22. Damien
Chapter twenty-two
Damien
The whole drive to Orpheus, and even during training, Raven seemed off. I’m not sure what’s going on, but God, that woman's attitude is laid on extra thick today. We’re all standing around chit chatting when Reyes gives me a look that I can't decipher.
“Baby Girl, is something bothering you today?” He questions, and the way her head whips to him with the look of murder written across it, has me holding in my chuckle.
“Don’t worry guys, she probably just started her period today.” Naomi informs us, making Raven roll her eyes.
“Is nothing private anymore? Jesus fucking Christ, Naomi.” She tosses back. Me and my brothers all share a look while she walks off, going to grab her bag. Watching her pull her phone out, her back straightens and she looks around the gym. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one watching her because Luis walks up to her not even a second later. Not being able to hear their conversation, I watch and wait. Walking back over to us, his face is full of concern, and his eyes look to be full of anger.
“She just got another text. Whoever this person is, he’s definitely watching her more than we thought. This text said ‘lose your new boyfriends or I’ll get rid of them for you’.”
“What the fuck?! Okay, we seriously need to find this person and end this shit. I knew I should have beat that guy's ass at Sinful that night.” I spit out. Fuck this, I am over this person playing games with her. I should have walked back in that night after checking on her and killed him. He’s suspect number one for me.
Eddie storms in from his office with Naomi in tow, apparently she went straight to him. Luis is typing away on his phone, updating Zeke I’m sure. Me and Reyes take off walking towards Raven. Naomi and Eddie doing the same.
“You okay, Angel?” I ask, rubbing my hands up her back. She seems to relax into my touch.
“Yeah. I just need to find this motherfucker! I didn’t come this far to keep having to look over my shoulder.” She replies, aggravation laced in her tone. She makes a groaning noise before grabbing the sides of her stomach and bending forward.
“I’m going to run to Sirens. Me and Zeke are going to see if we can do some extra digging.” Eddie informs.
“I’m going to go with him, see if there’s anything I can help with. Or see if I can recognize the prick. First off, how does he know both of our names? Secondly, he’s watching you close enough to know the guys are around. A lot.” Naomi chimes in, seeming just as irritated as the rest of us. Raven just shrugs.
“I don’t know any of those answers. If it’s the same guy from the club, which I feel like it is, he didn’t look familiar at all. So, I’m feeling this goes deeper than that, I just haven’t put all the pieces together yet.” She says, a sense of defeat flashing in her eyes. Eddie and Naomi head out the door leaving the four of us here. Turning towards us, she huffs out an irritated breath.
“Can one of you take me home, please? I feel like I’m being stabbed in my fucking vagina, and it’s making me want to stab someone.” She huffs out as she grabs her bag, slinging it over her shoulder.
“Yeah, I’ll take you home Angel,” I reply back quickly, sensing her pain. Grabbing the bag from her, I throw it over my shoulder and reach for her hand, heading towards the door. She grabs it and squeezes, signaling to get out of here. Once we’re outside, I release her hand as Reyes opens her door and Luis walks with me to the trunk.
“I’ll stop by the store on our way back and get her a few things. Just find her heating pad when you get back. If she doesn’t have one, let me know and I’ll pick that up too. Guess we’re about to see a whole other side of her.” He says in a hushed tone as he chuckles. Reyes shuts her door and walks around the back with us.
“She’s in and ready to go. Make sure to set the code when you get there. We need to be more alert, especially since whoever it is, knows we're around. I’m not taking any chances when it comes to her.” He states, as if we’re not all thinking the same thing right now.
“Yeah, yeah. You act like I would let something happen to her. Fucking wrong. I’d give my life before I let anything happen to her.” I state matter-of-factly, slamming the trunk shut. Rounding the car and getting in, Raven looks over at me.
“Are you okay, Casanova?” She asks with concern in her tone. Looking over, she has a grin on her face and I swear when she smiles, it’s like everything else going on just fades away.
“Yeah, let's get you home.” Grabbing her hand, I bring it to my lips and place a kiss on it, holding it while we take off towards the house.
“Umm, are you sure you can switch gears and hold my hand at the same time?” She smarts off, trying to pull her hand away.
“I can do alot of things while driving and switching gears, baby. Don’t question my skills.” I reply cockily, pulling her hand back to me, making her laugh.
“I’ll put that to the test one day, just not today. I am not painting the inside of my car red.” She full belly laughs and I join in. This girl, there is never a dull moment when it comes to her.
The rest of the ride is silent. Driving through the gates and up her driveway, I hit the button to open her garage. Turning off the car and getting out, I head to her side and open her door, helping her out of it. Before we head inside, I grab her bag from the trunk and make sure to shut the garage door before we walk inside.
“Do you have a heating pad anywhere?” I ask, setting her keys on the counter.
“Yeah, it's in my bathroom. I planned to grab it when I changed clothes.” Shaking my head, I start heading upstairs, making sure that she’s following behind. I head straight for the dresser once I get to her room and pull out a pair of comfy leggings and an oversize sweatshirt for her to change into. She walks in a second later and looks at the clothes on the bed. She looks at me and gives me a small smile. I head for the bathroom to grab the heating pad and set it on the bed before I change into a pair of sweats I had in my bag.
“You just take your time and do what you need to. I’ll get us set up on the couch.” Kissing the top of her head, I head out of her room and go back downstairs.
Plugging in the heating pad, I turn it on so it’s already warm by the time she comes down and lay the blanket from the back of the couch on top of it. Grabbing the remote and turning on a movie, I grab both of us water and throw some popcorn in the microwave. By the time I make it back to the couch, she’s sitting there watching me.
“So, Harry Potter huh? That’s what we're going to watch?” She chuckles and lifts the blanket so I can sit next to her.
“Yeah. Got a problem with Harry?” I retort jokingly.
“No, I love Harry Potter actually. Never pegged you for a Potterhead though.” She quips back, another laugh escaping her lips.
“You haven’t pegged me at all.” I joke, causing us both to laugh.
“I can fix that, big guy.” She winks and damn, I can’t get enough of this girl. I just look at her, I don’t even have words. Would I even like that?
“I may not look like the type to watch Harry Potter, but there's still some things you don’t know about me. I can be a big softie.” Grinning and sliding closer, I hand her the bowl of popcorn.
“Thanks for this. Trying to make me feel better, I mean. My periods suck and the cramps are even worse. So I need this.” She grabs my hand and gives it a small squeeze. “Also, I definitely wanna know the ins and outs of you being a big softie.” She chuckles, giving me a smile before grabbing the remote and pushing play.
We’re not even ten minutes into the movie before the guys walk in, hands loaded down with bags. Luis wasn’t playing when he said they were going to get her everything she may need.
“Damn, Baby Girl. He doesn’t have you watching this lame ass movie, does he?” Reyes questions, laughing as he sets his bags down on the counter.
“Actually, asshole, I love this movie. Wanna keep talking your shit?” Raven snaps back, and I can’t help but let out a deep laugh. She is going to keep us all on our toes and she's quick as shit with that snap back. He slaps his hand over his face and Luis just shakes his head, the biggest grin plastered on his face.
“Pretty girl, I got you all kinds of snacks and medicine. I wasn’t sure what you liked better, so I just got a little bit of everything.” He shrugs, bringing her over a bag.
“Awww, you guys. I feel like Naomi told y’all what I liked, because these are my favorite chocolates.” She squeals as she holds the chocolate caramels tightly, like someone will come and steal them from her. Popping two of whatever pills he got her, she downs them with some water. Opening the chocolate, she starts eating them, disregarding everyone else but her food and Harry. Luis comes and sits on the other side of her, and Reyes just stands in front of her blocking her view. She tilts her head trying to see around him before snapping her head up at him.
“If you like Harry Pothead, then I will like it too.” He side eyes me, and I just chuckle. He has got it bad.
“Super, can you move now…please?” She narrows her eyes and nods to a spot on the ground. Plopping down in front of her on the floor, she lets him lean his head back in her lap. He looks up at her and says nothing, just smiles. She gives him a small smile and starts running her fingers through his hair before looking back up at the screen and getting lost in the movie. Looking at her, then my brothers, we all seem happy. This feels so different here, with her, with all of us. It feels like home. Okay, maybe we all got it bad.