Secret Baby at the Beach by Nixie Taylor

Author:Nixie Taylor [Taylor, Nixie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-07T16:00:00+00:00

5

Flint

“What the hell happened here, Flint?” Malcolm, the owner of the bar asks after emerging from the bathroom after the fight.

“They disrespected my woman.”

Malcolm rolls his eyes at me. “You don’t have a woman. You’ve never had a woman. Some of the guys are starting to talk.” He holds his hands up defensively when he sees the rage in my eyes. “Not me, of course. Not that I give a flying fuck who you want to spend your nights with. Point is, you don’t have a woman, so I’ll ask once more. What the hell happened here?”

“Big Nico bumped his drunk ass against a lady.” I don’t bother calling her my lady. Malcolm won’t believe me. “Then the hooligans at the pool table decided throwing the pool balls was more fun than playing the damn game. They broke a window and hit the lady with them.”

I stop, because what more is there to say?

Malcolm finishes for me. “And then you beat the living shit out of five of our most frequent customers?”

It’s hard to believe all of the men I’d clobbered choose right then to groan in misery. Even Malcolm frowns at their antics.

“Last time you beat the shit out of customers, what did I say?”

I force a tight smile. “Not to beat the shit out of any more customers.”

Malcolm takes on the tone of a father talking to his toddler. “And what did you just do?”

“Beat the shit out of more customers. But they deserved it.” I ball my fists, not happy that I sound like a toddler talking to his father.

Malcolm nods, buying himself time to deliver bad news. He’s the only person who’d been willing to give me a chance after my years in prison. Turns out, even when you are wrongfully convicted, employers still don’t trust a man like me not to cause problems.

“You’re fired, Flint. Stop by on Friday before we open so I can give you your last check.”

“This is bullshit. You let the hooligan crew pick fights half the time they’re here.”

“There are two big differences between you and those idiots. First, they are paying customers whereas I have to pay you. Second, I expect better from you than those assholes.”

Malcolm had given me a chance, and I’d let him down. I’ve never been more disappointed in myself. Unlike when people get in arguments with their dad, Malcolm won’t be waiting with open arms for me to apologize. I’d blown my chance at the job and with earning his respect.

I never would have thought that would disappoint me, but it feels like he’s just kicked me in the balls.

I’m frustrated and angry. I went to tear the bar apart and kick everyone’s ass.

Mostly, I’m disappointed at myself. Once I’d seen April at risk, I’d lost all control. I escalated a situation into something truly dangerous.

April must have realized what kind of wild animal I can be. That has to be why she ran away. There’s no way she’s going to ever give me a chance to meet Maggie now.

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