none of us flaunt our private life. Dallas and Noah have been looking for ages for their third. I guess I just thought that I was going to be the odd man out once you found your woman. I never really thought it would actually be me. Now that I have admitted my feelings, it feels right and I will not apologize to anyone for that. No, I was worried that you would expect me to be a simpering female and wait for you to get home. I love my independence and just don"t want to lose that.” She explained.
Jolly nodded his head and smiled at her. “Calli, if I wanted a woman to be my „yes girl", I would have fallen in love with one who did not have a gorgeous body or stood out in a crowd. You beg to be independent and fierce and I would not change that about you.
We do not want you to change, just adapt.” He said logically.
“Well said, my friend.” Steve said from the doorway.
Calli was startled and dropped the spoon she had been using. “Damn it Steve, don"t sneak up on us like that!” She yelled. Steve came around to her side of the bed and kissed her deeply. She pulled back and grinned at him. “Where have you been?”
“Taking care of business I do not want to talk about right now. Jolly my man, you are looking better than you did yesterday. The nurse said you will have to be here for another few days, and then go to a rehab place.” Steve said and held up his hand when his friend was going to argue about the rehab. “I know, I already looked into it and we can have a home health care nurse come out to the cabin and stay.” Jolly relaxed and then said, “Have you taken Calli out there yet?” Calli looked back and forth between the two men while they talked about her like she was not here. “Hello, woman standing right here. No, he has not taken me to the bat cave.” That was what her and her friends had been calling their new cabin in the foothills. No one had been allowed to go out there until they deemed it ready. Calli knew they had been building it for the last year and she had been anxious to see it.
“Bat cave?” Steve said and turned to her.
“Yep, that is what Noah and I have dubbed your little cabin because you refused to allow us to come and see it. Dallas and I were going to try to follow you home one night but we figured you would see us. So when do I get to see this little log home you have built into the side of a mountain?” She asked.
“Not until Jolly is coming home too. I promised never to take you there unless we were together.” Steve said pecking her cheek with a kiss.
“Bro, that was before the accident. Now we are going to have to make sure she gets all of her stuff up there. I think we should bring Noah, Dallas, and Bailey to stay in the guesthouse. With the security system we have, it is like Fort Knox up there. Besides, I think we are all in danger now, the Digrossi family have declared war on us. They wanted Bailey and the books, now that she has turned them over to the feds; they are going to want to silence her. They already tried one way, now they will try to get anyone close to her.” Jolly said and grimaced when he had to move a little.
For the most part Jolly was a walking miracle. He had broken his leg in two places, his arm and shoulder, plus taken multiple gunshots to his torso. The man had just been in surgery fighting for his life yesterday and today he planned an attack. Calli shook her head. Neither of the guys was looking at her, they were discussing the logistics of moving everyone out to the cabin.
“Stop!” She yelled and stomped her foot.
“Listen here, tough guys. Jolly is lying in a hospital bed lucky to be alive. Shouldn"t we worry about this later?” She asked.
“Baby girl, I wish we could, but these guys are playing for keeps. We have to get us all to safety ASAP.” Jolly said gently.
“You don"t know the half of it. I was at the loft dealing with Andres Digrossi, Jr. He is apparently the bastard child of the Digrossi Family, the
Jolly nodded his head and smiled at her. “Calli, if I wanted a woman to be my „yes girl", I would have fallen in love with one who did not have a gorgeous body or stood out in a crowd. You beg to be independent and fierce and I would not change that about you.
We do not want you to change, just adapt.” He said logically.
“Well said, my friend.” Steve said from the doorway.
Calli was startled and dropped the spoon she had been using. “Damn it Steve, don"t sneak up on us like that!” She yelled. Steve came around to her side of the bed and kissed her deeply. She pulled back and grinned at him. “Where have you been?”
“Taking care of business I do not want to talk about right now. Jolly my man, you are looking better than you did yesterday. The nurse said you will have to be here for another few days, and then go to a rehab place.” Steve said and held up his hand when his friend was going to argue about the rehab. “I know, I already looked into it and we can have a home health care nurse come out to the cabin and stay.” Jolly relaxed and then said, “Have you taken Calli out there yet?” Calli looked back and forth between the two men while they talked about her like she was not here. “Hello, woman standing right here. No, he has not taken me to the bat cave.” That was what her and her friends had been calling their new cabin in the foothills. No one had been allowed to go out there until they deemed it ready. Calli knew they had been building it for the last year and she had been anxious to see it.
“Bat cave?” Steve said and turned to her.
“Yep, that is what Noah and I have dubbed your little cabin because you refused to allow us to come and see it. Dallas and I were going to try to follow you home one night but we figured you would see us. So when do I get to see this little log home you have built into the side of a mountain?” She asked.
“Not until Jolly is coming home too. I promised never to take you there unless we were together.” Steve said pecking her cheek with a kiss.
“Bro, that was before the accident. Now we are going to have to make sure she gets all of her stuff up there. I think we should bring Noah, Dallas, and Bailey to stay in the guesthouse. With the security system we have, it is like Fort Knox up there. Besides, I think we are all in danger now, the Digrossi family have declared war on us. They wanted Bailey and the books, now that she has turned them over to the feds; they are going to want to silence her. They already tried one way, now they will try to get anyone close to her.” Jolly said and grimaced when he had to move a little.
For the most part Jolly was a walking miracle. He had broken his leg in two places, his arm and shoulder, plus taken multiple gunshots to his torso. The man had just been in surgery fighting for his life yesterday and today he planned an attack. Calli shook her head. Neither of the guys was looking at her, they were discussing the logistics of moving everyone out to the cabin.
“Stop!” She yelled and stomped her foot.
“Listen here, tough guys. Jolly is lying in a hospital bed lucky to be alive. Shouldn"t we worry about this later?” She asked.
“Baby girl, I wish we could, but these guys are playing for keeps. We have to get us all to safety ASAP.” Jolly said gently.
“You don"t know the half of it. I was at the loft dealing with Andres Digrossi, Jr. He is apparently the bastard child of the Digrossi Family, the
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