UnLove Me - The Angels Warriors MC Complete Trilogy Box Set (27 page)

“Okay, I’ll see you when you get home next week,” I say sweetly to Vinny before hanging up.  He went to Banff to testify against another monster that preyed on a child. I love the changes I’ve seen in the club since Jasper took over. When I came back from beauty school, Vinny decided to sell his house, the house his father left him when he passed away, and just move in with me.

What shocked me was Momma B and Mona both joined up when Jasper allowed women to join. My mom was going to join, but she didn’t exactly want to ride a bike, so she mostly takes care of the books and scheduling appointments for the guys; on top of working in her little salon in her house.

I’ve been living in my own house since I finished high school. Not many teenagers can say they own their house outright, but my dad had a lot of money. The second my trust fund came in, I went out and bought this house. Dad left my mom when I was just a kid. They never married, so it was pretty easy for him to just leave. He’s actually one of four partners in the firm that Hilary works at. 

She doesn’t see him much, since he’s always so busy. I guess he’s busy; I haven’t even seen him in years. I just get cheques sent or money deposited into my account every few months. At least he has the time to do that.

With Vinny and the rest of the boys away, I’m finally able to sneak over and spend some time with Eden. When I first found out she had decided to move back here, I was freaked. How could I help her with this move with Vinny around? Thankfully, the weekend she moved in, Vinny was in Devon on a charity run. Since she moved back here a few months ago, she’s done everything in her power to avoid ever stumbling across someone that would recognize her, and more importantly, Jasper.

Two weeks ago, she was working at Rachel’s diner when Vinny, Mason, and Jasper walked in. Rachel saw them right away as they were getting off their bikes, and had Eden go into the back so she could avoid them. 

I wish she would just get it over with and just face them. Keeping her secrets for all these years has been a strain on my relationship with Vinny. Just over five months ago, I thought I was going to combust and blurt out that Eden was back. I ended up starting some stupid ass fight, and we broke up for three weeks.

Considering Vinny and I found out I was pregnant just two months ago, the stress is getting to be too much. I also haven’t told Eden about Vinny and I being together. It’s not that I am ashamed of the relationship; it’s just that I don’t want the dynamics of our group to change.

Vinny also didn’t want his mom to find out about us. It’s always been hard with her, considering my mom got pregnant by a guy Vinny’s mother was also dating at the time.  And since I look a lot like my father, she’s always been so damn hateful toward me. I’ve been the constant reminder of why her life was fucked up.

While I’m sitting on the couch watching some cheesy TV show, there is a knock on my door. I get up and open the door, coming face to face with Monica.  Her and Jasper have been on and off over the last few years.

Whenever she would start to feel as if she was being compared to Eden too much, she would break it off. About a year ago, though, they finally got back together, and it looked like things were going strong for them.

“Hey, what are you doing here?” I ask her. I hate to admit this, because this could hurt my friendship with Eden, but over the years, I’ve somewhat became friends with Monica. She’s really not that bad once you really get to know her.

“Eden’s back,” she says with tears in her eyes.

“Um,” I say hesitantly.

“Her little sister is in my class. I don’t think Jasper knows yet, though. God, this hurts. I know the break up talk is coming. I just know it,” she says, tears streaming down her face.

“I’m sorry, Monica, and I don’t mean to sound bad right now, but you sort of knew this could happen,” I say gently, trying to soften the blow. Jasper and Monica have been off and on for a long time. At first, it was over the guilt Jasper had about the child they lost, but then almost a year ago, they started to officially date exclusively. However, any time Eden was mentioned, Jasper’s face would change. You could see the hurt in his eyes. She had to know; she can’t be blind to that. I even asked Jasper myself if he was in love with Monica, but he always denied it, saying that he just cared about her.

“Yeah, I know,” she says, sniffling. “I just always hoped it never would. Looks like I’ll be losing the man I love and my friend.” She looks at her feet.

“Monica, I…” I start to say.

She shakes her head. “Don’t, we both know, now that Eden’s back, everything’s changed. I’m sorry I showed up here like this. I should go.”

I’m about to tell her to stay, that we can talk, but she takes off to her car and leaves.

Great. Everything is such a fucking mess.

I pull into the court house because Paula told me about a case she needed me to have a look at. I go in the front and walk past Laura at the reception desk. She just nods and smiles as I go by her.

I knock on Paula’s door. “Come in!” she shouts.

I open the door, step in, and shut it behind me. Paula is an older woman, but you really wouldn’t know since she keeps fit, dyes her hair, and pays for tons of Botox. Only thing that makes her really show her age is right after a treatment because the bitch can’t even frown or smile.

“Have a seat. I want you to look at this file. See what you think,” she tells me, not looking up from her desk.

“You normally take files that need attention to Angel. Why am I getting this one?” I ask her while taking my seat.

She sighs as she walks around her desk with the file in hand. She stands in front of me and hesitantly hands me the file. “It’s because of what is in this. If I gave that directly to Angel, he’d lose his goddamn head.”

I frown, taking the file from her. Opening it, the blood rushes from my face. “Eden?” I ask, confused.

I read it over; there is a shit load of pictures in here, pictures of scars and bruises.  There are also hospital reports. “I don’t understand,” I say, not wanting to take my eyes off the documents inside this file.

“She moved back to town recently, has been living in her old house. Her father will be up for parole in a few months’ time, possibly early release. I’m worried that if he gets out, he’s gonna come looking for her,” Paula says. Paula helped Jasper nine years ago, when he hired a PI to try and find her, so she knows that it was a good thing to come to me and not him about this.

We searched everywhere we could think of for her. Big Willy was also supposed to be in the damn ground. After the raid a few years ago, it was confirmed he was dead, yet they were both living just a few hours away. We searched the fuckin’ town she was hiding out in, which everyone said they hadn’t seen her there.

“Fuck!” I shout, standing up from my seat and kicking it over.

“Vincent, calm down. I gave that file to you, knowing you would be the more level headed of the bunch. I want you to keep that, and when the time is right, let Angel know,” she says smoothly.

Holding the file tight in my hand, I walk out. How the fuck am I gonna tell Angel this shit? He’ll lose his goddamn head.

I decide for the first time in years to drive down Eden’s street- the street we’ve all avoided for years because it brought back memories of us as kids. I slow my ride down as I pass her house, and see a little girl playing on the front lawn with a skipping rope.

I’m stunned at first, but then remember about the little girl I read about in the file—Eden’s little sister.

Everything is just now more and more fucked up. Kayla’s pregnant, Lilly’s pregnant, and now with Eden back home, I don’t know what the hell I’m going to do.

Lilly and I have been fighting more often than not lately, and I can’t stop it. I’m the one now starting and picking fights.

I just can’t tell her about this Kayla shit that’s eating me up inside. I know for sure I’ll lose her and my child. I highly doubt she’ll let me be around the baby if she finds out I made a child with another woman.

I was almost caught at Eden’s house by Vinny. Shit! I drove past him as I was exiting the street she lives on, but he didn’t notice me. I haven’t told Eden anything about the club. I know she’s heard about the old club, but she never gave it much thought. 

She never wants to hear anything about Jasper or the guys, so I’ve never brought up what they do now.  She got a letter last week about how her father would be up for release soon, and I know she’s nervous. I have a feeling that she might be in Jasper’s cross hairs soon enough.

With that thought, I make it to my place and order a pizza.

Hanging up the phone after placing my order, I go to my room to put on some pajama bottoms to get comfy. I hear the house line ring and run around trying to find the phone.

“Oh, for shit sake! Where the hell is it?” I yell to the empty house. I swear to God, I’m always misplacing the damn thing. I finally find it and answer it as the machine comes on. “Hello?” I pant, out of breath.

“Uh, hope I wasn’t interrupting a sex-a-thon,” I hear Hilary say, sounding like she’s grinning.

“Ugh, I wish, but no, I couldn’t find the stupid phone. Hang on, we’re echoing because the machine kicked on.” I hit the stop and erase button on the machine. “Sorry, I think I need to start scattering random phones throughout my place,” I tell her.

She laughs on the line. “Yeah, you lose everything. Anyways, wanted to call you. Not sure if you’ve found out or heard or not, but um, your dad’s married.”

“What?” I ask. “When?”

“Last weekend, according to word around the office. And that’s other news- you won’t believe who he’s got married to.”

“Don’t tell me it’s you?” I ask with mock horror.

“You’re a funny girl today. Hell no, I ain’t married to that old man,” she says on a laugh. “Jasper’s mom—Gloria.”

Shock goes through me. No one has really heard from her since she took off after finding out about her husband cheating on her.  “Are you serious?” I ask.

“Sure as hell am. She came into the office the other day to bring him brownies or some shit, and I almost didn’t recognize her. But then she saw me, and she knew right away who I was. Wasn’t until she brought up about how she was thrilled Vic was killed in prison that I put it together who she was,” Hilary tells me.

“Wow, I wonder if Jasper knows.”

“Probably, because she said she sent him an invite but he never showed up. He did send a wedding gift, though.” I hear her talking to Jessica and Ethan before coming back on the line. “Sorry, I have to cut this short. The kids are complaining the iPads I bought them are frozen.”

“Wait, you bought two eight year olds iPads?” I ask disbelievingly.

Groaning, she responds, “Not you too. Eden gave me shit when she found out, saying they’re kids, blah blah blah, should be outside, not on an eight hundred dollar tablet.”

“I bet. She barely even lets Glenna watch TV,” I tell her.

“Yeah, yeah, she put me in charge of these kids. They wanted iPads, so I bought them, simple as that. Anyways, gotta run. Talk later, Lilly-pad,” she says and hangs up.

I check the clock and realize that the pizza should have been here by now. I go to move to the window to wait when the door opens.

“Lilly-pad,” I hear Vinny shout when he gets in. 

We moved in together not long before I found out I was pregnant, which is yet another reason all these secrets I’m keeping from him are eating me up inside. 

I see him come around the corner with the pizza in hand. “Oh, I was wondering where it was,” I say.

“Yeah, I was actually at the pizza place ordering when I heard your call come in, so I just grabbed it instead of having it delivered,” he says, placing the pizza on the coffee table.