CANNON
“CAN WE COME WITH YOU?”
I wish you would kiddo, I wish you would.
I knelt on the ground, my duffel bag hanging loosely on my shoulder.
“Your mom needs tough guys like you to protect her. You up for the challenge?”
“I’m strong, I can protect her”, Connor grinned.
“I’m strong too”, Jr lurched forward and I ruffled their hair.
“No fighting. Be nice and protect mom at all costs okay”
Not that I wouldn’t protect her. All the security cameras were routed to the phone in my back pocket and best believe I would keep an eye on them like a fucking hawk.
“Are you coming back?” Connor asked, his eyes too fucking sad for my liking.
“I always come back. You are my family. Come here”
Hugging them, pushing the mellow crap aside, I watched as they both ran to the house. My eyes strayed to Nicole’s bedroom window.
Apart from the light white curtains fluttering in the wind, she wasn’t there and fuck after what happened last night maybe this was for the best.
