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“Maybe…”
His eyes drift as we turn onto Cross Bay Boulevard. He goes somewhere else for a minute, somewhere I wish I could go with to comfort him.
“It’s going to be alright, babe. I love you.” I offer a kiss on his cheek, and he squeezes my hand in reassurance. “We’ll figure it out.”
He grunts in agreement, then reaches inside his pocket. “Got you a little present to celebrate.” He smirks at me.
“Oh c’mon. You can’t keep showering me like this. I wear my pin everywhere, see?” I flip the fabric of my blouse inside out to show him – right near my breast. “It’s all I need.”
“I decide what you need,” he says, shoving the gift into my hands.
“Well, if you insist. What do we have here? Oh, a little black box. My favorite.” I’m a schoolgirl again, one that has never been spoiled. I don’t need more jewelry to be happy, just my big muscle of a man. But this is a nice touch.
I open the box, failing to stifle a gasp. A gold bracelet stacked with diamonds all the way around, with a big ‘C&G’ at the center.
“Castor…”
“Only the best for my woman.”
I clutch the bracelet to my chest, again stuck in a reel of memories of our past. He would rustle my hair when I was a kid, while I dreamt of him. He’d offer me a slice of pizza after he and my brother were done with their part. I was like a little sister to him, then. A forgotten one.
Now, he dreams of me too.
“That’s not all, kid.” He reaches in the backseat behind me and pulls out something wrapped in plastic. His arm flexes, which means it’s heavy.
My eyes widen when I realize what it is.
“Your first mold.” He smiles at me. “So you can start that art business you always wanted.”
“Castor!”
“I set you up an art station in one of my shops, too. If you want it.”
It’s all I could ever have hoped. He cares about me… supports my dreams. As the light turns green and he turns to the road again, I can’t help but stare at the amazing man making me feel like a million bucks.
Scrrrrt!
A car screeches behind us, causing Castor to jerk the wheel to avoid getting hit.
“The fuck?” he growls, glancing to his right, past me.
My heart races. I drop my gift, grabbing onto the center console in fear. And when I glimpse the roaring engine to our side, I nearly die.
“Marco…”
“Fuck,” Castor curses. “That’s what that prick did. He ratted us to your brother.” He presses the button to roll down the window, displaying Marco’s crazed eyes, red nose, and flexed arm over his wheel.
“My fucking sister?” he shouts in feral anger.
Boom!
He jerks his car right into ours, and I scream as my head jerks back and forth, nearly slamming into the car door. Had the window not been down, that could’ve been worse.
“Marco, are you crazy?” Castor stabilizes the car. “You’ll kill us all!”
“Snake! Cunt! Both of you should die in a fiery wreck!”
Castor cuts across traffic, avoiding two cars as he U-turns onto the other side of the street. “Hold tight,” he growls.
