Widow's Undoing (Ruthless Sinners MC #4) - L. Wilder Page 0,27

heart ached as I listened to Corry divulge one of our darkest secrets. Neither of us spoke about that particular day. I thought he’d put it behind him, but clearly, he hadn’t. Widow looked over to Corry with a clenched jaw, making it clear to me he was angered by what he’d heard. I couldn’t blame him. I got angry any time I thought about the things Marc had done. After several moments, Widow asked, “He ever do any shit like that to you or your brother?”

“He was always yelling about something, but he only punched me once.” I could hear the anguish in my son’s voice as he said, “Mom left him as soon as she heard what had happened.”

“Smart lady.”

“Would’ve been smarter to leave him sooner.” Corry shook his head, “I don’t get why she ever married him in the first place.”

“I’m sure she had her reasons.”

“Yeah, stupid ones.” Widow didn’t respond, but I could tell by his smirk, he was amused by Corry’s rebuttal. I couldn’t believe how sweet Widow was being to Corry. It was like the two had known each other for a lifetime. Widow’s smile quickly faded when Corry replied, “Mom could’ve done way better than him.”

“Maybe, but then she wouldn’t have you. And something tells me she kinda likes having you around.”

“I don’t know. I can be kind of a jerk sometimes.”

“Yeah, I’ve heard, but don’t feel too bad about it. All teenage boys are assholes. You’re still trying to figure things out,” Widow explained. “You’re gonna win some and lose some. You’re gonna make mistakes. It’s up to you to learn something from those mistakes. That’s what becoming a man is all about.”

Widow’s words couldn’t have been more perfect. He’d been able to put things into perspective not only for Corry but for me as well, and it meant more to me than he could ever know. Widow took the tire from the back of his truck and carried it over to my car. He showed Corry where to place the jack, then showed him how to use it. When they started to remove the lug nuts, I decided it was time for me to come out of hiding, and I went over to join them. As soon as Corry spotted me, he stood and asked, “Did you know you can use soapy water to find a hole in a tire?”

“No. I’ve never heard of that.”

“It’s so cool. You just spray soapy water on the tire, and when you see bubbles, you know you’ve found the leak. Isn’t that awesome?”

“Yeah, that’s very awesome.”

“I know how to use the jack now and can take off and put on the lug nuts.” There was no missing the pride in my son’s eyes as he told me, “So, the next time you have a flat, I can fix it!”

“That’s great, but let’s hope there’s not a next time.”

I looked down at Widow and watched as he finished off the last lug nut, then lowered the jack. Once he had everything set, he picked up the spare and carried it over to my trunk. As he slipped it into place, he looked over to me and said, “Really need to get a better spare.”

“I’ll get one soon.”

“Um-hmm.”

“I will.” I smiled as I told him, “I really have been swamped this week, but I’ll get around to it.”

“Okay.” He slipped his hand into his pocket and pulled out a card. His dark eyes locked on mine as he offered it to me. “Here’s my number in case you run into any trouble with it.”

I took the card in my hand and glanced down at it for a moment. I knew Sydney would think it was a sign he wanted me to call him, but since he’d gotten to the house, he’d barely even spoken to me. I figured he was just being nice, so I simply smiled and said, “Thanks, Widow. I really appreciate it.”

“No problem.” He closed the trunk, then turned to face Corry. “Thanks for giving me a hand, man.”

“Anytime..”

I wanted to rush over to Widow, hug him, and tell him how much I appreciated him not only fixing my tire but for also being so good to Corry. Sadly, I didn’t get the chance. Widow gave Corry a quick nod, then quickly turned and started towards his truck. “You two try and stay out of trouble.”

“We’ll do our best.”

Corry and I watched as he got in his truck and pulled out of the driveway.