Chapter 13
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Riley
It’s been two weeks since Playboy tried to kidnap me.
Fionn hasn’t left my side from the moment he rescued me.
Playboy didn’t kill Daphne, but she’s been in a coma.
The doctors are still hoping that she’ll come out of this with minimal damage.
But we won’t know until she wakes up. I need her to wake up.
Right now the coffee shop is closed to do repairs.
So I’ve been spending my time at the hospital with Daphne.
Fionn brings me lunch every day. The only time I leave is to go home to spend time with him.
I love him even more because he never makes me feel like I’m taking away from him by being here with her.
Every one in the family has come by to sit with us.
It’s made this a little easier to go through.
Oliver even shifted and came in. He scared the shit out of me and he thought it was hilarious.
His snake looked at me with it’s mouth open like it was laughing.
I tried to punch him. But he’s fucking fast. Then he slithered up onto Daphne’s bed and stared at her.
I told him that she would be screaming if she was awake. He did the open mouth thing again.
The doctors say there’s nothing they can do for her right now.
All they can do is wait for her to wake up.
Physical therapy comes in every day to keep her arms and legs moving.
Because we’re all praying that she wakes up soon and they don’t want her to lose movement or muscle.
I don’t know how to live without her. I need her to wake up.
Fionn
Playboy is going on trial for arson and kidnapping. While it would’ve been better for him to die that day, sometimes that’s just not how it happens. But he will pay no matter what. Punishment doesn’t just happen here on the outside. Prison can be dangerous too.
The day we rescued Riley, Oliver was the one who bit the other biker.
He didn’t survive the bite and the medical examiner put down snake bite as cause of death.
He asked us how a poisonous Taipan snake is here in Lake Renegade.
We told his we had no idea and that if we catch it, we will be disposing of it.
I plan on asking her to marry me, but I know that’s something she’d want Daphne to be there for. So I’m going to wait until she wakes up to ask her. Until then I’m content knowing that she’s safe and mine.
Everyday I try to bring her new foods for lunch. I’ve been avoiding Apollo’s pocket sammiches. He’s been bugging me to bring some to her for a week now. Not even his brothers or sister will eat the sammiches that he pulls out of his pockets.
“Come on Fionn. You need to try them and then decide if they’re gross. You can’t just say they’re gross without trying it.” Apollo says as I walk into the cafe.
“But I already ordered lunch from your mama. She said they’re like your pocket sammiches.”
“Well kind of.” He sighs as his mama joins us.
“Are you saying your sammiches are better than mine?” she laughs.
“Never.” He grins.
I pay for my lunch and say bye to all of them. Time to see my Riley.
Riley
I look up as Fionn comes in with today’s lunch.
“Apollo made me bring you pocket sammiches. He seemed offended when I wouldn’t put them in my pocket.” He chuckles as he kisses me. “How’s she doing today?”
“I keep thinking she’s moving her hand. But the doctors said it’s more of an involuntary muscle spasm. I choose to believe it’s her telling me that she’s there and not to give up on her.”
“I think so too.” He says as he sits down with me.
We open our sandwiches and start eating. I can’t help staring at him.
“Why are you staring at me?” he laughs.
“You’re so sexy in that uniform.” I smile as he leans over and kisses me.
“I’ll let you help me get out of it when we get home tonight.” He whispers as he nibbles on my neck.
“I love you. Thank you for everything you do. I don’t know what I’d do without you.”
“You’ll never know what it’s like to be without me. Because I know that I can’t live without you.”
“Who made the sandwiches? They’re delicious.”
“Apollo’s mama, Athena made them. She said that the ones that Apollo makes are a little scary. You never know what he’s going to put in them.”
I laugh. “I think I might want to try one of his anyway. He always makes them look so yummy.”
“Just don’t take the ones he pulls out of his pockets.”
I laugh. “Those don’t always look so good. I think Daph would love these sammiches. Do you know why he calls them sammiches?”
“Because it sounds better than sandwiches.” Apollo says as he walks into the room.
“Are you following me?” Fionn laughs.
“I wanted to bring you both some authentic pocket sammiches. Mama makes delicious ones, but mine are even better.”
Apollo pulls out three sammiches from his pocket. At least they’re sealed and not squished.
“You’re all noisy.” Comes a voice I’ve been waiting to hear.
I start sobbing as Apollo runs out of the room to get her doctor. You can hear him yelling at the nurses. I stand up and hug Daphne as Fionn brings over some water with a straw. Daphne takes a few small sips.
Apollo comes back in, dragging Jèr?me behind him. I start laughing as he shoves him towards us.
“You could’ve just said, ‘hey, Jèr?me, Daphne’s awake’. And I would’ve finished up what I was doing and followed you. But no. You have to resort to violence.” Jèr?me says as he rolls his eyes at Apollo.
“You’re lucky I let you walk. Also, you might want to walk faster when there’s an emergency.” Apollo frowns at him.
Jèr?me checks Daphne out and orders some tests to make sure everything’s good for her.
“Are you in any pain? Memory loss?” Jèr?me asks.
“No. I remember everything that happened. How long have I been out?” Daphne asks.
“It’s been two weeks. So you might have some stiffness, we had PT coming in to check on you and keep your arms and legs moving. Let’s get the tests done and then we’ll discuss the next steps for you.”
“Thank you.” We both say at the same time.
“JINX!”