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“Royal, the girl is trying to be respectful.” Mom cuts in and says, I frown up at Erika.
“Why?” I ask genuinely confused.
She stops wriggling and rolls her eyes. “Because no mother wants to see some girl perched on her son’s lap. If I was her, I would have shot me by now!” My parents laugh while I sit here staring up at the craziest fucking woman I have ever met.
“Shut the fuck up and stay where you are.”
“Such a gentleman.” She mutters under her breath.
“Royal.” My mom scolds but I ignore her as I look at my dad wanting to get this fucking chat over with, I have shit to do.
“If you’re here to yell, scream or threaten me then save your breath. I’m not going back to UNLV, I’m staying in Miami. I've already taken control and have every exit blocked and locked down. Emilio is hiding somewhere around here and I’m going to find him.”
“So you think you can just step up and run things?”
“I don’t think so, I know because I’ve already done it. Miami is mine, you have New York. I’m not giving it up, dad. You raised me to stand on my own feet and be who I am, well this is me, I am who you created me to be. Even at UNLV we were already running shit there, we’re all staying and taking everything on as a unit.”
“You had a chance to be different, you didn’t have to want this life.” He argues.
“Why?”
“Because I wanted something different for my son!” He shouts. “I never got that choice, I was born to be who I am. I took over to save my siblings, I didn’t have a choice but you do.”
“No, I don’t, this is who I am. I love this shit and I’m not giving it up, I’m a Murdoch and your son, I wasn’t born to follow anyone I was born to lead so let me do that.” Pride shines in his eyes, something tells me that this is a test and I just passed it.
“What happened earlier will never happen again.” I nod my head, I never want to get to that point with him again. Regardless of how much he may piss me off, Erika is right, he’s my father and I have no fucking right to ever lay my hands on him.
“I never want to see my son or husband come that close to hurting each other again, you will both learn to use your words, am I clear?”
“Yes, dear.”
“Yes, mother.” Dad and I say in unison then chuckle.
“Keep giving me lip and I’ll make you both suffer.” She warns, I shoot her a sheepish smile as Dad wraps his arms around her and pulls her onto his lap nuzzling his face into the side of her neck. I smile at the sight, growing up and seeing how much they love each other has always made me think that giving someone that type of power over you is a weakness. Now, I see I was wrong, it’s a strength. Mom gives Dad the strength he needs to fight every day, I want Erika to be that strength for me. “Now, let’s talk about what happens next because I refuse to dwell on the fact I nearly shot my husband for thinking he could harm my baby.”
Dad scoffs while I laugh and shoot him a wink. “He’s not a fucking baby.” He grits out.
“Mommy, Daddy is being mean to me.” I tease, Dad’s eyes blaze while Mom shakes her head and waves me off then looks at Erika.
“I’m so sorry you have to witness my boys being such…”
“Children?” Erika supplies, I scowl at her and pinch her side causing her to laugh.
“I was going to say assholes.” I balk at my mother while she and Erika laugh at our expense.
“What’s your plan for, Emilio?” Both women go silent at Dad’s question.
“I want him looking over his shoulder and going crazy trying to find a way out, he’s trapped and can’t get more of his men into the city, I made sure of that. If they even try, they will be taken out.”
“And?” He pushes.
“When I catch him, I’m going to drag it out and make sure he feels everything I do to him so he will know he fucked with the wrong family.”
“Royal–.”
Dad cuts mom off. “You want me to hand over Miami to him but you treat him like a baby? Either you let the boy grow the fuck up and step up to run your father’s empire or keep treating him like a child and I’ll take it back from him and that shit will cause a rift, Kiara. He isn’t wrong, he’s stubborn and pigheaded like me and won’t let go without a fight.”
Mom pulls her gaze from Dad to look at me, I can see the war in her eyes. The mother in her wants to keep me safe and coddled and hidden from the world but then there's this other half of her, the side that makes her perfect to be the wife of a Don knows this is the right choice.
