Saving Us (Mitchell Family #6)(15)
Author: Jennifer Foor

"Darlin’, I can’t change things. You have to know that you’re all I want. Everyone has a past. I ain’t that proud of mine, but if I didn’t have a f**ked up past, I would have never found you. I knew this day would come, I just didn’t think it would be right now."

I pulled away from him so I could see those beautiful green eyes. "I want this."

He kissed my forehead and pulled me against his chest again. "It ain’t like I would have let you walk away. You know I get what I want, Blaze."

I finally relaxed enough to let myself laugh at his sarcasm. When I sat down on the bed, I grabbed his hand and pulled him down with me. "There’s something I want you to feel."

I placed his hand on my belly and laid down flat. I wasn’t sure if he would be able to feel it. I knew it wouldn’t be as strong as it was for me, but I was hoping he could feel something. I saw his eyes light up, when I felt the fluttering again. "Is that our baby?"

I shook my head. He placed his hand and his head on my stomach and just kept it there. The baby barely moved again, but Conner seemed like he never wanted to move away. I pulled his ball cap off his head and massaged it with my fingernails. My confrontation with Amber was suddenly put aside for what was really important. Conner and I were together and we had a little baby coming that we made out of love, which was something that he had never felt with anyone else but me.

Chapter 10

Conner

The restaurant had turned out to be a bad idea. After the drama with the girls leaving, Colt finally got a hold of Van who explained what had gone down in the bathroom. I couldn’t’ say that I was surprised about Amber being a bitch. Like me, she sort of always got what she wanted. Too bad she wasn’t going to get me anymore. If I was single and never had met Amy, I would have given the girl a good time.

Moving out of state had changed my life. Aside from pool league, I never went out anymore. Instead of looking forward to parties, I looked forward to relaxing at home. I used to make fun of Ty for losing his man card, but soon realized that he traded in for a family. He was still a tough ass, who would fight for what he wanted, except his wife and kids were his number one. If he could change, then so could I.

After Colt filled me in, Amber got an earful. I excused myself from the table to find her ass. She knew that I was pissed and I didn’t care how scared she was of me. I’d never wanted to hit a bitch so much, not even Heather. "What the f**k did you say to my girlfriend?" I assume it was the fact that I used the term girlfriend that made her look at me the way she did.

"Calm down, baby. I was just warning her. It’s what girls do." She tried to put her hand on my arm.

I pulled away and took a step closer to her. "If you did anything to ruin my relationship, I will ruin you. You think I’m the only one in this town with skeletons? Don’t forget I know about you and your step-daddy. Fuck with me again and I will go to your momma."

She crossed her arms. "You wouldn’t dare!"

"Amber, we were friends a long time ago. I have a life now. I’m goin’ to be a father. Maybe you can’t understand what that feels like, but I ain’t about to let my past dictate my future."

"You’ll get bored, you know it. This is all just a show for that family of yours."

I’d never hurt a woman, but I pushed that little bitch up against the wall. "I grew up without a daddy. My kid ain’t never goin’ to feel that. Keep your mouth away from my future."

I walked away knowing damn well she was crying. It served her right. Now I just had to get home to make things right with my woman. Amy could be stubborn and this pregnancy was making her overemotional about every damn thing. I couldn’t lose her over this. Petty or not, I was worried.

Sure enough, Amy was a wreck when I got home. After having several words, we finally calmed down and made up. In that moment that she let me feel our little baby, I knew things were going to be alright. I don’t know how long we laid there together. After a couple of kicks, I couldn’t feel anymore. I laid with Amy until we fell asleep. My cousins were expecting us, but we needed some time to ourselves.

In the middle of the night, I lifted Amy up to the top of the bed and covered us both up. In my mind, I knew that she was all I wanted. I just wanted her to know that too. Hell, she still wasn’t completely mine. By law, she belonged to someone else. That bothered me every single day. All I could do was keep her close and hope that one day she would be mine in every way. If I had to fight for her, I would. She was worth it all.

The next morning we had breakfast at my aunts. It was cool to see my family interacting with Amy like she belonged there with us. My mother walked over and wrapped her arms around me. "Are you two better now?"

I shook my head. "Yeah, it’s fine."

"Your sister told me what that girl said to Amy. She’s lucky I wasn’t in that bathroom. I would have given her a piece of my mind. Rumor has it, she’s having an affair with her step-daddy. Did you know that her mother has cancer? How could that girl be so thoughtless?"

"Damn. Mom, I’m sorry it ever happened. I guess it’s good I moved away from my friends. Seems like none of them have changed much."

She shook her head. "John comes home once a week saying how one of your buddy’s got themselves in trouble again."

I laughed and looked over at John, who was watching us. He gave me a nod. "He really makes you happy?"

She looked over at him and smiled. "He’ll never be your daddy, Conner, but yes, he makes me happy and I love him. Son, you need to live every day like it could be your last. You never know when your time is up. If you love that girl, you make sure she knows it every single day. You hear me?"

I kissed her forehead. "Yeah, I hear ya. I don’t think that’s goin’ to be a problem. Last night we felt the baby movin’. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so happy about anything."

Amy walked over to us and hugged my mother. "I want to feel my grandchild. You let me know when he starts kicking."

she smiled and looked over at me. I watched her touching her belly. It was still small, but somehow she was showing just enough for me to notice. I loved when she touched her stomach. It made me feel like she was already protecting our child. Amy was going to be an awesome mother. I needed to get that house built fast.

We sat down and all started eating. The kids were being kids. They still didn’t know that the witch story was a movie and that they weren’t going to come through the woods and steal children. Ty probably had something to do with that. I swear, he tortured people even when they didn’t know it was happening. Once everyone got quiet, I put my fork down and cleared my throat. "So mom, did you set a date yet?"