"Light it up, boys," Julia's voice sounds so confident; it fills me with pride.
The men start to douse the house, and as soon as we turn the corner, the whole thing is engulfed in flames.
"Well, that took really fast," I say. Julia looks up and smiles at me, "Good thing this house isn't near any others. This place looks like it used to be a cute neighborhood, and then it was abandoned. It makes sense why my dad chose it."
We get into the SUV and head back to our penthouse. Everyone is quiet, minus the low hum of some rock music.
"I'll get someone on the paperwork about your dad's death." Luca turns and looks at Julia. She nods, but doesn't look him in the eyes.
"Hey," I lift her chin with two fingers to get her to face me. "What's going on in that pretty head of yours?"
She smiles at me softly, then sighs.
"I am just... trying to figure out life right now. It doesn't feel real. I am the last remaining De Luca." A tear slips down her face.
"Yeah. You are, and in my opinion, the best looking one also." Kai says from her other side, making her slightly chuckle.
"I just don't know what to do with my life now. My whole world has been following my dad's rules, then it was about not pissing him off, then avoiding him. What do I do now?" Another tear slips down her face.
"Whatever you want, baby," I grab her face again. "You have the whole world at your fingertips, and we will gladly stand here and watch you conquer whatever you want to."
Julia starts to sob, and my chest tightens. "What's wrong, baby? What did I say wrong? I take it back."
She shakes her head, confusing me even more.
"I—I am just so glad to have you two... well three... I think." She reaches down and places her hand on her stomach, rubbing slow circles. Kai reaches over and places his hand on top of half of her, and I reach out and put my hand on the other half of her hand.
"My family," Julia whispers, and my heart jumps out of my chest.
I look up at Kai, and I can hear him say in my head,Our family.
Chapter 35
Kai
We walk through the front door of the penthouse, and the first thing I do is scoop Julia into a bridal carry.
"Put me down. You are hurt," Julia squeals as I walk her towards the bedroom.
"I'm never that hurt, little dove." I wink at her and keep walking. The pain is barely even there now. I know I will feel it after a night of sleep, but with all this adrenaline still running through my system, I will put it to good use.
"Never that hurt to do what?" She looks at me, confused.
"To fuck the shit out of the mother of my child." I give her a gentle kiss, then push the door to Mikey's room open with my foot.
"I swear to god if you hurt yourself more because of this, I will be pissed." She crosses her arms and gives me an adorable attempt at a scowl.
"I promise you right now, little dove, there will be many times in our lives that I piss you off," she smacks my chest, and I laugh. I mean... I'mnot lying. I will piss her off more times than not, but she will have to deal with it because I refuse to live a day without her.
I lay her on the bed and start to strip off my clothes, ripping my shirt off my head, and then unbuttoning my pants. I can see in my peripheral vision that Mikey is also stripping. We are about to take this woman to a whole different universe.
Julia reaches down for the button on her pants, and I quickly smack her hand. She looks at me, confused, "Don't open my present," she laughs, and then lies back, waiting for me.
I am completely naked within the next two seconds. I climb up and straddle Julia, pulling her upper body up so I can take my hoodie off of her, then I pull off her shirt and unclasp her bra.
When she is finally naked at the top, I give her a deep, passionate kiss and work my way down her neck.
I feel the dip of Mikey joining us on the bed, and move off of Julia so he can take off her pants.
