going to be on
that shit, but I was beginning to doubt it was her. Nonetheless I wanted her
away from here when I was looking at that shit, plus I didn't want her to know
what we were doing, not yet.
"Mom why
don't you take Amber and the baby shopping; they could both use some new
things." She clapped her hands like a little girl. Amber meanwhile looked
like she wanted to protest, but why? I knew she hated shopping but I thought
for sure she would jump at the chance to shop for Anthony. She seemed to
collect herself before asking a very telling question.
“Will it just be
us? I only ask because I'm not ready to see everyone else yet."
My parents
looked at me but I kept my face blank. There it was again, that fear of someone
or something in my life, but who or what? I hadn't noticed anything when we
were together before. One thing was certain, her fear was genuine, that pissed
me the fuck off. If someone had orchestrated this, had fucked with what's mine
I will make them pay.
“Of course dear
it will just be us, we'll take the limo that way we wouldn't have to worry
about parking or carrying bags. This is going to be so much fun. Oh we need a
list." My dad was rolling his eyes, I was laughing and Amber had a small
smile on her face. I couldn't help walking over and kissing her in front of my
parents, they'd seen us kiss before.
“It'll be
fine." I reassured her softly as I rubbed my fingers over her cheek and
lips. She nodded with a little smile and the knots in my gut loosened a bit.
Now to wait for Kurt and see what the fuck was going on.
When Kurt
finally showed not long after they left he was pensive, worried! I couldn't
quite read him, but it wasn't a look I was accustomed to seeing on his face.
"Fuck
boss...I'm sorry, this...shit..." He pulled on his hair in frustration, he
was almost scaring the fuck outta me.
"What the
fuck Kurt, just tell me man."
"I can't,
I'll rather show you."
My heart was
beating so fast I thought I would have a heart attack. I'd never seen the tough
as nails Kurt Justice so flustered before in my life. What the fuck could be on
that disc? Was it Amber, is that why he was apologizing? Please, please don't
let it be please, I beg of you. I prayed for the first time since I became a
man. I don't think I could take it if she was on that disc after all. Not after
the morning we'd had. We went to my study where I had set up for the occasion
and both sat down. He really looked like he didn't want to show me that shit
but I had to see it. He cued it up and sat back.
"I'm just
going to start it where the party you're looking for is doing the transaction
okay, there's a whole day's worth of footage on there but most of that has
nothing to do with you, just the usual goings and comings to the shop."
He was stalling
I could see it.
"Just get
to it Kurt."
He sighed before
hitting play, when the face first came on the screen I think the shock kept me
rooted to the seat.
"ARE YOU
FUCKING KIDDING ME?"
He turned it off
and got me some water; it was then I realized I was fucking hyperventilating.
Lies, all fucking lies from beginning to end, they planned it, why the fuck did
they though? What had I ever done to deserve this or Amber for that matter?
“Are you sure
about this, there's no doubt, no coincidence you checked on all that?"
"I checked
the time stamp on the receipt against the time on the recording, it's the same
transaction, no mistake, I'm sorry."
"Who else
knows about this?" I had to ask, Kurt was loyal to more than just one
member of the family.
"Just you,
me and the owner of the shop, she doesn't know why I needed the tapes though,
she thinks it's an undercover sting."
"Good,
let's keep it that way." Was that my voice, so controlled? I didn't feel
in control of anything, I felt like I was spinning on a knife edge about to
lose my fucking mind.
"I'll see
myself out, call me if you need anything." He left and I sat there trying
to work things out. This mess had to be
that shit, but I was beginning to doubt it was her. Nonetheless I wanted her
away from here when I was looking at that shit, plus I didn't want her to know
what we were doing, not yet.
"Mom why
don't you take Amber and the baby shopping; they could both use some new
things." She clapped her hands like a little girl. Amber meanwhile looked
like she wanted to protest, but why? I knew she hated shopping but I thought
for sure she would jump at the chance to shop for Anthony. She seemed to
collect herself before asking a very telling question.
“Will it just be
us? I only ask because I'm not ready to see everyone else yet."
My parents
looked at me but I kept my face blank. There it was again, that fear of someone
or something in my life, but who or what? I hadn't noticed anything when we
were together before. One thing was certain, her fear was genuine, that pissed
me the fuck off. If someone had orchestrated this, had fucked with what's mine
I will make them pay.
“Of course dear
it will just be us, we'll take the limo that way we wouldn't have to worry
about parking or carrying bags. This is going to be so much fun. Oh we need a
list." My dad was rolling his eyes, I was laughing and Amber had a small
smile on her face. I couldn't help walking over and kissing her in front of my
parents, they'd seen us kiss before.
“It'll be
fine." I reassured her softly as I rubbed my fingers over her cheek and
lips. She nodded with a little smile and the knots in my gut loosened a bit.
Now to wait for Kurt and see what the fuck was going on.
When Kurt
finally showed not long after they left he was pensive, worried! I couldn't
quite read him, but it wasn't a look I was accustomed to seeing on his face.
"Fuck
boss...I'm sorry, this...shit..." He pulled on his hair in frustration, he
was almost scaring the fuck outta me.
"What the
fuck Kurt, just tell me man."
"I can't,
I'll rather show you."
My heart was
beating so fast I thought I would have a heart attack. I'd never seen the tough
as nails Kurt Justice so flustered before in my life. What the fuck could be on
that disc? Was it Amber, is that why he was apologizing? Please, please don't
let it be please, I beg of you. I prayed for the first time since I became a
man. I don't think I could take it if she was on that disc after all. Not after
the morning we'd had. We went to my study where I had set up for the occasion
and both sat down. He really looked like he didn't want to show me that shit
but I had to see it. He cued it up and sat back.
"I'm just
going to start it where the party you're looking for is doing the transaction
okay, there's a whole day's worth of footage on there but most of that has
nothing to do with you, just the usual goings and comings to the shop."
He was stalling
I could see it.
"Just get
to it Kurt."
He sighed before
hitting play, when the face first came on the screen I think the shock kept me
rooted to the seat.
"ARE YOU
FUCKING KIDDING ME?"
He turned it off
and got me some water; it was then I realized I was fucking hyperventilating.
Lies, all fucking lies from beginning to end, they planned it, why the fuck did
they though? What had I ever done to deserve this or Amber for that matter?
“Are you sure
about this, there's no doubt, no coincidence you checked on all that?"
"I checked
the time stamp on the receipt against the time on the recording, it's the same
transaction, no mistake, I'm sorry."
"Who else
knows about this?" I had to ask, Kurt was loyal to more than just one
member of the family.
"Just you,
me and the owner of the shop, she doesn't know why I needed the tapes though,
she thinks it's an undercover sting."
"Good,
let's keep it that way." Was that my voice, so controlled? I didn't feel
in control of anything, I felt like I was spinning on a knife edge about to
lose my fucking mind.
"I'll see
myself out, call me if you need anything." He left and I sat there trying
to work things out. This mess had to be
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