Chapter Thirty One

                                    

                                          
Antonio

 After Claudia left the house, everyone faced Tiago. 
 "Kids upstairs now" Miguel snapped, but everyone was still a bit too shocked to move
 "NOW!" Antonio yelled, no one had ever seen Antonio angry or heard him yell. Carla jumped at the sound of his voice, she was so shocked, he was the most understanding and quiet person any of them ever knew. Out of shock all the kids ran up and left their parents standing.
 Out of everyone in their friend group, Santiago was closest to Antonio, they were always together and Antonio loved him like a brother no matter how difficult he got, but everyone had their breaking point and this was his
 "A pedophile, a rapist?" Antonio looked at him, his chest was heaving he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
 "He also pointed a gun at Ian when they were a baby" Miranda said softly as she looked at Tiago with disgust
 Antonio was boiling with rage " te juor por dios tiago te voy a matar" he spat on his face and punched him, no one stopped him, Santiago laughed as he tried to adjust his jaw
 "Of course you would believe women you fucking cunt" Santiago moved back "i did what i had to do to protect my family"
"You pulled a gun on your baby Tiago" Antonio was livid "how is that a form of protection"
 "What the hell is wrong with you" Santiago kept moving back "your wife sleeps with mine and you're okay with it? When will you be a man?" 
 "We all know that Toni is quadruple the man you will ever be Tiago" Carlos looked so disappointed at him
 "Leave or we'll get the police" Carla snapped at Tiago
 "Will you tell them my lovely wife knew for over ten years what I was doing with children" Tiago laughed "because if I'm going down, Miranda goes with me"
 "Stop it!" Miranda yelled, Antonio held her hand, he hated seeing her or any of his friends in pain. He knew Santiago was off but he never knew this was how bad it was for Miranda. "I was afraid of you Tiago" she kept screaming "you pulled a gun on me, you threatened my life and the life of my child. The only thing I could think about was what if he kills Ian, I have carried the burden of knowing your disgusting secret for years and I'm tired" She couldn't stop herself from crying, she squeezed Antonio's hand for support and he made sure he firmly held her.
 Deep down Antonio always knew Santiago never saw him as an equal, he always knew Tiago looked at them like they were all weak but he didn't care, Antonio grew up around love and understanding. He always worked with rationality, when he and Carla got married he knew it wasn't because they were head over heels for each other but they worked well together. He never was the type of person to fall in love with anyone, so he focused on the love he shared with his friends and his family and he was more than content.
  "Call security Miguel" he had nothing else to say to Tiago, he was done with him, Santiago looked at him like he had betrayed him and he didn't care at all, he held Mirandas' hand and shielded her with his body, he wasn't going to let Tiago touch her anymore.
 The security came in almost immediately after Miguel called them in. "yes sir" one of them spoke to Miguel 
 "Take that thing out of my house" he pointed at Santiago. At first they were a bit confused because they were used to seeing Tiago around the house but when Antonio yelled "Now!" they walked toward Santiago
 "Don't fucking touch me puta" Santiago yelled at one of them "do you know who I am?"
 "Excuse me sir, if you don't leave the premises we'll have to drag you out" 
 "I fucking dare you" Tiago spat on his face. One of the guards held his feet while the other held his arms, he struggled to release himself but they overpowered him and dragged him out 
 "I swear Antonio, I'm coming for you" he kept yelling as they pulled him out "te voy a destruir". After he was taken out of the premises, Antonio pulled Miranda into a hug and kept her in his arms as she cried, Carla joined them then Miguel and finally Carlos. Antonio loved his people, this was the family he chose, he promised himself that he would always protect them from anyone that wanted to hurt them and if they needed protection from Santiago then so be it.