I’d told Donna not to bring Steph until a little later in the afternoon. I figured by then any shit that could go south would be over and done with. She was a little skittish when she first showed up which was understandable, until she saw that all her boys were here. I hadn’t told the other crews about her they weren’t one of us yet and it was none of their business, but it would be good to see how they interacted with the kids.
She took a minute to warm up but the other kids soon had her running and jumping like the nine year old she was. Her mom was being cosseted by the sisters and all in all it was a good break for the two of them. My guys were on high alert and without being too obvious Jake’s men and mine were patrolling the perimeter. There was always the threat of one of Dwayne’s asshole pals showing up here and instead of shrugging that shit off and thinking no way, I decided to be cautious.