Persephone's Search

Chapter Twelve

The ride home was long. Persephone was silent the whole way. Riley did not press her. She held onto him very tight. Every once in a while he would feel her placing her head against his back and smelling his cut, then once again she would once again grabbed hold to him. He was grateful to have her back.

Once they finally pulled up to their house it seemed as if the entire motorcycle club was there. As Persephone took off her helmet and looked at all the bikes, and the chatter coming from her house. Riley saw her hesitation and hugged her. "What's wrong Seph?" he asked. She pulled him closer and exhaled, "Riley I don't anyone to see me like this. I don't want anyone's pity." Riley kissed her forehead and grabbed her hands softly in his hands, "Seph baby this is not pity. This is how we show love. I know in all the time we have been together you have never really come around the club that much and I don't expect you too, but this is how we take care of one another. When one of us is hurting we band together to make sure that everything is alright."

"There is a lot of people in there Rile, they don't know me to love me like that."

"But they know me. Everyone has seen the change your love has done to me. I was going out of my mind when they took Phoenix; when they took you I completely lost it. If it wasn't for Jacob and the guys I would literally still be drunk on the floor." Riley told her.

"Riley I will be forever grateful to them for being there for you, for finding us, but look at me baby, look at my face. I'm bruised and beaten up. I bet I don't even look like myself. I just want to go in and hold my little girl." she said looking into his eyes. Riley once again kissed her forehead and held her close, "Wait for me in the garage I'll send everyone home and then come and get you, ok?" "OK but please hurry I'm dying to see our little girl." she responded. "Oh by the way you are and will always be my beautiful goddess." Riley said as turned to go in the house.

As Riley entered the house he could see why Persephone would be overwhelmed. There were Brothers, Bottom Feeders and kids all over the house. He spotted Jake and pulled him to the side. "Where is Seph?" Jake asked.

"She is waiting in the garage for everyone to go." Riley answered.

"Why is she waiting for everyone to go? We are waiting on her to get the party started."

"Seph is not ok right now. You didn't see her but she is bruised and beat up and she doesn't want anyone to see her like that. Especially people she doesn't really know."

"Man it's all love. We all are just happy that your girls are home." Jake said.

"I know man, it's not just the physical, and I think something might have snapped in her head. You didn't see her. When I found her she was tied to a bed naked and after Trey cold cocked me she fought him, worse than when she fought Am and when that bitch came at talking about killing Phoenix you didn't see the look in her eyes when she put a bullet straight thru her head. She put three bullets in Trey too and laid him flat."

"Damn man why didn't you call me? Is she ok?" Jake asked.

""She will be can you just help me clear the house so I can bring her in the house."

"Sure man I got this," he said as he turned towards the living room, "Alright every one of you ugly bastards it's time to go."

Within fifteen minutes the house was cleared. Persephone heard the sounds of motorcycles leaving and she opened the door that led from the garage to the kitchen. The kitchen was empty except for the plates of food strung everywhere. Instinctively she began to clean up, Riley walked in and paused to see her move about. He walked over to her and retrieved a plate from her hands, "Leave it I'll take care of it later." She looked into his eyes and began to cry. "Oh baby", he said pulling her into his arms; "Come on let's go see Phoenix and then you are going to take a bath.