Burning Ember

Epilogue

                               Raidens POV

It's been 4 months since that night with Pete, more importantly, 4 months since I found out Ember was having our baby.

She looks so beautiful, her belly growing with our child, a child who we'll found out the gender of today. We went for the scan a couple of days ago and Ember had the obgyn write the gender down so that she could give it to a baker she found in the next town over and reveal it when we cut the cake at her baby shower later.

I'm not sure I've ever been so excited in my life!

My phone buzzes in my pocket and I pull it out to check who's calling "Hey Wrench, how's it going?"

"Good Prez, we just stopped off for a bite to eat, should be back in a couple of hours"

"Don't be late, we'll see you soon"

"Bye" he says in a clipped tone, cutting the call

Wrench and a couple of others have been away helping out another club for just over a month, I could tell he was pissed when I asked him to go but he didn't object. He's been in an odd mood ever since then and I've no idea why. I understand it's hard to be away from home but still, the guys had a real bad attitude the whole time and I don't think it's just because he misses his own bed like he keeps saying

I plan to get the truth out of him once they're back and settled in and the baby showers over.

I moved across the road into Embers house about 3 months ago but I still have my room at the clubhouse, all the members who don't live there still have their own room, just in case there's a lockdown or they get drunk and can't drive.

I'm currently stood in the kitchen drinking a coffee when I hear Ember coming down the stairs, god I love that woman, she's the one and I can't wait for the house to be filled with baby toys and giggles and memories.

Jake's doing good, we sat him down and told him all about Pete, I don't think he'll ever truly understand how much of a monster his sperm doner was but the kids got a good head on his shoulders, thank fuck he's just like his Mama!

I've had my lawyer draw up some adoption papers so that when the times right and I ask Ember to marry me, I can adopt Jake at the same time so we'll be a proper family. I love that kid like he's my own and I'm pretty sure he and Cal are already planning to prospect for the club as soon as they turn 18, it's a while off yet but I think they've both got what it takes.

"Hey handsome, what's got you thinking so hard?" Ember asks, reaching up to cup my face and pulling me from from my internal monologue

"Just thinking about the future baby" I say, grinning down at her

I reach down and grab ahold of the backs of her thighs, hoisting her up onto the counter top and stepping in between her legs, I now my head to kiss her, slow and passionate

"I love you" she whispers, arms around my neck

"And I love you" I say kissing her neck, my left hand rubbing up swollen belly

"Shit, what was that?" I ask, shocked

She giggles and it happens again, what the fuck

"That's the baby kicking her Daddy"

"No way, that's amazing!" I exclaim, looking deep into her eyes

Ember swears up and down that it's a girl 'I've had a boy, this feels different' she always says. I'm not bothered what the gender is so long as it's healthy. Alright, that's a lie, I've imagined what it would be like to have a little girl and what it would be like to have a little boy

"You ready to go see what we're cooking Daddy bear?" Ember asks and I growl, squeezing her thighs and nuzzling my head into her neck making her giggle

"You know that makes me crazy" I breath out

Ember keeps calling me Daddy Bear and I'd be lying if I said it didn't give her a hard on every damn time, and she fucking knows it too!

I help her off the counter and over to the door to put her shoes on.

"Let's go" I say grabbing her hand

We make it across the road to the clubhouse and the place is covered in balloons and flowers, all courtesy of Sandy who took full control of setting up the baby shower, everything except the cake which Ember insisted on getting done herself. I think she's made friends with the baker so she likes going over there

An hour later and the shower is in full swing, the boys got back about 15 minutes ago and now we're just waiting for this damn cake to turn up. Ember said she'd invited her baker friend to the shower, so now we're just waiting on her. Patience is not my strong point so I'm getting kinda antsy waiting on this mysterious woman.

I'm about to ask Ember to call her when a huge Rottweiler comes barrelling round the corner and straight for Ember, a couple of guns are quickly drawn but put away just as quickly when Ember drops to her knees in front of the giant slobbery thing and starts fussing him like they're the best of friends

"Shit! I'm sorry, Pig! I told you not to run off!" A feminine voice says from behind me. The baker, surely

My thoughts are confirmed when she comes into my line of sight carrying a huge cake box

"Here, I'll take that" I say, reaching for the box

"No!" Wrench shouts, making everyone turn and look at him, he looks like he's seen a ghost, and judging from the look on the face of the little blonde stood holding the cake, she's pretty shocked to see him too.

I wonder if that's what's got him so caught up with himself and grumpy

She passes me the box and I take it over to the big table Sandy had set up.

Once it's opened up and I'm stood holding a knife, I turn to look at Ember

"Shall we do it together?" I ask, she eagerly nods and places her hands on top of mine, pushing the knife down slowly

"Fuck yes! Bring me the money!" Ink shouts

"No way! I was sure it would be blue!" Sandy huffs

Embers giggling and crying all at the same time, I wrap my arms around her and kiss the crown of her head

"A girl" I whisper

"A beautiful baby girl" she whispers back

THE END!

For now at least! I'm planning to make this a series. Can you guess who might be next? Thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to read my first ever book. Loads of love for now, A xx