Chapter Thirty-One Dragon
Today we finally get to leave the hospital, I have to say that I am thrilled to be taking Liza home.
I hate that she has been in the hospital for the last week.
The doctor told us she looked over the scans of the baby and everything looked like it was progressing well.
We have to come in for a couple extra visits to continue monitoring her due to the trauma that Liza endured and that kills me.
I hate that she was put through all of this even for one second.
I hate that Walker had to deal with all of that too.
We had a talk with both of the boys about what happened and Walker had asked about why that man told him he was his dad.
It was a conversation I hated having, but we knew that it was something that needed to be done.
He had brought it up before we were able to get him to see a child therapist and maybe ask how to go about talking with the boys about this.
So we did our best to address it and explain it to them both, but we are not sure how much a four year old can comprehend of this situation.
I can still see the look in little Walker’s eyes when he asked about some of the things he heard while he was taken for those few days that he did not see Liza.
“Mama, dat man, is he our daddy?”
“You met our daddy, Walker?”
“I-I no know .”
Liza looked up at me with tears in her eyes not knowing what to say. I crouched down next to him so I could look him in the eye. Both Waylon and him were watching intently. I stole a quick glance over to Liza before I began talking.
“Buddy, what do you think a daddy is?”
“Um, sumbunny that helps us, day teach us tings , day keep us safe. Like you do.”
“I know that a lot of what has happened the last few days has been very confusing buddy and you have a lot of questions about things that were said, but all you have to know right now is that that man no matter what you heard or what he said, he isn’t your daddy. You’ve already got a daddy.”
“We do?” both boys said at once.
“Yeah, I’m your daddy, just like I am Jaxon’s daddy. I love you all so much. No matter what happens I am always going to protect you and keep you safe. Is that okay with you?”
Both boys don’t answer, instead they jump into my arms and hug me as tight as they possibly can and I look at Liza and she has tears in her eyes.
That night after the boys went to sleep on the cots we have in the room and Jaxon was asleep on my check Liza and I had a very serious talk.
One that I think made us so much closer than I ever thought we could be.
We opened up in ways we had never before and talked about the past in a way that we were both receptive to.
“Did you mean it? You know what you said to the boys?”
Liza looks at me with tear filled eyes and so much hope that it killed me she didn’t know if I was serious.
“Yeah, baby. They are already mine, I just think we should make it official. If you’ll let me.”
Tears start falling down his face and I lean forward the best I can without disrupting Jaxon and wipe the tears from face.
“I um, I think maybe we should get everything out in the open and I think we should do it now before I change my mind. If we are going to move forward, we both need to get out everything so we can put it all behind us. I think it will make us stronger.”
I put my hand on hers, “If that is what you want baby, we can do that.”
She takes a deep breath and squeezes my hand like she is trying to ground herself.
“I have really never told anyone all the details of everything that has gone on while I was held so this is going to be a lot for me. You’re going to have to be patient with me. When I was sixteen I was dating a prospect through the club.
One night I went to go find him at the local diner that the Skullz invested in. When I got there I walked in on him and one of the waitresses fucking in the office. Instead of chasing after me or making some excuses he told me that he was a man and that we were never exclusive.
That he never made me any promises.”
My throat feels tight because I had done that and said those things to her when I tried to push her away. I go to speak and she shakes her head.
“You can have your turn just let me get this out.
When I ran out of the diner, Vandal had been waiting for me.
I think he had been following me for awhile, trying to find the perfect time to take me and he felt I was most vulnerable then.
He had something in a syringe or whatever and he pricked me with it after I came running out.
The next thing I knew I was in this bed I didn’t recognize in a home that I had no clue existed until that night.
He didn’t wait long before he raped me the first time.
I had had sex before, but not many times.
So it wasn’t like it was my first experience, but still it was all new.
The first time was by far the worst. I won’t go into too many details, but there was never a night that he did not assault me. Sometimes it happened more than once.
At the beginning he kept me locked in that room and there were men that would come and look at me like they were trying to see how much to pay for me.
It was at that time that I knew he was planning on selling me to someone as a sex slave.
I had overheard him say while he was in the room with one of them that he was working with the Italians to find young women and sell them to the highest bidders.
The Italians, like Vittorio, took their turns with me.
It turns out Vandal wanted to keep me and for that to happen he had to share me with the Italians until they were done with me.
Vittorio’s turns never ended. He would come multiple times a month.
He was rougher than Vandal was. He used whips and other things.
He beat me during his time with me. Apparently from what I have learned with being held captive by him, he thought that I was his perfect match in bed.
He thought that I got off on the pain like he got off on hurting me and causing me pain.
But as time went on Vandal began thinking that I was ‘more’ trustworthy and he began letting me wander around the house, leaving the door open when he was done with me.
So I heard a lot of information that could have harmed him with the club.
But that was my life for that year. One night he got called to the clubhouse and he forgot to chain me back to the bed and he left the door unlocked and open.
I guess he thought he conditioned me and thought that I wouldn’t go anywhere.
So when I was sure he was gone I ran. I ran and I didn’t turn back.
The first person I called was Glitch. I didn’t want to burden my family with everything that happened to me and I knew Glitch could help me get away.
He did. He hid me from anyone who could look for me and he told my family everything that I had heard and they began cleaning out the club I guess.
He helped me enroll in school and move here.
He said I would be safe here because Devil’s Chaos would look out of me.
He had talked to Bulldog and he had promised that he would make sure I was okay.”
“Wait, hold on. I don’t want to minimize everything you just told me, but my dad knew about you before you and I….?”
“Yeah, I mean I don’t know if he actually saw me, but I think that he had been making sure to keep tabs on me at school especially when we found out I was pregnant. Glitch set up my home with enough security that no one could get in unless I invited them.”
After she told me about what her time was like that horrible miserable year we talked about everything that had happened between us again.
I felt like it was a nice way for us to hash everything out and make sure we were actually hearing each other.
This was a space where we were both open to talking and telling each other what we were feeling and why we behaved the way that we did.
I think we cleared the air and maybe are making our way to some sort of healing in that way.
Along with that we discussed me adopting the boys and that is something we decided we would go through so they can be Jacobson’s and they can officially have a daddy that they have been wanting and the daddy they deserve.
“So when we get out of here I am going to schedule the boys in to see the children’s therapist that Sophie takes the kids to then maybe we can also talk to them about how to go about talking with them about the daddy situation and when is a good time to address the things that Walker heard while
you guys were being held. Then we are getting you into talking to someone as well.”
That was something else we agreed on. She said she would go and talk to someone about everything that she went through. We are both working on getting through everything that happened in our past and bringing that into our relationship.
“Yeah, the doctor gave me some referrals that I could use to find someone that works with victims of sexual assault and can help me get through all of that. So once we get out of here I will call around and see if I can find someone that works for me and with my schedule.
I also have to call my obgyn to get in to monitor the baby. Hopefully when we go in they will give us the all clear and we won’t have to go in for extra visits and it will be less stressful. You are going to get in touch with an attorney to talk about the adoption process for the boys?”
“Yeah, I’m going to get the ball rolling and find out how long it will all take.I’m hoping since no one is on their birth certificate we can get everything squared away quickly. The faster they become Jacobsons the faster I can probably get you to agree to be one.”
She laughs, “Slow down there buddy. Let’s get through all this stuff first.”
I sit next to her on the bed and whisper in her ear, “Slow down, baby, you have had my baby and there is now another one growing in your belly. I wasted no time filling you up with another. I’m going to make sure that you are stuck with me and I’m going to tie you to me in every way that I can.
So baby mama, ol’ lady and wife sound like good ways to go.”
I do know that once we get out of here there is a lot of unfinished business we need to take care of especially with the club.
The Bellandi brothers have held back on taking their wrath out on their half-brother while they wait for me to make sure that Liza is home.
This week also Domino’s brothers have had help bringing in their father and a bunch of his bastard children that align with him as well as men in the family that are blindly loyal to him.
They are all being housed at the Sirens warehouse.
They have put off bringing their justice because they know that I want to take care of Vittorio myself and his fucking son Lorenzo who thought it was okay to put his hands on my woman.
“Alright Liza, we have your discharge papers and you have a very large group of people waiting to escort you home.” The nurse says as she walks in with the discharge papers. “You need to follow up with your OBGYN and you were given a list of therapists to help you with the trauma that you endured?”
“Yes, the doctor gave me a list and I plan on looking into those as well.”
Signing out of the hospital felt like a fucking miricle and coming out of the room we are greeted with all her brothers from Skullz MC and all three of our boys.