hell together and when I left for school, I didn’t see him nearly as much as I used to. He worked with us for a while, but like most enforcers it wasn’t a forever thing. Next to Rio he was my best friend. We stayed in touch but I missed him terribly. Now he’s in town, wants to catch up and I wasn’t missing out. Tank always has the best stories and I needed my friend for a while.
Another thing about him? Tank loves women. Women love Tank. He’s the bad boy women think they can tame but never do.
When he sees me, he parks, jumps out, and pulls me up with one strong arm twirling me in a wide circle with ease. “Tank!” I squeal. “I missed you!”
“Fuck it’s been a minute, Junior,” he says, squeezing me tight. “Look at you, drop dead gorgeous is what you are.”
“Handsome as ever,” I tell him as he sets me down.
“Got that surprise for you,” he announces. “Hop in.”
Using the step, I jump up into his F-350 and we cruise down 8 Mile. I realize for the first time in almost two weeks I’m almost me again. “Gimme!” I tell him wanting my surprise.
“Patience, Junior,” he says laughing, then for a while we talk about my dad until we pull up to Slows BBQ. Helping me out, I jump down and take his hand while he leads me inside. When we get in, he looks over the crowd for someone but I stay silent content to watch him. “Ah,” he says, taking my hand again. “This way.”
Once we get to a table I peek around him and see the most beautiful woman sitting there. “Is this her?” she asks him, smiling up at us.
“This is her,” he says, moving me forward. “Rion this is Shayla, my wife.”
“Wife?” I ask letting out a huge squeal. Then pushing him out of the way, I tackle her with a hug. “Tell me everything! Don’t leave anything out! You are so gorgeous! You smell like happiness too! Tank, you lucky fucker!”
For the next hour or so they both dazzle me with how they met and fell in love. After years of meaningless flings and bad choices, Tank finally found his one and only. Shayla was everything I would want for him too. Just the small amount of time with her told me she was good, she was real and she loved my friend hard. She hit the lotto with him though. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a man so in love before. I’ve only had the love of my dad and Rio to go by, but this kind of love is different.
This was the kind of love I wanted. The kind of love I dreamed about but kept to myself. Senior and Rio meant the world to me and we had no secrets, except this one. My dream of sappy forever love was mine alone.
As the night wore on I could tell they wanted to be alone, I mean duh they’re newlyweds! I was so grateful that I could share this with them, that he would think to introduce me to her was special for me. These two were a reminder that it does exist and that I needed to be patient. Then I started thinking about Loyal and realized I missed his crabby ass.
“Thank you,” I tell them, “for including me. I’m so happy for you both, I have no words.”
“I had to meet you in person,” she says smiling at him. “If even half the stories about you were true, I knew I’d love you like Thomas does.”
“Once I’m back on my feet, I’d love some girl time,” I tell her but when he looks worried I reassure him too. “I got this, Tank. I just need a little time.”
“If you need me---”
“I’ll call, I swear. My cab should be here, but plans soon, okay?” I promise them and then stand up to hug them both before leaving. “I’m going to walk her out Shay, be right back.”
“Ok honey,” she says. “See you soon, Rion.”
“You betcha, Shay.”
As we clear the door to head out for my cab, I squeeze his hand hard. “I missed you, Tank,” I tell him honestly. “I haven’t been a good friend.”
“You were getting an education, working, now this with Senior and the business... I had my own shit to work out,” he says squeezing me back. “I’m
Another thing about him? Tank loves women. Women love Tank. He’s the bad boy women think they can tame but never do.
When he sees me, he parks, jumps out, and pulls me up with one strong arm twirling me in a wide circle with ease. “Tank!” I squeal. “I missed you!”
“Fuck it’s been a minute, Junior,” he says, squeezing me tight. “Look at you, drop dead gorgeous is what you are.”
“Handsome as ever,” I tell him as he sets me down.
“Got that surprise for you,” he announces. “Hop in.”
Using the step, I jump up into his F-350 and we cruise down 8 Mile. I realize for the first time in almost two weeks I’m almost me again. “Gimme!” I tell him wanting my surprise.
“Patience, Junior,” he says laughing, then for a while we talk about my dad until we pull up to Slows BBQ. Helping me out, I jump down and take his hand while he leads me inside. When we get in, he looks over the crowd for someone but I stay silent content to watch him. “Ah,” he says, taking my hand again. “This way.”
Once we get to a table I peek around him and see the most beautiful woman sitting there. “Is this her?” she asks him, smiling up at us.
“This is her,” he says, moving me forward. “Rion this is Shayla, my wife.”
“Wife?” I ask letting out a huge squeal. Then pushing him out of the way, I tackle her with a hug. “Tell me everything! Don’t leave anything out! You are so gorgeous! You smell like happiness too! Tank, you lucky fucker!”
For the next hour or so they both dazzle me with how they met and fell in love. After years of meaningless flings and bad choices, Tank finally found his one and only. Shayla was everything I would want for him too. Just the small amount of time with her told me she was good, she was real and she loved my friend hard. She hit the lotto with him though. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a man so in love before. I’ve only had the love of my dad and Rio to go by, but this kind of love is different.
This was the kind of love I wanted. The kind of love I dreamed about but kept to myself. Senior and Rio meant the world to me and we had no secrets, except this one. My dream of sappy forever love was mine alone.
As the night wore on I could tell they wanted to be alone, I mean duh they’re newlyweds! I was so grateful that I could share this with them, that he would think to introduce me to her was special for me. These two were a reminder that it does exist and that I needed to be patient. Then I started thinking about Loyal and realized I missed his crabby ass.
“Thank you,” I tell them, “for including me. I’m so happy for you both, I have no words.”
“I had to meet you in person,” she says smiling at him. “If even half the stories about you were true, I knew I’d love you like Thomas does.”
“Once I’m back on my feet, I’d love some girl time,” I tell her but when he looks worried I reassure him too. “I got this, Tank. I just need a little time.”
“If you need me---”
“I’ll call, I swear. My cab should be here, but plans soon, okay?” I promise them and then stand up to hug them both before leaving. “I’m going to walk her out Shay, be right back.”
“Ok honey,” she says. “See you soon, Rion.”
“You betcha, Shay.”
As we clear the door to head out for my cab, I squeeze his hand hard. “I missed you, Tank,” I tell him honestly. “I haven’t been a good friend.”
“You were getting an education, working, now this with Senior and the business... I had my own shit to work out,” he says squeezing me back. “I’m
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