Shadows In Durango

Chapter 70

*****Vincent's POV*****

Taking a seat in the living area, I click through the TV channels - not actually taking in anything on the screen, floating in a trance like state.

It had been two hours since the incident, and the room smelled like strong bleach after the cleaner had came quickly to deal with Sofia's throw up.

It didn't take long for Daryl to enter the room, holding a bag of frozen peas to his cheek which causes for me to smirk - must've got him good with one of my hits if he's resorted to the peas... "Quit smiling dickhead, this shit isn't funny!" Daryl complains, sinking down into the furthest away chair in the room to avoid being near me completely.

Immature...

"Enough of this behaviour, we need to get it together once and for all!" I decide to be the bigger person, hitting the red button to turn off the TV all together, gaining his full attention now. "But I still stand by what I said, you shouldn't be getting the girl involved in business." Daryl shrugs, as I sigh heavily.

Putting it like that, I could understand what he was getting at, but I had already thought it through more than he knew.

"Do you seriously think for a minute that I would just take her along with me for the exchange? In amongst all of those guys?!" I question him in disbelief that he thinks I would be so careless. Another shrug from him almost sends me over the edge but instead I suck in a heavy intake of air to help calm my temper as best I can.

"I wanted her to be close to me but certainly not that fucking close. I would've kept her back at the hotel whilst I wrapped up the exchange. Figured it would be good to take her out somewhere different after everything that's happened, see another city." I grumble, annoyed that I even have to explain myself to him as he glowers back at me.

"So you're seriously telling me that you didn't just want some alone time with her to fuck?" Daryl mocks, evidently in a childish huff that I was wanting to take his crush away for a few days.

step closer to fucking her than what he was, but I

that I genuinely like the girl?!" I argue back, knowing that he was silently judging me due to my past choices whenever it

Vin, it is hard for me to believe - yes! You aren't the committed relationship type and that's exactly what Sofia needs, not some fuck boy!" Daryl continues, bugging

what Sofia needs? Why don't we just let Sofia decide for herself? It's very clear at this point that we both like the same

both like and want to be with Sofia. Daryl was the

I would handle Daryl winning her over

feelings

a few days? How is that a fair game?!" He retorts, his jealousy

where the adventure continues. Join us for

that

now! How many girls have gone off with you in the past because I was an asshole to them? Hmm? How fucking many?!" I suddenly

don't even have any words because you know that I'm right! Diana, Victoria, Kelsie... the list goes on! You swoop in like the knight and shining armour because I treated them all like shit and suddenly they fall for you. You're always the good guy so why

up by

was my best friend, that wouldn't change, but in this scenario he was

you two both done?!" We crank our heads towards the

how Sofia is, as

her as she rests tonight. She should be fine to move around tomorrow after she gets a good rest. Now the only way she

have to put