“Nonsense.I’ve had you all to myself, and I knew the time would come when you would have a life of your own.You look amazing.George, he is treating you well?”Jonah asked.
“Yeah, he is.He’s ...amazing.”
“Does that mean you have forgiven him?”
She opened her mouth and closed it.“I, uh, I don’t know.”
“You know forgiveness is a gift,” he said.“I understand people can hurt us, and we can struggle a great deal with finding that power within our heart.”
She reached out and grabbed her father’s hand.“I know what you’re going to say.IfHecould forgive, then we should find it in our hearts to as well.”
Jonah nodded.“But even though I believe in everything I teach, and I hope it helps you, honey, I also know you must find your own path, to faith and to life.If you want to forgive George, that is up to you.”
“What if he hurts me again?”Larissa asked.“What if this is all a lie because of my child?”
“I’ve known George Erickson for a long time, and that boy is no liar.He is a loyal, hardworking man.He earned his place with the MC.”
He rarely called them the Hell’s Bastards MC.Her father very rarely swore.
“And he hasn’t given up on you, honey, has he?I have only heard good things about him.How he is always there for you and won’t let you out of his sight.”
“So people do keep talking?”she asked, laughing.
“It’s a small town.A lot of people talk.”
She glanced down at the time and wrinkled her nose.“I better go.I’ll be by to visit.”
“You better.”
She got to her feet and made her way toward the door, with her father following close behind.“I don’t know our plans for Christmas, but if we’re at home, would you come for Christmas dinner?”
“Honey, I wouldn’t miss it,” he said.
She chuckled, then went onto her tiptoes to kiss his cheek.“I love you, Dad.”
“Love you too, Pumpkin.”
She made her way to the car and climbed inside, pulling out of the driveway and driving back to her own place.Before she had gone to see her dad, she had already texted Big Dick to let him know she was going to be a little late.
Big Dick’s bike was in the driveway, and she parked up alongside it.Larissa opened the door, and Big Dick was already there, helping her climb out.
“I can do this,” she said, laughing, because it was getting to be a bit of a struggle.Her stomach was getting larger with every passing day.
“I know, but I want to help.”He closed the door behind her, and he still had his hand at her waist as they started to walk inside the house.
The moment they walked inside, she was embraced by several scents, and she was pretty sure one of them was chocolate.
“What is that?”she asked.
“It’s my dad’s chili.He is a beef man, and it has two kinds of beef inside, and he also fries up bacon, which is what you can smell.”
“It smells so good.”
He winked at her.“Good, because I want it to smell good.”
“Why do I smell chocolate?”
“Because I decided to try my mom’s recipe for chocolate fudge cake.I have been craving it, and seeing as you’ve been wanting chocolate a lot, I thought why not?”He still had his hand at the base of her back as they entered the kitchen.
