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I could see the pain in her eyes every time her mind drifted away. Remedy was a strong woman with an even stronger will and character.
I was watching her from across the room as I walked out of church with my new VP, Rodney, close behind. He patted my shoulder, thanking me for my trust in him before he went on with his day.
My eyes stayed locked on Remedy. She had been waiting on us to come back out for the past two hours but no time waiting was a waste for her.
She had her books, and whenever she got the chance to, she sat down and started reading. Nothing got her out of that flow. Once she started, you had to physically remove the book from her hands to get her to stop.
Whatever romance novel she was reading wasn’t holding her attention as much as others did. Something was bugging her.
I stalked over to her and stopped right in front of the armchair she was curled up in. She gazed up when she noticed me, then the smallest smile touched her lips. “How did it go?” she asked, her voice as sweet as fucking honey.
I ignored her question. I needed to know if she was okay. “Are you feeling okay?”
She frowned, and because she knew she couldn’t hide shit from me, she sighed and shook her head. “Not really.”
Alarm bells went off inside my brain. I pulled her up and sat down in the chair myself, then made her sit in my lap. She continued to grip that book in her hands, and I grabbed it from her, putting it onto the small table next to us. “What’s wrong?” I asked, brushing back her hair and tugging it behind her ear. “Are you hurt? Did someone say something to upset you? Do I need to kill someone?”
“No.” She placed her hand on my chest and smiled softly. “You know I don’t ever want you to kill someone because of me. We’ve been over that.”
Right.
She’s made that very clear.
“Then tell me what’s wrong, baby.”
She dropped her gaze to my chest and brushed her fingers along my patches, tracing the words slowly. “I miss Myra and Agnes. I sent her a message asking if they made it safely to Utah, but she never responded. Hasn’t even read the message yet. I’m just worried.”
My body started to tense, then I reminded myself that I couldn’t get angry at her for reaching out to Agnes. It was Woodrow I was mad at, and as long as Remi didn’t speak to him, I was fine with her trying to contact Agnes.
“She’s probably just busy settling in. Give her some time.”
“But what if something happened? I really need to know that they’re okay.”
I studied her for a while, unsure how to handle this. I promised myself to never look back. To push the past behind me and leave it there. If I had to send a couple of my guys to check on Agnes, there was no way around Woodrow.
I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose with my fingers. “Baby, can we give this a bit more time to see if she replies?”
“I can’t live with the idea of them not being okay, Fender. I know it’s already a lot for you to allow me to stay in contact with her, but I’m not going to be able to sleep unless I know Agnes and Myra are okay.”
The pleading in her voice was hard to miss. Hell, it fucking broke my heart. My jaw clenched, and I thought about it for a moment.
When I looked at her again, she was silently begging me. I promised to never hurt her, and by ignoring her request I would only inflict harm and possibly mess up our relationship.
I didn’t want for that to happen, so I once again gave in to her. It was just so damn hard not to say no to her.
“I’ll send two men to check on them.”
“Thank you!” She wrapped her arms around me tightly and pressed her body into mine as she left small kisses all over the side of my neck.
Fuck, I should say yes to her more often. Seeing how happy I could make her by compromising and talking shit out was worth millions. I needed to keep that in mind if I wanted to keep her forever.
I rubbed her back, then moved my hand further down to cup her ass. I was incapable of keeping my hands off her, no matter the damn situation.
“You can thank me in a different way and I’ll send the guys on their way first thing in the morning.”
She leaned back and scowled at me. “You can’t bribe me like that. You either do it because you want to make me happy or you don’t and risk me being mad at you for weeks.”
I laughed and cupped her face with one hand, then pulled her closer until our lips almost touched. “I’ll do anything to see you smile,” I whispered, kissing her gently before adding, “But you’re forgetting one thing, baby.”
