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That more than anything sold me on his story, that and the fact that she’d said he’d ran away. His frame was that of a man and not a sixteen-year old boy but now that I see him clearly he looked a little gaunt, like he hadn’t been taken care of in a long time.
"Where do you live now Jason?"
"Who's asking?" I gave him my ‘don't fuck with me’ glare and was happy to see it still packed a punch when he swallowed noticeably and fidgeted.
"Answer." He looked around the room somewhat embarrassed but then was saved from having to answer. "Company heading in boss." Gage gave me the heads up but I'd already detected the movements from the little device in my pocket.
"I heard her." That's all I would say, no one needed to know I had eyes and ears on her at all times, not even my trusted men. She came through the door eyes searching; the heartfelt whisper tore at me.
"Jason." That's all she said before she flew across the room and was picked up by the overgrown youth. I took an involuntary step forward but checked myself; there was nothing to worry about here.
She was mine, all mine and there was no reason for jealousy to rear its ugly head. But I must admit the sight of another man or boy with their hands on her made me very uneasy.
My movements were calculated and seemingly natural when I moved to where they stood and pulled her back against me possessively. When she rested her hands over mine that were now resting on her stomach my world was set back to rights. I didn't miss the disrespectful snickers from my men but I'll deal with them later.
"Jace where've you been I've been so worried." She reached out to take his hand as he looked at her like she was a sight for sore eyes.
"Sorry Ash I had no choice believe me, I tried to get you out but my dad found out what I was up to so I had to hide." He looked like he wanted to cry; just a fucking kid and he’d tried to fight the evil on his own. He couldn’t have been more than thirteen or fourteen at the time, damn.
"Where did you go?" He shrugged his shoulders at her and looked away sheepishly.
"Jason where did you go?" She’s a persistent little thing he didn’t stand a chance. I squeezed her trying to send a private message to ease up but she just squeezed my hand and kept at it until she got what she wanted.
"I moved around a lot at first but when I thought things calmed down enough I came back to Blue Haven." That's all he would say but I was getting the picture; the kid had been living on the streets. I'm guessing like me he knew my wife's heart and didn't want to divulge that information because he knew she would feel guilt over it since he'd been on the run because he'd tried to help her. I made up my mind then and there; it wasn’t hard.
He was just another victim of these assholes and he’d basically given up his life trying to help her. Just a fucking kid, I didn’t want to think what would’ve happened to him if his old man had gotten ahold of him.
Or if the senator had ever known that he had the evidence he had. My guess is that Starks was planning a double cross or he was just covering his ass in case of contingencies. Either way.
"It doesn't matter baby because now he'll be staying with us." The smile she gave me made me wish I could fight all her demons at once, fuck. How could one human being own another so completely without any effort at all? I stole a quick kiss before being addressed by Maurice.
"Intel coming in boss you want it now or when we're alone?"
"What is it?" He smiled wide and I knew. I walked off leaving the two of them whispering while she checked him over like a mother hen.
"First four houses cleared, working on the last now and transporting in about two hours after that; don't want to sit on it too long." Damn that was quick, it seems the men hadn’t waited much longer after they’d landed to get to work.
It helped that the men already in place had pretty much set shit up, but the ex-mercenaries I’d sent in knew their shit so I shouldn’t be surprised. I’d chosen them specifically for their prowess in this area after all.
"Safe house set up and ready boss?"
"Yep everything's in place Gage."Gage took over the briefing from there. "We have the contact info for the parents ready and now with this new info from the kid looks like our job was just made easier."
Yeah everything was coming together nicely, it’s about fucking time something was going right for the good guys. This was only the beginning though, there was still a fuck load of shit to do.
"I guess the bastard gets to live after all then." I hadn't really been sure of what I was going to do but Gage was right. With the photos and diary Jason had given us it wouldn't be too hard to prove to the American public that the senator and his cohorts were guilty as sin.
"Can we authenticate the pics, make sure they can't cry foul?"
"Stefan just did that while you three were having your little family reunion." The fucker had the nerve to smirk at me.
"Cute." While we'd been chatting Ashley and Jason had been playing catch up. One of the guys came in with food, which was a good idea since the kid looked like he hadn't eaten in days.
I put Blossom in a chair and whispered in her ear. I'd guessed correctly that Jason was full of pride and wouldn't touch a morsel but I knew if she enticed him to he would. He started digging in as she picked at a croissant on her plate peppering the poor guy with questions. He seemed more interested in pissing me off though as his next words proved.
"I can't stay here, thanks for the offer but I'm no charity case."
"Don't be stupid kid; this isn't about charity, you did me a service and now I'm repaying you. Besides, I'm sure it would make my wife very happy if you stayed here with us and that's my only concern. Look at it as a favor to her if you'd like."
