Page 33 of Unbreakable
There is also another look in my friends' eyes when he's watching Glory. It's a look I know all too well. Demetri lost the love of his life a long time ago. I'm willing to bet what he is feeling for Glory is something he's not felt since Rose and he doesn't quite know what to do with those feeling. Like me, he's probably assumed he'd never feel for another woman the way he felt for the woman he once loved and lost.
It's nearly nightfall when we arrive back at the clubhouse. When we pull up to the gate, Blake and Austin greet us, both armed and on high alert just as I would expect.
"Wow." Glory breathes when she takes in her new surroundings. "You all sure don't play around, do ya?" she remarks when she notices our security. Not only do we have Blake and Austin at the front gate, but we also have Reid and our new prospect Grey on the roof armed and ready for anything and welcoming us in the parking lot is Logan, Bennett, and Nikolai.
"Good to see ya make it back okay, Prez," Logan says as I slide out of the SUV. Clapping him on the back, "Thanks for holding things down here while I was gone, son."
"What the hell do y'all put in the water ‘round here?" Glory jests as Grace helps her out of the truck behind me.
"Girl, they sure do know how to grow them around here. At least I'll have some decent eye candy while we're in lock-up." She jokes while taking in all my brothers.
"Glory!" Grace whisper hisses. "You can't say stuff like that. Some of these men are married."
"Not all of them though, right?"
"Oh lord, let's just get you inside and settled." Grace huffs exasperated at her friend and Glory giggles.
Walking into the clubhouse Remi launches herself at full speed into her mom's waiting arms. "I was so scared, Mom."
"Oh Peanut, there's nothing to be scared of. I was safe the whole time. Jake wouldn't let anything happen to me."
Hearing Grace's words of confidence to her daughter that I would protect her fills me with pride. Leaning in, I whisper into her ear. "Why don't you, Remi, and Glory go on upstairs and catch up. I'm going to make my rounds with the family. Once you all have talked and settled in you can come back down and meet everyone."
"Thank you, Jake."
"You're welcome, babe. Now go on. I'll have the prospect bring Glory's bags up in a minute." I say giving her a soft kiss on her lips, and she melts into my touch.
Several minutes later I begin making my way around the clubhouse to check up on the family. My first stop was my parents who I found in the kitchen along with Raine and Ember who were busy setting up for dinner. Ma was showing the girls how to make her homemade peach cobbler while my dad sat at the table drinking coffee. Leaving the kitchen, I run into Quinn. "Hey son, I was looking for your folks. I wanted to say hi and see how they are doing."
"Hey, Prez. They're out back. I was just headed that way myself." Following him down the hall and out the back door, I see Bella, Alba, Mila, Emerson, and Leah all hanging with kids and watching them play. With them is Quinn's mom. Victoria is a beautiful African American woman with shoulder length hair and stunning honey color eyes. She's also a tiny little thing standing no taller than 5ft 2in. But don't let her size fool ya. That woman is a firecracker. She has to be with a son like Quinn. On the other side of the yard sitting around the fire pit is his dad Quinten. He has light brown salt and pepper hair and stands a couple of inches shorter than me. I decide to make my way over to the ladies first. When I approach, Victoria gives me a big warm smile.
"Vicky, get your ass over here and give me a hug." I say returning her smile.
"It's been awhile JD, how have you been?" I've known Quinn's parents as long as I've known him. JD is what Victoria has been calling me for years. "My son tells me you done gone and fell in love. Where is the lucky lady?" she asks hugging me.
"She'll be down in a bit. In the meantime, I wanted to see how you were holding up. You or Quinten need anything you let me know, sweetheart."
"We're fine JD. You focus on taking care of business. Quinn didn't tell us too much what was going on. But Quinten and I trust you, and when you said to get here and get here fast, that's what we did."
"I appreciate that Vicky. And I promise, me and the boys are going to handle the situation soon."
"You over here flirting with my girl?" I hear a voice question and when I turn I see Quinten walking up behind me.
"I'm tryin' too, but she's not buyin'." I hedge, holding out my hand for him to shake.
"It's good to see you, Jake," Quinten says shaking my offered hand.
"You too, man. I was telling Vicky I appreciate you all coming to stay here for a few days."
"No problem. You know we'd do anything for the club."
After spending several minutes talking with Quinn's parents, I walk around the yard and have a few words with all my brothers, then I stop and get my grandpa love from the kids. Across the yard, I spot Sam sittin' in a chair with a beer in his hand and his eyes on Sofia, who is down on the ground playing with the kids.
"Hey, kid." I say taking the seat next to him.
"How's it going, Mr. Delane?"
"You want to tell me what that's all about?" I ask tilting my head towards Sofia.
