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"Where the fuck is Hairy?"
He coughs, and blood drops out of his mouth before he rasps, "A-Arlington."
I nod before taking my Dagger and stabbing it into his neck, letting him choke on his own blood.
This fucking pervert doesn't deserve an easy death.
I turn back to Leslie, who has gone white as a sheet, and while the brothers all look at Stormy, whose eyes are on his wife, anger shines through.
But it's a little too late in my book for all of them.
Chapter 23
Melanie
I stretch my arms above my head before closing my locker. It's been a long, emotional day. Not only did I lose a patient who coded, and another was diagnosed with a brain tumor, but Travis is finally home but injured by a bullet wound.
I sigh as I quickly grab my bag before heading for the door, wanting to get to the parking lot when it opens and Cassidy walks in, making me roll my eyes. Everywhere I've been today since Travis came in, she's shown up, even though she's not on my team today. She's acting desperate, and it's starting to piss me off. He didn't even spend five fucking minutes with her in that storage room, which was months ago, and she's acting like he's her long-lost love despite sleeping with several doctors and the chairman since then.
The woman's batshit crazy.
She scowls at me and goes to open her mouth, but I'm not having it today; my brain has checked out, and I only have one person on my mind, so I shake my head and put my hand up,
"I haven't got the energy to deal with your jealousies today, Cassidy. Go do your fucking job before I report you to the one faculty member you're not sleeping with."
Her mouth hangs open as I walk past her, refusing to even entertain her crazy ways. I've hit my limit with her.
I wave at Meghan, who pulls her tongue out at me because she's got a double shift, before heading to the doors for the parking lot feeling anxious and jittery. After Travis left, my emotions went sky-high. He'd been shot and could have been killed. I could have lost him. I know he messed up, but I also know I need him like I need air to breathe.
That probably makes me an idiot, though.
My heart rate picks up again, remembering the bruising all over his shoulder, and I rub my chest to help ease the pain. I shake my head and continue walking towards my car, hoping he's waiting like he promised.
I rush my steps, anxious to see if he's there, and when I look up, I see a figure leaning against my car, and I smile instantly at seeing him. My speed picks up before I walk straight into his open arms, mindful of his shoulder, and I place my face into his neck as he picks me up with his good arm, making my legs dangle. I take a deep breath, smelling his wooden cologne.
My how I missed it.
He chuckles before placing my feet back on the ground, and I look up into his beautiful gray eyes, mine filled with unshed tears, making him give me a gentle smile. He cups my cheek, his thumb wiping away the lone tear that has fallen. "I'm ok, Precious, I promise."
I sniffle and nod before going onto my tiptoes, kissing him gently and making him smile against my lips. He pecks me a couple of times before holding his hand out, making me raise a brow at him.
"Keys baby."
I just snorted and shook my head at him before walking over to the driver's side, making him chuckle while we both climbed in. Like hell, is he driving with that shoulder.
As soon as we're buckled in, he places his hand on my thigh, making me smile, before I start my car up and drive out of the hospital, all while feeling eyes on us, making my stomach churn. A bad feeling settles over me, but Travis brings me back, squeezing my thigh, and I smile at him. It doesn't take us long to arrive back at my flat before he opens my door, helping me out of the car while grabbing my bag before pulling me over to him, wrapping his arm around my waist, and guiding us to the door.
I lean my head against his chest and sigh, finally feeling at home.
He opens my door, placing my bag on the little table I have once we enter my flat, before cupping my cheeks with both his hands. I smile at him before he bends down, kissing my lips lightly while Bella yips at our feet, happy to see her daddy. He gently rubs my hair that's fallen out of its ponytail away from my face before placing his forehead against mine.
My emotions are going haywire.
I’m still so mad at him for what he did, but at the thought of losing him, I sigh, closing my eyes as a few tears fall.
How can I love him so much but also hurt this much?
"I'm sorry, Precious, for everything. I love you so fucking much, and I know I screwed up big time, but I can't be without you anymore; I need you like I need air." He rasps, and I grip his sides before I rasp back, "I love you too," making his whole body physically sag.
