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

just want to spend some time with her. Is it so hard to believe that I genuinely like the girl?!" I argue back, knowing that he was silently judging me due to my past choices whenever it came to

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 me as I rub a hand over my rough chin in

this point that we both like the same fucking girl! There's not much we can do about that other than to let the girl choose for herself." My words are direct,

and always will be, that we both like and want to be with Sofia. Daryl was the sweetheart and I was an ass at

think I would handle Daryl winning her over me, not this time, not

different... my feelings for her are

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

adventure continues. Join us for

was threatened, clearly, but that only made me more

bullshit now! How many girls have gone off with you in the past because I was an

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 this time are you so damn threatened about me?!" My voice grows louder

either side of the space, both breathing heavily and wound up by one another - the bag of frozen peas now lying on the floor between

but in

done?!" We crank our heads towards the door as Selene enters, nurse bag and coat

for her to give us an update on how Sofia is, as

at sitting in the room with her as she rests tonight. She should be fine to move around tomorrow after she gets a good rest. Now the only way she will get a good rest is if you two stop bickering and pull your big boy pants up! Do you understand?" Selene lectures,

we have to put