Rescue Me(32)

The talk of Joel has instantly lit a spark under my ass and I feel so much stronger and more confident than I did when I first heard that douchebag’s voice on the phone. But one thing is for certain- I know, with this man and all of our friends by my side, I will fight this asshole with everything I have in me.

Sierra and Adam are full of jokes this morning as we drive her to school. Seeing how happy she is with him and how good he is to her makes me feel so lucky she has a man like him to look up to.

We both walk Sierra up to the door of her school and as she disappears down the hallway we head into the office. I briefly explain to the secretary, Mrs. Slayton, my situation with Joel and that absolutely no one is to pick her up except for the few people who are on her contact list. She reassures me that they promise to keep an eye out for any suspicious person.

We walk out of the school and come up to Adam’s truck, where he takes hold of both of my hands, brings them up to his lips, and places a tender kiss across my knuckles on both hands.

“You don’t have to worry about her. She is safe here, you know that, right?”

Deep down inside of me I know he is right, but the mother instinct in me just wants to run back in there and get my baby.

“I know you’re right, and I know Luke and Antonio have the best men out there looking for Joel. But...”

“No ‘buts’, Erin,” Adam cuts me off mid-sentence and brings his arms around my waist. “We will find him and when we do, we will make sure that he never contacts you again.”

I lay my head on his chest and close my eyes. A chill runs down my spine, because if Joel is the same man he used to be, they won’t find him until he is done getting what he came here for.





Chapter Eleven

Adam



“We have everyone looking for that worthless motherfucker,” I tell the guys as we are working. I hated leaving Erin this morning. She seems to be handling this so much better than I thought, even though she was scared to let Sierra go to school today. I reassured her that after talking to the secretary at the school and telling her about Joel and giving them a description of him, they would keep a closer eye on Sierra and she would be fine. She also agreed to work from home until we’re able to track Joel down and see what his intentions are. Looking down at my watch I see it’s almost noon, so we break for lunch.

“What the hell is she doing here?” Trevor shouts all of a sudden.

I look up, then roll my eyes at the sight of Tonya strutting up in high heels and jeans so tight they look like she painted them on.

“Oh, fucking great.”

Who the hell wears heels on a construction site? I don’t need to deal with her shit right now on top of everything else.

“Tonya, what are you doing here?” I snarl.

“Damn, Adam. What’s your problem? I came by to say hi. I’ve hardly seen or talked to you in over three months. Can we go somewhere and talk for a few minutes?” She leans in closer and places her hand on my dick.

“No. We can’t go and talk, and get your hands off me. Don’t you have any respect for yourself, woman?” I am fuming and annoyed as fuck at her. “I said what I had to say to you a few weeks ago. And I am sorry you can’t seem to understand that what we had is over,” I tell her, trying to put a little extra emphasis on the word ‘over’.

“You really want me to say what I have to say to you in front of everyone?” Her nostrils flare and she looks pissed. Well good, get the fuck out of here, I think to myself.

“Come on. I will give you two minutes and that is it.” Even though I want to escort her right back to her car and never have to see her face again, I just can’t seem to be a complete asshole to her. I take off my hard hat and run my hands through my hair with frustration.

“Now what do you want?” I ask her after we walk over to my truck. She places her hands on my chest and practically shoves her tits in my face.

“I miss you so bad, Adam. I know you miss me, too.”

God, I have never been mean to a female in my life, but I am about ready to lose it on this woman, I swear. I step away from her and begin to speak in as nice a voice as I can muster.

“Tonya, I have told you I am dating someone, and I am not going to tell you again. Begging does not become you, so for the last time- what we had is over. Now get the hell off my construction site.”

“I don’t believe this Adam! After everything we have done you’re just going to dump me? I can’t believe you don’t miss the way we used to fuck each other’s brains out. Come on, baby, I know you miss my mouth on you.”

“Stop right there.” I hold my hands up to indicate that I have had enough. “We fucked, Tonya. And yes, we fucked a lot, but that is all it was.”