Page 39 of Protecting Siena

Grabbing my duffle bag, I quietly grab some clothes and shove them inside. I know when she wakes up, she’s going to be pissed off at me for leaving her, but I need to settle this once and for all. I don’t want her to have to live in fear, and if going there and dealing with her father makes it possible, then so be it.

I may not live to see my child born, but at least I’ll know that they are free from under his thumb. Looking back at the bed, I see her face and it kills me to leave. She looks so peaceful and happy lying in our bed. Closing my eyes, I try not to think about it. I’ll call Sally in a few hours and have her check on Siena.

Walking over to her, I place one last kiss on her forehead before I leave. The note on my side of the bed explains what I’m doing, and why I have to do it. I know she may not agree with it, but I’m doing it for her. Everything I’ve done for the past five months has been for her.

Walking out the door, I get in the car, and take off without looking back. I know that if I do, I won’t be able to leave her again.

I drive for hours, and when the sun is finally coming up, my phone starts to ring. When I look down at the screen, I see her face smiling back at me. She knows I’m gone, and I know that she’s going to try and talk me out of it. My mind is already made up and there is nothing she can do to change it.

“Siena.” I start, but she stops me.

“Sloane, don’t you dare try and tell me you’re protecting me. You left in the middle of the fucking night. Are you too much of a coward to say it to my face?” I knew she’d be angry, but I didn’t expect this.

“If I would have left while you were awake, I would have you in this fucking car with me and that is not going to fucking happen. I’m protecting both of you. You don’t deserve the life your father has brought you up in, and I’m trying to make sure that it doesn’t happen to our child, too. You want to be pissed, fine be fucking mad at me. But don’t ever call me a coward when all I’ve ever done was protect you and our baby. This is never going to end unless I fucking end it.” I can hear her crying on the other end and I want to turn around and comfort her, but I can’t. I have a job to do, and I sure as hell am not letting anything get in the way of that.

“Sloane,” She whispers. Her anger is gone and I know that the tears and hurt are going to be what carries her through this. “Don’t you dare die on me, I cannot do this alone. I need you here holding my hand.”

I pull into a gas station and put the car in park. Closing my eyes, I rest my head on the headrest and sigh. “I will never leave you alone Siena. I’ll do whatever I need to insure both of you are safe. You’re my fucking life and I won’t do anything to jeopardize that.” She sucks in a breath and I can still hear her soft cries.

I can imagine her lip wobbling as she tries to get her composure. She probably has her hand on her stomach, rubbing it in a soothing manner. All the things I love about her come to mind, and I get this sick feeling that I might not make it home to her. That I might not make it home to watch our child being born.

“Sloane if you die on me, I’ll lose the rest of me, too. You’re everything I always wished for and now that I’ve had you, I can’t let you go.” She sniffs a few times before she continues. “No matter what my father tries to do or say, I won’t ever let him win, and I won’t ever marry someone that he forces me to. In just a year, you’ve shown me more love than my family ever has. You’re my family. This baby is our family.”

“You know I’ll do everything I can to make sure I come back to you. Just know that I love you more than I’ve ever loved anyone, and I wouldn’t change a thing about us. I know I sound like a pussy whipped bitch right now, but Siena you’re it for me.” Opening my eyes, I see a tweaker staring at me like I have something he wants. The hairs on my neck stand, and I know that they are watching me.

It probably didn’t take much to find out that I’m back in town.

“Just promise when you come back for us, that you give me a little of that asshole lovin’ I fell in love with.” Smirking, I can’t help but think about the way I treated her in the beginning.

“I’ll give you whatever you want baby. I have to go, one of your father’s bitches is here. Make sure you remember the plan, and make sure you do everything I told you to. I’ll find you.” I hear her start to cry again, and I know that I’m killing her inside. She never wanted to go through with our backup plan, but I can’t let her stay out in the open.

“I’ll go, but promise me this isn’t the end.” She whimpers.

“This is only the beginning. Get a new phone, and break the one you have.” I look in the rearview mirror, and I see someone coming towards the car. “Siena, go now.”

“I love you.” She whispers as the phone cuts off. I break mine in half, toss it on the floor board whereI stomp on it with my boot. I left most of the money I had made while we were down in California with Siena so she could take care of the baby if something happened to me.

My door opens and one of Xavier’s men pulls me out of the car and pushes me up against the side of it. His hand goes to my throat and I remember this fucker pretty well. He is one of his enforcers. I never really dealt with him much, and hell I don’t even remember his name. Which doesn’t mean much to me… I could care less who the fuck he is.

“Look what the cat drug in,” he sneers before kicking my legs out from under me. I let him think that he’s got the best of me. I don’t want them to know that I actually have a plan. Another guy comes up behind me and they both pick me up, and all but drag me to the SUV.

The ride to the house is a quiet one, and I can feel the gun that’s been shoved into my side. I don’t even bother to say anything, even though it’s on the tip of my tongue. They will know soon enough how much hate I have for their boss.

“It’s a shame that Siena went and got knocked up by your stupid ass.” The one next to me chuckles.

“Not at all.” I grin. “She was a fucking tiger in the sheets before, and now?” I let out a whistle. “You should see the way she craves my dick now.”

I see the guy up front look back at me in the mirror and I just stare at him back. “You know, all of us have already had a piece of that ass. She may know how to use her mouth, but that’s about it.” The one from beside me speaks up.

Turning to him, I smirk. “You got a piece of that ass, too?” He smiles back at me like I’m going to fucking congratulate him or something, but he has another thing coming.

“Fuck yeah I did. I made her ride me all night long.” Before he even knows what hit him, I grab his wrist and turn his gun until it’s aimed right at his fucking side, and pull the trigger. The bang of the gun echoes in the SUV, and window shatters but doesn’t fall on him.

I hear the fucker up front swear under his breath, and I shrug my shoulders at him. “The boss isn’t going to be happy when we finally get there.” What he doesn’t know is, I don’t give a fuck. The fucker that is now bleeding out all over the seat was talking about my girl. I don’t give a fuck who he is, nor do I care when it comes to her.

“You think you’re so fucking good at what you do?” The guy from up front asks.

“I know I’m that fucking good.” Sometimes you just have to make them believe that you’re even more of a bad ass than you really are. I just want to end this shit and get home to my girl.

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