You Again (Completed) ✔️

38.

Cole's POV

I pull my car into Bo Dean's driveway. A brick wall is wrapped around the front of it, and an Iron Gate is positioned at the entrance. The letter D is on the gate, and a security guard is sitting in a booth.

The security guy steps out of the booth and approaches my vehicle. He has his hand on his belt, which has a gun. Looking at me, he says. "I need to see your license. Please, hold it up in the air after you've grabbed it."

It looks like Bo's stepped up security around his house. Something is going on in his life, and he has to take security measures.

Reaching into my back pocket, I pulled my wallet out and took out my license. Holding my hands in the air, the guy takes a step towards me and grabs me.

He looks it over before pulling out the walkie-talkie. "Sir, I have a Cole Mason at the gate."

"Let him in."

The gate opens for me to drive through. Looking at the guy, I say. "Can I have my license, please?"

He hands it back to me, and I put it in my wallet. "Have a good day, " he says as he walks back to the booth.

I drive down the driveway, and as I approach the house, I see the beach in the background.

He has the best view from his house.

I park in front of the brick mansion, which has a wrap-around porch and kid's toys all over it. The door is painted red, with a braced knocker and a snake.

Parking my car in front of the house, I climb to the front door. Before I can knock on it, the door opens, revealing Bo.

He steps out of the house. "Hey, Cole. The kids and Mrs. are asleep, and I don't want to wake them up. If I do, I won't hear the end of it."

I laugh. "How is Braelynn doing?"

"She's pregnant with our fifth child. She told me last night that she's over being pregnant and wants to start living our lives instead of conceiving more kids." Looking at me says. "How's everything going with you? Have you made any progress with Julia Harris?"

I stop walking and look at him. "How do you know about Julia?"

A smile spreads across his face. "We went to the same school, man. I heard she's back in town, and people have seen you with her."

"It's going at a snail's pace, but what should I expect? I did hurt her when we were growing up. Now that I've seen what I've done, I feel ashamed, but she's slowly opening up to me, which is good. I'm starting to feel protective of her, so I'm flying to New York tonight to see my cousin. I'm going to need his help in protecting her."

"You don't need to get the mafia involved. You have me. I can protect you both from whatever shit hits the fan." He tells me.

"I appreciate that, Bo, but your family needs you more. I won't ask you to put your neck on the line for Julia and me. Besides, my cousin needs help with something in New York, and I'm the only one who can help him."

"I'm coming with you to New York, Cole. I won't let you walk into your cousin's place without protection. Do you remember what happened the last time you showed up?"

How could I forget?

*Flashback*

A couple of years ago, I got a phone call from my cousin Riker Mesi to help him with another family that wanted to take over his. When I arrived at my cousin's bar, I had a gun pointed at my head, and the guy was going to pull the trigger without asking who I was.