Risking Fate(108)

Is this about Amy?

Amy? What about Amy?

Fuck. Never mind.

No what about Amy? You better start talkin’ or I swear you will not touch me again.

Don’t threaten me with that shit, because he asked me to keep a secret. What is going on with you?

Screw you both! I hung up the phone and ran my hands into my hair. I was over the whole Ty and Heather situation as far as what happened between them, but this opened up a new can of worms for me. My brother knew and Ty never told me.

For the next hour, I kept myself busy scrubbing all of the bathrooms in the house. I found when I was frustrated, I cleaned up a storm. The boys finally woke up from their nap and I watched television while I fed them.

Since it was summer, we had enrolled Bella in an all-day bible camp that his mother ran. It was three days a week for a whole month and she loved seeing some of her friends from school. She came flying in the door carrying all kinds of crafts she’s made. “Mommy, guess what?”

“Shhh, Jax is sleepin’.”

She looked at her brother who was sitting in his chair sound asleep. “Sorry,” she whispered. “I won the prize in the treasure chest today for being the best behaved this week. Look what I picked.” She handed me a plastic necklace with a duck charm on it. “I want Uncle Conner to have it.”

I tried to hold in my anger when she said his name. She loved her uncle and it was so nice she thought of him. “I’m sure he will like it.”

“Can I go out and look for him?”

“Did you see Poppy outside?” She wasn’t walking around the farm without an adult. Sure, she was basically five, but still too young to walk around a dangerous farm. My daughter was too curious to stay out of harm’s way.

“He went inside with Mimi. They had to get in the attic.”

“Why?” It sounded funny.

“Cause Mimi said so.”

She obviously didn’t know why they were in the attic, so I just dropped it. “Just wait till Daddy gets home.”

I no sooner said his name when I heard the door open and keys hit the counter. “Daddy.” Bella went running toward the door and I didn’t have to turn around to know she was already in his arms. It was a daily routine for them.

“Hey, Sweetie. Did you have a good time at church?”

“Yes, but Ben kept taking my crayons.”

“That’s because you’re so cute, he likes getting your attention.” Ty carried her to the living room and sat her down in front of me. He looked down at a sleeping Jax and a very awake, still nursing Jake, and smiled.

“Boys are stupid!”

Ty leaned down to kiss me and I moved my lips away so he had to kiss my cheek. He pulled away and shook his head, knowing he was on my shit list.

Ignoring my attitude toward him, he turned his attention back to our daughter. “I’m a boy. Your brothers are boys. Noah is a boy. Do you think we’re stupid?”

“No, but you’re my family. Just other boys are stupid.”

He pulled her onto his lap and kissed her all over the face. “You keep thinking that way, Iz and Daddy will never have to use that shotgun on anything but a deer. She didn’t understand him, but laughed anyway. “Why don’t you go clean up your room since everyone’s coming for your party.”

“But I don’t want to.” She stuck out her little bottom lip to try and manipulate her father.

Usually it worked, but he was onto her right away this time. “If you don’t clean your room then you don’t get any presents.” Bella went running into her room like a bolt of lightning. I rolled my eyes. He sat down next to me and pulled Jake from my lap. “I knew I’d come home to him next to your tit. He knows where the good pillows are.”

I scooted away from him, enough for him to notice. “I’m mad at you.”

He played with Jake’s hair and let out an air filled sigh. “Baby, I thought we were past all this. Can’t you just let it go?”

“No! My own brother lied to me. I feel like killin’ him with my bare hands.”

He laughed at my comment. “As much as I would love to see you take your brother outside and take him down, I seriously doubt you’d be able to. He’s double your size for starters and I know you love him too much to actually hurt him.” He reached over and rubbed my leg. “We have the whole family coming for Bella’s party, can you at least be nice to him until after everyone leaves?”

“No, I’m pissed Ty and I’m mad at you about it too and what is going on with Amy?”

Ty stood up and handed me back Jake. “I gotta get a shower.”

I sat Jake down in his chair and ran into the room after my husband. He knew something and I was going to get it out of him. I jumped in front of him walking in the bathroom. “Tyler Mitchell, you better tell me what you know, right now!”