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Chapter Twenty-One
“Hello?” I placed my cell to my ear, shushing the noise of the brothers around me with my finger to my lips.
“Rose, it’s Lila here from Scott Street Day Care,” the voice said, with a noticeable waver.
I pushed out of my chair and moved away from the boys who were currently gagging on my latest attempt at feeding them something healthy that catered to the food intolerances I was back studying at the local college. “Hi Lila, is something wrong? Is Jayla okay?” I asked worried, causing Optimus’ ears to perk up.
“Jayla is okay, but there’s a man here trying to get in to see her.” A sickening feeling struck me immediately. “He doesn’t have authorization but he’s saying he’s Jayla’s grandfather. He’s becoming quite agitated and Penny is trying to calm him down.”
“Don’t let him in! Don’t let him anywhere near her,” I ordered sternly. “Call the police, I’m on my way.”
“Absolutely,” Lila answered instantly and we both hung up the phone.
Spinning around I noticed all eyes were on me, and Optimus had his phone to his ear whispering quietly. A rush of adrenaline suddenly hit me and I dashed forward, grabbing my bag from the floor. “I need to go,” I fretted, turning to head for the door before a hand grabbed my arm and pulled me to a stop.
I looked back to see Camo. “Just wait. Op is talking to Blizzard.”
“I need to get to Jay,” I pleaded, but he didn’t let me go until Op had tucked his cell back in his pocket.
“Let’s go. I’ll drive,” was all he said as he hurried past me. I jogged to keep up, throwing myself in the passenger’s seat of his truck just before he turned the engine over, the tires skidding on the gravel as he pulled out of the clubhouse lot.
Two bikes roared to life behind us, overtaking the truck as we pulled onto the main road into town.
“Blizzard is over half an hour away. The boys will get there in less than five. Don’t worry,” Optimus tried to reassure me as we cruised down the road.
My heart raced as I watched them speed off into the distance.
I knew that Camo and Ham could make it there in half the time we could as they could go a lot faster, and it was easier for them to slip through traffic. I knew that when they got there, that they would do anything they could to keep that man away from Jay, even if it meant putting themselves on the line.
It was what the club did. They protected their own. They protected each other and their brother’s families with their lives. Knowing that they would be there soon and that Lila was calling the police, the pounding in my chest began to ease and anger flourished.
“Who the fuck does he think he is? He can’t just show up at her day care and think that he can see her.”
“No, he can’t. And the fact that he did makes me a little more concerned about his mental state,” Op pondered. “He knows you have a court date coming up in a few days. I’m wondering why he chose to make a mistake like this so close to him possibly winning custody.”
“Maybe he knows we’re going to win,” I answered hopefully, looking over at Op whose eyes stayed focused on the road, but I could see in the harshness of his face that he wasn’t convinced of my reasoning.
“Or maybe he needs her for another reason.”
I grabbed the edge of my seat. “Please don’t tell me you think he’s going to do something horrible with her.”
He shook his head. “He’s not going to get her. So that doesn’t matter.” His answer was sharp and final as if he had decided that there was no way Allen and Mary would be taking Jayla from our lives.
Some might think he just knew that we had a strong case against them, but I knew better.
I knew the club.
If Optimus says they aren’t going to get her, Allen better be well prepared for the repercussions if he tries.
It should be strange and unnerving to find reassurance in thoughts that were so dark. Knowing that they could make these people disappear without a trace, didn’t make me feel any guilt or apprehension. It made me feel secure. Because I knew in my heart and in my bones that they didn’t want custody of Jayla for the right reasons. I knew that they weren’t trying to do what was best for her and I was scared, scared that she would be taken and lost in a place so dark, that we may never get her back.
I knew that their intentions for her weren’t honest.
I could feel it.
It was like a knife being pushed through my heart, inch by inch.
Flashing red and blue lights up ahead drew my attention, and I took in the scene. Camo and Ham stood in front of the doors to the building, arms folded across their chests like two large bouncers outside a club.
