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I grabbed the keys to an SUV, I walked into the living room

"Load up the girls, Connor. I'll take you to our mansion, we have higher security and its completely vacant and isolated from everyone."

I grabbed a pair of sunglasses from the table, Connor stood up

"They need a normal life Kayla."

I grabbed their backpacks

"It's a lot safer than your house Connor, they can live like normal girls. I have a nurse, pool, playground and everything set up for them. I got this."

I walked outside and threw the bags in the back

"Hurry it up."

I moved the car seats over to the SUV and buckle them in; Connor came out with Ana in his arms

"Are you positive it's safe?"

I grabbed her from him

"You can handle yourself remember?"

He rolled his eyes

"You can lose the sarcasm."

I buckled her in and shut the door

"Look, if we were a family like we once were, I'd say so myself, now take this it's the only way in and out."

I threw a lanyard over his head

"Don't lose it, it's what will keep you guys safe, I have one too, no one else will have them. I have guards on standby 24/7 who don't leave. The whole property is gated so high not even a cat can climb it."

He couldn't help but smile

"You really planned this out."

I crossed my arms

"Two years of planning and thinking every way to enter is a lot of work, I guarantee it works."

He licked his bottom lip

"I just want you to know, I don't hate you for doing this like you did to me. I'm hoping everything can go back to being a family with our three girls."

Hearing those words numbed my heart and my wall began to tumble. He was breaking down my wall I had placed after I found out I'd been lied to. I exhaled trying to shake it off

"We should get going."

Makayla walked up

"Boss how can we trust him? What if he's working for the Shadows?"

Connor snapped at her

"Yeah because I'm planning on killing my kids for some dumb gang bullshit, my kids will always come before any gang bullshit."

I stood quietly as they argued back and forth, Connor walked around to the passenger side

"Fuck this."

I looked up at Makayla

"Reminds me why I married him, I'll deal with your disrespect when I get back, don't even plan on running off."

She rolled her eyes

"I'm not dumb Kayla."

I climbed into the driver's seat, Connor looked at me

"This is a nice SUV."

I exhaled

"Ignore her and good because this is how you'll go places. I have a GPS tracker on the engine and surveillance on this thing; the girls have DVD players in the back and its fully loaded with weapons if it comes down to that."

His mouth dropped open in surprise

"How do you afford all this?"

I looked at him in disappointment

"It's my dad's gang, Connor. He had too much of it."

He asked

"I'm not just going to sit back and let you control everything Kayla, I want to run this with you."

I shrugged

"Fine, that was the plan."

He leaned back

"That was easy."

I looked up from my phone

"Don't play me dirty."

I started the car and drove off on the miles of dirt road, we drove for an hour; it was quiet, Connor looked out the window while the girls took naps. My phone rang breaking the silence

"I'm not there yet, we have another 20 minutes to drive."

Connor turned and looked at me, I got angry

"Tell her to know her place before I..."

From the corner of my eye I saw him staring at me, I cleared my throat

"I will have someone deal with her."

I hung up quickly

"What?"

He turned and leaned against the window

"You have gotten violent; it's very attracting."

I ignored his comment

"What are we going to do about your father? I'm sure you have started a plan."

He chuckled

"Nothing, he won't bother me as long as I keep my word with him."

I drew my gun at his face

"What word?"

I pulled over off the highway

"What are you talking about?"

He chuckled

"Chill out will you? Geez it's a peace agreement until the girls are 18, that no one touches them."

I put my gun down

"Why would you agree to that? Obviously they aren't keeping it."

He sat up and laughed at me

"Sweetheart, I have this okay?"

I rose my gun again

"Call me sweetheart again."

He lowered the gun as he laughed

"You won't kill me; you need me too much."

I rolled my eyes

"I don't need any guy and don't doubt me."

He leaned forward, grabbing my hand

"I know you don't but you still need me to take down the Shadows, your gang may be experienced and skilled but just like the Diablos, the Shadows are growing every day."

I pulled my hand away

"Why are you always right?"

He smirked

"I've been a leader longer than you babe."

I snapped at him

"I'm not your babe, I don't belong to anyone okay?"

He bit his lip

"That'll change, every time I touch you or say something romantic you get chills and nervous."

I laughed at him but didn't say anything, he was right. He still has some power over me but I wasn't going to let him know he did. I pulled back on the dirt road

"Nope sorry."

He laughed and started teasing me

"So if I said I love you, you wouldn't blush up?"

I tried to ignore him, he was really trying to get a reaction. Finally, we arrived at the house, the guard asked for my gate key

"Here you go."

The gate opened and I drove more on a dirt road about 5 minutes in to a huge mansion, Connor's jaw dropped

"Goddamn, this is..."

He was in shock by the beautiful fountain in front and the beautiful stairs that lead to the front door. I parked the car and sent a quick text message to Nathan to let him know we arrived. We got out of the car, I grabbed the twins and Connor grabbed Lily; I looked at him

"What do you think?"

He started teasing

"I love it like I love you."

I laughed trying to hide my blush

"Let's go in."

I went inside before him so he couldn't catch it; one of the guards greeted us and grabbed the bags from the SUV. Connor and I went upstairs with the girls so they could finish napping; as I pulled the blanket over Arabella, Connor asked

"Are you going to live here with us?"

I stood up from bending over

"Why wouldn't I?"

He started flirting again

"So are you going to share a bed with me?"

I smiled at how dumb he was acting

"Nope, I have my own room."

He smirked

"Quit playing hard to get, you know you missed being in the same bed with me."

I shook my head

"Nope but I'm not going to sit in here with you any longer."

I walked out of the room as he followed me

"Kayla."

I stopped

"What?"

He walked up to me, touched my lip and moved his finger around them as he said

"What I'd give to kiss you right now."

I pulled away, he laughed

"See I told you, I could get you to turn red."

I started walking down the hall

"Will you quit?"

He smirked

"Couldn't help but notice that's my t-shirt you have on."

I looked at it and smiled

"Want it back?"

He laughed

"That's okay."

I pulled it off over my head

"Nope, here you go."

I threw it at him and stood in my bra waiting for his reaction

"I see what you are trying to do."

I smirked and shook my head

"No idea, want to fill me in?"

He walked over and threw the shirt on my head pulling it down over my body

"Too many guys around here watching."

I smirked and looked into his eyes

"I thought you didn't care."

He put his finger to my mouth

"Shh, don't speak."

I smiled with his finger on my lips, he smiled and leaned in kissing on the side of my mouth. He laughed

"Your body got so tense, it still works."

I put my finger to his lips

"Don't speak."

I put my face in front of his with our lips almost touching, I whispered

"The things I would do right now if we were alone."

I put my hands on the button of his pants and undoing it; I pulled away quick and dropped his pants and ran into the room, I tried to shut and lock the door but he forced the door open. I jumped onto the bed; he pulled up his pants and tackled me

"I'll get you back for that."

He leaned down to my neck and bit it; I traced my finger over his tattoos; he stopped biting my neck and kissed me

"Stop being a princess for once."

I opened my mouth and stuck my tongue out

"Call me princess one more time jerk."

He laughed

"Doesn't that sound familiar."

I joked

"Does it? Never came from me."

He smirked and bit my neck again and mumbled

"Really?"

I laughed

"You bite like a bitch."

He let go and asked

"I mean I could always be rough." I laughed "You are so bad; well this was fun."

I grabbed one of my shirts off the chair and changed out of his. He sat up on the bed

"You are such a tease."

I smirked at him

"So I've been told."

He smirked

"From who?"

I smiled

"Plenty of guys, do you think I stayed single for two years? You were with Hope."

I walked into the bathroom, he got up from the bed and followed me; he picked me up and put me on the counter

"Hope means nothing to me and I'm the one who decides that."

I smiled

"Is that so? Because I think I just did."

Connor leaned in and passionately kissed me, picking me up in his arms. He stopped kissing me

"I love you Kayla and I want things to go back to how they use to be, we can run the gangs together and be a family, it's up to you."

I dropped my legs to the carpeted floor

"I thought that's what we were doing."

He brushed my hair out of my face

"Whatever you want my queen."

I bit just as he kissed me; he ran his fingers through my hair as he held me close and passionately kissed me. A couple weeks have passed, Connor and I worked together as a team with the girls and the gangs; the girls were outside playing on the playground as we worked on new surveillance plans, my stomach started to turn; I got up from the lawn chair

"I'll be right back."

Joey and Amelia were sitting together in the grass

"How's it feel to be a family man again?"

Connor laughed

"I wouldn't have it any other way, my wife and kids are perfect."

Amelia nervously asked

"So are you excited to be a dad?"

Connor looked at her confused

"I am a dad, what are you..."

He paused and jumped up from the lawn chair inside, he nearly ran into me

"Calm down, what's going on?"

He smiled

"Anything new? Anything you forgot to tell me?"

I looked at him confused

"Why are you so jumpy, chill out."

He hugged me

"Why didn't you tell me?"

I frowned

"Amelia, I was going to tell you on your birthday."

He nearly jumped into my arms and kissed me

"You need a chill pill, I'm just pregnant geez."

I walked back outside and flopped down in the chair

"I'm having another baby since its already been announced."

Joey sat up

"Damn, congrats, how far a long are you?"

I looked at Connor

"8 weeks."

Lily ran over to us

"Mom can I have some ice cream? And Arabella won't leave Ana and I alone, she keeps pulling our hair."

I got up

"Dad will deal with it; I want some ice cream too."

Connor stood up

"You owe me later."

I smirked

"I'm having your kid; I don't owe you anything."

He rolled his eyes

"You've already had three of them."

I laughed and went inside with Lily, I reached up to the cupboard as she grabbed the ice cream and ice cream scoop. I unstacked them on the counter and started scooping the ice cream out

"How much you want?"

She put up three fingers

"Three scoops please."

I handed her the bowl and she started eating it in big scoops

"Geez slow down before you get a brain freeze."

Ana ran in the kitchen

"Mommy, can have some."

I pulled the spoon out of my mouth

"Here, share with Arabella."

She ran outside; I grabbed another bowl and scooped more, Connor came in, I looked up at him

"I swear if you take my bowl..."

He laughed

"Calm down, I'm just coming in to tell you something."

I put the spoon in my mouth

"Kay."

I gave myself a brain freeze

"Geez, and I was just lecturing Lily about it."

Lily put her bowl on the counter

"Mom take your own advice."

She walked outside, I exhaled

"Wash out your... ugh... She is too much of a smart ass for her age."

Connor laughed

"She has your attitude and it's biting you in the ass from the way you treated me."

I faked a laugh and smeared ice cream on his nose

"Hilarious babe."