Page 103 of Give Me Forever Love

The driveway is lit by the moon, making it easy for us to find our way. Even still there are solar lights all up and down it, so we can see perfectly. The night air feels good, not too hot.

My little football feels perfect against me, and I kiss her soft head.

“Wanna watch a movie when we get back?” K asks.

“Yeah. You pick.”

She laughs. “You hate my choices.”

“I don’t hate them.”

I feel her looking at me so I turn my head. “You totally hate them,” she says.

I smile. “Okay, maybe a little.”

“How about we scroll through with our eyes closed, and whichever movie it lands on, that’s the one we’ll watch?”

“Deal,” I say as we round the corner. Our house is within sight now, and it illuminates the night. We walk up the drive, wiping our feet when we walk in. K sets her beer on the counter and grabs Rylee.

I kick my shoes off and down my beer before heading up to take a shower so K can get hers and then we can bathe our girl.

An hour later, all showers have been taken, and I sit shirtless in basketball shorts with Rylee on my chest. K’s curled up to me as we watch a movie we’ve never seen about aliens. It’s interesting enough, but K has fallen asleep and so has Rylee. My phone lights up from the table, and I sit up to look. It’s Danny.

Shit. I gently move K and grab the phone, walking away from her so she won’t wake up.

“Hello,” I answer, looking back at Kat to make sure she doesn’t stir.

“There’s a run-down country store about a mile from Grant’s drive. Do you know the one?”

“Yes,” I reply.

“Meet me there in twenty minutes.”

“Wait, what?” I ask, but the phone goes silent. I narrow my eyes but walk over to the bassinet and lay Rylee down. Her legs kick, and I move the blanket to cover them.

I head upstairs and throw on a shirt and jeans before quietly coming back down and grabbing my hat and keys. I exit the house and climb into the truck.

The moon is hidden behind thick clouds as I trail down the driveway. The night fog rolls in front of my headlights, drifting in from the fields. I wind the road, and once I reach the end, I hit the gas toward the old station Danny mentioned.

Two cars are parked in the parking lot when I near the place, and before I pull in, I reach over in the glove compartment and pull out my gun. I’m apprehensive, not sure what I’m getting myself into here.

It’s not that I don’t trust Danny. He’s proven his worth more than once; I just don’t trust the situation. He called me late. He knows I have a family and he’s out here near them. How the fuck did he even know where I was?

I turn the wheel, hearing gravel crunch beneath my tires. Car doors open and two men step out, along with the man in black that I have come to think of as a friend.

I open my door, climbing out cautiously.

“Glad you made it,” Danny says. One of the guys goes around and pops open the trunk.

I don’t say anything as I watch all of them.

“Is this your guy?” Danny asks.

I walk over and look in the trunk at the man with his hands tied behind his back. He has tape over his mouth and his eyes are bulging out, looking red and watery. Jesus Christ. My heart pounds in my chest. What the fuck is about to happen here?

He makes noises at me, like I should help him out of this situation, but he almost killed my family and me. Well, I think he did.

I look back at Danny. “Let me see his teeth.”

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