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“Dunno, man, all I know is that if he comes back here, someone will kill him. He has to realise that, right? He has to know that returning will get him dead.”
Ice started tapping away at his computer.
“Gonna add some more cameras around this place, and Lissa’s office. If that fucker steps in her direction, I’ll rip his fucking lungs out, and ask questions later. He wants to talk to her, he needs to reach out first and beg.”
“Sounds like you’ve made a decision already, man. Won’t the Pres ask why the extra cameras?”
“We all know Micro’s probably alive, and we all know she’s his connection, his blood. It’s perfectly logical to assume she’s the one he might approach. Besides, if he has a problem with it, he can fucking try me.”
Ice clearly found his balls, or maybe Lissa just gave them back, probably on loan, but I knew he was doing the right thing.
“If it comes to this being questioned, I’ve got your back, man. Your woman’s safety comes first.”
Forty-Four
Torchwasgoneforages, but when he returned, he led me to the bed and sat me down, crouching in front of me. I wished I could just tell him, so we could move on, and get back to doing the things we wanted with and to each other.
“Babe, I’m gonna ask you something, and if you feel comfortable answering me, just say so. I know you don’t want to break a confidence, but I think I know why you’re acting like you can’t tell me what you know.” I opened my mouth to speak, and he pressed two fingers over my lips.
“Shh babe, let me make this easy for you. Are you holding a confidence for Lissa? Yes or no.”
I cast my eyes down, not sure whether to answer him or not.
“That was Ice who came for me earlier. Can you guess why? Do you know what he might have found?” I lifted my head, suddenly wondering if he really did know what I was holding back from him. Please, please, know the same secret. I felt like Joey inFriends, when he was the only one who knew about Monica and Chandler.
“That’s what I thought, babe. Was it about a certain letter she received, from a certain person she might be related to?”
“What? I mean, um…”
“Ice found the letter, babe, and he wanted my advice on it, so I’ve read it too. I know Micro reached out, and I know Lissa’s struggling with it. Ice is putting extra cameras around her place in case he approaches her again.”
Oh thank god! “I’m so sorry, Torch.”
He cupped the back of my head and kissed my temple.
“It’s okay, babe. I love that you’re the kind of person who protects a friend’s secrets, and I know you struggled with holding it back from me, which makes me feel like maybe we’ve got a good level of trust between us. Micro reaching out is a surprise, but the fact that Ice knows, and I know, means we can keep an eye on Lissa, and make sure she’s safe.”
How could this amazing man look so frightening at first glance, and yet be so pure and considerate on the inside? If you’ve ever heard the expression about judging a book by its cover, this is why. People might cross the road to avoid him, because he’s big, and tattooed, and wearing a cut, but he was the kind of man who’d step in and help someone in trouble, rather than being the one causing it.
“I love you, Torch. Thank you for not giving up on me. I hated keeping it from you, but if I’m going to be with you, then the other old ladies have to be able to trust me too. I was really torn.”
Torch grinned widely at me. “It’s okay, babe. I’ll fuck your ass, so you can make it up to me.” Oh god,thisagain.
“But I’ll wait until you’re wearing my ink. Let’s hit the two things you’re dreading in one go, so they’re over, and you know they’re not as bad as you expect.”
Damn. At least I’d have time while he waited for a vote, right?
“How long until you know if your brothers will accept me as your old lady?”
His grin widened then.
“Babe, I knew by the time we left Church. You’re in.” Oh. I stared down at my body, wondering where this ‘ink’ would go, and how big it would be, and how much it’d hurt.
“Babe, breathe, it’s not pain, it’s like having deep scratches in one place for a prolonged period of time. It’s an ache at worst. Worry more about your ass, because it’s gonna be stuffed full of my thick cock, and it’s gonna stretch your poor little hole so wide.”
Torch
Withthatshitresolved,we just had to wait on the arrangements being in place, with our two house tattooists, and the plan seemed to be to do a joint ceremony, so Has and Elise would be tatted at the same time.
