Jack Daniel's And Roses

21

Travis' Point Of View

I woke up and could barley see, I smelt cherry blossoms... it was Meygan.  Her scent ingulfed my nose as I took a deeper breath, her hair was in my face but I didn't care. She was in my arms again. I pulled her closer to me and felt a sharp pain. It was coming from my arm.  I looked at my arm and saw white. All white, I sat up and was in the hospital, Meygan was laying in the bed with me. She was curled up against me, like a baby animal does it's mother. Like a sign of protection, my first instinct was to pull her closer but my arm wouldn't let me. The door opened and I saw the lab coat but it wasn't my normal doctor. 

Terrance walked in the room "wow you're awake" I nodded "you say that like it's been forever... how long was I out for?" Terrance bit his lip "a month." I looked at Meygan, her eyes looked puffy and her hair was different. I also noticed more tattoos had appeared on her arms. A month, what all could have changed in a month? What did my boys do without me for a month? What did Meygan do without me for a month? How many of my men survived? "Wait Terrance you're not my doctor... and I know that you were in Texas last time I talked to you. Wait, no don't tell me. No no no..." I tried to get up but couldn't, I groaned "oh fuck!"

Terrance ran over to me easing me back down "Easy Trav. And yes, you are in Texas. I didn't tell mom because she would have flipped if she knew you were in the hospital in a coma." Month. It just kept repeating in my head. Not to mention I'm in Texas, my men are in Cali... oh god my baby is in Cali. "Terrance... where's my car?" Terrance looked tired "Are you serious? You're in the hospital, in Texas, just waking up from a month long coma, with your girlfriend next to you. And the first thing you ask is. Where's my car?"

I groaned "Yes! You know that she'll mess up if I don't drive her everyday!" She's probably dying." Terrance looked annoyed "I'm just going to check your vitals and leave... and no funny business when Meygan wakes up." Terrance checked all my vitals and left. I sat there looking at Meygan... a whole month. She went a whole month without me.

Meygan's Point Of View
2 weeks later..

I rolled over in the bed, I pulled the sheet closer to my bare chest as Ashton- I think his name was Ashton- got dressed. "Same time tomorrow?"  I nodded and gripped the sheet more, it wasn't right. It wasn't enough, no one was enough. Travis had been in a coma for 2 weeks know. I was slowly cracking and couldn't do anything about it. Once I heard the door shut downstairs I felt the tears start to pour. I felt digusted, my body had been against someone elses besides Travis' and they weren't even making me feel like anything unless I imagined it was Travis. I covered my face and groaned.

I got out of bed..my head was pounding as I got dressed I didn't want to go to work. But Dave was waiting on the moment I didn't come in so he could fire me.  As I got dressed I took a couple of deep breaths, hoping it would help me keep cool at work today.

I walked out the doors and got into my car and drove to work. I got out and saw Jhanene and Marcus at her car. Marcus had her against the car, his body between her legs as they kissed without a care in the world. Marcus was having to hold everything down while Travis was in this coma and it's very stressful, he deserves the extra he's receiving outside.

I made it in and clocked in. I felt someone staring at me and it wasn't Dave. I looked around, I finally caught some man at the other end of the diner looking.  I walked over to him "welcome to Dave's Diner where the pie is sweet and the waitresses are sweeter." The man chuckled "that's a cute little saying. Say, you don't know where I could find a man by the name of Travis Rockwell do you?" His presence screamed cop, but his face look sincere, I didn't know whether to trust him or not. "Maybe, it depends on who's asking."

He stood up and handed me a card "I was just making sure he wasn't near while I gave you this card. Come visit me later and we'll talk business sweetheart." The man walked out leaving me to read his name off the card, Mauricio Rose Martinez. The Rose and vines wrapped around the gun in the watermark of the card told me exactly who he was. This was the leader of that gang Travis told me about. That was Stella's father and he was trying to recruit me.

I got off work that night and went to the address written on his card. Jhanene was with me, she wouldn't let me go by myself after last time.

We parked in front of this lavish house and got out. I immediately was starting to regret the decision of coming in my work uniform. I walked up to the front door and knocked. When the door opened I was shocked.

There stood Chris Hale, Chris went to high school with me before I moved from Texas, even though I could barley remember those times, I always remembered his face.

Chris smiles "Nice seeing you again come on in." Chris stepped aside so Jhanene and I could come in, his dirty blonde hair was styled with a side part comb over and his ears were pierced. Last anyone heard from Chris he was supposed to be going to play football. I wonder how he got sucked into this.

Chris led me and Jhanene into a grand seating area, I sat down first while she looked at it skeptically. I chuckled at her face "Just sit down please.". She sat down finally and soon after Mauricio walked in with Stella.

Stella and her father looked a lot like, it made me wonder how her mother looked. I knew not to ask about her though because of her death early on. They sat down next to each other across from me and Jhanene, Stella's father never took his eyes off of me. His stare was cold and kept pouring into my eyes, finally he looked away "Stella tell the boys stop looking. She's exactly what we need."

I was confused "I'm sorry need for what?" I looked at Jhanene, she had the same confused look that I had. Stella finally told me "My father wants and all girl gang, someone that can go into places without anyone knowing. He won't be in charge of us we'll be separate, a rival gang."

I was confused "Wait what do you mean we?" Stella scoffed "You really thought I wouldn't be apart of this? We need a leader until you're whipped into shape."

I looked at her "Well doesn't this group need a name?" I caught myself saying group, because of the fact that Travis claim's that they are not a gang.

Stella smiled " you'll love it, were going to be The Red Sister hood. You Meygan, You are Mama Red."