Four Kisses (Book one)

Day Thirteen

I woke up and Michael wasn't beside me. Panic set in and I jumped out of bed. Michael was asleep on the couch. As I watched him sleep my body ached for him to touch me again. Pity I had to wait five weeks. I got on with my busy day. I had to drop the kids off at school and then I was meeting the other guys at Michael's house to collect the rest of his stuff.

I dropped the kids off and headed to the shop to see if Paul needed anything. I walked in to find the place a mess, after not being there for three days I thought that the guys were just being messy. Then I noticed the side door open and I realised something was off. Running to the office I pushed the door open with my elbow. The safe was gone along with a couple of club items. I went back out to the shop to call Pres when I remembered that Kip was living in the unit behind the shop.

I pushed on Kip's door and saw his feet. I had to ring someone.

"Pres, theres been a break in at the shop, I'm at the unit."

"Fuck, is Kip ok?"

I looked up to see Kip's foot move.

"He's ok I think."

I went inside and walked over to Kip. His face and hands were bloodied. I called an ambulance and stayed with Kip. He was drifting in and out of consciousness. I heard the sirens and ran outside to wave them down. I gave them all the information I could. As I helped them take Kip away I heard the boys arrive out the front of the shop. The paramedic called me over.

"We had to report this assault, the cops will be here soon."

Fuck.

"Thanks, can you tell him I will be up there to see him as soon as I can."

The paramedic got in the ambulance and they left. Pres was gong to be pissed.

"Good news, Kip is going to be ok. Bad news, the paramedics called the cops."

Pres glared at me.

"Why didn't you stop them Sarah?"

"I didn't even know they had fucking done it. It wasn't until the ambo told me he had rung them. I can't do everything Pres."

"Sorry."

"No one else has gone in except for me?"

They all shook their heads.

"Well, go over there, I'll deal with the cops, I'm the shop manager after all."

The police pulled up and got out. No one seem to be in a hurry and it annoyed me.

"What is the problem?"

I resisted the urge to roll my eyes.

"I'm the new shop manager, I got here this morning and the shop has been broken into. The safe is missing. I went around to see if Kip needed anything and I found him on the floor unconscious."

"You are the new manager?"

Wow, was that all he got from this conversation? He sighed and pulled out his note pad.

"Can you show me were you found your friend and then we will go from there?"

It was like I asked him to clean his room. We went around to the unit and he started to take notes. The I heard his radio.

"... Organised crime in 15 minutes."

Fuckity, fuck, fuck, fuck.

I got my phone out an texted Pres.