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''Rio!'' Taylor whined to her baby daddy.
''I understand sugar but this is the only way I can be sure that my bat-shit, crazy ex-wife, that asshole pig, or some other son of a bitch can't get to you or our child. I've got to keep both of you safe and if that means keeping you around me 24/7 then so be it and I'm not changing my mind,'' Rio replied.
''But I'm bored!'' Taylor huffed but Rio waved her off.
''Hello Miss Boss Lady,'' Rio's right and left hand men greeted her together causing Taylor to roll her eyes.
''H-Hi boss..and boss,'' Eddie greeted nervously.
''What's his problem? First day?'' Taylor teased.
''No he's worried you and boss man are gonna 'feed him to the fishes', after everything that went down between you two,'' Manny explained.
''Why would either of us do that?'' Taylor questioned.
''Because detective junior over there is the one who told me you were trying to betray me, caused me to go crazy, and almost made me lose my family,'' Rio sneered.
Taylor raised an eyebrow at Eddie causing him to feel anxious.
''I'm so sorry! I was just trying to look out for boss, you know?'' Eddie tried to explain.
''Who hurt you Eddie?'' Taylor retorted.
''What?'' Eddie questioned.
''Next time you decide to stalk me, just let me know. I'll let you buy me lunch,'' Taylor stared Eddie down.
''Y-yes ma'am,'' Eddie replied.
''That was sarcasm! There better not be a next time you flem wad!'' Taylor yelled causing Eddie to run out of the room.
Manny, Carlos, and Rio laughed.
''Clearly whoever does the background checks around here, sucks at it,'' Taylor snapped.
''That would be me, princess and all they have to able to do is shoot a gun and keep their mouth shut,'' Rio smirked.
''That's poorly planned,'' Taylor remarked.
''I'm sorry, babe. I'll do better next time,'' Rio grinned and gave her cheek a quick smooch. ''Let's go run some errands.''
''You say that like I have a choice,'' Taylor huffed and let him drag her out the door.
''Have you talked to Taylor?'' Beth asked Annie while making coffee.
''I talk to her every day. She doesn't hate my guts,'' Annie grinned.
Beth glared at her sister before turning to her best friend.
''I talk to her about every other day,'' Ruby shrugged.
''I was only trying to help! Since when is it a bad thing to try and save your sister from a gang banger?'' Beth huffed.
''She loves him, Beth,'' Annie voiced.
''Maybe,'' Beth scoffed.
Annie slowly shook her head. ''She's carrying his child. That's proof enough. You know how our sister is. She would've never let him touch her if she didn't love him completely.''
''...'' Beth sighed.
''Apologize and admit you were..half wrong and I'll forgive you,'' Taylor smirked as she walked through her sister's front door.
''Taylor,'' Beth called out.
''Criminals should know better than to leave their doors unlocked,'' Taylor teased her oldest sister before taking a seat at the kitchen island.
''I am never gonna live this down am I?'' Beth questioned.
''The fact that you robbed someone? Not a chance,'' Taylor laughed.
''Where are your watch dogs?'' Annie asked.
''Rio left Manny and Carlos to watch me, they're on the phone outside. Rio's afraid if he sees Beth he'll, 'pop a cap in her ass','' Taylor chuckled.
''Oh that's so funny! Ha..ha..ha,'' Beth huffed.
''I didn't intend for any of this to happen, Beth. You know that. I can't help how I feel about Rio any more than you can help how you feel about idiot Dean,'' Taylor said.
''I was only trying to keep you safe,'' Beth defended.
''I know that and I do appreciate it but I don't want to be safe if it means I have to be without him. If I die tomorrow I still won't regret being with him Beth. So, take care of me during my pregnancy and spoil your nephew or niece when they get here, ok?'' Taylor requested.
''..Fine but if he breaks your heart, he goes down,'' Beth threatened.
''Deal,'' Taylor grinned.
''Yay! The gang is back together!'' Annie hollered.
''About damn time,'' Ruby muttered.
''Soooo..you thinking about names yet?'' Beth questioned.
''Well actually I was thinking about..''
''Hey mama,'' Rio greeted Taylor as he made it home.
''Hey daddy,'' Taylor retorted from her place in the kitchen.
''Stop that,'' Rio reprimanded.
''You started it,'' Taylor shrugged.
''Where's the boy?'' Rio asked after placing a kiss on his lover's cheek.
''Upstairs, playing video games. He's waiting for you to put him to bed,'' Taylor answered.
''Alright. I'm gonna go take care of him and then i'm gonna take care of you,'' Rio promised before making his way upstairs to his son.
''Yeah, yeah,'' Taylor chuckled.
Taylor was trying to put her life back together and it seemed like so far she was succeeding but..she had an awful feeling that something terrible was going to happen. Soon.