Jasper POV
I opened the packet in front of me, I could feel Aria standing behind me. I could see her holding herself together in my peripheral vision. I scratched my neck before patting the seat beside me. Athe alpha in me wanting to take full control of the situation but knowing that I couldn’t push too hard and risk her running or pushing us out of her life again.“Come sit by me, love, we will go through this together. No matter what this says we are all here and we will get through this.”She nodded her head and sat on the stool beside me. I leaned toward her and wrapped my right arm around her shoulders and pulled her to me, pressing a kiss to her forehead.“I’ll do whatever it takes to protect you and Eli. You will never be alone again. I mean you had Lori, but now you have Asher, Linc and myself, not including Asher’s lady Leah, will love you and be here too.”Aria looked over at me, “What is she like? Is she good to him?”<Jasper POV “She won't go unless we talk her through all this Asher, and I don’t blame her. There are too many unknowns.” I glance at the paper and find the phone number for the lawyers office and turn it to Asher, “I have an idea. Call them and ask if they can’t come here to us. Don’t force her to upend her life for them.” “You think it could work?” he asked. “The worst they can say is No.” I said shrugging. Asher pulled out his cell and dialed the number putting it on speaker for me to listen in as well. “Thank you for calling Walker and Son, this is Alisha, how may I help you?” a soft voice asked. “Yes, Alisha. My name is Asher Baker, I am needing to speak to,” Asher glanced at the paper quickly, “Mr. Elkson.” “Yes sir, one moment.” He glanced up at me and smirked, “When did we become sirs?” he asked with a smile.
Aria POV It's been two days since Asher informed me, he was insanely rich, that all of them were rich. They just didn’t flaunt it. I guess I should have known since Jaspers an Alpha of the Seattle….no now the Kallager pack, and my brother was the beta. Jasper was never greedy with his wealth. He had always said he wanted his entire pack to feel wealthy. I went back to work and focused on the women in my shelter. I tried to not show that my own mind was spinning. I knew that today was the day we were meeting my cousins and an estate lawyer to discuss the will of Uncle Joseph. I wiped down the conference table I had bought on sale last year with some Clorox wipes. My mind locked on Jasper and how he was coming at every opportunity to spend time with Eli. I could see Eli becoming attached and I knew that soon we would have to sit down and tell Eli that Jasper was his daddy. That Jasper loves him. That is clear to see. It’s been three days since I las
Aria POV “Hello, Brenton, Kaylee and Mr.?” “Elkson.” the man stated, shaking my hand quickly. I nodded, “I was just telling Asher and Jasper that we have everyone sign in here at the front and everyone needs a visitor's pass. I will assist Katie in getting them if you’ll give me a moment.” I squeezed Jaspers hand one more time for support as Asher walked up to the window where Katie stood in all her bad ass glory. I say bad ass when she is maybe five foot two, spiky short hair dyed this week in purple, brown eyes, and a tattoo sleeve on her right arm, and a quote from Harry Potter in a small script from her neck to her shoulder. Her nose piercing flashed at me. She smiled and asked for ID while I watched everyone. Brenton’s eyes were locked on Katie. He didn’t speak, he just watched her closely. “ID, please” She said as he approached the desk. He pulled his wallet out and handed her the ID. “My name is Brenton Baker.” he said in his deep voice focused solely on the women
Jasper POVAfter watching the video, the paperwork was fairly straight forward. I couldn’t get over how drastically different the cousins were now compared to how they used to be. Kaylee still seemed snooty with her nose turned up as we watched the video and signed the paperwork, but Brenton was more laid back, yes, he was dressed in a suit, but he had the top two buttons undone and no tie in sight. He joked and laughed with Asher and tried to draw Aria out of her shell more. We had left them to their own devices once we were done with everything and they chose to go back home but seeing how Brenton had reacted to Aria’s receptionist I knew we would be seeing him again soon. Aria was distracted with work, and I could tell she was still weary of me, but I continued to spend more and more time with Eli and her. I was determined to show her the man Eli and she deserved in her life. I know only one person who could help me, and I knew I would have some grov
Jasper POV I nodded my head before laying my hand on his shoulder, “Bro, I know you do, I just don’t want to see you hurting anymore. You deserve your own happily ever after.” “Dude, getting sappy now that you are back with sis?” he said smiling. “I don’t think you get how crazy about her I am. I have loved her for years. To have her even for a moment is like being allowed to breathe again. I want that for everyone. I want everyone to feel like the moment they see their one person that the whole world is complete.” He shook his head before heading toward the door, “Fix Lori by the time I get back, I don’t know why she’s turning into a butthead but fix it.” “Do me a solid,” I said before he walked out. “Yeah?” “See if you can watch Eli tonight. I want to take Aria on a date. Plus, you’ll get one on one with your little buddy before you l
Aria POVEd Sheeran’s Remember my name played as I danced around my bedroom getting cleaned up for my date. Me going on a date. I couldn’t believe it either. I hadn’t been on a date since my ex prior to the breakup. I sang along to the song as I put on my makeup. Eli sat on my bed with his headphones on watching Paw Patrol. In my house it's life, well Paw Patrol and dinosaurs. He grinned up at me as I danced in front of the mirror. I grinned back as Bad Wolves took over. I grabbed a purple sweater dress that had gorgeous lace running up the sleeves and top with scalloping in the front and back. The dress ended right before my knees and hugged all my curves. Maybe too dressy for a bakery but I wanted to show Jasper I was more than just a mom. I was sexy too. I shook my head as I thought about our text conversation from earlier. I took a quick mirror selfie and sent it to Lori.
Aria POVEli looked over at me and cocked his head to the side, “Is he, my daddy?” he asked, confused.“Yes.” I said, “And he loves you very very much. Would that be okay baby?”“Yes mommy, I've always wanted a daddy.” He smiled from ear to ear. He reached his hand out to Jasper, “You want to be my daddy?” he asked sweetly.Jasper got down on his knees in front of Eli, his bright blue eyes shining with unshed tears, “More than anything in the world.”Eli launched himself into Jaspers arms, I felt like my heart would explode in my chest. This felt more real, more right than anything in this world. Jasper looked up at me as he held our son in his arms, “Thank You” he mouthed silently to me. All I could do was nod my head. I could feel this was right. “Hey buddy,” Asher said, “How about we let mommy and daddy go out for the night? Hang with me, eat pizza, and watch all the Hotel Transylvan
Jasper POVI pull into the parking lot of my apartment and turn off the car, turning to Aria and quickly pressing a kiss to her lips. “I want you to know we don’t have to do…” I start. She pressed her finger against my lip, “I know I don’t have to; I want to.” I nip the tip of her finger causing her to moan, which causes my cock to instantly start thickening in my pants. I smirk before unbuckling my seat belt and letting myself out of the car, quickly walking to her door and opening it causing her to smile up at me. I felt like I could conquer the world when she looked at me that way. “My love.” I say as I take her hand and walk us to the door of my apartment. I take my key in hand before pushing her gently against the door and pressing my body against hers causing us both to moan. “We go in here; we aren’t coming back out until the morning. If we go in there you are only coming o