Chapter Ten Whip #3
Lash goes up and gives Bulldog a hug and they share some words before Lash takes Delaney from him.
Bulldog walks over and hugs all the kids in a way that tells you he doesn’t want to let go.
He goes over to Sophie and brings her in for a hug.
Sophie, despite herself leans into her dad and begins to cry all over again.
Bulldog is whispering in her ear and she is shaking her head.
I can only imagine what that woman is thinking.
Sophie is someone that you just don’t know what she is feeling until she tells you.
She keeps her walls up high because she wants to be strong for everyone.
But she can only take so much. This, her losing her mama and her kids being missing is probably making her mind run a million miles a minute.
Finally Sophie and Bulldog separate, “I love you, baby girl. Always. No matter what. Okay? You aren’t going to push me away. I can handle whatever you need. You got me?”
Sophie looks at her dad and nods her head.
When they leave, Thorn, Twister, Dragon and Hurricane stand up and walk over to their dad.
They whisper and hug each other. They look over at me and a sleeping Peyton because at some point she cried herself to sleep.
They all nod their head and come by and squeeze me on the shoulder as they walk out the door.
Leaving me with Bulldog, Davis, Noah, Nash, Natalie, Peyton and Terror.
“Dad, you can stay here tonight. I will set up a room for you, Davis, Tillie, Parker and Peyton.” Terror says. I’m sure he knows that Bulldog is not going to want to go back to his home and sleep in his bed that no longer has the love of his life in it.
Bulldog shakes his head, “I’m going to head up to the clubhouse, but can you keep Davis and Tills? Maybe text Parker and have her bring her back. I’m worried they never came back after she left. It’s been hours and I feel like a shit father for not checking on them.”
“Dad, you need to get some rest. Whatever you want to do at the clubhouse can wait until tomorrow. Today has been a lot.”
Bulldog looks at Terror, “I am not going to be able to sleep right now, Luca. No matter if I am here or in my own bed at home. Your mama is still not going to be next to me. I need to go to the clubhouse and work with Ghost and Wizard. I need to find Dash and Dallas.
The sooner we get on everything the sooner we can find them. I’m not going to sit around and do nothing. So please, just do me this favor and take care of your brother and sisters. Please.”
Terror just nods his head and pulls out his phone, probably to text Parker. Bulldog walks over to Davis and pulls the boy in for a hug.
“Is that okay? You staying here with Luca?” I hear Bulldog as Davis.
I don’t hear Davis answer, but I see him nod his head against Bulldog’s chest.
Then he looks up at his old man, which he doesn’t have to look up much, the kid is growing like a weed.
“I’ll be fine, dad, I promise. I’ll look after Tillls. Just find them, okay? Bring them home. I don’t want to lose anyone else.”
Bulldog nods his head and pulls Davis back in and he places his head on Davis’s.
You can see the tears falling out of Bulldog’s eyes as he holds his son.
A few minutes later the door opens and Parker and Tillie walk into the living room.
Terror pulls Parker in for a hug as Tillie runs to her dad and Davis.
Bulldog lets go of Davis and bends to pick up Tillie who wraps her arms and legs around her dad.
You can see that she starts crying all over again making Bulldog cry harder as he places his hand on the back of her head. Terror walks over to me and bends down.
“Listen, I’m going to set you and Peyton up in my guest room downstairs. The bed is bigger and honestly, I know Knox is on the way here so it will be big enough for all three of you. Plus it's got its own bathroom and a little kitchenette down there.
So if you want to head down there now that's fine. I can have Noah show you where to go.”
I nod my head and Noah leads the way to the room we will be staying in for I don’t know how long.
I swear I have been inside Terror’s home before, but never anywhere other than the kitchen or the living room.
Once Noah shows me the room and explains where anything extra is I thank him and close the door.
I place Peyton down on the bed and she stirs.
“Where are we?”
“Luca is letting us stay in his room downstairs. I didn’t think you’d want to go to your parents house. Everyone else is staying here.”
She nods her head and I can see tears starting to form in her eyes again.
“Hey, hey, baby it’s going to be okay. I got you, okay? Lean on me. Do you want to take a shower?”
She shakes her head, “I just want to crawl back into bed, but I don’t have any clothes here.”
“It’s okay, here.” I remove my cut and place it on the chair in the corner and then remove my shirt handing it to her.
She thanks me and then begins to strip out of her clothes. Before she puts my shirt on her she looks up at me and walks closer to me. Her chest is on full display. She is glorious. She reaches up with both hands and pulls my head down and presses her lips on mine.