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Knowing it's not my woman, I look up and instantly freeze before anger takes hold. Kallie has my girl tied to one of our wooden dining chairs, her head bleeding, mouth gagged, the bitch herself standing behind her with a gleam in her eyes, a gleam I'm going to fucking wipe off by blowing her head off.
I growl and go to grab my gun from under my cut, but something hits my head, and I fall. Darkness takes me as my girl's muffled screams echo.
My tears start to fall as I make eye contact with Doc and whisper, "She was tied to a chair; Cherrie smashed the bat into her stomach after Livvy spat in Kallie's face to distract them from me."
The men curse as Phil links his hands behind his head, and a sob breaks free from my chest.
"Kallie fucking stabbed her leg. Fuck.” I shake my head, my reality hitting me hard. "I fucking let her believe I fucked Diamond…."
Phil kneels. "She'll forgive you, Smoke. She'll understand."
I nod, but we both know she'll make me work for it.
"Fuck, how could I forget my girls?" I let out another sob. "She, fuck, she nearly died saving me, I nearly lost her, my heart…."
Doc's eyes soften as I try to breathe through the pain as memory after fucking memory returns, and all it took was April's big, beautiful blue eyes. Snake grips my arm as he helps me up, my brothers all around me, supporting me while I take deep breaths.
After a few minutes, my head throbs but I make eye contact with Phil and ask, "How has she been, Phil? I mean, really been, and none of this 'she's my best friend' crap. I forced her to move out, forced her out of her home. She left me a fucking check and requested a contract for the bakery. She left the truck, which means she figured out I bought it. How is my girl?"
I'm breathing hard, my head killing me, and I know I need to go lie down for a while to rest, but I need to know.
He winces before swallowing hard. "I-I think she's seeing Kallie." My eyes widen as Doc steps up with a furrowed brow.
"What do you mean?"
Phil sighs. "The few nights I've stayed, I've heard her scream, 'Kallie, leave me alone.' She's seeing her, and I don't know how to help her. She's not sleeping well and has lost a lot of weight. Hallie’s worried, too."
The brothers curse as my heart pounds. I nod.
"Okay. Here's what's going to happen." I breathe heavily as I look at Doc and state, "You're going to arrange counseling with Tats' momma, Helen." He nods, already getting his phone out and making notes of what's been happening with my girl as Tats messages his momma. I look at Phil. "I need a few days to redecorate the house. I fucking left her there after what she went through." Phil goes to speak but I put my hand up. "I know I had no memory, still, I need to redecorate. Don't tell her I have my memories back; I'll see her soon. It should also give me enough time to prepare some other things without her getting suspicious."
Snake grins, remembering the plans we had before life went to shit.
"Operation April's 5th birthday," he says, chuckling.
Phil chuckles, too, as all the brothers grin wide as I nod.
OperationApril's 5th birthday.
30
Olivia – Two Days Later
I slowly bend down to take the cookie dough brownie cupcakes out of the oven, my stomach still aching as the smell hits my senses. Baking soothes me, it centers me, and I need this task to do to fill my time since April’s at her dad’s for a few days so she could see Rose and Rock.
I miss her, though. I miss Jonny.
I place the tray on the counter, my eyes going to the door. Kallie is still standing there, staring at me, smiling.
I think I'm going insane.
She won't leave me alone, and I think, because I don't feel guilty about shooting her, that's why I keep seeing her. It was a “kill or be kill” moment, and I know she wouldn't be seeing me right now if she had killed me. She'd be too busy trying to win Jonny ‘round.
Like that would ever have happened—crazy lady.
I blink back tears and place more cupcake mix into the cups in next tray. April requested for rainbow cupcakes to be on the menu, so I'm trying to perfect the recipe. We finally open next week, after I gave in and called Snake, even if our call turned into a disagreement.
I tap my finger against the light oak desk in my new office above the new bakery while April plays with the toys on the floor in front of me. I need to open the doors for business but I need to hire someone first, preferably before I go broke, since I gave most of my savings to Jonny.
