He looks her steadily in the eye, close up and keeping his hand where she puts it.
'If you want to take a weapon, just put it in your waistband. You don't need to hide it if you're with me. Every man in that place is going to be armed and you'll be safer if you have the thing on show. I'm not going to have the chance to babysit you.'
Which reminds him of some other things she should probably know. He could tell her from a distance away but she put him in her space so he's damn well going to stay there. His hand isn't on the gun now though, it's found her hip.
'We're going with two of my guys and there'll be a few more there. If you get in trouble, I'll tell them to get your back but you're still going to be outnumbered and I don't want my friends getting hurt saving your ass, you understand? So try not to piss anyone off. Especially my uncle, if he's there. And my brother might be but you should stay away from him because he's just a kid and I don't want you breaking him, OK?
Don't talk about that bar. Don't embarrass me. And don't insult any of my crew - this is my world and my city and I don't want you fucking it up.'
His tone is dark, solemn. He means this shit. But it lightens as he adds,
'If some other random asshole decides you're a whore or something though, feel free to teach him a lesson.'
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'If you want to take a weapon, just put it in your waistband. You don't need to hide it if you're with me. Every man in that place is going to be armed and you'll be safer if you have the thing on show. I'm not going to have the chance to babysit you.'
Which reminds him of some other things she should probably know. He could tell her from a distance away but she put him in her space so he's damn well going to stay there. His hand isn't on the gun now though, it's found her hip.
'We're going with two of my guys and there'll be a few more there. If you get in trouble, I'll tell them to get your back but you're still going to be outnumbered and I don't want my friends getting hurt saving your ass, you understand? So try not to piss anyone off. Especially my uncle, if he's there. And my brother might be but you should stay away from him because he's just a kid and I don't want you breaking him, OK?
Don't talk about that bar. Don't embarrass me. And don't insult any of my crew - this is my world and my city and I don't want you fucking it up.'
His tone is dark, solemn. He means this shit. But it lightens as he adds,
'If some other random asshole decides you're a whore or something though, feel free to teach him a lesson.'