Page 34 of Legal Returns
“Ronan,” I drag out in warning.
“I told Cass to find Danny when she finished eating. She was almost done when I handed him to Tasha.”
“Wait, I thought you were just going to the bathroom.”
“Aye, love, but when don’t you sneak away when someone takes our boy and I go to the jacks,” he laughs.
“Oh, shut up and fuck me.”
He continues to laugh as he tosses the pillow aside and kisses me hard. An hour. I’ll make sure we head back down in an hour. I need this. We need this.
“I love you,” Ronan groans in my ear.
“I love you too, babe.”
CHAPTER 13
An Observation
Val
“Unbelievable, the nerve,”I murmur to myself and fold my arms over my chest.
I’m standing here in the backyard of LaSalle and Tasha’s home, fuming. I thought I could get Misha to talk to me and tell me what’s really going on.
He shut me down faster than I could blink an eye. To say I was stunned is an understatement. I would have thought I was a stranger.
After all I’ve done for him, he has some nerve. If his wife and children weren’t here, I would shoot him again. He must have forgot.
As I stew, I look out over the backyard. Everyone is either engaged in a game or sitting with a plate of food or something to snack on. I find the birthday boy and a smile comes to my lips.
He has to know what’s going on with Misha. Maybe there’s a way for me to get answers without talking to that grumpy old grouch. Misha should know better than to play with me.
“What do you think that’s about?” Roni says as she walks up beside me and nods toward where Sammy is as I stand watching him while I think.
As I observe him, I mull over Tasha’s words from earlier. I can’t help wondering what it all means and what this kid knows. Looking at Sammy, you would think you’re watching a sweet, harmless boy.
I know there’s way more to the kid than that. I ball my fists at my sides, wanting to know who he sees coming for him. I’d make the earth bloom with their blood before the day could ever come when they attempt to lift their head in that boy’s direction.
“What do you mean?” I say to Roni, annoyed with her.
She knows more about what’s going on with Misha than she’s telling me. For over six years, the two of them have been keeping secrets. One after the other.
“You guys said before that he keeps his distance from the other kids. I’ve seen with my own eyes he spends more time with the killers around here than anyone else. What makes them so special?” she replies and nods toward Sammy and the group with him.
As much as I want to ignore her, I take in her words and the sight before me. I tilt my head to the side and look closer. Sammy is sitting on a blanket in the grass.
In his arms, he’s holding Patrick, Brooklyn and DJ’s youngest. Sitting beside Sammy are his brother, Elijah and my boys, Inzo and Nori. Cameron and Mina’s boys, Cade and Chance, are always with him.
However, what tickles everyone around here is the fact that wherever you find Sammy, you find their two-year-old sister, Cecilia. I guess you can say the same for Lanya.
She’s only a year older than Cecilia, but she too hangs with Sammy and his friends. I purse my lips in thought.
“You have a point.”
“I’ve noticed his little crew before, but I’m curious now after Tasha’s words. Why them? It’s always the same group,” she says.
“I mean, I get why Elijah is always with him. He’s his little brother. Eli has followed Sammy around from the time he could walk,” I muse aloud.
