Chapter 6
Waking up the next morning, I am on my back and Koz's head is on my chest. I open my eyes and brush his hair back gently so not to wake him and just look at the man that helped bring me back. After a few minutes, he opens his eyes, raises his head and kisses me softly. "Morning pretty girl." he says. "Morning baby." I say He raises up and hovers over me. "I love you." I whisper. Smiling wide he whispers "I love you." before kissing me again. Deepening the kiss, he enters me slowly and slowly makes love to me, causing me to reach my release before he reaches his. Once we catch our breath, we just look at each other and he says "Right here." as he runs his fingers along my rib cage. I look at him and he says "My crow." I ask "Are you sure?" He kisses me again and says "Never been more sure in my life." I nod my head and he pulls me into his side.
A little later, we head to the clubhouse and when we get there, before we walk in, I say "If I'm getting your crow you should move your things in." I tell him. "Okay." he says smiling. Kissing me one more time, we head into the clubhouse, hand in hand. Gemma walks up to me as Koz goes to talk to Happy. "Are you okay?" she asks, seeing the bruise still on my cheek. "Never better Gemma. Never better." I tell her. She looks me over carefully and says "You're back." I smile wide and say "Better than ever." She pulls me into another hug when Koz walks back over. "You ready Pretty girl?" I nod. Gemma looks at us confused. "Crow." Koz says and her eyes go wide. Pulling me into another hug she congratulates both of us. Heading into Koz's dorm, I lay back on the desk and Hap gives me Koz's crow tattoo. After Hap leaves, Koz moves to his nightstand and pulls out a chain. "I want you to wear these. They are my dog tags from when I was in the Marines." he says. Putting them on me, I kiss him and say "I'd be honored." He takes my hand and we head out to the main room.
Walking up to the bar, Gemma says "Lets see it." I remove the bandage and when she sees it she says "It's beautiful baby." I cover it back up and she gently grabs the chain. "What's this?" she asks. I smile and say "His dog tags." She looks at me and says "You're glowing." Koz puts his arms around my waist and his chin on my shoulder from behind me and I say "I'm finally happy." I feel Koz kiss my bare shoulder and I snuggle back into him, hearing him whisper "I love you." I turn slightly to kiss his lips and say "I love you more."
Later that night, we head to the dorm. Walking inside, we strip down and get into bed and just lay there facing each other. "Thank you." I tell him. "For what baby?" he asks. "Bringing me back. You have no clue what you've done for me." I tell him. "Baby, you brought yourself back. I was just here beside you." he says. "No. You are the one. Koz, you never left my side. Knowing how fucked up my head was. Knowing how broken I was. You never left my side." I tell him. He looks at me and I place my hand on his cheek. "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have made it through that." he tells me. "What are you not telling me?" he asks. "You remember the morning that you all came over and you finally got me to tell you all what happened?" I ask. "Yeah." he says. "I had my bottle of sleeping pills in my pocket." I tell him. He looks at me shocked and I continue. "I was trying to get the nerve to take them and end it." I tell him. "Baby." he says. "You're the reason I didn't. When everyone left, you stayed. When I went to take my shower before we laid down, I flushed them. You were there and I realized I didn't want to leave you." I tell him. He kisses me softly and says "You won't ever feel like that again. I promise." he tells me. "I know baby. You show me that everyday." I say before he kisses me deeply and makes love to me.