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"Bates?" Roman's voice echos through my ear drums.
"Babe, what's happening? We can't hear anything, anymore?" Kaiser says in my ear. "Are you okay?"
It's good I can't reply. What am I to say?
I rest my hand on Bates's stiff, hard chest where the bullet hit him. I sigh as my eyes swell up. He wasn't supposed to go like this. The bullet was meant for me. I close my eyes, letting a tear fall as suddenly I hear a gasp, causing my eyes to snatch open.
"Ugh. I'm getting too old for this job." Bates coughs, opening his eyes.
I sigh a breath of relief. "Fucking hell, you coulda said you were alive sooner." I reply, opening his shirt to see the wound. I am surprised to see a black bulletproof vest, with the bullet lodged in. No wonder his chest was so stiff and hard.
"I tried but my fucking back went when I hit the floor. Bloody winded me." He struggles to sit up.
"You scared the shit out of me." I hit his chest knowing he can barely feel it as he takes my hand and I help him onto his bum. "Roman, Matteo you both okay?"
"I need a doctor." Matteo says, holding his lower hip.
"I will get Matteo to a hospital and I will be in contact to discuss a re-group tomorrow to talk." Roman gets up from his chair. "Is your neck okay?"
"Think so." I reply, placing a hand on it. I notice my exceedingly fast pulse.
"It's a little bruised. Make sure your man takes care of you." Roman tells me.
"I can take care of myself." I sass, smirking.
"Glad to hear it." Roman smiles and nods, then looks at Bates who's still sat on the floor. "I'll send someone on for the body. Nice shot Darling."
"Come on old man, let's get you back home." I help him up and he throws his arm around me.
Bates groans as I get him into the car. As we get in, I pull the microphone box of my hip. I look at it in my hands. The plastic case had cracked.
"Shit. No wonder Kaiser can't hear us, it must've broke when I hit the floor." I look at Bates who is already looking at me. "You got your phone?"
He shakes his head. "It sometimes interferes with the mic." He replies. and leans forward a little to the driver. "Please get us home quickly."
"Is your back really that bad?" I ask, helping him click his seat belt in.
"Well yes, but I don't know what they heard, they might be getting ready to come get us." Bates answers, wincing a little. "I need my back cracking."
I stroke his arm and look at him with a pitiful smile. "Don't worry, everything'll be okay."
Roman's driver drives us back to Kimber's but he ends up stopping a little in traffic. "Shit." I whisper. I look out the window and around the roads. "Right, I know where I am, I'll jump out and run home and make sure they've not left."
"Good idea. Be safe."
"Yep. I know so Kaiser won't kill you." I pull off my jacket and jump out, throwing it over the white leather seats. I pull the microphone out from my breasts and throw it next to my coat. "See you in a bit."
I begin to run down an alleyway, passing people sat on the floor, smoking and drinking and past bins. I kick a bottle away from me, very nearly tripping over it. I approach the street Kim lives on and fasten my pace. I get to the front door and burst it open, very nearly knocking it off the hinges.
"Kaiser!" I call out. Both the living room and the kitchen door open. I see Fury, Gold and Kimber in the kitchen doorway and Bonnie and Molly in the living room. Bonnie's eyes are clearly red. I notice the men are wearing their jackets and bulletproof vests too.
"You're okay!" Bonnie says, pushing Molly out of her way and approaching me. "Where's Dad?"
"He's okay. He hurt his back. He's in the car but we got stuck in traffic." I say really fast. "I ran here cos my microphone wasn't working and I knew you'd all be worried - where's Kaiser?" I don't stop to breathe.
Bonnie smiles sympathetically. "He's upstairs. He's really upset. All we heard was gunshots and then silence."
"Fuck." I mutter. "I better go see him."
I run up the stairs and into the hallway. The door to our room is slammed shut, closing him off from the hallway and hearing me shout. I approach the door and hear some cries from the other side.
I open the door and see Kaiser sat on our bed, his hands over his eyes. "Kaiser?" I say delicately as I enter the room.
Immediately, he stops crying and looks up at me. "Oh my God." He stands up and walks to me fast, grabbing my arm and pulling me in for a hug. He holds me in a way he never has before. He holds me like he's about to lose me. He pulls back, his hands on my face, running his fingers and thumbs over my skin and making sure I'm real. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, Baby."
His face crumples up as if he's about to cry. He doesn't want me to see so he pulls me into another hug. "I thought I lost you." He whispers.
"I'm still here Baby. Please don't be upset."
"Of course I am. I thought I lost you and I purposely didn't tell you that I love you before you went because I thought you were coming back." He stops to breathe.
"Kaiser, please calm down. Everything's okay. I'm okay, your Dad has hurt his back but once he's since a chiropractor, I'm sure he will be okay." I smile.
He pulls away but still holds my hands. He sits down on the bed again, leaving me stood. He looks up at me and frowns. "Your neck is bruised."
"I know. Billy strangled me."
"I know, I heard it. It was fucking shit hearing you struggle and not being able to do anything about it." He looks down at our hands. He pulls his away from mine as his knuckles tense, going white at the bend. "I don't want to ever be in that situation again."
"I won't be. I was with Roman, Bates and Matteo and they freed me from him. I'm okay. I promise."
He places his hand on the part where my bum meets the top of my thigh and pulls me closer to him. I bend down to his level and kiss him sweetly. "I love you."
He sniffles. "I love you too. I would put a tracker on you if I could but even I know that's too much."
I shiver at the memory of Javier, "go get a shower. I'll go make us some tea."
"Okay, Baby." He kisses me softly and exits the room to the bathroom.
I quickly change from my dress and into a loose pair of shorts and a plain white vest and then walk downstairs. Bates is back now, and he is laid on the dining room table with Bonnie massaging his back.
"Well, they know April, Gold and I now. Except they still think April is called Summer but they know she works with us." I hear Bates says then groaning afterwards.
"How you doing Bates?" I enter to room, popping the on button of the kettle on my way past. "How's the back?"
"Agonising." He groans.
"You're getting old Dad." Bonnie grins down at him.
He smiles back at her and chuckles. "Say that again and I'm kicking you off the will." He jokes.
Bonnie snickers and continues massaging her father's back. "The boys are packing their things up and we are having a meeting in here soon." Bonnie explains, pointing at the kettle. "Make sure there's enough to go round or the boys might not be happy."
"Why are they packing up their things?" I ask.
"We need to find a new base with security. ASAP." Bates says, groaning still. "We don't know what these guys are capable of but after you killed one of their blokes, I don't think they'll be light about it."
"Course." I nod. "Shit, I better pack too. I'll make sure Kaiser does as well."
"Cheers love." Bates says. As I walk away I notice that's the first time that Bates has ever called me something affectionate. Anything over than 'Lass'. I know he's thought of me as part of the gang in recent weeks but now it seems to be that he recognises me more as his sort of unofficial daughter-in-law.
I make my way upstairs and into the bathroom. "Yo..." Kaiser covers himself then realises it's just me. He pulls his hands away from himself and smiles. "Hi."
"Hey." I open the cupboard and grab my wash bag, popping my toothpaste into it and my face wash.
"What are you doing?" Kaiser asks, leaning out of the walk-in shower.
"Packing. Your Dad says we are moving somewhere else."
"Oh." Kaiser replies, looking at me. "Did you go downstairs wearing that?"
I look down at my shorts and vest. "Yeah, why? I only spoke to Bonnie and Bates though."
"Jesus, Babe."
"Sorry, is it bad?" I ask, furrowing my brows and looking at him.
"Absolutely not. You look really fit." He bites his bottom lip. "Those legs kill me man." He reaches out, splashing me a little. "And your boobs in a vest? Like fuck me. If I had seen you before you went downstairs I wouldn't have let you leave the room. Like fuck," He steps out a little and grabs my hand.
I begin to blush. "Stop," I smile shyly. "I need to go pack."
"Hell no, you need to join me in here." He holds my hand tighter, dragging me into the shower and pushing me up against the tiles. The shower head squirts out at me, making my white shirt become see-through. "Oh fuck. The black bra as well?"
I bite my lip to hold back my moan as Kaiser kisses my neck. His tall, muscular body leans over mine, the warmth of his skin causing it to stick to mine.
His hand moves from the back of my neck to my waist band. He pulls it back, wiggling his hand into my wet knickers, his finger beginning to rub on the clit.
"Fucking hell." I moan in his ear.
"Say it quieter, Baby." He whispers in my ear. He pulls at my short's ties to undo them and leaves me to awkwardly wiggle them down my legs. My knickers follow after. He picks me up, keeping my back to the wall as my wet vest begins to go cold, leaving me shivering a little.
Kaiser notices and pulls me further under the water so the warmth can get me more. "Something about seeing you wet just does something to me. You are so fucking hot baby, I love you so much."
"I-I lo-" I try to reply but he shoves his fingers back in, causing me to moan slightly.
He pumps his fingers in and out, moving them ever so slightly to satisfy me. His thumb rubs my nub as his lips never leave my neck. "I can't believe this whole ass body is mine." He moves his head lower and brings the skin of my breast between his teeth. It's the first time he's ever left me a love-bite and I love it. His fingers abandon my pussy for a bit as he pulls my vest hardly, ripping the strap so one bra-covered breast falls out. He pulls my boob out and instantly puts the nipple into his mouth as he continues to fuck me with his fingers.
"K-Kaise," I moan as I come all over his fingers.
