Chapter 7
We get up and start getting ready for our day. Heading out to the bar for coffee, we take our coffees and he leads me to a table and sits, pulling me into his lap. We are sitting there, snuggled together, drinking our coffee when Bishop comes over and takes a seat. "Give us a minute Sweetheart." Bishop says. I kiss Hank's lips and whisper "Love you." before standing up and heading to the bar. After Hank and Bishop talk for a few, Hank stands and walks over to me. I look at him and say "I was thinking about taking Letti and getting a bite to eat." I tell him. He hands me money and says "Be careful." I nod before kissing him softly and saying "I love you." Smiling softly, he says "I love you."
Letti and I finish our lunch and head out to my car that Hank bought me when I hear my name. "Charley?" I freeze. "Wow. You look great." Kris tells me. "Letti, let's go." I say and start to walk away. "Wait. I'm sorry." he tells me. "Don't do that." I tell him. "What? I am. I miss you." he tells me. Before anything else could be said, we hear the bikes pull up and I let out the breath I was holding. "You okay mi amor?" Hank asks as he walks up to me and kisses me softly and you see Kris' eyes go wide. "You need something?" Hank asks Kris. "I wanted to talk to Charley." Kris says. "You wanna talk to him babe?" Hank asks. "No, I don't." I say. "Well, she don't want to talk to you so I suggest you leave my Old Lady alone." Hank says and I can't help but smile wide. "Old Lady?" Kris asks. "Yeah." Hank says simply before looking at me. "You and the kid have fun?" he asks. "Yeah baby. We did. We were about to head back to the yard." I tell him. "We'll follow you back." Hank tells me before walking me to my car and see Kris watching us as we leave.
Pulling up to the lot, Letti and I get out of my car as the guys are getting off their bikes. Hank walks over and I kiss him deeply. "Thank you for coming when you did." I tell him. "Who was that?" he asks. "Let's get everyone inside and I'll tell you everything." I tell him. He nods and we all head inside. Following Bishop into Templo, we all take seats and I take the one next to Hank. "Who was that guy Sweetheart?" Bishop asks. "You all remember me telling you about my ex that kicked me out? The reason I was on the streets?" I ask and they all nod. "That was him. He had just started talking to me when you guys pulled up. Telling me some shit about he missed me and that he was sorry." I tell them. "Did he say anything else?" Hank asks. "No. You guys pulled up before he could. But there's something else you all need to know about him." I say and they all wait on me to continue. "When we were living together, he would schedule what he called playdates." I tell them. "What do you mean?" Angel asks. "He would invite his friends over and he would make me 'service' them." I tell him, looking down at my hands. I feel Hank reach over and take my hand and says "I won't let anything else happen to you." I look at him and say "I know baby." Bishop speaks up "Head out to the bar. We'll figure out the next step." I nod and stand up. Before I could walk away, Hank pulls me down to him and kisses me softly and whispers "I love you." I smile softly and whisper "I love you more." before heading out to the bar.