Page 139 of Duty and Desire
“Mo—”
“Babe, go upstairs and put on some clothes,” he murmured.
Was he insane?
We didn’t have time for that!
“But—”
Tex boomed, “Get your ass in here, girl.”
There it was!
No time for that.
Mo looked toward my living room.
I looked toward my living room.
It was filled with the Hot Bunch.
Tex appeared in the archway.
“What did I say?” he demanded (in another boom).
“Tex—”
“Eddie got the word. Smithie had some lunatic who was fixated on you and sending detailed letters of how he was going tocleanseyou,” Tex stated (loudly, as well as irately). “Andyou.Youdidn’t call in meor the boys.”
Eddie appeared at Tex’s side.
“Lottie, get in here,” he growled.
Oh man.
I felt Mo’s hand come to the small of my back and he put pressure there.
Apparently, he’d realized it was time to handle this.
Immediately.
But at that juncture I wanted to dig in my heels. However, since I was an adult and not ten minutes ago had decided to act like one, I probably shouldn’t go back on that now.
Tex and Eddie got out of our way so we could hit the living room.
My living room wasn’t small, as such.
And it didn’t seem tiny with all those big men in there.
It seemed miniscule with all those big men being seriously ticked off at me in there.
“Uh—” I started.
“Hawk had it covered. I had her covered. It’s done,” Mo said over me.
Was heseeingthese men?
I mean…
