The man seemed to be getting angry.
Dair ignored that and said, “Now, I’d like to have a word.”
“I’d have a word with him if I were you,” Alex suggested.
Chad looked to Blake. “I just wanted to be here for you today?—”
Dair pushed between Chad and Blake, planted a hand in his chest and carefully pressed him back. When he did, he heard several members of the G-Force make noises of approval.
“Excuse me,” Chad ignored the G-Force and snapped at him.
“I’m her man,” Dair told him quietly. “And we’ll be having a fucking word.”
“You are…you…” His gaze went to Blake, to Dair, up and down Dair, back to Blake, then again to Dair before he turned and walked away.
Dair followed him.
Chad stopped well to the side of the doors to the sanctuary.
“Is this necessary?” he asked irately. “I realize you know who I?—”
Dair cut him off. “Aye, I ken who ye are which begs the question why you’re here.”
Chad looked dumbfounded by the demand. “We were once very close.”
“And now you very much are not.”
Chad squared his shoulders.
He was still three inches shorter than Dair.
“Helena has been a family friend for years,” he stated.
Dair looked around then back at Chad. “So, where’s your family?” He narrowed his eyes. “And where’s your wife?”
Chad stretched his neck out to the side, suddenly appearing uncomfortable.
Bloody hell.
“I see,” Dair said quietly. “It didnae work out.”
“I can’t imagine why you would think that’s your business,” Chad returned.
“It’s my business because you thought to use her mother’s funeral to get back in with my woman. I believe ye can see why, considering the ‘my woman’ part, I’d think it’d be my business.”
Chad opened his mouth, but Dair didn’t give him the chance to speak.
“I dinnae know ye, but what I know about ye, I shouldn’t be surprised you’d pull something like this. It’s out of line. Completely. You treated her like rubbish. You’re not an old friend. You’re the man who betrayed her. Her mother just died. So I must ask, what the hell’s the matter with you?”
Again, Chad was winding up to say something, but he couldn’t because Ned was there.
“The service is starting shortly,” Ned announced, looking at Dair.
His attention shifted to Chad and he didn’t hide his expression of distaste.
“Since you made the effort to be here, you may attend, but you’ll be sitting at the back and keeping your head down. Do not attempt to speak to Blake again. Leave, and crawl back to wherever it is you came from when this is over.” He returned to Dair. “My daughter needs you to escort her.”
Dair nodded. “Aye.”
