Fuuuuuck.
Easy snuck a glance at Shade. No surprise, the man already had lasered in on them because he always watched his family like a fucking hawk. With a tight jaw and sharp eyes, he handed Ethan over and murmured, “Be right back,” before taking determined strides in that direction.
“Judge,” Easy called out, tipping his head toward the issue that could lead to things going sideways between the two clubs if either Romeo or Shade got bent out of shape.
“On it,” Judge answered, immediately spotting the problem and not wasting any time to head over there.
A few rows away, Ozzy, Shay, Rev and Reilly sat next to each other. Ozzy kept a possessive arm around his ol’ lady since the last time there was a wedding like this, he lost Liz to Crash. Easy knew there was no way the club secretary was letting that happen again with Shay. And the man should worry, since he was an asshole. Luckily, Shay was an introvert and sweet, the exact opposite of her ol’ man, so they balanced each other out.
Cage and a pregnant Jemma sat next to Dutch since the old man was holding his “Duchess” on his lap. Of course, Dyna was wearing a shirt her grandfather had custom-made just for her:
Fun*pa
/noun/
1. Like a grandpa, only cooler
2. Badass biker
3. More handsome, awesome & definitely smarter than Dad
Easy hoped the Original kept all the previous onesies and shirts he had bought or had made for Dyna for his newest grandchild. Otherwise, he should open his own clothing line.
He choked on his laugh as he watched Maddie now headed across the courtyard, not looking happy at all as Shade followed her. The college graduate was the same age as Tessa but Shade protected her like she was ten years younger. Shade waited until Maddie was sitting with Jude, Chelle and Josie, then had a few quiet words with his family before heading back to Easy to get in place for the ceremony.
The whole time Shade had been talking to them, Easy didn’t miss that Jude only had eyes for Gabi sitting a few rows ahead. Now it made a lot of sense why Shade didn’t want Gabi staying with his family long term.
The man was a hell of a lot smarter than a lot of people realized.
Easy’s gaze slid over Dodge, Syn and Maya and landed on Castle standing off to the side having a close conversation with what might be a woman from either the Dark Knights or Dirty Angels. Easy couldn’t see the back of the young blonde’s cut, but it was made of denim and in their world that meant she belonged to a club, but wasn’t an ol’ lady.
Even though she wasn’t officially taken, that didn’t mean she was available, especially if her father was a Knight or an Angel.
That concern was quickly forgotten when Saylor joined him at the arch. She was Tessa’s official “maiden of honor.”
“Are you ready to marry my girl?” Rev’s sister and Tess’s best friend asked with a smart-ass smile.
“She ain’t your girl, Saylor. She’s mine.”
Shade who was once again standing by Easy’s side as they faced the filled seats, snorted softly.
“She’ll always be my girl, E. I just don’t fuck her.” Saylor turned to face him. “Do you want me to hold Ethan during the ceremony? Or I can give him to Stella.”
Easy adjusted Ethan in his arms. “Nope. I’m gonna hold him. Want him to be a part of this.”
“What if he shits his diaper?”
“Then I’ll give him to you to go change it since you like to stick your nose in our business.”
Their exchange was interrupted when Sully from the Dark Knights took his spot under the arch to officiate and make this whole thing between him and Tessa legal.
This was really fucking happening.
Did they have to? No. Like Tessa said, she already wore his cut. That meant more to him than any wedding ring, but it was something he wanted to give Tessa. His baby, his name and ultimately, himself.
Easy frowned when Trip walked up the “aisle,” the narrow stretch of grass between the two large sections of occupied chairs. Yeah, their wedding wasn’t fancy but it didn’t need to be. The most important part was anyone and everyone who mattered was there to share their day with them.
When Trip arrived, Easy grumbled, “Thought you were gonna walk her down the aisle.”
“Planned on it. But Tuck asked if he could do it instead.”
Easy’s eyebrows shot toward his hairline. “Surprised you said okay.”
Trip snorted and shook his head. “Wasn’t gonna fight him for it. And look how fuckin’ sharp my baby brother looks in his dress blues.”
The pride in both Trip’s voice and eyes was hard to miss.
Tessa had her arm tucked within Tucker’s just beyond the last row of chairs, both sets of eyes turned toward the arch. And Easy.