Amy (Aces MC Series Book 3.5) (22 page)

I don't know how long we stayed like this for but it felt
like we both knew that this was goodbye. I unwillingly pulled myself from his
embrace knowing that I couldn't stay like this for much longer.
"Where you parked babe?" Blake asked looking from the alley into the
street.
"Just a couple of cars down the street," I stated pointing in the
direction.
Blake nodded, "Let me walk you, I've got a few things I need to do this
evening." He held out his hand and I happily took it as we walked from the
alley and down the street to where my car was parked.

"So this is it babe."
I nodded my head agreeing as I knew it was the right things to do, "It
sure is."
"Do I get one last kiss, for old time sake?" I sniggered at his
comment and leaned against my car ready for him to kiss me. Blake positioned
his legs between mine and pressed up against me, he placed his hands on both my
cheeks and lowered his mouth to mine. The kiss started tender as our lips moulded
perfectly but Blake intensified the kiss and moved his hands to the back of my
neck so that he could pull me in deeper. Our tongues clashed as the kiss became
more heated and I felt his erection press firmly against my hip as he grinded
it into me.               
Blake pulled back, "Whoa, I've gotta stop there babe or I'll make a
conscious effort to do you over your bonnet." He sniggered. I smiled and
tried to control my breathing as I reached into my handbag to find my car keys.
"I better be going Ames, like I said I've got a few things I need to sort
out." He turned and stomped towards his motorcycle before stopping
abruptly. "I still have a lot of unanswered questions Ames, I'd like to
meet up and discuss sometime."
I nodded my head, "That's fine, I'll be in touch." Blake smiled
before he turned and continued towards his ride.

I opened the door to my car and threw my handbag into the
passenger footwell before I sat in the driver's seat, contemplating this
evenings events. I knew deep down that I should've told Blake earlier but I
needed to grieve myself before I thought about anyone else's feelings. Being
able to tell him this evening though had allowed a weight to be lifted and
hopefully I could find some closure and Blake could move on with his own life.

Recon

"I can do this all night." I swung back my arm and
pushed through knocking the snivelling piece of shit backwards onto the ground.
I eagerly stepped forward and Justice helped me pick up the chair that Sam was
still attached to. Once he was upright I pulled back my fist ready to make
contact again.
"Okay, I'll tell you where he is." Sam said quietly.
Thank fuck for that, we'd been at it for the past hour and my fist was starting
to hurt from smashing him in the face so many times.
Justice glared at him, "Well start talking."
"He's at his girlfriends house, fifty-eight Apple Tree Court,
Chingford." Sam was breathing heavily and I couldn't comprehend how he was
currently feeling after grassing on one of his own. I wouldn't have to kill him
now because I knew that I only had to leak the fact that he was a grass and
he'd be dead any way.

"Buster, keep him here for another couple of hours,
then drive him into Epping forest and let him go." Buster glanced at
Ramsey quickly before returning his attention to me, nodding his head
indicating that he understood the instructions.
"Is there a problem gentleman?" I asked extending my arms out to the
side as I stepped forward. Buster shook his head but I knew he had something on
his mind. "Speak now boy before I lose my temper." I placed my hands
into my jean pockets and waited for a response.
"Duke called earlier and asked where we were." Buster said quietly.
I let out a sigh, "And you said what exactly?"
Buster looked at the floor and fidgeted. Lyric stepped forward and grabbed
Buster by the scruff of his neck, pushing him against the wall. "We ain't
got time for this shit, start speaking fat boy." I was grateful of Lyric
steeping in as I was slow losing patience.
"Nothing incriminating, I just said that I was with you." I walked
over to the two of them as Lyric raised his brows questioning his response,
"I promise, I just said that Recon needed me for something." Lyric
let go of his cut and stepped away.
"Right we better be going as we're losing day light." Justice patted
me on the back lightly as he made his way to the door.
I turned back to Sam, "If you say a word, I'll tell everyone that you're a
grass. Am I making myself clear?"
He nodded his head vigorously and I was satisfied that he'd keep his mouth
shut. I walked over the plastic sheets that we'd put down on the floor should we
have needed to finish Sam off, and made my way towards the exit of the
building.

It didn't take long to ride to Chingford and I knew exactly
where we were going. I was first off my motorcycle and stomped towards the
front door.
"Is there a plan Recon?" Justice asked after me as I stalked towards
the door. "It's only that we don't usually make house visits, that's more
the Skulls scene than ours."
"I don't give a shit, I'm just gonna fucking kill him for what he did to
Amy." I said coldly rapping on the front door.

I could hear shuffling and movement from behind the door but
no one was coming to answer it. I stepped back and swung my leg at the door
making contact just above the lock. I pulled back to do the same when I saw a
female of slight build run to the door and quickly try to open it.

"Good evening, I'm looking for Jason." Her eyes
widened and I saw the panic on her face.
"He's...erm...he's not here." She stuttered.
"Are you sure because that's his motorcycle parked over there." I
pointed in the direction of the black Harley parked to my left. She groaned but
it looked like she wasn't going to give out his whereabouts. I started to
contemplate what to do when I heard a baby cry. My eyes widened and I saw the
panic on her face for the fear of her child. I pushed on the door and knocked
her off balance as I moved aggressively into the front porch. The cries were
coming from upstairs and I took two at a time feeling the adrenaline pumping
through my body as I neared the bedroom.
I could hear muffled screams behind me and glanced over my shoulder to see
Justice's hand over the woman's mouth to stifle her screams and alerting people
of our presence.

I eased my pace and walked over to the crib where the baby
lay and my heart lurched in my chest. I wasn't going to hurt the baby I just
needed to know where her old man was and quickly, as I was getting more
agitated. I leaned into the crib and took the baby into my arms, his whimpering
stopped and he cooed at the attention. The woman was now fighting Justice as
she struggled in his arms trying to free herself.
"I'll ask you again, where's Jason?" I saw the tears stream from her
eyes as she didn't want us knowing but she also didn't want any harm to come to
her child either. Her silence gave me knots in my stomach and only intensified
the rage inside me. I walked to the window and released the catch to push the
window open wide. Lyric looked up questioningly from outside but I turned my
attention back to the woman who was still trying to fight Justice. Holding the
baby by the scruff of its neck, I outstretched my arm in the direction of the
window. Justice's eyes widened at my actions but I knew he'd never call me up
on my shit. I was on a mission, I needed to know where Jason was.

"One last chance to talk or your baby is going out the
window." I saw the panic and she knew that I wasn't bluffing, her eyes
darted to a wardrobe in the corner of the room and I felt a sense of relief. Still
holding the baby at arm's length, I removed my glock from the waistband of my
jeans and pointed the gun at the woman. Justice released his hold on her and
she remained still watching everything play out in front of her, she obviously
didn't want to make any sudden moves just in case the baby got hurt.
Justice removed his glock also and made his way quietly towards the wardrobe.
He placed his hand on the handle, while holding his weapon at arm's length
should he need to use it. I saw him take a deep breath before he opened the door
of the wardrobe wide.

"Jason, care to join the party." I said cheerfully
as Justice leaned into the wardrobe and pulled him out by the scruff of his
neck. I lowered my glock and pulled the baby into my arms, holding it securely
as I walked over to give it to its mother. She cradled him in her arms and I
saw the relief on her face as she kissed the top of his head repeatedly. She
was lucky to be able to experience that feeling as Amy wouldn't be able to
because of her old man.

"Sit on the bed," I said pointing towards it with
my glock. She did as she was told and sat on the edge comforting her son.
"What's it like being a mother?" She looked at me confused but I
raised my brows waiting for her to respond.
"It's the most enjoyable thing in the world." She answered looking
longingly at her little bundle of joy.
I turned my attention to the piece of shit on the floor, Justice had thrown him
on his front and had his knee pressing firmly in the middle of his back with
his glock pointed at his temple. "You see the thing is Jason, when you
took orders from the Dyers and stabbed my girlfriend in the stomach she was
pregnant with my child." I saw his eyes widen, and the sweat trickle from
his brow. "Your blade resulted in her miscarrying that baby, so you can
see that I'm in a bit of a predicament."
"I didn't know that she was pregnant man otherwise I wouldn't have done
it." He whimpered knowing that he didn't have long to live.
I sighed, "The thing is Jason, desperate men will say all kinds of things
and I don't believe you."
"I'm telling you the truth man."
I nodded my head slowly, "Okay, say I do believe you and that I now
realise how sorry you are. What information are you going to give me to ease my
pain?" I knelt beside him and saw his confused expression. "Who gave
the order?"
He let out a sigh and Justice pushed his glock harder into Jason's temple.
"I don't quite think that you understand the severity of the
situation." I maintained eye contact but pointed my gun in the direction
of his wife and child.
"Please man don't hurt them."
"Well start talking."
"It was Sheldon, Sheldon gave the order."
I smiled, "Well thank you, that wasn't so hard was it."
"What are you going to do to me?" he asked snivelling.
"Oh you're going to die for what you did but I haven't quite decided what
your last thoughts will be." He cried harder and I rolled my eyes, fucking
pussy. "I don't know if you should see me rape your old lady or murder
your child before you die."
"Please don't hurt them, do what you like to me but please don't hurt
them." I got up off the floor and walked over to the bed. The woman closed
her eyes as I reached beside her but I sniggered when I took a pillow from the
bed. I saw her relief but then her eyes widened as she realised what I was
going to do. Justice removed the gun from the side of Jason's head and attached
a silencer, his face was full of snot, tears and sweat as he now knew his fate.
I placed the pillow over his head and gave the nod to Justice. He dug his glock
deep into the pillow and fired two bullets in quick succession.

I turned to the sound of whimpering coming from the woman
still sitting on the bed cradling her son, "I'm letting you and your son
live but if I hear that you've spoken to anyone about tonight's event, I
promise I'll hunt you down and put you and your son to work. There are plenty
of paedophiles out there that would love to fuck your baby." Her shocked
expression rendered her immobile and I knew that she wouldn't be talking to
anyone because of my words.

Justice stood beside me, and we made our way from the
building still hearing the whimpering of the woman ringing in my ears.
"That was a bit harsh." Justice said as we jogged down the stairs.
"What do you mean?"
"What you said to her."
I shrugged, "I bet she'll keep her mouth shut though."
Justice sniggered shaking his head, "You're a fucking sick bastard."

"What took you so long?" Lyric asked as we joined
him outside.
"Stop you whining it's done now."
Lyric rolled his eyes, "Do we need to go anywhere else?"
"Nah, we better head back or Duke will ask too many questions. Remember
boys this is kept between the three of us." Justice and Lyric nodded their
heads as they mounted their motorcycles. Duke would go mad knowing that I'd found
my own retribution for Amy as he liked to play everything by the rules but
sometimes rules were made to be broken. I had now wasted the bloke who had
stabbed Amy, I just needed to dispose of the bloke that had given the orders.

Amy

I used the cloth to wipe down the tables now that the lunch
time rush was over. Ethan and Connor spoke quietly at their usual table at the
back of the cafe about work and I didn't want to eavesdrop so preferred to keep
busy. I walked towards the last table that was directly beside the window when
something caught my attention from across the street. I noticed a young girl
pop her head from around the back of the bus stop on the opposite side of the
road and then disappear. I thought this was strange and started to doubt that
I'd even seen her at all as I stared out the window. I laughed to myself and
continued to wipe the table and noticed that the guys had gone quiet. I turned
my head to glance in their direction to see their confused expressions.
"You laughing to yourself?" Ethan asked.
"Haha!" I said dryly. "I thought I saw something but I clearly
didn't."
They both still stared at me confused before turning to each other to continue
their conversation.
I smiled to myself and pushed the chairs under the table when something caught
my eye again. I turned my head in the direction of the bus stop and this time
my thoughts were confirmed when I saw the teenage girl peer around the
advertising board attached to the bus stop.
I threw the cloth onto the table and removed my tabard before I marched from
the shop. It had turned chilly and I was only wearing a lightweight blouse and
skirt, and instantly wished I had grabbed my coat but I was intrigued as to who
the girl was and what she wanted.

As I neared the bus stop she peered round the corner again
giving me enough time to see that it was Hazel.
I folded my arms across my chest, "What brings you here?" I asked
surprised.
Hazel distributed her weight from one foot to the other as she fidgeted in
front of me. "My dad is upset and I hate to see him like that." She
said quietly.
"What's he upset about Hazel?" I asked still taking a harsh tone with
her.
"He misses you!"
"Has he said those exact words?" I asked trying to extract
information from her.
Hazel rolled her eyes, "Look, I know what it's like to be in love, he's
not eating or sleeping properly. He's moody, miserable and...oh for gods sake
can you just call him or something and sort it out?"
"I'd very much like to do that Hazel but I don't want to upset you. You
made it perfectly clear the other day that you didn't want me around and I
respect your wishes."
Hazel's face twisted as she thought of what to say next, "I've had time to
think and if you make my dad happy then I'm cool with that because he deserves
to smile."
I nodded my head slowly contemplating what she'd just said, "Okay, do you
want to come in for a drink or something to eat?"
"No, I'd better get back to school." She replied staring at the
ground.
"Do you want me to drive you?" I didn't know what the protocol was
about children being out of school at lunch time.
"No that's fine, it's a ten minute walk and lunch is nearly over."
"Okay as long as you're sure." I said still shocked by the
conversation we were having.
Hazel turned and walked in the direction of her school before she stopped
abruptly to glance over her shoulder, "Promise you'll call him!"
"I promise, now off you go before you're late." Hazel nodded her head
before continuing down the street.
I let out a loud sigh as I contemplated what had just been discussed. This
whole situation had affected James more than I thought so it wasn't just me
hoping to reconcile this relationship.

I checked for a gap in the traffic before I crossed the high
street to make my way back towards the cafe.
 "Who's that Ames?" Ethan asked as I joined them at their table.
"James' teenage daughter," I replied.
Ethan raised his brows slightly, "I didn't know he had a kid!"
"There's a lot you don't know because he has two, a boy and a girl."
"Some would say you have a ready made family." I glanced in Connor's
direction as he feigned innocence and picked up his mug to take a swig of his
tea.
"Some would say it's none of your business!" I stated poking out my
tongue and folding my arms defensively to the sound of their chuckles.
"You may not want to hear it Amy but Connor's right. You can't physically
have kids but you can still have a family." Connor nodded at Ethan's statement
and I felt the love radiating from them.
I could feel my eyes prick with tears and didn't want them to see me get
emotional. "I'd better get on," I said quickly leaving the table and walked
quickly behind the counter so that I could busy myself. It had been an
interesting afternoon and Hazel's visit had given me a lot to think about.

After the guys had left the cafe, the rest of the day went
fairly quickly partly because my thoughts were elsewhere. I reached into my bag
that I kept behind the counter and pulled out my iPhone so that I could call
James. I'd left it long enough and if what Hazel had said was true, he was
missing me as much as I was missing him. I leaned on the counter and scrolled
through my contacts to find his number. Taking a deep breath, I pressed the
screen and held the phone to my ear listening to it ring but at the same time I
heard a ring coming from inside the cafe. I quickly spun around to see James
standing by the counter with a cheeky grin on his face as he held his phone in
his hand.

"I was just calling you!"
"Obviously, what did you want?" he asked shaking the phone in front
of him indicating that I was still calling him.
I sniggered and ended the call, "I wanted to apologise for my behaviour
lately and ignoring your calls. I overreacted and now that I've had time to
reflect I realise that I went about it all the wrong way." I was so strong
willed and I hated apologising but this time I was clearly in the wrong. I
watched as an array of different emotions crossed his face at my words as he
slipped his phone into his pocket before returning his attention back to me.
James reached over the counter and placed the back of his hand on my forehead,
I scrunched my nose as I tried to look at his hand wondering what he was doing.
"Are you feeling okay?"
I looked at him puzzled by his concern, "Yeah why?"
"Because apologising is not an Aries trait!"
"Ha-ha!" I said dryly and instantly felt a little more relaxed about
the situation. "Hazel came to see me earlier". I needed to inform him
of Hazels visit.
James raised his brows, "She did?"
"Yeah, she was the one who suggested I call you."
"Okay but is that the only reason you were going to make contact?"
"No!" I moved around the counter until I was standing directly in
front of him feeling the most vulnerable I had felt in years. Here it was, I
was going to lay everything on the line and just hoped he felt the same way
about me. "The real reason I wanted to speak to you was to tell you that I
love you." I said the last three words quietly and couldn't help but look
to the floor as I fiddled with my tabard. James placed two fingers under my
chin and slowly lifted my head so that I was looking directly at his face, his frown
slowly lifted until he was beaming from ear to ear and I felt a little relief
inside.
"I think those are the nicest words I've ever heard." With that
statement, James wrapped his arms around my waist and lowered himself so that
he could take my mouth passionately. I moved my arms to cup the back of his
neck as I held him close allowing him to kiss me deeply. James walked me slowly
backwards around the counter and towards my office at the back of the cafe.
I broke the kiss, "Hold up, I've got to lock the door."
James smiled, "I've already done it."
I sniggered at his comment, "Oh you thought I was a dead cert?"
"I was hoping you were," he stated giving me a cheeky wink before
continuing to direct me towards the office.
James leaned in for another kiss and I pulled back slightly, "So you
didn't tell me why you came here."
"No I didn't, did I!" He leaned towards my lips but I pulled back
again and raised my brows to prompt a response. "I came here to tell you
that I love you!"
His words twisted my insides with excitement, "Well why don't you take me
in the back and show me just how much you love me?"