Chapter 2
"Marci? Where are you?" Bishop asks. "My driveway." I say. "Listen to me Sweetheart. Lock your doors and don't open then until we get there. We're on our way." he says. "Okay. Please hurry." I say as the tears fill my eyes and I hear the call end. A couple of minute later, I hear the rumble of their bikes and before I know it, Bishop is tapping on the window. I look at him and he say "Unlock the door Marci." I do as he says and he opens the door. Cupping my face he makes me look at him when he sees I am heading into a panic attack. "Look at me Sweetheart. Breathe with me. In with me, out with me. Match my breaths." he says and after a couple of minutes my breathing evens out. He pulls me to him and out of the car as I sob. "It's okay. I got you." he says. "Check the house." he tells Hank and him and a couple of the guys start searching around the outside of my house. Taza takes my keys from me and him and Coco clear the house. Bishop looks at me and asks "What happened?" My eyes go wide again and I tell him "He found me. Bishop you can't let him get me again." He looks at me confused and says "Who found you baby? Who is it?" he asks. "My ex. He followed me." I tell him. "Hey boss. We got something." Coco says. "Stay here with the prospect. Okay?" he asks and I just nod. He sits me back down in the car and heads to the porch where they see the box. Taking out his knife, he cuts open the box and sees baby clothes and diapers. He looks at me and walks over and kneels in front of me. "Marci, Sweetheart, there's baby clothes and diapers in that box." he tells me. "Oh my God. He knows." I say. "Knows what Marci?" Taza asks. "My ex. I left him because he was beating me. I found out I was pregnant after he beat me again. I left and aborted the baby." I tell them lowering my head in shame. Bishop tilts my head up to look at him. "Don't do that. You did what you felt was right. We're not judging you." he tells me and I just nod. "Go pack a bag. You're staying at the clubhouse until we figure this out. We'll talk there and you can tell us everything. We're not letting anything happen to you." he tells me and I nod.
After I get my bag together, I walk out of the house and the prospect takes my bag and puts it on the back of his bike. "You're riding with me." Bishop says. He gets on his bike and I get on behind him and wrap my arms around him. He starts the bike and we head to the clubhouse. Once we get there, we walk inside and they all head towards what Bishop called Templo. "Come with us Sweetheart." Bishop says and I follow them to the door. I don't go inside until Bishop says "Come on in." Then I step inside and Coco pulls out a chair for me to sit. "Tell us what happened." Bishop says. "I was seeing this guy. About six months in, he started beating me and raping me. I found out I was pregnant and waited until he was gone before I took off. I stayed in a motel for a few days, had an abortion and then drove the rest of the way here. Once I got set up in the house and started working for you guys, I thought things would finally become normal. I thought that I could move on and not have to look over my shoulder anymore. That he would have moved on to someone else. But I came Friday to an anniversary card in the mailbox without postage. I opened it up and it said I will always find you. Miss you. And I freaked. Made sure my gun was under my pillow. Came home from work today and that box was on the porch. I didn't know what was in it until you opened it up." I tell them. "Tell us about him." Taza says. "His name is Jason Thomas and we lived in Sacramento. He works construction for his dad's company and believes he does no wrong. Thinks that women are property. That they don't matter and are only there to help a man get off. That's all I was to him was property." I tell them. "We need a way to draw him out." Bishop says. "Sweetheart, head to the bar and get something to drink. Have Chucky get you something to eat. We'll figure this out." he tells me. "Thank you guys. I'm so sorry." I tell him. Bishop walks over and cups my face. "This is not on you. We got you. You're familia now." he tells me before kissing my forehead and I walk out of templo while they figure out how to protect me.