Page 241 of Affair
Elizabeth stared at Stella.
“Want to marry me and bring your babies? I’ll give you a gun,” she teased.
Stella played along.
“Okay,” she said, going to walk past her husband who couldn’t believe it.
Zayn gasped and stopped her.
“My sweet Stella, really? She’s not your type.”
Stella gave her husband a kiss. Sometimes, it was fun to bust his ass, and she couldn’t help herself.
At that moment, Elizabeth was direct.
“I’m going to say this once, and only once. If he bothers you, or he tries to make your life hell, end him. The mission here in NOLA is far more important to this country, especially now. Look at what you’ve stopped so far. Now, we haveThe BlackStone Groupup in our asses. While I care about him, and feel bad, we can’t deal with bullshit. If Von Donore gets wind that Maura is here and alive…”
That was all Jagger had to hear.
“I’ll put him down.”
Maura sighed.
“We love Tommy,” she said. “We won’t enjoy doing it, but we’ll keep our family safe.”
On that, they all agreed.
When MATE headed toward Zayn, he actually moved to stand behind Stella.
It made everyone laugh.
“Listen, she’s creepy,” Zayn admitted. Then, he noticed she was focused on his child in the sling around Stella. “What are you looking at?” he asked.
MATE looked back at Elizabeth.
“Is it time to assimilate into the small one?” she asked. “Or should I wait until he is unexpecting?”
Elizabeth laughed.
The look on the man’s face…
Zayn.
Wasn’t.
Amused.
That was all he had to hear. He scooped Stella up, and whistled to his daughters.
“Let’s go,” he said, hauling ass to get away from MATE when he’d had enough.
When he was gone to their personal area, the AI in the room chortled, and everyone was amused.
“It’s too easy,” MATE admitted.
Honestly, it really was.
“Okay, chucklefucks, go get suited up, and someone talk Zayn down from the ledge. We’re taking a trip to the Ninth Ward. We have a Marine to find. Merry, keep eyes on that cabin. Let us know what you see.”
