“I’ll talk to you soon, Brother.”
Kane and I left the cemetery and headed to our destination.
A little while later, we ended up at a bakery. It was odd that nobody was in there but one lady and us.
“Hello, and welcome. I’m Malia, the owner.” She reached out and shook my hand, then Kane’s.
“Hi.”
“Hello, and thank you for doing this for us,” Kane said as he led me further inside.
“Of course. Let me show you guys where we’ll be starting.” She led us into the kitchen of the bakery.
On a big counter were different types of cake batter, eggs, multiple types of frosting, and a bunch of other stuff.
“So, tonight we’ll be baking a cake and some cookies. It’s up to you what you want to do. I heard you are a baker,” she said as she smiled at me.
“A little.”
“Shit, a lot,” Kane added. “She likes to bake all the time. I had to increase my workouts because she’s always making some shit.”
Malia and I laughed. She handed each of us an apron. “Well good. Y’all probably won’t even need me, so I’ll leave you to it. I’ll be in my office down the hall if you need anything.”
Kane thanked her, and she left the kitchen. I walked over to the counter and looked at all the ingredients. There were so many to choose from. If we worked together, we could make a few things to take home.
“What made you choose this?”
“I figured since you liked to bake, we could bake something together. It’s a bigger stove here, so I knew you’d be in heaven.”
I looked around at all the appliances and got excited. Whenever I baked at home, I had a simple stove, and I had to mix everything with a whisk. Here, I could use top-of-the-line appliances and make multiple things at once.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” He kissed my forehead, then released me.
We checked out all the ingredients and decided on a cake, pie, and cookies. My stomach was happy about the choices we made. I hadn’t had any symptoms of being pregnant, and I prayed it stayed that way.
We worked together, mixing the ingredients. Malia had left some drinks for us. Since Kane didn’t know about the baby, there was wine, but he ended up not opening the bottle. Instead, we both drank water and sparkling juice.
“Are you happy about the baby?” I asked Kane as he mixed the ingredients for chocolate chip cookies.
“Hell yeah. I never thought I’d have this.”
“Sometimes, I didn’t either. Who would have guessed that the man I thought wasn’t worth a damn turned out to be worth more than I could imagine.”
“They say a man changes for the right one, and you are the right one.” He wiped his hands off on his apron, then stepped back.
Tears sprang to my eyes when he got down on one knee and pulled a black box from his pocket.
“Raina. My Munch, you made me give up my player card, and I don’t regret it one bit. You mean the world to me, baby. And now that I know you are carrying my baby, I love you even more. You are already first lady of the Vipers and the first lady of my life, but I want you to carry my last name. Will you marry me?”
“Yes,” I quickly answered.
Kane put the ring on my finger, then stood to kiss me.
I never would have thought that I’d find love when I walked into that clubhouse, but I did. I was going to be someone’s mother, and Kane’s wife. Life couldn’t have been any better. The only thing missing was my brother, but I knew he would always be there in spirit.
“Throw that ass back, Munch.” I smacked her left butt cheek that had my name on it.
