“What did you just say?” I ask as I take the joint from his hand while his eyes narrow at the glass, causing his jaw to tick. He stands, but one of the bouncers pushes him back to his seat.
“Casp, that's Beauty. What the fuck is she doing in there?” he spits, and I shake my head.
“It can’t be! That looks like the girl from Montauk,” I reply, and his eyes bounce to mine, but I look away to stare at her. I’m closer to the window than he is.
“What girl from Montauk? When?” he asks, but when I go to reply, the door behind her swings open and my eyes widen.
“Axel?” we both say at the same time, and now it’s my turn to stand.
“What the fuck is this? Why is my brother here? Who’s the girl he’s with?” I yell as Armando takes his gun out, cocking it.
“Sit the fuck down!” he orders as I look back at Axel who has a knife in his hand as he stares at the girl with such disgust. She backs away from him as he goes to sit in the chair in the corner.
“I want him out of there. Now! You don’t understand. He will kill her!” I shout.
“That’s precisely the point. Now sit the fuck down!” the senator commands, and I sit.There’s nothing I can fucking do at this point.
“Casp, we have to do something!” Mav grits.I know, man. I know. I need to fucking think how the hell to get out of this fucking situation. Fuck!
“Just shut up. I need to think!” I spit, and Rick huffs as his hands ball into fists at his side.
“Are you going to introduce me to these guys who are gawking at my girl,” Johnny says, and my head snaps to his.
“Your girl? Who is she?” I ask, and he smirks.
“That’s my little Gumdrop.” As soon as the words leave his lips, I growl so deep in my chest, then I feel my brother's hand on my arm in warning to calm down. Our girl is in there with our brother who is going to kill her! FUCK! This is not the time to be fucking calm!
“Your Gumdrop? HA! Wanna know where she got the name?” I ask, and he leans forward, taking a hit of his own joint while the other men watch what's going on through the glass.
“I gave it to her.” He grins, and I laugh.
“Wrong. I gave her that nickname last year. Plus, her gumdrops taste so fucking sweet.” I smile sinisterly as I flick my lip ring. His eyes narrow at me, and I flip him the finger. He goes to rise, but Senator Callaghan gets his bitch in check.
“Calm down. Nothing like a family reunion,” he taunts, and I still.
“What do you mean family reunion? With Axel? Are you going to let us see him?” Rick asks, hoping that’s exactly what this fuck meant.
“Ahhh, my Little Puppet, Axel, is too busy for you two tonight. That’s not what I meant.” He grins, and my heart stops. I look at Rick then at Johnny who has the same confused expression on his face.
“You want to do the honors or shall I?” he asks, and I shake my head.No! Don’t fucking tell them.“Very well. Johnny,What’s your name?” he asks, and I brace myself as the room begins to slow as Johnny begins to speak.
“Johnny Walker Cyprus,” he states, and I hang my head down.Fuck!
“Okay, he has the same last name as us, okayyyyyy…” Rick trails off, but Johnny doesn’t say anything.
“Not just the same name but the same mother.”
“What?” they both say as Rick punches me in the shoulder.
“You knew about this?” he asks, but before I can plead with my brother, I get interrupted.
“There has to be a mistake. Is your mother’s name Carly?” Johnny asks, and we both nod.Silence. Just pure fucking silence.
“That’s not it. Armando, Esteban. What is the reason we are here this evening?” he asks as they take their eyes off Presley and Axel, who I refuse to look at. They will do nothing but distract me and piss me off. I need to focus right now to keep us alive.
“We made a deal with Caspian to keep his secret, and if we kept it, he had to do a few jobs for us of which he failed to do one,” Armando answers.
“Which was?” the senator asks.Don’t you fucking say it! God damn it!
