“I’m not anything important, baby. This place…” He didn’t know what to say. There were no lies inside this space. “When I bought it I was young, naive, and an idiot. I didn’t expect to become who I am now.”
“What did you expect?” she asked.
“I don’t know what I expected. I guess I wanted something a little different.”
“What do your parents think of who you are?”
“My parents don’t know who I am and don’t give a shit. Mother was a whore, and my dad was a pimp or a punter, I don’t know.” He kept drinking the steaming liquid while staring at her.
Her lips were calling to him with the way she kept nibbling her bottom lip. He wanted to kiss her earlier. The need to kiss her lips and touch her was like fire in his blood.
“I’m sorry to hear about that.”
“Shit happens.”
“Do you want kids some day?”
“No. I live in a shit world with shit people. I don’t want to bring anyone else into my world.” He’d seen how precious Luke was to Caleb. There was no way he’d ever be able to handle the stress of keeping his son or daughter protected against everything. He didn’t know how Caleb was handling the stress. “What about you?”
“I wanted kids, but now I don’t think I’ll bother.” She sipped at her drink.
For the longest time neither of them spoke. He didn’t like the silence. This woman had him all in knots just by her company alone.
“Did you go shopping?” she asked, several minutes later.
“Yeah. There was nothing in the house. I didn’t take long. You were out of it for quite some time.”
“I can’t believe I slept like that. I don’t recall ever being so tired before in my life.”
“It happens to the best of us.”
Who was this man that was taking over his body? Lydia clearly didn’t know what to make of him and neither did he. Fuck, he was all over the place. “So, I rented a couple of movies for us tonight. I didn’t know what you liked, so I just went ahead and rented what I wanted to watch.”
“Okay, that’s fine by me. I don’t really watch much television anyway. I’m more of a cook and baker.” She finished sipping at her drink.
He couldn’t take his eyes away from her.
“Go and sit down.” He moved around the counter to get the television set up. This was all new territory to him, taking care of someone else. He helped her to get settled, propping her up with a couple of pillows. She didn’t argue with him as he moved her to help get her comfortable.#p#分页标题#e#
When she was comfortable she let out a sigh. He stepped back, setting up the movie. Sitting beside her, he lifted her feet onto his lap and simply sat back and watched the screen. Neither of them spoke, and he was shocked by how much he liked the peace of being with her.
“What movie did you put in?”
He mentioned the latest action movie that had a lot of gun fights and explosions but not a lot else.
She didn’t say anything else as they both relaxed while the time passed.
Toward the end of the movie his cell phone went off. Seeing it was Caleb calling him, he made his excuses and headed toward his bedroom.
“What do you have for me?” he asked, turning the phone on.
“They’re part of Drake Stone’s operation. He’s trying to get men we don’t know to make deals that will help him get on the inside.”
Henry cursed. “I was right.”
“Yeah, you were. Elijah is pissed, and he wants to take Drake and the men out. They may have come across as a shit operation, but these men are the real deal, Bill and Leon. They’ve got a reputation for being able to hide. They’re both wanted men and have avoided the law.”
“I don’t give a fuck about Drake. I want the men who hurt me and Lydia. I’ll find them. No one can hide for long.”
“This isn’t about you. You’ve got feelings for Donna’s friend,” Caleb said.
“I’ve not got any feelings. Look, I was a bastard to her, and because of what I said to her, she ended up in trouble. I’m not going to let it happen again.”
Caleb was silent for several seconds. “I’ll let Elijah know.”
“He can have Drake and the rest. I’m not interested in them. The only people I want are the ones who thought they could take us without any consequences. I won’t let it stand. Professionals they may be, but they’ve never had me looking for them.”
“How is babysitting duty?”
Getting to his feet he looked toward the sitting room. Lydia was leaning her head against the back of the sofa. She held the remote in her hand and was flicking through the channels.