Heartbeats (Book 1)

CHAPTER 32

~ WESTON ~

After our fuck party, Hero and I had to shower again. Then we got dressed before we head downstairs. Tamara's body is still lying on the floor.

"Oi! Tyler, was it?"

"Yeah?"

"Take out the trash," I said pointing at Tamara's body. "Of course."

"Kip can show you what to do. Right?"

"Absolutely," Kip answered. Vince, Hero, and I are going to see Seth. They said that they would wake him up today. I just hope that he's alright. Well, as much as he can be, after being shot. I'm kind of mad that Pollux killed that Max guy. I'd do it slow and painful. He got off too easy. Well, at least he's dead.

"I'm driving." I tell them and Vince yells "No!"

"Yes!" I yell back. "Noo"

"Umm, yes! Shut up and get in the goddamn car." Vince chuckled. "Fine. You win." I smirk. "Don't I always?"

"Yeah...I guess that's true."

"Mhmm Hmm"

"Did I miss something?" Hero asks. "Nah, we're just very competitive. Everything is a game." Vince answers him. "Yes. Like that time we stole a pizza." I said and Vince laughs. "Oh my god! I still can't believe that you did that."

"You're still surprised about that?" I ask him. "Yeah." Hero looks from me to Vince and then back to me. I can tell that he's dying to know what we're talking about. "Tell me, I could use a good story." They both laugh.

"Well, Seth told me I was too much of a coward to steal a pizza, and of course that only fueled me. So I walked inside Pizza Hut and ordered a pizza. They handed it over and I took it and ran. Vince and Seth we're waiting in the car. We drove off before the owner was outside."

"Epic!" Vince yells. "Yeah!"

"Oh my god!" Hero said and we all laugh. I pull over in the parking lot outside the hospital. We walk inside and Vince goes to the front desk at the nurses station. "Hey, how can I help you?" The nurse asks. "My brother came in yesterday, shot in the lower abdomen. We wanted to see him."

The nurse smile. "Absolutely, what's his name?"

"Seth Miller." She types it in on the computer and scrolls down. "Yes, he's in room 35. To the left, down the hall, and the second door on the left."

"Thank you." He said with a smile. "Sure." We go the direction she gave us and knock on his door, no one answers but we go inside anyway. Seth is asleep. Another knock on the door makes us all jump. Shit! I hate hospitals.

"Hey, we met yesterday." The doctor holds out his hand and Vince takes it to shake. "Yeah, Hey. How is he doing?"

"He's been taken off from the ventilators and we gave him medicine to wake him up. It's up to him now. The night has been peaceful. No complications, so I'm positive that he's going home, any day now after he wakes up."

"Okay, thank you doc." He nods and walks out of the room. I climb into the bed and lay beside him. "Hey, big bro! Time to wake up." His eyelids flicker and he slowly moves his body but frowns when he does. Guess he's in pain. He opens his eyes and looks at me, then at Hero and Vince. "Hey" His voice is raspy.

"Hey."

"Hey, bro."

"Hey, how do you feel?" Hero asks. Seth tried to sit up but change his mind, directly when he felt the pain. "Like I've been shot. God damn, that hurts."

"We know." Vince and Hero said in unison. "Haha, Yes, you do." I wonder what they're talking about. I'll ask them later. But now, all I want is to make sure Seth is okay. "I missed you and so did the pups."

He smiles. "Aww...I've been missing those furballs too and you too, of course." He looks at Vince. "What happened? I don't remember anything after being shot. Did you kill them?"

"Well, apparently my brother snapped that Max guys neck. The other two are back at the clubhouse. Making them clean and shit." Hero said. "Are we keeping them?" Seth asks. "Yes," I answer him. "Nice."

We stay and update Seth on everything and he listens but he looks tired. So we say goodbye and head back to the clubhouse that's clean from floor to roof. "Wow!?" I said is a surprised voice. "Yeah"

"Indeed. I don't think I've ever seen this place so clean before." Vince said and Hero agrees with him. "You and me both."

Trip, has them carrying new bottles of liquor. They seem kind of at peace being here. Like they're home. I wonder how their lives were before?

"Hey, guys! Drinks?" Trip asks. "Yes, please!" I answer. "Coming right up, Prez?"

"Yeah, neat."

"Same." Trip nods and pours our drinks. We take a seat by the table and Vince takes out a folder and puts it in front of us. "What's that?" Hero asks him. "The guys have been bugging me about new crow eaters. Riley picked those out. I want you and Weston to double-check them." Hero sighs.

"Okay. Babe, come on."

"Ugh! Do I have to choose pussy for all of you?"

"I'm afraid so. Well, not for me. Choose them as you think would listen and do their tasks without bitching about it." I sigh. "Fine. Give it to me." He hands me the files and I read them. I want to throw up on this desk. They're all gorgeous. I hate gorgeous girls. I look over them multiple times.

We're keeping Rachel and Allie, they're proof that they're good girls, who do what they're told and they don't hit on any taken man. The other ones are newbies. I just hope that they can behave and do what they're supposed to do. Riley and I are in charge of them and trust me when I say that I'm going to educate them. If they miss behaving, they're dead meat!