I wake up when I feel small hands running through my hair, scratching my scalp in a way that relaxes my whole body.

what the fuck did I ever do to deserve her

"Good morning, daddy." She smiles down at me, giving my cheek a kiss.

I didn't really care for the nickname at first, it sounded like a cringe word out of a bad porno. But it sounded so fucking good whenever it left her lips, and she obviously liked saying it, so I just learned to accept it.

and I might slightly like the name too, but I'd never say it out loud.

"Good morning, baby." I answered, shifting my position on the bed so I was laying on her.

I laid my head on her chest, my absolute favorite place in the world, and gripped her boob in my hand which caused her to flinch a little, making me chuckle, resulting her to let out a "not funny."

I groaned, "You gotta tell me the story of these piercings, baby."

I'd never expected Ezra to have her tits pierced when I had first met her. She was so shy and timid, and never in a million years would I have guessed. But when I saw the jewelry through her bra the night of our wedding, I legitimately could not get them out of my mind, so much so that I bought a couple different pairs that I needed to see on her, but was waiting for the right time.

"Not a huge story." She giggled, snuggling deeper into me, "I just wanted to do something for me, I guess, and obviously my father would never see them. So on my eighteenth birthday I went to a tattoo parlor and got them pierced. Why, you like em' or something?" She laughed.

I squeezed her boob, "Best fucking decision you've ever made."

"You know I married you, right?" She teased.

"What can I say, my wife has incredible decision making skills."

We laid like that for a few minutes, before I got into the shower while Ezra went downstairs to make coffee.

I finish up in the shower, and did everything else I need to do before heading downstairs and meeting Ezra in the kitchen. She was standing there in front of the stove, in nothing but my teeshirt, making some pancakes.

I went to stand directly behind her, bringing my arms around her torso and digging my face into her neck, placing kisses on her collarbones.

"If you don't want these pancakes to burn, I suggest you quit leaching on my neck."

"Let them burn."

She dramatically rolled her eyes with a smile, but before she could speak I asked, "How you feeling baby?" While running my hand over the lower part of her abdomen.

"Sore. Everything hurts, my legs, even my vagina is aching." She grumbles out, rubbing her hand over mine.

I smug grin took over my face, "That's what I like to hear, baby."

She finished the pancakes, putting them on two separate plates and adding syrup and fruit before settling down on the counter and eating.

"Before I forget, I have some people coming over today to open the pool. Just let them in and take them out back, and write a check for how ever much it is. I told security they were coming but they may call you for confirmation."

"Okay, but doesn't the check need to be signed by you?" She questioned, putting a strawberry in her mouth.

"Your part owner of the account, so you can just sign your own name."

"Oh, so I can go to the bank and get out, say, a million dollars." She chuckled out.

I knew she was kidding, but I needed her to know it was mine as much as hers, "If you want too, sure. My money is your money. If you want to buy something, go ahead. I don't care about the price, as long as your happy."

"What do you exactly do for your job? I mean, I know you manage the families, but what does that entail."

"I overlook the day to day operations, and make sure people do their jobs the right way. I keep track of shipments and make sure all payments are collected. I also own a few private properties and investments so I keep track of those. But I really just make sure that everyone is doing their job correctly."

"Sounds terribly boring."

"It's very boring." I agreed, "I'd rather be here blowing a load in my wife, but things must get done."

I love casually spitting out dirty words to her, her face always flushes a shade of pink, and no matter how long we were together, I hoped she'd never lose it.

"I think I'd rather that too." She teases me back, but stiffening and jumping up, "Oh! Donnie and Ella are coming over in about an hour, is that okay?"

"Alexs' wife, Ella?"

"Yeah, she was a lot better than the other wives I met at the wedding," she rolled her eyes.

"What do you mean?"

I knew that most of the wives were pretty awful, Lucas had told me. He had issues with someone of them in the past, and has broken down a few times to me saying that donnie just wanted some friends. So it made me twice as happy when Ezra accepted his friendship.

even though I had no doubt in my mind

"My intention is not jealousy, but i'm curious. Were you and Blair Aldo ever a thing?"

"Aldo?" I repeat.

Isn't that Charlie's name last name?

"Rossi is her maiden name, she got married to Charlie Aldo a few weeks before we got married. She made it seem like you were a thing." She stated.

"We were never a thing. I met with a few of the families before I met the Gallos'. I met with the Rossi's a few months before I met you, but she was a pain in the fucking ass, I didn't even stay through the whole dinner. Why?"

"I don't know, I was talking to her at the wedding and she was just such a condescending bitch. Told me she didn't think that the Don would marry someone like me."

"If anyone ever speaks to you like that, family or not, you are to tell me, Ezra-"

"Vinnie," She interrupted me, rubbing her hand on my bicep soothingly, "It's fine, it was weeks ago, I'm not worried about it."

I squeeze her ass hard enough to make her yelp, and tell her I'll be a home a little early today, and make my way out the door.

After Vinnie left for work, Ella and Donnie both showed up around the same time. We all sat in the theatre and put on the grown ups movie, but shortly after starting it the doorbell rang, and I had to let the pool cleaning crew enter. I directed them to the pool and after all was said and done, I went back into the theater and we all decided to go swimming.

I offered Donnie a pair of Vincent's swim trunks, even though I knew they wouldn't fit, and he declined, opting to swim in his underwear instead, because he said, "Gross I wouldn't even wear my own husbands swim trunks." Which made me roll my eyes, and Ella laugh.

I offered Ella a bathing suit, and she accepted and though it was a little small on her, she actually looked really good.

We decided on ordering a pizza for lunch and surprisingly, Vinnie was home an hour later, Lucas and Alex with him.

I love that he's actually socializing with people

I knew Vincent had lots of friends, but when I moved in, he was so cold and cut off, and now watching him talk to his friends in the kitchen, made my heart swell.

All three of the men soon made their way outside, Vinnie making a beeline toward me.

"Hi baby." He soothed, looking at me while I was in the pool.

"Hi daddy." I goaded up at him which earned me smile from Vinnie, and unfortunately for me, Donnie was right across from me and wouldn't let it go.

"I thought you were kidding!" He yelled out from beside me, "Gross! I didn't think you actually called him that." Which resulted in my face growing red.

"Donnie?" Vincent called out to him, face stoic, "You like your teeth?"

"Yeah?" He answered out, a partial question.

"If you want to keep them in your face, then shut the fuck up."

"Noted." Donnie replied back, making Lucas and I chuckle.

I look over to see if our new friends had heard our embarrassing conversation, but Ella and Alex were in their own little world, and could care less about our pet names, thank god.

"Get out of the pool." Vince demanded. I swam over to the stairs, but before I could make it, Vincent bent at the waist, hooking his hands under my armpits, pulling me out of the pool like I weighed nothing but a piece of paper. He wrapped a towel around me, and picked me back up, sitting us on the suntanning bed with my back up against his chest.

Vinnie was about to speak into my ear, when Lucas yelled over, "Hey Vincent! Wanna do dinner, we're all getting hungry!"

Vinnie looked down at me, and asked if I was hungry which I responded with a nod. He wrapped his arms around as I started to shiver, because it was starting to cool down.

Lucas made Donnie get out of the pool, and they all came and sat by us on the tanning chairs.

Alex asked, "Do you guys want to go to a restaurant or something here?"

Donnie spoke next, "We ordered pizza earlier, so let's go out."

Vincent spoke to me, "You want to go out?"

"I don't care. Anything is fine with me."

Ella spoke again, "There's that new Italian restaurant across town, right there by Lorenzo's new club."

"It's booked out for months though." Alex confirmed.

"Well, if only we knew people in high up places, with some real connections." Donnie spoke out, earning an eye roll from Vincent.

Vincent answered, "I'll call and make the reservations for tonight."

Around four o'clock Donnie and Ella decided to leave to go home to get ready, after deciding that we'd meet at the restaurant at six.

Vince and I decided to take a nap before getting ready, but got up soon after and got ready to leave.