“Dude, what makes you think I wouldn’t have come for you?”
Erick looked down at his hands and then up again.“I’m not exactly the most loved brother.They, uh, seemed to know that, and they kept saying it didn’t matter what they did to me, you wouldn’t give a fuck and would be happy to see me dead.”
“Hey,” Big Dick said, moving closer to his brother, and rather than take the chair, he sat beside him.“There was no way I would ever leave you behind.”
“But the shit I’ve done over the years.I’ve not exactly been a great brother, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized I’ve given you every reason to leave me behind.”
Big Dick grabbed his hand.“You’re right, you’re a prick, and you’ve been a prick for as long as I’ve known you, but you know what else?You’remyfucking prick, and that is not ever going to change.I was going to come for you, because the only one that can tell you, you’re a fucking prick is me, Callum, Michael, Bernard, Jude, Harlow, and our parents.That’s it.”
“Thank you.”
“Always, Erick.I was not going to let anything happen to you.I will protect you always.”
“How’s Larissa?”he asked.
“She’s good.She’s out in the hallway.She didn’t know if you’d be up for visitors.”
“I’d love for my sister-in-law to be here,” Erick said.
Big Dick went outside and grabbed the large care package Larissa had insisted on packing.Together they walked inside his brother’s room, and Larissa immediately started to fuss, showing him everything that had been placed inside.
For the next couple of hours, they hung out, laughed, and made Erick feel safe and happy.When it was time for them to leave, Big Dick explained that a couple of guys from the club were going to hang out with him.Brick and Kinky had volunteered to stay with him throughout the night, and in the morning, the guys would change until Erick was in the clear.
They hadn’t talked about the fact his little brother was having what appeared to be uncontrollable nightmares.He didn’t know what to do about them, but he hoped time would help heal those wounds.Each hurdle they came to, he would fight to get everyone over it.
Wrapping his arm around his wife, he walked out into the night with her, and they made their way toward the car.Big Dick had expected Larissa to be more hesitant with him, when in fact they were closer than ever.
“Did I ever tell you that you’re a good brother?”Larissa asked.
“I’m not a good brother.I make my mistakes,” he said.“Trust me, I could probably create a mile-long list of everything I have fucked up.”
Larissa laughed.“I know, and I get it, I do, but your heart is always in the right place.You’re a good man.”
“I’m your man, always.”
“I know, I wasn’t disputing that,” she said, and laughed.“Always.”
“I love you, Larissa, always will.”
“I love you too.”
He stepped as close as he could with his babies in the way, and kissed his woman.He had let Cadeon get away.The club knew what had happened, and even though some were pissed off that he had chosen Larissa over the club, he knew most of them understood it.Smokey wasn’t angry, because he would have done the same.All the guys who had the love of a good woman, and knew love, would have done it.
Cadeon was out there.But right now, he was weaker, and the only person he had was Wilcox, and that was okay.They were working at cutting off Wilcox’s funds, because it would seem Wilcox had made a lot of enemies over the years, and some of them would like to see that bastard suffer.
Where there was a will, there was a way.
