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Still, I couldn’t help but grin at his less-than-legal thoughts for a man who was supposed to uphold the law.
“Lainey must’ve gone apeshit when they told her,” I said.
“They didn’t tell her. Once Tawdra got off her knees and fled, Shep laid into Gomez, told him if he made contact with Lainey or was in the same place as her, I’d have him framed for some shady shit and thrown in jail where he’d be the one on his knees sucking dick. All Lainey thinks is that he ghosted her. None ofthe boys told her what happened and we don’t plan to.”
My brows went up. Holy hell, these men were protective. Which only made me a little concerned for my life… and my balls, when I told them that Lainey was mine.
“He’s a dickless weasel and there’s no way he’d have been involved in the shit from last night.” Trig sighed, ran a hand over the back of his neck. “She needs a man who can handle her shit. Keep her in line and keep her ass safe. Especially with all the shit that’s been happening lately.”
Colt nodded.
I couldn’t ask for a better segue. “I agree. She needs someone who’ll let her be fearless and brave, but knows she’s got a man at her side watching out for her.”
Trig’s gaze narrowed, probably picking up exactly what I was throwing down.
“That man’s me.”
Mabel came back with our meals then, keeping Lainey’s brothers from leaping over the table and killing me.
“Say that again?” Colt asked.
I looked from one brother to the other. “Lainey’s mine.”
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“She know that?”Colt asked, one dark brow raised.
I had to give him credit for keeping his cool as he poured more coffee into his mug.
“She does.” The steaming plates in front of me and Trig were ignored.
Trig looked me over. “You’re still alive.”
I grinned again. “I am.”
“You only met her for the first time the other night,” Colt reminded.
“Took this fucker three seconds to know Ellie was his,” I said, tipping my chin toward Trig. “And if I heard correctly, you saw Molly at a rodeo and made her yours in a janitor’s closet.”
He grunted, then snagged a piece of bacon off his brother’s plate.
“You didn’t see her with those men the night before,” I continued. “She was something else. A little afraid, sure, but she was annoying the shit out of them. Gil said he was only gonna keep her for a little while then let her go, but I had a feeling he was two seconds away from tossing her back.”
Both men’s jaws were clenched.
“If it makes you feel better, she kicked him in the balls.”
Colt grunted. “I’ll be bringing him into the station later, but he’ll probably run into a wall or two on the way.”
“She was reckless–” I began.
“That’s Lainey,” Trig muttered over me.
“–and if she does it again I’m gonna spank her ass.”
They stared at me with growing anger. They had matching veins throb at their temples. I had to wonder if vein placement was genetic.
