When her alarm went off, Chelsy was already awake, her nerves getting the best of her throughout the night. She couldn't sleep. Abel spent the night at his parents, and while neither of them wanted to separate last night when he dropped her off, they knew they'd make up for it during the honeymoon.
Getting up, she put her robe over her chemise and goes into her daughter's room to feed her. Being able to provide substance for her daughter is something she embraces and she was glad that breastfeeding isn't something she's had trouble with. Even when Heidi finishes eating, Chelsy wasn't ready to put her down in her crib. She needed to bond with her baby before leaving her for a week.
The honeymoon, Abel told her, was gonna be a week long, and while she was worried about not seeing her baby for a week, she knew she was leaving Heidi in good hands with Vivian. As she rocks her daughter back and forth, Chelsy's eyes move to her engagement ring, ready to be Mrs. Abel Teller.
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"Chelsy, it's time, sweetie," her mother says coming into the baby's room. "We gotta get you ready."
Chelsy looked at the club on the wall and notices she's been sitting in the room for over an hour. It was time to start getting ready.
"Everyone's here?" she asked speaking about Alyssa and Tara and the hair stylist, Fran, who was able to make it down from Tacoma.
"Yep," her mother tells her and then crosses the room to see Heidi
"The more she grows, the more she looks like you."
"She may look like me, but she's got Abel's temperament. I'm getting married today, mom," Chelsy says looking at her mother.
"I know, baby, and it's time to start getting ready for the rest of your life," Vivian tells her.
When Chelsy showered and sat comfortably in a dining room chair to let the hair stylist work her magic, Chelsy enjoyed a large glass of strawberry wine.
"Chelsy, sweetie, you sure you want the white socks on Heidi?" Tara asked her still not convinced that everybody in the wedding party will match. Everyone in the wedding was required to incorporate dark violet somewhere in their attire, and by everyone, that means only the girls. Abel and Tommy don't apply. She was able to convince them both to wear white dress shirts though so she considered that a job well done.
"Yes, she's wearing the white socks. Her cute little dress is white and the socks will match her purple headband," Chelsy tells her taking a large sip of her drink as Fran continues to add curlers to her hair.
"Has Abel hinted where he's taking you yet?" Alyssa asked her.
"Unfortunately, no, and that's made it difficult for me to pack," she tells her taking a look in the mirror at how far along her hair is coming.
"Speaking of the honeymoon, Chelsy, have you been taking the birth control?" Vivian asks her drinking her morning cup of coffee.
"Yeah. There's no way in hell I'm having a second baby so soon," she says.
"Chelsy, is this all you're taking on the honeymoon?" Tara says pointing to the medium sized black suitcase on the floor in the corner of the living room that had to be put into Abel's truck.
"Yeah, I don't plan on being fully clothed much, Tara," she responds.
"You heard about Taylor?" Alyssa asks blowing on her newly painted black nails.
"No, what did Harry do with her?" Chelsy asks hoping she's still alive at least.
"She left town this morning. My dear mother was sure of that," Alyssa says rolling her eyes as she sees her mother's smug face.
"It was the best outcome given the circumstances, and it was the only outcome that wouldn't bite us in the ass," Tara says. "Harry's his father, just a younger version."
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"What the hell do you want?" Tommy says opening the door seeing Cody standing on his front porch.
"Abel told me to stop by," he replied.
"Get in here," Abel yells from the living room. "Did you get it?"
"Yeah, it's right here," Cody says handing over an envelope.
"Cody, go wait outside. We'll talk out there," Abel tells him opening the envelope when Cody walks out.
"What is it?" Tommy asks moving to get a glimpse of what's inside.
"Cody and Donny are related. They're second cousins or some shit like that. I figured Cody has some idea of where Donny could be hiding since Juice can't find shit on him," Abel says.
"Me and the guys can pick him up. You can deal with him after you get hitched," Tommy volunteers knowing Abel wants to be the one to end the addict's useless life.
"Yeah, do me a favor and go to the clubhouse, will you? I need to deal with Cody," Abel tells his brother.
When Tommy leaves, Abel goes out to the porch and addresses Cody.
"Thanks for the help, kid. Stop by the clubhouse next week. Harry will be expecting you. Now, I'm only gonna say this once so listen good. My old lady is off limits to you. And you better watch yourself, kid. Step out of line and you'll regret it. Now go on home," Abel says walking back inside.
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As Chelsy got dressed and went to greet her father, she laughed seeing him already drinking.
"How's the whiskey, dad?" Chelsy asks. Her father had a glass half full and wasn't drinking leisurely.
"I used to have nightmares about this day. They started when your mother made me let you date," he tells her finishing the glass and placing it on the table. "Come here."
Chelsy let her father engulf her in a hug and when they separated, she gave him a quick kiss on his cheek.
Her dress was pure white and the design left her back open. She fell in love with it when she saw it. There were no ruffles or bling, it was a simple dress, but with the open back and the low neckline, it was perfect for her.
As she placed her hand through her father's, they made their way down the walkway to the alter. When she came into view and everyone turned to see her, they began to walk down the alter, Chelsy stopping to give a soft kiss to her daughter's cheek. As they continue walking, she looks around at all the people who love her, Abel, and Heidi, and she smiles, her nerves disappearing.
Her gaze lands on Abel as she approaches him and when she reaches him, he winks at her and he shakes Dane's hand, then takes hers and they allow the officiant to begin.
As the officiant begins and they begin their vows, they say their I Dos, keeping it short and simple, both ready to get the formalities over with.
"I vow to love you and cherish you and our baby girl for the rest of our days…and specifically for you, mama, I promise to treat you as good as my leather and ride you as much as my Harley," Abel finishes as he places the ring on her finger. They let a moment go by for the crowd to settle down after cheering and clapping. When it was Chelsy's turn, she took the ring from Alyssa and looked at Abel.
"I vow to be forever loyal to you and to love you all my life," she says slipping the wedding band on his finger. When the officiant pronounces them husband and wife, they kiss with Abel picking her up off the floor as he wraps his arms around her.
The ceremony ends and everyone moves onto the food and the booze, with Abel sitting down and pulling Chelsy on his lap, neither of them worried about their guests, both too busy attacking the other's lips.
"Children," Tara says coming up behind them with Heidi in her arms.
"Hey, baby girl," Abel says motioning for his mom to give them Heidi. When Chelsy takes hold of her, Abel leans back against the chair and feels at peace with himself and the decisions he's made. Everything has brought him here. As they make baby noises with Heidi, Harry walks up behind Abel and pats him on the shoulder, telling him they need to go.
"Go where?" Chelsy asks looking at Abel and about to get pissed off. "You said no club business today."
"It's got nothing to do with the club, babe. I'll be back in a few hours. I'll tell you after it's done," Abel says. She gets off his lap and glares at Harry.
"He comes back not in the same condition he left, I'm gonna kick your ass," she tells him.
"Why am I the one she always blames?" Harry asks his best friend as they both watch the girls go to the dance floor.
"Better you than me," Abel says. Both of them meet up with Happy and Juice and they ride to where Donny was being held. It was in an old abandoned shed that Happy owns unofficially.
"You ready for this?" Harry asks him.
"I've been ready for over a year," Abel replies and puts his gloves on. When he sees Donny, he laughs, seeing the helpless position he was in. His hands were handcuffed to a pipe on the floor and when he saw Abel, you could almost smell the fear coming from him.
"What are you gonna do, huh? Kill me. You won't get away with this," Donny screams as loud as he can.
"Watch me," Abel says pulling out his gun and attaching a silencer. As he points the gun at Donny, he wastes no time, he doesn't give the man any mercy. He aims the gun at Donny's head and shoots, and he keeps shooting until he runs out of bullets.
...
"Hey, Chelsy," Cody says coming up to her as she sits back in her seat, still holding Heidi.
"Cody! Hey, kid," Chelsy says glad to see him. "You survived my husband, I see."
"He's not that bad…just really scary. He told me I can come to the clubhouse next week and do some things around the clubhouse," Cody tells her. She could see he was happy with that.
"Alyssa told me you'd like to prospect," Chelsy says beginning to rock Heidi back and forth. "What is it you're expecting from this club?"
"Something that I can be a part of," he replies touching Heidi's little fingers. "She looks just like you."
"Give her a few years. Damn Teller genes are strong," Chelsy says happy with that though. They sit there talking for a while until Heidi needs to nap and Alyssa comes over to take her.
"Hey, sis," Derek says placing his arm around her shoulders. "You did real good."
"Yeah, I did, didn't I?" Chelsy says following his gaze towards Heidi. "I see you found yourself a girl."
"Yeah, she's pretty sexy," he says obviously well on his way to being drunk out of his mind.
"Well, she's waiting for you," Chelsy says seeing the red-head staring at Derek like Cupid just struck an arrow in her heart.
"Yes, ma'am, and I will, but I want you to know that there may be a trip to Belfast coming up and mom may be back for a visit sooner than expected," he says going over to his date. Chelsy watches them walk over into the woods and hopes neither of them get bit in the ass by a snack.
Since Abel wasn't around and Heidi was napping, Chelsy decides to make time pass on the dance floor. After a few songs, she looks into the crown and sees Abel and the guys back. As she gets close enough to touch him, he grins at her as she looks him over, making sure he was in the same condition he left.
"I'm fine, I promise. How about we ditch this party and go start a more private one?" he asks her placing his hand on her bare back and pulling her into the shelter of his arms.
"Are you going to Belfast?" she asks him.
"I'm not sure just yet," he tells her honestly. "Now, instead of worrying about the future, can you come with me so we can celebrate the rest of our lives?"
"Fine, but let's go say bye to our daughter first," she tells him. She was more than ready to engage in more matrimonial activities. Later, when his guards were down, she'd ask more about Belfast, but for now, as they walk towards the room where Heidi was sleeping with the babysitter, she was content with living in the present...for now.
A/N: Hi, everyone! Here it is! The End! I wanna thank everyone who's stuck with me in this journey and everyone who reviewed. There will be a sequel, but not for a little while. I need to regroup and get the layout of the sequel before I start posting anything. I will have it to you guys to read as soon as I can. Thanks so much!