Page 49 of Devil's Own: Roughneck

“I suggest you stop right there,” she says in a low warning that is completely new and I realize she’s not bullshitting.

Right at that moment, a nurse helps Cut back into the room. His smile drops when he sees Gee. “What the fuck are you doing here?” he barks at her.

“Sit your ass down. I’m not in the mood,” Gee barks back.

“Is Aj—”

“I never told her I was coming. She has no clue. We didn’t tell any of the women with children.”

“We?” I ask.

“Me, Dusty, and Danni.”

“Fuck,” Cutter says. “Green’s gonna lose his shit.”

“Green?” I say. “Think of Reap. Dusty’s fucking pregnant.”

“Yeah, she’s pregnant—she’s also smart as hell and a certified badass. Keeping shit like this from your woman isn’t a way to keep your woman.”

“What the hell does that mean?” I bark.

“It means, you want to keep your woman, you don’t exclude her from important life events, say… getting shot three fucking times,” she replies snidely. “I get you couldn’t tell us where you were headed. I get that. I accept that. But you didn’t have to keep your injuries from me. I never even had to know where you were—but you guys, you don’t think enough of the women you keep in your beds to trust us with that information.”

“And you being here proves exactly why,” I bite back.

“I’m giving you thirty seconds to decide if you really meant that. Time starts now.”

Fuck.She’s right and I hate that she’s right. I’m making a life with Gee. Keeping their women in the dark might work for Vlad or Sarge, but Gia isn’t Nic or Greer. She deserved to know. This is my screwup.

“Time’s up,” she says.

“I’m sorry.”

Her mouth drops open.

Cutter’s just as much in shock. “The fuck you saying? She needs to be punished and then her ass needs to be on a plane heading home.”

I shake my head. “She’s not a kid, Cut. She’s my old lady. For life. She doesn’t get punished. And she’s right. I owed her a call. It shits me to admit that, but Gee’s involved. You don’t tell Aja, that’s up to you. I have to remember that your relationship isn’tmyrelationship.”

“Oh, damn, I want to ride you like a bronco right now,” Gee whispers and her eyes are all glassy the way they get when she’s really turned on. All full of want for only me. Goddamn, she’s gorgeous.

“He hasn’t been cleared for that,” Block says, startling Gee. I just laugh. Her cheeks turn an adorable shade of pink.

“Come’ere,” I say, holding my arm out, and she moves next to my bed. I wrap my arm around her waist.

“Didn’t mean to embarrass you,” Block says. “I heard he had a visitor. Green and Reaper are busy getting their balls handed to them by two of the hottest women I’ve ever seen. Don’t take this the wrong way, but you are definitely in that category.”

“Have you met Gillian?” Gee asks. “She’s single.”

“Gillian?” His eyebrow goes up.

Gee nods. “She’s a friend of Danni’s. She drove the getaway car for us and when we got to the airport, she decided to join us. She wants to be an FBI agent.”

“And she’s hot?” he asks.

“Very.”

“If you excuse me, gents. I’m off to find a hot, future FBI agent.”

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