Total pages in book: 27
Estimated words: 25085 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 125(@200wpm)___ 100(@250wpm)___ 84(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25085 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 125(@200wpm)___ 100(@250wpm)___ 84(@300wpm)
“Hello Sabrina.” I watched as Jonas bent to kiss my wife’s cheek. Was it my imagination or did he linger just a little longer than was conventionally proper? I pulled her back in her seat as my eyes sent him a silent warning. She looked at me with a question in her eyes but I just touched her cheek softly with my finger before turning back to the asshole.
We exchanged small talk between the four of us. Sabrina was in the chair closest to me, which put Jonas next to Nadia. I didn’t miss the constant hand touching and the smiles he kept throwing her way. Neither did I miss the tone of the conversation these two started. It seemed everything was either flirtatious or incendiary. I was close to my boiling point by the time the antipasti were served. Now I was doubly sure that the last time I helped him was the last time I helped him. I never mix my business dealings with my personal life that’s true, but this was my fucking wife. Besides he was the one in need of help, was he that stupid? And right in front of me? He was out of his fucking mind. They both were.
“So Nadia, rumor has it that you just returned from an unplanned holiday in Europe. Don’t tell me there’s trouble in paradise already.”
Are you fucking kidding me? Was this guy for real? What the fuck was he playing at?
“Oh no it was just a little shopping trip, nothing like what the papers made it out to be.”
I could see the telltale red of a blush on her cheek and felt my ire rise. No one was allowed to make her uncomfortable I don’t care who the fuck he is.
“Oh really Nadia, I know your husband, quite well as a matter of fact and he can be a bit…forceful shall we say. I’m sure for an innocent like you that can get to be a bit much after a while.” Sabrina finally unsheathed her claws and threw her hat in the ring. If I’d had any doubts about what these two were up to before this dispelled them. They were trying to pull off a coup and they weren’t even that good at it.
“We’re leaving.” I spoke out loud to the table as I rose and helped my wife out of her seat.
“What? But we just got here and I still need to talk to you about that deal.”
“You should’ve thought of that before you tried pulling this shit, and a word of advice. In the future keep your fucking hands off my wife or I’ll break them the fuck off.” I didn’t need to raise my voice to get my point across.
“Just as I thought, you can take the boy out of the slums but he’ll still always be a bum.” He sneered at me like that shit was supposed to mean something to me. I laughed off his asinine attempt to draw me in.
“You know the others always told me to look out for you. That you were nothing more than a small minded little mama’s boy who thought very little of me and my achievements. But I always brushed them off. I thought you were just a clueless asshole out to live his life on daddy’s dime. Now I know differently; remember my warning you ever get anywhere near what’s mine again I’ll end your sorry ass. As for you I had you, I didn’t want any more from you. We both scratched the other’s itch that’s all it was, all it was ever going to be. Now I’ve moved on and you should do the same. Fuck with my wife at your own peril. You were right Jonas, I’m from the streets I make no bones about it. Those streets taught me how to deal with assholes like you. But, as far as being a bum, never was never will be one. I suggest you look in the mirror the next time you want to throw that shit around.” He jumped up from his chair but we both knew he wasn’t going to do a damn thing.
“You’re lucky we’re in a public place Stryker or else…”
“Any time you want just say the word.” I stared him down and saw the fear in his eyes, fucking snake.
I took my wife’s arm and we left, passing the other diners who might not have heard the words that were spoken but it didn’t take a genius to see that something was very wrong.
I called for my car and helped her in before going around to the driver’s side.
I turned the key in the ignition before turning to her my anger spewing over.
“You ever let some asshole touch you like that again I will hurt you.”
“He was just touching my hand Gabe I didn’t know what else to do he’s your friend…”