“This isn’t a fucking democracy Red, you had your shot I let you walk, now you’re here, end of story. Let’s eat.” I pulled her along behind me because as far as I was concerned the conversation was dead. “Zak wait, there’s something…” I stopped and looked back at her.
“What is it?” What the fuck, she looked scared as fuck, and that in turn made my heart almost stop. I softened immediately and took her little face in my hands. “What is it baby are you sick?” Please don’t let it be that, anything but that, fuck. I started to pull her into my chest to offer comfort.
“No I’m not sick, it’s nothing like that.” She stopped and bit into her lip, looking worried as fuck. Whatever it was it was weighing on her heavy. “Tell me what’s bothering you and I’ll make it stop.” I didn’t even have to think twice about making that offer, there was nothing I wouldn’t do for her, nothing. She shook her head and took my hand in hers. “It’s nothing, I’ll call mom later and have her take care of it for me.” I wasn’t sure if I could trust that smile on her face, but I let her drag me along behind her.
Chapter 5
ZAK
The others were already acting like the pigs they were when we returned, but thankfully Gaby had save us some. “You two okay?” Logan gave me the big brother’s watching look and I just nodded my head and sat my woman next to me after kicking Ty off his chair.
“The fuck?” he didn’t let go of the bacon strip he was inhaling; greedy fuck. I made her a plate before getting my own and dug in. The others started asking her shit about what she was doing back in NOLA and shit about why she’d timed out so soon from the service.
Some of her answers were sketchy at best, but no one pressed her, it was just like old times. Except there was no mortar in the background and no impending danger.
Gaby and Dani who was looking like part of the living again, were asking her questions about her time in the service and some of the hairier escapades she’d been a part of. The conversation was making my gut burn but I kept my lips sealed. I didn’t want to start world war fucking four by airing my true thoughts and having to battle the fucking suffragettes. These fucking Southern blossoms can be vicious with their tongues.
I just listened and glared at my idiot brothers whenever they encouraged her when she told one of her tales. We all knew she was badass, that she was a demolition expert among other things.
“Well those days are behind you now; thank fuck.” What, I couldn’t hold it in any longer. She just did her eye roll bullshit, like I gave a fuck.
After breakfast we left the women at Lo’s place and headed back to the cottage after I gave her ass a stern warning. I wasn’t too sure that Gaby wouldn’t talk the other two into some shit.
She seemed to have wedding fever and not even Lo’s threats seemed to be working. He did whisper some shit in her ear that made her pout right before we headed out, so maybe we’d have some peace today for fuck sake. “So brother, you and Nessa?” I knew what he was asking as the others slowed down to hear my answer. “If I have anything to say about it, yeah.” They each offered their congratulations in some way or the other, and Ty of course started his bullshit.
“Who the fuck is that now?” Someone was at the gate? Quinn checked his watch and looked at Cord. “You expecting company?” Cord looked fifty shades of confused as he shook his head no.
“It’s your girl and her brother.” He didn’t even wait for the rest of us to react, just started walking towards the gate to let them in. “Hold it.” That was Logan for you, he didn’t give a fuck kids or not, he wasn’t trusting shit.
“Zak, check the perimeter.” That was easy, all I had to do was pull that shit up on my phone, it was like Google earth but with a twist. “We’re clear, it’s just the boy and the girl.”
Cord went ahead as the gates slid open. We were already standing in formation just in case, but the gates closed again behind them without incident. Davey came towards us while his sister stood in front of Cord. What a pair, it was like watching a cartoon or some shit. He towered over her by a mile, but it wasn’t just his stature, it was knowing what kind of man my brother was, and seeing him with someone so tiny.
I hope he knows what the fuck he’s doing. Plus the fact that she has a mouth on her, somebody better keep an eye on that shit.
“What’s up kid?” he looked to where his sister was still talking to Cord before turning back to Lo. He looked worried as fuck too. “There were soldiers in town earlier, I think somebody’s missing or something.”