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Her tears come out quickly, and I stand, moving towards her, hoping using her daddy's nickname would snap her out of her panic: "Breathe, baby girl, breathe."
It doesn't work; she runs, shoving past people out of the clubhouse. “SOPHIE” I shout, but she ignores me.
Ink looks at me, but I just shake my head at him. I know his question: am I mad? No, I am not fucking mad at her; I am at the rest of the MC, though.
"I'm not mad; let's go find our girl."
He nods as I run past him, while several feet follow me. I quickly get into the van with the prospect making Gunner growl, but I don’t give a shit.
Ink goes in front of the van, leading us to where she is—the only place she'd go—to her momma.
When we get there, we see her on her knees screaming for her momma to come back, and my tears fall as I rush out of the van before she screams, "PLEASE COME BACK, PLEASEEE….”
I can see the gate is bolted, so I don't bother trying to nudge it, and without thinking about me or my unborn baby, I fucking climb the gate while Gunner tries to get me down, but I ignore him. Ink follows suit until we're both on the ground on the other side and sprinting toward my friend, who's screaming in pain.
"SOPHIE" I shout as Ink shouts, "PIXIE."
She doesn't hear us though; the pain of losing her momma is consuming her. "P-PLEASE COME-COME B-BACK, P-P-PLEASE..." She falls forward, and I scream out, panicking for her to set in.
We run faster, Ink getting to her first, Doc right after, while I stand back with tears in my eyes. Doc nods. "She's passed out from a panic attack, and she's severely dehydrated. We need to get her back to the clubhouse, or your house at least, so I can insert an IV." He breathes deeply while the rest of us sigh in relief before Ink takes charge and looks towards Shane. "Drive my bike back to the club; take it to my house." He waits for a nod before looking at me. "Can you drive the van back if I sit with her on my lap in the passenger seat?"
I take a deep breath and quickly wipe my tears, needing to be strong, and I nod while Gunner places his hand around my waist, but I quickly knock him back, not looking at him. I don't want him feeling the baby, and I certainly don't want himtouching me. The men quickly help Ink stand with Sophie in his arms before we rush down the green grassed hill from Momma Anderson's grave.
I look at it one more time while holding the door to the van as the men help Ink climb inside, memory after memory of her teaching us how to cook and how to dance flying through my eyes before she comforted us when we were sad. Wiping away a fallen tear, I climb in, but Gunner stops me from closing the door.
I don't look at him, even when he speaks.
"The clutch sticks, so be careful, Angel."
I flinch at the nickname but nod my head before starting the van, waiting for Gunner to shut the door before pulling away from the cemetery.
The guys all surround the van with Axel in front, heading back to Ink's on the compound.
By the time we get back, the whole club is waiting in the driveway, but I ignore them as Ink guides me around the clubhouse towards the little estate before I pull up outside Ink's home. We all hurry inside, going to his room before he places Sophie, who is still unconscious, on his bed while I take a seat at the end of it, my eyes focusing on my best friend as Doc comes over and places an IV in her arm before he sighs.
"She'll be out of it for a little while; her body's in shock, so it's trying to protect itself. I'll come check on her a little later."
I vaguely hear Ink mutter, 'Thank you' before Gunner clears his throat. "I'm going to take Leah back to mine; I'll come to check in later."
I snap my head to him and narrow my eyes, making him clear his throat again, knowing he's in for a fight because, like, fuck am I staying with that bastard. The love I felt for him has slowlystarted to dwindle over the years, and these past few months have made me slowly start to hate him.
The fucker has treated me like garbage.
"It's just while she's sleeping, Angel, then I can bring you back."
I glare at him before I feel Ink squeeze my hand, making me look at him. My hair falls in my face, and I quickly move it to see his eyes soften towards me before giving me a nod to get some rest, making me sigh. I get up and kiss Sophie's head before whispering, "I love you” Then I turn and leave, making sure not to touch Gunner, I don’t want fuck all to do with him. I hear him sigh, but I ignore him, speeding up because I am not staying with him. I'll stay with Doc or I'll go home and come back early tomorrow morning, but I'm not staying at his house, no way, no fricking chance.
I get halfway down the road towards Doc's when I hear him shout.
Fuck.
"LEAH!"
Chapter 8
Gunner
"LEAH!"
