Chapter Seven

I wake up and hear beeping next to me. I try to turn it off and it won't go away.

"Go back to sleep princess, you are asleep." Marc says sleepily and wraps his arms tighter around me.

"Where am I? What happened?"

"Your in the hospital. You remember, Taylor kidnapped you. We came for you. One of her men was trying to rape you, but I took care of him."

"He didn't, did he?" I say with tears in my eyes. He wiped the tears away with his thumbs and pulled me closer.

"No, I got to you in time. Don't worry."

"Thank you."

"I will always come for you. I will do my best to keep you safe, always."

"Good morning, Miss Foster. How are you feeling today?" Doctor Smith asks as she comes into the room.

"I am sore and have a bad headache, but otherwise I am good."

"Well we have few tests to run and if they are good you can go home in a couple hours."

"Thank you, Doctor."

"Yes, Thank you Doctor Smith." Marc says with a smile.

The doctor leaves and the nurse comes in to take my vitals and some blood. Once the nurse leaves, Damian and Cas come in with a bag for us so we can freshen up to go home.

"How are you feeling today, Riley?" Damian asks as he sits next to the bed.

"Ready to get out of here. I hate hospitals, and to get some real food!" After a couple of hours the doctor comes back in and says that everything looks good and she will be back with the release papers. She said I needed to take it easy for a couple of weeks. She heads out to the paperwork done. I slowly get up and wince a bit as I try to get out of bed. Marc comes over and takes my hand steadying me.

"Here, let me help you up, so you can shower and get dressed."
"Thank you." I say as he helps me up and to the bathroom.

"Do you need my help there?"

"No, I think I can manage. I'll call if I need any, thank you." He places a tender kiss to my cheek and he goes to sit back down. I head into the bathroom and close the door. I let the gown slide to the floor as I stepped into the hot shower. I let the hot water run down my body trying to wash away the memories of yesterday. I stand under the water till it runs cold and climb out to get dressed. I hear a gentle knock at the door.

"Yes?" I ask.

"Are you alright, princess?"

Yes, I will be out in a minute."

"Okay, you were taking a long time. I was just checking on you. The doctor is here now, so we can go home."

I finish getting dressed. It takes me a bit. My muscles are so sore. I head over to the bed and sit down. The doctor goes over after care and the medications I will need to pick up. The nurse comes back with the wheelchair for me and Marc pushes me out to the car with Damian and Cas following. He helps me in the front and everyone climbs in and we head home.

"Are you hungry, princess?"

"I am starving! Can we stop for a burger. I am craving greasy food."

"What my princess wants, my princess gets!" He laughs as we head to the nearest diner and head in. I order a big cheeseburger and fries. Everyone else places their order and the waitress goes to put them in.

"When we are finished, I am taking you back to your apartment for you to grab some clothes and things, and then you will come home with me for a while so I can take care of you."

"I will be fine at my place."

"Ri, don't fight him on this, if he's anything like this one over here, you won't win. Just give in." Cassandra says with a smile.

"Alright, fine."

The waitress finally brings us our food and we all dig in.

"Mmmmm, this is so good!" I say with a mouthful.

"Uggh!" He says as he tries to discreetly adjust himself and leans over to whisper in my ear. "You are going to be the death of me with those moans." I smile as he places his hand on my thig and rubs it. We all eventually finish our meal and head over to the apartment. I pack a bag and we are on the way to the house. When we arrive I get out and Marc grabs my bag and we head in. We head up to his room and I change into a tshirt and sweats he had laid out for me and climbed into bed.

"You look good in my clothes. Are they more comfortable? I have got some business to discuss with the guys. I will be back to check on you later."

"I will be fine." I am going to take a nap." I pull the covers up, he kisses me on the forehead and heads out.

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Marc's point of view

I head into the office and everyone is sitting down. I shut the door behind me and go sit in a chair next to Damian's desk.

"So we have found out who took our stuff, have you found out where it is?" Damian asks.

"Yes, they have it in a warehouse outside of town. We have a surprise for you downstairs though." Jake returns.

"Well, then let's go."

We head downstairs with Alex and Jake. the other guys stay upstairs. We walk into the room and we see someone tied to a chair with a hood on. Alex goes over to take the hood off and the guy looks up at us blinking. He looks like he has already taken a beating.

"Well look who it is. Hello Evan. How is your father?" Damian asks as he smirks at him.

"Screw you! You ain't getting anything from me!"

"Is that anyway to talk? I'm just trying to be nice. So who did you do it for?"

"Told you, I'm not talking!"

"Marc, loosen his tongue a little."

I walk over to him and start punching him in the face. I soon hear a satisfying crunch and see blood start pouring down his face as his nose is broken.

"Now, are you going to spill or do we need to bring out my little friends?" Damian asks as an evil grin spreads across his face.

"Kiss my ass!" He says as he spits a mouthful of blood at him. I kick the chair and he falls back on the cement floor with a sickening thud. Damian stands over him.

"I guess he wants to play. Alex, can you get my friends?"

Alex goes to get his prize and comes back laying them on the table next to him. Damian goes over to unroll them and the light reflects off the sharp blades. Damian picks up a blade and twirls it between his fingers.

"Now I'm going to ask again. Who are you working for?"

Evan doesn't say anything. Damian takes the knife and cuts Evan's shirt open. He slices across his chest, and Evan screams. He asks again and he still doesn't answer. He places several more cuts along Evan's body and he holds firm. He then goes to start cutting his jeans and Evan knows what is going to happen next.

"Wait, Stop, okay! I'll talk! I'll talk!"

"Spill, pigeon!"

"Allright, it's O'Malley! Okay, now let me go!"

"The Irish Mafia, what the hell do they want with us?"

"You are the biggest threat in this area, and they want to take you out!"

"Dammit, get this guy tied back up and send him back to his dad with a note. Don't fuck with us, you won't win! You chose the wrong side! We've got to get back to our women."

"Yes, boss. Alright Jake, let's get this done. I've got plans tonight."

The guys get started with Evan as we head back upstairs. I walk into my room and she is asleep. Her hair falling around her head like a halo. Her lips slightly parted as she breathes. She is so beautiful. I take my shoes and clothes off and climb in behind her wrapping my arms around her. Things are going to get dangerous around her and this time, I need to keep her safe. It was evening when we woke up and I was just watching her sleep. I reach up and move some hair behind her ear and kiss her nose. She stirs and opens her eyes.

"Hello there, have you been watching me?"

"Yes, you are so beautiful when you are asleep. What am I saying? You are always beautiful. I just like to watch you sleep."

"Creeper." She says as she tries to get up and winces.

"Are you okay, princess?" I sit up and help her prop herself up.

"Yes, just a little sore."

"If your hungry, I'll go get your something. I know you are thirsty. I'll get you some water."

"I am a little hungry."

"I'll head down and fix you something so you can take your pain medicine." I walk down and Damian is already cooking.

"Cooking tonight, huh?"

"Yeah, thought I'd show off some of my talents tonight. Everyone is home and safe and we need to make out a plan to get our stuff back."

"Yeah, well I'm going to take some water up to Ri, and see if she wants to come down for dinner."

"Sounds good, Cas will be down in a moment." I head back upstairs to get Riley. I walk back in the room and she is sitting up looking at her phone.

"Hey, Damian is making dinner, would you like to come down to eat with everyone?"

"Sure, I would like that." I scoop her up and carry her downstairs. "Hey, I can walk you know."

"I know, but I like carrying you. It keeps you close."

"You're too sweet."

"Hmmpf, don't tell anyone. I don't want anyone to see past my tough exterior." I laugh as I walk into the dining room and place her in one of the chairs. Then head into the kitchen to help Damian. He has made Chicken Marsala with pasta and steamed vegetables. It all looks good and my stomach starts to grumble.

"Didn't you have lunch today?" Alex laughs as he comes into the kitchen with Jake.

"Hey, I'm a big boy. Need to keep my strength up."

"You burning energy with that one too, huh"

We haven't got that far. She is a virgin and I don't want to push her. She is special and I think I am falling already for her. Don't you tell anyone what I told you, or I will beat the hell out of you."

"Don't worry, bro. Your secret is safe with me. I can tell she is special. Normally you don't worry about things like that." He says as he pats me on the back.

"She certainly is. Now let's get this food to the table and eat."

We bring everything to the table, and I sit next to Riley. Damian sits at the head of the table and Cas next to him. Everyone fills around. We all eat, talk and laugh. We are all family and I love it. Once everyone has eaten and we clean up, I carry Riley back upstairs. She complains some but I am not putting her down until we are in the room. I set her down and get her pain medication for her. She swallows them as I get undressed and climb in next to her. I start a movie for us to watch and half way through she is already asleep. I finish the movie and watch another with her curled into me. I can't sleep yet, my brain won't shut off. I can't stop thinking about the Irish, the devils mc and keeping her safe. I couldn't live without her. She is climbing her way into my heart so fast and I can't stop it.