about him, I just don’t want Talon getting into trouble and I know he will. He can’t fool me, I knew all that calmness was hiding something, the man blew a gasket over flowers, how did he expect me to believe this would be any different?
I'm so tempted to follow him and make sure he stays safe but I know that would only make matters worst. He hates it when I disobey him it makes him nuts. I could just imagine what our lives are going to be like, him calling the plays and me just following them. I guess I'll just have to remind him every once in a while that I don't play on his football team, a lot of good that will do me though. Talon isn't exactly the cooperative sort, he likes things done his way and that's that. I usually just let him have his way because it saves time and energy but this time I’m not so sure.
I was starting to get nervous again, pacing back and forth with worry eating away at me. I looked out the window but there was nothing to see out there so I went back to the couch.
I picked up the phone to call Stephanie maybe she knew what the hell was going on. I don't think Kevin kept her in the dark as much as Talon kept me there, according to his caveman mentality there were just some things his woman didn't need to worry her head about. I so have to drag my man into the twenty first century.
TALON
"Kevin what's up, you seen him yet?" We met outside her old dorm room where the asshole would most likely be headed. Most people didn’t know where my condo was so they couldn’t have sent him there; I’m thinking this was probably the best bet. That was another thing I knew was burning the shit out of Mackenzie and the others who were holding out hope for a repeat. I’d never taken anyone home with me. I always went to their room. Even then with me not looking for permanence I always knew my place was off limits. I’m glad I’d kept things that way because true to female form that had been one of the first things my baby had asked when I invited her to spend the night. Had I ever had anyone else there? It felt good telling her no, that she was the first and the last. That the bed she slept in had never been used for anything but my sleep.
"Nah, not yet, but he should be here soon, the last word was that he landed and got a rental and was headed this way."
I had the boys on the perimeter in case he slipped through somehow, a little overboard I guess but I meant he was not getting anywhere near her so I had to cover all the bases. I didn’t want to be gone too long because I knew she would be worried about me and I didn’t want that. I knew too that deep down she was relieved that I was the one facing him. She’d told me in one of our midnight talks that she never wanted to lay eyes on him again. Not only because of the betrayal, but also because of the things he’d said to her after. The way he’d tried to belittle her womanhood. There’s no way I could let her face him after that.
"How much do you wanna bet my girl is on the phone with yours fishing for information?"
"She won't get much, I didn't share with Steph, figured you might want to play this one close to the vest. Anyway, what do you plan on doing with this guy when he shows up?"
"After I get it through his head that seeing my girl ever again in his lifetime would be detrimental to his health, I'm thinking of kicking his ass for what he did to her; then again if he wasn't such an asshole I wouldn't have her. No that's not true we were destined to meet so that's out, whatever. If he goes away like a good little boy I might let him live, but if he pisses me off I'm going to hurt him."
"Don't do anything stupid, I think coach already suspect something's up, the way the guys have been acting must've tipped him off. Why you had to get the whole team involved is beyond me, and you know they'll mess this guy up really bad if they get ahold of him, I'm not sure that was such a good idea."
"First of all I
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