Page 39 of Saige (Renegade Vipers MC #1)

Thirty-Five

Saige

We are a week away from Halloween, I am as huge as our house, and I’m sitting at the kitchen table with Bethany.

Alivia went to go finish packing up Bethany’s stuff from the clubhouse.

Beth and her dad have been missing for a couple of days, and I’m not taking things lightly.

He was taking her to the bakery so that she could help Bexley , but never showed up.

I don’t know what is going on with them, but I’m fulfilling my promises to Beth, to take care of this baby girl, to protect her with everything I am.

Bethany is scared, and she’s been clinging to me.

She loves her room that Cotton fixed up for her, but she isn’t sleeping in there.

She wants to be with me. She loves on Cotton, Loki, and Alivia, but if I’m anywhere around, she is right on me.

Right now, we are frosting cupcakes. I’ve found that the busier I keep her the better.

These are new flavors to try out before we send them to the bakery, so with it being family trying them, I don’t care what the icing looks like.

I smile at her as she frosts a rainbow sherbet cupcake.

She has her little tongue stuck out of the corner of her mouth, holding the small spatula in a death grip, and slathering frosting just on the top.

The flavors of the cupcake are raspberry, orange, and lime swirled, just like rainbow sherbet, so we made a buttercream frosting in each flavor.

This way all the cupcakes will have a frosting that is already incorporated to a flavor that is in it.

We made all kinds of mini bundt cakes in different flavors, mini fruit tarts, and I’m trying to figure out if I want to do the desserts in jars, and down the road, maybe add salads in jars as well.

Bacon has called Dad and the others to come over for dinner tonight.

Cotton and I are going to let them know about the papers that I signed for Beth and let them try all these new desserts.

I had asked Bethany earlier what she wanted for dinner, she said lasagna, so that is what we are having.

I asked Bacon to help me make it, then we made a huge salad and some garlic bread.

I know that Dad has a lot going on. He is trying to help plan the wedding with Leilani, keeping an eye out for Michael and his goons, plus all the businesses the club owns, he is running himself ragged.

I know that with this news about Bethany he’ll worry more.

My blood pressure has been a little more elevated lately, so I’m having to rest as much as possible. “Hey Sai, looks at my cupcakes!”

I look at Bethany and smile. “You are doing great, baby girl. Look at how pretty those are! I bet everyone eats those up fast.” She giggles.

“Can I has one now?” I let her have one. I know that I am probably going overboard with the spoiling right now, but I want to keep her calm.

“Sai, I think the babies wants one too. Here they want this one.” Bethany hands me a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter and banana buttercream frosting. It’s actually really good. I had crinkled my nose up when Bacon asked if I would make it.

I laugh as I take it from her, “Thank you, baby girl. This will make them happy. How is your cupcake?”

“Is so yummies! I wants more.”

“Not until after dinner, you need to have room to eat your lasagna. Why don’t we clean up some, and watch something on tv, while we wait for everyone to get here for dinner?” She nods her head, taking off for the living room.

Loki walks in the kitchen, “Damn, Saige. Let me help you into the living room with her, Bacon and I’ll clean the kitchen.

Sorry we were gone for so long. Alivia has all of Bethany’s clothes and toys.

There isn’t much. Beth’s room was kinda bare, except for Bethany’s stuff.

I don’t know what is going on at all. Alivia is taking her stuff upstairs to her room.

Bethany stopped her in the living room, grabbing her bear you had gotten her for her birthday two weeks ago. ”

I wipe a tear from my face, trying to calm myself before I go sit with Bethany.

“I don’t know either, Lok. I just know that I’m going to do everything that I promised Beth.

Ughh, I feel like a house is living in my stomach.

” I get up with Loki’s help, get my sweet tea, and let him help me into the living room.

“Oh yeah, when you clean the kitchen up, Bacon knows what can go in the dishwasher, and what has to be hand washed.” I sit on the couch beside Bethany who has Paw Patrol on.

She looks at me smiles, kisses my belly, and then snuggles up against me, holding her bear.

I put my arm around her, holding her close.

It doesn’t take long until we both are asleep.

I feel someone pushing on my stomach as I am waking up. “Sai, the babies are kicking my head. They wokes me up!” I look at Bethany, and have to hide a grin, she has the cutest little pout.

“Oh, sweetheart, I’m sorry. They didn’t mean to wake you up or kick your head. They were just saying hi and that they love you.” I hug her to me, and she hugs me back, kissing my belly. “Is okays, I fogives them.”

I look up and see Loki sitting in the recliner, and he is hiding a grin himself. “You know, BFF, you have this mom thing down already. I couldn’t be more happy or proud of you.”

“Thank you, BFF. I hope I do justice to all these kids. I know I want to be there for everything they have going on. Dad did his best for us, and Aunt Stella gave me a huge female figure to look up to, and then Leilani came along. So hopefully I won’t screw them up too bad.” I laugh a little.

Loki looks at me shaking his head, “You will do great. You have a huge family behind you to help also. Saige, we got you. We got Cotton. You know what Uncle Stone says. It takes a village to raise a child. You have a village behind you.” Damn it, he has me crying. He gets up and kisses my forehead.

“Thank you.”

“Anytime. Looks like everyone is pulling in. Need help up?” I laugh as I nod, and Bethany tries to help me up too. I waddle as fast as I can to the bathroom before I try dealing with dinner and the family.