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“I’m sorry, Son. I should have talked to you. I’ve watched you go down the wrong road and I couldn’t get you to listen to me. I held shit against you that we should have talked about. I should have shielded you better. Most of all, I’m really fucking sorry for what happened here.”
“I pushed your buttons,” Dom mutters.
“You’re damn good at it, but I needed it. It’s not many that are strong enough to call me on my shit. When you’re ready, I’d like it if we could sit down and talk.”
“I’ll let you know.”
“I want you to come back to the club, Dom.”
“Let’s not push it right now.”
Dragon doesn’t look happy, but he nods. “Thea, I wish you knew how happy I am that you have my son’s back.”
I nod, unsure of what to say. Hell, it sounds like he’s saying goodbye. I look at Dom and he’s still stiff. There’s a cavern a mile wide between father and son, and I don’t think it’s going to be easy to mend.
I also don’t think there’s a damn thing I can do.
Chapter 38
Dom
“You’re quiet today.”
I pull my gaze from the road in front of me to look at my woman. I squeeze her hand. “I’m okay, Gorgeous.”
“You’ve been quiet since your father left yesterday.”
“It was a rough day,” I admit. Shit, the fight with my dad is something I never imagined happening. He and I both have hot heads, so we’ve clashed quite a bit. I never dreamed it would become physical, though. I glance down at the clock that’s on the pad screen of my truck. We’ll be at T’s in a few minutes. I’m a bundle of nerves and I want to kick my own ass for it. T is my brother. It might be a little stilted at first, but I know the two of us will work it out.
“Okay, spill it. If it’s not your dad, what is going on in that head of yours, Dom?”
“I didn’t say the stuff with Dad wasn’t bothering me, it is.”
“Is that all it is?” Thea insists. There’s one thing about her, that girl is like a dog with a bone. She doesn’t drop things easily.
“I guess I’m nervous about seeing T in person again.”
Thea reaches over and grabs my hand and pulls it toward her, squeezing it tight. “Oh my God, Dom. Why on earth would you be nervous? You know T loves you. He’d be the last person on earth to hold a grudge—especially since he’s so happy with Lyla and baby Tamsin.”
“I know. T doesn’t hold grudges—even if I deserve it. I’m not really worried about that,” I assure her, and that’s the God’s honest truth. With a little effort, I know my brother and I will be solid again.
“Then what’s the problem?” she asks as I turn into the Demon Chaser’s compound. T’s house is across from the clubhouse and garage. It’s a far enough away from everything, and surrounded by a huge privacy fence making it feel like a normal house, but it is much safer. I’ve got that property at the lake, but I’m thinking of selling it. I want something more family friendly. I also need to start talking to Thea about moving. I don’t see myself returning to my old club. There’s just too much to make me question if I’m a full member or not. I don’t like how I was done, and I can’t put my heart into an organization only to have it yanked out once again.
“Dom?” Thea prompts as I shut off the car.
“Fine. I’m worried he’ll cause problems with us.”
“Um…what?”
“He’s your best friend, Thea. He knows how big of a screw-up I’ve been. What if he reminds you of all the reasons that you’d be better off without me? What if he reminds you that you deserve more? I’ve hurt you in the past, being an idiot. T knows that. I just?—”
“Dom, stop,” she pleads, turning in her seat to look at me. Her face caresses the side of mine as she looks at me. “Baby, I’m not going anywhere.”
I lean over and kiss her briefly. “Let’s go play with my niece.”
“Now that sounds like fun.”
We walk up to T’s front door and knock. I wasn’t lying. I am nervous to see how T reacts to Thea and I being together. I haven’t told him. I don’t think I know how to approach the subject of who I’m dating with him. It just seemed easier to spring it on him. Thea may have told him, I don’t know. The two of us haven’t talked about it and I’ve never approached the subject with T either.
