With that much leeway some of these fucks run the gamut. I pretty much expect anything and try my best not to react to some of the fuckery they can get up to.
I waved at the other woman when she hailed me but kept it moving. I didn’t want Jessie’s introduction to my world to be one of the sheep, and especially not one I’d fucked in the past.
Shit, was she going to be able to deal with the fact that some of the women here had once shared my bed? Or would she understand that none of those encounters had meant anything more than a quick release?
It wasn’t something I’d given a hell of a lot of thought to, I mean she was just a kid for fuck sake and I’m a grown fucking man. It wasn’t like I could wait around for her to grow up; I’d have gone out my fucking head. ‘Yeah but if she’d have done the same you would’ve flipped your shit.’ Who the fuck asked you?
“Come on let’s get you settled and maybe you can get some more rest.” I took her hand and led her in the opposite direction across the way, to my private residence, while she looked back at the colorful woman who wasn’t too quiet as she left.
Was Mattie always that damn loud in the mornings? I hadn’t noticed. I’m pretty sure she was putting it on for Jessie’s benefit. Then again…I saw two of the guys come out behind her scratching their nuts and grinning.
I just shook my head and hustled my little charge inside before she caught wind of that shit. Fuck me she’d be corrupted in five seconds flat.
I saw her to the guestroom across the hall from the master suite, made sure she was all set and bounced. I had left some shit up in the air when I went after her, might as well get back to it because there was no way I was gonna get any more sleep with her here.
“Creed?”
“Yeah baby?” She called out to me in that half sleep voice that sounded like a cross between lustful sin and innocence. I went back and stood in the doorway not trusting myself to go any farther.
“Where are you going?”
“Just across the way to my office, you’re safe here no one’s gonna bother you. If you need me just call okay.” She nodded and put her head down to sleep.
Even though I knew she was safe and that no one would even think of entering my place without my say-so, I still went around the house securing the place. I wasn’t about to take any more chances with her, and the last few hours had taught me not to take shit for granted.
I knew I could trust most of the men in my crew, but as with all crews there were some unknowns who’d skated by by the skin of their teeth.
Friends of friends or somebody’s fucking cousin. I was going to keep an eye on the unknowns, though I didn’t think any one of them were dumb enough to fuck with me, still to be on the safe side.
When I was sure everything was set I looked in on my baby one last time before heading out the door. Sound asleep already. “My little innocent babygirl.”
The place was just the way I’d left it, like I’d been in the middle of shit and had to bounce in a hurry. I’d probably fucked the deal I was in the middle of but I couldn’t find it in me to give a fuck. I’d do it all again if it meant going after her.
For the first time since getting Law’s call I was able to truly breathe. She was here she was safe I didn’t have to worry anymore. It was a few days early and definitely under the circumstances I’d envisioned, but here nonetheless.
Now I had to figure out what to do about this new pebble in my fucking shoe. Because it involved her, I was going to have to put everything else aside and take care of this shit once and for all.
From what little I knew and what Law had told me, Sal was in bed with a very bad group of assholes. The kind who believed that they were above the law and made it their life’s mission to be fucking annoying to the rest of the general population and that’s putting it mildly.
Chapter 10
Creed
The first thing I did was call a meeting. I needed all my boys to know who she was and how she was to be treated, not just here but in the county period.
I also needed to give them a heads up in case Sal’s people tried anything. He knew where I lived I was sure, because of his association with Dee, and I wasn’t taking any chances in case he and the other fuck-wipes he hung with decided to pay me a visit.