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“You don’t believe he was a rapist?” I ask him again, wanting to believe it more than anything.
“No. A dog? Hell, yes. He knew he was good looking and took advantage of it, but that’s his own personality, and I don’t have that trait in me even though we look identical.”
“That’s for sure. The day I met you, all her friends were hitting on you,” the woman beside him huffs.
“Were you hitting on him?” I growl at Harley, getting jealous.
“No. Not that it’s any of your business.” Harley crosses her arms and scowls at me, but I don’t give a shit because she’s mine.
“The hell it’s not.”
“You’ve got a good girl. It’s how you treat her, and that’s how you’ll keep her. As for your mother—if I’m right, you were born in wedlock and not from a rape. I can’t know for sure just yet, but I promise I’ll get to the bottom of it for you.”
Although I’m rarely wrong, I can admit when I am wrong. “Thanks. I’m sorry that I decked you.”
“No. I understand how thinking about another man putting his hands on your woman can piss you off.” He shares a look with the asshole with the blade. “Anyway, I’ll look into the matter as soon as I can. It’s the least I can do if I am your uncle.”
“Let me run out and grab some things from my truck, and I’ll be back in a minute to do the labs. I was expecting to be doing some patchwork here.” He winks at me and then heads back out the front door. While he’s gone, everyone’s quiet, but I press my head to Harley’s chest, wanting to hear her heart. I thought I lost her.
“I’m back; please hold your round of applause. This may hurt a bit, but I’ll be gentle,” Doc says with a chuckle and a little swagger in his step.
“Don’t be a prick,” I snip.
“Only a little.”
“That’s what she said,” Blade coughs out.
“That’s not what she told me,” a woman who I just noticed says.
Boomer wraps his arms around her, pulling her tightly to his chest. “Don’t be talking about his dick, babe, or I’ll be bending you over really good tonight.”
“You need to work on your threats,” she says, rubbing her ass on his front. I have to say it doesn’t look like she’s threatened.
“No pizza. Only salads with light dressing.” She freezes, and a big gasp goes around the room. Shit, I know it took a while before Harley built up an appetite.
“That’s cruel. Fine. Well, commence with the blood draw, damn it. I want my pizza,” she huffs, crossing her arms over her pregnant belly.
“Look, the test is going to take twenty-four hours. I can run it to the lab in Dallas right now since I’m about to head in. Get some ice for both of you and your handsome mugs. I can’t believe you actually clocked your nephew, though.”
“I didn’t.”
“I did,” Blade says with a grin. “Boss has been a father to me and my sister for a long damn time, even though he stole my girl here and failed to introduce me to this pretty little thing.” He winks at Harley. I snarl at the motherfucker.
“You’re itching for a fight. Are you ever going to go speak to Penny’s cousin? He’s only doing this because he has a crush on someone who’s too young for him,” Boomer says, teasing Blade who turns completely red.
“Fuck off. I’m out of here. I have some blades to make. Stay out of trouble for a night, will you, Boss?”
“I’ll try.”
“Bye, beautiful.” He winks at Esperanza before running out the door. Damn, he’s a fucking pain in the ass.
“He’s asking for it.”
I stare around the place and wonder if he works here. “So, you work at a bar?”
“I own it. Please sit down. Here are some drinks.”
“How did you find me?” Harley asks. I ignore the question because I can’t stop looking at all the markings on her precious body. The body I held so tightly and then pushed away. I pull her onto my lap and examine her wounds more closely. Cupping her chin, I tilt her head, caressing her gently as if she’s as fragile as glass.
