Page 38 of Avenging Laura

“Hi!” Laura said sheepishly.

“Hi, beautiful! It was lonely without ye next to me.”

“Mmm. Smooth talk like that will get you whatever you want.” Laura chuckled as she leaned up to kiss his lips.

Laura squealed when Highlander picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. She couldn’t help but laugh when he smacked her ass cheeks as he walked back toward the bed.

They were in the middle of catching their breaths an hour later when her cell phone rang. Groaning, she reached over to her nightstand to grab her phone.

“Hello!” Laura huffed into the phone.

“Sorry for waking you up, unless I was lucky and interrupted Highlander’s dick action, then I’m not sorry,” Diesel quipped through the phone.

“Didn’t wake me up and Joe just came so you didn’t interrupt that either. Although, if that action was still going on, I wouldn’t have answered the phone. What do you need, twat muffin?”

“Ah, she’s still upset that I interrupted her dick action with Viper.” Highlander chuckled beside Laura.

“Evil!” Laura laughed as she swatted Highlander’s arm.

“Asshole!”

Laura couldn’t help but laugh as the two quipped back and forth. “Alright, alright. Is there a reason you called, D?”

“Captain wants you to come in today. She’s called the whole team in. Cyrus has been spotted in San Diego.”

“We’re on the way in,” Highlander answered for Laura, getting up and heading to the bathroom.

“Let me grab a quick shower, then I’ll be in,” Laura confirmed as she hung up the phone.

Well, there went the warm and fuzzies. Back to hell she went.

An hour later, Laura walked into the Task Force Headquarters with Highlander following behind her. The entire trip to the office, he held her hand. Even now, as they were walking into the office, he had to be touching her in some form or manner. She truly felt loved and protected with this man. How she ever doubted that in the past, she didn’t know.

When they walked into the conference room, her entire team, Highlander’s team, Wolf and his entire team were already there waiting for them. The captain had both large tv screens on with both being in use. On screen one it was Tex and on screen two it showed General McCoy with Ghost, Truck, Fletch, and her brother-in-law, Mike in the room with him.

Wolf, Abe, Dude, and Cookie looked up at them as they walked in. She was surprised to see the smirk on all four men’s faces.

“About fucking time!” Mike gladly clapped on the screen, earning a glare from General McCoy.

“You do realize that’s my daughter don’t you, Staff Sergeant?”

“Aye, I do. She’s also my sister-in-law. They were both miserable as fuck. Even if the arsehole wasn’t going to admit it. Looking at them now, they are stronger than they have ever been. Seeing the glow in her eyes, her smile, the way he’s protecting her without her realizing and the way he’s looking at her, they finally fucked like rabbits and the rest of us can stop walking on fucking eggshells around the arse. Ye should be happy, sir. He’s making ye daughter happy and vice versa.”

“Someone’s getting his ass kicked later. I want video of whatever punishment you dole out,” Laura said to General McCoy.

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN

“Gladly. You ok?” General McCoy studied Laura intently.

“Yes. I am good. The counseling has helped more than I ever realized. Joe and I have had some deep conversations and I’m getting there. I still have some ways to go, probably always will. But I’m good.”

“Good. I’m glad. Maybe now, you’ll take my calls?” General McCoy baited Laura as he leaned forward in his seat to study her reaction.

“Your wife and kids…” Laura started until Highlander stepped forward to turn her toward him.

“Lass, they want to meet ye. They know that ye were a product of a one-night stand that happened before the man met his wife. They want to get to know ye. Give them a chance.”

“Laura, I have met the general’s wife and kids. They are good people. Nothing like ye mum. Dom has met them as well. Granted that was before it was known that ye were really the generals. They will love ye just like we all do.” Mike winked at Laura.

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