Lust & Love

Part 16

"Pleaseee Steve I'm going crazy! I need to get out of here"
"Princess, we've had this conversation, it's not happening. Just a few more days while we look into the leads we have"
"Fine" I cross my arms. Steve shakes his head at my attitude.
"I'm going to the gym, want to join?"
"No thanks" I say bluntly. He kisses the top of my head and then leaves.

The last 8 days I've been stuck in the hotel on fathers orders. They have a few leads on possible suspects but nothing concrete. There's been no other attacks and Father has paid off who he needs to keep the shooting out of the news. Jax and I have spoken a few times but I miss him. He always makes me laugh. I pull out my phone and text him.

'I need to see you'
'In the area, give me 20?'
'You're the best!'
'C u soon'

I grab my jacket and sneak out the back of the hotel. I only need to wait two minutes before the sound of the Harley rumbles through the air. My face immediately lights up at the sight. Before Jax can step off the bike, I hop on.
"I need to get away from here please"
"You got it darlin'" And he sets off.
We ride for a while along the coast, I grab on tightly to his waist, feeling like I can finally breathe. We arrive at the outlook where he took me last time. His special place now becoming ours.

He lies down on the blanket and puts his arm behind his head to rest it. I lie next to him looking up at the sky.
"Want to talk about it?" He breaks the silence.
"I felt like I was suffocating. I know James and Steve love me and are protective but still, how long can they expect me to sit around for, I have a life to live!"
"I here ya, don't worry Iss' you can always call me" I lie into his chest he strokes the back of my hair.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" He chuckles.
"Nah, my lifestyle doesn't really suit most"
"Don't you get lonely?"
"I have the club, they're my family. And I have you" he squeezes me closer to him.

My phone buzzes and I see it's Steve calling but I ignore it, wanting to give him the silent treatment. Moments later it goes again and it's a call from James. I decide I should answer so they know I'm alive. I sit up and Jax lights a cigarette.

"Hi-"
"Steve's pissed"
"I'm sorry I just needed to get out of there"
"I know baby. I'll deal with him but I can't say there won't be consequences when you're back"
I gulp at the thought "Have a nice day with Jax"
"How did you-"
"He called me before picking you up to get the go ahead"
"Of course he did" I shake my head and look down to Jax who mouths sorry.
"Be safe Doll, I love you"
"I love you too"

I chuck my phone to the side and Jax holds up his hands.
"Hey I wasn't gonna steal their girl away without checking first"
"Like that would have stopped you"
"Yeah you're right" he laughs and starts tickling me making me laugh before pulling me onto his lap so I'm straddling him. His eyes flick between my eyes and my lips before I lean down and smash my lips onto his.

After making out a while I pull away, knowing I shouldn't take it any further.
We spend a few more hours there laughing and kissing taking my mind off the situation at home.
A text alerts from Steve.
'Get home now'

As soon as we pull up to the hotel, Steve is waiting outside, arms crossed with an unreadable expression on his face. Shit I'm in trouble.
Jax and I step off the bike.
"Thanks for today, I really needed that" I kiss him on the cheek, as I go to leave he grabs my hand.
"I'll be back Iss, I wanna keep seeing you"
"Please do" I smile and he lets me go and I walk up to Steve who has his arms crossed.
"Up stairs now" he doesn't even look at me.
"Steve-"
"I don't want to hear it"
My head drops with sadness, I never wanted to upset him. I wave one more goodbye to Jax before heading inside. Normally when I piss Steve off he'll take it out during sex, but I must have taken it too far for him to give me the silent. Once inside the elevator I text James.

'I'm back, please I need you x'
'Already on the way baby x'

I feel like I need a large glass of something strong so I head up to the kitchen and pour myself a whisky, something I'd never normally drink. As I go to take a sip I hear a footstep behind me. Then it all goes black.

STEVE POV

When I saw the car speeding towards us with a gun pointing out the window, it didn't take a second for me to decide what to do. I protected what meant most to me in this world. A bullet to my arm is nothing. I bullet to her would have ended me.

I've spent every day tracking down Ex-employees and rival gangs to get an insight to who might have wanted Isabella or her father dead. I avoided having to kill anyone as we didn't need to upset anyone else further, but a few broken noses got me a few leads. So far we think it might be backlash from Adrian's business move into New York. It took a lot of clients from the Morelo family and this might be their revenge. Adrian's back there in the city trying to find out if this is true, and to come to some compromise which doesn't include his daughters life.

When Isabella left the hotel today, I was so mad. I looked on the tracking app to see that her phone was 40 minutes away from the hotel. Immediately I thought she could have been kidnapped but then James called almost instantly to tell me she was with Jax and to let her. I was pissed off that James agreed to it but I'd deal with her when she's home.

JAMES POV

'I'm back, please I need you x'
'Already on my way baby x'

I knew I'd need to be the middle ground between Steve and Isabella. Normally when she's a brat he can deal with it being his dominant self, but this was something else. I park up and just catch the sight of Jax riding away.
"Where is she?" I ask Steve.
"Upstairs" his posture and answer is cold.
"You alright with him?" I nod to the bike down the road.
"Yeah, it wasn't his fault, he's a good guy"
"Come on, let's go sort this out" I pat him on the back and guide us into the hotel.
I put in the elevator code for the penthouse but it doesn't work. I try again, nothing happens. A member of staff rushes too us in panic.

"Mr Rog-Rogers" the man quivers.
"Why is this not working?" Steve's voice is loud and angry.
"There's- there's been a security breach"
"Fuck" we both say in-sync. Steve grabs the front of the man's shirt and pushes him up against the wall.
"What happened!"
"Someone hacked into the system an-and got the code for th-the penthouse, they've also locked it down so it-it won't go anywhere"
"Shit, we'll take the stairs, let's go" I say and pull Steve off the man.

We get to the stair well and look up. Fuck, 30 flights to climb. We start to run up, both being fit and healthy helps. My jacket is removed and discarded as Steve hands me one of the guns from his harness. We finally reach the top where the door leads out to the top floor terrace. Steve kicks the door open and we step out into the sunlight. I lead the way and pear my head around the window of the kitchen. Two skinny men are sat on the sofa with guns ready. A glass is smashed on the floor next to the bar with a splash of blood on the tiles.