Page 71 of Beta Team-The Saviors: Part One

“Of course. Where do you want to go?”

“Can we go get pizza?”

Keon laughs and grabs my hand. “Pizza for my girl, it is.”His girl?I like the sound of that.

More than I probably should, knowing this will only last while they’re protecting me.

23

GAVIN

“You did what?” Tyler gasps, grabbing his chest.

“Shut up. It just happened.”

That fucking kiss has been on my mind all day, no matter how small it was. It took Tyler until tonight to make me finally fess up on what I was thinking. I should have known how he would react. “Are her lips as soft as they look?”

“Yes. You aren’t mad?”

“Dude, I suggested a six-some. No, I’m not mad.” Tyler sighs and leans back on the couch. “It’s all coming together.”

“Nothing is coming together, you freak.”

Tyler laughs. “Okay. Stay in denial. I’m just glad she was there for you.”

“I haven’t told you the full truth about the nightmares,” I admit. Kira was the first person that I’ve ever told the full extent. She opened up to me, so I felt that I needed to also, which is what led to that kiss. “I dream about my father sometimes. We have them all almost to safety, and he kills them. Sometimes, he slits their throats, and others, he shoots everyone.”

“I know how it is growing up with a shit father, and since yours was into trafficking, it would make sense they would merge together.”

“I just want it to stop.” I remember what Kira said about seeing with my own eyes that they’re all still alive from that mission. “I want to go to the hospital.”

“We can go right now.”

I nod and get up from the couch before I can change my mind. Tyler and I slip our shoes on and slide into his Camaro. He pulls out of the driveway and gives me time to get my shit together. I know they’ve all been at the hospital to check in on everyone, but I could never bring myself to do it.

We pull into the hospital parking lot twenty minutes later, and Tyler shuts the car off. “Whenever you’re ready.”

I take a few steadying breaths and push my door open. I follow Tyler to the elevator, and he grabs my hand when the door closes. When they open it again, he tries to drop it, and I hold it tighter. “What are you doing?”

“I wasn’t sure if you were ready for that yet.”

“I’m not ashamed of this.”

He shrugs and pulls me into the hallway. “Neither am I.” He leads me down a long corridor and stops before we get to the rooms. “They’re all back there. We kept them together because some of the ladies wanted to look in on the kids. Betty is usually here, too.”

“So, they aren’t alone?”

“Nope. They’ve had someone here with them for protection since we brought them in, and Betty wasn’t going anywhere.” Tyler tugs my hand to get me walking again. He stops outside of a room and turns to me. “This is the one you’ve been dreaming about. It was touch and go for the first week or so, but he’s doing really good now.”

“How do you know?”

“I call Betty for updates on him, just in case you ask.”

“Do we know his name?”

Tyler shakes his head sadly. “No. He doesn’t talk.”

“And still nothing on his family?”