Free Struggling Free (Hidden Secrets Book 5) by P. J. Belden Page B

been so close. We had our own little connection. If anything were to happen to her or the baby because I was…
    Shaking my head, I kept a clear head. I was getting clean to be there for her and the baby. To be the man for them that she looked up to and could count on again. I owed it to her.
    I continued to stroke her hair as I drove toward our destination. She made these cute little noises in her sleep when I hit a bump. The smirk on her face had me hoping that I would bring those to her face one day. That memories of our time together would make her smile or seeing me come into her room would light up her face. To be missed by someone other than family, to be needed in a bed at night…that’s something I’ve always wanted, but know not to ever reach for.
    Quickly and carefully I dug in my pocket, when I heard my phone start ringing.
    “Williams.”
    “Hey saw you and Vicky on the television today. You were really steaming up the camera.”
    “Yeah, well, camera adds an extra five pounds of steam.” I joked.
    Danger laughed. “How you doing man?”
    “To be honest, I’m scared, but I know I need to do this. It’s time to do this.”
    “Vicky’s good. I wouldn’t have told you to go to her if she wasn’t. You’ll make it through all the better. I know we haven’t known each other long, but I don’t want to see you like that again man.”
    “Oh , the Jackass has a heart,” I teased.
    “Don’t push it dick. I turn dark quicker than you blink,” he growled.
    “Dude , you need to get laid.”
    “Who says I haven’t.”
    “Please. The pitch of your voice right there just told me,” I laughed.
    “Yeah, well, chicks up here are slim pickings for what I like.”
    “Nah , you just need to know where to look.” I tell him as I look down at Vicky sleeping in my lap. “In a place you’d never expect it. Are you doing what I asked?”
    “Yeah. Are you sure sending him to Australia is going to be far enough?”
    “Mare said Australia was a place he’s always dreamed of going one day. I’m hoping she knows him well enough.”
    “But man, one month is costing you a pretty penny.”
    “Nate is family, Danger. If you needed to get away, any of us would do the same for you even if we don’t know you that well.”
    “Well , in that case,” Danger started to joke before he trails off. “He’ll leave in two weeks. You sure you’re going to be up to getting him to the airport. I can do it for you instead.”
    “I’ll be fine. It needs to be me.”
    “Yeah. Shit, I need to go there’s that girl again. I’m going to catch her.”
    “Maybe that’s the girl you’ve been looking for,” I teased.
    This girl has been slipping through his fingers ever since he ran into her in a men’s restroom a few weeks ago. My guess is that this is why he’s gruffer than usual and for his dry streak. I really pity that girl if he does catch her.
    “Oh , she’ll be strapped to my bed while I get my fill of her. Only then will I set her free,” he laughed.
    “ Yeah, sure you will.”
    “That woman is in for one rough ride when I get a hold of her hot ass!”
    With that he hung up the phone on a curse. Laughing, I tucked my phone back in my pocket. I drove the rest of the way lost in my thoughts.

Chapter Nine
     
     
    Sitting in a penthouse apartment across town, the television kept playing the same story over and over again. ‘Actor Jacob Williams has finally been snatched up’. Like I fucking care. Yeah his movies were good. He had skill, but what he didn’t have was a clue. The woman on his arm is a worthless bitch. The news was premature because Mr. Williams was about to be single again once I got a hold of her.  The hatred for this woman boiled hot and heavy through me. There was no stopping it until retribution was paid.  Payment is exactly what I intend to collect from the bitch too…
    Vicky
     
    “ Mmmm,” I moaned.
    Half awake, I looked down to find Jacob running kisses up my leg. When our eyes