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“You’re a lot of things, Thea, honey. You aren’t a killer—especially against people you care about,” Dragon laughs.
I narrow my eyes to look at him, bringing the gun up. “I didn’t say I would kill you, Dragon. I wouldn’t do that. It would hurt Nicole too much.” Before he can smile, I shake my head. “But I would shoot your foot. I’m pretty sure if Nicole walked in on what I just saw, she’d cheer me on. So, go ahead, try me if you want.”
“I think we’re good now, Gorgeous,” Dom says, holding his nose. Seeing the blood on his beautiful face makes me want to actually shoot Dragon. I nod and point the gun down. “You can leave that with me,” Dom suggests.
I shake my head. “I think I’ll keep it. You two have lost your damn minds,” I argue.
Dragon starts to laugh but I shoot him a dirty look. And he ends up fake coughing to try to hide it. Going into the kitchen, I put the gun on the counter by the sink. I grab a dish towel out of the drawer and wet one corner, then squeeze it out. I decide it’s smarter to leave the gun where it’s at for now. When I get back into the living room, Dragon is helping Dom pick up the pieces of my shattered vase. I let out an annoyed sigh and both of them stop, lifting their gazes to me.
“Come over here on the couch, Dom. Let me look at your nose. You’re dripping all over the floor.”
“It’s not really bleeding now. It was a weak ass hit,” Dom counters.
“I pulled my punches,” Dragon huffs.
“Whatever lets you sleep at night, old man,” I huff. “Thea, sweetheart, I don’t think blood is anything we need to worry about. The floor literally has a hole in it now.”
“Get over here,” I snap. He smiles at me and Dragon laughs.
“I always told you son, get a woman with grit. I’m thinking you got one here that has extra.”
“Yeah,” Dom says as he walks over to sit down. I go down on my knees in front of him and start cleaning up his face. I wince as he flinches, letting me know it’s painful.
“You two should be ashamed of yourselves.”
“It’s just a little fight,” Dom mutters.
“With your father. This isn’t how you’re supposed to solve problems.”
“You sound like my woman,” Dragon mutters.
“It’s good to know someone in your family has brains. How do you think she’s going to react knowing her husband busted their son’s nose?”
“Fuck, I’ll probably be sleeping in the garage.”
“The garage?” I ask as I continue cleaning Dom’s face. Remarkably, it really isn’t bleeding that much. I’m just being careful as I try to clean him.
“The garage couch is more comfortable,” Dragon explains.
“Well, you better go home and kiss her ass because once you tell her about this and King, you’ll be lucky if you aren’t sleeping in a hotel for a while.”
“I didn’t want you to hear this shit. Nicole will be hurt. Fuck, I’ll probably be served with divorce papers,” Dragon says, and I can hear the panic in his voice.
“It won’t come to that,” I tell him, trying to give him hope.
“You’d forgive Dom if he were in my shoes?”
“King is older than Dom. Anything that happened was before the two of you were together. It may be painful because of some of the past I overheard the two of you arguing about. But if she forgave you then, she’ll forgive you now.”
“You sound positive,” Dragon says, and when I look up at him, I almost feel sorry for him. He’d never admit it, but he’s scared.
“I’m not saying you won’t have to work for it, because you will. Still, she will. You need to deal with it now, though. She’s not stupid. She’s probably already wondering about everything. If she finds out that you knew and didn’t tell her…”
“I’ll go do it now.” He starts to leave, but stops, then he rubs the back of his neck—much like Dom does. Turning back around, he marches over to us and stands in front of Dom. He looks down at his son like he’s trying to find words but can’t.
Dom hands me the towel and reluctantly stands. “Dad, I really?—”
He doesn’t get to finish. Dragon wraps his arms around his son and hugs him tight. Dom remains stiff and unmoving for a minute before he lifts one arm and presses his hand against his back. It’s not a warm return hug, but then, I don’t think Dragon has earned one of those yet.
