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Having Jax and a bunch of hospital guards pull me out of that hospital and away from the woman I loved, nearly broke me. I needed to apologize to her. I needed her to understand and forgive me, but she didn’t want to see me.
I had ruined everything. Just like I always did. I was about to fuck up and lose the best thing that had ever happened to me. If I lost Lizzie, that would destroy all the good that was inside me. My anger took hold of me, and I couldn’t control my actions any longer. What I did next would haunt me forever.
CHAPTER 26
The next morning, I woke more tired than ever and sore.
I hoped and prayed that the events from the night before had all been one terrible nightmare. Only the bruises on my arms and the tears that still clung to my cheeks told me it had all been real. Very, very real.
“Are you awake?” Avery asked, as she lay beside me on my bed.
“Yes, what are you doing?” I asked, as I slowly sat up in bed.
“You were so upset last night that I stayed in your bed with you. I was worried,” Avery confessed, as she looked at me for any sign of an answer.
Sucking in a deep breath, I fought back my tears again. I had cried enough; I just couldn’t do it anymore.
“I’m devastated,” I admitted. “I don’t understand what got into Chase to make him attack Allan, but it frightened me,” I said slowly. I didn’t trust myself to talk and not cry again.
Holding my hand, Avery looked over at me. “Lizzie, I talked with Jax last night and this morning. Chase is really upset,” she said, as she watched me carefully.
Shaking my head, frustration built inside me. “I hope he’s upset. He hurt Allan.”
Allan. I needed to find out how he was doing. I prayed Chase hadn't done any serious damage to him.
“Allan is fine. Jax went to the hospital with Chase, and Jim brought Allan in. He was awake and alert. He had a broken nose and a few cuts on his face. Chase paid for Allan’s hospital bill and then paid for his flight back home.” Avery paused to gauge my reaction. “Chase has a broken hand and a severely broken ego,” Avery finished.
“I’m glad Allan is okay, but I don’t care whether Chase has a broken ego or not. What he did was wrong,” I almost screamed. I was growing agitated that Avery was somehow defending Chase after what happened.
“I totally agree with you, Lizzie. What Chase did was wrong. He knows that. He went back to his room and locked himself inside with a ton of booze. Jax said he won’t talk to anyone. He’s only seen him like this once before, when Chase first moved in with Jax when they were fighting MMA. Jax is afraid he’s going to hurt himself,” Avery said, as her voice shook with fear.
Biting my lip, I felt torn. “Why would Chase hurt himself? If Allan is fine, he shouldn't be worried.”
Shaking her head, Avery sighed. “Lizzie, he isn’t worried about Allan. He thinks you’re done with him,” Avery said. “He knows that he became violent. When he saw you with Allan, he snapped. I’m not saying what he did wasn’t wrong. I just think he acted out of line and should be sorry. But he did it because he loves you so much. Lizzie, Chase is a complicated man. I know you understand that,” Avery said, as she squeezed my hand.
I did understand what she was saying. Chase was mysterious and frustrating and dangerous at times. Somehow though, I had grown to want and need him in ways I couldn’t understand. He held my heart, and I wasn’t sure what I should do next.
“He scared me,” I whispered.
Hugging me, Avery consoled me. “I know. He scared us all. He doesn’t understand how to control his feelings for you. You’re the first person he’s ever loved. If you love him and want to build a future with Chase, you’ll have to teach him how to believe he’s loved,” Avery said.
My eyes rose in bewilderment as I struggled to believe the words slipping past Avery’s lips were in fact coming from her. When did my best friend get so smart?
“You sure know a lot about Chase,” I said, as I bore my eyes into hers.
“Well, I’ve been talking to Jax a lot. Your relationship with Chase has some perks for me too. In fact, Jax and I have been talking a lot lately. He understands Chase. Everything I just said was what Jax had told me. We’re all the family Chase has,” Avery finished.
Her words hit me hard. Chase didn’t understand what it felt like to be loved. And neither did I. We would have to work on fixing each other. We were both broken, but we were fixable. Was I done with Spencer Chase?
Hell no.
“Avery, I need to go see him,” I said, as I shot out of the bed. “Can you get us a taxi to get to Chase’s house?” I asked.
Just as Avery lifted her phone to make the call, the device rang in her hands. Answering, Avery’s eyes grew as she listened to the person on the other line.
“We’ll be right there,” she yelled, before throwing the phone down and grabbing my hand.
“What’s going on?” I asked, as she worried me.
