Beth POV
He was being rude and it took everything in me not to hit him upside the head, I got that he was tired but it was no reason to be rude to my girls.
Yes they are the reason that he had to get out of bed but it wasn't their fault that his men were acting up. I shifted my vision to Felix, watching him cradle the white mug in his hand. He was staring absently at the the steam flowing out of the mug.
But I knew that he was waiting for Rio to explode,which didn't make sense to me. Sure he could get heated but I hadn't seen him blow up since we started our little song and dance.
"Well don't you look comfy, is this ganger banger casual" I heard Annies snarky tone before I laid eyes on her. I shifted my line of sight I could see this cut above her eye that hadn't been there before.
"What happened to your face did his men do that to you." I could feel angry building in my throat as venoms found its way into my words.
I moved closer to Annie lightly touching the cut I could see the skin surrounding the cut was puffy and red. Her skin must have been aggravated but it didn't look too bad.
She wouldn't need stitches which were good. But still, he had the nerve to have an attitude about getting out of bed when my sister was assaulted by one of his thugs.
I turned to look at Rio, fury building in my eyes but it was nothing carped to the anger that I could tell was racking his body.
His anger seems to be bubbling under the surface of his kin barely contained. But I don't know if it was because I was freaking out on him or if it was voice of his men.
"Talk!" It was one cold vicious word that had plenty of weight behind gravelly voice had thicken in rage forcing all of us to freeze in place.
When I turned back to look at Annie, I could tell that she was frightened by Rio but I wasn't which wasn't usual Beth. But it's hard to be scared of a guy that loves to cuddle and call me baby. Annie let out this exhausted sigh that was mirrored by a sigh from Ruby's lips.
"I was getting out of work yesterday when I had the feeling that there was someone watching me. When I turn around some guy dressed in leather ducked behind a tree just watching me walk. I ran back to my car but tripped hitting my head on the car his men didn't do this to me, Beth ."
I was angry beyond belief, I should be relieved that my sister wasn't attacked by my boyfriend men but if anything I was more pissted off."
As far as I am concerned they might have as well put there hands on you. If they aren't following you around the you wouldn't have tripped or freak out. This is on you."
I jabbed my finger at Rio's chest angrily. But he didn't turn his dangerous gaze to me he didn't even acknowledge the fact that I was jabbing him with my finger. Instead he turned to Ruby "What about you? What did my men supposedly do to you?"
I turned to look at Ruby who was just chilling in the background, it almost looked like she was trying to make herself smaller. She didn't want to be the target of Rio's rage. But if they didn't want to be a target then they probably should have brought it up in the first place.
I looked at Ruby suddenly realizing that Rio said supposedly, did he think that his men didn't do this.
I shook my head angry if it wasn't his mean then who was it, really he had some nerve to dare suggest this isn't his fault. I shift my glare from Ruby to Rio who didn't even bother looking at me. Instead, he was staring blankly out the window like he couldn't care less what happens to my girl
"Last night I left the store and I saw men dressed in leather the same as Annie and he stalked me to my car. He shoved me against the door but before he could do anything some guy walked out of the store and asked if I was okay."
Rio snarled widely before looking at me, his eyes heated with anger,"Is it the same guy who has been watching Beth through the window."
I heard his dangerously calm tone as I looked up to see some creep in leather watching us through the window. When he saw that we were watching him watch us he scrambled off.I couldn't get a good look at him but I knew that he couldn't have been a one of Rio's guy he didn't have tattoos or muscle.
"Now that you mention it I did feel like there was someone following me in the FBI parking lot last night."
That was like a magic word for Rio, he snarled lowly turning his dangerous gaze to Felix speaking to him in rapid Spanish. Felix just stood there shell shocked not saying a word just numbing nodding his head like he didn't even know what to say.
I didn't understand or catch onto most of the conversation but, I did understand one word. Comprender, I looked at Rio who was seething but Felix nodded his head before walking out to make a call.
I knew that he didn't want to be anywhere near Rio's toxic behavior and he wasn't the only one. The girls were getting scared just being in the room with him.
"You girls should head home, that's not one of our guys but I will look into it try to avoid going anywhere by yourself." Rio took in a deep unsteady breath once, he was finished simply pinching the bridge of his nose out of aggravation.
He kind of look like a angry dad it was kind of cute if it wasn't so worrying. I just wanted to cuddle him and tell him that i was fine that I was sorry for blaming all of his on him when it wasn't his fault. Annie gave me this weird look like she was fearing for my life more then her own.
"He's right you two should go home it's a Saturday spend some time with your kids." I look at Ruby jerking my head to the door but she didn't want to move either. Really they were both begin crazy he wouldn't hurt me but it's not like I couldn't tell him that."Go really I will be fine Felix is outside,go!"
I watched as Ruby and Annie both nodded their head nervously as they made their way to the front door. At first I heard nothing but then the door slammed shut and I heard two cars start to pull away. It was only then did I move over to Rio.
His whole body shaking from anger as he looked at me his brown eyes were wild and stone cold. Nothing that I have ever seen before,not since the day he found out we have robbed him."Rio honey I'm fine look at me."
I gently caressed his cheek while gripping his chin so that he had to look at me. His wild eyes full of anger as he moved his right hand to my face and his left to my hip pulling me closer.
His lips were inches from mine and even though he had kissed plenty of time before. I could still feel my heartbeat quicken as butterflies flutter in my stomach. Then I was swept up into a fierce and possessive kiss.
I pulled out the kiss to both of our dismays,but he isn't being himself I pulled a chair up next to him so that we were face to face. Our knees humping against each others as i saw a hurricane of emotions welling in his eyes. I don't like to see him so torn up about all of this. "What wrong with you. Why did you lose it like that."
I looked at Rio who was still quaking form anger it was so strange to see him lose control like this. Sure he had his angry outburst but he had never lost his composure completely. He couldn't even meet my gaze as I spoke his head dropped down so that he was looking at his lap.
"Rio look at me." I place a gentle hand on his leg rubbing soothing circles into his skin as he finally met my gaze.
He took in a few deep steady breath before rolling his neck, I could hear every one of his joints cracking.
"I worried that's all, I got into it with my sister boyfriend like I told you, he was, is in a gang and I think that he might be coming after you. I lost it but I am going to take care of it."
I could hear the way that his voice shook from rage, he was really worried about me which was sweet.
But stupid I wasn't going to let him kill someone for me especially if it's not his sister boyfriend that is following me. "I doubt that it, he doesn't even know about me, so there is no way that it would be him. Rio." I don't even think that he realizes that he wasn't looking at me his eyes were more focused on his shaking hands.
He sighed and looked up at me for a moment I could see the anger in his eyes were ebbing and worry was slowly filling them. It broke my heart to see him this torn up about me.
About my safety but at the same time, it warmed my heart to know that he truly cared about me.
"How about we head back to your house and we have our lazy day while the guys do some need it and I know that it would put your mind and heart at ease if I was with you."
I made my tones soft like velvet and sweet like honey. The anger tracking his body fade slowly as his shoulders steeled.
I could tell that he was getting himself under control before he answer, the silence was through to me, the minute ticked down as he sat there. "Alright sounds good sorry about the explosive anger I just don't want to see anything happen to you."
I shook my head sadly before kissing his lips gentles. As we parted I could see the small grin forming on his face. "Are you sure though that you can spend the day with me. What about the kids."
He was so shocking he always said something that I would never expect, at first his candor bugged me.
But now I couldn't help but admire it and the way that he showed that he cared about all the details of my life. Including my kids made me smile, he was a sweetheart weather he wanted to admit it or not
."Dean has the kids for the weekend, I'm going to pack a spare change of clothes I will be right back." He nodded mutely not saying a word not even moving as I got up.
I felt bad this was my fault I was the one that had to opened my mouth about the parking lot. But I'm sure that if he has found out about it later on, then there might have been an even bigger problem.
A walk marginally into the room shoving a pair of jean and a short black v-neck sweater before walking back into the kitchen. Rio was still sitting there but he was on the phone. He let out this heavy exhausted sigh as he looked up from his phone. Turning it off before give me a week grin.
"You ready to go mi amor" I nodded my head I loved the way that he rolled the r it force a shiver down my spine as we made our way to the car. Felix shifted nervously as he looked at Rio and then me. I'm sure that he was just as worried about that outburst as I was.
As I closed door I couldn't help but feel bad for Felix when ever Rio was in a bad mood I'm sure that he was the one that got yelled at. I took a deep breath and let it out as he and Rio both sat in the front. Silence fell over the car as he slowly pulled out of the driveway. Not looking at Rio but directing the conversation to him.
"While you were inside the house the guys got back to me. They poked around who ever is stalking the girl it ain't someone in the gangs. The Santos gang was the first one we hit and they said that they didn't know anything about it. The guy are still looking through a constant in law enforcement said that it was them keeping an eye on the girls. Who ever they are, they are a new player."
Rio let out a low growl at the sound of Felix words. "Next time say it in Spanish."
I snarled lowly under my breath there was no way that they were going to leave me in the dark this was my life they were talking about.
"Or don't Felix, Rio you can't lie to me" I watched him shift silently in his seat but he didn't bother to turn to look at me. Nothing but the sound of awkward silence and the low hum of music filled the car.
By the time that I had gotten back to his house, I was exhausted and could barely keep my sliding eyelids open. Rio open my door and lift me into his arms bridal style.
All I could see was the white fabric of his shirt and blurs of color. Before I knew it I was laying in his comfortable king size bed with the warmth of his sheets sourcing me. Like I said a he was a gangbanging batman.
I heard murmuring down sitar but it quickly faded as the door to the room open. Rio walk silently into the room looking like a sexy sweatpants model. As he made his way further into the room I could see thick black bands on the back of his arms.
How could I had never noticed that before now. I didn't even know that I was starving till I heard him speak gently to me. "I'll tell you about it later for now I just want to lay down for now."
I watched him jumped on the right side of the bed pulling the blanket off of me so that my back was flushed anti his chest. The heat returned to me just as fast as I lost it as he wrapped the dark sheets back into the both of us. Resting his head in the crock of my neck i could feel his warm breath tickle me.
"Sorry about that but I just don't like you hearing about the other side of the business. But I will keep you in the loop about the store I swear it." I smirked before nodding my head falling asleep just from hearing his warm and gentle voice. "Let the lazy day being." i laughed at his kidding tone before drifting off to sleep.
