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Light stilled, but turned to his president, his face completely infuriated. Skins kept his arms around him—a smart decision. “How can you just stand there and act like you don’t care? She’s your family, too. And she’s out there with those assholes, alone and pregnant. We need to get her backnow!”
“And we will. But the only thing you’re gonna do by storming in there is get yourself and possibly all of us killed,” Judge spoke quietly, but his voice was stern and solid. I admired his ability to keep his head straight. Knowing his daughter was carrying their grandbaby and there was nothing he could do for her right then and there, must have been ripping him up inside.
“Sit down and let’s see if we can figure this out… smartly.”
My mom walked over to Light and placed her hand on his cheek, tears streamed down her face but she held herself tall and confident. “Wewillget her back soon, Light. She’ll come home to us, and so will that little baby inside her.” She seemed so sure of her words, and I wanted to believe them. But the reality was different.
Eventually, Mom persuaded him to sit down, Skins following with a relieved sigh. Skins was tall, but he didn’t have the same kind of muscle that Light carried. I wasn’t sure any of us would have been able to stop him if he’d decided that enough was enough.
We talked about the situation and a possible game plan. But we wouldn’t know anything for sure until Rose came back later that night. Hopefully, with her increased insight we’d be able to know for sure how to approach it.
Eventually we all called it a night. Light already shared a room with Lane, and Skins took the spare bed, feeling like he needed to be close by for Light, given the new developments.
Sleep evaded me as I lay on Mom and Judge’s sofa. They'd offered me a bed but I'd declined.
I’d already given Kev a call, he was watching the house for the night, making sure Rose got back safely. He promised he would give me a call when she was headed home, and I would go around, get on my knees and apologize profusely for what I’d said. I had it all planned out in my head. But it all went out the window when Kev finally called.
My phone buzzed on the table and I jumped off the sofa and grabbed it, not wanting to wake the whole house. “Yo.”
“I’m coming to you, and I’m coming in hot. Is Skins there?” Kev’s voice sounded hurried and I could hear the car in the background accelerating hard.
“What’s going on?” I growled.
“I’ve got Rose. If Skins isn’t there, you need to get him there fast. I’m two minutes out.”
The line went dead.
I raced down the hall, slamming my fist on every door I passed. “Get up! Something’s wrong!” I yelled before running back down the hall and heading for the front door.
I tapped my foot impatiently, searching the dark streets with my eyes.
Footsteps pounded on the floor behind me, Judge, Skins, and Light all appearing looking disheveled and holding guns.
“What’s happening?” Judge asked urgently, his voice still thick with sleep.
“Kev called and said make sure Skins is here waiting because he’s bringing Rose here.” I scrubbed my face, my heart pounding erratically.
Skins ran back into the house and Light groaned, “She got hurt!”
My back straightened like a steel rod. “What?”
Light pulled on the shirt he had tucked into the side of his jeans, hooking his handgun in the waistband.
“Skins has a medical background,” Judge explained.
I wanted to vomit.
What the fuck had happened?
I heard the screech of car tires and headlights heading up the street at full speed. The car bounced as it pulled into the driveway and I ran toward it, leaping down the stairs.
Kev was out of the car, carrying a body in his arms before it had even pulled to a stop.
“What happened?” I roared as he hurried toward me.
“I’ll explain soon. I need to get her inside, Blizzard.” He pushed passed me, Rose hanging limply in his arms. I followed closely behind him as he rushed up into the house.
“Kitchen,” Judge ordered as we passed.
