both of us. I climb up and slide my jeans back on. Pulling the door back open I find Taz standing there with Drake.
“He was looking for his mom,” she says.
I nod once and push the door the rest of the way open. “Thanks Taz.”
“No problem, he’s a sweet kid.”
Drake rushes past me and into the room. He throws himself into his mom’s arms. I close the door and just watch them together. I see everything I’ve missed already, and everything I’m going to miss when they come for me tomorrow. My stomach drops at the thought.
I just got them back. How can I lose them all over again?
Chapter 10
Molly
We spent the whole night awake and together. Drake really is a lot like his dad. I’d never noticed the similarities in their personalities until I watched them play games together. I couldn’t believe just how alike they are. Standing here watching him say goodbye to his son is killing me, ripping my heart right out of my chest. I feel like I’m drowning and there’s nothing I can do to stop it.
Drake smiles up at Ro like he’s the best person in the world, and to us he is. When he hugs and kisses him one more time I almost lose it. Roland turns on his heel and walks toward me with his head held high. If this is hurting him, like I suspect it is, he isn’t showing it. I suppose he’s toughened up over the years. Stopping in front of me he rests his hands on my shoulders.
“You’ll be safe here. The guys will take care of you. Anything you need, you let them know. I’d rather you stay here than at the house, but if you feel more comfortable at my place Viking will set someone up outside. I don’t want you two alone anywhere. You get me?”
His eyes tell me to agree. I don’t want all this. I just want him. A tear slips down my cheek as Roland shakes his head.
“No tears babe. I’m not dead. Just promise me that you’ll stay here or with one of the guys. Yeah?”
I nod my head and he pulls me into his chest. Roland kisses the top of my head before he pulls away. The cops are already here with the warrant, but since they knew a few of the cops they were giving him some time to say goodbye. Roland kisses me roughly before he takes a step back.
“I meant what I said. Stay,” he reminds me. I nod once more when he turns and heads to the door. Fins steps up next to me and puts his arm around my shoulder.
“He’ll get back out, don’t you worry, we got a good lawyer.”
If only that were true. In my heart I know that he could be there for a long time with the evidence that Tom has on him. It was all filmed. The entire assault. Of course there was no sound, but you could clearly see Roland beating him to death. My stomach trembles as a sob escapes me. Fin pulls me even closer and doesn’t let me go.
I watch Roland say his goodbyes to a few of the guys before the cops put the cuffs on him. His eyes stay on mine the whole time until they pull him out of the door.
“Okay, show’s over. Get your asses back to work. Lawyer’s on his way. I want church in ten,” Viking roars as he storms toward a closed door.
“What’s church?” I ask looking to Fin for answers.
“It’s a meetin’. You can’t go in. Sorry babe. I’ll let you know what I can. Go help the girls in the kitchen.”
Fin presses a quick kiss to my temple before he walks away. My heart doesn’t know what to do. The thought that Roland could be in there for a long time is killing me. It’s my fault.
“Mom?” Looking down at Drake I choke. He just met him. He just got his kid back and now he’s lost him again.
“It’s okay. Everything is going to be okay,” I tell him as I pull him into my arms.
I watch as the men all shuffle into a door at the side of the room. When Drake and I are alone I let out a sigh. I don’t know what this would entail. I don’t know what kind of madness I just walked into, but Roland was right. I do feel safe here.
“Let’s go to the kitchen and see what we