Chapter Twenty-Five
Before Spider had achance to say anything more, the door opened and Fletch came in, Dax not far behind him.
“About time.I’ve got a few things I wanted to say but I was waiting for everyone to be here,” Raven said, pushing himself to his feet.“Give me just a moment.”He dropped a hand on Spider’s shoulder as he moved past him.
Spider watched his president move toward Fletch and give him a hug before turning back to Jordon.
“What do you think?”he asked.
She tilted her head until her forehead rested against his shoulder.“I think they’re your family and they love you.”
“We are, and we do,” Taylynn spoke up from where she still sat across from Jordon.“It hasn’t been the same around her without him.We’re glad to have him back, even if it’s just for the weekend.He’ll get to where he can come home for good, I’m sure.”She gave Jordon a friendly smile.
A moment later, Raven let out an ear-splitting whistle.They all turned to where he was making his way back to their table.
“Now that I have your attention, I have a few things to say.”When Raven reached the table, he pulled his chair out and stepped up on it.“First and foremost!In case you haven’t noticed, Spider is here!He’s only in for a couple of days, but we’ll take what we can get.”
Cheers erupted around the room.Spider lifted one arm and waved.Those who wanted a word would find the time to come see him while he was there.It took a moment for them to die down but when they did, Raven continued.
“Second, we’ve been waiting until everyone was here for this one and since Spider, Fletch, and Dax are here, I can’t think of a better time.”He turned and looked at the table then held out one hand.Taylynn stood and went to his side, taking his hand and holding it.“Taylynn is pregnant.”His grin was so big it threatened to split his face in two.“We’ve known for a while but were waiting until we could share it with everyone.She’s not due until the end of the summer, but we’re going to have more patchlings around soon!”When he finished, he stepped down from the chair, wrapped Taylynn in his arms and leaned in for a kiss.
The cheering was even louder this time and even Spider joined in, shouting and clapping.It took a lot longer for it to die down.When it did, Raven turned to him.“You okay to come outside for a couple of minutes?I’ve got something to show you.”
“I am.But what about Jordon?”he didn’t want to leave her on her own in there, especially without a property cut.His brothers were good guys, but they could be stupid sometimes and he didn’t want to leave her unprotected.
“Bring her.”
Spider frowned, wondering what this was about, then looked at Jordon and tilted his head toward the door with one brow lifted, hoping she’d understand what he was trying to ask.When she nodded, he used his crutches to stand and followed Raven and Taylynn outside.
A few feet from the door sat a golf cart with a seat on the back.
“Climb in,” Raven said, sliding in behind the wheel.
“How about you and I sit back here and let Spider have the seat in front?”Taylynn said to Jordon.
“Okay,” Jordon said as she and the president’s woman climbed on to the back of the cart.
“What’s this all about?”Spider asked as he sat, then wrestled with his crutches for a moment, trying to get them under the short roof on the cart.
“Here, let me hold them,” Jordon’s arm reached around from where she sat right behind him.
