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I couldn’t do it, though. Navy loves her mom through all her faults. So that leaves me with only one option. I need to take Laura to Navy and have her deal with the aftermath. I hate doing it, but what other option do I have? I don’t know how to fix her.
Through the rearview, I spot Lucky next to Ray, keeping the knife secure so he stays alive long enough for me to kill him. It seems pointless, but it’s not. I need this. I need to watch the light in his eyes go out. And I need to be the reason it happens. Not some stab wound from his wife.
The drive to the Honey Pot is tense, me splitting my attention between Laura and the road. There’s no reasoning with her in this state, and I’m worried she’ll do something crazy, like jump out of the van while we speed down the highway.
Eventually, we make it to our destination. I park in the delivery bay off the kitchen where we receive all our food and supplies before I climb out of the van and walk around to open the door for Lucky.
“We’re clear,” he says. “Tobi has all the kitchen staff taking a five-minute break.”
“Good. Will you get him downstairs while I deal with her?”
“Yep.” Lucky scoots out the back and grabs Ray by the legs to drag him out. “Let’s go.”
“You can’t do this,” Ray blubbers. “I’m your blood.”
I pull a rag from a duffel bag full of supplies and shove it in his mouth.
“Thank fuck,” Lucky says. “His snivelin’ was getting to be too much.”
Once he’s out of the van and inside, I slam the doors shut and drive around to the side of the property.
“I’m taking you to Navy, okay? But Laura? She’s in a good place right now, and I don’t need you fucking that up for her. I get that you’re scared or whatever the fuck you are. Just try to pull yourself together.” I’m being an asshole, but this woman means dick to me, and her daughter means everything to me. She’s my entire fucking world. So I’ll deal with her, for Navy’s sake.
“I-I don’t think I sh-should see her right now.”
“I feel the same way, but I’m running out of options.” I get out of the van and walk to the passenger side to help her out.
Thankfully, there’s no one in the hall as we make our way to Navy’s door. I unlock it and step inside to find my woman huddled under blankets, watching TV.
“Mom?” In a flash, she’s off the bed and standing in front of us. “What’s wrong with her?”
I look up at the ceiling, not wanting to tell her any of this, but not seeing another choice.
“We found her like this,” I say. Maybe she’ll be so wrapped up in her mom she won’t ask questions.
“Where?”
No such luck.
“Her house.”
“What’s going on, Mom? Are you okay?”
“I didn’t m-mean to. You have to b-believe me.” Laura’s eyes are so wide that I worry they’ll pop right out of her head.
“What did you do?” Navy asks. Laura shifts her gaze to me.
“Don’t look at me. I’m not the one who stabbed Ray.”
“You stabbed Ray?” Navy squeals.
“Shh, babe. We don’t need this blasted around the joint,” I say.
“Is that true, Mom?”
Laura’s head bobs up and down.
“Oh my god.” Navy covers her mouth with a hand.
