Page 11 of Beta Team-The Saviors: Part two
In just a short amount of time, I already know that I’d do anything for Kira.
And I’m going to start with bringing Ari and Jason home.
5
TYLER
Now that we have somewhat of a plan, we all pile into Nolan’s office. Tivon is already setting up the prison cameras and Kira is sitting in the corner, nervously chewing her lip. Ignoring the big Russian presence that is her brother standing behind me, I walk over to her, grab her hand, and pull her from the chair. I lead her to the back patio for some privacy, and urge her down into my lap. She curls into my chest, clutching my shirt.
“When did it get so messed up?” Kira whispers. “I can’t lose?—”
“You won’t. Keon is going to make a full recovery. We’ll get Ari and Jason, and everything will go back to normal.”
“None of the other stuff mattered.” It’s more like she’s talking to herself and not me. She looks up, and her eyes lock on mine. “All the time I spent worrying what you would think of me, that never mattered. I know now that you don’t care about the scars. It seems so stupid now that I was holding myself back because of my own insecurities.”
“We only care about you,” I confirm. “And it wasn’t stupid that you felt that way.”
“I don’t want to hold back anymore. I’ve seen everything that you would do for each other, and know you would do the same for me.”
“We would, Little warrior. I was afraid this would make you think you couldn’t trust us.”
Kira rubs her hand across my cheek. “Never. Growing up with the life I had, I know things can happen at the drop of a hat.”
“So, finding out about Ari doesn’t bother you?”
“Was it a shock to realize who his dad is? Yes. But it doesn’t change how I feel about him. There’s some secrets that you just need to keep.”
Kira lays her lips against mine with no hesitation. I lick the seam of her lips and with a sigh, she lets me stroke her tongue with mine. We’ve kissed before, but this one feels different. She was serious about not holding back, and this kiss proves it. It slams into me how much I feel for this woman. Somewhere over the last several weeks, I started developing feelings. Feelings that I’ve tried to keep suppressed, but there’s no holding them back now, and I don’t want to.
Kira pulls back and lays her forehead against mine. “I’m going to go in and see how things are going,” she says before she pecks my lips and goes back inside.
I sit there for a minute just staring off into the distance when I hear the chair scrape beside me. I look over and watch Gavin take a seat. The things I feel for him are another thing that I don’t want to hold back anymore.
“You know I love you, right?” I say, making him look at me in shock. I’m not one for big declarations of love, and I’m definitely not good with words. “I don’t know when it happened, probably a long time ago, but I’m not going to fight it. I love you, Gav.”
“Holy shit,” Gavin chokes out. My brows furrow in confusion when I realize that he’s fighting off a laugh. “I’ve been spendingthe last several months trying to hide my feelings for you, and you just come right out, spilling it.”
“I’m nothing if not unpredictable.” That’s not exactly what I was expecting, so I try to shove down the hurt. “I’m going inside.”
Gavin grabs my wrist, stopping me from standing. “Look, you just shocked me, okay? If we’re being honest here, I fell for you while you were helping me rehab. I fell even harder the moment you let me kiss you without pulling away. You’re one of the most important people in the world to me. I love you, too.”
My heart expands in my chest and starts beating out of control. I jump from my chair and straddle him in his, wrapping my arms around his neck as I crush him to my chest, making him grunt. “You big, beautiful man.”
“You just had to ruin it,” he grumbles, his voice coming out muffled against my chest, but his arms wrap around my waist. “When you say shit like that it makes me question my sanity about getting involved with you.”
“You’re stuck with me now.”
“I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
A throat clearing has us pulling apart. I look over Gavin’s shoulder, and the curly haired guy that was with Kane is standing there with his hands in his pockets. “I didn’t mean to interrupt, I was just hoping I could talk to you guys for a second. I’m Jaxon, by the way.”
“Tyler,” I introduce, getting to my feet. I stick my hand out, and he shakes mine and then Gavin’s when he stands.
“Gavin.”
I sweep my arm out at the other chair and reluctantly sit in my own. “What’s up?”
Jaxon lowers himself into the chair and looks at us. I know he’s trying to figure out what the fuck he just walked into but to his credit, he doesn’t say anything. “I wanted to talk aboutKane. I know you’ve already figured out that he’s protective over Kira, and he can come off as an asshole.” Jaxon pauses and then laughs. “Well, he is an asshole, but he’s only looking out for her.”
