Rowan barely remembered how she got to the hospital. Jax tried to get her to go with one of the guys but she was already in her car, It's a miracle she didn't crash as panic overtook her mind. All she was thinking about was Roxanne. It couldn't have been alcohol or even drugs, she could, she had handled those problems before. no roxanne had to get shot. As much as they fought, Roxanne was the only other family rowan had. She was her sister, her twin sister for fuck sake, that bond was stronger than the foundation of the Empire state building. What was she supposed to do without her brat of a sister?
No. She wouldn't think like that, Roxanne wasn't dead. Not that she knew of. She wouldn't have believed it it anbody told her that her sister was dead. She would've felt it if her sister was dead wouldn't she? Practically punching the elevator button the doors refused to open so she took off up the stairs, Horus right behind her. Breathless she pushed open the door to the 5th floor, running past the waiting room she noticed girls in skimpy clothing. She had to have been on the right floor. Rushing to the check in desk she gasped for air "Roxanne Lovelace" she huffed at the startled nurse "you can't have that dog in here" she stammered and Rowan pounded her hand against the counter "ROXANNE LOVELACE" she yelled and the nurse must've seen something in her face that said 'don't fuck with me'. Tapping on the keyboard the nurse looked back up to Rowan "room 319" she spit out and Rowan took off.
316...317...318 the numbers blurred past her as she came to a halt at 319. Pushing open the door a little more dramatically than she had to, her eyes fell on her sister's battered face. She cringed at the memory of beating her up earlier as she stepped up to the side of the bed. She slid her hand into her sister's and her fingers twitched, slowly closing around Rowan's. "row?" roxanne's voice was hoarse and clearly straining. "yeah rox I'm here." she said holding back any emotion other than calm. Her sister didn't need to be reminded of the shit she was in. But then roxanne started crying. "row I'm so scared" she cried and Rowan pulled her into her chest being mindful of the bandages on her right leg and hip. "they're dead" rox cried and Rowan couldn't find the words to comfort her. She let her cry, she wasn't about to berate the girl for crying when she had just been shot. Neither girl said much. What was there to say? Someone had gunned down an entire room of people. And as far as Rowan was aware no one died.
After a couple hours of watching her sister cry and then sleep and then cry and fall asleep, Rowan snuck out of the room, Horus was out cold on the hospital bed so she left him. Rubbing a hand over her exhausted face she glanced at the clock and noted that it was 12 am. With a groan she went on search of the nearest coffee machine. The halls were quiet. Apart from the occasional nurse there wasn't a soul lurking around, Rowan laughed at the emptiness, For all she knew there could've been a ghost or two floating around. At the end of the hall she saw a vending squealed and ran towards it, you would have thought it had been surrounded in a halo of light and angels came down from the sky at the excitement in Rowan's eyes. It's only when she was in front of it that she saw the big bold letters OUT OF ORDER on the glass. With a groan she leaned back against the wall and slid to the ground. She was exhausted and her stomach was grumbling. Feeling utterly defeated she shut her eyes.
The sound of a throat clearing made Rowans eyes snap open. Before her alarmed green eyes were a pair of black boots. The cool tile against her face made her realize she easy lying on the ground. Sitting up her eyes trailed up the legs of the man before her. She knew who it was before she even met his dark eyes. There was something about his presence that both spooked her and calmed her. It was bizzare. "I fell asleep" she said, more to herself than Happy. He stretched out his hand toward her and with little hesitation she slid her hand into his and let him help her up. She couldn't help but notice how small her hand looked in his. "thanks, wouldn't happen to know what time it is do you?" she asked stifling a yawn. "3" he murmured and again she groaned. He smirked and it was the first inkling of an emotion she noticed on the man's face
He followed her back to her sisters room, but neither of them went in. Rowan watched her sister through the window. Happy stood beside her. "she's such a fucking shit but she could've died"her voice was small as she spoke eyes wide with horror. A single tear slid down her cheek and she instantly wiped it away,she wasn't about to let this emotionless fuck see her cry. They stood their in silence, Rowans frustration silently shaking her, she managed to go 25 years without the club acknowledging her, even with her sister sucking their dicks and now in the span of one day she'd somehow been thrust into the clubs radar. She didn't know much when it came to the sons but she knew she wasn't gunna be able to get out of it
Suddenly Happys hand slid across her lower back. She gasped at the feeling of his warmth as it seeped into her, instantly relaxing her tense muscles. Despite her better judgement She leaned her head against his shoulder and shut her instantly tensed at the contact but she didn't care she just wanted to enjoy the quiet moment between the two. "hap!" Jaxs voice instantly separated the two as he came down the hall. "hey darlin, how is she" he asked kissing Rowan on the cheek. "not dead" they both cringed at her word choice. Jaxs eyes scanned over her tired form. "you should get you feel like escorting her" he urged. Hap shrugged indifferently glancing at Rowan who ducked out of his gaze "okay, let me get Horus and I'll be ready." she said Sneaking back into her sister's room. Horus was at her side immediately. Roxanne stirred at the motion of the bed and Rowan ran a shaky hand over her sister's hair. After placing a kiss on her head she returned to the men quietly conversing in the hall. They both looked at her expectantly. "all set" she murmured and jax pulled her into a hug. "I want you to swing by the club tomorrow. I gotta talk to you about some stuff" he said and all she could do was nod. That was it. She was involved with the club and there was no turning back.
