"Come," I order them, heading back down. No one speaks until we hit the highway.
"Oh my God! I forgot my taser." Teddy groans. "Turn around; we have to go back."
"I'll buy you another one." Need one with better safety features, but I don't think that will help. This defect is a user issue.
"Yeah, I probably need a new one. It didn't work on you, but it made Tristan grab the elevator railing and go mute for a minute. I was trying to take him all the way down." She holds up her hand like she's got it in her hold. "Zap, zap." Teddy makes her evil face expression and then giggles.
My girl and I might be more alike than I ever knew. I'll get her a scepter for a wedding gift and then have Tristan tied to a chair for our honeymoon. Then she can zap away. I'll even let her do me once.
Now that makes me smile.
Chapter Twenty-Seven
TEDDY
"I'm nervous," I blurt out, unable to sit still as Killian drives through the gates of home. He stops the vehicle suddenly.
"Nervous in a good way, big guy," Lily says, leaning forward to stick her head between Killian and me. I don't think Killian is her biggest fan, but he's softened a tad knowing how happy I am to have Lily with us.
"You're meeting Roland. He's kind of family, you know." I'm so homesick at this point. I miss everyone! By everyone I mean Ro and my cat.
"Heisfamily," Lily says, and I nod. Family is what we make it, and I want Killian in my family, and I want my family to like him, maybe one day even love him.
Lily could be like an annoying sister, while Roland could be the grumpy grandpa who always offers unsolicited advice.
"Everything is fine." Killian reaches over to give my leg a squeeze. If it's not okay, Killian will manually make it that way, because he's a sweetheart that hung the moon just for me.
A small squeal leaves me when I see Ro and Minnie stepping out of the giant double doors.
"Is that a fountain?" Lily asks. "Better question, is that statue real gold?"
"Oh, I don't know." I shrug. "Maybe? I wouldn't put it past Grams. Gold was her favorite color. We have a few gold bars in the safe because Grams swore all safes should have a few of them. It's part of the aesthetic.”
"Oh, and Minnie!"
"She's not good with new people, except me," Killian informs her. I turn my head toward him. Is he jealous? Letting Lily know he has a leg up here already.
"Well, Ro loves me," she tosses back at him.
"Ope, this is perfect." I clap my hands. "Already fighting like brother and sister."
"I killed my sister and brother." The whole car goes deadly quiet.
"What did they do?" I whisper; it feels apparent.
"They tried to take something that was mine."
"The fuck," Lily mutters from the back seat, having now leaned all the way back.
"Killian, sweetheart."
"Sweetheart?" Lily keeps adding her commentary.
"Fine, it was a joke, but I can make it a reality." He glances back to Lily, who gives him the middle finger. This is already so much fun.
The second the car rolls to a stop, I'm jumping out. Killian shouts behind me in Russian, and I'm sure it has to do with my safety, but I'm already hugging Roland and dropping to my knees to greet Minnie.
"Don't be mad at me." I touch my nose to hers. "I got us friends." She licks my cheek, and I bounce back to my feet and introduce everyone. Roland gives Killian a skeptical expression but is still polite.
