Page 32 of Gunner
I quickly rush to the tiny kitchen counter and grab my bag and keys before running past Gunner, but he grips my arm and grabs my keys, making me scowl at him.
"Gunner, give me my keys now; she needs me, and remember what happened last time you tried to stop me?"
I raise a brow at him, and he smirks, shaking his head.
"It's Lucas to you, Angel, and yeah, I'm fully aware of what you two women can do to us when we stop any contact between you both. I've got the clubs 4x4, I'm driving you, and that rust bucket is going to the scrap to be crushed like I wanted it to five fucking years ago."
My anger takes hold.
How dare he!
How fucking dare he.
He comes here trying to act like suddenly I'm all he wants after he fucked Cara over and over, shoving their relationship in my face while I tried to deal with the man who stole my virginity, working ten feet away night after night. I've had to deal with crap after crap from his 'family' over and over, and he thinks he can come here and start dictating shit? I don't fucking think so.
I pull my hand back and go to swing, but he sees it coming and grabs my fist with a grunt.
"Ok, I know that wasn't the best thing to say, but Angel, for the past five years, I've kept my alpha side locked away where you are concerned. I'm now done holding back."
Oh, I don't think so.
"DONE HOLDING BACK," he flinches at my shout. "Every time someone paid attention to me, you interfered; it didn't matter if I wanted the attention or not; you had no right because as soon as you scared whoever away, YOU WENT BACK TO CARA," he winces this time. "AND LETS NOT FORGET YOU TELLING ME A WEEK AGO. WE NEEDED TO TALK BECAUSE WE HAD TO BE FRIENDS ONLY BECAUSE I'M SOME SORT OF FUCKING PATCH CHASER TO YOU AND YOUR FUCKING CLUB AND HOW I'M A FUCKING SLUT."
He swallows hard while an 'oh shit’ look comes across his face as I knee him in the balls, making him grunt while I take my keys from his hand before getting in his face when he bends down holding his family jewels.
"You and I, GUNNER, are never going to fucking happen again. You broke me; go back to Cara!"
I stormed away from him, heading to my car, before climbing in. He rushes after me, but I'm already pulling out of my space, and I'm pretty sure I heard him scream, "MOTHER FUCKER," but I could be wrong; who knows?
An hour later, with a pissed-off Gunner following me from behind, I'm pulling up to the gate. Shane smiles at me, which is flipping weird considering he's always reluctant to let me in.
He opens the gate for me, and I park up.
"Leah Ashlyn Parker!"
I ignore Gunner and rush inside the clubhouse, where I'd promised myself to never return. Bloody Doc and his big worrywort mouth. I push the door open and look around the common room, ignoring everyone looking at me. Some of the women have tears in their eyes, but again, I ignore them.
Jesus, what would it take for them to get rid of the brown look in here? It's flipping dark and dreary.
My eyes connect with Sophie's and her tears fall making my body deflate before I rush over to her.Ink, let's her go before she gets up, meeting me halfway and hugging me tightly as she sobs.
"I'm okay, I promise you," I rasp, holding her tighter.
She shakes her head before letting me go when the baby kicks her, and she places her hands on my bump, smiling a little before Ink furrows his brows.
"Your pregnant?"
The whole room grows tense, and I look at Doc, narrowing my eyes at him, making him look at the walls like they're the most interesting thing in the room, causing Ava to hit his head, which means she didn't know he was telling the brothers everything. He sighs before clearing his throat, getting up, and walking over to me.
"Sweetheart, I never told them you were pregnant." He looks at Flame, the tech fricking guru, and narrows his eyes, and so do I, making him now look at the walls, and I roll my eyes before Doc turns back to me. He moves my hair from my face before he rasps, "I'd understand if you'd want to report me, but you're my daughter through and through, except for blood. I couldn't stand allowing them to treat you this way anymore; I couldn't, sweetheart, especially after you lost Ashley. I had a theory about who it was; Gunner just put it all together, confirming it for us all." A tear falls down my cheek, and he wipes it away while the women sniffle. "You should have told me it was him, sweetheart."
I sniffle. "I'm sorry."
He nods before hugging me tightly when Hawk speaks up.
"Oh fuck, I accused you two of having an affair when Cara said she saw you both in an intimate position. Oh gross."
I snort and shake my head while Ava smacks him on the back of his head, making the brothers chuckle, and I look back at Sophie to see she's on the verge of a breakdown.