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"I can’t say no to her" He shrugs, not denying it, and I roll my eyes

"Are you ready for lunch, or are you too full fro her off the chair

"I’ry I only had four pieces of ers

"Oh, you poor thing Youher "Frankie, we’re going to go feed this poor, starving child Do you want us to get you anything?" I askout all over her head like Medusa waiting for an alien attack--is trying to kill ood lunch," he says, laughing

"Thanks" I give hiured we could go to the sandwich place around the corner," he replies, holding open the door for the salon

"Sounds good," I agree, h the door with Hope in my arms

"I want Ax to carryht I would be jealous, but that’s exactly what I feel as Hope holds out her tiny arhter to me for a second, I almost feel panicked as he takes her from me

"Hey, are you okay?" he asks, dipping his face towardhard, I look at him and Hope and know it’s coht now, but that doesn’t ry"

"Let’s get you girls some food," he says, but I can tell he doesn’t believefro at my stomach as alk down the street, around the corner, and into the small deli at the end of the block

Once we’re inside, we order our sandwiches then take a seat at one of the tables near the front

"Moht," Jax announces, and Hope sables and watch the snow my lip Maybe this is all a really bad idea Maybe I’on?"

Oh, God, why do I feel like crying all of a sudden?

"Just hungry," I repeat my earlier lie, and his eyes narrow on nore it

"Mo el baby," I explain

"Oh" She scrunches up her face and Jax chuckles

"Mayson, order’s up," one of the guys calls froht back," Jax says, leaving the table to go get our sandwiches When he comes back, he sets ins to water frorilled chicken, fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil Then he rilled cheese and cuts it into s, "I’ to take the knife out of his hand

"You just eat," he says softly, but I still hear the bite in his tone as he finishes cutting it up for her Sitting there for the rest of lunch, I can feel Jax’s stare boring into me from across the table, but I don’t look at him I either focus on Hope, or , but instead, I don’t even enjoy it

When we get to Jax’s truck and I have Hope buckled in, I can once again feelher a kiss and hug, I fighther I will see in a little while, and settle with telling her, "I love you, Angel baby Be good, okay?"

"Okay, Ma the door, I squeak when Jax takes my hand, pulls ainst the tailgate, crowdinghis face towardson in your head right now, Ellie, but I’ive a fuck how hard you try to pushto happen We have happened, and I’ a step back, so deal hatever fucked up shit you have going on in your head and get over it Tonight, we’re having dinner then spending ti your pussy until you beg ize for your shit today," he snarls then his head ducks, and his mouth latches onto my neck I feel him pull the skin there into his, when he lifts his mouth away from my neck and kissesme to the sidewalk Then he places another kiss onin behind the wheel Opening and closingas he pulls away, then turn around and go into the salon

"You have a hickey," Ki her free had to point at rit e, dark purple hickey that will likely never go away