Chapter 10
The next day, Angel, Coco, EZ, Gilly and I all head to the compound where Adelita is set up. Getting out of the truck, we walk over and a woman comes up to Angel. "Adelita, this is my wife, Tristan. Tris, this is Adelita." he says. "Nice to meet you." I say and she just nods. "Can I talk to you alone?" she asks Angel. "Yeah." he says and kisses me softly before following her over and the other three move closer to me as to protect me. Angel and Adelita move into a tent and we see others come out of it. I move to walk back over to the truck and Gilly grabs my hand. "You okay?" he asks. "Yeah." I say as I pull away from him and head to the truck. I get in and wait on them to get done. I see Angel come out of the tent and he looks pissed. "Let's go." I hear him say and they all head to the truck. They all get in and once we are out of site, Coco asks "What happened?" Angel runs his hand down his face and says "I'll explain when we get back." he says. I try to take his hand and he pulls away from me. I just look out the window and don't say a word.
We pull up to mine and Angel's house and we go inside. The four of them walk outside and I don't want to hear what's going on so I go to the living room and sit down. Outside, Angel starts filling them in. "What's going on Angel?" EZ asks. "Adelita gave me an ultimatum. Told me that either I call things off with Tris or she goes to the club about our involvement." Angel says. "She can't do that. That's your wife, your kid." Gilly says. "I know that but if I don't then she goes to the club and we're all dead." Angel says. I had moved to the kitchen and heard what was being said. "What are you going to do?" Coco asks. "I gotta figure this shit out. I can't let the club find out about this shit but that's my wife and kid." he says. I shake my head. I move to the bedroom and pack a bag. I take a pen an paper and jot down a note.
Angel, I know what Adelita is asking of you. I made the decision for you. I would rather be without you and you be alive and well with the club than to live my life knowing that you made the wrong choice. I love you so much. Me and our child will be fine. Just help Adelita and be happy baby. That's all I want is for you to be happy. Love you always-Tris
I slip out the front door without them hearing. I get in the car and crank it before pulling out of the driveway, seeing Angel and EZ running out the front door as I drive away. Angel and EZ get on their bikes and try to follow me but I double back and lose them. I get to the highway and head east, not knowing where I'm going. I had grabbed some cash out of the closet when I packed my bag to help me get somewhere safe. My burner goes off and I see Angel's name on the screen. Picking it up he says "Where are you?" I feel the tears start to fall. "I made the decision for you. The club will kill you if they find out and she will tell them if you don't leave me. Go baby. Help her and be happy with her. I love you." I say before hanging up. My phone start blowing up with calls from Angel and EZ and even Coco but I turn my phone off to save the battery. I start to feel sick and pull over on the side of the road. Getting out of the car, I am leaned over and emptying my stomach when I hear the sound of bikes. All of a sudden I feel arms wrap around me and I know it's Angel by the smell of his cologne. He pulls me to him and I break down and cry. "Baby, don't do this." he says. I pull away and say "If I don't, I lose you anyway. I would rather know you're alive then to know that the club killed you when my leaving could have saved you." I tell him. "I don't care. I'll figure this out." he tells me and I start to sob.
He leads me back to the car and I see Coco pull up in the truck. They put Angel's bike in the back and he gets in the driver's seat and drives me back home. When we pull in the driveway, I don't get out and neither does he. "Why won't you let me leave?" I ask. "You're my wife. You're carrying my kid. She doesn't get to tell me who I get to be with. That's my decision." he says. There's a tap on the window and it's Gilly. "We think we might have an idea." he says and Angel nods. "Let's go in and see what they have figured out." he tells me. I nod and my door opens and EZ helps me out of the car. Before I can take more than a couple of steps, Angel is in front of me, cupping my face and kissing me softly. "I love you Tristan Reyes. No matter what, we'll figure this out." he tells me and I nod. "I love you too Angel." I say softly before we head inside.
Walking into the house, we sit in the living room and I sit on the opposite side of the room from Angel and I can see the hurt in his eyes. "Look guys, we think we know a way to get this figured out." Gilly says. "What's that?" Angel asks and I look at him and just listen. "What if we went to the club. Told them we knew where Galindo's kid was and lead them there. Let them know that we were helping her but that it was under the premise of finding out what they were planning to be one step ahead of them. We show them where the kid is, we stay on Galindo's good side and the club is out of the crosshairs. Plus it takes care of Adelita for us." Coco says. Angel doesn't look at me but says "They'll kill her." I look at him and say "Your point? She's telling you that you have to get rid of me and our baby and all you care about is that they will kill her? Fuck this. Just let me go." I tell him as I head towards the door. Angel gets up and goes to grab for me and I say "Get away from me." Coco moves between us and says "Let me talk to her a minute." he tells Angel and the guys and they head out back.
Once they are out of site, I look at Coco and say "Please let me leave." I beg. "Can't do that Tris. You know I love you like a sister right?" he asks and I nod. "Then I need you to listen to me. You can't leave us. It's not safe and I know you love Angel and he loves you and the kid more than anything. I need you to trust us." he says. "I do trust you. All of you but he tells me he doesn't love her but then his first concern is that she might get killed. Tell me he doesn't love her." I tell him. "Tris, he doesn't. He cared about her for a while but listen to me. He loves you because you choose him over everything else. You choose him every time. That's what he loves about you. That's why he's so fucking in love with you." he tells me. "Yeah but at what point does he choose me?" I ask. "That's what he's doing now." he tells me. "Yeah but only if his precious Adelita is safe right?" I ask and he doesn't answer. "That's what I thought." I tell him. "Just do what you gotta do." I tell him and head to the bedroom and close the door.
Walking out to the back where the rest of the guys are, Angel sees Coco come outside and asks "Where is she?" Coco looks at him pissed off and says "In the bedroom laying down." Angel looks at him and then the back door. "You need to figure your shit out and now. That woman chooses you over everything else every fucking time and the one time that it comes down to you choosing her? All you seem to be worried about is something happening to Adelita. Do you even give a shit about her?" Coco asks getting pissed off. "What? Of course I do. I fucking love her man. I love her with everything I have but if we tell Galindo and the club, they will kill her." he says. "What does it matter? She's telling you to get rid of the woman you claim to love and your kid. You need to decide real quick who you're putting first. Your wife and kid or that puta." Coco says before heading into the house. He walks to the bedroom door and walks in to see me laying on the bed with my back to the door. "Tris." he says and I don't move. He walks around to my side of the bed and kneels in front of me. "It's going to work out. I promise. No matter what you have me. I won't leave you." he says and I don't respond.
Coco opens the door to leave and Angel walks in. He walks over to kneel in front of me like Coco did and tilts my head to look at him. "I'm choosing you. That will never be a question." he says and I don't say anything. "Baby, what's she's doing is for the greater good and the only reason we were helping her was because getting Galindo out of the picture would benefit the club. But baby, if it comes down to choosing her or you. I'm choosing you every time. I need you to see that." he says. I finally look into his eyes and ask "Do you love her?" He looks me dead in the eyes and without hesitation says "No. I don't." I move over in the bed and pull him to lay down. He lays down beside me and pulls me to him and I start to cry again. He tilts my head up to look at him and I see tears in his own eyes. "I love you mi reina. You will always come first. You and our pequeno." he tells me. "I don't know what to do here Angel." I tell him. "Trust us." he says. There's a knock on the door before it opens just a little. "It's time brother." Gilly says. We sit up and he takes my hand. Helping me stand, he crashes his lips with mine and soul searing kiss like nothing I've felt before and when we separate, he puts his forehead to mine and says "We're keeping the prospect here with you." I look at him and say "I won't leave." I tell him. "I know mi dulce but I don't want you to be alone. Okay?" he asks. "Okay." I tell him. We walk out to the living room and the guys are ready to go. "Be careful. All of you." I tell them and they nod. Gilly heads outside and Coco walks over and kisses my cheek. "Thrust us hermanita." he says and I nod. Angel kisses me deeply and says "Te amo mi amor." I put my forehead to his and say "Te amo mi corazon." before one more kiss and he's out the door. I look at EZ and he pulls me into a hug and says "It's going to be fine."