Hellbound MC - When Broken Hearts Collide

54. Reaper

I was going fucking crazy. Absolutely out of my mind with worry.

After searching the entire clubhouse, I'd been driving around town for hours and Alexis was nowhere to be seen.

And to make matters worse, Tank wasn't answering his phone. I was getting awfully close to losing my shit and the only two people who had a chance in hell of calming me down were both missing.

So instead, I'd recruited half the club to drive and around searching, while the rest stayed back just incase she came home. Yet we'd still come up empty handed.

Where the fuck are you Lex! I yelled into the empty night, before turning my bike around and speeding back to the clubhouse.

Once it was obvious she still hadn't returned, I'd punched a few holes into walls before stalking to the lift and heading up to the apartment.

Throwing the door open so hard the doorknob embedded into the wall behind, it took all of the control I could muster not to let myself be consumed by my rage and destroy everything in my path.

As I stormed around the room, desperately trying to think where the fuck she might be, I'd totally forgotten about Ivy being here, and as I looked around the room I noticed she was still there, perched on the edge of the couch staring at me like my anger was the biggest turn on she'd ever seen.

What the fuck are you still doing here? I snarled.

Waiting for you of course. Figured you had to deal with some stuff and I'd just wait here till you were ready.

Standing from the couch, she made her way slowly across the room to me.

I've missed you so much Reaper. Its so good to be home.

What the fuck Ivy? Are you fucked in the head? This isn't your home anymore, you left remember? Left this place, left me, left what we had like i was the shit on your shoe.

I'm sorry baby I didn't want to go. I told you it was family shit.

No Ivy, you didn't! You didn't fucking tell me anything. You left a shit ass note and walked the fuck out of my life.

And now what? After all this time you expect to just walk back in and pick up where we left off? Your fucking crazier than I thought!

I've moved on, and now you're fucking that up too! I shouted, picking up a glass from the table and throwing it at the wall across the room.

Get the fuck out Ivy before I do something ill regret.

She looked at me for a moment, as though contemplating her next move.

Fine. She said after a while.

I'll go. But I'm not leaving the club. I'll give you some more time to process shit but we're meant to be together. I won't let some five minute slut get in between us no matter what you think she means to you.

Grabbing her purse, she made for the door.

We're meant to be together Reaper. And we will be.

With that she left, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

Sighing I reached into my pocket for my phone and called Alexis again only to reach the same answer phone I'd already heard a million times.

Sitting on the couch with my head in my hands, I tried to process the nights events.

Six months ago I would have given anything to have Ivy back. The woman I thought I loved. Then Alexis came along and flipped my whole world upside down and I never wanted to go back.

Now I knew what love was. Real love. I knew what it was like to be a better person just by having the right person standing beside you. To thrive off each other, to have a best friend in your other half. I'd never wanted an old lady till I met Lex. And she didn't even have to hound or beg me for it as Ivy had done so often.

No, there was absolutely no doubt in my mind or my heart about what I wanted. Who I wanted. I'd chose Alexis every time.

I was just so sick of her running every time things got hard, she should be running to me not fucking away from me.

Why the fuck is everything so damn complicated?

The next morning I had no choice but to head to work as normal, even though every fibre of my being told me to get back out there and do whatever it took to find my woman. Grunter would go ape shit if he knew I was neglecting the club over woman problems again.

Passing the dining room, I saw Ivy sat at a table with the whores, gossiping and giggling as though nothing had changed.

Suddenly I wasn't hungry anymore so I headed to my bike and drove straight to work.

I was already five minutes late by the time I arrived, and the garage was still shut up, meaning Tank hadn't arrived yet.

The cherry on top of an already fucked up 24 hours.

Opening the place up, I'd just started work on an alternator replacement when I heard a truck pull into the lot and Tank came rushing in minutes later.

Sorry boss, slept in... he mumbled heading straight for the vehicle in his booth which was waiting for a service.

Where the fuck you been all damn night? I growled.

I uhh... was with someone, he said rubbing the back of his neck and avoiding eye contact.

Next time answer your damn phone. Club coulda been in trouble while you were busy getting your dick wet.

We worked in silence for most of the day, the music and sound of me throwing tools and mumbling to myself filling the void. As we packed up for the day I finally decided to talk.

When did you leave the clubhouse last night? Didn't even know you had plans.

Pretty much straight after we got done with Grunter he answered.

Which meant he didn't even know what was going on.

Ivy's back. And Alexis took off, I growled, clenching my fists.

Shit brother thats rough, Tank said, wiping his greasy hands on a rag.

What you gonna do?

Why the fuck would you even ask that, I  growled, glaring at him. I fucking love Alexis. Ivy doesn't mean shit to me anymore.

Well I'm sure she'll come back when she's ready, Tank said as we finished packing up and locked up the building.

You coming to help me look for Lex? I asked him as he climbed into the SUV he'd arrived in.

Ahh, I gotta go take care of some shit first but I'll head to the clubhouse later and see how you got on. But I told you bro, try not to stress. She'll come back when she's ready.

I couldn't help but think he was hiding something as I peeled out onto the road, scanning the streets for any sign of her as I made my way back to the clubhouse.