Page 102 of Fight Me Daddy

"Yes," I called as I smiled up at her. "Hey, Ma."

She waved a hand. "Come in, come in! Dinner's almost ready," she said as she wiped her hands on her apron. "You must be Calix."

Calix swallowed thickly. "Yes, ma'am."

She laughed and waved a hand. "Isabella is fine," she assured him before she looked at me, amused. "You found yourself a polite boyfriend I see."

I rolled my eyes. "Sometimes. Other times he's a pain in the a-"

Calix elbowed me hard. I grunted and rubbed the sore spot above my ribs as he continued to stare at my mother and smile without missing a beat.

"Well, come on in. You two can have a drink while you wait."

"Thanks, Mom." I waited until she was out of earshot before I bent over and whispered into Calix's ear. "You're going to pay for that."

"Yeah?" he shot back. "I'm not worried about you, asshole."

My cock throbbed and I swallowed the groan that threatened to come out. Calix gazed up at me and winked before he held out his hand. I took it and gave it a tight squeeze before I lifted it and kissed his skin.

"See, it's not that bad," I said as we walked down the entry hallway and into the dining room.

"There you go!" Six called. "Come on and help me bring all this food in. Thank fuck I have someone to help do this now."

Calix blinked up at me. "Why do I have to help?"

"You don't." I laughed. "But if you want to then you can. Besides, I'm pretty sure the drinks are in the kitchen."

"I'll be in there," Calix said as he walked away.

Six slipped his arm through Calix's and they disappeared into the kitchen together. I sighed, relieved that I had a moment to talk to the others. Six would keep Cal company. They might get into something, but I could sort that out later.

"Ay yo!" Nic called. "There's the simp of the fucking hour!" He grinned up at me and winked. "How does it feel to be whipped?"

I grabbed a handful of his hair as he bounded up to me and slammed him against the table. Nic grunted and squirmed in my grasp, but I ignored him.

"We all good?" I asked Amadeo as he sat at the head of the table with a cigarette dangling from his lips. "Did you find anything out about Andrei?"

Amado shook his head. "Not yet, but I'm working on it. Matter of fact I should have something soon."

I nodded. "Thanks. I appreciate it. As soon as you have the info-"

"Don't worry," Amadeo said. "I wouldn't move on this without you. Not after everything, that's happened."

"Yeah, thanks," I muttered again.

My chest tightened and I tried to rub the feeling away with my palm. Amadeo might have been acting like an ass before, but he gave a damn about not only me but Calix too.

And yet as much as I appreciated that, I didn't tell him that I already had every ear to the ground. If I found Andrei before he did, we would have a long, undisturbed conversation. Afterward, I would let Amadeo claim his prey. But not before I got in a hell of a lot of good and bloody hits.

No one fucked with my boy. I would devour them all if it meant he was happy and free.

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