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“I was so scared. I wasn’t sure what was going on at first, but then I made a few unnecessary turns and they still followed. I knew something was wrong. That’s when I called you. I didn’t know what to do. I tried to stay calm, but then they sped up and hit the car. Then they shot at me. I-I didn’t know what to do Eliot. What if the kids were with me?” She says in one breath, fresh tears streaming down her face.
“You did what you should have. You got here safely. You called me. You did good baby. I’m just glad we got you a new car and you weren’t driving the beater.” When she first moved in, we went out and got her a new SUV. She wanted a GMC Terrain and that’s what she got. I’m sure if she was in the beater, she wouldn’t have made it as far as she did. She may have had faith in that pile of junk, but I didn’t. “It’s okay baby. You’re safe now. I’ve got you.” I say softly.
“Hannah will be here in five.” Jackson says as he enters the room. I give him a chin lift and hug Alanis closer to my body. “I sent two of the men in the direction the car went to see if they could catch it. Do you know who was behind the wheel?” He directs his question to the woman in my arms.
“I didn’t see anyone. The windows were tinted.” As she’s talking, I check her over for injuries. With the adrenaline running through her body, I know she wouldn’t feel pain if she was injured. As I look over her body, I notice my jeans have a dark spot where she’s straddled my waist. I lift the front of her dress up and see blood. Alanis looks at what I’m doing and goes pale. Her face pinches with pain, the adrenaline finally wearing off. She lets out a whimper. I jump from the couch and before I make it a step further, the front door bursts open and Hannah walks in. “E-Eliot! It hurts.” Tears stream down her face. I don’t know what pain she’s feeling, but my mind is going to the worst-case scenario.
“What’s going on?” Hannah asks, rushing towards us.
“I don’t know. She was talking to Jackson, and I was inspecting her for injuries and noticed blood on my pants. I lifted her dress and saw where it was coming from. I need to get her to the hospital.” I rush out.
“I’ll meet you there.” Hannah has a knowing look on her face, and I hope that I’m wrong with my assumption. I haven’t seen this much blood coming from a woman since I rushed Aliana to the hospital when she had the twins. I nod and rush toward the cage waiting in front of the building. I put Alanis in the passenger seat, buckle her up, and rush towards my side. Before I’m even in completely, I’ve got the truck started and I’m barreling out of the clubhouse compound. God please don’t let this be happening. We didn’t even know! I grab my woman’s hand in mine and give her the support she needs right now.
“This can’t be happening. Eliot, please tell me this isn’t what I think it is.” She pleads. I wish I could, but I can’t tell her what she wants to hear. I can’t tell her that she’s more than likely losing a baby. Our baby. One we had no idea even existed. How do you tell your wife that she’s losing something so precious. “Please.”
“I…I can’t baby girl. I can’t because it would be a lie.” I tell her softly. “What I can tell you is, we don’t know for sure it’s what we think it is. It could be something completely different.” God, I hope it is something different, but deep in my gut I know that she’s losing this little one.
When we make it to the hospital, I pull up to the emergency room entrance and rush to get my woman out. There’s a nurse with a gurney already waiting for us. “Dr. Johnson called, we need to take your wife to the back to be examined. We’ll come get you when we can.” The nurse says, leaving me to wait for the news I already know.
Posey
When we first moved here, I thought it was going to be terrible. We’ve been here for three months since we’ve been here and it’s better than I thought it would be. I’ve made a lot of new friends and met Gavin. When I first laid eyes on him, I knew we were supposed to be together. What fifteen-year-old knows that for sure though? I know for a fact, that he’s the one for me. Mom would always tell me that I would know who my one was supposed to be. She would tell me about how she thought my dad was her ‘one’ but after things went south with them, she knew she was wrong. Then she met Eliot and I saw what she described. I feel the same thing with Gavin that she does with Eliot.
Gavin and I have been seeing each other for a couple months now and it has been the best months of my life. We met at the clubhouse when he was back from school that weekend. He graduated when he was sixteen. He’s a freaking genius. He’s got two more years left until he graduates with his architecture degree, and I couldn’t be prouder of him. We may have not been together that long, but I feel it deep in my bones he’s the one for me. He was my first everything. I know he feels the same about me that I do about him, so why am I so scared to tell him this?
Eliot brought us to school this morning, but I left shortly after. Kelsey asked what I was doing, and I tried to blow her off because this is something I need to do on my own, but she followed anyway. So, here we are, standing in the middle of the pharmacy bathroom, staring that the little piece of plastic that’s going to change my life forever. I was supposed to go to school on a sports scholarship. I was supposed to go on to become a vet, but I don’t think that’s going to happen now. What if he doesn’t really feel the same way about me that I feel about him? Is he going to do what my dad did to my mom? How am I going to tell my mom? She’s going to kill me. She always told me she never wanted this to happen to me. What about Eliot? He’s the only father figure I’ve ever had. How am I going to tell him? How in the heck am I going to tell Gavin?
“What are you going to do? You have to tell them?” Was I speaking out loud? “Yes, you were, and still are. Pose, Gavin looks at you the same way all the men look at their ol’ ladies. He’s in love with you. I’ve never seen him this way. Ever. Your mom will understand. She’s your mom. As for Trigger, he’ll kill Gavin.” Yes, because that makes me feel so much better.
“Kels…I don’t know what to do. This wasn’t supposed to happen. We were so careful! How am I going to tell him? He’s going to leave me. He’s so close to his degree. He doesn’t need this on top of everything he’s going through. I can’t do that to him.” I can’t. It’d kill me if I was the cause of him not to be able to follow his dreams. I want everything for him. He’s worked so hard. “He’s not going to want anything to do with me. I can feel it in my gut.” Tears start to stream down my face. What am I going to do?
“You’re wrong. He’s not going to leave you. He’s going to be by your side the entire time. If he’s still breathing, but I highly doubt Snoopy will let your dad kill his brother. We’ll figure this out. I promise Pose. You’re not alone.” She brings me into her arms, and I cry until I can’t cry anymore. I’m not sure how long we’ve been in here, but my phone starts to ring. Looking at my phone, I notice the time. We’ve been here for over an hour. I see my dad calling me and answer it.
“Hey dad.” I greet Eliot.
“Do you care to explain to me why you’re not in school?” He questions. Uh-oh.
“Um. I-I wasn’t feeling well.” I lie, sort of. I’ve not been feeling well, but it’s not because I’m sick.
“Where are you? You need to get your ass back in school. Kelsey too. You’re both in serious trouble.” He’s using his dad voice, but there’s something behind it. It sounds gruffer, full of emotion and anger.
“What’s going on? Why do you sound like that?” I ask, changing the subject.
“Don’t change the subject young lady. Where the fuck are you two. Don’t make me send out a search party. I will.” I tell him where we are, and he tells us not to go anywhere. Someone will be here to take us back to school. “I love you kid. We’ll be having a conversation when you get back home.”
“I love you too dad.” I choke out before hanging up the phone. I’ve never had a dad. My sperm donor never wanted anything to do with me. He got married to someone else when he made it big in the NFL and they’re expecting another child last I heard through the tabloids. He never once came to my games, or birthdays. He never showed to anything. I turn to Kelsey and tell her we’ve been busted.
“I should have known someone would find out. Nothing ever gets by the men of the club. The school probably called them.” Kelsey mutters. We make our way out of the bathroom and outside to wait for our escort. “When are you going to tell Gavin?”
“He’s coming home tonight the weekend this weekend, so tonight. I need to tell him. I can’t keep it from him. He deserves to know.” I mutter. She nods her head. I shiver and pull my coat tighter around my body. It’s November and freezing. I’m not a big fan of the cold, but it’s better than the summer heat. We don’t have to wait long for someone to come pick us up. Unfortunately for us, or more so Kelsey, Ghost is the one that comes. He doesn’t look happy.
“Get in the truck.” He snaps. Yeah, he’s not happy at all. We slide in the back of the truck, and I take in the warmth. “Do you know how dangerous it is to be out right now?” He doesn’t wait for us to even shut the door before he’s starting in on us. “What would have happened if your grandparents came after you? I’m sure they would have taken both of you. It was reckless.” I bow my head to keep the tears from being seen. “No one would have known where you two were.”
“Sorry Clinton. We didn’t think it was that big of a deal.” Kelsey says.
“Not a big deal? You really think it wasn’t a big deal? You know what happened a couple months ago and you think it’s not a big deal to leave the school, where you’re safe!?” He snarls. “You two know better. You’re lucky that mom and dad are on vacation Kelsey. You just have me to deal with. Your mom and dad will take care of you Posey, but you two know better!” I know he’s right, but I wasn’t thinking. I was thinking about this one thing and one thing only.
“I’m sorry Ghost. I wasn’t thinking.” I mutter. He sighs and mutters under his breath.
