Page 35 of Chaos' Obsession

"How lucky I am." I kiss the top of her head. "How I don't deserve you, but I'm keeping you anyway."

"You do deserve me." She tilts her face up to look at me. "You deserve all of this. Happiness, family, love. You've earned it, Chaos."

"When we get married, I want you to call me Tommy more times than Chaos. Not all the time. I'm still Chaos to the club. But when it's just us... I want to hear my name from your lips. Over and over again."

Her eyes soften. "I like it. The man behind the road name. The part of you only I get to see every single day."

"Yeah." I pull her closer. "That's who I am with you. Just Tommy. Just a guy who loves his family."

"Our family," she corrects. "We built this together."

She's right. We did build this together. From that first chaotic meeting on her porch to now: engaged, expecting a baby, raising Liam together. Every step of the way, we've been a team.

"When do you want to get married?" I ask.

"Soon." She grins. "Before I get too pregnant to fit into a wedding dress."

"You'd look beautiful in anything. Even a garbage bag."

She laughs. "Smooth talker."

"Only for you, baby."

Liam squirms out of her lap and runs back to his trucks. Ruby shifts to get more comfortable, her hand resting on her bump.

"She's kicking," she says, taking my hand and placing it where I can feel the tiny flutter of movement.

Our daughter. Our little girl who's going to have Ruby's ginger hair and stubborn streak and hopefully my ability to throw a punch if she ever needs it.

"She's strong," I murmur, feeling another kick. "Just like her mama."

"She's going to be spoiled rotten," Ruby says. "Between you, Liam, and all the bikers who've already claimed uncle status... this poor girl won't stand a chance."

"Damn right she'll be spoiled." I don't even try to deny it. "She's going to be a princess. Our little princess."

We sit there as the sun sets outside, painting the living room in shades of gold and orange. The flowers I bought glow in the light, and for once in my life, everything feels right.

I never thought I'd have this. A family. A home. A woman who loves me despite all my sharp edges and violent tendencies.

But here we are. And I'm never letting it go.

"I love you," I tell Ruby. "Both of you. All three of you, actually." I pat Liam's head as he drives a truck past us.

"We love you too, Tommy." Ruby kisses me softly. "Forever."

Forever. That word used to terrify me. Used to seem impossible. How could anything last forever? But looking at Ruby with my ring on her finger and our baby growing inside her and Liam playing happily at our feet, forever doesn't seem long enough.

I want forever and then some.

And with Ruby by my side, I actually believe I'll get it.