Page 84 of Brides and Brothers
Macey leapt out of the way, giving room for Daegan to step beside her. He glared down at Trevor, not bothering to help him up.
“Hey!” Trevor called from the ground. “What’s your problem?”
“I have a problem with you being anywhere near Macey!” Daegan said. “You need to show respect; when a woman tells you to stop, you stop. I’ll give you ten seconds to grab your friend here and leave before I call the police.”
Trevor leapt up off the ground and grabbed Daegan’s shirt with his fist. “Fine, we’ll leave, but Macey and Raina are coming with us.” Trevor released Daegan’s shirt with enough energy to send him stumbling backward. “They’ll enjoy a night with us a whole lot more than with you potato farmers.”
Daegan was right back in Trevor’s face, but Camille’s gaze jumped to Cade. He had somehow disconnected George and Raina and had put Raina behind him. She clung to his arm, but Camille knew with tempers flying like they were, Raina was going to get herself hurt.
“Daisha!” Camille yelled. Daisha looked back, and Camille pointed to Raina.
Daisha slipped along the edge of the room and grabbed Raina. Benson followed suit, putting his arms out and pulling Daisha and Raina out of the way, ushering them behind the counter with Camille and Emma. Easton and Benson blocked the opening to the kitchen with their bodies. Just then, George punched Cade and sent him flying toward them. Cade landed half on the couch, half on the floor. Raina tried to bolt around the counter toward Cade, but both Daisha and Benson held her back.
“Not now, Raina,” Benson said.
Camille looked up to see Daegan belt Trevor in the gut.
“Stop!” Camille yelled. “Enough fighting!”
Her words fell on deaf ears. Daegan ducked when Trevor swung at his face, and Cade hopped to his feet as George went in for another attack. Easton leapt forward and snaked his arm around George’s neck to hold him back, managing to hold on long enough to punch George in the side.
Macey was the only woman not safely behind the counter, and she screamed as Daegan crashed into the corner end table, breaking the lamp and the picture on the wall in a domino effect. Raina’s sobs returned, but Camille hardly registered them.
This was out of control.
“Benson!” Daisha yelled over the commotion. “You have to stop this!”
Benson nodded and barged into the fray, pulling George off the floor. With one hard swing to the jaw, Benson knocked him out long enough to drag him to the door, which was still partially open. He kicked it open the rest of the way with his foot. Then he none too gently tossed George outside.
Macey ran to join the other women behind the counter.
“We should be helping,” Emma said.
“Helping?” Daisha asked, incredulous.
Emma didn’t answer. She grabbed a potato from Benson’s bag and hurled it at the back of Trevor’s head. It missed, so she grabbed another, this time hitting his shoulder.
Daisha’s mouth dropped open. “What are you doing?”
“Someone needs to stop this fight!” Emma argued.
Easton turned to look at them right as Emma launched another potato, and it hit Easton hard in the mouth. He covered his lips with his hand. “Nice arm,” he said wryly.
Instead of apologizing, she screamed, “Do something, Easton!”
“Give me one of those!” Raina grabbed one potato after another and started hurling them at random.
“Raina, no!” Daisha said, trying to wrestle the bag from her, but Raina managed to take a handful first.
“I could hit them, but my eyes are blurry from all the tears!” Raina said.
Oblivious to the potatoes, Daegan was on top of Trevor with his fist raised.
Easton grabbed Daegan’s arm to stop him. “He’s beat, Daegan. Get rid of him.”
Trevor saw his chance to start fighting back, but Cade grabbed one of his legs. He was nearly kicked in the groin by the other leg when one of Raina’s flying potatoes connected with Trevor’s face. Benson came back inside and managed to grab Trevor’s other leg. Daegan and Easton managed to hold on to Trevor’s upper body. Without any words, the four boys carried Trevor outside. They didn’t stop at the door to throw him out like Benson had done to George. Instead, they marched away from the apartment with Trevor in tow.
Daisha raced to the door and locked it. Camille exhaled for what seemed like the first time since the brawl had started and clutched her stomach. She was sorry for all the fighting, but thank goodness her baby had been protected.
