A few minutes later, Saint and Shadow showed up and held a garbage can as Cole threw up.
“Don’t feel bad,” Shadow assured him. “I’ve felt the Victoria special before, too. I’m convinced I can’t have children.”
Cole groaned.
“I can’t wait until Kassie hears about this. We may need to run down to the store and buy him a cup,” Saint suggested, making Cole’s stomach roll again.
The one woman he wanted to impress will undoubtedly see him as a jerk. What if she revoked his privileges to see Hannah?
The ambulance arrived and loaded Ivan first. Victoria glared in his direction, making it clear he needed to find alternate transportation.
Saint led him into his truck with Shadow’s help and Brody followed.
His new teammate whistled low. “Boy, you know how to make an impression. You’ve managed to hurt Ivan. Nobody has taken him down besides Victoria. You’ve humiliated the man, not to mention your dog attacked him,” Saint said before turning to Shadow. “Did you reach Leo?”
“Yeah. He’ll meet us at the ER,” Shadow informed him.
They drove up to the entrance and Kassie stood with her hands on her hips. Fire shot from her eyes. Leo walked towardthe vehicle, motioning for them to wait until he spoke with her before removing Cole.
They watched as Kassie pointed toward the truck and stomped her foot. She shook her head furiously as Leo reasoned with her.
“Maybe I should get out and apologize. I didn’t mean to cause trouble,” he said, reaching for the handle.
“Stay there. Leo hasn’t calmed her down and Ivan’s right hand man arrived,” Shadow ordered. “Uh oh, Aleski joined Victoria.”
“Man, when you screw up, you don’t waste time,” Saint said, shaking his head.
“Ughhh,” Cole groaned. “For the record, he appeared threatening.”
Shadow huffed out a laugh. “Ivan always appears dangerous. It’s Victoria and Kassie you need to worry about.”
“Damn, I’ll need three bouquets now,” he mumbled under his breath.
Shadow and Saint laughed. “Flowers won’t cut it. You pissed off Kassie and Victoria. Bro, start groveling and cover your balls,” Shadow advised.
“I made an honest mistake. Do you think Leo will be pissed?” he asked. Brody whined beside him.
As if Leo heard him, the leader turned and his eyebrow raised in Cole’s direction as Kassie animatedly said something to him.
“Shit,” he murmured. “We’re gonna be fired before we even start.”
Saint chuckled. “Don’t sweat it. Kassie’s a miniature version of Victoria, but Leo and Doc will talk her down. If you can manage to get back in her good graces, she’ll handle Victoria.”
“Does she appear like she’s the forgiving kind at the moment?” Cole asked. “Have either of you made her this angry?”
Shadow grunted. “No. We’re not fucking idiots.”
Saint rubbed the back of his neck as he watched the scene before him. Leo raised his hands in the air, indicating he surrendered to Kassie’s tirade.
The leader turned and headed toward their vehicle.
“Don’t show fear. Nod your head and agree to whatever he says,” Saint advised.
Leo opened the back door and narrowed his eyes.
“You’re in deep shit,” he growled.
“Yes, sir,” Cole agreed.
