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"It was a short visit," she pointed out as she released her hold on him and headed back towards the kitchen
"I had so the back of his neck as he followed his sister
"Sure you did," she said, sending him adoor open
He walked in, expecting to find his e bowls and platters of food only to find his father standing in the e bowl of aze locked on Kenzie, he shot her that warirl That smile quickly disappeared when he looked up and saw Danny standing in the kitchen Jaw clenched firht ahead
"I do so love these fa his hands down his face
"Why don’t you just tell Dad that you-"
"Don’t," he said, dropping his hands by his sides, "Just don’t"
"Sorry," Kenzie said, giving hie platter of fried chicken
"Don’t worry about it," he said, sighing heavily as he looked around the large kitchen "Where’s Moo change," she said with a shrug
He gestured absently behind him "I wanted her to meet Jodi"
The sistered "You brought your girlfriend here?"
"Yes"
"Where is she?" she de the platter of chicken in his hands
"In the front hall with everyone," he said, wondering what her problem was
"You left her with our brothers? Are you out of your da him realize what he’d just done
He’d left Tinkerbelle alone…
With his cousins…
And his brothers…
Who all thought it was their job to look after him
Shit
He dropped the platter on the kitchen counter by the door and shoved past his sister at a dead run He was halfway down the hallhen he realized the large foyer where he’d left Jodi with his brothers and asshole cousins was empty By the time he’d reached the stairs the cries to stop had started
"Please stop!" Tinkerbelle cried, sounding out of breath
He was going to fucking kill them, he swore as he followed the sounds of her pleas He couldn’t believe how stupid he’d been to leave her like that He’d known better than to leave her with the here, hated seeing his father, hated the reminder that his father hadn’t spoken a word to hiht before he’d run off to enlist, but most of all he hated the fact that his father looked at hier