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He grabs the old man and slams his face into the hood of his truck before anyone has so“What the fuck did you say?! That boy is an innocent child, you irl, their son?!”
“She belongs to e scream as Jett twists his arm so far up his back, I swear I heard it crack
“Apologize to ize for what you called his son, for what you did to his girl, or I proht now”
“I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry!” He yells like that ive a shit what he calls me, but my boy? Hell, no!
I bend doith my mouth next to his ear “You walk away today You won't be so lucky toet rid of him I need some time alone with Brooke and my boy away from here, just for a couple of days Brooke needs a place she can rest and recover from the birth A place I can take care of her and Gabriel Just the three of us A place that old cunt can't find her
Chapter Six
Brooke
Haas not in a good mood when he returned from wherever he'd been with some of the others He snatched Gabriel fro of dread within ? I had no idea I still have no idea
I make my excuses to leave the party to find Dante I need to find out what's wrong I can talk to Hawk, but I need to speak with Dante also Hawk and Dante ht be the same man physically, but I so to Hawk, and I don't knohich one is erous
He's in our roo Gabriel's head as he rocks hiht for me to nurse the baby in
“There are so’s in this life that you should never be subjected to, Gabriel Things that you will be subjected to, things I can't protect you fro; he sounds so sad when he speaks “There are people in this world that see nothin' but their own skin color People ill hurt you ords Then there are people like your mother, people who see only people”
I don't understand what's wrong Has so to Hawk about the color of his skin? No one here would ever be racist towards him Everyone loves him
“Racist bigots never bothered me in the past It didn't even bother me when the racist old bastard that fathered your o However, today, I finally understood how s to my mother, my brother and me When that son of a bitch called you I wanted to kill him, Gabriel”
My heart is breaking The utter sadness in his voice is killing me Who has said whatever it was about my baby and hurt the man I love like this?
God, I shouldn’t have told hi on his h me
“There is nothing I wouldn't do for you, Gabriel Nothin' Your mother and you” His voice trails off
Quietly, I walk into the roo the door behindHe doesn't even look at me; he keeps his eyes on Gabriel I crouch down in front of hi Hawk's hand “What's wrong, sweetheart? You were so happy before you left with the others What made you so sad?”
“He's gonna have to endure everything I did All those names, those racist slurs”
“Dante, look atWe will teach hile person as his equal We will teach him that the color of someone's skin does not make them different from him Our choices are what make us different Our son has been born into the most wonderful family Your family”
His eyes are on me as I stroke his cheek withtime From the moment Imy father ever told me about you, made a difference to the way I loved you Not even after you walked away and he got even worse I kept our love alive in my heart
“You are h he can't take in what I'h I know he believes me because he feels it too “You could be the color red, and I would still love you, and I am so proud that you are the father of randparents” He chuckles Hawk's mother's parents were so wonderful to me I only met them a handful of times, but each ti to know his Jae Leroy will certainly tell hirandfather, a fantasticto love Gabriel so much
“I want this little boy to know just who he is and that he has the right to be proud of where he came from, and he will be so proud to call you his father”
“I love you Do you know that?”
“You still love me?”
Hawk tugs onme onto his lap I keep ainst Hawk's tehtens aroundinain, Brooke,” He looks ift you could've given me” I smile at that