"Fuck me." I ran my hand over my face as my mind raced. Everything in me wanted to run back to the house, bundle them up and take them the fuck away from here. The other side of me wanted to snap someone's fucking neck in half."I'm calling a meeting. You go drop the tree off and meet me back here in ten." I pulled my phone and called Paul, one of my crew, and told him what I needed. Jared and I headed back in the direction of the house. He broke off and went to his truck while I stood at the back of the house and looked back towards the woods trying to figure out what, if anything, whoever had been out there, had been watching. We hadn't been spending as much time back here because of the change in the weather but could they see into the kitchen and if so why the fuck would they want to? I knew who was behind this. There was no doubt in my mind that it was the chick that was on my driveway, but in the off chance that I was wrong or that for whatever fucked up reasons she might
"Hey boys, we all ready for this evening?""Hey Ms. Elena, we're ready where's Daniel?""He had to go into the hospital today. What're you lot up to out here?""Mom, don't you have pies in the oven?""I just came to see if you boys wanted some hot chocolate and a slice of my pie. We made plenty I think we might've gone a little overboard this year.""There's no such thing as too much pie Ms. Elena""Zack.""Fine, I'll have pie and chocolate after we help the Grinch fix his fence.""They're not twelve Elena and take my kid back inside, it's cold out here.""Colton Lyon I will have you know I've raised three kids you included. I know how to bundle her up against the cold."She sniffed at me and I rolled my eyes and started walking away as soon as Jared came into view."Go cook something ladies." I knew that would get her going, at least she would be too focused on that to wonder about what Jared was carrying.I walked far enough away to be out of earshot before turning to my
We spent the next few hours handing out gifts and cookies and spending some time with the kids in the hospital. This year that shit was tough. I kept looking at those kids and seeing my little girl. Some of the parents were almost in tears and of course Kat and the sisters were tearing up. We entertained the little ones by reading to them and playing games, but not surprisingly they were more interested in our gear and bikes. We left there and went to the women's shelter which we'd actually had a hand in opening years ago. One of the lawyers in the crew was part of some underground outfit that shifted women and children all over the country to get them away from fuckwits who had nothing better to do than abuse women and children. We never really had too many problems with repeat offenders. On the off chance that one of the offenders found their prey, they never got within ten feet of this place. It was heavily guarded at all times. The place was more like an apartment building
"Where's Lydia?""Her little ass better be home in bed if she knows what's good for her. So what're we dealing with here bro?"My boy Travis answered my call and showed up like I'd asked. I told him to come later in the night while Kat was asleep so she wouldn't stick her nose in my shit. We stood in the middle of my driveway with two of his boys out of the glare of the streetlight. Anyone seeing us standing there, arms folded, legs spread, would think we were going into battle. We were all well over six feet, very imposing and the tats and muscles didn't help to dispel the notion of biker dudes up to no good."Fuck if I know, this chick just turned up here under the front wheel of Kat's car.""What the fuck was she doing on your driveway?" See, like minds and shit."That's what I said but everyone else seems to think I'm blowing shit out of proportion.""What does your gut say?""This is fucked.""The gut don't lie bro, fuck what everybody else thinks. So what are we doing?
The next morning, just as I was heading downstairs, the doorbell started going crazy."Hold your horses what the fuck?" I opened the door to a comical sight; dad was carrying large boxes and struggling to keep them upright. Cy was behind him rolling his eyes. I guess he's spending too much time around Angel because he's picked up a lot of her nasty habits."What's all this?""You don't want to know son. I have to get to the shop." Cy walked by me and dropped his boxes."Don't you have to get to the hospital?" I turned my attention to dad who was struggling with whatever the fuck that was he was hauling."Took some time off, now help me put this thing together.""What the hell is it?" The description on the box said it was a gingerbread house, a six foot edible gingerbread house."Dad, were you blazed when you bought this?""It's cool right? Caitlin's gonna love this. I'm gonna win best Xmas gift hands down.""You're an idiot. There's no competition, besides, I've already got y
The next day her bloodsucking accomplices descended on my house with their bullshit. Elena was the first to arrive early in the morning laden down with parcels and chirpy. Only one thing I know can make you that damn happy first thing in the morning. Either that or she probably got into Daniel's stash again."Elena, why are you here?""We have to get things ready for the party tonight son, oh my word what is that?" She made a beeline for the gingerbread house."Your husband brought that here yesterday.""That rat, I knew he would pull something like this." She folded her fists on her hips with a scowl."Look I don't know what you two nut jobs are up to don't want to know and leave my kid out of it.""Stay out of it son, this is grandma's business, serious business, where're my girls?""Kat's getting the baby dressed, you want some coffee mom?""Nope, had plenty before I left the house with your father the snake." She eyeballed the gingerbread house once more before hightailing
The rest of the day was chaotic with people in and out all day with the party bullshit. Char's words bothered me because let's face it, when you're suspicious of someone everything about them comes under scrutiny. She wasn't invited tonight so I could rest easy there but I needed to know what the fuck was in that room. Elena had given her a TV and an old laptop for company so she wouldn't go stir crazy. I wondered if that's what she was hiding, those shits can be very dangerous.***"Kat where's the baby?""She's on the bed Colt." She was busy putting earrings in her ears as she stood in front of the mirror."The fuck's she doing there? I almost had a heart attack when she wasn't in her crib.""She can sit up now Colt and she likes to watch her mommy getting dressed. Don't you Caitie bear?" She dropped down on the bed and tickled the baby who was busy chewing the shit out of one of my tee shirts."There're people in and out of here all night I don't want her alone.""Colt, she
"Babe, I have to make a run I'll be a few hours tops you good?""Yes we're good aren't we Caitie bear?" She waved the baby's arm at me."Tomorrow's her first Xmas, I can't believe it." She's so cute both my girls are."Come here." I kissed both my babies before leaving the house. I had to go pick up their last minute gifts and go by the shop and make sure everything was cool there since the place was going to be closed for two weeks until after the New Year. I didn't let thoughts of our unwanted guest take over today, like my wife said, it's Xmas, my little girl's first, and I want it to be damn near prefect. After tomorrow though I'm going after her ass hard. I still haven't been able to find anything on her, which was starting to burn my ass. "Put it away for now Colt just concentrate on your girls." My girls, it brings a smile to my face just thinking about them; I hope the gifts I'd picked out for them were enough. This is the sort of shit I worry about now fuck me.I p