Page 41 of Venom
He looks at Raya with concern, the only other brother, besides me and Blade, aware of the distance she’s putting between herself and the girls, then looks towards Lake.
“Did you find the footage?” he asks with a murmur, and I hum before blowing my coffee, then taking a sip, making sure it isn’t too hot.
“I saw the whole fucking crash,” I admit quietly as I place the cup to Raya’s lips.
She takes a sip, then another, making me half smile before I take another sip as I make eye contact with Blade, who raises a brow at me, but I shrug.
It may be a dick move to take advantage while her mind is on her friend, but a man has got to do what a man has got to do, and he knows this. Viper would fucking applaud me, fuck, he’d probably demand a match in the ring if I didn’t take advantage right now.
Smirking, he turns his head and kisses his old lady’s and I pay attention to Psycho again and admit, “She was waiting at the light with her hazards on, clearly claiming to have been broken down, but as soon as she noticed Viper’s bike, she took off from her spot, ran the red light, and swerved into him. He didn’t have a chance to react.”
“Fucking crazy ass bitch,” he curses quietly, and I nod in agreement as I place the cup back at Raya’s lips, who takes another sip, her eyes still on her friend.
My heart flutters at her actions, actions I know she isn’t aware she’s doing because she is concerned over Lake and Viper, but it just shows what she actually feels for me, feelings I have been fucking blinded to for years.
“I’ve known women to go crazy over the patch before,” I sigh, giving Psycho a brow raise, and he nods, Misty holding a gun at my little sister, most likely coming back to mind. He shoved her out of the way and got shot instead, before ending up in a coma for months. I continue, “But I’ve never seen one actually want to kill the brother she wants by hitting him with a car, especially one who barely spoke to her and had no idea he was even in love with someone else. Kitty went completely crazy and clearly knew he was going to drive by.”
“Maybe someone should run her over then and see how she likes it, along with her accomplice. She was clearly tipped off,” Raya mumbles, the first words she’s said since sitting next to me as she keeps her eyes on Lake and Ivy tenses while Psycho and I smirk.
“That actually sounds like a good idea, kitten,” I mutter in return as I remove my hand from her jean clad knee and wrap my arm around her shoulders, pulling her tightly into me causing Ivy to move and glare my way but I ignore her reaction and state, “It wouldn’t surprise me if a clubwhore tipped her off, maybe Cherri or even Mama but I’ll figure it out one way or another.”
Raya leans into me, resting her head on my shoulder while again, not taking her eyes off Lake. I suck in a breath, hoping she doesn’t realize what she’s just done, and moves away from me.
I tighten my grip over her shoulders and press my lips against her forehead as Psycho mutters, “It wouldn’t surprise me. I’ll get Blade to put a prospect on Cherri as well, watch her every fucking move, but it means we can’t kill your mama until we get our answers, brother.”
I don’t like it, but I nod as I move my mouth from Raya’s soft skin before taking another sip of the coffee, then placing the cup back to her mouth, and she takes another sip just as the door opens and a doctor in scrubs comes in.
Ignoring everyone around, he walks over to Eagle, Blade, and Lake. Raya quickly stands, moving herself out of my arms, making me cold.
“Lake, sweetheart?” the doctor says, looking at her with concern, and she looks at him as her tears fall and she chokes, “How is he, Ted?”
Fuck, fuck, please…
I stand with my heart in my throat as I wrap my arm around Raya’s waist, my eyes on the doctor as the brothers all tense.
“He made it through the surgery,” he states, and I slowly close my eyes and pull Raya into my chest with relief before she grips my shirt, and I place my lips to her head.
“He’s currently on a vent, but we’ll wean him off it in a few days and see if he wakes naturally. You know the drill, sweetheart, you’re in med school, but have faith…” The doctor whispers, and Lake lets out a sob, and I flinch.
The woman has gone through fucking hell and back, is pregnant, and struggling with depression. If Viper dies, not only do we lose the heart of our fucking club, but she’ll lose her mental health as well.
“Come on, sweetheart, you can come stay in his room,” the doctor kindly says, and I look to see Blade stand with Lake in his arms.
He gives me a nod, his eyes going to Raya, concern for her etching off him, and I nod in return to say I’ve got her as he walks out. Everyone in the club watches as their Prez carry a woman who they all thought was like Cherri, our sergeant's girl, out of the waiting room.
“Come on, kitten, I’ll walk you to your car,” I murmur, knowing her staying here will not do her any good.
She doesn’t argue, she allows me to guide her out of the waiting room without a word to her friends, all watching her leave.
I spot her ridiculously small car instantly as we reach the parking lot, and I roll my eyes and murmur, “You need a new car.”
Raya snorts and replies quietly, “Or you just need to shrink.”
I smirk at her comeback.
Guess she expects me to be inside the car again, huh?
Shaking her head, she lets go of my shirt, which pisses me off, though she does stay by my side as she grabs her keys and says, “Maybe I should stay, so Lake has me…”
