Chapter 2
The next morning, I feel him start to stir and it wakes me. He sits up and I sit up with him. "How are you feeling?" I ask. "I don't know. Just need to stay busy for a while I guess." he tells me and I nod. He looks at me and I say "I'm not going anywhere mi vida." He kisses my cheek and we get up and start getting ready for the day.
Walking out to the bar, we get a cup of coffee and he heads to a table to talk to Bishop while EZ comes over and takes the seat next to me. "He tell you?" he asks. I nod my head yes. "He okay?" he asks and I say "This is going to fuck with him for a while. He was getting his family and then it's taken away from him but Zeek, you know what's going to happen. Emily finds out that kid is Miguel's, she's going to lose her shit." I say and EZ looks back at me and says "It's going to be a fucking shit show." Sighing, I say "That it is." before I look at Angel and he reaches his hand out for me to take.
I walk over and take his hand and he pulls me into the chair next to him. He leans over and whispers "Stay close please." I nod and say "I'm not going anywhere." He kisses my cheek and laces his fingers with mine. Angel and I have a very unique relationship. We are always affectionate and we will always be close. He talks to Gilly and Creeper for a bit and says "I gotta head to the yard." I nod and say "I need to head home and shower. Come by after work?" I ask and he nods. Kissing his cheek I say "You call me if you need me." He nods and says "I will." before walking me to my car. "Thank you for staying last night." I look at him and say "We will always have each other's backs mi vida." I tell him and get into my car and head home.
That night, I am sitting on the couch, drinking a glass of wine and hear the rumble of a bike. Opening the door, I see Angel and he looks exhausted. I let him in and we head to the bedroom. "Get a shower and I'll get the bed ready." I tell him and he does as I say. Once he's out of the shower, he climbs into the bed with me and puts his head on my chest like the night before. "What do you need Angel?" I ask. He looks up at me and doesn't say a word. He kisses me softly before moving to hover over me. I kiss him back and we deepen the kiss before we start shedding clothes and he enters me slowly. Thrusting in and out slow and easy, he makes love to me and by the time we both reach our release, there are tears in his eyes and I whisper "I got you mi vida. I'm right here." He lays beside me and holds me close as he sobs and all I can do is hold him and comfort him.
The next day, I wake up and Angel is gone. I know he had to work and I look at the clock and see that it says 10am. I get up and call his phone but he doesn't answer. It rings once and then to voicemail. I leave a message and call EZ. "Hola Cari." EZ says. "Hey Zeek. You seen Angel?" I ask. "Yeah, he's here at the yard." he tells me. "How does he seem?" I ask. "He seems okay. Still a little lost looking but he's holding it together." he tells me. "I called him and he didn't answer. Figured he was in Templo." I say. "Nah. I'll tell him to call you." he tells me. "Okay. Let me know if he needs me." I say and we end the call.
It's been three days and I still haven't heard from Angel. I pull up to the clubhouse and walk in to see him on one of the couches making out with a sweetbutt. I walk over to EZ and see Creeper sitting there. "Hey Princess." Creeper says. "Hey Creep. I see he's keeping busy." as I turn my back to him. "He's not doing good." EZ says. "I know. But he will figure it out." Creeper says. "I hope so." I say.
I walk over to Angel and he looks up at me but doesn't speak. "Just wanted to check in and see how you are." I say. "I'm good." he tells me. The sweetbutt looks at me and says "He's a little busy honey." I look at her and then back at him and he smirks and says "You heard her." before standing up and pulling her to the dorm. I just shake my head and see the shocked looks on EZ and Creeper's face. I shake my head and head out the door and head home, fighting off the tears.
It's been a week since I was at the clubhouse and I have been calling Angel a couple of times a day and he's not answering me. I don't know what's going on with him. I finally head to the clubhouse one more time and when I pull up, he's heading to his bike. I walk over and say "Hey." He looks at me and says "Hey." before going back to getting his bedroll ready and putting on his helmet. "Haven't heard from you in a while. Wanted to make sure you're okay." I tell him. "Yeah. I'm good. Look, I gotta go." he says, straddling his bike and bringing it to life. I step back and he takes off. I look at EZ coming out of the clubhouse and he walks over to me. "You okay?" he asks. "Yeah. I think so. I better go." I tell him and head home.