Days Gone By

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

The next morning, we walk out to the main room and see everyone there. A woman walks over and says "Hey Vanna. I'm Kelly. Lee's Old Lady." as she holds out her hand. I shake her hand and say "Nice to meet you." Lee walks over and says "We got church brother." Koz nods and turns to me. "I'll be back soon. Just hang here." he tells me. "I have to work soon." I tell him. "I can take her." Kelly says and Koz nods. Kissing me softly, he says "I'll be there to pick you up at six." I nod and say "Be safe."

An hour later, I'm at work and see the guys walk in. I take them their coffees and Koz pulls me to him and kisses me softly. "Hey baby." he says. "Hey." I say shyly. I look at the rest of the guys and say "Let me know if you guys decide to actually eat this time." I say trying to relax. I go to walk away and Koz pulls me back and kisses me again. I walk back to the counter shaking my head but I'm actually smiling.

The guys have been gone for a few hours and I still have thirty minutes left of my shift. Standing at the counter wiping it down, I look up and see George sitting in the parking lot watching me. I run to the kitchen and pull out the burner that Koz gave me and call his number that's programmed in. "Hey babe. You off early?" he asked. "Koz, George is outside." I say. "Stay inside until I get there. We're on our way." he says before ending the call. I walk out to the counter and Carrie walks over and asks "Are you okay?" I look at her and say "I don't know." She stays next to me until we see Koz and the guys pull into the lot. The Prospect walks in and says "I'm with you until they get him out of here." I nod and say "Thanks." Carrie moves to wait on a couple of customers.

Outside, Koz gets off his bike with Lee and Happy behind him. "What part of don't come near her don't you understand?" Koz asked. George steps up and says "She's coming home with me now." George says. Koz goes nose to nose and says "I told you last time if you came near her I'd slit your throat." Koz seethes. Lee gets between them and says "Too many witnesses." Turning to George he says "Leave. Now." George laughs and as he's walking away he says "I'll see that little whore again real soon." before getting into his car and driving off. "Why'd you stop me?" Koz asked. "Too many witnesses. We'll call church when we get back and figure out how to handle this." Lee says. Happy puts his hand on Koz's shoulder and says "Go get your girl." Koz nods and walks inside the diner.

Koz walks in and I run to him. "I'm so sorry. I didn't know he would show up here." I say and he cups my face and says "You didn't do anything wrong. You called me. You did good babe. You did good." He tilts my face up and says "Tell your boss you need a few days." Koz says. I walk to the back and explain what's going on and my boss tells me to take the week and relax. I walk out to Koz's bike and tell him I have the rest of the week and we head back to the clubhouse.

Walking inside, Koz says "Stay with Kelly." I nod and walk to the bar while the guys head into church. Inside the chapel, Lee asks "What's going on brother?" Koz sighs and says "I followed her to her house and her mom's boyfriend was manhandling her. I found out that her mom was stealing her money and her mom's boyfriend was raping her. Her mom already showed up trying to cause problems and today, the boyfriend showed up saying she was coming back with him and saying he would see her again soon. I can't let this fucker near my girl." Koz seethes. "We won't. What do we know?" Lee asked. "Not a lot. I can talk to Vanna and see what she can tell me about him and her piece of shit mom. But guys, they're mine." Koz says. Lee nods and bangs the gavel.

Koz walks out of the chapel and walks over to me and says "Let's talk." He takes my hand and laces his fingers with mine and leads me to the dorm. Sitting down on the bed, he pulls me beside him and kisses my knuckles. I lay my head on his shoulder and wait for him to talk. "I need you to tell me about your mom and her boyfriend." Koz says. I stiffen a little and he tilts my head to look at him and says "I won't let them hurt you again." I nod and say "Mom doesn't work. She draws a pension check off my dad. She spends most of her money and all of mine on drugs. Gets them from the Nords. George, he doesn't work either but spends all his time at home drinking until he passes out and fighting with mom but when he wakes up he would come into my room and rape me after mom passes out. The only place he goes is this strip club called Johnny's. He's usually there on Thursdays and Fridays." I tell him. "That's good baby. We can find them from there." he tells me. "What are you going to do?" I asked. He cups my face and says "I'm going to kill them. No one touches my girl." he tells me. I look down at my hands and ask "Koz, why do you want me? You could get so much better than me." I say. "You are beautiful, smart, sweet and you're mine. I want to be with you. I want to fall asleep holding you and wake up with you still snuggled up to me." he tells me. I look at him and smile softly. "I want that too." I say. "Good. Because when this is done, I'm giving you my crow." he says and kisses me softly.

Walking out to the main room, I walk over to Kelly and sit with her and Koz walks over. "I'm gonna tell them what you told me and we'll get a plan together. Stay with Kelly." he says and I nod. Kissing me softly he heads to the chapel.

Inside the chapel they are all sitting down. "Bitch was stealing Vanna's money and spending it on dope and is living off her dead husband's pension. Douchebag boyfriend doesn't work but stays drunk all day except on Thursdays and Fridays he's at Johnny's. Fucker was raping my girl. I want both of them." Koz says. "What's the house look like? Neighbors?" Lee asked. "Single house, one story, no neighbors close. Still wouldn't chance doing anything there but we can take them from there." Koz says. "Well, it's Thursday so we know where the boyfriend is. Lorca, you, Donut and Happy get the boyfriend. Lump, Jones and Shark, you're with me getting the mom. Koz you stay with your girl and fill her in and we'll call you when we have them at the cabin." Lee says and Koz just nods.

Two hours later, we are sitting on one of the couches. Koz has told me what's going to happen and I am okay with that. "You okay baby?" he asked. "Yeah. Just anxious." I tell him. "You don't have to be. I promise I won't ever let anyone hurt you." he tells me. Kissing me softly, I let him deepen the kiss just a little when his phone rings. He answers it and ends the call. Going to stand, I grab his hand and say "I want to be there." He looks at me for a second and says "You don't leave my side. You hear me? You do what I say." he says and I say "I promise." He kisses me before taking my hand and leading me to his bike.