Remember When - Ace Merrill (BOOK 3)

I'm a Merrill

Oceane finished counting and walked straight back downstairs, all the guys stared up as she entered.

Yet what did make her laugh was seeing Austin sat on the chair, except now he had suddenly grown a much larger belly that wiggled. Hero always hid his shirts.

"Hide and seek?" He asked sarcastically as he looked at her.

Oceane nodded, "better than talking about bad men." She gave a sarcastic response.

"We don't know it's him." Skylar pointed out as Marco hit him over the head.

"Obviously it's him you-" he stopped himself as his eyes fell on the clear child under Austin's shirt, giggling and wiggling to herself.

"So what does he want?" Skylar asked looking about.

"Really? After everything we've been through, that's your question?"

"Okay so he's clearly after full on revenge, what's does that mean then? He gonna go for the girls again? Hit up Connie's wedding? Go for the kids? We know he's not got a problem with taking whatever he wants." Skylar snapped as he stood up. "Or has everyone forgotten what happened last time we came here."

Oceane instinctively reached out and gripped at Hugo's hand next to her.

The last time they had came here AJ had been taken, Connie had been taken, her wedding day had been interrupted and they threatened to take her too.

"I'm sorry are we forgetting that with what happened with AJ last time, he was just a baby?" Evans coughed out as he looked at the team. "I can't even get that kid to have a bath now without it becoming a battle."

"The kid freaking robbed us at gunpoint!" Skylar snapped defensively, "okay he's gone from being a helpless little baby to a bloody full of Merrill-Satan-Spawn!"

"I do believe the children could benefit with learning a thing or two." Salvatore finally spoke up as he was stood in the kitchen doorway.

Oceane hesitated. "Look I know the kids like play fighting and all this but actually teaching them to properly fight? I don't know if I'm comfortable with that."

"Especially with you teaching 'em." Seth mumbled as he looked away from Salvatore.

"With all due respect ma'am," Salvatore started as Ace walked back into the room. "Your children will learn to fight. As we have already witnessed it is in their blood and with their family influence you can see why."

Salvatore gestured to the rest of the agents, even Oceane had to admit, it wasn't the best of influences but she grew up just fine. Only difference being her children were Merrills by blood.

"They don't need to learn." Ace spoke as he sat down. "They do a plenty good job of it as it is anyway. I'd like to see anyone get past one of Salvatore's spitballs." he grumbled.

Austin attempted to fidget as Hero was still fidgeting under his shirt.

"Don't suppose anyone wants to finish hide and seek?" Austin asked as you could see Hero was definitely causing him discomfort.

"Actually we gotta go do that thing!" Ace quickly exclaimed as he stood up, reaching out and yanking Oceane with him.

"That thing?" She asked quietly.

Ace nodded. "Yeah that thing so you just-" he paused. "You guys have fun!"

And with that he quickly yanked her out of the house as the pair run off down the street.

"Gotta go do that thing? Jesus Ace how crappy do you want to make your excuses?" Oceane laughed as he took her hand in his and draped his arm around her shoulder so he could pull her closer.