The drive was a blur. She was still unconscious and pale. They were calling out her blood pressure and other vitals. As we pulled into the ER, the back doors were swung open, and a swarm of people descended upon us. She was taken away at a fast run. I followed them as far as the doors to the treatment area and then stopped.
I couldn’t sit even though Bull and Payne tried to get me to do just that when they arrived with my brothers. The women had stayed behind with the babies except for Madisen. She was hanging on to Rebel. I paced the waiting room over and over. We were attracting a lot of attention from the other people waiting there as well. Most seemed to want to be anywhere but there. I could understand it. We tended to be intimidating to people with our leather cuts, big bikes, and tats.
I didn’t have time to worry about them. My woman was in the back and God only knows what was wrong with her. And what about the baby? I was now convinced she had to be pregnant. That means she had to be at least three months along and possibly more. Had she ever intended to tell me? Or would I have gone through life never knowing I’d fathered a child? The thought that it would have been the latter both angered me and made me feel beaten down. How could I make things right between us? She hated me.
I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up to find Bull had approached me. He had a compassionate look on his face. He pulled me over to a quiet corner of the waiting room. I waited to see what he had to say.
“I know what you’re thinking. What if something happens to her and possibly that there is a baby to add to the mix? What if she pulls through but won’t listen to you or forgive you? What will you do if you lose her?” I nodded. I couldn’t speak. The lump in my throat wouldn’t let me.
“Well, here’s what you’re going to do. You’re going to pray harder than you’ve ever prayed. She will pull through. When she does, you’ll come up with a way to get her to listen and believe you. She’ll forgive you and take you back. You’ll grow old together and raise your children with lots of love. Do you know how I know this?” I shook my head. “Because anything else is unacceptable. For now, you worry about her. We’ll worry about her shitty stepfamily and those thugs they used to grab her. They come looking for her here, and they’ll be in for the surprise of their lives.”
“You’ve got that fucking right. I’ll bury every last one of them for even thinking of touching a hair on her head. They planned to take her money and then kill her. After they raped her, of course. I want them to suffer, Bull, and I want to be the one who ends their asses. Promise me that.”
“You have my promise, brother. Now, let’s go see if that confused lady there is looking for you.” He nodded toward the door to the ER. There stood a young woman, one who looked like she’d rather be anywhere else but here.
Even with my head all messed up, I could see how my single brothers were checking her out. I could admit she was gorgeous. Not that she did a thing for me. Jessica was who I wanted. As we got to her, she shot a suspicious look around at the wall of leather surrounding her. Bull smiled at her.
“Hey, darlin’, don’t let all this leather and tats scare you, we’re harmless. Are you looking for the family of Jessica Abrams?”
She nodded. “Yes, I am. Which one of you is her family?”
I stepped forward. “All of us are, but I’m her man, Ajax. When can I see her?”
She gave me a tentative smile. I heard a low growl. Looking around, I saw Demon watching her with his eyes narrowed. Hmm, that was an interesting reaction. Why was he growling?
“She’s still being checked out, but I wanted to let someone know that one of you can come back and sit with her in about ten minutes. I assume that would be you, Ajax?” I nodded.
“You got it. Thanks for letting us know, nurse.” She held out her hand. I could now see her badge. “I’m Dr. Newton. I’ll send someone out to get you. I’ll talk to you and Ms. Abrams once I get a few more of the test results back.”
“Doc, one more thing. Is she awake?”
“Yes, she’s groggy but awake. I’ll see you in a few.” She headed back into the back. I heard someone grunt.
“Now that’s one doctor who can play doctor with me.” I realized it was Joker. A smack rang out. I looked on as Demon pulled back his hand. He’d just smacked Joker in the back of the head.
“Don’t get any ideas there, brother, or I’ll beat the hell out of you.”
“Fuck, you have to be kidding me. Are you trying to claim her after one look? Forget it, give someone else a chance,” Joker complained. Demon glared at him.
“I’ll give you a chance to pick out your coffin. You or anyone else thinks to go after Dr. Newton, and I’ll be putting your asses down,” Demon growled.
Bull jumped in before they escalated the argument. “Not the time or place for this. Let’s get Ajax in to see his woman and find out if she is pregnant and if she’s alright. Then we can see who, if anyone, gets a chance with Dr. Newton. Now, behave yourselves.” I had to grin to see the disgruntled faces on my brothers’ faces. Seems like another old lady might already be in the works. It was almost exactly ten minutes later when I was called to the back by an orderly. I quickly followed him. I needed to see her and make sure she was alright.