Forever Lost

Chapter 6

We reach the park and Miley runs ahead again and Rex follows her. Flynn slides his hand in mine and I quickly withdraw. He sighs at me, "What now?"
"What now? Are you for real? How am I supposed to tell your girlfriend we were a one-time thing if you keep doing this shit?"
"What so I can't hold your hand?" I'd love to hold his hand. Feel the burning sensation travelling from my hand up into my body.
"No, how would you like it if Scarlett held another guy's hand?"
He shrugs, "Okay, I see your point." He should have known the point.
"You love her. . ." I whisper even though I know his answer.
"Yes," he admits.
"I'm glad you found someone that makes you happy," I look up at him and he screws his face up.
"I want that for you."
"I will never have that, Ric is as good as it will get. He doesn't push me, he flatters me and I am mostly comfortable around him." I watch Miley and she trips over and I hear her scream. I jog towards her and Rex is licking her face. I pick her up and she clings to me. "It's okay baby, where does it hurt?"
"My hands," she whimpers and I take one of her hands and I kiss her palms. She sniffs as her tears dry up. I kiss her other hand and her tears stop and she smiles. She holds her hands out to Flynn who is at my side and he kisses them too and she giggles.
"Better?" I ask and she nods. I set her down and she runs off again. Rex barks and chases her. Rex has been nothing but a blessing. He's helped her grow as a person and he's helped me too. He knows exactly what we need.
We walk for a couple of hours in the cold air. It's not raining which is a god send. Miley sailed through the activities this time. I didn't attempt them this time but Miley is certainly more sure of herself these days so she didn't need me to do it.
We head to the cafe again and Miley and I head to the bathroom. I go to the loo quickly and wash my hands waiting for Miley to finish. When she comes out the cubicle and I lift her up to wash her hands. She walks to the hand dryer and dries her hands. We walk back to Flynn, it reminds me of when we were here before Christmas. It was a happier time, we didn't really know what we were but I had his ring on my finger.
It was like if I wore his ring we would be connected. We sit at the table and Flynn has already ordered. When our food arrives I can't bring myself to eat it. "Please," he begs and I groan. He scoots closer to me and places his hand on my stomach again and it all eases. "Does this help?"
"Strangely, yes," I admit and he smiles. I tuck into my jacket and beans enjoying the food for once instead of feeling the sickness. Am I so sick from our separation that only he can heal me? It sounds ridiculous but what else can it be? I'd say it was something else but why would his touch make the sickness vanish?
I just don't understand anymore. It tastes so good and I mutter my appreciation. Flynn smirks at me and he seems more carefree now like a weight has been lifted. I finish all my food and Miley talks all the way through lunch and it makes me laugh.
"Flynn, can you spend every day with us?" I shiver and Flynn strokes my stomach with his thumb.
"It's not that easy Smiley." Flynn sighs.
"Do you not love us anymore?"
"I will always love you both," Flynn says sternly. I grab Flynn's hand on my stomach and he looks at me. I remove his hand from my stomach and he prizes my hand off him and he replaces his hand on my stomach.
"But Mommy is so sad without you," she whines. I try and hide my sadness from her. I need to try harder. She makes me smile all the time with her dimples.
"I know, Smiley. I hurt her and I can't take it back."
"Do you want to take it back?" she asks. She takes a dinosaur and shoves as much in as she can.
"Yes," he admits. What is he saying? Take it back? His actions don't say other wise.
"So why can't you come back to us?"
"Because I love Scarlett now. I also think I hurt Angel beyond repair." He's right, I don't think I'll lift my walls. Not for him, not for anyone. It's like a fortress around my heart.
She shakes her head, "Mommy would forgive you, you just have to try," she insists and I sigh. It doesn't work like that.
"Honey, Flynn is happy with Scarlett. He loves her, we don't want to hurt him, do we? You still get to see Flynn when you want. He will never stop loving you. We can't ask him to choose because he will hurt," I tell her.
"But you hurt," she whimpers. I don't matter. I deserve this, I never was worthy of Flynn.
"I know that baby, but we don't want Flynn to hurt do we because we. . ." I take a deep breath. "Love him." She nods. "Right, are you finished?" She nods and climbs on my lap and Flynn has to move his hand. I stand and I feel slightly woozy, great now he's making me light-headed in his company.
He holds my elbows and I take a breath and walk out of his hold. I carry Miley out of the cafe setting her on her feet and she runs ahead of us again. Rex follows her playfully barking at her and she giggles. It takes us about an hour to get back to the car.
Flynn swings by the apartment so I can drop off Rex. He hates it when I leave but he's not destructive. He's just emotional, I guess Tyler was right, we are well suited. Flynn drives us to the swimming pool and we walk into the changing room.
I carry Miley into a cubicle and Flynn walks in with us, "Umm, really?" I groan and he rolls his eyes.
"Nothing I haven't seen before," he shrugs. "Besides, I don't want you backing out on me," I roll my eyes.
"You really are making this harder," I whisper and he doesn't respond. I hate how guilty I am feeling. Scarlett is so nice and I am doing this to her. I help Miley get into her swimsuit and she sits on the bench. By the time I've sorted Miley, Flynn is already in his swimming trunks and my breathing hitches is. Hell!
I shrug off my coat and lift the top over my head. I turn away from them whilst I remove my bra and I place the bikini bra on. I kick my shoes off and shimmy my jeans and panties down and replace with the bikini bottoms. I'm so hot right now. I never thought I'd feel hot again.
I turn back around and Flynn looks me up and down and I squirm under his gaze. "Don't," I warn him and he raises his eyebrow. He stands up and walks towards me and I back up against the cubicle wall. He holds my stomach with one hand. "Odd," he mutters.
I roll my eyes, yes I am odd. I hold my hand out to Miley and she jumps off the bench. I gather up our bags and clothes and open the door. I need to get out the small charged space. I take a deep breath once I'm out and load the locker up. Flynn slides a coin in and he passes me the key. "You're as bad as my brother," I mutter.
I bend down and fasten it around my ankle. I stand back up and he leans towards my ear, "Hmm, I do it for a different reason. Your ass," I blush and push his arm. We both take Miley's hand and we walk into the pool. Miley clings to me for a while but it doesn't take long for her to feel confident enough to swim on her own again.
We stay here for a couple of hours and I start to get tired. "You okay?" Flynn asks. I nod and he frowns. "Are you tired?" I nod and he turns his back on me. "Climb aboard then," I shake my head. "Now is not the time to be stubborn."
"I don't need your help," I growl.
"I didn't say you did, just let me help," I roll my eyes and I jump on his back. I cling to his neck and wrap my legs around his waist. I rest my cheek on his shoulder and I shut my eyes as he sways in the water. "No snoring now," he says playfully and I bite his shoulder and he groans.
I listen as he entertains Miley in the pool for a while. I've craved for so long to be this close to Flynn and I'm too tired to enjoy it. Couple of hours sleep here and there is taking it's toll. He starts walking and I cling tighter to him as gravity weighs me down instead of the water making me lighter. This is the safest I've felt in a long time.
He stands under the cold shower before returning to the lockers. "Put me down," I whisper and he lowers me to the ground. I open my eyes and he turns to face me. He bends down and touches my leg and I gasp. "Flynn," I whimper.
"I know," he sighs and removes the key from my ankle. He stands back up and unlocks the locker. I grab my bag and bring Miley into the cubicle. Flynn comes in with us and I hate it. Well, I love it too but it gives me false hope and it adds more guilt.
I sit on the bench and Miley climbs on the bench and rests her cheek on my belly again and I stroke her wet hair. "I love you," she says.
"We love you too," I answer and she grins at me. I wrap her in a towel and she stands up. I help her dress as Flynn dresses too. I try not to look but it's too hard. I bite my lip to control myself. Hell! Once Miley is dressed she sits on the bench again.
Flynn's fully dressed again and I take my towel out my bag and start to dry myself. Flynn decides to help me get dressed and I roll my eyes. He holds my jeans out and I step into them. He shimmies them up my leg and I stand as he tries fastening my jeans. "I'm fat," I mumble.
He laughs, "You are anything but fat, I can see your ribs. You've just changed shape for some odd reason. Have you changed your workout routine?"
I shrug, "I guess I can't run as much with Miley." He nods and I push his hands away and I squeeze into the jeans and do the button up. I cover myself with the towel and I undo the bra bikini. I discard the bra on the bench and awkwardly try to put on my bra without lowering the towel. Flynn rolls his eyes and removes the towel and fastens the bra behind my back with nothing but feel and I frown.
How many times has he removed or replaced a bra? He's a pro and I hate it. I pull my top over my head and helps me into my shoes. He pulls me to my feet and I pick up my bag and shove the bikini and towel into the bag. I hold my hand out to Miley and she takes my hand. "Smiley? Takeaway for dinner or eat out?"
"Flynn," I growl but he ignores me.
"Umm, takeaway please. Can Uncle Tyler come too?"
"Sure, someone has to feed him," Flynn chuckles and Miley giggles. We walk to the car and I strap Miley into her seat. I slide into the front when she's safely in the car. I rest my head on the headrest and shut my eyes.
Flynn leans over me and my heart flutters. I open my eyes and he's grabbing my seatbelt and clipping me in. I stop breathing until he's at a safe distance. I shut my eyes again and I drift asleep.
I wake to muffled voices, "She doesn't sleep much," Miley says. "We should let her sleep," she urges. I groan, she's too young to be acting like this. I open my eyes and Flynn is carrying me.
"Put me down," I whisper and look at his face. "I said, put me down!" I glare at him and he rolls his eyes. He stops walking and sets me on my feet and I sway as I get a head rush. He holds my shoulders and I push him off me. I blink and walk the rest of the way to the apartment.
"Is she always this grouchy?" Flynn says playfully to Miley.
"No, she's normally just sad," she says simply and my heartaches. I unlock my door and hold the door open for Miley. I try to shut the door on Flynn but he puts his foot in the way and pushes through. "Can we have pizza?"
"Sure, Smiley," Flynn says.
"Honey, let's get you in the bath and ready for bed whilst Flynn orders food." She nods and walks towards the bathroom.
"What do you want?" Flynn asks.
"Nothing," I growl. "If you order me something I'm going to kick you the hell out."
He sighs, "I hate that you are like this. You never used to push me out. We can still spend time together and be civil for Miley. We had a nice day did we not?"
"No, you exert your will over me time and time again! You can't control me anymore Flynn."
"You're still in there," he protests.
"She's not!"
"You never could lie to me, if she was gone you wouldn't have let me fuck you last night. Your heart wouldn't accelerate when I'm close." He walks towards me and I back away. He pins me against the wall and my heart pounds. "Your breathing wouldn't quicken, there wouldn't be this charge between us." He cups my face and I shut my eyes and my breathing is rapid. He kisses my forehead and I stop breathing.
His lips linger for a moment and then his touch is gone and I open my eyes to watch him as he walks briskly out of my apartment. Fuck it all, I take a moment to sort myself out. I always thought he was using me in the early stages. Why would he do this to me now?
I walk into the bathroom and Miley is already in the bath. My heart stops when I see her crying. I kneel beside her and I cup her face. "What's wrong, baby?"
"I had a good time today," she sobs.
I kiss her head and a tear escapes my eye, "I know you did baby."
"Why can't every day be like this?" I look at her and I wipe her tears away. I can't have her hurting because of me. I will just have to get better at this. I need to be strong for her.
"Okay Honey, thank you for telling me. I love you so much I don't want you sad. I'll see if I can speak to Flynn and see if he will agree to something regular. Once a week perhaps?" She stops crying and smiles.
"Flynn will agree, thank you, Mommy." I nod and smile at her.
I hear the front door open, "Can you wash yourself? I want to speak to Flynn. I will be in shortly," she nods and I stand up and leave the bathroom. I wipe my eyes as I enter the living room and Flynn frowns at me.
"What's wrong?" he asks.
"I am a bad mother," I sniff and wipe my nose with the back of my hand. He comes towards me but I hold my hands out. "I'm a bad friend, a bad daughter, I just shouldn't be here."
"Don't say that," he says softly. "What's going on?"
"Miley's crying," he looks from me to the bathroom. "Well, was," he looks back at me and frowns. "She needs us," I sob.
"I know," he sighs.
"She needs us to get along. She needs more days like today. We need to compromise, I need to push my own needs aside and hide my pain. I won't have her hurting because I can't deal with this."
"I thought you were okay with Scarlett and me?"
"I am! Doesn't mean I like it, I've accepted it. It hurts, I do it for you! I hate seeing you with someone else it makes me physically sick but you're happy so that's what makes this okay." He screws his face up. "So I offer one day a week, we have to spend time together."
He nods, "Okay," he puts his forehead on mine and I breathe him in and it settles me. I sigh and I push him away and walk back into the bathroom. Miley is just getting out the bath and I grab her towel and wrap it around her. I pick her up and carry her to her bedroom.
I drop her on the bed so she bounces and she squeals. I tickle her and she laughs and I laugh with her. I need her laughing for my own wellbeing. I stop and I dry her and dress her in some PJ's. We enter the living room and Tyler is on my couch with Ruby. Miley runs to him and climbs on him. "Hey Kid," he ruffles her wet hair and she hugs him.
"Uncle Tyler!" She carries on hugging him and he puts one arm around her. "Auntie Ruby!" Ruby smiles and she jumps into her arms. Auntie? When did that happen?
"Are you just going to stand there or what?" Tyler jokes.
"It's where I belong," I mumble so they don't hear me. I belong on the outside looking in. I walk to my corner on the couch and I curl up. I'm so tired. Flynn covers me in a blanket and I glare at him. There's a knock at the door and I ignore it. Flynn gets up and answers the door.
"Scar?" he says shocked. I groan, fuck my life. "Ric?" Double fuck.
"Are you going to let me in or what Bruv?"
"Bro, I invited them. Let them in!" Tyler calls from the couch.
I glare at Tyler and he frowns at me. Flynn stands aside to let them in and Scarlett kisses him and my stomach churns. "Hey Darlin'," Ricardo says and sits by my feet. He places his arm on my raised legs.
"Hey," I reply. Flynn sits next to me and I roll my eyes. Flynn puts something child friendly on TV and we don't have to wait long until the food arrives.
"Sis, eat something," Tyler says as they all have a plate with slices of pizza.
"I ain't your sis," I remind him again and he rolls his eyes.
"Kid, get some pizza for her," I look at Miley and she nods. Miley stands up and grabs a plate and places a slice of pizza on it and walks to me and gives it to me.
"Here you go Mommy!" she's so happy today. I rest it on my stomach and she slides between me and Flynn. She leans on me and I smile in content. I take a bite of pizza and it's not too bad. I slowly finish the slice and I drop the plate on the floor so it's not on me. I rest my eyes for a bit.
"I've missed you, babe, where have you been?" Scarlett says.
"Just with Miley," he says. I hear them kiss and I gag. My stomach is churning, I hold my stomach trying to stop it.
"I missed you last night, I wanted to give you birthday sex," that's it, I'm done. I frantically thrash the blanket off me and I run to the bathroom. I vomit over and over. It lasts for ages as I actually had food in my stomach. My head hurts and my eyes burn. I flush the chain and I lay on the cold floor. I'm all clammy.
The door opens and I groan. "Go away," I mumble.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know they were coming," Flynn says and he cups my clammy face and I push him off me. "Has the sickness stopped?"
"For now," I sigh. He sits me up and I feel dizzy. "Stop," I whimper. He stops moving me and places his hand on my tummy and everything stops. I just don't understand what is happening.
"You need to try eat Riley."
"No, I'm too tired to vomit anymore." He lifts me into his arms and he holds me with one arm and holds my stomach with the other. I need to learn to push him away but if he settles this sickness then I don't care. I hate being sick and it's exhausting.
He carries me out of the bathroom, "Is she okay?" Tyler asks.
"She keeps being sick, I think she needs to see a Doctor. She's okay at the minute, tired." He settles me back on the couch and covers me in the blanket. I shut my eyes and Miley lays on me and I hold her to me.
"Good luck with getting her to the Doctor, Bro," Tyler jokes. I hear Flynn rooting around in the kitchen. What is he doing now?
    A few minutes later he's back with me. "Try some soup," he says softly and I grumble.
   "No," I protest.
   "I'll help," he promises. I open one eye and he has a cup with hot soup in it. He places his hand on my tummy and I sigh. "Please."
     I take the cup from him and I feel all eyes watching. I glance at Scarlett and her eyes a zoned in on Flynn's hand on my tummy. I feel so bad but I need him. Just to keep my churning stomach at bay.
Besides, it's the least he can do considering he's the one causing it. I sip the tomato soup. My eyes start drooping again. I never knew how much his touch is soothing.
Enough for me to feel, safe and content. "Riley, keep eating," Flynn urges. I take another sip. Has he drugged me or what?
I soldier on though until it's all gone. I try keep my heavy eyes open. "Ty," I whisper.
He scrambles up from his place on the couch and kneels in front of me. "Yeah sis?" he asks hopeful.
"I love you," I mumble and let my eyes close. I feel him stroke my face.
"Fuck, I love you too." Safe and content. "Bro, you're not allowed to move. At all," he insists.
I feel a few laughs around the room and then I'm out like a light.
I wake with a start and I'm all sweaty. My heart thumping in my chest. I find my phone and press call. "Fuck, hello?" he groans sleepily.
"Can you come over please," I cry. I don't want to be alone.
"Yeah, give me twenty babe," he mutters. Not the first time I've called him in the night and I'm sure it won't be the last.
I get up and go for a wee. I check on Miley and she's sleeping soundly. Her nightmares don't plague her dreams anymore but mine are worse than ever.
Twenty minutes later there's a light tap on my door. I open the door and wrap around him. He lifts me up and walks in closing the door behind us.
He walks to the bedroom and lays me down as he kicks his clothes off. He wraps around me, "I fucked up again, Jax. What's wrong with me?"
"What happened," he says as he strokes my hair.
"I had sex with Flynn last night," I cry. Tears falling from my face. I feel him stiffen behind me letting me know I really did fuck up.
"Sex with the Hottie should never be turned down. Tell me everything."
"It was his birthday yesterday. I wore the dress that Mom bought me that he loves. I guess that was my first mistake. They all insisted I sing for him. So I picked a song that will hurt him."
"What song?"
"I'll never love again," I whisper. He will know who it's by, he sings all the fecking time. "I got in a huge fight with my Dad so I left. My door was opened around 1am. In he came drunk as a skunk.
"I could never resist drunk Flynn. He said his only wish on his birthday was to connect with me. I tried to push him away. I really did but there's no resisting him when he wants me."
"Babe, you love him so much. Of course you would, he should feel like shit. Messing with your head like that."
I sigh, I know but no matter what he does I still can't hate him for it. "Let me tell you that he made me orgasm multiple times. I literally exploded the minute he eased in."
Jax laughs quietly, "Tell me more, don't leave anything out!" he insists.
"With Ric, I always feel unfinished. Flynn can make me cum without even trying. He kept asking if I cummed with Ric, if I rode him. He was torturing me."
"I think he was torturing himself more babe," I turn in his arms and look at his face. "He still loves you. He was quite protective over you. To hear you say what Ric's done to you must have been agony."
I take in the information. I guess he's right, I would never ask what he does with Scarlett though. I just don't want to know. "So he took me to my safe haven and I actually got a good night sleep for once.
"I woke up and he was wrapped around me. Do you know what he said?"
He laughs lightly, "Fuck that was good?"
I bite my lip before I respond, "Fuck, you smell good Scar." Jax's face is battling between anger and pain. "I lost it in the bathroom. I could I do that to Scarlett? He came in and held me. Told me how much of a shit he is. Can you believe he thought he took advantage of me and raped me?"
Jax shrugs, I love how invested he is in my story. "You may have wanted to but—" he taps my forehead. "Up here it's not what you wanted. He is a shit, he can't go and get a girlfriend and then come running back when he wants. That's not fair."
"You're right. Anyway, we all went to the park and had lunch. We went swimming. Miley needs these days. We came back for dinner and Tyler invited Scarlett and Ric. I ended up being sick again.
"And then I fell asleep and woke up in bed. That's when I called you."
"I'm glad you did," he gently bops my nose and I giggle. I nuzzle up to him and he holds me. I fall into an uneasy sleep.
The next morning Jax and I take Miley to school. He went to work and I went to uni.
ME- Can we meet up today? X
SCARLETT- Sure. Usual pub at 12.30? X
ME- Great, see you then. X
How am I going to tell her? I will but this guilt is eating my whole. Evelyn was a coward, I see why she kept it a secret but doesn't make it right. I could be destroying Flynn's future with her. Fuck!
When it gets to that time I make my way to the pub. I notice Tyler with Ruby and a couple of the guys at their usual table but I sit on my own waiting for Scarlett.
The door opens and she scans the pub until she finds me. I tap the seat next to me and she smiles brightly. I'm about to knock it right off her face.
She sits down and hugs me. Guilt. Shame. "Everything okay?" she asks. She must know something is wrong by now.
"I want to start off by saying that I love you. Your friendship has meant so much to me in a short amount of time."
She grabs my hands and smiles, "I love you too, silly. What's this about Riley?"
I take a deep breath. Here goes nothing. "I slept with Flynn on his birthday. It was all me, don't blame Flynn. He was drunk as a skunk and he didn't know what he was doing."
Her mouth falls open and pulls her hands away from me. "You took advantage of him?" she cringes.
"Shit! No it wasn't like that. I would never, not after I've been that position. I just, he was drunk and I was sober. I should have stopped him but I couldn't. I've never been able to resist him."
She stands up, tears running from her face. She goes to leave but I grab her wrist. "Please Scarlett, forgive him. He loves you. He wants to be with you. Hate me not him. It was a mistake. It won't happen again."
She spins and back hands me. I go toppling backwards into the bar, landing with a thud on my ass. Fuck! She throws a good punch. I respect that.
"Lee!" Tyler calls and I see him approaching as I wipe my lip.
"Stay away from us," she shouts and then she gone, accompanied with the slam of the door.
Tyler kneels down in front of me and checks me over. I'm still processing what's happening so I don't push him away. "Are you okay, Riley?" Ruby asks.
"Can you please check on her? I deserved that," I beg her. She nods and runs after Scarlett.
"What do you mean you deserved that? What did you do?" Tyler growls.
"I was Evelyn, okay? I slept with Flynn," I let my tears fall. He helps me off the floor and I hug him. "I tried to tell her it was all me. She has to forgive him, Ty."
He's taken aback from my embrace but he quickly hugs me tight incase I pull away. "Was it all you?"
"I antagonised him. I wore the dress he loves, sang to him. It was all me."
He pulls away and cups my face, "That's not what I asked, Lee. Did he pursue you or did you go after him?"
I try shaking my head but his hands are still on my face, "He came to my apartment. I tried to stop him but he knows when I'm lying!"
"I'm gunna kill him," he growls.
"Please, don't Ty."
"No Lee, he can't do this to you, look at you," he grits out. I hiccup and bite my lip. I wipe my eyes and push him off me.
"Just don't, Tyler. I have to get Scarlett to forgive him. I have to," I insist. I storm out of the bar. I notice Flynn walking towards the pub.
"I'd be careful going in there if I were you," I tell him. He frowns but keeps walking towards the door. I turn around to watch him. "I'm going to do what I can to get her back for you."
He freezes with his hand on the door handle. He doesn't look back at me though and then he unlocks himself and disappears inside.
I'm not in the mood for lectures so I walk to the ice rink. I enter reception and Natalie greets me at reception. "Where Jax?" I ask.
"Office," she offers with a smile. I nod and head towards the office. I consider knocking but I don't.
I walk in and Jax looks up and frowns at me from his desk. I make my way to him and sit on his lap, curling up to him. He wraps his arms around me and that's when I notice his Dad in the room.
He seems most amused with my presence. He's at the computer with paperwork in his hand. "Oh hey, Mr Gray," I say flustered but make no effort to move from Jax.
"Don't mind me, Riley, you carry on," he chuckles.
He keeps glancing at us though and it's off putting. Maybe he thinks I'm Jax's girlfriend. He knows he's gay though right? "You okay, babe? Just ignore him. I do."
"I umm, I told Scarlett," I confess. He freezes and cups my face with one hand. "She er, punched me."
He bellows out a laugh, "I hope you punched her back."
"Nah, I deserved it," I shrug. He skims my sore lip with his thumb.
Jax sighs and reaches over for a cigarette and lights up. I've never seen Jax smoke but he has always smells of smoke. It's oddly soothing.
"Gah, these numbers just aren't adding up. Don't suppose you're any good with numbers, Riley?" Mr Gray asks. I turn in Jax's hold and grab the piece of papers.
I sit through and look over them. I've seen this before, when I used to help Dad with his business. I go over them again before breaking the news to him. Just to be sure.
"Mr Gray, I'm sorry to break it to you but I think a member of staff is stealing from you," I bite my lip. "I've seen this before with my Dad's company."
"I was afraid you were going to say that. Do you mind going over some footage for me?" I nod and make my over to the monitors.
I open the cctv app and frown when I see a file named Riley. I click on it and I cringe when I see James in the boot room. It plays it but in a different prospective than mine.
It looks worse from a different view. I whimper when he punches me in my ribs. I hold my now healed ribs, recalling the pain. "Fuck, don't watch that babe!" Jax hurries to my side leaning over me and clicks off the video. He's surrounding me and it's a comfort.
A puff of smoke surrounds me as he brings up footage so I can watch back for any sign of who's stealing. He kisses my cheek before he goes back to his desk.
Why does he have that footage saved? I didn't even know it existed. I sigh and keep watching. I'm sure whoever it was isn't going to be so stupid and be caught on camera. I went in undercover for my Dad to catch them.
However, I keep watching anyway. All until my alarm goes off to pick up Miley. I kiss Jax's lips and say bye to his Dad. I leave the office and go for a wee. I make my way to her school and she comes running out to me.
I pick her up and wander home. She talks all the way home about her day. It warms my heart to hear about her day at school.