Redeeming 6: Boys of Tommen #4

“Joe’s the only parent I remember having, so, trust me when I tell you that your kid…” He paused to gesture to my stomach before adding, “Is going to have one hell of a father.”

Everyone is asking about you, and I’m covering for your ass, when I don’t even know if you’re ALIVE!!!
Please, Joey.

Either he was going to kill me, or I was going to kill him.

At least, if he finished it, I could rest.

I could just have
peace.

“I’m not saying that I think you’d do it,” he offered.
“But you’re—”

“I’m my father’s son,” I filled in flatly.
“I get it.”

So, don’t fucking sit there and pretend that I’m incapable of being a good father to
my
kid when that’s
exactly
what I’ve been doing for
yours
since I was twelve!”

“How about I don’t plan on fucking around on you because it takes up all of my time and energy just trying to navigate your many sparkling personalities.”

“I’m sorry, okay?”

“Don’t come too close, Kev,” I called over my shoulder, as I stormed down the footpath away from my brother.
“You wouldn’t want the neighbors seeing you associating with the family
slut
.”

So?
You’re always pissed at me, and I’m always loving you.

“Please tell me you didn’t cheat on her?
Because that girl is amazing and you need to marry her.”

“The fuck?”

“You tell me to go, and then you ask me to stay.
You say you want me and then you don’t.
I try to leave and you stop me.
You want to fuck me, and then you don’t, and then you do again, until we do and then, when it’s done, you decide that you don’t.
Jesus Christ.
Make your goddamn mind up, Molloy, because I can’t keep up.”