Chapter 6
We sit around in the main room for a while and I start to yawn. "You tired?" Opie asked. "Yeah. I think I'll head to my room. Night guys." I tell them before heading down the hall. Opie follows behind me and when I go into my room, he walks in and closes the door. I don't say anything but get my clothes and head to the bathroom to change for bed. Walking out of the bathroom, I see Opie laying in the bed and I climb in next to him. Laying with my back to him, he pulls me back against him and whispers "Goodnight Sweetheart." I turn to face him and snuggle into his chest. We lay there for a few minutes before I finally speak. "I want to take things slow Opie. I want to be with you but I need to take things slow." I tell him barely above a whisper. "We'll take things as slow as you need. I'm not going anywhere." he tells me. I look up at him and he kisses me softly. He brushes his tongue across my lips asking for access and I parted my lips to grant it. We lay there for the next little bit just kissing and talking.
The next morning, I wake up before Opie and for the first time since my rape, I don't have a sense of dread. I know I won't have to go into the office and have to see Kyle. I don't have to keep looking over my shoulder praying he doesn't come after me. I have Opie by my side and I honestly feel like things will be okay. I am still laying in Opie's arms when I feel him start to stir. "Morning." I say. "Morning babe." he says before kissing me softly. "You okay?" he asked. I look at him and say "For the first time in months, yeah. I am. Thank you for that Ope." I say before leaning over and kissing him. He just smiles and kisses me again. "We better get ready for work." I tell him. "Yeah." he says before getting up. He starts putting on his clothes from the night before and I ask "If we are together, do you want to move your things in here?" I look down at my hands shyly. "Yeah babe. After work, we'll move my things in here." he says before walking over and kissing me again before heading to his soon to be old room and getting ready for work.
I walk into the office and see Gemma sitting there. "How are you feeling?" she asked. "Better. A lot better." I tell her. "You and Ope?" she asked. "We're good. We're together. I told him I want to take things slow and he's okay with that. I asked him to move into my dorm." I tell her. "Good baby." she says. We get to work and a couple of hours later, April comes into the office. "Hey Gemma, Rosie. You guys seen Kyle? He wasn't home when we got home last night." she says. We look at each other. "April, we need to talk." I tell her. We head inside and I ask Clay, Jax and Opie to join us. "There's something we need to tell you. Your Old Man ain't coming back." Clay says. She looks at all of us confused and shocked. "April, three months ago, Kyle raped me at one of the parties. I ended up pregnant." I say. She looks at my stomach. "I aborted it." I tell her. "I'm sorry, Rosie." she says. "This isn't on you April. You've been nothing but good to me but I know he's been knocking you and the kids around too." I tell her and she looks down at her hands. "Kyle has been removed from the situation. But you have been nothing but loyal to this club and are still a part of this family. We will still help you anyway we can like we always have." Clay tells her. "I wanted to leave him but he said he'd kill me if I did." she tells us. "Well, then we just solved two problems didn't we. We got you April." Jax says. She stands and so do we. She hugs me and says "I am so sorry that happened to you." Seeing Opie sticking close, she tells me "You got a good one there." I smile and look back at Ope and say "Yeah. I do. You call me if you need anything." I tell her. She nods before leaving the chapel.
Walking back into the office with Gemma, Opie walks with me. As I get to the door, he grabs my hand and pulls me to him. Kissing me softly he tells me "I'll be out here if you need me." I nod and kiss him again before getting back to work. "April take it okay?" she asked. "Yeah. Apparently he's been hitting her and the kids but Clay said the club would still take care of her and the kids." I tell her. "Good." she says before we get back to work.