Monsters

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

A little later, I still haven't said anything else. Sitting out on the back deck, alone, Molly and Juice are in the kitchen watching me. "She needs to meet her dad." Juice says. "But she's worried about you." Molly says. "I don't care about me. She needs this. She needs to meet him. She has that right." he tells Molly. "But she needs you." Molly says. "And I'll be right here but she needs this. I grew up not knowing my dad and that's a shitty feeling, the constant wondering. I don't want that for her. If the club finds me, I'll take the consequences as long as she doesn't have to have that constantly hanging on her heart." he says. "You really love her don't you?" Molly asks. "Yeah. I do." he says.

Juice and Molly walk out onto the deck where I am. Juice takes my hand and pulls me to stand before pulling me into his lap and holding me. "I think Juice is right." Molly says. "We're not talking about this. I won't put Juice in that kind of danger." I say. "Gypsy, just hear us out." Molly says. "Baby, I grew up without my dad. Now that you know who he is, if you don't meet him, you will always have that wonder in your mind. I don't want that for you." he tells me. "I don't care. I would rather have that wonder than to lose you." I say. "You won't lose me." he tells me. I look into his eyes and ask "Yes, I will. If they find you, they'll kill you." I say. "No they won't. They voted me out. I'm not a club member and unless I do something else to the club, they won't touch me." he says and I just shake my head no.

The next morning, I am sitting at the island in the kitchen with Molly when Juice walks in. "I got the three of us tickets. Flight leaves this evening and a rental car is reserved." Juice says. I look at him shocked and said "We're not going." I tell them. "Yes, we are. You need to meet him. He's actually a good man. It will be fine. I promise." he says. "Look, we'll go, Juice can stay at the hotel, out of sight and I'll go with you." Molly says. I sigh and nod before heading to the bedroom and start packing our things.

That evening, we are on the plane and I still haven't spoken but I don't let go of Juice. "It will be fine baby. I promise." he says. I just nod before putting my head on his shoulder and lacing my fingers with his. Once the plane lands, we get the rental car and head to the hotel. We shower together and he pins me against the wall, picking me up, my legs go around his waist as my arms go around his neck. He enters me slowly and thrusts in and out slowly as he makes love to me under the cascading water. Once we both reach our release, he kisses me softly and I feel the tears start to fall as I whisper "I love you Juan." He kisses me again and says "I love you more Gypsy. More than you know." he says. We get out of the shower and are snuggled up in the bed when Molly comes out of the bathroom from her shower. She just looks at us and smiles.

The next morning, we get up and Molly and I head to Teller Morrow, where Juice told me I could find my father. We pull up and walk to the office and see a very demure woman running it. "Excuse me." I say softly. The woman looks at me and asks "Can I help you?" I find myself not able to speak because of my nerves so Molly speaks for me. "We were wondering if Rayne Quinn worked here?" she asks. "He does. Can I let him know who's here?" the woman asks. I finally find my voice and say "Can you tell him that Lorelei Carter's daughter is here?" She nods and says "Have a seat ladies. I'll be right back." before walking out of the office. A few minutes later, a tall, burly man walks in and asks "Can I help you?" I look at him as tears come to my eyes and ask "Did you know Lorelei Carter?" He nods and I say "I'm her daughter." He looks at me shocked and says "Holy shit. If you're here, that means..." he says "She's been gone for a few years. Her best friends took me in and told me you were my father." I tell him. "Sit down." he says. I sit on the couch and he sits beside me. "I knew you were mine but she was also seeing another man. Told me that they were getting married and I knew that with everything I was doing back then, he would have been a better father to you." he tells me. "Did you even care enough to keep up with me?" I ask. "I did. Until about three years ago. I knew you moved but couldn't find where." he says. "I was in Sacramento." I tell him. "Wow. That close." he says. "Yeah." I say. We go on talking and he says "How long will you be in town? I'd really like to get to know you." he says. "We have our room booked for a week." Molly says. "Okay. I have some club shit to handle. Can I call you later and maybe we can go to dinner?" he asks. "I'd like that." I tell him. We stand up and he pulls me into a hug and just holds me a minute. We walk out the door and head to the car with him watching as we pull off the lot.

Walking into the hotel room, Juice is pacing the floor. He sees us walk in and asks "How'd it go?" I smile softly and say "He knew about me. Said he kept tabs on me until three years ago when I moved to Sacramento." I tell him. "That's good baby." he says. "He wants to call me later and take me to dinner." I tell him. "That's good." He says. I look at him and ask "What's wrong?" He kisses me softly and says "Just a little anxious being back here. I'm fine baby." He says. I pull him to me and kiss him again and he just holds me tight. Pulling away I say "This was a bad idea. I met him. I know he knew about me and kept up with me. We can head back." I tell them. "No. You need to know him. He's cool. You'll like him." he says. Shaking my head no, he cups my face and kisses me again. "You love me?" he asks. Looking at him shocked I say "Of course I do." He smiles softly and says "Then stay the week and get to know your dad." I look into his eyes and say "Okay."

That evening, my phone rings. "Hello?" I ask as I answer. "Hey baby girl. Wanna grab a bite to eat?" he asks. "Yeah. That'd be great." I tell him. "Meet me at the diner at the edge of town. Hanna's." he says. "Thirty minutes?" I ask. "Yeah." He says and we end the call. Thirty minutes later, I pull up to the diner and he's already inside at a booth. I walk in and sit at the booth with him. "Hey Sweetheart." he says. "Hey." I say. "I don't really know what to call you." I say. "You call me Rayne or Quinn or Dad. Whatever you're comfortable with." he says. "Can I call you Dad?" I ask and he smiles. "Of course." he says. "So, tell me what you've been up to these last couple of years." he says. "After mom died, her best friends got custody of me. Molly's parents. They were great. Made sure I had what I needed and was loved. They are the ones that told me about you." I tell him. "I'm glad they did." he tells me. "I moved to Sacramento three years ago. Dated a guy and finally moved back to Georgia and in with Molly. The guy I was seeing, started hitting me so I left." I tell him. "Glad you got out. I'll take care of the guy if you need me to." he says. "He's already been handled. I met someone else and him and Molly's dad handled him. He's not a problem anymore." I tell him and he nods. "So, this guys you're seeing, he good to you?" he asks. "Yeah. He's really good to me. He's actually the reason I am out here. He booked my flight out here and told me that I needed to meet you. That he didn't want me to always have that wonder in the back of my mind." I tell him. "I'll have to meet him one day." he says. "I don't know." I tell him. "We'll see." He nods and he starts telling me about him and his life.

A little later, I head to the hotel but don't know that he followed me. I head up to the room and Juice opens the door for me when I walk in. Little did I know that my father saw Juice at the door and that things were about to change.