I wasn’t even worried about her being upset with
me for the way I was about to handle him, I just wasn’t focused on his ass right now and he needs a lot more attention than I was willing to give at this point in time.
“You can let me talk to my daughter.”
“That’s not gonna happen, you and I both know why. I understand you’re concerned about what happened, but you don’t need to be. She’s covered.”
“Look, I don’t know who you think you are. You took my son…”
“Say what you want to say and in the future, I’d appreciate it if you don’t call this number.”
“I’ll call my son whenever I choose.” Okay, so he wants to do this shit now.
“No you won’t you gave up that right when you threw them over for some ass. Travis is my responsibility. He doesn’t need you or anything from you.” I looked at the kid who was standing in the doorway nodding his head.
“If at some point in the future he chooses to get in touch with you that’ll be up to him. But Annabelle is off fucking limits.”
“I’m coming to New York.”
“You can go wherever the fuck you want, but you come anywhere near my family we’re gonna have problems. You got anything you want to say to this asshole?” I took the phone away to ask Travis.
Now on a normal day I would’ve pulled my punches, he is her father after all. But I wasn’t in the mood. He just shook his head no and that was good enough for me.
“You have anything else to say you can get in touch with me.” I hung up the phone and passed it back to him. “You okay?” He nodded again which was a sure indication that he really wasn’t.
“I didn’t thank you for saving your sister.”
“There’s no need, she’s my sister. I just wanna know what we’re gonna do about this guy.” See this is why I have to be more circumspect with my actions.
“I don’t want you to worry about that stuff, I’ll take care of it.”
“Are you going after him?”
‘Travis, you just heard me tell your dad that I’m responsible for you. All I want you to do is concentrate on school and your game. Leave the heavy stuff to me.”
I’m gonna have to keep an eye on his ass now too. It felt like there was way too much going on. I didn’t like the threatening tone to the conversation I’d just had with their father on top of everything else, that shit was the last thing I needed right now.
“Does your sister have guardianship of you, like legally?” He squinted and shrugged.
“I don’t think so, but I’m old enough to decide who I want to live with. Why, what did he say?”
“Don’t worry about it.” I should’ve taken care of this shit already. I hate feeling like I’ve dropped the ball, but since everything that’s happened I can’t shake the feeling that I’m slipping.
I want to be out there doing shit, but leaving her alone was not an option, not even with the women here. I didn’t expect Ray Morrison to show up at my doorstep, but I should’ve been more prepared after he disappeared. Too fucking lax, that shit’s not gonna happen again.
Back in the kitchen Tony was on the phone. I had a team of men on Morrison and his aunt and they knew better than to lose his ass again. My only concern was how to take him out without that shit coming back to me.
But there’s no way I’m letting him get away with that shit. Now I have to deal with their father and make sure he doesn’t cause any trouble for her. I don’t need her to tell me that she’s not ready to deal with him, that shit’s obvious every time his name is mentioned.
I have no intention of letting him anywhere near either of them, but we need a legal leg to stand on so at least the kid can feel secure. For that I’m gonna have to wait until she wakes up.
Some things I have no problem going ahead with on my own, namely anything to do with her safety, but this is something we’ll have to do together. In the meantime I can at least get my lawyer on the ball.
I did that now while Tony reamed the guys out on the phone for the shit that happened yesterday. I know like me he was feeling frustrated, but in the end it was no one’s fault but mine.
I got aunt Jess to take mom and Sherrie out my damn house, so I could be alone with my girl when she woke up an hour later and Tony took the kid for a ride.
I didn’t want to tell her about her dad calling, but there was no way around it. Just as I expected, she clammed up as soon as I mentioned the call. “Talk to me baby, do you want to talk to him?”