Total pages in book: 91
Estimated words: 105398 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 527(@200wpm)___ 422(@250wpm)___ 351(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 105398 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 527(@200wpm)___ 422(@250wpm)___ 351(@300wpm)
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Gabe was looking a little green as we pulled into the daycare Cora attended. His face was a little pale, and his breathing a tad fast. The hand that I had a hold of with my own was clammy.
“Gabe, it’ll be just fine. Take a deep breath. Don’t let them see your nervousness or they’ll think you can’t handle her.”
Nodding, he visibly toned down the terrified look, and a blank mask replaced it. We pulled up to the Audi that The Moran’s were standing beside, and shut the truck off. From their faces, I knew this wasn’t going to go down easy.
We both got out and walked to the front of the truck.
Sidney spewed acid first, “You can’t have your whores around Cora. According to Texas law, you have to take her by yourself if I’m uncomfortable with the girlfriend, or I can refuse to give her to you.”
“Actually, Ember is now my wife, so that law wouldn’t apply in this situation. Anything else? Is she already inside, or what?” Gabe asked calmly.
She looked ready to chew nails when she heard that juicy tidbit. I tried looking into their Audi, but the windows were newly tinted, and so dark that I wasn’t able to see in anymore.
“I’ll pay you a million to sign your rights away.” Mr. Moran spoke evenly.
“No. Now where is she?” Gabe replied.
I watched them volley back and forth until finally I couldn’t handle it anymore. Pulling out my phone, I sent a text to Cheyenne who would send in backup. We knew they were going to try something, so it came as no surprise when they started with bargaining, and then turned to threats.
“You’ll never find business in this town again. I could put that biker club of yours underwater in two seconds flat. Are you sure you want to do this?” Mr. Moran seethed.
Gabe visibly got his temper under control before he replied, “Listen, I just want my daughter, nothing else.”
They didn’t get a chance to reply before two police cruisers pulled up alongside our cars and got out. Luke, stepped out of one, and a handsome red head stepped out of the other. Both of them were drool worthy in their KPD shirts and black cargo pants. They looked like total badasses.
The redhead flashed a blinding smile in my directions, and two twin dimples popped out on each cheek. He looked too cute! He was stocky, about Gabe’s height, and had muscles bulging. What was with all the men in my life lately? They all looked like they competed for body building competitions.
The red head surveyed the situation before asking, “What seems to me the problem here, gentlemen?”
Apparently, the women didn’t count. But then again I wasn’t the one in a hostile position. Gabe and Mr. Moran were. Sidney stood at the door to the Audi like she was a sentry sent to guard the gates of hell.
“This, this vagrant is trying to take our daughter.” Sidney spit as she curled her nose in distaste.
“Gabe didn’t realize you were a vagrant. When did that happen?” Luke queried.
“I’m just trying to pick my daughter up. We just got visitation scheduled, and this is the first day that I am supposed to get her for the weekend. I have the papers right here if you need to see them.” Gabe said as he handed over the papers.
The red head took them, read over them quickly, and then passed them to Luke. Luke read over them quickly, and then handed them back to Gabe.
“Looks like he has the law on his side, Mrs. Moran. Where is the baby? According to the papers, he gets her until Monday morning.” Luke said evenly.
“He can’t have her. According to the law, if I feel uncomfortable with his girlfriend here, I don’t have to let him have her.” Sidney said rudely.
She was really quite dumb. There was no such law, but I wasn’t about to get into the middle of this. I didn’t want it to look like I was trying to hurt this situation. I wanted to be the silent support that Gabe needed. Every instinct in my body was telling me to open my mouth and let this woman have it, but I held my tongue, because I wanted that little girl just as much as Gabe did.
“Actually, Mrs. Moran, there is no law against a girlfriend living with him. Although, they were married yesterday, so it’s a moot point anyway. Now, this is a court order, so if you refuse to give the child over then we will be forced to arrest you.” Red head said.
I really liked this guy. I’ve never met him before, but I knew I would like him just by that little speech alone. It also didn’t hurt that he was hot.
“This is outrageous. He wasn’t even there for her birth or the last year and a half of her life. She doesn’t even know him.” Mr. Moran said.
At that comment, I lost my will to stay quiet.
“Listen here buddy. That wife of yours,” I said pointing at Sidney accusingly. “told Gabe while he was deployed that she aborted his baby. Then she broke up with him. How was this his fault that he’s not spent the first year of his child’s life with her? He’s done everything he could in the last week to gain the right to see her. He’s known for a week. Does that sound like someone that didn’t want to be in his child’s life? He was devastated when he learned she aborted his child. Devastated.”
By the time I was done, I was in tears. Fucking hormones.
Mr. Moran stood there in shock, as if he wasn’t aware that was what really happened. Which he probably wasn’t. Sidney was a devious bitch, by the look on his face the light finally came on, and he wasn’t too happy with that dear of wifey of his.
“Cora is in the daycare right now. We’ll be back Monday morning. Please call if you have need of anything.” He said stiffly, and then got into his Audi.