Page 59 of Always Yours

They had killed anyone they came across. I knew the amount of crazy Lily had inside, but that was the first time I had really gotten to witness it.

It was fucking hot. I spent hours fucking her after the doctors had cleared me from any injuries.

There was still no word on Bianca. Sometimes I feel like it was all a dream or a story I made up in my head, but I will never stop searching for her or my kid. Heck, I don’t even know if she even had it, or if it survived the birth. After what Lily went through with Aiden, I knew that anything was a possibility.

Switch’s woman Rebecca was a pain in the ass, but I know Lily only tolerated her for Nick’s sake. She didn’t want to do anything to mess with him not being able to see his little girl, Sophie.

Right now, the kids were getting restless in the vehicle, so we decided to stop for some food before heading to the park. We had just gone through a drive thru and ate in the SUV before the kids got impatient and went to play.

There was only one other kid there with a woman who looked way too young to have a kid; but I can’t judge other peoples’ lives. Everyone does what they can do to survive. As long as they aren’t harming anyone, what is it to me?

The woman watches as my boys convince the girl into playing with them. She looks around the same age as Tyson. I grin at them making friends. My boys are definitely not shy.

“Sorry about my boys. They won’t hurt your girl,” I say when she eyes my cut and then turns to see Lily with hers on.

“Oh, she’s not my girl. I’m just babysitting. I watch her while her mom is at work,” the woman says quietly.

“Name’s Derek. This is my woman, Lily, and our boys. The taller one is Tyson and the youngest is Aiden,” I say, pointing to the kids who are playing on a contraption that spins. Though they can’t seem to turn it very fast, they are all having fun.

“I’m Sam, and that little one is Ella,” she says, pointing to the girl.

We make small talk until the woman gets a text and has to leave. Ella pouts when she’s told they were leaving, but she gives my boys, Lily, and me a cute little wave before running out of the park.

The boys look quite tired after playing for so long, but that’s a good thing as it means we can drive some more before we get to our destination and check into a hotel.

When we get back on the road, I see Sam and Ella hand in hand, but now Ella has an ice cream cone and is grinning from ear to ear.

The sight causes my heart to twist as I think about what my kid out there was doing without a father.

Lily reaches over the console and squeezes my hand like she knows where my mind went. Heck, she probably does. That woman is so in tune with me, it would be scary if I didn’t love it.

She will always be the light in the darkness that tries to pull me away. This woman has become my supporting rock through everything I have faced and showed me just how strong she is.

Everything in my life is almost perfect even though there is a missing piece of my heart out there. I may never know what happened to them, but I know I will never give up trying to find them.

Nothing will stop me from finding that missing piece of my heart.

I know I can do anything with Lily by my side.

Part Two

-Present Day-

Chapter Fourteen

Derek “Prez”

My whole body aches. I feel like my body is too heavy to move. I fight to open my eyes, but I’m groggy and unable to keep them open for even the shortest length of time. As my eyes aren’t really working for me, I feel around the best I can with how heavy my arms are feeling. The first thing I notice is that I’m not in my own bed. I feel around the corner of the bed and realise that I am on a thin mattress on a hard concrete floor. The room is cold and I’m shivering.

My eyes snap open when everything comes back to me. I was having my birthday party, and then a bomb went off. Fuck. Did we lose anyone? Fuck, Lily!

I look around at my surroundings and I see that I’m in a cell.

“What the fuck…” I ground out.

“It’s so nice to finally meet the love of Liliana’s life,” a sinister voice says as they walk towards my cell.

I look at the man and his eyes are pure evil.

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