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I turned around to face them.
“Yeah. I’m the Ray Donovan of this shit show,” I grumped as I tied the garbage bag and moved to the door to set it outside. I sucked in the fresh air and waited until the queasy feeling I had from the rotten food was out of my system.
“Who the hell is Ray Donovan?” Zane asked.
“It’s a TV show.” I shook my head.
“Oh, yeah, with that actor, Liev Schreiber?” Rico nodded, like he knew exactly what I was talking about. “He’s a fix-it guy, right?”
“Yes. People make endless bad choices, and he cleans up their shit. Sort of like me with you two.”
“You are the Ray Donovan of the family,” Zane said, hooking an arm around my shoulder and kissing the top of my head.
“Lucky me.” I rolled my eyes and thought about it.
It had been this way since I was a little kid.
Moving away hadn’t really changed much.
They still called.
I still answered.
Maybe this was just my purpose.
But I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that it was exhausting.
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River
I walkedinto Whiskey Falls bar, and Romeo held up his hand and waved me over. My boy had won his fight a few weeks ago, and we were all relieved to have that behind him now. He’d officially made a statement that he was retiring from boxing, and he would be focusing his energy on the gym that he owned, the house he’d just bought, and of course, his girl, Demi, who was one of us now.
My brother, Kingston, was sitting beside him, and Hayes and Nash were on the other side of the table. The five of us had been the best of friends since we were kids, and our bond ran deep. I glanced over to see Demi standing at the bar, talking to Ruby.
I made my way over and leaned down to kiss Demi on the cheek, and she smiled up at me. “Hey, River. Glad you’re here. Everyone is getting hungry.”
My eyes landed on Ruby.
Dark hair fell all around her shoulders.
Red lips.
Cat eyes that looked more green than blue or gold today.
She wore a black concert tee that outlined her perky tits perfectly, and my mouth watered at the sight.
There was just something about her.
She was Lionel’s daughter, which meant she was off-limits, not to mention the fact that she appeared to hate me, but a man could appreciate a fine woman without acting on it.
“I got hung up at work.” I turned my attention to Ruby, who stood on the other side of the bar. “Hello, Evil Queen. I’ll take a beer.”
She raised a brow. “That’s original. I hope you didn’t lose any brain cells coming up with that one.”
She reached for a glass and pulled the tap as Demi covered her mouth with her hand to hide her laughter.
