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Oh dear Jesus…
“Uncle Luke, is this really necessary?” I let out, shaking my head in disbelief.
I figured they might give him a hard time, but nothing like this. This was a scene right out ofSons of Anarchy, and I could see the gun just strapped to my uncle’s back.
Uncle Luke didn’t pay me any mind, adding, “If somethin’ happens to my favorite niece…”
“I’m your only niece.”
Again, he ignored me. “If you so much as lay one goddamn finger on her pretty little head, I will take this Glock.” He grabbed it through his suit jacket. “And shove is so far down your throat?—”
“Uncle Luke! Are you for real?”
“Luke!” Grandma reprimanded. “Are you serious right now? I’m so sorry, Aires! He doesn’t mean it?—”
“The fuck I don’t.”
My eyes widened.
“Luke!”
“Pippin,” Grandpa chimed in. “He’s just having a man-to-man chat with him. Mind your business.”
With an unshaken composure, Aires looked into my uncle’s eyes and promised, “You have my word that Bailey is safe with me. She’s the love of my life, and I take care of what’s mine.”
“That was the best shit I’ve seen all day.” My younger half brother by three years, Beau, laughed his ass off, clapping his hands before he threw his arm around my neck, tugging me toward him.
At least he lightened the mood.
“Looks like you finally brought home a man with some balls. I, for one, appreciate his steady composure. Because I’ve had friends shit their pants when it came to Grandpa and Uncle Luke, and let’s not forget Uncle Noah, who’s around here somewhere. Has he met him yet?”
I mumbled, “Thanks for the help, dickwad.”
“I was enjoying the show. Besides.” Beau nodded to Grandpa and Uncle Luke. “He passed the ‘I’m going to make you shit yourself’ test with flying colors, right?”
They neither agreed nor disagreed. Instead, they walked away and left us standing there, which was probably a good thing.
“Holy shit.” I grabbed Aires’s lapels and dragged him to the dance floor just to escape everyone. Throwing my arms around his neck, I stressed, “I’m so freaking sorry. I did not expect a showdown. I swear I would have warned you.”
He pulled me closer to him. “You’re precious cargo. I understand.”
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Compared to my family, yours is a piece of cake.”
“True… but still, I didn’t think they’d threaten you. At least not the first time they’re meeting you.”
We spun in a slow circle to the beat of the music.
“I don’t think my uncle will shove his gun down your throat, but he may put you in the hospital. You could decide which is worse.”
“Are you trying to scare me away?”
“If that didn’t scare you away, you must really love me.”
“I adore you, Bay. You have nothing to worry about. I have no plans to make them my enemies. If anything, maybe one day I’ll get to call them my family too.”
My heart soared. “You mean that?”
