Page 111 of Senior

“I did not!” Dax defended.

She giggled and playfully rubbed his head. “It’s okay, Bubby.”

Dax rolled his eyes. “Mr. Stanley, are all those your golf carts?”

“Nah, they belong to my other kids.”

“They’re here?” Sevyn asked.

“Yep, and very excited to meet you both.”

Dax grinned. “Okay, but do we get golf carts too?”

“Dax,” Sevyn warned him.

“It’s okay, baby girl,” Senior said. “It would only make sense for you to have a golf cart. That’s usually how we get around the compound. You just have to drive like you have some sense. The boys are gonna try to race you. Especially Devin.”

As though his father had spoken him up, Smoke yelled from the living room.

“Hurry up, Pop!”

Senior shook his head. “Again, very excited to meet you both. Come on here.”

Daxon grabbed Senior’s hand. Much to my surprise, Sevyn grabbed mine. When I looked at her, I could see the nervousness in her eyes.

“Hey,” I said cupping her chin. “Everything is gonna be okay. They are a rowdy bunch, but they love hard and protect harder.”

“You think they’ll like us?”

I smiled. “They will love you. Come on.”

We headed for the living room. When we rounded the corner, the kids were standing around, impatiently waiting.

“Oh my,” Sevyn said, looking around.

The boys easily towered over her in height. Both she and Dax were kind of short for their ages. Her eyes landed on Smoke and they widened, causing Jaeda to giggle.

“I told you, you were gonna scare them,” she said, playfully poking him.

“Shut up, Jae.”

Dax puffed his little chest out. “I’m not scared.”

He let go of Senior’s hand, then grabbed his sister’s and walked over to the group. He stepped close to Smoke and looked up at him then, backed up.

“I’m Daxon. This is my sister, Sevyn. What’s your name?”

Smoke grinned. “I’m Devin, but everybody calls me Smoke. ‘Sup lil’ bro?”

Smoke extended a hand to dap him. Daxon grinned as he went to dap him but was surprised when Smoke put him in a playful headlock.

“You gotta stay on your toes, lil’ man,” he jested, releasing him. He looked at Sevyn and she took a step back, pointing at him.

“Don’t even think about putting me in a headlock,” she said.

Smoke laughed. “Damn, she sounds like you, Mia.”

Mia giggled. “A no nonsense type of girl. You have to put your foot down with these fools. Especially those two,” she added, pointing at Smoke and Deuce. “That one think’s he’s our daddy.”