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Tauri. “I want to play baseball like Uncle Rion so I can have a lot of pretty girls too.”
    Rion put a hand to his forehead. “Let's go Kyros.”
      Tauri laughed and looked at Rion. “Thank you both for the offer. I'd love to have dinner with you two.”
      Rion drove the trio to dinner and thankfully, Kyros was too busy feeding his face to talk anymore. Rion silently watched Tauri from across the table as she helped Kyros cut his sandwich and drink his beverage. He noticed how attentive she was to him and how much Kyros enjoyed it. The little boy smiled at her the entire time until they drove him home.
      Khalil didn't bat an eye when Rion and Tauri walked in to bring Kyros home. He smiled knowingly at his friend before thanking him and wishing them both a good night. Back inside the car, Rion turned to Tauri.
      “Thank you for being so kind to Kyros. It's been hard on him without his mother here.”
      Tauri smiled. “Like I said, he's adorable and you're a very good Uncle Rion. I never expected that.”
      “Why not?”
      Tauri rolled her eyes. “Uh, you're a rich professional baseball player worth hundreds of millions of dollars. That's why not.”
    Before Rion could answer his phone rang. He hit a button on the dash.
      “Hey Mac, what's up?”
      “We've got a problem Rion. You've got a tail.”
    Rion looked up into his rearview mirror at the traffic behind him.
      “How close?” he asked.
      “Two or three cars, been following you since you left for dinner.”
    Rion looked over at Tauri. “What should I do?”
      “You got your piece in the car with you?” Mac asked.
       “Yeah, I've got it underneath the seat.”
      “If I were you I'd get it ready, but don't get out of the car. Understand?”
    Rion nodded.  “Got it.”
      “Drive straight to your house then let my men handle it but still be prepared.” Mac disconnected the call.
      At the next red light, Rion reached under his seat and pulled out the weapon. He glanced over at Tauri who was at the same time pulling a weapon out of her purse.
    Rion looked surprised. “You carry heat?”
      Tauri looked at him stunned. “Boy, this is Detroit and I send people to prison. Hell yeah, I'm strapped. All the time.”
      The light changed and Rion took off heading in the direction of his apartment. He pulled inside the parking garage and waited. When he turned, he saw Tauri peeking out of the window with her piece firmly in her hand.
    She turned to him. “What do we do now?” she asked.
      “We wait for Mac to say it's all clear.”
    She nodded and turned back to the window.
      “So, I should tell you that right now I'm feeling you so hard,” Rion told her.
    She turned back to him. “We might be about to die and that's what you want to tell me?”
      Rion shrugged. “I just wanted to get it out of the way, because when this is over I'm definitely going to be all on you.”
      “Look, I don't do one night stands or affairs. I'm not trying to be some man's way of release.”
    Rion looked at her. “I didn't come home to sleep around. I came to build.”
      Tauri looked into his dark eyes. “If you want to build with me, then first you have to show me a solid foundation to build on.”
    The phone rang and Rion touched the button letting Mac's voice come through.
      “All clear.”

Chapter 3
      Rion sat among the empty seats at the Wayne State University baseball field. To Rion nothing could replace his love for baseball. From the time he could bat and catch, he'd been a phenom at the sport. During his career, he'd played outfield due to his superior speed and exceptional catching skills. He'd also held one of the highest batting averages in the major leagues.
      As he gazed at the diamond, he thought about his dreams of bringing another team to the city. Rion had always had a plan to own a major league franchise and between his baseball salary, endorsement deals and investments he was now nearly a billionaire.