out.”
“Hell yeah, you will. You’re born for this life, baby.”
She lowered her head and rested it over my heart as I wrapped her up into my embrace. “I never would have believed I deserved this kind of future. You’ve shown me that hope exists and it’s okay to let it in.”
I didn’t know what I did in this world right to deserve her sweetness and light but I sure as fuck was glad that I found her that day.
“I know, sunshine. It’s fuckin’ amazing.”
“Church,” Grim announced, leaning against the door that led into the chapel. I followed him in, moving out of muscle memory more than anything else. My head was up in the damn clouds and it was the first time I could remember being this happy since before I joined the Corps.
“Fuck,” I whispered, sinking into a chair, not paying any attention to my brothers at the table.
“Why you look so fuckin’ scared?” Rael asked, punching me lightly on the arm. “You’re close enough to sit on my lap and I don’t swing that way, brother.”
A few chuckles could be heard around the room as I blinked, scooting into the center of my chair. My ass almost landed on the floor.
A stupid grin twitched my lips. “I’m fucking terrified.”
“Of?” Grim asked, crossing his arms over his chest, wondering why I looked so damn cheerful for a guy who just admitted he was afraid.
“First time I’ve been scared of a damn thing since I took the Devil’s Ride.”
The room went silent.
“I love Mimi.”
“New flash,” Wraith joked. “We’ve all known this for weeks.”
I shook my head. “No, man. I fucking love her. Like ride or die, forever in love with her. Wanna make her my ol’ lady.”
Smiles appeared on the faces of all my brothers.
“Then it’s official,” Grim announced, “Get her a property patch.”
“Fuck yeah. Gonna make it happen this weekend.”
Laughter filled the room as I rubbed the back of my neck, smiling wide enough to look like an idiot.
“She makes me happy. I’m not haunted by my demons anymore and that’s some serious shit.”
“Yeah, it is,” Wraith agreed. “Happy for you, brother.”
Fists pounded the table and I smiled, knowing I could face the future, the uncertainty and threats facing the club, and anything else thrown my way with Mimi by my side.
The doors to the chapel popped open and the company we’d been expecting strolled in. Enforcers from our brother chapters hollered out a greeting and it was leather overload. Back slapping and fist bumps followed as Angel, Scorn, Drake, and Torch filled the room. Ghoul entered last with Wily and it was a loud ruckus as we all joked that the oldest fucker had to come in last.
“Where’s Papa? Goddamn, I can’t show up nowhere without a bunch of shit thrown my way.”
Grim lit up a smoke and inhaled, ticking his head at Ghoul. “Get over here, Ghoul. Missed your big ass causing trouble.”