“Why don’t you come home for the weekend? Hang out with me.”
“I suppose I could come home. Maybe Saturday--.”
“We have work to do Taelyn,” hearing Xavier behind me made me jump.
“When did you get here?” I asked holding my chest.
“Who are you talking to?”
He was pissed and I didn’t know why. I looked down and he had bags in his hands. My bags, from my apartment, and shopping bags.
“My Mom. What the hell are you doing?”
“Making sure you stay safe. That’s what I’m doing.” He set the bags down and snatched the phone out of my hand and hit speaker. “Mrs. Patrick how are you?”
“I’m well, Xavier is it?”
“It sure is. Has she always been this strong willed?”
My mom laughed and so did Xavier.
“If I was Taelyn’s mother I may have just gotten the wrong impression by how she reacted to my having packed up her apartment and moved her--.”
“I am not moving in here.” I snapped and my mom laughed again.
“I assume by your laughing the answer to my question is a firm yes? Please let me explain. I don’t like Daniel. I don’t trust Daniel and I want to make sure Taelyn is safe until I figure out how he got her new number. Mrs. Patrick did Taelyn tell you that Daniel smashed her phone?”
“Xavier!”
“Settle down Irish.” He scowled at me.
Mom laughed again. Xavier’s smug smirk appeared and he put the phone on speaker.
“Mom this isn’t funny. He’s a pain in the ass.”
“Well I would have to agree with him Taelyn. We never expected he would cheat on you so why don’t you just accept the offer for now.” I scowled at Xavier and he smirked. “I think your brothers should look into it too.”
“I have it all under control,” he tried not to sound annoyed, but his jaw flexed and I knew that meant one of two things and I was pretty sure he wasn’t thinking of doing things to me right now.
“We’re her family Xavier.”
“Where the hell were they when --.”
“Xavier don’t.” I pleaded with him.
“I can promise you both two things. I will not let anything happen to Taelyn and I will not hurt her.” He took the phone off speaker and handed it to me. “I bought you some new clothes for the club functions we will be attending.”
“I have clothes,” I half hissed at him.
“That show your ass Irish.” He hissed back and walked of the room.
I put the phone to my ear, “Sorry about that.”
“Do you two fight a lot?”
“He is very--.”
“Dominant?”
“Mom,” I said it like a whiny little child.
“I like him.”
“Don’t get too attached.”
“Now you sound like your brothers.”
“I do not.” Again the inner child came through.
“I love you -- Irish.” She laughed.
“Mom! I love you too. Goodnight.”
“It’s not even one yet.” She laughed loudly.
“Goodbye, I meant to say goodbye.” I hung up the phone and plopped down in the chair holding my head in my hands.
What just happened?
I turned around feeling his presence. He was standing against the doorway, arms crossed, and glaring at me.
“You have got to be kidding me.” I stood up and started for the door.
He stood legs spread, chest puffed up, and I knew I was in for something. I just wasn’t sure what it was yet.
Chapter 17
Black and Bolly - X
“Tell me what it is you expect of me Taelyn.” She opened her mouth to argue. I could see it in those fucking emerald eyes. “Forget I asked. You’ll be safe here. Well not here. An apartment a few buildings over just opened up. You’ll live there. It’s a gated community --.”