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“I know, is it bad that I want him to feel what I feel right now? That numbness, that pain, the utter devastation of losing your parents?”
I pull her toward me and she comes willingly. “No, Princess it’s not bad, it’s natural.”
“I don’t think it is Hudson, I don’t think this darkness that I have is normal. The need for revenge, for his life isn’t natural.” Her tone hesitant and full of worry.
“Mia, that’s what I feel knowing what that bastard did to you, it’s my normal. Sometimes we have to embrace the darkness that’s fighting to come out. Sometimes we have to let it engulf us. If we don’t then we’re denying who and what we’re meant to be.”
She glances at me. “What am I meant to be?”
My hands frame her face. “You’re the princess of my organization.”
“What does that mean?”
I smile. “It means that once we marry, you’ll be queen to my king.”
She blinks. “But you’ve been calling me princess for ages.”
My smile widens. “Finally realizing, huh?”
“Do I have to kill people?” she asks quietly and I can’t help but laugh. She hits my shoulder. “Don’t laugh at me.”
“Sorry,” I lie, not even in the slightest bit sorry, she’s so fucking cute. “No, you don’t have to kill people but Mia, once the baby’s born, I am going to insist that you take self-defence lessons, along with learning how to fire a gun.”
“I want to learn, God, I want our children to learn. I don’t want anyone to be in the same helpless position that I was in.”
“Children?” I question, remembering her saying only a few hours ago that we’ll wait until this baby’s born before we decide on anymore.
Her lips twitch. “Slip of the tongue.”
A knock on the door, ends the conversation. “Time to go,” I tell her as I stand. My cell rings and I look at the screen, it’s Aaron. “Yeah?”
“I’m outside,” he grunts and hangs up.
Mia follows me to the front door, she grabs the keys of the counter as we pass by it. “We’re going to Church,” I tell Aaron as I open the door, the smirk that forms on his lips tell
s me that he’s looking forward to it. It’s been a while since we’ve been there and it’s been a long time coming.
We walk toward the car, Aaron walking in step beside me. “Any word on your mom, Boss?” he asks quietly not wanting Mia to overhear.
Shit. “Mom’s good, she’ll be back to normal in no time.” I glance back at Mia, she’s pulling the front door closed behind her. “Tina didn’t make it.”
“Fuck, Boss,” he whispers, “How is she?”
“About as good as you can expect. She’s hurting. Dad’s working on taking down Martin’s parents and I have Intel on where that bastard is. I’m sorry Aaron, you’re going to have to miss church and sit on him. If you see him, follow him.”
His back straightens. “Fuck church, there’ll be more times that I can attend church. Not every day we find the biggest rat since Benedict Arnold.” So much pride in his voice, he knows that me asking him means that I trust him. Since shit has gone south, Aaron has been one of the men that have risen through the ranks, he’s been loyal. I respect that and have shown him that his loyalty is seen and have rewarded it.
“Stop at a fast food joint, Mia needs food,” I instruct him as I open the back door of the car, waiting for Mia to get into the car. As soon as she does, I slide in next to her, “Ready for this?”
She shrugs. “As ready as I’ll ever be.” She leans her head against the car and sinks into the seat, her hand reaching over and grasping mine. “We’re in this together.”
Six
Mia
Sitting in this hotel lobby, I’m struggling to come up with how this place has anything to do with church, that’s what Hudson told Aaron, they were going to church. Yet, I’m in some fancy hotel. I’ve searched the Internet and a night here cost upwards of a thousand dollars. I know that Hudson owns this place, he told me when he left me in the lobby and walked toward the elevator. I’m wondering where he’s gone. Why would he bring me here and leave me? It doesn’t make sense, I’m missing something.
The elevator dings and I glance at them once again, every time they arrive at the lobby I hope that it’s Hudson returning but each and every time it’s not. A couple walk out hand in hand, the look of love in their eyes as they stare at one another. I know that’s something that Hudson and I won’t be able to do, we won’t be able to be so carefree, we’ll always have bodyguards, always have people watching us, protecting us. I don’t ever envision it not being that way, not again, not after what has happened. The same way, I don’t see Hudson trusting anyone like he did with Martin and Barney, although Barney never betrayed him, he kept things from Hudson, and when the time came to be honest, he wasn’t, he evaded the truth. I know that Hudson had him killed but I don’t blame Hudson, I blame Martin. If Martin wasn’t so hell bent on vengeance, and framed Barney, he’d still be alive. That man has killed a lot of innocent people and it’s time he paid the price.
