HIS Challenge

CHAPTER 2: Clinten

I had just gotten done with having a big grand opening last week for the Bar & Grill I had just recently opened, as a celebration of me finally starting all over again with a new life and not doing any more bad deals with drug dealers, mafia leaders and so on. Plus, I've always wanted to own my own restaurant.

I still have my club but mostly we just are more like an actual club that's laid back. We don't do anything illegal and most of my crew have all seemed to come clean in their lives as well after our last deal that went wrong and as a deal most of us made with the FBI that happened to be ran by my uncle as the Director, he made a deal with us and those of us who took the deal got to keep our reputation, no one had to find out we were helping the FBI and we got another chance at life.

The catch to it all though was that my uncle had made me promise to help take down some big guys known across the world as being the most feared leaders of a few gangs and the mafia. The biggest thing that's been going on is human trafficking and the numbers have been increasing in the past couple of years so I agreed to help him take them down because honestly, I hate sick fucks like that.

Tonight happened to be our first day opened of an actual working day and after I woke up and got finished taking a shower then when I got out of the bathroom and saw the girl who I hooked up with from last night was still in my bed, I just couldn't help but think about how pathetic it was that she stayed. What did she expect, me to make her breakfast?

I stand there for a moment while finishing putting on my watch and everything then take one last look at her and begin feeling guilty. The kind of guilt I would feel as if I had cheated or something. I guess that's the downfall of having to stay in a bikers club like mine (even if it's for just pretend), because it's so easy to get caught back up in the behavior and all that comes with the lifestyle once again.

Fuck! I miss Shaundra so bad. She's the only one I have ever loved and I fucked up with her badly. Then worst of all, was that her father hated me with a passion. No, better yet, he LOATHED me. We were enemies of each other and at the time her and I didn't care and began having a little Romeo and Juliet type of a relationship. Then things happened between her father and I that made me promise him I would stay away from her daughter. But of course, I couldn't and then the worst night of my life happened. I lost her forever while at the same time trying to save her from seeing the man responsible for that night.

We had planned to run away together the next day and start our lives all over again but, things ended differently unfortunately.

Dusty and I are best of friends and always knew about what kind of a person his father really was but made a decision not to tell Shaundra because he knew she loved him and already had lost their mother so, he was the only parent she had left. So I never said anything.

Her father went crazy that night after hearing she was with me and instead of talking things out, him and his guys all came along with some other guys he asked for help from that happened to be part of his second job, 'human trafficking'.

I honestly though could never respect nor love her dad for the second life he was living outside from the one he was showing.

I haven't heard much about what was going on with Dusty's father and in fact, Dusty and I haven't talked to each other for a week now and I feel like I'm going crazy.

I wanted him to be here for the Grand Opening to my restaurant and especially Shaundra. that night I had been thinking about her so much that I never even hooked up with a girl and this girl in my bed right now, I honestly haven't gotten laid in months.

I need to move on and forget all about Shaundra despite the fact she thinks I'm dead,--which I had found out after Dusty told me and then mentioned that she had even locked herself in her room for months and barely came out as much except to of course eat after she had shed every last tear she had.

So many times since that night I have wanted to find Shaundra and talk to her and explain everything that happened, including about who her father really was but I never did. I didn't want to hurt her anymore.

The last time I spoke with Dusty though, I remember him telling me that Shaundra doesn't want any part of the biker's lifestyle and that right away had shut me down. It was a confirmation that for sure there would never be another chance for us again.

I suddenly heard my cell phone start to go off in my pants pocket and as soon as I look down to see who it is, I right away start heading back towards my office and answer.

"Hey man! What's up?" I answered.

"Hey bro. Sorry I haven't called or talked to you in a while. And sorry I wasn't able to be there for your grand opening. But some shit has been going on and something has happened recently to my dad." He says through sniffles.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Someone fucking murdered him." He tells me.

"What?" I asked in disbelief. He was too strong and tough to be taken down. He was invincible.

"We don't know who did or what exactly happened yet but I called Shaundra and she's coming tonight on a Red Eye and we're gonna have a nice funeral for him. We'd like it if you showed up. We all miss you man." He tells me.

"Damn bro. I'm sorry with what happened but, you know I can't come there. Shaundra will know I never died and she'll already be upset because of her dad." I start to explain.

"Please. Just do this for me bro. And this Shaundra bullshit needs to be put to rest because I know that deep down she still is in love with you and I know sure as hell you are with her also." He points out.

Damnit he's right. But not about having me come there. Things will be awkward and terrible. I cant put Shaundra through all that right now.

"I'll think about it and get back to you alright?" I tell him.

"Alright. Well I've got to get going now but I hope you come." He says and we hang up.

Damn, what am I gonna do?

Next Chapter will be posted soon! :)