When I wake up, Lynol is sitting on the other end of the couch at my feet, watching the kids play in the floor with big blocks. "I'm sorry I blew up yesterday." He rubs the thigh of my good leg.聽
Yesterday? Shit, I must have fallen asleep after getting the bullet out my leg myself and then wrapping it.
"How's Shank?" I ask instead of addeessing his earlier comment. He exhales heavily. "He's torn the hell up, babe." He replies. I shake my head.
"I should have listemed to you, Lynol. I am so fucking sorry." I start crying again. "I talked to Ed last night, before he got drunk of course. He said he talked to Kale, babe. Before you guys left and brought up the fact that shit could go south and he could get hurt and brought up Mikey." Lynol looks at me. I sit up at this news.
"And?" I encourage him to continue. "He told Ed he would be perfectly ok dying at the expense of someone who loved the club as much as he did. Someone who was protecting it and everyone involved with it. He thought of you as a brother...sister, whatever." Lynol smiles sadly at me.
"What about Mikey? Will Shank take him? He can't go with his mom, Lynol." I panic. "He's ours for right now." Lynol watches the kids once again.
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After some serious convincing to show my face at the club house to get my leg stitched properly, I cautiously walk in holding Mikey to my chest. Pat is the first one to come up and hug me, then Patch, then Ed, then Whiskey, and even Jewel.聽
I dont even see shank until after my leg is rewrapped as he comes out from a back room. If I thought Pat was ripped, I was very mistaken. He towers over anybody in this whole place. And he reserves his glare just for me.
I now have on my property patch which means he knows who I am.
And what I did.
"Give me my fucking nephew." He coldly demands. I hoist up Mikey in my arms and hand him over to Shank. Mikey instantly starts to cry in the arms of the chisled from stone man.
"I know, little man." His voice is low and heart breaking. My tears break free all over again. Shank glances up at me and glares all over again. "The fuck are you crying for. You weren't his family. His sister. You're just the some Old lady who got too big for her old mans boots and got my brother killed. Shot in the fucking back 3 fucking times." Shank screams in my face.
I back away, still crying. Ed comes up and grabs Shanks shoulder. "Back the hell off. Hook knew exactly what the hell might happened and he said he was fine with it. He loved her just like he loved you, boy. And she is part of this club. She earned her place just like you So back the fuck off. This is not her fault. The decision to go out there was a club vote. Unanimous." He gets in Shanks face.聽
The brooding man sends me one last glare before disappearimg with his nephew into a back room he came from.
Lynol suddenly appears beside me. "You okay?" He asks. I nod, wiping at my face. "He's grieving, babe." He puts his arm around me. I just nod again.
"We dont blame you, Go Go. Its part of club life and we voted." Patch pats my arm comfortingly. I glance around and everyone nods. I nod back.
Star appears from the kitchen, Lillian beside here. I look up at Lynol. "What did the doctor say about that one?" I ask him, nodding in Lils direction. "He said we should know by later today." He kisses my cheek. I nod for the billionth time.
"I am really sorry for what I said yesterday. You made the decision I was afraid too. I love you for that, babe, I really do." Lynol mummers in my ear. I turn and hug him, pulling him in a death grip.
"We'll be ok." He promises me.
"We'll be ok." I repeat back into his leather.
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1 month later
Lillian wasn't pregnant and Lynol sent that bitch packing with a promise of death if she ever showed her slutty ass back here, he'd watch me put her 6 feet under. And with every fucking thing I've been through, I feel enough rage to do it.
Even though everyone knows he's dead, no one's asked me how John died. And I dont care to tell anyone either.
Shank isn't any less mean. If anything hes more mean than before since he found out Star slept with one of his close friends a few months after he was put away and all the way until 2 months ago.聽
He's seriously hurt. First his brother and then the girl of his dreams. But thats life. Horrible shit happens and sometimes there's nothing we can do to stop it.
Sometimes.
The end!!! The Hidden Heir will be up soon. Let me know if you're interested.