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His question immediately conjures up an image of Sophie, smiling and laughing.
“Yeah, I do,” I admit. “In fact, I’m gonna be a dad, which is why I need to get the fuck out of here. Soon.”
“Holy shit, a kid? I can’t even imagine.”
I know what he means. “I can’t either. I mean, I thought that was way off in the future, ya know? But now that it’s here, I’m excited. Scared shitless but also excited as fuck if that makes sense.”
“Your girl must be fine as fuck,” he says in reply.
“She’s gorgeous,” I admit without giving away anything else. “The kind of woman you’ll slay monsters for.”
“Damn,” he says with clear awe in his voice.
I’m not sure that he cares one way or the other, but he’s a rapt audience, and with the adrenaline of the fight slowly fading, my thoughts are full of Sophie and my freedom. I thought after telling me about the baby that she might reach out more and keep me up to date on how she’s feeling.
But I haven’t heard a peep from her. Hell, maybe I’ve already fucked up things between us beyond repair. As long as I’m here, it’s easy for her to dismiss me, to dismiss us, which means I need to get in contact with Noelle.
Noelle is full of big promises of bombshell evidence to get me out, but it’s been almost a week since I’ve heard from her, and I can’t deny my cynical nature is getting the better of me. I’ll face whatever happens, but it all has a new sense of urgency now that I have a kid on the way.
After a cold lunch and dinner, and then a shitty night of sleep some guard is at the door with a weird look on his face.
“What is it?” The bottom falls out of my stomach at the thought that I’ll have to do even more time for yesterday’s fight. How can I take care of Sophie and the baby from inside here? I’ll have to tell Ace what’s happened between us so the MC makes sure she’s protected.
“Your hot as fuck lawyer is here to see you.” He wiggles his brows. “I put you in a private room.”
“Funny.”
Noelle is a beautiful woman, and if I’d met her a few months earlier, I might’ve tapped that, but right now, my thoughts are filled with Sophie.
“Well, get the fuck up. Let’s go.” He claps his hands and motions for me to get moving.
In one smooth move, I’m off the bed and at the door, eager as fuck to hear some good news from Noelle’s mouth. I need it.
“Any word on more charges?”
“Nothing yet, but believe me, you’ll be the first to know.”
“Yeah, thanks, man.”
“You wanna thank me? Give your sexy lawyer my number.”
I laugh as he opens the door, where I find Noelle waiting. “I don’t have your number. But I’ll put you on my list of character witnesses.”
The guard rolls his eyes and backs out of the room, his gaze lingering on Noelle’s cleavage bursting from her green blouse. “Sounds like a plan.”
“Noelle,” I grunt. “I am so fucking happy to see you. Tell me you have good news.”
Her stoic expression blossoms into a proud smile. “I have good news.”
“No shit?”
“No shit. What happened to your face?”
I put a hand to the bruise on my jaw. “A fight. Don’t worry, I won.” I flash a proud smile because, yeah, that fight still feels fucking good.
Noelle rolls her eyes. “Hope it’s not going to impact all the hard work I’ve done for you.” She sighs, shaking her head. “I got you an emergency hearing, and it starts in an hour.”
She pushes away from the metal table with a nod and knocks on the door. “I have a suit for you, but there’s nothing we can do about your face, unless you’re willing to put on some make-up?”
