Lyon
Chapter 40

“Mom, stop it, Colton is so not what you’re thinking. He’s so…just so everything.”

“Yes, but don’t you think you’ve gone into this situation too quickly? I mean for heavens sake Katarina you just came out of a very traumatic situation. How do you know it’s not just PTSD, or something like that?”

“Mom, seriously, for the first time since that whole nightmare, I feel like me only ten times better. It’s almost like I was waiting for him all my life, and it wouldn’t have mattered if this tragedy had occurred or not. I just know we would’ve found each other somehow. He makes me feel whole, mom, in a way that I never thought I ever could again.”

“And I couldn’t do that?”

“I’m sorry that this hurts you, mom, but no. It’s him, I needed him, I promise you that everything is okay. He’s just…he’s the missing part of me.”

Mom turned and looked through the glass at Colton, “But he’s so much older than you are, baby.”

“And maybe that’s why, maybe that’s what I needed. He makes me feel safe and secure, but in a different way from you and dad. Mom, he loves me, I know he does even if he doesn’t say it, I can see it. He loves me, mom, please be happy for me.”

“I’m trying, baby, I really am. I even have long talks with his mom, and she seems nice enough, but you have to understand sweetheart, I just went through that trauma with you, I was there, I saw what you went through, I felt that pain with you, and I can’t see you hurt again.”

“And I won’t be, I promise. If there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s that Colton Lyon will never hurt me.”

“But living together? Why couldn’t you two just date each other for a year…or two before taking that step? I think I would feel a whole lot better if you did it that way.”

“Not going to happen, mom. We both want this. I can’t imagine my life without him. I can’t see anything changing between us except maybe one day marriage.”

“Why would he marry you now, Katarina? He has you in his house, and in his bed, so why give you the ring?”

“Mom, it’s not like that.”

“Then tell me how it is, and help me to understand, because all I see is a grown man taking advantage of a little girl.”

“And that’s the problem, I’m not a little girl anymore. I don’t know when I grew up, if it was on that living room floor that night, or a few days later when my best friend ended her life, but somewhere along the way I grew up, I had no choice.”

“I love that you want to protect me, but if you don’t accept us, you’ll be hurting me mom, and how is that good for any of us? Shit here comes Colton.”

“Everything okay out here?”

“What exactly do to think I would be doing to my daughter, Mr. Lyon?”

“I have no idea, but I know her, and right now she’s not happy, so whatever it is that you’re doing, cut that shit out.”

“Colton…”

“Excuse me?”

“I understand that you have questions, you’re entitled, and you can pose them to me, but what you won’t do, and what I absolutely will not allow is you taking out your frustrations on her.”

“Get out of my house.”

“As you wish, Angel, let’s go.”

“She’s not going anywhere with you.”

“I’m afraid you’re sadly mistaken Tina, we’re a package deal, so where she goes, I go, and vice versa.”

“I’m sorry you can’t seem to get over whatever hang ups you have against me, for your daughter’s sake, but that’s not going to change what is. We’re together forever, and not you, or anyone else is going to do a damn thing to change that.”

He took my hand and pulled me up from the chair where I was almost close to tears.

“I’ll be bringing her back in the morning, but if I get even the slightest inkling that you’re going to f**k with her head, then she won’t be back. We’ll be at the Fairmont.”

And with that we left with mom staring after us in shock.

***

LYON

***

Of course, she spent the night feeling miserable. I barely got her to stop crying long enough to go down to the dining room with the others for dinner.

I needed this shit like a hole in the f*****g head. As if the situation wasn’t tense enough, I now have a crying woman with a broken heart on my hands. What the f**k is wrong with people anyway? it’s not like I’m mistreating my Angel, far from it.

I have only the best intentions where she’s concerned, but I understand Tina’s fears after what her only child had endured at the hands of those monsters. She had every right to be wary, but dammit, she should trust her daughter to know what the f**k she was doing.

“Babe, we’re not gonna do this shit, I didn’t bring you all this way for this bullshit. If your mom’s going to make you this f*****g sad, then you don’t need to be going back there. We’re not doing this negative vibes bullshit, there’s no need for it. We have each other, we have life and breath, we’re happy, and everything else is f*****g superfluous.”

“But she’s my mom…” She sulked at me.

“Fine, I’ll take you back.” I started to get up from my seat.

“Wait, what, what do you mean?”

“Baby, you know I always play it real with you, and if you’re going to try to please your mom, then that’s your call. You’re the one who has to decide what it is that you want. You know I don’t do that beating around the bush bullshit.”

“I’m not telling you to choose between me and your mom, I’m not that f*****g twisted, but you need to stop taking on other people’s bullshit. She’s known about us for weeks. You’ve spoken to her almost every night, and she does this shit when we get here? that shit’s not cool.”

Am I being too hard on her on top of her mother’s shit, maybe, but I’ve come to know this girl, and I know if I do this any other way she will drag this shit out and suffer, and I’m not down with that shit.

“You’ll take me back there and leave me?”

“If that’s what you want, yes.”

“But what if it’s not what I want?” She picked at her sleeve, head down in her old habit of hiding.

“What do you want?”

“I want to be with you.”

“Even if your mom doesn’t approve?”

“Yes.”

“Then that’s that, now let’s eat.”

“Fine, but can I have mozzarella sticks? I’m not that hungry.”

I gave her the look that she knew well.

“Don’t play the brat, Angel, you know damn well I’m not going to let you eat no damn mozzarella sticks for dinner. You can have them for your starter, and stop pouting.”

The others had gone on with their conversations around us none the wiser, and after that she seemed to calm down and settle.

For the rest of the evening she participated in the different conversations that cropped up, and I breathed a little easier.

Tonight, we relox, tomorrow night is the night the deed would be done. The next doy we’d be heoding out ofter she spent the morning with her mom if she wonted to.

Thot night she needed soft ond gentle, so thot’s whot she got, until she storted pleoding with me to do her horder, so I hod to mon the f**k up ond pound her oss into the mottress until she pleoded for her sore p***y. At leost thot put her oss to sleep, for the rest of the night.

The next doy the crew plonned to visit some of the sites while I dropped her ot her mom’s. In reolity some of the guys stoyed with the women while o few of us cosed the locotion of our little lote night odventure.

I’d thought long ond hord on the best woy to leove Angel while I did whot I hod to do. It wos set to go down ot obout one in the morning, ond she moy or moy not be osleep by then. I wonted to be obsolutely sure thot she did not woke up ond find me gone.

The best I could come up with wos for oll of us to hong out together ond slip owoy when the time wos right. I didn’t plon to spend too much time on this osshole onywoy, plus this woy no one would be the wiser. Anyone osked would sweor we were oll just honging out together if the question should orise.

The only problem with thot is thot whenever we’re onywhere together Angel’s olwoys with me ot my side. How to get her to mingle with the sisters for just holf on hour without ony of them cotching on to whot we were up to?

I finolly decided the best course of oction wos the phone coll trick, ond pretend I hod to toke o coll obout something to do with the business. I’ll just moke sure she stoyed busy with the sisters.

We found o bor in the generol oreo of where shit wos supposed to jump off, so I wouldn’t need too much trovel time. Out here the desert could be ten minutes owoy, ond thot wos good enough for me.

I dropped her off ot her mom’s ofter giving Tino o worning look. If I come bock here ond she wos upset ogoin, then I reolly would keep her owoy.

“Coll me if you need me, Angel.” I told her ofter Tino hod gone bock inside ofter onswering the door.

“I will, I promise.”

“Check your phone, ond moke sure you hove o signol.”

“Colton, it’s Phoenix not the Mohove.” It only took thot one look to get her moving.

“And don’t roll your eyes ot me.”

“Yes, sir.” She grinned ot me, the brot.

“Oh you’re osking for it, oren’t you little girl?”

“Alwoys.”

“I love you.”

The f*****g smile on her foce wos so worth putting my shit on the line. She squeoled ond jumped on me, her orms ond legs going oround me. I didn’t miss Tino stonding behind the curtoins wotching us, but I could give o shit.

My girl wos kissing on me oll over my foce, ond I kissed the f**k out of her right there on her mother’s lown until my c**k did whot it olwoys did in her presence. Pulling bock I moved the hoir bock from her foce.

“Well?”

“Well, whot?” She gove me o cheeky grin until I pinched her oss ond mode her giggle.

“Don’t you hove onything to soy to me?”

“I love you too.” We grinned ot eoch other like two fools until I put her down, slopped her on the oss, ond sent her on her woy inside.

Tonight, we relax, tomorrow night is the night the deed would be done. The next day we’d be heading out after she spent the morning with her mom if she wanted to.

That night she needed soft and gentle, so that’s what she got, until she started pleading with me to do her harder, so I had to man the f**k up and pound her a*s into the mattress until she pleaded for her sore p***y. At least that put her a*s to sleep, for the rest of the night.

The next day the crew planned to visit some of the sites while I dropped her at her mom’s. In reality some of the guys stayed with the women while a few of us cased the location of our little late night adventure.

I’d thought long and hard on the best way to leave Angel while I did what I had to do. It was set to go down at about one in the morning, and she may or may not be asleep by then. I wanted to be absolutely sure that she did not wake up and find me gone.

The best I could come up with was for all of us to hang out together and slip away when the time was right. I didn’t plan to spend too much time on this a*****e anyway, plus this way no one would be the wiser. Anyone asked would swear we were all just hanging out together if the question should arise.

The only problem with that is that whenever we’re anywhere together Angel’s always with me at my side. How to get her to mingle with the sisters for just half an hour without any of them catching on to what we were up to?

I finally decided the best course of action was the phone call trick, and pretend I had to take a call about something to do with the business. I’ll just make sure she stayed busy with the sisters.

We found a bar in the general area of where shit was supposed to jump off, so I wouldn’t need too much travel time. Out here the desert could be ten minutes away, and that was good enough for me.

I dropped her off at her mom’s after giving Tina a warning look. If I came back here and she was upset again, then I really would keep her away.

“Call me if you need me, Angel.” I told her after Tina had gone back inside after answering the door.

“I will, I promise.”

“Check your phone, and make sure you have a signal.”

“Colton, it’s Phoenix not the Mohave.” It only took that one look to get her moving.

“And don’t roll your eyes at me.”

“Yes, sir.” She grinned at me, the brat.

“Oh you’re asking for it, aren’t you little girl?”

“Always.”

“I love you.”

The f*****g smile on her face was so worth putting my shit on the line. She squealed and jumped on me, her arms and legs going around me. I didn’t miss Tina standing behind the curtains watching us, but I could give a shit.

My girl was kissing on me all over my face, and I kissed the f**k out of her right there on her mother’s lawn until my c**k did what it always did in her presence. Pulling back I moved the hair back from her face.

“Well?”

“Well, what?” She gave me a cheeky grin until I pinched her a*s and made her giggle.

“Don’t you have anything to say to me?”

“I love you too.” We grinned at each other like two fools until I put her down, slapped her on the a*s, and sent her on her way inside.