Can love save a life? (Mc romance)

19 - Time Is Running Out

Everything happened so fast, from having the perfect morning to now having Brooke bleeding out in his arms as he sat in the back seat of his dead range rover, blood getting everywhere.

It made Xavier think he had done something wrong in a past life. He finally had his soulmate back and now she was bleeding out and there was nothing he could do.

"Xav" Brooke whispered weakly

"I'm here bumble, I am not going anywhere okay" He whispered kissing the top of her head "You just stay with me okay"

"I love you" She said before her eyes fell closed.

"Baby I love you to" Xavier sobbed "No come on baby. Wake up, please. Stay with me bumble bee"

But he didn't get a response.

"Fuck dad we are running out of time" He yelled.

"I am going as fast as I can son" Alex said reaching for the radio "I need a team of fucking medics on the yard waiting for us. ETA five minutes"

"We have a team waiting Prez" The doctor replied "Whats the situation, and who is injured incase we need blood on standby"

"GSW to the right side of the abdomen. No exit wound. Lost consciousness" Alex shouted "And its Brooke"

Xavier couldn't take his eyes off Brooke, she was so pale, her breathing had slowed right down.

Right now he felt completely helpless, yet again he had failed to protect the most important person in his life.

"Get the fucking gates open now" Xavier shouted not taking his eyes off Brooke "We are around the corner"

"Come on baby" he sobbed "You hang in there, keep fighting we are nearly near. I need you to keep breathing"

He couldn't stop sobbing, he didn't care what he looked like, all he cared about was the life that was hanging in the balance. He had got her back and he wasn't willing to lose her now. The car came to a halt and the back doors were opened. Carefully he picked Brooke up kissing her head before he placed her on the gurney. Xavier watched as the medics rush he back to the small hospital they had on the compound.

In that moment he felt hopeless. He screamed in anger as he threw his fist through the back window of the car, watching the glass shatter just like his heart. Lilly started to make her way over to her son to comfort him when Alex stopped her.

"Leave him He needs to get his anger out" Alex nodded making his way over to his son "Right you. You want to beat something up, take your shot"

This made Xavier stop and stare at his father.

"Get your anger out son"

"Your old lady has just been rushed into surgery and you are out his punching car windows"

Alex kept taunting Xavier, until something flipped inside of him and he charged at his father. Alex was nearly sixty but he was still quick on his feet, moving out to the way before Xavier tackled him to the ground.

"You ain't helping anyone out here son" Alex shouted.

Ever since Xavier was young, this was how his father got him to release his anger, letting him throw punches at someone that wouldn't kill him and a way to find a release that would end up with him being in a prison cell or even worse, dead.

Xavier clenched his jaw as he swung for his father, landing a right hook to his jaw. Alex just stood there letting his son throw punches, but every one was blocked.

This went on for about fifteen minutes until Alex landed a punch to Xavier's jaw, bringing him back to reality. Xavier looked up at his father, blowing some hair out of his vision.

Neither of them said anything as Xavier placed a cigarette in his mouth. Nodding at Alex, he sprinted off to find his girl.

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"Where is she" Xavier panted

"She's still in the theatre. We need to retrieve the bullet and see what injuries it has caused" one of the doctors said placing his hand on Xavier's shoulder "She is in the best hands and unfortunately it is just a waiting game now"

Xavier slumped in the chair behind him, placing his head in his hands, There was nothing he could do apart from wait and try not to think the worst. Brooke was a fighter.

He didn't know how long he had been sitting there, but he didn't care, he wasn't moving until he knew Brooke was okay.

He felt a pair of arms wrap around him, looking up he saw his mom and couldn't hold his emotions back any longer as he rested his head against her chest letting the sobs rack through his body as he clung to her for dear life.

"I can't lose her mom" He sobbed "I can't live without her, I don't want to live without her"

Lilly didn't say anything, there was nothing she could say to soothe her son. But she knew he needed her so she just held him.

Time was moving so slow,  but eventually the doctor came out of the theatre.

"How is she?" Xavier asked instantly, getting to his feet.

"She is now in recovery, but due to the amount of blood she lost and the lack of oxygen to her brain, her body started to go into shut down, essentially survival mode. Because of this we have had to induce a coma. The bullet broke three of her ribs, pierced her right lung and left her with internal bleeding" The doctor said.

"Can I see her?" Xavier asked.

The doctor nodded, and led them to the room Brooke was in. Xavier just stood there taking in the sight in front of him. Brooke was laid there, she looked so pale, she had tubes and wires connected to her.

But throughout it all she looked peaceful, just like she was asleep. The sight made Xavier's heartbreak even more as he sat by her bedside taking her hand into his.

"When will she wake?" Alex asked, placing his hand on his son's shoulder.

"At this stage we don't know" The doctor said softly "She is on a ventilator and essentially life support at the moment, as we want to get her chance to recover but it is all on her now"

In the distance there was the fair roar of the bikes, signally the rest of the club returning. Xavier looked up at his dad nodding.

He understood he needed to assess the situation and any other casualties. As well as updating everyone of the situation.

"Everything will be okay baby" Lilly said softly kissing Xavier's head. "She is a fighter, everything the poor girl has been through she is still here and she is stronger than she or any of us realises" 

Xavier nodded, refusing to take his eyes off his bumble bee.

"Please baby" He sobbed. "Please wake up I can't live without you"