Page 223 of Affair
Honestly, he appreciated the man helping him through this. It wasn’t his job, but he was being a good person.
Still, he busted his ass.
“I’m telling your husband you just tried to abscond my man,” he said.
Raphael laughed.
“Sometimes, I forget that you don’t like to share,” he teased. “Like everyone else in this family.”
Gene was amused.
No, he didn’t like sharing, and the irony was that now, he was sharing. A lot had changed when he fell into this family.
Monogamy was still a very firm belief for him, but he knew that sharing was caring.
God knew that Elizabeth shared Ethan with him, and for that, he was forever grateful.
“I just want my family to be safe,” Gene admitted. “That’s all. I don’t like that Tommy is pissed. I saw the madness in his eyes, Raph. He was loco.”
That didn’t sit well with him.
Why?
He was a bodyguard.
“I’ll voice your concerns with Ivan when I see him,” he said. “For now, I suggest you get home, and hover over the family. They are in the new compound now, and they are safe.”
That was the only thing keeping him sane. He was going home to his family.
“You’ll keep her safe?” he asked.
Raphael patted his leg reassuringly.
“Mom will be fine. I promise. Just get home to your love muffin,” he stated.
“Honestly, that’s the best plan I’ve heard all day,” he admitted. “Get me to that jet. I want to go home.”
That worked for him.
As they drove, they talked about the kids, the family, and life. Honestly, Gene liked being around Raphael. The man was laid back and very easygoing.
The bottom line was that he was a good dude, and he loved Ethan.
Clearly.
Oh, and not the way he loved Saint, but in a way that Gene could appreciate. He had Ethan’s best interests at heart, and that mattered to him.
Ethan was precious to him.
As they drove, he was curious.
“Aren’t you and Saint celebrating an anniversary soon?” he asked. As of late, they’d been all tied up with work, and it just occurred to him that it was coming up.
He grinned.
“Yeah, we are. I can’t wait to get away with him. I just have to find someone to watch Emmy. Saint and I know Wyler will do it, but I feel bad asking him. Whenever anyone says‘kid’around him, his eye twitches. That might be the first sign of a mental breakdown.”
He laughed.
