Through it All

Chapter 16

BG POV

I have been sitting close talking with Robert's family and the band. We are all trying to keep a low profile for Cheyenne. I see her stop as this woman comes up. She motions for Nate to come up I'm just going to watch for now. The woman leans in and says something which makes Cheyenne mad and she says something to Nate and he escorts her out the back door. I will definitely find out when we leave tonight. I am amazed at the amount of people have come through I would say at least 800 people. Cheyenne looks like she is about to drop but the line has started to wind down. A man about Cheyenne's age is talking to her parents. Cheyenne just stops with a look of horror on her face. He walks to her and I see Nate shoot her a look and she nods her head slightly. Nate starts walking up and motions for me and Kolby to come with him. You bet your ass I am going to find out what this is about. As the man leans to hug her Chey steps back and is shaking. Nate is on one side of him, I step on the other and Kolby is behind the man. Nate tells him that he is going to leave and they man just grins gives Sierra a piece of paper and says to her give this to your mom it's my number and we have a lot to catch up on now that he isn't in the way to stop us. At this point Nate grabs his arm and drags him out with me on the other side and Kolby bringing up the rear. I glance back over my shoulder and see Chey faint. I start to go for her when I hear Nate say they got her you are gonna want to get in on this piece of shit. That is what Cheyenne needs you to do right now. I grit my teeth and grab the guys are to get him out so I can find out what in the hell is going on and why she was afraid.
As we walk out the door,Nate tells the man that he has 2 choices 1 he can get in his car and walk away no harm no foul but can never contact Cheyenne again or 2 he can get the shit beat out of him and still never contact her again. The choice is his . The man say "Hello my name is Tom and I'm a close friend of Cheyenne's and we go way back. I just wanted to pay my respects." Nate looks at him with a barely controlled anger and say " I know exactly who you are and while I may not have been buddies with Robert these 2 were however I am a friend of Cheyenne's. I know what happened but they don't and if I tell them you won't have option 1 they will just do option 2 so give me your fuckin answer because I pray you say 2. I really need to hit something right now after what all I have had to deal with the past 2 days" I am so confused but if Nate says I wouldn't give him a choice and seeing how Cheyenne reacted I can only imagine this guy is a SOB and needs his ass whooped. And I'm just the man for the job. At that time Tom said " I'm not sure what you are talking about but I love Cheyenne since I was 15 she was the one I let get away and now that he's gone I plan to remedy that" I growl at these words and before I know what is happening I am pounding away on his face. Kolby and Nate are pulling me off him when I come to myself. I wipe my mouth off where he got a hit in and tell them I am going to clean up and check on Cheyenne. Nate nods and says I will take care of this piece of trash. Go take care of her but just know that him showing up has made this all worse for her. She's gonna need someone tonight and if it's me then you are going to have to understand. I ask him why would she need you? Nate tells me because I know what this is about and she may not be able to talk to you about it. I only know because of something that happened at school. Her girls know but she has never told Ace. If she tells you then you will understand her so much better, if she doesn't then call me because I can't let her deal with it alone tonight. I just nod my head as Kolby and I head back inside. They have taken Cheyenne to the office I go in and Sierra has her mom in a hug and looks up as I come in. Cheyenne looks at me and says can you please take me to the hotel. I cannot see anyone else tonight. She asks if I will clear everyone out so she can have just a couple minutes alone with Robert. The funeral home does this and I walk her to the chapel she tells me to wait at the door. She looks down at my hands and gasps what happened I looked at my hands and realize I still have his blood on my hands and rings. I tell her that I will go wash them up and meet her back at the door in a couple minutes. She walks to the front to say goodbye one last time. I look at her so strong and determined and see her shoulders shake. I wish I could make things better for her. She is by far stronger than anyone.