Scorpia's days are filled with sleep and rest, her bruises fading away steadily and the pain getting less with every new morning. She spends her days lying on one of the lounge chairs with a book or her laptop, enjoying the fact that she's in the cafe but still has a little privacy. Family and friends come over to spend some time with her regularly and she has a lot of time to cuddle Logan and Leo.

Logan keeps a close eye on her and nine days before Lexy and Bruno's wedding his Bonnie is able to do everything herself. There's still a little bit of pain but she's even able to ride her motorcycle again.

Scorpia and Bruno took off this morning to visit a few locations they used to frequent when they were younger. Like a goodbye tour of memories, a way to celebrate their love for each other and to leave their single life behind them.

It also leaves Logan with a perfect opportunity to arrange some things for their upcoming holiday without her finding out about it.

He knows, thanks to Bruno, that she did a show and tell about Nessie when she was a little girl. And she got very mad when a boy in her class said Nessie was a boy.

He laughs to himself and dials chef Lettieri's number. Flavio knows him personally and the good man has a restaurant called 'Bella Italia' in Inverness. It can't get any more perfect than that.

Chef Lettieri is on board to surprise Scorpia right away, excited about an Italian woman who gave her heart to a Scot.

Logan calls his father next and after some small talk he asks him if he can arrange a Harley for Scorpia to ride when they're there. His father gets excited. "You have to be here this weekend, boy! It's 'Thunder In The Glens'! She's going to love that! Live music, Harley Davidson demo bikes, and loads of Harley enthusiasts!"

His dad's been riding motorbikes for as long as Logan can remember and to be frank, he's never heard him this excited about something. He laughs at his father's fire. His dad is the 'silent waters' type. His mom is like mamma: sweet, warm, and downright terrifying when she's mad at you.

He hears his mom's voice in the background. "Are you talking to my sweetest boy without calling me? Tell me it's not true, Lachlan!"

He can see his dad's face in his mind and hears him reply softly. "Caitlin, thois maitheanas dhomh. Here."

He quickly hands the phone to her and Logan chuckles.

"Logan?"

"Yes?"

"Logan! My sweet boy! How's Scorpia? And Leo? And you? When are you coming to Scotland?"

Leo, who has been resting on his dad's arm in silence all this time, starts talking as soon as he hears her. Logan put the phone on speaker halfway down the conversation with his dad because Leo woke up. And he recognizes his grandma's voice all too well.

"Nana! Amo!"

His mom starts talking to Leo and the little boy answers her happily, while Logan listens to them with a smile on his face. They understand each other perfectly, both speaking the language of love.

Logan tells his mom all about Scorpia's recovery as soon as Leo is done telling his grandmother about his adventures. He also adds that he is going to try and travel to Scotland this weekend.

His mom loses it and has to hang up because she's too excited to keep talking. He laughs as he shakes his head and carries Leo downstairs to make him something to eat.

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Scorpia and Bruno drive onto the parking lot and park the bikes, side by side. She takes her helmet and gloves off, beaming at her brother, who smiles back at her. He takes in the joy displayed on her face and knows his eyes express the same emotion. They don't need words to know what the other person feels.

All these years together, really close, all the tears, laughing fits, matches, naughty stuff, and naked moments, weaved a bond that is deep and strong forever. One that might go deeper than what they will ever have with their partners. They know everything about the other and what they don't know, they sense.

They walk into the bar and a loud shriek sounds from the kitchen.

"Scorpiaaaaaa!"

A short woman flies up to her and hugs her as tight as she possibly can. Scorpia's face shows pain for a second but she quickly hugs back with all she has.

"Jacky! It's been way too long! I'm glad the bar still looks the same though!"

The woman studies her face up close. "Goddammit! You're even prettier than you were back then. Maybe I should start drinking that nasty vodka too."

Bruno laughs, "Jack, everyone looks prettier after a few glasses of vodka."

"Oh my fucking god, Bruno! I barely recognized you without a blonde slut on your arm. How are you doing? Is it still intact? Or did you finally fuck it off?"

Scorpia's laughter bounces off the walls as a sense of coming home invades her heart. This woman: tough as nails, foul-mouthed, uninhibited but with a big heart. She loves her and the feeling is mutual.

They sit down at the bar and Jacky puts two mugs in front of them, filling them with hot coffee.

Nothing is left unspoken: the fights, topless dancing on the bar, and their conquests. They talk about the people they lost too. Quite a few of their motorcycle friends are no longer living. But they are not sad. Their lives were fast and filled with extremes. They weren't meant to grow old and were perfectly fine with that fate themselves.

Scorpia talks about Logan and Leo and Bruno tells Jacky all about Lexy and the kids.

She listens to them, her eyes welling up. "Dammit! You both know I don't cry! I don't do emotional shit. But... I'm so happy you're doing so well."

She walks into the kitchen and Bruno wraps his arm around his sister. She rests her head on his shoulder and thinks back on all the times they were here together. Especially the time Bruno was getting it on in the motel room next door and drove Scorpia mad. She yelled in Italian that if he wasn't going to cum any time soon, she would make sure he would never be able to again.

She chuckles and shares the memory with Bruno. He admits he drank way too much and that he couldn't perform anymore after her comment.

He asks her if she's finally ready to share what she was doing when he couldn't find her after she walked off, telling him she had to go to the bathroom. 

She looks him in the eyes and asks: "Which time are we talking about exactly?"

Bruno raises his eyebrows quickly. "Well, the time I went back to the motel alone and you stumbled in around five in the morning. Drunk as a skunk, wearing a guy's dirty shirt."

She tries to keep her laughter down as she looks at him. He sees it in her eyes before her words confirm it. "I wasn't drunk. I did have trouble walking but booze was not the reason."

Jacky walks back in and yells: "The twins! Yeah! I wouldn't say no to them either!"

Bruno covers his ears and the women talk about how hot those two guys were. Tall, muscular, covered in tattoos and those beards...

Scorpia says: "They sure knew how to treat a woman. My god, I was sure I was going to die. Thankfully they never fucked the same girl twice. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have survived a second time."

She bursts out in laughter and Bruno slams his head on the bartop. Jacky rubs his shoulder as she laughs along with Scorpia.

They leave the bar after hugging Jacky long and tight and ride over to the motel. They laugh as soon as they see the rundown building and pray the beds are clean. They book a single room and check it out right away. It's small, smells damp, and looks exactly like they remembered.

Scorpia checks the bed and finds fresh, clean bedding to her relief. She sits down on the bed and calls Logan.

"Bonnie! Hold on, I'm making my way over to Leo. Leo! Mommy's on the phone!"

"Mommy? Amo!"

A wide smile appears on her face and she says: "I love you too, my handsome men. How are things at home?"

"Oh no, don't you dare little skunk. Every single time. I think you do it on purpose."

Scorpia chuckles, knowing exactly what's going on.

She hears Leo giggle, followed by "Leo stinky!"

"Honestly Bonnie, this little guy can poop on command. Every time we have a moment... And the smell. Leo! Yuck! I'll call you right back, Bonnie. I have to do something about this before I lose customers."

Scorpia falls back on the bed, laughing loudly, and looks at Bruno, who's listening to one of Pia's long stories. All the talking she does is draining their energy but they don't have the heart to tell her to stop.

"Pappa? Soppia with you?"

"Yes, Enzo. Scorpia's with me."

Lucas yells from the distance that he wants to talk to Scorpia too. "Sure. Great. I call MY kids because I was hoping they would miss their dad a little. But noooo, they want to talk to my sister. Nice."

Scorpia sits down next to him, giggling a little, and Bruno sends a video call request to Lexy. Lexy appears on the screen with Pia on her lap and Enzo and Lucas on either side. As soon as the kids see Scorpia, they yell they love her.

Bruno pretends to cry and Scorpia comforts him.

"Maybe we should stay away for a couple more days, brother. I mean, if the kids don't miss you..."

All three kids start to panic. "No! Daddy! You have to come home tomorrow! Ti amo!"

Bruno winks at Scorpia and wipes away his imaginary tears. "So you do miss me?"

He grins at his family and they smile back at him.

Lexy says: "They're just jealous that you have auntie Scorpia all to yourself. And if I'm really honest, so am I."

They laugh together till Scorpia's phone rings. She picks up quickly and hears Logan chuckle.

"Handsome Scot! Is our little skunk changed?"

"Yes. It was a tall task but we did it. And I handed him to Ciro, so he can tease him for a while. Leo still doesn't agree with his stubble apparently. But how are you, Bonnie? No extra pain?"

"I'm good, Logan. No additional pain. And it's wonderful to be out with Bruno one last time as a way to close the book to a very difficult time in my life. And to reminisce all the fun stuff we did. I miss you though and I'm sure tonight will be rough."

"I'm so glad Bonnie. You enjoy yourself. And I hope you know it doesn't have to be the last time from my end. We miss you too but it's going to be harder on me. You can still cuddle Bruno tonight. I'll see you tomorrow. I love you!"

"I love you too. Forever. See you tomorrow!"

Bruno hangs up too and falls back onto the bed. He sighs and rubs his face with both hands. Scorpia cuddles up to him. "It's fun and all but we're not those people anymore, are we? What we have waiting for us at home became more important."

He looks at her and nods. They get up, gather their stuff, grab their helmets and gloves and walk out.

They stop halfway at the side of the road and Bruno pulls a small vodka bottle from the inside pocket of his leather jacket. He hands it to Scorpia and says: "Grazie sorellina. For all those years together. For the trust, the love, the fun, the tears. Thank you so much for the love for my family. I'm so proud of you and grateful you're my sister. Ti amo per sempre."

Scorpia takes a sip before giving the bottle back to Bruno. She takes a breath, "Grazie fratello. My best friend, my rock, my protector. The constant factor in my life. Thanks for never losing faith in me and..."

She bursts into tears and Bruno pulls her into his arms, kissing her forehead. He holds her tight and they cry in each other's arms. The wind pulls at their hair, the cars rush by but they don't notice any of it. All they feel is their love, wrapping around them like a warm blanket.

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Scorpia stops a street away and turns down the engine. She takes her helmet off and hangs it on the clutch, pushing the bike home in silence and parking it on the driveway. All the lights in the cafe are off but there's still a small light burning in the kitchen. She takes her gloves off and pulls the key from the contact.

She walks over to the backdoor and peeks through the window. Logan is sitting at the kitchen table with a glass of whisky in front of him, he's running his hands through his hair and emanates sadness. She carefully opens the door and he looks up at her. The smile that forms on his face could make all the ice in the world melt.

She sways over to him, puts her helmet on the table, straddles him, and kisses him slow and deep. He squeezes her butt and moans while she pulls his shirt up and over his head. She leans back to help him unzip her jacket and takes it off.

He takes her shirt and bra off too, immediately burying his face between her breasts. She laughs and strokes through his hair. He kisses her boobs, plays with them, stares into her eyes with his stormy, grey eyes, and undoes her leather pants.

His hand slides into her panties, his fingers stroking her gently.

"Oh hell, Bonnie."

She's more than ready for him. The entire ride home has been mental foreplay to this moment.

They take the remainder of their clothes off and Logan lifts her onto the kitchen table. His hands firmly grip her hips as he thrust all the way into her in one go, he closes his eyes for a second and bites his lip.

He looks down on her, licking his thumb slowly as he keeps his eyes locked with hers. His thumb finds her clitoris and rubs a slow circle around it. He grins and pulls himself from her warm, moist center.

She gets up lightning-fast, roughly pushing him on the chair behind him, sitting down on his lap, and grabbing a firm hold of his erection. Her eyes bore into his as she guides him back inside of her.

As soon as she bites his shoulder and rocks her hips wildly, he has no other choice than to follow her pace, grabbing a firm hold of her ass.

Scorpia leans back, resting her elbows on the table, and slowly moves her hips. Logan strokes her chest and belly, enjoying his view.

He can tell she's really close and licks his thumb and index finger, rolling her nipple between his wet fingers while his other hand slides down. Her inner walls tighten around his erection as soon as he touches her clitoris.

He moans, the sensations and the view becoming too much. They both cum with a loud moan and Logan wraps his arms around her waist as she bends back onto the table. A satisfied smile appears on her lips as he absent-mindedly strokes her tummy.

"Welcome home, Bonnie."

She chuckles and sits up, leaning on her elbows to look at Logan. He smiles at her, reaching for a towel behind him, lifting her onto the table fully and cleaning her lovingly.

"Hell Bonnie. I'm so happy to see you."

"Yeah, I've noticed."

They laugh and Logan helps her up.

Scorpia puts her panties back on and steals Logan's shirt. Logan puts his boxers back on and asks her if she wants something to drink.

"Yes, I'd like a glass of the Chianti on the counter."

Logan pours it for her and picks up his whisky, walking into the cafe, Scorpia right behind him.

They sit down on the chaise longues and Logan lights a candle on the small side table. Scorpia settles in on the chair and closes her eyes.

Logan looks at her, wondering what's changed. Cause something clearly has. She seems calmer. More balanced.

She takes a sip from her wine. "I said goodbye to the wild, Harley riding, young woman I once was. Don't get me wrong, I will never get rid of Ombra. But I'm not that girl anymore. The chick that drank too much, danced on bartops topless, fought, and had sex with a bunch of strangers. And Bruno is even further away from the horny boxer he once was."

She smiles, "It was fun but we both missed our families. Our homes."

Scorpia tells Logan all about Jacky and shares a few stories from back then. They go upstairs as soon as their glasses are empty. Scorpia walks over to Leo's crib and kisses her little heartbreaker softly.

They dive into bed, snuggle up, and fall asleep with a satisfied sigh.  

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