Girl With a Secret

Chapter 16

"You fight Vi. We destroy these bastards and then you and I will find a way for you to be happy again. All I want is to make the woman I love happy." She relaxed against me and I lift her onto the bed, lying down with her on top of me, I lift her head and wipe the tears from her cheeks. I gently press my lips to hers and she kisses me back softly

"I love you Vi."

"I love you too."

"Now tell me who these bastards are so I can destroy them. I want them to suffer in ways they've never imagined" she sits up so she's straddling my hips and grabs the folder up off the bed. She rolls off me and curls up against me looking at the pictures, I wrap my arm around her

"These three. It was them and then those two gave me a pretty good beating." She closes her eyes and shuts the folder, she drops it and then buries her face in my chest

"It's ok Vi, you're safe. Erica is going to come and keep you company while I'm gone" I kiss the top of her head and she looks up at me

"I'll be ok, I'm just going to sleep while you're gone."

"Well the old ladies and a few guys will be downstairs if you need anything. I gotta go, but I'll be back as soon as I can." I say kissing her gently before getting out of bed. I wait until she's comfortable and leave.

Lucy POV

Seeing those faces brought everything I had been trying to block out back, but I didn't want Bones to know that. There's no way I'm going to sleep now, after seeing those faces and because I know Bones isn't here. I know I'm safe at the clubhouse but I don't feel safe anywhere right now.

I know I should still be staying off my feet but I get up and walk into the bathroom. I study my face in the mirror, the black eyes, the fat lip and the bruising scattered around my pale skin. I can just see the gash on my head peaking from my hairline that Doc must've stitched up, along with the other large wounds on my body that were stitched when I woke up.

I take off Bones shirt and look at my naked body, the once milky skin now purple, yellow and green. Cuts and scrapes covering every part of me. I sit on the edge of the tub and lift my foot, the bottom swollen bruised and gravel rashed from me running without my boots. I turn on the water for the tub and watch it begin to fill, I add some bubbles before going back to my room so I can play music.

I climb into the hot water and lie back against the tub as Red Hot Chili Peppers fills my ears to distract my mind. I drift off to my happy place, a technique my dad taught me to go into an almost trance, it's what I did while I was being beaten and I barely felt a thing. My happy place is on the beach with my Mom, The Doors playing in the background as we skip along the sand, searching for shells or jumping in the water splashing each other. I can feel the sand on my toes, the water splashing my legs, I hear the waves breaking and my Moms voice calling my name as we run along the beach together. I never want to leave my happy place, there's no pain, no death, no suffering, time stands still with just me and my Mom in our favourite place.

"Lucy? Lucy can you hear me?" I hear her voice, further away this time

"Mom I'm right here" I reply as I turn and see her climbing on some rocks, I follow her and smile

"Violet didn't work, Lucy didn't work, what do we do?"

"Mom what are you talking about? I'm right here with you." I stop and watch my Mom continue to climb rocks, something doesn't add up. Oh crap. I wave to my Mom and leave my happy place, coming back to reality to find Doc, Matt and Erica standing over me

"What the fuck?" I ask sitting up, I'm on my bed wrapped in a towel

"I came in to check on you, you were in the tub, your eyes were open but you were unresponsive. I was worried something happened so I got Doc" Erica says grabbing me some clothes

"I'm fine, I was just in my happy place. How long have you been trying to wake me?" I ask taking a shirt from her. I hold my towel up as I slide it on then remove the towel

"An hour, you scared the hell out of us" Matt says turning back around to look at me. I laugh and begin drying off my hair

"It's a technique my dad taught me, it's like a trace or meditation even. Sorry I scared you guys"

"That's the first time I've seen you laugh" Erica says, a smile on her face.

"Want me to carry you downstairs to get some food? Or want to hang out at the bar and have a drink with us?" Matt asks

"Food sounds good, let me grab some sweats" I say as Erica hands them to me. Matt turns his back to the bed, I hesitate, but remind myself I am safe, Matt is a friend, I climb on his back and wrap my arms around his shoulders. I'm safe, I trust Matt.

"I could get used to being carried everywhere. Onward slave" I say fake whipping Matt and we laugh as he carries me down to the bar. I feel better, it's amazing what my happy place does. I know I'm safe, I just need to keep telling myself that. Matt sits me on a stool and Erica goes into the kitchen to grab some food.

I sit with Erica, Matt and Doc while I eat and they drink and I feel human again. Yes I keep having to remind myself I'm safe but I need to do this, I can't spend the rest of my life in Bones bed. I hear Fleetwood Mac begin playing and look at Matt

"You hit me cos I didn't know who they were so I thought it would cheer you up" I smile and close my eyes to listen to the music. The doors fly open and I see the guys begin to pour in, then Bones steps in and I nearly fell off my seat

"Shit, Matt get her out of here" Bones roars as the man he is holding fights against him, his eyes land on me and I feel my body begin to shake

"Well hello there Lucy, miss my cock?" He says with the smug grin that haunts me. Matt suddenly lifts me off my seat

"No get the fuck off me" I scream as I fight against Matts strong arms to no avail. There is no fucking way I will be in the same building as him, or any of them, even if I have to do something drastic.