Dangerously In Love (7 page)

ROMAN

I wasn't too sure about
leaving her there alone with him. I mean what the fuck! He'd all but called my girl
a whore. And that shit about comparing her to her mother, not cool. I think I'm
gonna give her two hours tops with that asshole and then go get her, I don't
like the vibe I felt back there. If he fucks with her I know exactly what to
do, and he wasn't going to like it one bit.

I'd barely reached my
driveway before my phone rang; caller ID said sweet cheeks.

"Babe."

"Roman?"

I had no idea what the fuck she was saying, but
I did know she was crying. I slammed my car back into drive and peeled the fuck
off. I knew I shouldn't have left her there, what the fuck was I thinking?

I pulled up outside their
house and could hear the screaming from the driveway. I didn't wait, just ran
through the fucking door. Gun or not the sheriff wouldn't dare fuck with me my father
would bury his ass.

"Vicki." She ran to me and I hugged
her close. I don’t think I’d allowed myself to think the whole way here as long
as she was breathing I could deal with whatever.

"What're you doing here Roman? This is
between me and my daughter.

I ignored his ass she was my only interest. I
tried to raise her head from my chest but she stiffened so I used more force.

"The fuck." There was a red handprint
on her cheek. I started to step toward him but she held on tight.

"No please, let's just
go." I gave him a warning look. This shit wasn't over not by a long
fucking shot. I grabbed
Tinks
and Vicki had her bags
from earlier so we just left. I was fucking livid.

“Where do you think you’re
going Victoria Lynn get your ass back in here.”

This asshole lost his fucking mind. “No Roman
let’s just go please.” She pulled me around and towards my jeep. I put her in
the passenger seat and belted her in. I held her face and looked the handprint
and wanted to commit fucking homicide. I kissed her cheek as softly as I could
before heading around to the driver’s side. The motherfucker was standing on
the porch fuming. If I had a gun handy I
woulda
popped him.

“We’ll get you jeep later.”

 
She
didn't say a word, just cried her fucking eyes out, which was breaking my
fucking heart. I didn't tell her to stop this time though. I had to think about
what came next. I knew I should’ve followed my mind. Now look at this shit.

When we reached my house I
carried her inside, mom and Petra came running when they saw me carrying her.

"Roman what's happened?"

"I don't know yet mom." I laid her
out on the couch when what I really wanted was to carry her upstairs to sleep
this shit off.

Mom ran to get dad because
she was afraid Vicki was hysterical and I couldn’t do anything but hold her, I
didn’t want to let her go long enough to play doctor.

Dad took one look at her face and turned an
angry look my way. "Son?"

"What the fuck dad!"

"Okay, not you, who?"

"The sheriff."

Dad's face went stone cold,
yeah
dad's
a scary motherfucker too. Where did you
think I got it?

 
He
whispered some shit in her ear that seemed to calm her down a little. She
didn't say anything, just reached her hands up for me like a child. I picked
her up, grabbed the dog and headed upstairs.

"Thanks guys I'll take it from here."

I took my girl and our dog up to my room and
laid her on the bed, she was so fucked she wouldn't even let me go long enough
to take off my shoes.

"Cheeks I'm not going
anywhere I'm right here, let me just take off our shoes okay?" I had to
use a soft voice and tender strokes of her hair to keep her calm. Whatever
happened, if nothing else the sheriff was gonna pay for this shit. Fuck no he
wasn't getting away with slapping her in the face. I hadn't slapped the shit
out of her and I'm the one she did that shit to. No you just spit in her face,
think that's any better? Shut the fuck up, she deserved it at the time.

I held her for the rest of
the day and watched her hiccup and cry in her fucking sleep. Did I mention how
much I hate fucking tears on her face? I wanted to go right now and beat the
living shit out of that asshole, but the fact that she would wake alone held me
back. She needed me here, besides we needed to make plans, I'd be fucked if she
was going back to his house. Not if I had anything to say about it.

ROMAN

After my girl cried her
fucking self to sleep I went on a rampage. There were a few things I needed to
discuss with my parents, only out of respect for them but one way or the other
I would make this shit happen.

That motherfucker had no right. He was half a
fucking father to begin with and that was being generous. She tried to hide
that shit from me but I knew. I know what a real father is I have one.

This neglectful fuck first
implied my baby was a whore and then put his motherfucking hands on her. Now
I’m out for blood. It didn't matter that I’d been hard on her, what she'd done
was fucked, but it was done to me. He had no reason for putting his fucking
hands in her face.

I went down the stairs with
Tinks
in hand, I didn't want her waking up Vicki. Yeah you’re attached to the damn
dog. Would you shut the fuck up motherfucker? Damn.

My dad jumped on me as soon
as I reached the landing.

"Roman what the hell is going on? And
don't tell me it’s nothing. First you've been like a bear with his paw caught
for the past few weeks and we didn't see hide nor hair of Vicki in all that
time. Then you took off for Portland with no explanation. Now you and Vicki are
back together at least it looks that way. Now she shows up with her father’s
handprint in her face. Start talking son, are you two in some kind of
trouble?"

"No dad, no one's in
trouble, Vicki and I just had a misunderstanding, but I do need something from
you."

"Name it son, anything."

"I want her to move in here with me. She's
not going back to that fucking house, if we can't stay here I'll buy us a
place, but I'd rather we stayed here."

"Okay."

"No questions
asked?"

"Roman you're almost
twenty-one Vicki's of age, you have a whole floor to yourself, I don't see why
it should be a problem. Besides I wasn't too keen on her going back there to a
man who slaps her in the face either. Your mother and I were trying to figure
out what to do next. Discipline is one thing but to hit a child so hard you
leave you palm in her face; that’s a no
no
."

"Okay, next question,
how do I bring him down?"

"Son."

"No dad, he's not getting away with that
shit."

"Son, don't you think you're going a
little overboard?"

"I don't think it's the first fucking time.
There've been other times when she made excuses for shit and I just accepted
her word because I couldn't believe...doesn't matter. I want him to pay, and
since beating the fuck outta him would land me in more trouble than it would
him, I have to find another way."

"Let's think about it some more son, he's
still her father. Are you sure you want to go down that road?"

"Dad Vicki and I will always be solid no
matter what."

"Well, if you're sure this is the way you
want to go."

"I'm sure." Fuck yeah you piece a
shit, I'll watch you bleed. Teach your ass to put hands on what’s mine.

ROMAN

I stayed with her until she
awakened with me and
Tinks
for company. Poor
Tinks
, I think she realized something was wrong with her
mother because she was being extremely affectionate.

"You feeling better babe?" I pulled
her on top of me so I could see her face.

"Uh huh." She was still fucking
sniffling.

"Roman, do you think I'm a whore?"
I'm gonna kill that mother-fucker.

"What did that fuck say to you?"

"I don't wanna say." She hid her face
in my neck.

"Tell me." I shook her lightly.

"He called me a dirty
little whore, just like my mom. He said I had no business being with you in the
first place, but since I'd decided to sell my...you know what to the highest
bidder, the least I could've done is not play the whore for the whole town to
see." I was off the bed before she was done.

"No Roman don't, you can't, you'll get in
trouble." She tried grabbing for me but I shook her off. I didn't hear,
see, or feel, I was in a whole other zone.

The killing motherfucking
zone.
Fuck
everything else.

She ran past me down the
stairs screaming for my dad.

He met me on the landing with my brother who
apparently arrived from Europe while we were upstairs. Didn't give a fuck about
that now either. She was fucking crying uncontrollably, mom and Petra were
wringing their hands, and dad and Julius were trying to diffuse the situation.

"The fuck outta my way
Jules." He pushed me back forcefully with one hand on my chest. I didn't
want to fight with my brother but I would if I have to, before I could take a
swing dad stepped in.

"Son we talked about this, you have to
calm down."

"Dad you know what the fuck he said to
her?"

"That doesn't matter right now. Do you
want to end up in jail for assaulting a man of the law? Do you know the shit
storm that would follow your actions? Who's going to protect her then, when
you're in fucking prison?"

"What the fuck is going
on?"

I'd forgotten that Jules hadn't been around for
all the fuckery. I'm glad his bitch of a girlfriend wasn't here because her
constant fucking annoyance would be the last fucking thing I need right now,
bitch always had something fucked to say.

"Apparently Kenneth hit
Victoria-Lynn." Dad gave up the information.

I heard Jules draw in a deep breath.

Now see my brother loves the fuck outta my
girl, I don't know what the fuck it is with them though I'm glad of it.

They're thick as fucking thieves. Unless the
bitch queen was in attendance, she couldn't stand Vicki, but Julius loved his
lil sis as he was fond of calling her.

He picked her up now hugging
her tightly as he whispered something in her ear. She put her head down on his
shoulder still fucking crying. Him and our dad were the only two men who could
get away with that shit, I didn't even like the sheriff doing that shit and now
I see it was with good reason, the fuck.

I wasn't exactly calm, but
dad had a point. If I got into that kind of trouble not only would I fuck my
future in the medical profession, but it would interfere with my ability to be
here for her, and she fucking needed me. I 'll deal with my own shit later.

He needed to be dealt with but right now she
came first.

When Jules released her she
flew into my arms. I kissed her hair to let her know everything was okay for.
She’d had enough for one day. I’ll save my crazy for later but this shit was
on.

"Please don't do anything stupid Roman,
please." She clutched at me as I held her tighter.

"I'll make sure he stays put baby sis,
don't worry about it." He ruffled her hair as he inclined his head to me,
which meant he wanted a word in private.

I passed my girl off to my
mom and sister for safe keeping after whispering reassurances in her ear. I
followed my father and brother from the room. Some shit women just don’t need
to know about. Especially nosy ass mom, she likes to diffuse shit. As soon as
we were out of sight of them my brother turned and glared at me. “How the fuck
did you let this shit happen?”

“I wasn’t there bro, he
waited until I left. The fuck.”

“This the first time?” Right to the point,
that’s what I’m talking about.

“I don’t think so but I’m waiting for her to
calm down so I can get to the bottom of it.”

“Fair enough.”
 
He went to get a drink leaving me alone with dad.

“Dad where do we stand if I go after him? He
might put up a fight about her staying here and I’m telling you now she’s not
going back.”

“Kenneth Baldwin knows better than to fuck with
me and mine son. Let’s just wait and see what he does next.”

“Fuck waiting. He gets to pay for this shit,
your words dad, remember? Vicki belongs to Roman, someone put hands on her he
has to stand up.” Jules came out of the kitchen with a juice bottle and a
scowl.

“But this is her father.”

“Your point?”

Fuck If Jules went on the warpath the sheriff is
so fucked. “I get first dibs bro, my girl.”