Protecting His Forever(43)

Slamming the door as I stalk into the fucking bar, pissed that I’m disturbed of watching Sydney. Spotting my dad, I walk up to him, “What the fuck is it, old man?” I ground out between my teeth.

“I need you to meet someone,” he tells me and nods toward the man standing next to him who has a gang symbol on his face like the rest of us. He’s based in another city. Arching my eyebrow, I turn around ready to go, I need to get back to Sydney. Not being close to her makes my skin crawl and my hands shake like a fucking meth head.

Walking towards the door, what he says next has me stopping in my tracks. “This is her dad. I just bailed him out of jail. You want that girl. Here is your help.” He says in a sing song voice.

“What?” I growl and turn around to glare at my father.

“He hates her fucking guts,” my father tells me with a smirk. Grinning, I turn to her father.

“She took my wife from me. She needs to fucking pay,” he roars in my face. Spit flies from his mouth.

“Once I have her. She will.” I can’t keep the grin off my face.

“Let’s get to planning then.” He grins sinisterly.

Sydney

Once we make it home, I take Arabella upstairs to change into some play clothes.

“Mommy?” Stopping, I turn around to look at her as I’m getting her clothes out of the closet.

“Yes, honey?” I walk over and bend down in front of her.

“Who was dat man?” she asks with her blue eyes full of fear.

“He was no one, honey.” I kiss her nose and slip her shirt over her head. Leaving her to play, I go join Kane in the bedroom. Spotting him sitting on the corner of the bed, I collapse on top of it, emotionally drained.

“Kane, I can’t stand the thought of putting you guys in danger.” My voice is muffled from lying face down on top of the bed.

“I love you, sweetheart. No more worrying about this. Let me worry about these things. This is my burden, not yours. Now go change.” He pulls me off the bed and smacks my ass as he pushes me in the direction of the closet.

Closing the closet door behind me, I quickly change into one of Kane’s long shirts and a pair of shorts. Walking back into the bedroom I see that Arabella has gotten my makeup and is putting it on Kane. Putting my hand over my mouth, I attempt to hold in my laugh.

Stepping forward, I hit my toe on the edge of the door frame, giving myself away. Kane turns around and his eyes are completely black with eyeshadow. I can’t hold it in anymore—I bend over laughing at him. He gives me a smirk and lets her finish putting makeup on him.

After he manages to get all the makeup off, we cuddle into bed watching TV. Arabella is lying on her belly in front of us watching Frozen.

“What kind of fucking show is this?”

Looking over at him shocked, I smack his chest. “Language!”

“She isn’t going to repeat shit. Right, Arabella?” He looks over at her.

She looks over at him innocently. “I’m not going to repeat shit.”

I giggle at him as he looks at her in astonishment. He grabs her feet and tickles them. “Otay, I give up.” She wipes tears away from laughing and goes back to her movie.

Kane grins from ear to ear. Taking his face in my hands, I pull him to me and give him a quick kiss. He grabs my hand and pulls me over his lap, my head hanging off the bed.

“What are you...?” I manage to get out before he starts tickling my sides and the back of my knees. Weird place to be ticklish I know, but I am. Thrashing my arms and legs, I try to get away.

“Get off of Mommy, Daddy.”

All thirty pounds of my little girl lands on my legs as she tries to tackle Kane, I’m assuming, but doing more damage to me. He falls over like she’s injured him.

“Okay, I give up. You’re too strong for me.” He holds the back of his hand to his forehead.

“That’s wight. You best be on good beehive, mister.” Wagging her little finger at him with a scrunched up nose. She is so stinking cute.

“Yes, ma’am.” He has his hands up in the air with a scared expression on his face. After she’s satisfied that he’s being good she crawls into my lap. “Mommy, can you read me a story?”

“Sure, baby girl.”

Grabbing my phone, I click the Kindle app.

“What do you want to read?”

“I want a story how you and daddy met.”

She cuddles against my chest and looks up at me with big blue eyes. Kane is staring at me with a small smile tugging at his lips.

“Once upon a time, a girl was shopping in the village when a bad man started to follow her. She was so scared. When she called her brother to come rescue her, he sent his best knight.”