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His words, not mine. Lilith is right, Dom will definitely be a ladies’ man when he gets older.

Stopping in front of us, he places his board down on the floor and cocks his head, looking at Logan.

“Did you fill out that online form so I can help out with the school’s family fun day?” he asks.

“I did. Thanks to Lil reminding me,” I inform him, making him chuckle.

“You would be lost without her, Dad. You need to lock her down. ASAP.” With that he picks up his board and wheels away, leaving Logan laughing his ass off next to me.

“Fucking hell, that kid. Gets me every time.” Logan climbs off the bench, looking to me while placing his cap back on his head.

“Thanks for the chat, Jack. Let me know if Pres needs to speak with me.” He salutes me and calls out to Dom that he is doing a great job, before he goes back inside, no doubt to do a job that was left by one of the Ol’ Ladies.

I sit and watch my son practice his moves, and pride swells in my chest seeing how much he has grown. And I have my family, my club, to thank for the helping hand in him being the kid he is today, but I know that Lilith will have a hand in the man he will become.

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

LILITH

The sweet smell of the sugary goodness that is bubbling in the pot, ready for me to pour to make some new candies, fills the room and my heart is happy. A new batch of strawberry and lime candies was requested by Luna. That girl has a sweet tooth the size of Texas.

When the sugar is at a certain temperature it is able to be poured, then played with as it cools into a stiff consistency, then molded into whatever shape of candies we want. Luna wanted heart- shaped ones, so we are making heart-shaped strawberry-and-lime-flavored candies.

I love making different shaped candies, the children also love it. Just last week, when we finally reopened, I made little skull candies for the club. Risky wanted lemon skull candies made so she could hand them out at the family fun day that she helped with at Dominic’s school.

I was so honored that she asked me, that I went a little overboard on the amount I made, so I added them to my stock at the store and they sold out within hours. It made me so happy.

When I order molds for making them, I like to think about what would attract the children’s eyes but also the adults of the world, because without them, my store would not be here.

Over the years, I have collected so many different molds that I think I need more storage space.

With the absence of news of movement from Christopher, I was allowed to reopen Wicked Sugar, but I had to have a prospect with me. Today I have Leon Cam with me; he is a little rowdy for my liking, always flirting with my female customers, but also upsetting their partners by doing so.

I cannot complain much, because having these hot guys here watching over me is bringing in even more customers, but also the guys actually enjoy helping me clean and close up for the night. That might have something to do with the free treats that I give them.

When the candies are made and cooling, I join the two girls at the front and help serve the last few customers.

“Lilith, honey, will you be doing any Halloween candies and cupcakes this year?” one of my customers asks.

She is a regular, always buying some of my more traditional candies for her and her bedbound husband.

“Hey, Mrs. Bolter. I will be, yes. They are on the schedule for me to start early this year, so I have more time to make an even bigger batch since last years were a big hit.”

“Oh, good. My Henry does love the sour flavored ones that you do.” She smiles sweetly at me.

“Then I will have to make a special batch just for him.”

“Oh, you are a dear. Thank you, Lilith. Where is that handsome man of yours?” She looks around the store.

“He is at the club, with his family. He will be here soon to give me a ride home.”

“He is such a sweet boy. What happened to him becoming a dad so young was such a tragedy for a young man, but hestepped right up and took over. Some people made some rash comments about him, but I remember both Jack and Royal helping Henry out a time or two, so I knew that he would do well.”

My heart melts at her saying these kind things about my man. And of course, she is right. Jack is one of the kindest men I have ever met. He will do anything for the people he loves, but he is always the first to step up and help a stranger in need.

“He is a great father and Dominic is a great boy. I am honored to be in their lives,” I tell her truthfully.

“I see that. Well, I had better get home. Take care of yourself, Lilith.”

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