intend to see that she doesn’t go through anymore.”
“Sounds like we have the same interest at heart,” he replied calmly.
“Do we? I know your family’s reputation. Does that extend to you?”
That was too much for Tyler. “Who the fuck do you think you are dragging my family into this!” he bit out through clenched teeth. “I am nothing like the Moriattis that I’m sure you’re accustomed to hearing about. I’m more than capable of truly loving a woman because trust me, I love that one.” He stared unyielding into Miguel’s shocked expression. “I’ll do whatever it takes to make her happy.”
“But can you keep her safe?” Miguel asked recovering from Tyler’s declaration of love for Evy.
“Keep her safe?”
It was obvious to Miguel and Enrique that Evy hadn’t shared everything that happened in Chicago with him. Miguel took a deep breath and blew out, looking past Tyler. He wasn’t sure how much he should divulge, yet he felt it unfair to allow Tyler to fall into a situation that might be dangerous for him. They had kept information that Marcus Cole had shared with them from the ladies on purpose. They didn’t want them to worry.
“I’m not stupid, Miguel. Tell me what’s going on,” Tyler implored.
Miguel went on to brief him on what he knew of Evy’s life with David. He told him about the beatings and how David had threatened the family whenever they tried to intervene. He let him know that some detective suspected that the person who killed David and attacked Evy hadn’t been acting on his own and claimed he had confirmed it through another inmate.
Tyler was unable to move, listening in disbelief. He had no idea of the things she had gone through and it hurt and angered him to hear it. Evy had only said that David had died, not that he had been killed. He would have strangled both David and Raheem if they weren’t already dead for the problems they had caused her. He wished that Evy was the one telling him this but he understood why it would be difficult for her to relive such events. His love for her grew even more with the knowledge of her positive outlook on life despite the haunting of her past. He also now had a clue as to what was coming between them, empowering him with new determination to slay the beast.
“As God is my witness, I will do everything within my power to protect her,” he promised the two men.
“That would be wise,” Miguel replied, slapping his new friend on the back. “We’re not sure but, we kind of suspect Nita knows about the detective. Apparently, he questioned her long term boyfriend that she thinks no one knows about. More than likely, he voiced his concerns to Nita who may have alerted Evy.”
“I’ll see what I can find out but not to the point of giving all you’ve told me away. Don’t worry guys; I’m determined to give her the kind of life she deserves. After all, I am worth millions.”
With that they all laughed, Tyler because he thought himself witty and the other two men because they knew Evy was probably worth just as much, if not more than him.
***
Work on the house continued throughout the day with volunteers begging out a few at a time until Tyler and Evy were the only two left. Around four in the evening, Nita had told Evy she wanted to do some catching up with her brothers and give them a taste of the nightlife in Oklahoma City. What she really wanted was to get the scoop on what her brothers had found out during their day with Tyler. It was now almost eight at night. Tyler held the dustpan while Evy swept the last of the sawdust into it.
“Whew! That’s the last of it,” Evy stated.
“Yeah, that was definitely a day of hard work,” he agreed as he emptied the contents of the dustpan into a large trash bag full of the same. “Do you ever get tired, woman?”
“Fatigue
“Sounds like we have the same interest at heart,” he replied calmly.
“Do we? I know your family’s reputation. Does that extend to you?”
That was too much for Tyler. “Who the fuck do you think you are dragging my family into this!” he bit out through clenched teeth. “I am nothing like the Moriattis that I’m sure you’re accustomed to hearing about. I’m more than capable of truly loving a woman because trust me, I love that one.” He stared unyielding into Miguel’s shocked expression. “I’ll do whatever it takes to make her happy.”
“But can you keep her safe?” Miguel asked recovering from Tyler’s declaration of love for Evy.
“Keep her safe?”
It was obvious to Miguel and Enrique that Evy hadn’t shared everything that happened in Chicago with him. Miguel took a deep breath and blew out, looking past Tyler. He wasn’t sure how much he should divulge, yet he felt it unfair to allow Tyler to fall into a situation that might be dangerous for him. They had kept information that Marcus Cole had shared with them from the ladies on purpose. They didn’t want them to worry.
“I’m not stupid, Miguel. Tell me what’s going on,” Tyler implored.
Miguel went on to brief him on what he knew of Evy’s life with David. He told him about the beatings and how David had threatened the family whenever they tried to intervene. He let him know that some detective suspected that the person who killed David and attacked Evy hadn’t been acting on his own and claimed he had confirmed it through another inmate.
Tyler was unable to move, listening in disbelief. He had no idea of the things she had gone through and it hurt and angered him to hear it. Evy had only said that David had died, not that he had been killed. He would have strangled both David and Raheem if they weren’t already dead for the problems they had caused her. He wished that Evy was the one telling him this but he understood why it would be difficult for her to relive such events. His love for her grew even more with the knowledge of her positive outlook on life despite the haunting of her past. He also now had a clue as to what was coming between them, empowering him with new determination to slay the beast.
“As God is my witness, I will do everything within my power to protect her,” he promised the two men.
“That would be wise,” Miguel replied, slapping his new friend on the back. “We’re not sure but, we kind of suspect Nita knows about the detective. Apparently, he questioned her long term boyfriend that she thinks no one knows about. More than likely, he voiced his concerns to Nita who may have alerted Evy.”
“I’ll see what I can find out but not to the point of giving all you’ve told me away. Don’t worry guys; I’m determined to give her the kind of life she deserves. After all, I am worth millions.”
With that they all laughed, Tyler because he thought himself witty and the other two men because they knew Evy was probably worth just as much, if not more than him.
***
Work on the house continued throughout the day with volunteers begging out a few at a time until Tyler and Evy were the only two left. Around four in the evening, Nita had told Evy she wanted to do some catching up with her brothers and give them a taste of the nightlife in Oklahoma City. What she really wanted was to get the scoop on what her brothers had found out during their day with Tyler. It was now almost eight at night. Tyler held the dustpan while Evy swept the last of the sawdust into it.
“Whew! That’s the last of it,” Evy stated.
“Yeah, that was definitely a day of hard work,” he agreed as he emptied the contents of the dustpan into a large trash bag full of the same. “Do you ever get tired, woman?”
“Fatigue
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