Chapter 24
Kirsty
I tried to think of the last thing I remembered. Maybe it would give me a clue as to where I was. I was in my apartment. Mike was there. I stabbed him and he stabbed me twice. Then everything went dark, I must have blacked out. When I woke, I was in a building. It smelt damp and there were no lights, none even from outside. The only light we had was the flashlight from his cell.
I was lying on the concrete floor, the pain in my back and stomach were crippling. I tried to move but couldn’t. “Mike, please don’t do this.” I begged. “You stabbed me Kirsty, what did you expect?” “I just want to go home, please.” “This is your home now Kirsty. We’re going to stay here together and then we can get married.” He was fucking delusional. He wanted forever with me, not just to fuck me.
“It hurts, I need help.” I told him. “I know, bu
Chapter 25TankI couldn’t believe how strong Kirsty was. The doctor told us that she was paralyzed, and she took it in her stride. I couldn’t fucking keep my tears in. The guilt was too overwhelming. I fucked up so badly, sending her away. I should have kept her safe. How would she ever forgive me?The doctor left after telling Kirsty he will order some more tests now she was awake. “How long have I been here?” She asked. “A week.” Her eyes widened at the news, but again, my strong girl nodded and moved on. Taking it all in her stride. “What happened to Mike?” I growled at the sound of his voice. “Jail.” She nodded again and breathed a sigh of relief. “What happened? Did he bring me in to hospital?” What? I must have been confused because she continued. “I had convinced him to take me in. The last thing I remember was him punching me. I think it was b
Chapter 26KirstyIt had been two months since the stabbing. I was still paralyzed but getting stronger every day.James had only left once in that time and that was only last week. He didn’t even go home to pack stuff up. Axel went in and packed up a few things for him and had them shipped over so he didn’t have to leave again. He still kept asking me to forgive him, even though I told him weeks ago that I already had.For the weeks that followed after the diagnosis, I was expecting him to go back home. I was angry and I took a lot of that anger out on him. I got frustrated easily, especially trying to do things that I took for granted earlier, like going to the toilet and showering.I had decided to move out of my apartment after being released from hospital. The doctors were happy for me to stay for a few extra days to make use of the extra support while I got used to my current predica
Chapter 27TankI realized how much I had missed everyone being at the clubhouse. Kirsty was hanging out with Bella and Julia and cooing over Sammy. I wanted to kick myself after what happened before. We have enough going on at the moment but, seeing her holding Sammy just made me think about what it would be like if she was holding our child in her arms. We hadn’t talked about having kids. I told her I wanted them, but Kirst has never mentioned having children.Buzz came to join me at the bar. “Hey. How are you holding up?” he asked. “I’m fine.” I smiled. “You miss it don’t you?” he asked. I looked round at the clubhouse, seeing my brothers and the clubhouse again had hit me harder than I thought it would have, “I made the right choice.” I argued. “Yeah, I agree. You did. But do you ever think about coming home?” “All the time,” I admitted
Chapter 28KirstyIt had been four weeks since we arrived back from North Carolina. I had upped my physiotherapy to five times a week and it had worked.Yesterday, I walked from Angela to James with just one stick. James lifted me up and spun me around as I cried. I couldn’t believe it. We had two weeks left until Buzz and Julia’s wedding and I had just taken my first steps without the use of both sticks and Angela holding on to me. “You did it, baby! I’m so proud of you!” James told me, still twirling me around. “That was amazing Kirsty! Well done!” Angela proclaimed. “Thank you.” I smiled.I hated the celebration going on around me for something as trivial as walking. I wasn’t even walking properly; I still had a stick. Yeah, it was a massive achievement, one that my parents already celebrated when I was a baby. It made me feel sad, celebrating something that s
Chapter 29TankWe had booked flights for the following day, I wanted us to start our lives together right away. I called Axel, asking him to pick us up at the airport. We would be staying for a few weeks now, until the wedding was here. As Kirsty was maid of honor, she needed to be there in the run up to the wedding. We hadn’t told anyone about our engagement yet, Kirsty didn’t want to tell anyone until Buzz and Julia were married first, she didn’t want to ‘steal their thunder’ as she said.They didn’t know she was walking either; we were going to tell them tonight at the clubhouse. She was still using her chair half the time. I wheeled her out of the airport and straight to where Axel was waiting. “Hey!” he called. “Hey man.” I replied, hugging him. “Hey Kirsty, how are you doin’ sweetheart?” he bent down, hugging my girl and kissing her on her cheek
Chapter 30KirstyThe last two weeks had flown by, making sure everything was perfect. I’d done a few video calls with Angela; she was making sure I was still doing the exercises she told me to. I was going to be discharged soon, she told me. I was walking a lot better, I still had to use a stick to help me balance, but I was so much quicker.We stayed in one of the gorgeous spa hotels in Greenville. We arrived the day before, Buzz had surprised the three of us with treatments to help us relax before the big day. Julia opted out of the massage, saying she didn’t like them. I wondered why Buzz would send us to a spa resort when his bride didn’t like massages, but I let it go.Bella and I had massages and we all had the facial, pedicures and manicures. We sat in the spa afterward. “Excuse me,” Julia called one of the staff. “Can you tell me how hot the hot tub is please?” Bella and
Chapter 31TankIt was the day of the wedding. Our tuxedos hung in my closet. Buzz and Axel had stayed here last night, Tina and Ink had Sammy overnight, leaving both Axel and Bella on edge.Axel made breakfast while I showered. He was a trained chef and had his own restaurant in town. “How are you feelin’ man?” I asked Buzz when he came down. “I’m feelin’ good. Can’t wait to marry your sister.” He told me. I told them what Kirsty had told me the day before. I called them and confided in them when she told me she didn’t know if she wanted kids or not. I know I sound like a chick, talking about my problems, but tough shit, we were there for each other. “That’s fucking awesome news!” Axel declared. “Yeah, man, I’m really happy for you.” Buzz chimed in.It was soon time to leave, we all left my house, dressed up in our tuxedos, looking
Chapter 32KirstyEighteen months laterIt was the day before our wedding. In the last year, we had witnessed our friends, Axel and Bella tying the knot, and the birth of our first niece. Lexi Jade Cobain was born on the hottest day of the year. She was almost one.James and I decided to get married in July. We had been back in Hollingbroke for eighteen months now. Ink offered me a job on the same day he gave James his cut back. I had been working alongside Buzz since and I loved it.We had planned to have the big white wedding. I wanted to walk do the aisle and had asked Ink to walk me down. Axel and Buzz were to stand as James’ best-man and groomsman and Bella and Julia were my maid of honor and bridesmaid. Sammy was almost 2 now and he was going to be our pageboy. He looked so incredibly cute in his little suit and hat.Bella, Julia and I sat in the bar in the clubhouse. Rider was n