No Way Out (TREX) by Allie K. Adams

Author:Allie K. Adams [Adams, Allie K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Allie K. Adams
Published: 2013-12-03T22:00:00+00:00

FOUR

"Steve!" Jimmy sprinted into the bungalow out of nowhere and jumped into his arms, squeezing tight. Jo walked in behind him, a knowing smile spreading across her sultry expression.

"Hey, buddy." Steve hugged him and messed with his hair. It melted his heart having this innocent little boy hold onto him like they were back in the water. The kid really didn't hold anything back.

Jimmy pulled folded up papers out of his back pocket. "I drew for you."

"For me? Wow." Steve unfolded the papers and swallowed thickly as he studied the image. This kid had a way about him, a way that made Steve want to have a few of his own. Jimmy drew them standing in front of the ocean, smiles on their faces, as they held hands. "Is that us?"

"And Mama." He pointed at a stick figure off to the side with three smaller stick figures around her. "And my brothers. Here is Papa." He set his finger on a stick figure with a scowl on his face, clear on the opposite side of the paper. Interesting.

Ashad didn't even give his son's drawings a glance. The dick.

Jo moved in and tried to pry Jimmy away, but Steve stopped her, keeping Jimmy on his lap. "No," Steve said and set a hand over hers. He held her gaze. "Let him stay."

Jo nodded and backed away just as Hessa and the rest of boys walked in. The boys all laughed as they beat on each other. She gave one pleading look to Jo.

"Boys," Jo snapped and they all stopped. "Mama is tired. Jason, you make her tea. Jared, you go help him. Jackson—"

"Go watch Jimmy," the second youngest groaned with a roll of his eyes.

"I got it," Steve offered as Jimmy pulled out another drawing and started in on his description. Once again, the figure he drew for his father stood away from everyone else, a scowl on his face. Jimmy didn't care much for his dear old dad.

Steve gave a quick glance at the other kids. They didn't even approach Ashad and instead hurried into the makeshift kitchen to boil water. Even Hessa steered clear of her husband. Great family dynamics.

A phone rang in another room. Ashad jumped to his feet. "I must take that."

"Amoor," his wife whispered as she wrung her hands in front of her. "You promised."

"Hessa." His tone was cutting, sharp. Definitely cold. He didn't have to say anything more. She jumped and hurried into the kitchen, pushing her boys out of the way as she waited for the water to heat in the pot. Ashad disappeared into the next room and closed the door behind him.

Steve sat there, half-listening to Jimmy, as he took everything in. The rest of the family didn't like daddy. Hell, they didn't even acknowledge him.

"Is that your father?" Steve asked as he pointed at the frowning figure.

"That's Papa!" Jimmy exclaimed.

"He's not our father," Jared, one of the middle boys, declared. "He's our uncle."

Holy shit. He didn’t see that coming. Steve and Jo exchanged wide-eyed glances.

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