wrong.”
“You don’t fucking deserve her. Keep away.”
“She’s a big girl and can make her own decisions.”
“Did I fucking stutter?!”
“Cute. Big bro trying to be protective now, but when she’s in real trouble you’re to busy chasing tail to notice. I’ve been protecting her for the last twenty years. In case you haven’t noticed, I’m not going no where.”
Colton pointed his gun at Randy’s feet and took three shots.
“Now get the fuck out of my garage!”
***
Averi ran down the street as if her own life depended on it. She barged into the garage where she found Randy and Colt in a stand-off. Both men had their guns out and pointed at the other, ready to shoot at any minute.
“Stop!”
“Averi get out of here!” yelled Randy, “This is between me and Black Horse.”
“He isn’t Black Horse! For the millionth time, Randy, he is not his father!”
Averi stood between the two men. As soon as Averi approached him, Colt put his gun away, but Randy kept his out.
“Put your gun away, man!” Colton yelled as he cast a protective look at Averi. “Get behind me, baby. I don’t want you to get hurt.”
“I wouldn’t shoot my sister, asshole!” Randy yelled.
“Put the fucking gun away then,” Colt gritted through his teeth.
When Randy refused, Colt pulled Averi behind him and took Randy down with his bare hands. Sliding the gun towards the opposite end of the garage, Colton effective ly ended the conversation.
“I cannot do this anymore, Randy. You and Tim need to accept that Colton and I are together. We have been for a very long time.”
“I cannot accept that you could love the son of the man who murdered our parents.”
“Randy… you cannot hold this over Colton! He was a victim, too!”
“A murderer’s blood runs through his veins! Mom and Dad are rolling in their graves, Averi! I won’t stand for this!” said Randy as he climbed in his truck. “The only place this guy is gonna take you is straight to fucking hell!”
As Averi watched Randy pull away, she could feel the weight of her heart fracture under the pressure of the continued strain between her brothers and Colton. She couldn’t do it anymore. As the tears flooded her eyes, Colton wrapped her in his arms at a loss of what to do. They both knew, though, that being apart wasn’t an option.
Chapter Four
It’s Complicated
Tim Ford was diligently working in his cubicle around the time that his brother was causing mayhem Downtown. Crammed into a tiny cubicle, Tim Ford’s six foot five inch frame barely fit into the space provided. The office designers probably never thought an ex-MMA fighter would be sitting in a claims processor’s workspace. Tim typed at his keyboard when he heard his cell phone rang. He eyed the screen and grunted in annoyance when he saw who was calling.
Randy
512-555-9209
What the hell does he want? Tim said to himself as he pulled himself from his work to answer his cell phone. He had to be discrete. The office had a no cell phone policy and his boss was mega bitch on speed today.
“Yeah?” Tim asked in a hushed voice, hoping not to catch the attention of his boss.
“Get your ass down here… We got a problem.”
“What now?” Tim asked.
It seemed like every other day, Randy had some crisis that he needed help with.
“Black Horse attacked Averi at the bar the other night.”
“Black Horse… huh?”
“Yeah, why?”
“Who told you that?”
“Jimmy Hearns.”
“Jimmy Hearns is full of shit. He’s obsessed with Averi. My boy, Robby, was at the bar that night. He said Jimmy was the one who was out of line and Black Horse put him in his place.”
“Whose side are you on?!”
“What the hell are you talking about?!”
“Sounds like you’re on Colt’s dick to me.”
“Look, you wanna get yourself arrested? Go ahead. I’m not about this shit anymore.”
“Don’t matter. We ain’t gonna have a problem from him
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