Chapter 17
Tank
It was a week after I last saw Kirsty. We spoke every night, but I fucking missed her. I sent her a good morning message every morning, but it wasn’t the same. I had known her for three weeks and had been gone for one of them. It was crazy how fast we had moved but it felt normal, right.
Last night we caught a break. Buzz found out from someone he knew that Jackson would be leaving his apartment today for an appointment. This is what we had been waiting for. We had been sitting on his apartment since we arrived, and he hadn’t left once. We knew he was there as we had seen him in there. All we had to do was sit outside his apartment and grab him when he was on his way to the town car he had hired. We had hired a van with a side door to make it easier to drag him into.
Buzz was driving the van. Me and Rider were going to get him on the street, Creek would be inside the van, waiting to open the do
Chapter 18KirstyWe stayed up so late just being together. He was so ridiculously sweet. Stroking my hair, dropping sweet little kisses on my head, shoulder, anywhere he could access really. I was falling hard for this man.Tank got up in the middle of the night for some food, I desperately needed a shower so took advantage of being alone for ten minutes before he dirtied me up again. He stayed downstairs for a while. I ended up going to look for him. I found him sitting in the dark in the kitchen, a lukewarm cup of coffee in front of him. “James? Are you alright?” I asked, concerned. He looked up at me, something was on his mind, I could see it in his beautiful dark eyes. “What are you doing down here?” He asked. “You’ve been a long time, I just wanted to check in on you.” He offered me a small smile. “James, what’s wrong?”“What are we doing here Kirst?&
Chapter 19TankI watched in heartbreak as my girl went round the corner, leaving me forever. I know it was my choice, but it still bought pain like I had never felt before. I knew she was leaving, Julia had come to rip me a new one when she found out we broke up. I couldn’t even defend myself. I was never gonna find another woman like her. She was everything, my whole world. I loved her, more than I loved any other person. I couldn’t even tell her.After Buzz had asked me what was going to happen between us, I spent the next hour sitting alone in the dark, in the kitchen. I needed to think. Could I imagine leaving the clubhouse and moving to Ohio? I gave it some serious thought, but in the end, I couldn’t. Julia, my last remaining member of my family was here, same as my two best mates and Ink. He had been like a surrogate father to me since my parents died. I knew I could never leave.But could I ask K
Chapter 20KirstyI had been back in Ohio for almost 3 weeks now. I had spoken to Bella and Julia a few times, Tina even called me once to see how I was doing, but I still hadn’t heard from Tank. I had finished work and decided to pick up Mexican for my dinner. I opened the doors to my apartment building and walked up the three flights of stairs to my apartment. As soon as I opened the door to my floor, I smelt something, something familiar. An aftershave. I couldn’t remember where I had smelt it before, but it made me feel nervous. And not in a good way. I looked around, looking for anyone that was responsible for the scent that was filling my nostrils, making my stomach churn. That was when I spotted it. A white rose. Stuck to my door. Fear washed over me, he was back, Mike was back.I looked everywhere, was he hiding somewhere watching me? Waiting for me to be alone so he could get me? My hands shook as I fumbled
Chapter 21KirstyHe grabbed me by my face and kissed me. I searched every crevice of my brain to find a way how to get out of this. His hands slid down my dress, lifting it as he dragged them back up. My underwear was showing. He had me pressed against the kitchen cabinets, so I was trapped. He slipped down, his face only inches away from my underwear. He grabbed my legs, pulling them apart and holding them in place using the cupboards to his advantage. “Fuck me, look how fucking perfect your cunt is. You kept it perfect for me didn’t you baby?” His mouth watered. I felt like I was going to vomit. I could feel the Chinese food I had eaten only hours before, trying to force its way back up my oesophagus.I looked around the kitchen, looking for anything. There… That was my escape, my solution. My knife block sat on the counter only a few feet away from me. I wouldn’t be able to reach from here, I n
Chapter 22TankSomething was wrong.Axel woke me in the middle of the night. “Kirsty’s alarm was triggered, and I can’t get in touch with her.” He explained.I grabbed my cell and tried calling her, her phone went straight to voicemail. “I’m going to Ohio.” I said, trying to get up. I hadn’t been doing too good since she left. I drank and drank. Then someone would get me up to bed, so trying to get out of bed was hard. “I’ll go.” Axel offered. “Let me go and talk to Ink, tell him what’s happened. You sober your drunken ass up in case we need you.” I nodded, lying back down and falling straight asleep again.Ink came up a few hours later. He slammed the door open, waking me up. “That’s enough dickhead, get your ass in a cold shower and sober up. We have business.” “Have you heard from Kirsty yet?” &ldqu
Chapter 23TankShe blacked out.We continued to watch as he pulled her out of her apartment by her feet. He couldn’t even fucking carry her. The cameras stilled until a few hours later when the cops entered. Ink grabbed his cell out of his pocket. “Holgate, it is definitely Mike something who has her, one of the men Jackson hired. You need to find out everything you can about him and quickly. She needs a doctor, she was stabbed twice in the apartment, fuck knows what else after he left.” Ink hung up after listening to Holgate’s response. “Holgate is going there now. He will call us back as soon as he finds out something. Jackson will talk, he sang like a fucking canary while he was here. We’ll find something soon enough. In the meantime, go and grab a shower and try to sleep. I’ll wake you as soon as he calls back.” “I’m not sleeping, I’m going to find her. He co
Chapter 24KirstyI tried to think of the last thing I remembered. Maybe it would give me a clue as to where I was. I was in my apartment. Mike was there. I stabbed him and he stabbed me twice. Then everything went dark, I must have blacked out. When I woke, I was in a building. It smelt damp and there were no lights, none even from outside. The only light we had was the flashlight from his cell.I was lying on the concrete floor, the pain in my back and stomach were crippling. I tried to move but couldn’t. “Mike, please don’t do this.” I begged. “You stabbed me Kirsty, what did you expect?” “I just want to go home, please.” “This is your home now Kirsty. We’re going to stay here together and then we can get married.” He was fucking delusional. He wanted forever with me, not just to fuck me.“It hurts, I need help.” I told him. “I know, bu
Chapter 25TankI couldn’t believe how strong Kirsty was. The doctor told us that she was paralyzed, and she took it in her stride. I couldn’t fucking keep my tears in. The guilt was too overwhelming. I fucked up so badly, sending her away. I should have kept her safe. How would she ever forgive me?The doctor left after telling Kirsty he will order some more tests now she was awake. “How long have I been here?” She asked. “A week.” Her eyes widened at the news, but again, my strong girl nodded and moved on. Taking it all in her stride. “What happened to Mike?” I growled at the sound of his voice. “Jail.” She nodded again and breathed a sigh of relief. “What happened? Did he bring me in to hospital?” What? I must have been confused because she continued. “I had convinced him to take me in. The last thing I remember was him punching me. I think it was b
EpilogueKirstyOur beautiful son, Archie Ryan Wright (after his uncle Buzz) was born on June 6th, weighing 7lbs 9oz. My waters broke and only 3 hours later, he was in the world.Bella and Axel had welcomed their baby into the world only 5 weeks earlier, a beautiful little girl they named Mollie Rose Warner.James was already planning what he was going to teach his son. James was the quarterback in high school but didn’t want to pursue it in college, so he wanted to teach Archie how to play. Then he wanted him to play Ice Hockey, then Baseball. It changed every few months. He had already bought a kid’s motorcycle that he could play with when he was a bit older.He had taken to being a dad so well. He would get up in the night when he heard Archie crying. Bella had shown him how to change a diaper when Mollie was born so James knew what to do when our son arrived. He was amazing.
EpilogueTank‘My wife is smokin’ hot.’ I thought to myself, as I watched her dancing with her friends. I sat on the edge of the stool watching her. Her gorgeous dress, made me rock hard again, thinking about what we got up to in (and under) that dress only a few hours ago.We had made it back to the clubhouse just in time for the meals. We apologized to the party, not needing to give them an excuse as to where we had disappeared to. They took one look at us and knew. We had decided to start trying for a baby as soon as we were married. Kirsty had come off her birth control last month, and we had been using condoms since then. Today was the first time in a while since I had been buried deep inside her pussy, bare. Nothing coming in between us, I could have just knocked her up. I thought. I urged my dick to stay down, now wasn’t the time to have a hard on.Just then, Axel sauntered up to me. “
Chapter 33KirstyI stepped round the corner, the music had restarted again as I had been talking to Ink and missed our queue. I looked up to James, his face sagging in relief. “I’m so sorry.” I mouthed. “It’s ok.” He mouthed back.I ran. I dropped Inks arm and ran to my fiancé, my soon to be husband. The crowd chuckled but I completely blocked them out. As soon as I reached James, I leapt and landed in his arms. “I’m so sorry.” I told him, kissing him everywhere I could. “It’s ok baby, I understand.” He said, stroking my hair. “I love you. I’m so excited to marry you. My stupid brain.” I tried to explain. “Hey, I happen to love your brain and I would appreciate it if you didn’t insult it.” He smiled, making me laugh. “I love you.” I promised. “So, I’ll go and sit down now my jobs done, shall
Chapter 32KirstyEighteen months laterIt was the day before our wedding. In the last year, we had witnessed our friends, Axel and Bella tying the knot, and the birth of our first niece. Lexi Jade Cobain was born on the hottest day of the year. She was almost one.James and I decided to get married in July. We had been back in Hollingbroke for eighteen months now. Ink offered me a job on the same day he gave James his cut back. I had been working alongside Buzz since and I loved it.We had planned to have the big white wedding. I wanted to walk do the aisle and had asked Ink to walk me down. Axel and Buzz were to stand as James’ best-man and groomsman and Bella and Julia were my maid of honor and bridesmaid. Sammy was almost 2 now and he was going to be our pageboy. He looked so incredibly cute in his little suit and hat.Bella, Julia and I sat in the bar in the clubhouse. Rider was n
Chapter 31TankIt was the day of the wedding. Our tuxedos hung in my closet. Buzz and Axel had stayed here last night, Tina and Ink had Sammy overnight, leaving both Axel and Bella on edge.Axel made breakfast while I showered. He was a trained chef and had his own restaurant in town. “How are you feelin’ man?” I asked Buzz when he came down. “I’m feelin’ good. Can’t wait to marry your sister.” He told me. I told them what Kirsty had told me the day before. I called them and confided in them when she told me she didn’t know if she wanted kids or not. I know I sound like a chick, talking about my problems, but tough shit, we were there for each other. “That’s fucking awesome news!” Axel declared. “Yeah, man, I’m really happy for you.” Buzz chimed in.It was soon time to leave, we all left my house, dressed up in our tuxedos, looking
Chapter 30KirstyThe last two weeks had flown by, making sure everything was perfect. I’d done a few video calls with Angela; she was making sure I was still doing the exercises she told me to. I was going to be discharged soon, she told me. I was walking a lot better, I still had to use a stick to help me balance, but I was so much quicker.We stayed in one of the gorgeous spa hotels in Greenville. We arrived the day before, Buzz had surprised the three of us with treatments to help us relax before the big day. Julia opted out of the massage, saying she didn’t like them. I wondered why Buzz would send us to a spa resort when his bride didn’t like massages, but I let it go.Bella and I had massages and we all had the facial, pedicures and manicures. We sat in the spa afterward. “Excuse me,” Julia called one of the staff. “Can you tell me how hot the hot tub is please?” Bella and
Chapter 29TankWe had booked flights for the following day, I wanted us to start our lives together right away. I called Axel, asking him to pick us up at the airport. We would be staying for a few weeks now, until the wedding was here. As Kirsty was maid of honor, she needed to be there in the run up to the wedding. We hadn’t told anyone about our engagement yet, Kirsty didn’t want to tell anyone until Buzz and Julia were married first, she didn’t want to ‘steal their thunder’ as she said.They didn’t know she was walking either; we were going to tell them tonight at the clubhouse. She was still using her chair half the time. I wheeled her out of the airport and straight to where Axel was waiting. “Hey!” he called. “Hey man.” I replied, hugging him. “Hey Kirsty, how are you doin’ sweetheart?” he bent down, hugging my girl and kissing her on her cheek
Chapter 28KirstyIt had been four weeks since we arrived back from North Carolina. I had upped my physiotherapy to five times a week and it had worked.Yesterday, I walked from Angela to James with just one stick. James lifted me up and spun me around as I cried. I couldn’t believe it. We had two weeks left until Buzz and Julia’s wedding and I had just taken my first steps without the use of both sticks and Angela holding on to me. “You did it, baby! I’m so proud of you!” James told me, still twirling me around. “That was amazing Kirsty! Well done!” Angela proclaimed. “Thank you.” I smiled.I hated the celebration going on around me for something as trivial as walking. I wasn’t even walking properly; I still had a stick. Yeah, it was a massive achievement, one that my parents already celebrated when I was a baby. It made me feel sad, celebrating something that s
Chapter 27TankI realized how much I had missed everyone being at the clubhouse. Kirsty was hanging out with Bella and Julia and cooing over Sammy. I wanted to kick myself after what happened before. We have enough going on at the moment but, seeing her holding Sammy just made me think about what it would be like if she was holding our child in her arms. We hadn’t talked about having kids. I told her I wanted them, but Kirst has never mentioned having children.Buzz came to join me at the bar. “Hey. How are you holding up?” he asked. “I’m fine.” I smiled. “You miss it don’t you?” he asked. I looked round at the clubhouse, seeing my brothers and the clubhouse again had hit me harder than I thought it would have, “I made the right choice.” I argued. “Yeah, I agree. You did. But do you ever think about coming home?” “All the time,” I admitted