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He straightened, a surprised look on his face. "I was mad because you didn't tell me about it. You needed my help but you didn't come to me."
"I am fully capable of killing a man on my own. You have no idea the things--"
Coulter held up a hand, cutting me off. "I don't care what you've done in the past, or what you will do in the future. We're a family, and family helps each other, whether or not we need it," he pointed a finger at me, "you understand me?"
I nodded, a knot lodged in my throat. "Yes."
"Except... I don't know how Bourbon will react. Not now," he gestured towards the bed, where Rose was cuddling with the new baby, looking adorably exhausted. "Not when he's finding out after the fact."
"I know."
"Okay." He sighed, running a hand through his hair. "For now, we need to figure out how to handle this. We've got to keep it from him, at least for a few days. I've got men prepared but we need to know who exactly--" He was cut off by Gina's voice at the door.
"Sir, I think you can wait."
She was talking to a police officer, standing between him and the entrance to our room. Romeo had her back, completely blocking the doorway.
"Ma'am, Sir," He gave them both a stern look. "I need you both to move."
"And you need to get out of this area," Gina thundered. "You're posing a security risk."
Bourbon was still looking at Rose and the baby, but I could sense that his attention was focused on the door.
"Ma'am, I'm not going to ask you again." His eyes glinted darkly, his finely trimmed mustache quivering as he reached for the radio at his shoulder.
"There's no need to call for backup," Romeo grunted. "There's no problem here."
"Except for you," Gina sassed. "If you dare take a step into the room, I'm going to call your supervisor." She cocked her head, her hand still on the doorframe, keeping him out. "Dave Rbuercheck? He lives near my ex-husband, and our kids go to school together."
This was one of the reasons we'd picked Gina, not only did she have a Vagina of Steel, she was also friends with the local police captain."
They had a stare off, and I kept shifting my attention from Aster cooing over the baby nervously, Rose's tired appearance, and the nurses trying to ignore the commotion at the door.
Everyone else was silent, on alert.
"Ma'am, if you don't step away from the door, I'm going to have to arrest you." He suddenly moved, shoving her into Romeo.
Romeo caught Gina, but they both fell to the ground.
The policeman's gun came out.
He pointed it towards Rose.
I only had a moment to react.
I jumped.
The gun went off.
Leaping across Rose's bed, fire blazed through my shoulder. I fell onto her legs, just as Coulter and Bourbon tackled the man to the floor. Torian grabbed the cops legs.
"Get out," I yelled to Rose as I tumbled onto the floor.
Aster leaped into action, helping Rose and the baby from the bed.
Bourbon, Coulter, and Torian wrangled with the cop for control of the gun, finally pulling it from his grip.
Just then, a second police officer ran into the room. His gun was already pointing towards Rose.
