TALON
"Kevin what's up, you seen him yet?" We met outside her old dorm room where the asshole would most likely be headed. Most people didn’t know where my condo was so they couldn’t have sent him there; I’m thinking this was probably the best bet. That was another thing I knew was burning the shit out of Mackenzie and the others who were holding out hope for a repeat. I’d never taken anyone home with me. I always went to their room. Even then with me not looking for permanence I always knew my place was off limits. I’m glad I’d kept things that way because true to female form that had been one of the first things my baby had asked when I invited her to spend the night. Had I ever had anyone else there? It felt good telling her no, that she was the first and the last. That the bed she slept in had never been used for anything but my sleep.
"Nah, not yet, but he should be here soon, the last word was that he landed and got a rental and was headed this way." I had the boys on the perimeter in case he slipped through somehow, a little overboard I guess but I meant he was not getting anywhere near her so I had to cover all the bases. I didn’t want to be gone too long because I knew she would be worried about me and I didn’t want that. I knew too that deep down she was relieved that I was the one facing him. She’d told me in one of our midnight talks that she never wanted to lay eyes on him again. Not only because of the betrayal, but also because of the things he’d said to her after. The way he’d tried to belittle her womanhood. There’s no way I could let her face him after that.
"How much do you wanna bet my girl is on the phone with yours fishing for information?"
"She won't get much, I didn't share with Steph, figured you might want to play this one close to the vest. Anyway, what do you plan on doing with this guy when he shows up?"
"After I get it through his head that seeing my girl ever again in his lifetime would be detrimental to his health, I'm thinking of kicking his ass for what he did to her; then again if he wasn't such an asshole I wouldn't have her. No that's not true we were destined to meet so that's out, whatever. If he goes away like a good little boy I might let him live, but if he pisses me off I'm going to hurt him."
"Don't do anything stupid, I think coach already suspect something's up, the way the guys have been acting must've tipped him off. Why you had to get the whole team involved is beyond me, and you know they'll mess this guy up really bad if they get ahold of him, I'm not sure that was such a good idea."
"First of all I could care less what coach knows, he wants to bench me he can; as for the guys it's called loyalty, they know I would do the same for any one of them if some douche came sniffing around what's theirs."
"Did you ever stop to think that you might be overreacting just a tad bit?"
"No, and I'll tell you why, after what the fuck he did to her he had to know she was gutted, she ran away from that shit. The fact that he's coming all this way tells me that he still thinks he can control her or some shit. That he's just gonna show up and she'll tow the line which from what she's told me was pretty much how things were before. Now I'm all for being a man's man and going after your shit, but the difference is he’s no man he’s an asshole. I could never do what he did it’s just weak. Her family and his gave him a false sense of himself, so he thinks he's a big shot. She doesn't get to deal with him when he shows up, he doesn't get the chance to intimidate her, if he ever even looks at her again I'll blind the fuck."
"Dude you are so gone." Kevin started laughing his ass off but it wasn't funny, it was the truth. I was gone, and I didn't give a shit. She was mine; mine to love, to protect and to shield. I had already spoken to her parents so I know they're not the ones who sent him here, in fact they were rather surprised to hear he was coming. Her dad seemed to have the same idea I had, keep him away from her. I gave him my promise and I meant to keep it.