Chapter 80

Lug Nut

Our trip to Ireland was incredible. It started on the private plane Cormac chartered for us. The plane was huge and we had it all to ourselves except for the pilot and stewardess. And she pretty much left us alone. I think she was a little frightened of Ailee so she stayed away as much as possible. Both the pilot and stewardess addressed her as queen so they knew who she was. The plane was so large each seat and there were only eight was the size of an oversized recliner. And you could lay them back to a twin size bed to take a nap if you wanted to. It had a small kitchen with a mini stove, microwave and mini fridge.

The part I liked the most was the full bathroom and bedroom. The pilot told us it would take at least ten hours to get to Dublin so I knew I was going to use that time wisely. While Ailee was talking to the pilot I asked the stewardess to make some snacks and bring some bottles of water to the room for us. Turns out Cormac had hooked us up and had champagne, strawberries, bottles of water, and a tray of crackers, cheese and meats arranged for us. I like the way the man thinks.

Once we were in the air for about thirty minutes we were able to leave our seats. I didn’t waste a second. I jumped up and before Ailee could say a single word I bent down picking her up, throwing her over my shoulder and running back to the bedroom. Ailee was giggling the whole ten steps it took to get there. The stewardess saw us and covered her mouth to keep from laughing out loud.

Once inside I slammed the door shut and tossed Ailee on the bed. Ailee propped herself up on her elbows eyeing me up and down. I strip down as Ailee tears off her clothes. Before she can get her panties off I’m naked and jumping on the bed. I reached down, yanking her panties off and tossing them. I need my wife now. Wife. Man I love the way that sounds. I don’t think I will ever get tired of hearing that or saying it. I would give you all the details of how I ravaged my wife for the next several hours or all the positions we tried but I have the rest of the honeymoon to cover including the surprise we came home with.

When we got off the plane there was a limo waiting to take us to the condo Ailee and Cormac owned here. That is where we would be staying until we returned home. We were also greeted by our new guards for this trip. Callen and Finn stayed behind and we were given guards that stayed stationed in Dublin. Ailee introduced me to Ivan and Torrance. They greeted us by bowing and placing their first over their heart and addressing Ailee as queen. I don’t think I will ever get used to that even though I had been warned by Callen that I should. What really got me was when Ailee put her hands on her hips and shook her head.

“ Ivan, you have known me since I was twelve. Without you I wouldn’t have passed Algebra. Since when are you so formal outside of official business?” Ailee asked. I swear I saw him blush. Which was funny to see. This guy could give Brick a run for his money size wise. Six foot five and twice as wide as the plane door. Seeing him a little embarrassed as my little Ailee was fucking funny.

Over the next week when we weren’t having tons of sex Ailee took me on a tour of the lush country side. And since a small part of our honeymoon was for work Ailee took me to see their base of operations here. As well as the therapy center where traffic victims can go and get help for their trama. The clinic, school and the adoption center where kids that can’t be reunited with their families go while they wait for loving families. I had mixed emotions visiting the adoption center. It was sad to see all the kids ranging from infants to teenagers waiting for a good home.

So many that had their lives turned upside down by sick bastards. But with the help of Ailee’s group they are moving on to better lives. I was so proud of the work she does. She was even able to show me the process a kid goes through from start to either going back to their families or adoption. I even got to see some of the work she did with some of the women. I couldn’t go to the recovery center because Ailee said that these women are usually afraid of men and she didn’t want to risk upsetting them. I completely understood. I didn’t want to risk making these women afraid.

As much as I enjoyed Ireland, I’m so glad to be going home. I miss my baby girl. Even though we video chatted with her everyday it wasn’t the same as holding her. SO I’m happy we are going to be landing in an hour. We will drop off our bags with Callen then head to the clubhouse for a welcome back barbeque. My brothers are always looking for an excuse to fire up the grills and have Merigold’s and now Speed’s cooking. I can’t wait to show them our surprise.

We walk into the club and head towards the back following the scent of grilled meat. We get to the back porch and I look around for Katrina. I missed my brothers but I need my princess. I hear a high pitched squeal and “Da. Da.” I smile when I see Ace carrying Katrina over to us. She is clapping her hands and giggling. She looks as excited to see us as we are to see her. “ Brother, good to have you back.” Ace says hanging me a babbling Katrina. I hold her close to me and hug her as tight as I can without hurting her. I kissed the top of her head and told Ace “ It is good to be back brother.”

Ace hugged and kissed Ailee’s cheek. “ Hi, sweetheart.” Ailee hugged Ace and smiled “ Hi, da.” Ace looks down at Ailee’s leg. He squats down and asks “ And who is this?” I turn and see my brothers and sisters all looking in the same direction. I smile and say “ Everyone, I would like you to meet our son and Katrina’s older brother, Ian.” I can see the shocked look on their faces. I knew that was not what they were expecting when I said I had a surprise for them. Ace stands up and looks at Ailee “ Ailee?” he asks. She smiles and says “ We will explain everything I promise. But aye. Ian is your grandson. We adopted him while we were in Ireland.”

Ace just nods “ I trust you.” “ We will introduce everyone in a minute. But we need to see Speed and Ratchet first.” Ace looks confused but calls them over. When they are standing in front of us I squat down to Ian’s level. Poor guy is glued to Ailee’s leg. I keep my focus on him and say “ Speed, a little help.” I sign to Ian but talk out loud. “ Ian, son. These are the special people I told you about. All of them are your new family.” I point to Ratchet and motion for him to come closer. When Ratchet is standing in front of us I tell Ian. “ Ian this is the man I was telling you about.”

Little Ian looks out from Ailee’s leg to look at Ratchet. He looks up at Ailee for confirmation. When she nods and runs her fingers through his hair Ian looks at Ratchet and signs “ He is just like me?” I hear the ol’e ladies gasp but Ratchet gets on his knees and signs “ Yes, little man. I’m just like you.” Ian looks around at all they people who have gathered “ And this is your family? They want you?”

Ratchet signs “ Yes, they are my family. And now yours. They love me very much. And I’m sure they will love you.” “ Even though you are different?” Ian asked. I swear the kid was going to make me cry. Ratchet smiles, “ This family loves different.” Ian looks at me “ See, I told you it would be fine. They are gonna love you just like ma and I love you. And I know your little sister will love you.” I told him. Ian points to Katrina “ Is that my sister?” I hold Katrina out where she can see him better. “ Katrina, this is your big brother Ian.” Katrina reaches out to Ian. Ian leans in and Katrina slaps his cheeks and laughs. I laugh too. Ailee is wiping tears and smiling. Ian hugs Katrina carefully and pulls back. “ I will always protect you.” he signs.

With that we take Ian around and introduce him to his new family. Ian is unsure at first but once he meets Jace and Jax and they sign to him he relaxes and starts to play with them. Merigold comes over and says “ Ok, spill it. How did you come home from your honeymoon with a six year old?” With the kids distracted and everyone close enough to hear us Ailee and I explain.

We explain that on a tour of the orphanage I found Ian playing by himself. I went to talk to him and noticed he didn’t answer me. But I just kept talking to him. Ailee and the director came over to where we were. Ian looked up and saw Ailee, jumped to his feet and rushed Ailee. She picked him up and hugged him close. So it was just me he didn’t want to talk to. For some reason it hurt. “ Lug, Ian is deaf. He couldn’t hear you.” Now I understood.