The nurse took their daughter, started checking her, weighing her, and after several minutes they brought their baby over to them.
Shakes couldn’t help it. His eyes started watering.
“Five pounds, nine ounces,” the nurse said. “She’s a little thing.” She handed the baby to Daniella.
Daniella held their daughter, and Shakes reached out and smoothed his finger along her tiny brow.
“What should we call her?” Daniella asked.
They’d been going back and forth on names, but ultimately he was letting it be her call. “How about we go with what you wanted?”
She smiled. “Yeah?”
“Yeah, baby.”
She looked down at their daughter and smiled wider. “Welcome to the world, little Harley.” She kissed their daughter on the forehead. “She looks like you, Shakes.”
Yeah, she did.
“Hopefully she’ll grow out of that.”
Daniella chuckled.
“I’m going to tell everyone the good news.”
Daniella nodded.
He gave her one more kiss and left. Shakes headed toward the waiting room, and when he stepped through the doorway, he saw all the denim and leather taking up the space. That filled his heart that his family was here for this. Everyone faced him, anticipation clear on their face.
“Five pounds, nine ounces, and we decided on Harley for her name.”
There was a loud chorus of cheers. The guys came up one at a time: Joker and Amy, Steel and Eloise, Striker and Elena, and finally Demon and Deanna.
Everyone took a step back for their President. Demon clapped him on the back, the grin wide on his face. “Welcome to fatherhood, brother.”
Shakes couldn’t help the fucking grin he sported on his face.
And then Zeke stepped up to him and the room went silent.
Zeke stared at him a second before speaking. “I know you’ll take care of my girls,” Zeke said in a low voice beside his ear. “If not I know where to find you.” Zeke clapped him on the shoulder, but Shakes knew Zeke could be a cold motherfucker when it came to protecting what was his.
“No worries. I’ll protect my girls with my last breath.”
Zeke nodded once, and Shakes knew they were on the same level concerning this.
Shakes would be ready to beat some assholes down if they tried fucking with his little girl. “She’s not even going to think about dating until she’s at least thirty.”
The crew started laughing.
The Soldiers were all family, and his little girl was now part of that connection. She’d always be protected; not just by him, but the men that were here right now.
Yeah, no little motherfucker would think about messing with her, and damn did that put his worry to rest … at least a little.
The End
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