Finding Home

Chapter Twenty-Six

After Docs, we decided to grab something to eat, we went into one of my favorite places to eat in, once we were seated and we ordered we sat back and relaxed. "Ath, can I see the pictures?" Derek asked and Darryle scooted closer to Derek to look also.

I handed him the pictures, Derek and Darryle both were looking intently at them. "This is so amazing; this adventure is going to be so much fun when he or she is old enough," they both said.

I could see the excitement on their faces, "well I hope so since you both are going to be the baby's uncles" I said laughing, their faces lit right up, "that right were going to be uncles" Derek said.

Tom laughed, "that also includes babysitting when I want to take Ath out for a date night" Tom said smirking at his brothers, "babysitting? When it's tiny and can't do anything?" Darryle asked with a scared look on his face.

I laughed, "Not when it's that tiny Darryle, I wouldn't do that to you just yet, maybe if I have another baby I just might" I said and winked at Derek who busted out laughing at his brother's face.

Tom turned to look at me, "You would want another one?" he asked, looking at me seriously, I turned to look at him and saw that movement behind his eyes again, "yes I would" I said and smiled at him.

Before we could continue this conversation, my stomach dropped to the floor, Tom noticed my face fell and I turned to the table and looked down and started to take deep breaths.

Tom looked around and saw Devon sitting at the bar looking right at Ath.

Derek and Darryle noticed my silence and looked up where Tom was looking, "that son of a bitch" Derek growled out, Derek took ahold of my hand and with his thumb rubbed the back of my hand.

"Just breath Ath, you got this, you have us surrounding you, just say the word and we will make sure he doesn't bother you" Darryle said.

I looked up at the two brothers who I have come to consider my family and brothers as well. "Thank you both" I said and smiled a small smile at them.

Just then the food arrived, "you have to eat for the baby sweetheart" Tom whispered into my ear, I turned and looked at him and nodded my head. I was not going to let Devon mess up this day.

I sat back and squared my shoulders, taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly, I dug into my lunch as the rest of the guys did and we were laughing, talking, and enjoying our food within a few minutes.

I had my support group around me, ones that loved and took care of me as I did for them. We were a family and that was all that mattered, I knew they would not leave me ever.

Once we finished and paid our bill, we left and I did not look around even though I could feel Devon watching me, I could always feel where he was. Tom placed his hand on my lower back while rubbing it as we left.

I know it was his way of letting Devon know that I was claimed which made my inside butterflies dance around happily.

Tom was my big bad wolf in some ways, and my gentle puppy dog in others as I always teased him, which got him laughing but he had a glimmer in his eyes when I did that, I would end up enjoying each other in the bedroom after that.

The funny thing is I noticed when we were leaving the restaurant everyone moved out of the brother's way, all three were a force to reckon with, but Tom had power and dominance rolling off him when we were out in the public.

I felt so small when they surrounded me while we were walking either through the restaurant or out in town, Tom on one side of me holding my hand, Darryle at my back and Derek on the other side of me.

I felt small but also protected and loved, it was the best feeling in the world being around these three. My family, my inner voice chimed in, and I could not agree more.

We stopped at a few more stores and ordered a few things for the baby and for their house, I ordered a new cooking set for myself along with a new kettle to have just in case since the other one was getting old.

I also ordered stuff for the animals, that way I knew one hundred percent that they were taken care of during the winter months.

Once we got to the plane, we loaded up what we had with us, and Tim cleared us and off we went home. After two hours we were back at home, Derek and Darryle went to their house and Tom helped me bring our stuff into my home.

Tom was spending more time with me, I contemplated asking him if he wanted to move in with me, but I was not sure if he wanted to since he would go back to his place a few nights a week.

That night was one of them when Tom went back to his place. I set up the fireplace and put in a movie, snuggled in on the couch and had my snacks and a drink.

Halfway through there was a knock at the door, "who in the hell?" I said pausing the movie and got up and looked out the window. My heart fell to the floor, there standing in the middle of the night was Devon.

I took a breath and opened the door, "can I help you?" I asked him to give him the coldest tone I could muster at that moment.

"I wanted to talk to you in person Ath, can I come in?" he asked. Standing there looking at him I was not sure what I wanted to do, I wanted to hit him, hug him and yell at him.