Only Her

Chapter 15

In the morning, the doctor released Skylar. She showered while he waited. His mother brought clothes from Skylar’s house for both of them. Luna left shortly after dropping off the clothing.

Their conversation last night was weighing on him. He hadn’t wanted to listen to how badly he had hurt her. He hadn’t wanted to hear about the doubts she had about him now. He knew it wouldn’t be easy to walk back into town and back into Skylar’s life and damn he hadn’t expected a child but Ava was the best surprise of all.

He gazed down into the parking lot and he saw Tag near his fancy car. His initial reaction was to leave Skylar and go down to the lot and kick the shit out of him. He took his phone out of his pocket and dialed Isaac’s number. He had called last night and left it with him. “Hi, it’s Luka. Our Mayor is hanging out in the parking lot at the hospital.”

Isaac’s sigh was heavy in his ear. “What the hell?”

“He’s standing by his car for now,” Luka told him.

“He thinks he’s above the law.”

“No Isaac. He thinks he can challenge me enough he’ll piss me off to the point that I’ll attack him.” He knew guys like Tag. He had seen enough of them over the years. Guys with complexes who needed to prove a point.

“Skylar getting out today?” Isaac asked.

“She’s showering as we speak.”

“I’ll be over to the hospital in a few minutes. Don’t leave until I get there. You’ll have a police escort. Maybe we can spoil whatever plan he thinks he has.”

“Thanks Isaac. This won’t get you into trouble will it?”

“No man. It won’t. The Chief is a family friend but he wasn’t too happy with how he was talking at the station about Ava. He tried to shut him up because he knew Ava could hear him.

“He also wasn’t happy the D.A. pressed no charges at all against Tag. A little harassment is one thing I guess but trying to hurt someone goes above his principles?”

Luka laughed. “Okay, see you soon.”

She stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around herself. Her body was tender from being thrown off Majestic’s back to the ground. Her muscles were stiff and achy. She went to her room and saw the clothes Luna had left for her. Luka was standing at the window. He didn’t hear her come out of the bathroom. “What’s wrong?” She asked.

He was tense. She could see it from where she stood by the bed. He didn’t turn around. Luka continued to stare through the window so Skylar slid her underwear up her body. Then her jeans. She still had the towel wrapped around her as she snatched up the bra and turned around with her back to Luka in case he decided to turn away from the window.

Dropping the towel on the bed behind her, Skylar put her bra on. Then she faced him. It was kind of silly hiding herself from him. He had made love to her recently. He knew what she looked like naked. She put the cotton shirt over her head. The motorcycle emblem emblazoned on the front. The color, a deep magenta warmed her cheeks.

She walked barefoot over to the window and laid her hand on his back. She peeked over his broad shoulder startling him. “Hell, I didn’t even hear you,” he said.

“I know.” She didn’t have to ask what was so exciting outside. She saw for herself. Tag was leaning on his car. Tall, beautiful Tag. He wanted something. “What do you think he’s doing down there?”

“I don’t know but we’re about to find out,” he told her glancing over his shoulder at her. Isaac’s police car was coming down the drive. He parked right beside Tag and got out then he walked over to his car. They were talking. Tag shook his head no.

“What is Isaac doing here?”

“I called him,” Luka told her.

“Thinking instead of reacting for a change Luka?” She asked.

“Yeah, I’m not playing games with Tag, Skylar. I have too much to lose.”

She was impressed. The nurse came to the room to give Skylar her discharge papers. Luka walked away from the window. “Are you going home barefoot?” He asked.

“It hurts my head to bend over,” she told him.

He grabbed her white gym shoe off the floor and slipped her foot inside. His thumb caressed her sensitive instep as he helped her get her shoe on her feet and she breathed in sharply. Her eyes flew to where his hands were now tying her shoes. “I’ve never done this for you before,” he teased.

“You would have when I was pregnant,” she told him. “They all did. Even Benji. I was so big I couldn’t reach my toes let alone tie my shoes.”

“I saw that in the pictures from your baby shower.”