Moving On *Completed*

Chapter 82-Phone Calls

Luke Pov

We left Emily's and agreed to go to Owen's to decide our next plan of action. No one wanted to stay there any longer. I am still mad at myself that I left her in the garage. She looked at us in shock and fear when we heard the noise upstairs.

"Luke, stop worrying. Emily had a plan in place in case this happened."

"I am glad she had the forethought to come up with a plan and get everything in place, but it does not ease my mind Si. She should not have had to use it."

"I know, but at least we know she is alive and where she is." states North as we pull up in front of Owen's.

I jump out of the Jeep and slam the door. They just don't understand. Shaking my head, I open the front door and walk in.

"Luke! Calm the fuck down. You are not the only one feeling like shit right now." yells North.

"You just don't get it Little Brother. I left there. I left her without a thought. Her eyes were pleading with me to stay next to her and I told her I would be right by her side. What did I do, I left her scared and nervous in the garage while I raced up the stairs to check on you guys. I gave her my word and did just the opposite.

"We all feel the same way Luke. It's not your fault. We all thought she was safe in the garage. Hell the door was down and she is the only one who uses the garage. Who knew Chris was working with him and would betray her trust like that."

"I know Si, but it does not make me feel any better."

"She is not Sang, Luke. We all need to remember that." Owen says, as we walk into the meeting room in his home. I am still shocked he kept the house. I guess he still hoped one day we would all live together.

"That's the second time I have done that to the woman I love. I tell her I will be with her, then I leave her and some bad shit happens to her because I am not where I am supposed to be. We all saw the video of what happened in the garage North. If I would have been there, it would not have gone down like that."

"You love her?" asked a stunned Alec.

"Yeah, I do."

Smiling Alec looks at me and says: "Good. Well let's come up with what we are going to do until she comes back to us."

"We know Sean is working with LaShae and Victor will be working with Corey and C. Gabe, you and ...." Owen is cut off by my cell phone playing Sugar by Maroon 5. I jump up and place the phone on speaker.

"Sugar?" I say in a whisper as I am shocked she is calling me.

"Hello, Mr. Taylor. Sr.? This is Miss Sway from Events with Sway." I look up at Alec and he is telling me to continue with his hands. "Yes, Miss Sway, how are you?"

"I am a little tired, but I am alright. It's just been a busy day."

"Well, you are a popular person this time of year. I am glad to hear from you. I need to apologize for not being able to meet you where I said I would. Something happened and I had to leave."

"No apology necessary. I do understand and hope everything is fine. I am glad you were not able to meet with me where you said you would as it probably would have been worse. Anyway, my time is limited as I am with a client at this time. I wanted to let you know I know you have your heart set on me planning your event, but I will not be able to personally plan it with you. I have an assistant named Gabriel and he is more than capable of planning your event. I will be in contact with him as we are currently working on other functions so I will have some input. However you will just be working with him."

"Well, he certainly is not as pretty as you, but that is fine with me. I am just excited you are planning the event."

"Is he flirting with you baby? I can take care of him for you if you like." I hear Damien say in the background. She asked me to hold on and replied back to him saying it was just my nature and I was happy in a relationship with a woman. That seems to mollify him as he grunts an ok and tells her to hurry up.

"Sorry about that Mr. Taylor, D is a little possessive of my attention at the moment. Again, I will be on contact with Gabriel and he will run the events by me and we will work it that way."

"Baby, we need to go NOW!" yells Damien. I really hate this prick right now.

"I need to go as I have another client that I need to call. Please tell your brothers and parents I said hello, and I will make sure everything goes according to the plan. Have a good evening."

"Thank you and you too." She hangs up and I just stare at the phone.

"Why did she call Luke's cell phone if she was supposed to call the encrypted phones.?" asked Nathan.

"She is trying to establish a cover to keep in contact with Gabe and Owen. Get ready she should be calling you.." Alec is cut off as Owen's phone starts playing Witchcraft by Landau. He places his phone on speaker as Alec says to be professional. He nods and answers: "Mr. Blackbourne."

"Mr. Blackbourne, this is Miss Sway with Events with Sway. I know this is your family time and I am sorry to disturb you this evening."

"That is quite alright Miss Sway. How may I help you."

"I wanted to let you know, I will not be in the office for a while, but my assistant, Mr. Coleman, will be there and will be able to assist you."

"You know I like to work with one person and do not like talking to more than one person as things can be misconstrued that way."

"I understand Mr. Blackbourne, but I will be talking with him and giving him guidance to ensure you have the party you want."

"I am sure Mr. Coleman is able to handle some things, however, to keep things to a minimum, I will speak with you directly."

"I expected you would. I just thought I would advise you I would not be in the office, and he will be there to answer any and all problems, questions or concerns."

"He really has a stick up his ass doesn't he?" states Damien. I look at Owen and he looks pissed.

"Mr. Blackbourne, may I place you on hold?"

"Certainly" he answers curtly.

We can hear her say: 'D, he is a very important client. He does not have a stick up his ass. He is just professional and wants things done in a certain way. He has had a bad experience and I promised him I was different and he could trust me to do this job. He just tells her she has 45 seconds left. She exhales then comes back on the phone.

"Thank you for holding Mr. Blackbourne. I assure you, your event will be executed flawlessly. Please continue to trust me to do what I said I will do. I have to go as I am with another client, who is demanding my attention. I will get in contact with you later on."

"I trust you Miss Sway and will wait to see what you have planned. Have a good evening."

"Thank you. You too." and then she hangs up.

"Ok. She has established reasons to make calls and to contact you two. Now she will be able to contact Gabe and Owen without any problems from D. She may also contact Luke if needed as a back up or in case of emergency. She knows we will be monitoring her so at this point all we do is wait on her." states Alec.

"I don't like just sitting around waiting." North growls as Silas and Victor nod in agreement.

"None of us do North, but it's her show and we are going to have to let her run it. She asked us to trust us and that is what we are going to do." stated Gabe

"Well now, do you guys want to cook dinner or have dinner delivered?" questioned Doc. As my brothers discuss dinner and if we are all staying here for the time being, I smile to myself knowing she called me and I am her back up. She just showed me she knows I will always have her back.