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“You got it,” she replies. We hug, say our goodbyes and she’s out the door.
“I don’t fuckin’ like that guy,” Shade admits.
“I wish I could say you're just an overprotective brother, but I don’t like him either,” I tell him. I walk closer to him. “Can I ask you something?”
“Sure.”
“Have you really not thought about having kids,” I question him.
“Honestly,” he asks. I nod my head. “I have, once.”
“Oh?”
“Not that long ago, actually,” he tells me.
“Tell me more,” I say, wrapping my arms around his waist.
“Raze was telling me and Buster how he was trying to get Minx pregnant. It got me thinking about you pregnant with my baby.” My cheeks heat up at his admission. “I know we haven’t known each other long, but I’ve felt this connection to you from the first time I laid eyes on you at Bluez.”
He slides his hand into my hair and brings his lips down on mine. He pulls back, resting his forehead against mine.
“Do you remember asking me why I call you Whiskey,” he asks.
“Yeah, you said it was because of the color of my eyes and how I tasted when we first kissed,” I say.
“That wasn’t all,” he admits. “Kissing you is like a shot of whiskey. It’s a sweet, slow burn that leaves me feeling warm inside. You’re my shot of whiskey and I’m drunk on you. I don’t ever want to sober up from this feeling. I love you, Sienna Rae.”
“I love you, too, River.” I tried so hard to fight my feelings for him, but I fell hard.
35
Shade
A few weekshave gone by and Sienna is getting closer to being fully recovered. The first week she was home, she didn’t leave the apartment at all— which was okay with me. Aside from Wren visiting once, I wanted Sienna all to myself. Though, I am glad Wren came over when she did. They needed each other. Wren hasn’t been around since, and I know Zack has something to do with it.
Sienna and I are finishing up breakfast when my phone pings with a text message. I glance at the screen and Bull’s name flashes across.
From Bull:We found him.
I look up at Sienna and smirk.
“What is it,” she asks.
“They found TJ,” I tell her.
She lets out a heavy sigh. “I’m going with you to see him, and Ricardo.”
“Like hell you are,” I growl out. “I’m not letting you anywhere near those assholes.”
“Shade, I need to. It will help with my healing,” she tells me and I run my hand down my face, thinking it over.
“Let me go alone first. I know Ricardo is in rough shape because the brothers have been taking turns using him as a punching bag,” I explain to her.
“Fine, but I want my turn at them before they get killed,” she says in a matter of fact way. “What about Antonio?”
“He made a deal with Bull. He’s helping Finn and Lochlan get to the place where they were keeping you so they can help the other girls there,” I tell her. “Once that’s done, Bull is gonna get him set up with a new identity somewhere Torres won’t find him.”
“That makes me happy. He’s a good kid,” she says.
