Gunner [MC Romance]

Twenty

The drive home was quite uncomfortable, I was stuck sitting sideways in the backseat of the car. Praying that we did not get pulled over by cops Liam was driving and another prospect was sitting in the passengers seat. We had an escort two of the club members were riding bikes one in front and one behind like I was some royalty. I was looking out the back window and noticed we had missed the turn that takes us to my apartment. "Liam, where are we going?" He looked up into the rearview mirror towards me "home?" He answered like he was unsure of my question. Shaking my head from side to side I smiled "I know that but you missed the turn to my apartment." Pointing down the road in the direction of the turn, it was his turn to smile and shake his head. "We are going to the clubhouse Em" my mouth formed an oh shape as I nodded my head in understanding. Of corse, we were going there it's his home after all.

Closing my eyes and leaning my head to the side I let my thoughts take over. All I could think about was him, Gunner. It had been a few days since I had last seen him, imagine of his angry face walking out of the hospital room. He had not called or text, not even passed a message on. I was starting to think he was not interested any more with everything that had happened. I could not blame him, I had seen the damage, it was both skin level and skin deep. I tried my best not to show what happened to me had affected me mentally but it had done. I would jump at the slightest of sounds and woke up most nights in a pool of sweat from bad dreams. I was terrified, no other way for me to put it, just purely terrified. I think he had seen that in me, seen it all and realized that I was not cut out for his world. Looking at my mangled body, I could not blame him, I found it discussing so why would he not feel the same. Feeling that ball form in my throat I swallow as I try to push my feeling aside.

Before I knew it the car was pulling to a stop, Liam got out of the front followed by the other prospect, and I leaned away from the door when he tapped on the window. He helped me slide out of the back seat of the car before my crutches were handed to me. "Are you going to be ok from here?" I went to reply but someone beat me to it "she will be fine just grab her bags, I've got her." I looked over towards him and smiled shyly, he looked better, with all the blood gone. "Tiny right" I asked him, and he nodded his head once before pointing towards the main clubhouse doors. "It's good to see you on your feet" I said as I hobbled towards him with my crutches as support. "I would say the same but" he nodded towards the crutches "but it sure is good to see you alive." I smiled and laughed towards him "yeah it's sure good to be alive." He laughed at my words as he pushed the door open and gestures with his hand for me to enter.

Soon as I walked in I felt a pair of arms wrapped around me almost knocking me on my ass. "I'm so happy you're home" Jade held on to me so tight I feel a little pain shoot through my sides "Jade" I hiss out. She looses her grip on me and pulls back a guilty look in her eyes "oh shit I'm so sorry." I shake my head from side to side trying to spare her feelings "it's ok, I just need to lay down somewhere." She nods her head and walks ahead of me towards the hallway where most of the bedroom are. Before I follow her I look over towards Tiny who still stands behind me "it was nice speaking to you, and thanks for everything." He shakes his head as he smiles "it's me that should be thanking you, after all you saved my life." Then he walks past me and over towards the bar I watch him sit down on a stool and a woman walk up to him and sit on his lap. I shook my head and noticed how quiet the bar seemed I wondered where all the guys are.

"Hay are you coming" I hear Jade shout over to me as her head pops out from the hallway. I slowly make my way over towards her, trying to do my best to avoid all the tables and chairs in my way. As I follow behind her down the hallway she leads me into her room and I look a little further down towards his room. "They are not here, their gone most of the time." She says to me and I feel my hope inside me drop, as I lower my head and follow her inside. It's been sometime and outside is starting to get dark, me and Jade had just been chatting away. I could see she was trying her best to take my mind off everything but been back here was much more difficult for me than I thought it would be. I missed him so much that everything I looked at reminded me of him even if I was not sitting in his room. Just the smell of his place made me think of him. The sound of music going on inside the bar down the hall made Jade bounce to her feet. "I think they are back, are you coming?"

She half ran over towards the door then turned around and giggled as I shook my head "sorry I keep forgetting." She walks over towards my crutches and passes them to me as I scoot towards the edge of the bed. Pushing myself up and set all my weight onto one leg as I slide my arms into the hand rest. Then I nod towards Jade as she opens the door, following her outside I feel butterflies fluttering inside me. I was nervous to see him but also excited at the same time. The musics got louder and louder as we got near to the bar and when we got inside men and women mingle around. My eyes instantly searched around the room and that when I saw him. He had his back towards me, and I smiled at first until I saw a set of arms wrap around his waist. My stomach dropped as I watched him bend his head down and I could see from this angle that he was kissing her.

All air flew from my body, I somehow managed to keep myself standing up. Everything seemed to go silence around me "you fucking asshole." I hear Jade scream and the whole room turned around to look towards us. But I could not look towards him, I felt hurt, betrayed and I could feel my tears coming on. I could not face him I could not face anyone, so I reformed back into my old self. "Emma" I could hear my name been called faintly over the music but I kept waking as fast as I could and I cursed myself in my mind. Hating that it was taking me so long to get out of this situation, I just wanted to grab my stuff. I was not even looking where I was going and I bumped into a tall bulky figure. Hands circles my arms keeping me upright "hay, fancy bumping into you again." Tiny jokes but when I looked up into his eyes his smile dropped. "Shit did I hurt you" he stepped away from me scratching the back of his neck.

"No" I crocked out as I felt my voice give way to a sob "Emma" my back stiffened up as I hear Gunner call my name. I drop my head towards the ground to avoid eye contact with anyone. "Why don't you leave her alone asshole, you have done enough damage to her already" I hear Jade shout towards him. Everything around me seems to spin I feel sick and dizzy and then I see the floor coming closer and closer before darkness.