Chapter Three
Carbon
PEYTON AND HER kidsare the best things in my life.I used to always believe it was the club and everyone I surrounded myself with there.That I was serving a purpose as stepping into the role my dad once held before he was taken out by rivals when I was sixteen years old.Everything I did was for the club and the men and ol’ ladies in it.I lived, breathed, and worked for the Dirty Slayers MC.That’s how I was raised and everything I did was taught to me by my dad.Yeah, I knew I wanted to have a family of my own when the time was right.Just like I knew the only person that was going to be with was Peyton.One way or another I wanted to be with her and the only woman to carry my children would be the woman I’ve loved for so long.Now, I’m finding everything I do is for her and the kids she already has.Kids who aren’t mine by blood but are mine in every other sense.
For an entire weekend, I did nothing but spend time with my new family.I took the days off from the bar and Brick stepped up as the manager for me.Rooster made sure no one bothered me with calls about nonsense and called him instead.Everyone can see how serious I am about Peyton and know how pissed I’ve been that I couldn’t see her.Over that week, I was only able to call her for a few minutes here and there or send her a message.She didn’t want to bother me and didn’t reach out to me first during that time.I know she was busy as hell herself and any time she was at home was spent with Cedric and Caydence.
Today, we’re going to spend some time with her family.It’s been a long time since I’ve seen her parents and sister.Not since we were in school and had some event and they showed up.I tried not to interfere in her family time back then so I didn’t get to spend a ton of time with her family, but now it’s different and I plan on getting to know them better.Especially because I know how close Peyton is with her family.Especially her dad and sister.
“Tutor, are you ready to head out yet?”I ask, walking into the bedroom to find her sitting in the middle of her bed with all sorts of clothes spread out around her and tears sliding down her face.“Hey, what’s goin’ on?Why are you cryin’?”
“Nothing fits, Matt.Everything I have is way too small now,” she says, her voice breaking as more tears spill over her lashes and land on everything surrounding her.
“It’s okay, Baby.There has to be somethin’ here you can wear.Your parents and sister aren’t gonna give a fuck what you’re wearin’ today.I don’t really care either.If your clothes are too tight, we’ll go shoppin’ tomorrow and get you some new ones.Do you have a dress you could wear?”I ask her, looking around at everything laying on her bed and spilling down to the floor.
“I think I have a dress in the closet somewhere,” she answers, as I leave where I’m standing by the bed and head to the closet.
Going through what’s left of the clothing hanging up inside, I find a few different dresses.One of them is long and goes almost to the floor.The material is stretchy and I know it will cover her body and stretch over her stomach.Then a new question hits my mind.
“Tutor, do your parents and sister know you’re pregnant?”I ask from the closet as I grab the dress and turn to face Peyton.
“They know.I don’t keep secrets from my family.Barb and Jennifer were the first two to find out,” she says, looking away from me and I know it’s because she feels horrible it took so long for me to find out.“Did you find something?”
“Yeah.”
Walking over, I hand her the black dress and remain standing at the end of the bed.Peyton just looks up at me with the dress in her hands and doesn’t say anything for a few minutes.There’s no way in hell I’m about to leave this room when I know she’s about to be mainly naked.I haven’t gotten a chance to see all the changes to her body since getting pregnant with my baby and it’s something I’ve been needing to witness.
“Are you gonna leave?Or turn around?”she questions me, her voice smaller than normal.
“Not happenin’, Peyton.Your body is changin’ from the pregnancy and I have yet to see any of it.Let me see, Peyton.Please?”I ask her, letting myself show her how much I need this as I remain standing at the very end of the bed.
After taking a deep breath, Peyton gets off her bed and stands on the floor in front of me.I turn to face her and don’t let my attention wander to anything else as she slips her robe off and lays it on the end of the bed.She’s wearing a white bra and panty set that matches and reveals more than it covers.Nothing is left to the imagination as I let my eyes travel down her body and back up again as slow as I possibly can.
“Fuck, Peyton.You’re so fuckin’ sexy,” I tell her honestly as my eyes go to her stomach and I don’t move them.
Stepping forward, I place my hands on her body and just hold them there.After a minute of my hands resting on her stomach, I feel something beneath my palms.Darting my eyes back up to Peyton’s face, I take in her soft smile.
