Lyon – Chapter 159
“Todd what’re you doing? My dad would kill us if he caught us out here alone.” She looked around as if expecting him to appear out of the darkness. She’s so pretty under the moonlight it hurts.
The feelings I have inside for her scare me. I don’t know if I can make it without her. I’ve been fighting with my parents to find a way for me to stay, had explained to them that even the thought of leaving her makes me feel like my life was ending.
They were more understanding than I thought they would be. My dad is always so caught up in his work I never thought he had any time to notice what was going on around him, and mom, well she’s mom. She thinks every little thing will hurt me, just like when I was five.
end them. But for now I have to make sure she’s okay, she’s been having as hard a time with this as I have.
nk, but I’m never gonna make you do anything you don’t wanna. You see this.” I lifted my shirt and showed her the surprise I had waiting, one of her Xmas gifts, her name tattooed across my heart.
the time. This means that I’ll wait for you no matter what.”
me with you as I can, just to look at your face. Because seeing your face is like every Xmas and birthday I’ve ever had rolled into one. And one day, when the time is right we’ll have our forever.
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LYON
NTHS LAT
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n’t gone to the desert. I gave my word that I would let those boys work their shit, but each day was getting harder and harder. Mancini had been in touch since that first meet and from his smarmy comments I gathered he was working behind the scenes but the fucker was still ke
hen I got home that evening as she flitted around the kitchen finishing u
o now?”
until I saw what was sitting in my living room what the f**k? Where did they take him a farm where they overfeed kids or some f**k. “Who the f**k is that?
look great? Caitie is so excited.” She was smiling and clapping her hands and shit like this was a good thing.
no kid in there that’s a grown f*****g man. The f*****g kid looks too grown, I don’t want him around my daughter.” I think I’m gonna have a hear
. Do you really want to hurt Caitlin? He’s only home for a few days let them have their time.”
with me? “Where the f**k is the pothead with the pipe? You see that, are you happy now? Look what you’ve turned me into,
h s
gain, that can’t be good for” The little one came out of nowhere with her shit.
d her this fuckery was gonna happen.
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na tell me tonight or somebody’s getting an a*s whipping.” I don’t know if it’s the stuff I’m dealing with, the fact that I haven’t been able to share it wi
now you can’t handle everyt
ck?”
kid sitting on my couch every evening like he lives there or some f**k and the little one is trying her best to land in the pen before she reach ten with her criminal mind a*s, and now this fuckery.
?” I looked at him like he was out his f*****g mind.
l be doing that shit too.”
rational where she’s concerned? It’s been what, fifteen, sixteen years, and you’re stil
ed his eyes at me, the f**k.
u can fight all her battles for her.” I’m about to knock him the f**k out friend or no friend. “Who the f**k is supposed to do it? And why the f**k do you think my wife is depressed?”
place?”
here to find me.” The rest of that bus
?”
preciate his laughter; I’ll deal with his shit tomorrow. F*****g depression and shit, if that’s what’s bothering her I’ll go into the f*****g desert and find the coyotes that ate that f**k and kill
mn afternoon with her nosy a*s.
ar you too.”
don’t give me any shit I need a fav
hat
to the f*****g psych ward with her shit.
See what I mean? Still.
no but do you know what she gets up to with your father?”
sharing the pipe I don’t g
on you watch your mouth.”
I think something’s
take care of it.” F**k if I can’t.