If I were you, I’d be more worried about what the fuck I’m sleeping next to at night than rifts in the family. Think about what she set in motion bro and then ask yourself what you would’ve done if you were in my shoes.”
I walked away because he wasn’t going to get any satisfaction from me today and I wasn’t looking to hurt him. The situation was fucked anyway you looked at it, but I wasn’t about to give in.
I heard him pull out and leave as I approached the barn where the fucks were hard at work already.
“Okay, who was in on it?”
“In on what boss?”
“You know damn good and well what I’m talking about Alex, just tell me, did you leave anything behind?”
“Do we ever?” this is true. I’m surprised the brothers actually left him breathing with their murdering asses.
“We done now, you got it all out of your systems?”
“Yep.” Simon, who I’m sure was the ringleader, didn’t even miss a beat as he moved bales of hay from one place to the next.
“Somebody wanna tell me how it went down?” I folded my arms and waited. I knew they’d tell me eventually I just had to wait them out. And besides, if they didn’t want to share they would’ve already muzzled Mikey and no one was moving towards him yet.
“It was simple, when we looked up the place we looked for his house.”
“So you had this planned before we left?”
“Actually we were planning to bury his putrid ass somewhere but we figured it might come back on you after the whole town saw you beat him to shit.”
“Hmm, and?”
“And nothing, he knows who beat the shit out of him, but unless he wants some more of the same or for his daddy to catch one to the temple he’d keep his mouth shut and stay the fuck put.”
“Thanks boys.”
“No thanks needed.”
“Yeah well I’m doing it all the same, though I wish you’d let me in on it.”
“Nah boss, that would’ve defeated the purpose, you would’ve killed the fuck. We barely restrained ourselves.”
“So what exactly did you do to that fool anyway?”
“Nothing much, we just broke his arms and legs in a couple places, he’ll be good in about a year maybe. Dumb fuck.”
What the fuck could I say to that? I was about to ask something else when my phone went off on my hip.
“Dad?”
“Boy what’s going on with your mother?”
“What, I don’t know what you’re talking about, what’s wrong with mom?”
“I don’t know that’s why I’m asking you. She has that look she gets when something’s going on with one of her kids and I can’t get shit out of her.”
“Did something happen?”
“Not that I know of.”
“Shit I have to go, that Cecily girl just pulled up, and your mother’s loaded for bear, shit.” He hung up the damn phone as I ran towards the barn door and my truck.
I called out to the boys that I’d be back and made a side trip into the house.
She was already busy in the kitchen when I walked up to her and took her in my arms.
“I’ll be right back baby, I have to go see about mom right quick.” I kissed her hard and released her with a slap on her ass.
“Wait, what’s going on?” she dried her hands on a tea towel as she followed me to the door.
“I’m not sure yet, she’s not hurt or anything so stop worrying. I’ll call you when I know okay.”
I kissed her forehead, gave her tummy a little rub and ran back out to my truck.
I hadn’t had time to tell mom about the baby, but if she’d got wind of what had gone down with Cecily and the asshole ex, Cecily was in a shit load of trouble.
She beat me to the fucking truck. I just saw a shadow go by and heard my truck door slam. It was so sudden that at first I thought it was my imagination, but when I got to the truck and ducked my head in, sure enough my little peach blossom was siting in the passenger side looking determined.
“Amanda what’re you doing?”
“I’m coming with you.”
“No you’re not.”
“Am too.” She folded her arms and looked straight ahead.
“Who the fuck...?” I lifted my brow at her as I climbed in beside her. I should really be scolding her for disobeying me, but my lips were twitching instead.
She had gumption. “I don’t have time to fight with you because the other crazy female in my life seems to be on the warpath but you watch yourself you hear me?”
“What does that mean, watch myself?” she gave me the ‘don’t be a male asshole’ look. Damn, already?