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I’d made it through the night without touching the bottle, but this morning was a whole other story.
I stood and shoved the glass back towards Kree. “Throw it away. And don’t pour me any more.”
She arched her brow. “You’re gonna listen to me when I say no?”
“Probably not, but you’re gonna stand your ground.”
“This is the worst plan. Just so you know.”
I was feeling agitated as fuck, so I needed to get out of there before I took it out on her. “Noted,” I threw back over my shoulder as I headed outside.
King came through the front door of the clubhouse just before I reached it. Narrowing his eyes at me, he said, “You look like hell. How’s your daughter?”
“She’s got a broken arm.”
“And your ex? Still fucking you around?” He’d drilled me on my family after I returned from the hospital yesterday, so he knew where I was at with them.
“Yeah.”
“Go home and sort it out, brother. I’m waiting to hear from Bronze today. He thinks he may finally have something on Ryland, which would be good fucking timing if he did. Until then, I’m just gonna lay low. We can do without you for a few hours.”
I nodded. “Call me if that changes.”
As I headed home, I wondered if it was the best move. With Tenille being so damn hard to deal with, and me being this agitated, the situation was just asking for trouble.
Charlie glanced up from the kitchen counter where she sat eating a bowl of cereal when I arrived home. Frowning, she said, “I thought you had a busy day on today.”
“I thought so, too, but plans changed. Where’s your mother?”
“In the shower.”
I dropped my keys on the counter and sat with her. “How are you feeling?”
She rolled her eyes. “You already asked me that this morning. I’m fine.”
I ignored her attitude. “And I’m gonna keep asking you.”
After finishing her cereal, she placed the bowl on the counter. “Yeah, well I’ll probably start ignoring you.”
“At which point we’ll have an issue.”
Tenille joined us in the kitchen, her hair wrapped in a towel on her head. “What are you doing home?”
“I figured we had some stuff to go over.”
She stiffened. “We don’t.”
I stood. “Tee, let’s start over here. I lost my temper with you yesterday, but I don’t want us to go on like this. I don’t want us to be angry with each other.”
She crossed her arms over her chest. “I don’t either, but I’m feeling like I’m out in the cold here.”
I frowned. “How?”
“You’ve got your new woman, and you’ll have Charlie here with you. I’m not going to be a part of it all soon. I just don’t want to feel like I have no say.”
I glanced between Tenille and Charlie. “What do you mean that I’ll have Charlie here with me?”
“She hasn’t told you yet?”
