Free Finding Gary (The Romanovsky Brothers Book 4) by Trevion Burns Page A

once and for all.  And maybe even save your shaggy head in the process.”
    Gary took a deep breath.  “I need to think about it.”
     
     
     

6
     
    Angie squinted one eye open and then slammed it shut again.  She distantly heard his voice, deliciously deep, even when he was whispering.  She felt the small smile touching her face, and then finally opened her eyes again when his laughter warmed her ears.
    “You’re too beautiful to wake up to,” she whispered, taking in Roman’s gleaming sky blue eyes, those plush smiling lips, and his perfectly chiseled nose.  His big hand engulfed hers like it always did. 
    She reached up and touched his strong jaw, not even noticing the IV taped to her wrist.  She ran the bed of her thumb along his full pink lips when he turned his face into her hand, his long lashes hitting his cheeks.  “Swear to God, Rome, your face is going to kill me faster than a lung-full of monoxide ever could.”
    His eyes opened, but this time, they were alive with anger.
    She shushed the look on his face before he had a chance to put words to it, pressing her thumb into his lips to further beg the sweet silence.
    “I’ll kill whoever did this to you,” he hissed against her finger, lifting his eyebrow.  “Do you remember anything, Mama?  You keep going in an out of consciousness before you can answer any questions.”
    She shushed him again, which prompted her lungs to close up, eliciting a cough from the deepest part of her body.
    Roman turned his head away from her completely.  Angie could admit her coughs were an awful sound, and if Roman hadn’t assured her that she was under the care of one of the finest doctors in New Jersey, she’d have guessed remnants of the poison she’d breathed in were still infecting her lungs.  When the coughs finally subsided, she clutched his shoulder.
    “Roman, I’m not answering any of your questions because I don’t want you taking to the streets with the guns I know you just purchased.  I don’t want you out there putting yourself in danger.”
    “Angelica, you are lying in a hospital bed right now,” he said as if she weren’t privy to that information herself.  “Whoever did this to you two is going to pay the price.  Period.”
    Angie’s eyebrows pulled.  “You two?”
    Roman cocked his head.
    She responded to the perplexity in his eyes. “You just said, ‘whoever did this to you two’…”
    Roman’s eyes searched hers for a long moment.  Then, every inch of anger left his face. 
    Angie would’ve been pleased by the sight, if it wasn’t immediately replaced with moisture shining in his eyes, the corners of his lips tightening, and his brows coming down deep over his eyes.  He clasped their fingers tighter.
    When he spoke, his voice was suddenly hoarse.  “Mama, we’re having a baby.”
    Her eyes exploded to twice their size and her traveling fingers froze on his cheek. “What?” she breathed.
    “You’re pregnant.”
    “You’re lying…” Her wide eyes shone with tears.
    So did Roman’s.  He shook his head wildly.  “No. The doctor said if you didn’t wake up within twenty-four hours the baby might not make it.  But you did… you woke up.  You’ve been going in and out but… but you woke up, Mama.”
    “And the baby?--”
    “Strong.  They’ve been keeping a close eye.”
    “Oh my god,” she cried, the tears spilling over her eyes as she and Roman embraced.  When he pulled back, she laughed softly. “I can’t believe it.”
    “Me either,” Roman whispered.
    They wiped each other’s wet cheeks, sharing sweet smiles.
    Angie blinked, still processing.
    “Did you know?” he asked.
    She shook her head.  “If I’d known, I would’ve never gone to Jessica’s apartment that night.  I would’ve never put our baby at risk.”
    Roman’s eyes went hard again.  “But you’d put yourself at risk?  Angie, this has got to stop.  You’ve got to be more careful, Mama.  Truly.”
    Angie sighed