When I woke up the next morning, Juan was already out of bed. The water wasn't running, so he wasn't in the shower. I listened, but I could tell he wasn't upstairs because I didn't hear him. I got out of bed to go look for him, and when I got to the bottom of the stairs, I looked out the front door. I didn't see his bike, but I walked through the whole house just in case and he wasn't there. I was starting to worry, because he never just left before I woke up without telling me, when we had stayed over at each other's places. I didn't know why he would start now. Honestly, most of the time he didn't even wake up before I woke up. This was strange, and I was starting to get nervous.
Deciding to text him, I ran back up the stairs and when I re-entered the room, I noticed the folded piece of paper on his pillow. I felt a surge of relief, even though I knew that being a part of the club made him tough and he was able to protect himself. I just worried about things like that, especially with the man I love. I don't think it was because I was paranoid about something happening to him, because it likely wouldn't. Although, every time he rode, a small part of me was afraid he'd have another accident, but that didn't overpower other things, like the fact that I was just protective of the people I love. Also, I'd had bad experiences in the past with people leaving and walking out on me. I knew he wouldn't, especially now that he remembered, it was just hard to break old habits.
Walking over to the bed, I picked up the note, and unfolded it. "You sure are beautiful when you sleep. I had to go take care of a few things. I will see you in a few hours. I want to meet you at the park for lunch. I'll text you the address when it's time. I love you. Forever yours, Juice." 'I had to go take care of a few things.'? That was all I got? We were supposed to be talking this morning. I was also a little disappointed we didn't get morning sex. I always love morning sex. I guess there's always tonight. I decided to text him and Brie, then get ready and head to the clubhouse.
To Brie, I wrote, "Hey, Juan has disappeared, but he has a Harley in the garage I'm sure he'll let me use. I have HUGE news. You're never going to believe it. I'll be there soon." To Juan, I wrote, "You should have woken me up, ass. :p I still love you. Just text me when and where you want to meet. I'm headed to the clubhouse to hang out. Can I ride your Harley? ;)" I had to add the wink. I got dressed while I was waiting for his text. I put on green skinny jeans and a black tee-shirt with ADTR on it. I got his text back as I was putting on my mismatched socks and black combat boots. I never wore matching socks. And I never wore white socks. White socks and matching socks were just so boring. I didn't want to be boring.
Grabbing my phone, I looked at the text. It read, "You know you can ride my Harley anytime. ;) And you looked too peaceful. Given the night we had last night, I didn't want to disturb that. I love you back." He mentioned nothing about what he was doing, so he must have been doing something secretive. I wondered what else he could possibly be doing for me. He'd already done it all. Well, his surprises always worked out, so I decided not to ask. I spiked my hair with gel, and then left. I opened the garage and got out the Harley. It was the red one he'd picked out for me to ride before. I've been riding my bike since, but he always kept that here so if something like this happened, I'd have something to ride if I needed to. Though, I doubt he'd ever thought this situation was possible.
As I rode over to the clubhouse, I thought about possibly dying my hair black, taking out my shark bites, eyebrow rings, and my nose ring out, and then applying for a job at the hospital. I had gone back to school after my mom died, and gotten my degree to be an ultrasound tech. It would also be cool to have a friend at work. I had a couple of people I kind of talked to at work, but it would be much better working with Tara. And I'd make a lot more money if I got the job. I'd be able to quit my Hot Topic job. I liked it, but I had been thinking about what Gemma said. Working at the mall wasn't a stable adult job. I wanted to have a stable adult job when Juan and I got married, so Gemma couldn't complain. Might as well get one now.
When I made it to the clubhouse I parked the bike next to my truck, and then took the helmet off, setting it on the bike and checking my hair. I walked over to the clubhouse, noticing that Tara, Rat, Brooke, Chibs and Tig were there, and I had seen Gemma's car, so she must be in TM. Brie and Skye must have been in a dorm, so I called for them, then I went and sat with Brooke and Tara on the couch. Tig and Chibs were playing pool, and Rat was standing back and watching. I guessed he'd called winner. "Hey Brooke, how was your guys road trip?" I asked. They had actually saved up for a road trip and had been gone about five months, making stops and seeing the big things, like Mt. Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, the Grand Canyon, etc. They'd been saving for over a year for this trip. They wanted to do something special because they'd been together five years. I was pretty surprised they weren't married yet.
Smiling, she held out her hand. I noticed the pretty nice sized ring on her ring finger and a gold wedding band to match. "Oh my God, that's gorgeous! You guys got hitched in Vegas! Awwwweeee, Congratulations," I said, standing up and giving her a hug. She smiled and thanked me. "Tell me all about it! I want to know everything!" I was really excited for her. Before she had left, we had actually hung out a few times. She was the closest to my own age. And we had so much in common. I had had my fair share of mental illness to deal with, and a parent that wasn't around too. My dad abandoned me, but my mom had died, so now I had no parents. I was glad she still had her father. And now Rat.
Brie and Skye came over and I made introductions before letting Brooke tell her story. I'd have to tell them my news in a little while. I really wanted to hear this. "Well, that's why it took so long. You know we were only supposed to be gone for three months, but we called to say we extended our trip. We didn't say why because we wanted to tell everyone about it in person. Rat said he had it planned, and had talked to Tig about it, but I had no idea. Our first stop was Vegas. He actually had my dad and Tig and Venus there too," I nodded because I remembered that Tig and Venus had been gone the weekend Rat and Brooke left.
Grinning widely, she went on, "Anyway, that's why we stayed longer. We were enjoying our honeymoon. Before you ask, we're waiting on kids. We want it to be just us for a while. We already have our place together. When we decide to have children, we will have to move, but it's perfect for the two of us right now. I'm sorry all of you guys couldn't be there, but I only agreed to do in in Vegas if he would let us renew our vows in a few years in front of our friends and family. He said that sounded nice. He just didn't want to wait anymore to make me his wife," she beamed happily. If she hadn't said she wasn't trying for kids, I would think she was glowing with a pregnancy glow.
Giving her another hug, I congratulated her again, and said I had to go talk to Brie and Skye for a few minutes, then led them back to a dorm room. Before I entered the hallway, I paused for a moment, then decided I'd tell Brooke and Tara, too. We might as well tell everyone, just not yet. I wanted to tell everyone with Juan, so I'd just tell Tara and Brooke now. "Hey can you guys come back here with me? I asked the other women, who nodded and got up. The guys teased us about girl talk, but I stuck my tongue out at them. "Or an orgy. You guys will never know," I wagged my eyebrow at them and the others laughed. I continued with the teasing, linking one arm through Brooke's and the other through Tara's.
Once we had rounded the corner I laughed, dropping their arms. We all entered the room and sat on the bed. I was cross legged at the end of the bed, with Tara and Brooke on either side of the head of the bed, and Brie and Skye were sitting on either side of the bed between Tara and Brooke and I. "Alright, you guys can't tell anyone yet, because I want to tell them with Juan," I showed my empty ring finger on my left hand when they started to get excited. "No it's not a proposal. Brie and Skye, give me a minute while I explain the history, then I'll move on to the news," I looked at the two of them and they both nodded.
Taking a deep breath, I tried to prepare myself. I wasn't sure how they were going to take this, if they would believe me, but I hoped they took it well, and I hoped the rest of the club would, too. "So, the night Juan and I met here, wasn't actually when we met," I paused, and they were just staring at me, confused. "I don't know if you know this, but when he was 21, he was in an accident, and it caused him to lose some of his memory…" I trailed off and they realized what I meant, nodding. "I met him when I was 15. He was 18. We went on a couple dates before we told each other our ages, and by then we both liked each other enough to see where it went. We kept it a secret for three years, but the day we were going to leave town so I could get away from my family, he had his accident," I paused at the memory, and Brie and Skye both squeezed one of my hands.
Sucking it up, I turned my attention to all four of them. "The past is the past, what matters now is my big news," I said grinned widely and they all were listening intently, since I had already said he didn't propose. "He remembered last night!" I almost yelled, but remembered the guys and whisper-shouted instead. They all smiled and congratulated me. Brie asked what made him remember. "Well, we always wanted me to get a tattoo that said Property of Juan Carlos, across my lower back. I had left enough room, even though I thought it wasn't going to happen. I got it and when he saw it last night, he remembered. Oh, and Tara, that panic attack I had that day at his house, it was because his house is set up exactly the way we had wanted our house to be," I said and she nodded, understanding now. The four of us continued to talk, not bothering to leave the dorm room.
A/N: I hope you like this chapter. This part has come out so fast, I expect to be done with it soon. So the updates will still be coming quickly. There should be a third part, and then I want to do a kind of extras/special features thing where I write some of mine and your favorite chapters in Juan's POV. I'm also thinking of writing the third part in 3rd person, or at least from different people's POV's. So let me know what you guys think. And what do you think of the chapter? Please review!
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