Alyssa blushes, but she doesn't back down. Her gaze sweeps the table, meeting every man's stare. "Well, let me clear it up. Hi, guys. I'm Alyssa, I'm married, and this is my baby." She gestures to Zuri, who's now asleep in her arms, her pacifier snug between her lips.
The room falls silent for a moment before Dave chuckles. "s**t, I don't have a problem with that. You look like you could take care of an old man like me."
Alyssa's nose scrunches in disgust. "Um, no thank you. The heart attack you're going to have on top of me isn't worth the two minutes."
The room erupts in laughter, and even Dave can't help but grin. My girl might be hurting right now, but she's enjoying being here. The guys aren't stupid enough to cross Gray, but they're testing her—seeing if she's one of us. I wish t
