Glaring at him, I move away from him and with a chin lift to Raven, Victoria, and some of the other ol’ ladies I know, I make way to the double doors leading to where Tinsley is. Last time I was here, had been shortly after she’d nearly been beaten to death.
Right after that is when I started working this job I’ve been on.
Stepping through the doors, I find out which room Tinsley’s in and head in that direction. As I approach the door, I take a deep breath and knock on the door while opening it.
“I’m going to kick your big ass for doing this to me.” I inwardly grin at Tinsley’s threat to Coyote.
“Luce Mia, you’ll be okay soon as little man is out of you,” Coyote remarks with a chuckle.
“I highly doubt she’ll be okay fully considering her vagina will be stretched to the max by your kid,” I snicker, making my way toward Tinsley.
“Where the hell have you been?” she snaps, narrowing her gaze on me.
“Doesn’t matter,” I shrug as I lean forward.
“Bullshit. Tinsley was calling you nonstop and you didn’t answer,” Coyote snarls, fury glimmering in his gaze. He’s more than pissed with me but honestly, I don’t give a damn I don’t report to him or anyone else. Tinsley knew there was a slight chance I might not have been able to make it today; however, I’m here and Coyote can shove his pissy mood up his ass. He doesn’t need to know my business just as no one else does.
“Harlow,” Tinsley groans as another contraction hits her. “Tell me at least why you didn’t answer the phone.”
“Didn’t have it with me when I went out last night,” I murmur honestly, meeting her gaze.
“Not smart, woman,” Coyote growls and I inwardly roll my eyes at him, though I get where he’s coming from. His sister went through some shit not long ago and now she’s happy with one of his brothers.
“Not smart? Right. Can we drop the subject about me and focus on this baby?” I suggest, icy feelings starting to seep in. I’ve never had a problem with Coyote but right now him being in super dick mode is starting to piss me the hell off.
“Yeah, we’ll do that for now but don’t think this conversation is over with. I don’t know what’s going on with you and considering you’re one of my best friends I’m not going to let it slide. I want to know what’s going on. You disappeared without so much as a word to any of us and Raven simply tells me you’re doing something she can’t talk about ‘cause she didn’t know all the facts. Well, woman, you’re gonna talk,” Tinsley grumbles, throwing her head back against the pillow, clenching her eyes shut.
Jesus H. Christ.
Tinsley can be fuckin’ demanding and bossy when in pain.
“We’re not talking about this now or ever,” I declare firmly. It doesn’t matter to me if we’re best friends or not. Which is news to me. I’ve never had a best friend, only my family.
“We’ll see about that,” Coyote states, crossing his arms over his chest.
“Damnit, someone get me the fuckin’ epidural,” Tinsley nearly screams, sweat beading on her forehead.
“You said you didn’t want it and that we weren’t to allow you to say otherwise,” I inform her before her man could give into her demands.
“I don’t care what I said then, this little dude is going to rip me a part,” she yells through her contraction.
“Babe, seriously, you can handle this shit so quit your bitchin’, breathe and let your hoo-ha do what it’s supposed to. You’ll be pushing that kid out soon enough. Now how about I go ahead and check you? See where you are,” I suggest, more than ready to get this show on the road so I can get away from everyone.
I have a job to do and as much as I love my family, I’m no one who feels what they do. It’s why I’m called the Harpy. Fury fuels my blood and I’ll never have what Tinsley is getting. What Victoria and Raven already have.
And I’m okay with that since at the end of the day I know the truth of it, it all comes down to I’m not worth the effort of trying to understand.
Ranger will figure that out soon enough and when he does he’ll throw in the towel as well.
Chapter Four
Ranger
“Brother, what the hell was that with Harlow?” Blaze demands, tightening his arms around his ol’ lady, Raven, who was perched on his knee glaring at me as I take a seat across from him. Blaze uses his foot to rock the infant carrier holding their son Mark. Their other son was sitting in a chair next to them with Jamie watching something on a tablet.
Most likely Paw Patrol or Blue’s Clues. With Matthew being a little over one, he pretty much follows Jamie everywhere along with Luca and Corinne, though all the boys seem protective over that little girl.
“That’s what I’d like to know,” Victoria mutters from next to her ol’ man, my VP, Tracker.
Fuckin’ hell.
“Right now, I don’t fuckin’ know what’s going on, but I’ll tell you this now, Harlow is mine. Don’t try to stop it or stand in my way when it comes to getting her to come around,” I state more or less to Raven and Victoria than anyone else. Who knows what those two will try to do if given the chance.
“You don’t know what you’re up against,” Raven whispers, shaking her head.
“Doesn’t matter, I’ll figure it out along the way,” I shrug.
“No, you can’t just figure it out along the way. Not when it comes to Harlow. You don’t know what happened to her and it’s not my place to tell you but forcing yourself into her life will not get you anywhere,” Victoria states, crossing her arms
