"Uh, am I the only one who's confused?""No Law, I think we're all in the dark on this one." Smooth motherfucker, he might've pissed me off coming into my place the way he did, but I had to give him his due."That's Mancini, I'm surprised he even showed up here." Creed looked after the door where he'd disappeared."This other guy Thorpe, what the fuck is he like?""I don't think he's as hard core as that one, Law but he's no light weight either."What the fuck did I get myself into? The guy is good, the way he came in, had I not had my place rigged he would've blown past my security. My guys hadn't seen him, but I was warned just before the phone rang and that's what tipped me off."So what just happened here?" Quinn, one of the least heard from SEALs spoke up. "He just appeared, said some shit that we already knew and left, what was the purpose?""Just what he said, taking our measure; I get the feeling he knows more about us than we do him." I wasn't sure how to feel about tha
At least that shit had taken my mind off the fuckery in the study for a hot minute. I went in search of my kids it was their day after all. They were knee deep in new shit and making enough noise to raise the roof, but they were happy.Nothing that was going on had or will ever touch them. "This is what it's all about, them, keeping them safe." Law came up beside me in the doorway where I was peeping in on them. "That's what I'm most worried about, how the fuck do we keep them safe when we're all spread out all over the place?'The others came to join us. "We were just discussing that. The way this thing is panning out, we're gonna have to watch each other's six, we have to weed out the bad seeds starting now because we all know money trumps most anything when it comes to the lesser known.""My guys are safe, I don't surround myself with fucks. They've all been with me for many years and those who weren't aren't close enough to get at me and mine." He had a point though, if what Man
"Todd what're you doing? My dad would kill us if he caught us out here alone." She looked around as if expecting him to appear out of the darkness. She's so pretty under the moonlight it hurts. The feelings I have inside for her scare me. I don't know if I can make it without her. I've been fighting with my parents to find a way for me to stay, had explained to them that even the thought of leaving her makes me feel like my life was ending.They were more understanding than I thought they would be. My dad is always so caught up in his work I never thought he had any time to notice what was going on around him, and mom, well she's mom. She thinks every little thing will hurt me, just like when I was five.We'd had a long talk the three of us about my relationship with Caitlin, my Caitlin. If only her dad was half as understanding then I wouldn't have this knot in my gut. If anyone else comes near her while I'm gone I'll end them. But for now I have to make sure she's okay, she's bee
The house was clear when I got there; even the baby was gone. Shit gave me a start for a second. It's been a while since Hitler's youth or one of the others hasn't been here to greet me. "Kat?" I walked through the house getting pissed by the second.She was in bed with the covers up to her chin. I took a deep breath and tried for calm. Instead of yelling the house down like I wanted to, I just kicked off my shit kickers and crawled into bed behind her. "Colton you're home.""Yeah baby I'm home." Her voice sounded so little and lost, and then a thought hit me that had my guts going cold. "Swear to fuck Kat if you're sick I'm gonna be pissed way the fuck off, look at me." She started to giggle snort. That's a start at least, even though I was sure she was laughing at me."What kinda sense does that make crazy person?""You're not sick?" My hand went to her heart where I could feel it beating strong and full of life. She shook her head no. "Then what is it?"She sat up in bed and b
My life is fucked. I've come to accept this fact since realizing that the women in my life have taken over. I have no idea when Kat took my balls, but sure as fuck she has 'em. "You two ready?" I mumbled some choice words under my breath and rolled my eyes at my annoying ass wife. My two girls were all smiles and excitement as they came towards me where I stood waiting for them at the door.Last week I'd taken their brothers for a night out with the guys and their nosy ass mother and mine got it into their heads that I had to do the same with them. The fuck!First of all, I know fuck all about daughters, unless their mother is there to lead the way. And it has been quite some time since she's dragged my ass off somewhere with the whole lot of 'em.Suddenly I'm a neglectful father and I show the boys favoritism yadda-yadda-yadda. She knew just how to get under my skin, how to hit below the belt. I think she's been taking lessons from my mother or some shit. So as to keep the hen
I've outsmarted Kat's ass all these years, her ringers aren't going to get anything over on me. So far I've been lucky, they're all good kidsand then there's the little one.I eyed the backseat to make sure Hitler's youth wasn't doing some shit back there that she wasn't supposed to, before turning my attention back to my firstborn."How's school going?" I addressed the question to both of them. Caitlin just shrugged but the terror in the back had a lot to say.She had a tale for every damn day of the week. "They're gonna put you away the next time you get caught doing that fucI mean stuff in their lab."I should be so damn lucky. Fucking kid is worst now that she has all these new uncles and aunts to spoil her demented ass.At least once a week there's a Fed Ex truck in my driveway delivering something for her to tinker with, because the SEALs and their women are convinced she's some sort of prodigy and keep sending her shit.My ass! I'm coming to believe more and more that Elen
In spite of all my rumblings, I'm proud of my kids. As a father I've learned that it pays to pay very close attention to them and the way they handle things.I don't want them growing up to be assholes that I have to be ashamed of, so I try, along with their mother, to teach them values and shit.I noticed that no matter how bothersome her little sister was, Caitie always treated her with the care of an older sister. Kid has class.It was the same with the boys. They knew to look out for each other and to protect their sisters and mother, especially when I'm not around.All in all Kat and I were doing a good job. Of course I wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat when I think of the three little ones she's carrying.Please don't let them be like Mengele. I won't make it past their first birthday if they are. I watched her now as she walked next to her sister who took her little hand in hers.How easy it is to forget that she's just a tiny little thing. That mouth of h
In the morning it was daddy's turn to corral the herd and get them situated for the day. I had Cody on my hip while I prepared breakfast.These fucks don't know what dry cereal looks like, except during summer vacation, ain't that a bitch. Their mother and grandmothers spoil their asses and what they don't do, the grandfathers pick up the slack.I got the bacon from the oven and scrambled a couple dozen eggs. The noise level was off the charts becauseMengele. She was arguing with her brothers that our night out was better than theirs.I guess I should be happy that my kids don't have anything more serious to argue about. Their mother waddled in just when they were finishing up and I had to feed her miserable ass.Of course she didn't want anything I made and it took damn near half an hour to figure out what she wanted. I got her the fruit she said she wanted and sat with her while her kids tried to tear my fuckinghouse apart with their shit."What you got doing today?" I sipped
"Uncle Hank, can you get me some castor beans?" This kid, she keeps you on your toes; always up to something. Add the fact that she's her dad's carbon copy and well - "Who are you planning to poison little girl?""Who-what? No one, what do you mean? I have to go mommy's calling me. Coming mommy." The little sneak hung up as I grinned.I hung up on my end and called her dad. "Lyon, what did you do to piss off your daughter lately?""Which one? The damn place is crawling with them.""My girl.""Mengele? Nothing why, what did she say?""Well, she's trying to get her hands on castor beans and knowing your kid as I have come to, there can be only one reason for that.""Fuck me, Catalina, get in here." The panic in his voice cracked me the hell up."I'll go and let you take care of that little issue. Call me if she drops any bodies and you need help with clean up. Then again you're pretty good at that shit yourself.""Fuck you, I have to go deal with Hitler's youth catch you later." I hung
They were all set to come to my place because Elena had invited all the women to the surprise shower. Cierra Mancini was in the field and would be coming later than the others.On the way here in differing stages, they got the call that Catalina had been taken and rescued and that Kat had gone into labor.Mancini who wasn't supposed to be here for another day at least had flown out after talking to Jared who'd told him that we had the asshole in our warehouse."I knew that you would kill him and I couldn't let that happen. The cops would've had no choice but to look at you and I can imagine in that position you wouldn't have been thinking straight. We thought it best that one of us take it from there.""We? Who is we?" I looked around at all the men gathered in my backyard."All of us!" Logan answered for all of them, which is pretty much what I suspected.Mancini had made the decision to take point on this one and the others rallied around my family and I while he did his thing. No on
"Uncle Hank, can you get me some castor beans?" This kid, she keeps you on your toes; always up to something. Add the fact that she's her dad's carbon copy and well"Who are you planning to poison little girl?""Who-what? No one, what do you mean? I have to go mommy's calling me. Coming mommy." The little sneak hung up as I grinned.I hung up on my end and called her dad. "Lyon, what did you do to piss off your daughter lately?""Which one? The damn place is crawling with them.""My girl.""Mengele? Nothing why, what did she say?""Well, she's trying to get her hands on castor beans and knowing your kid as I have come to, there can be only one reason for that.""Fuck me, Catalina, get in here." The panic in his voice cracked me the hell up."I'll go and let you take care of that little issue. Call me if she drops any bodies and you need help with clean up. Then again you're pretty good at that shit yourself.""Fuck you, I have to go deal with Hitler's youth catch you later."
They were all set to come to my place because Elena had invited all the women to the surprise shower. Cierra Mancini was in the field and would be coming later than the others.On the way here in differing stages, they got the call that Catalina had been taken and rescued and that Kat had gone into labor.Mancini who wasn't supposed to be here for another day at least had flown out after talking to Jared who'd told him that we had the asshole in our warehouse."I knew that you would kill him and I couldn't let that happen. The cops would've had no choice but to look at you and I can imagine in that position you wouldn't have been thinking straight. We thought it best that one of us take it from there.""We? Who is we?" I looked around at all the men gathered in my backyard."All of us!" Logan answered for all of them, which is pretty much what I suspected.Mancini had made the decision to take point on this one and the others rallied around my family and I while he did his thing.
I woke up the next morning fully rested. My wife was still out so I went to check on my daughters. Catalina was ready for release or so they said, but I checked her over myself.She was her usual pain in the ass self and tried to con me out of some shit so I knew she was okay. I was feeling better until I walked back into Kat's room where she was just waking up and overheard the nurse telling her about her release later that day."Are you out your fucking mind? She just pushed three human beings outta her body. The fuck you mean she can leave in a few hours?""Sir, it's hospital policy""I give a fuck" I stopped myself there because I know she wasn't the one making the rules and it wouldn't be fair to rip into her."Hold him, I just changed him and fed him." I passed Kat the baby. "You can leave now." I sent the nurse from the room before leaving myself. "Colton what're you going to do?""Don't worry about it."I left and headed to the nurse's station. "I need you to make a note
I spent the next seven hours running between the two rooms because Kat wouldn't calm down unless I went to check on our daughter and I was seeing that shit played out on the monitor they had her hooked up to.Every time she panicked her pain level went up, something I was in no way equipped to handle. The whole fucking hospital staff knew how I felt about it because I told them at the top of my lungs.Law called me while I was making my way back to Kat for the tenth time. "What's up buddy? I can't really talk right now I have a situation here.""I know, your boy called us when we were on the road.""We should be there in about an hour but the girls are worried.""You're headed here?""Yes, the shower was this weekend remember? The SEALs are already in flight.""Shit I forgot, I guess I'll see you when you get here. I'll have my mom and mother in law set you guys up.""How're your girls Colt? He didn't""No, I got to her in time. She's sleeping it off right now but Kat's the on
"Colton something's wrong, Catalina didn't get off the bus.""What the fuck are you saying? Where are the others?""Everyone else is here except her.""And they didn't notice that she wasn't on the bus?""They did but the driver refused to stop the bus."I'd already pulled my little gadget. "I'm on it Kat no worrying." I hung up and called for my guys as I headed for my bike.My heart started beating right again when I saw the little red dot that showed me where she was."Someone grabbed my kid let's go." They mounted up and we headed out.There were no other thoughts in my head, only getting to her and dealing with whomever the fuck had taken her. I knew it wasn't anyone we knew, because no one would take one of my kids without me, or their mother knowing.Just who it could be was making me sick in the gut. I clenched my hands around the handlebars and willed myself to breathe. The warmth of my blood turned ice cold. This fuck is dead!I heard my guys talking to me in my hea
I rode up and around them and headed back the way I came with them following close behind. We didn't need to talk; we all knew where we were headed. I got there before they did and opened the security gate.I turned on only the bare bulb overhead light leaving the rest of the room in shadows. I kicked a chair into the middle of the room and waited.They dragged him in kicking and screaming. "Who are you?" He focused on me before I throat chucked his ass and pushed him down on the chair.I opened my little bag of treats and shoved two leaves in his mouth. Mengele wasn't lying that shit worked fast. It started out slow, maybe taking thirty minutes before the first sign of distress."What is that, what did you give me?" He eyed the bag in my hand and asked after I stopped holding his mouth together. "Where's the kid? You tell me that and I'll let you live, you don't, you die."He put up a good fight that dragged on for damn near three hours. That's when the fun really started. He los
I could hardly sleep that night my mind wouldn't let me rest. And maybe that's what saved me from my wife's wrath the next morning.Instead of reaming my ass for leaving her high and dry over the breakfast table, she picked up on the fact that something was bothering me.She reached over and squeezed my hand but instead of giving word to her thoughts just gave me a questioning look.I shook my head and indicated the kids who were trying to out talk each other. "Caitlin put it away." Her hand disappeared lightning fast beneath the table."I was just saying good morning daddy." She's trying to get this kid killed. I seriously tried to find justification for five solid seconds but the little shit hadn't done anything worthy of a gutting. Other than robbing me of my daughter."Not at the table." She's so much her mother's kid she left her chair and came around the table to wrap her arms around my neck. "I'm finished with my breakfast so can I be excused from the table?""Sure, go a