Page 41 of Chasin’s Surrender

“You were listening to their conversation?”

“Fuck, yeah. Though it was hard to miss, considering I was in the butler’s pantry and they were in the kitchen.”

“Did they work their shit out?”

“By the sound of it, yes. I hafta say, I wasn’t sure about Bobby. But the way she laid it out for Genevieve, she reminded me of Silver. Straight shooter and the woman didn’t mince words.”

Chasin got the sense that Bobby was like that all the time, she didn’t strike him as a woman who held anything back. Normally Chasin liked that, admired it even. But after the morning Genevieve had, including Chasin pushing her in the kitchen, he was worried that in Genevieve’s vulnerable state, Bobby laying anything out for Genevieve would be too much for her.

“But Genevieve’s okay? After Bobby talked to her?”

Jameson studied his friend a moment before he shook his head and smiled. “Told you they’re in there laughing their asses off.”

That didn’t mean much; Genevieve was a master at hiding. But before he went into the house to check on her himself, there was something else Chasin needed to know.

“Jonny dealing?”

“Fuck, no.” Jameson gave him the answer he feared.

It hadn’t been that long ago Jonny had found himself in an impossible situation. A situation so fucked, Jonny was forced to kill his own brother. This was after his brother had shot and killed their father. Worse, Jonny’s niece Aurora was there to witness the carnage. The little girl was on the mend thanks to her mother, Macy, and Chasin’s teammate, Alec. There was no shortage of love in that family and they were pulling Rory through.

But Jonny had been holding himself apart, blaming himself for his brother’s fucked-up actions.

“We gonna step in and do something about that?” Chasin inquired.

“How many times have you approached him? Did he seem receptive to you getting in his business?” Jameson shot back.

“He’s not. Doesn’t mean we stand down and wait.”

“Yeah, I agree. Let’s get your woman safe, then we’ll deal with Jonny.”

That sounded like a good plan. Especially the part about Genevieve being Chasin’s woman.

“Let’s get inside. I have a woman to piss off.”

“You think she’s gonna fight you about moving to the farm?”

Oh, yeah, Genevieve was going to pitch a fit, Chasin knew it and was looking forward to it. Genevieve Ellison pissed off was hot as hell.

“Absolutely.” Chasin smiled.

“You’re a crazy fuck,” Jameson muttered and started toward the house.

“Wait. What?”

That was Genevieve.

Chasin had found her and Bobby in the kitchen and he didn’t waste any time filling them in on the current situation—including Genevieve’s need to move to the farm.

Genevieve was staring at Chasin with a scowl and Bobby was looking at him with her lips twitching.

Yeah, Bobby knew his game.

She was also on his side, and she confirmed it when she said, “I agree with Chasin. If the alarm isn’t set up, you need to go with him.”

“You’re coming, too,” Chasin told Bobby, and the woman narrowed her eyes. “We’re not leaving you unprotected.”

“I’ll be fine here,” she argued.