Song: Secrets and lies by Ruelle

Mekhi helps me in the car and they both sit in the back with me as Ashton drives. Atticus is on a mission for me...he is finding out everything that he needs to know about the girl. I watch him on his tablet the whole way there.  We pull up at the hospital and they both help me get out. Mekhi takes me up to the doctor's office and we let them run all the test on me. The good thing is I am cleared.

I sit on the exam table while he is making me do all these silly things with my arms and hands and he is looking for my reaction, to see if my balance is off. He glances in both eyes and listens to my heart from my chest then my back. He has me look forward as he steps to the side and he moves some of my hair and looks at my head. He touches it in a few spots and then looks at me... "That is healing really nice. So no headaches...no double vision or anything?"

I shake my head no while running my hand on my scalp to feel the long bumpy line. I look up at him confused.

"What is Scarlett?"

"My head...was I hit or something?"I trace along the bump again.

He looks over at Mekhi and back at me. "You don't remember anything from that day?"

"The last thing I remember was standing up for myself...I was fighting...I don't remember getting hit on the head."

"Well...you had a lot of swelling on the brain we had to go in to release all the pressure. It healed rather well...you sure you are not in pain?"

"No...I'm fine."

"Well alright them...I would take it slow for the next couple of weeks just to be on the safe side, all right."

"And sex...what about sex." Mekhi blurts out while I giggle. This man is apparently wanting sex.

Dr. Blake looks at the both of us and laughs. "Fine...but take it nice and slow got it."

I watch as Mekhi tightens his fist and raises it slightly in the air... I see the excitement on his face. I can't help but roll my eyes.

Once back home he carries me up to the bedroom and shuts the door behind us...and locks it. "No interruptions this time." He smiles and carries me over to the bed. As he is kissing me he pulls my shirt off over my head. He leans in and unfastens my bra, letting it fall to the floor. He cups my breast in his hand and then his lips take over. I let out a soft moan. With both hands he unfastens my jeans and pulls them off, letting them land wherever they land. He makes his way down to my sweet spot and the moment he touches me there my hands grip his head and pull him closer into me.

I let out a few soft cries. "Take me babe...take me now."

"We have to be easy remember..." He looks up at me with a wicked grin.

 So I let him massage me down there with his fingers and then his tongue making me even wetter. I arch my back and dig my nails into his shoulder. "Mekhi...please..." I beg.

He rises up and makes his way back up to my lips and kisses me. I taste me on his lips. He easies his way into me and within seconds I feel myself tighten around him. My toes curl in and I am gasping for air. He is going slow...and taking it easy. Not what I'm use to...but it doesn't matter because he is hitting the right spot and both of us go in seconds. "Shit...I didn't want that to happen so fast."

I burst out laughing. "It's been too long. It's ok we can go again later."

"I know...but I just wanted to go longer...you know."

I roll my eyes. "How about a nice long bath...that would be nice."

"Would it now...let me go run the water." He gets up and I watch him walk naked across the room. What a nice ass he has. He has been working out. I look down at my body...Six month doing nothing has made me a little flabby. I lay back and place my hands over my eyes in disbelief...shit...I look like crap.

"Hey...you o.k." He says as he comes back in the room.

"No...why didn't you tell me I look like this. Look at me." I grab my stomach and shake the little flab that is there."

"You are beautiful babe. What are you talking about?"

I grab harder and get out of the bed. "This Mekhi...look." I then grab my flabby ass. "And look at this shit...what the fuck...what happened to my body.""

Hey...stop...you been recovering for the past five month. Don't worry I know you will be right back working out and back in shape in no time."

"See you even admit that I am out of shape."

"Don't turn my words around...I love you no matter what."

"Yeah...yeah...yeah..." I get up and walk to the bathroom. He holds his hand out for me to get in the tub and then climbs in behind me. I let him wash my body off and we lay there till the water goes cold. When we get out he helps me dry off. When I go to place my hand on his arm I notice the new scar. Looks like a bullet went in. I look up at him. "When did this happen?"

He looks down. "It's nothing...don't worry about it."

"Don't worry...Mekhi...you were shot."

"Yeah...but I'm ok." He looks up at me and huffs.  "Alright. Look I told you things went down bad in Mexico. I was shot in the arm. I'm ok."

I lean into him and kiss the new scar. I look back up at him with a slight smile. "Well...I'm glad that you are ok. I don't know what I would do without you."I walk slowly back to the bedroom and towards the closet to get out clothes. I put them on he is staring at me. "What?"

"What are you doing?"

"Going to go workout...hello...did you see this body of mine."I look down towards my toes and then back up.

"Scarlett...you need to take it slow this week."He scolds like he is my father.

"I will."

"No you won't...look...let's go for a walk we can take Rebel and Sadie out."

"Fine." I roll my eyes at him;; no since is arguing about this. We finish getting dressed and then go down stairs. After grabbing both dogs we head out of the house and go for a long walk down to the pier. Once there we let both of them off the lead and they go running towards the water. We both sit down letting our feet hang off."That was a nice walk. I'm surprised that I am actually out of breath." I look over at him and then back out towards the flowing water. I take a few breathes...

"You are going to have to give yourself some time. I know you want to get back into the swing of everything but you need to take your time."

"I know." He takes my hand and holds it closely to him. I let him kiss the back of my hand and then watch him take it slowly away. I feel like he wants to say something but he blinks a few times and looks away. "Thank you for saving me again."

"What are you talking about?"

"You silly...I know it was you that rescued me at the Underground. He would have killed me but you showed up like you always do...and you always save me."

He gives me a little smile and looks back out at the water. I breathe in and out and twirl my fingers in his hand.

"Mekhi...I asked to fight Kwan. I was pissed off and Mateo was forcing me to fight. He said that I cost him a lot of money. Apparently they didn't like the fact that Zane and I was running our business and taking away his clients. It was costing him money. They found away to get rid of Zane and I was supposed to have died but I didn't. I went out for revenge...and then all of this spiraled out of that. I asked to fight Kwan...because deep down I thought I could take him. I need to learn that there will always be a bigger and meaner than me. But I was going to die either way...so what did it matter."

"You didn't have to fight."

"Yes I did...he was going to kill Meagan...Rylan...even you. I couldn't let that happen."

I feel his hand tighten on mine. "We were all safe at home."

"He showed me a picture of Meagan and Rylan...he said he would kill them."

He let's go of my hand and wraps his arm around me. "Well we are all safe now."

I let him hold me for a while before asking about his dad. "Tell me about your father...why was he talking to Oscar? "

He gets very still. I hear him inhale then exhale. I feel like he is not going to tell me anything but then he does. "I don't know. I keep replaying the scene in my head. I heard a loud bang and ran down the stairs towards them. They were standing there both holding a gun on one another. Oscar tells him something about him killing his family and he will come back and kill our family. My dad told him that he stepped over the line this time and something about how Zane was his friend. Oscar claimed that they made some kind of deal but my dad did not follow through with it. He brought up your name, that you killed his son. My dad defended you for once...he took up for you. They both shot each other but when Oscar didn't fall to the ground I knew my dad missed so I shot him. I be damned if he was ever going to come after our family again. Oscar killed my dad and there was nothing that I could have done to save him."

"So they made a deal." I say a little pissed off while standing up and start walking off.

"Scarlett...he stood up for you."He called after me.

"After he had already made a deal with him. It all goes right back to him...he did this." I walk down to the water and whistle for Rebel to come up to me so that I can click the leash back on.

"Scarlett he died for you. It was his idea to go down to Mexico and get revenge, not mine. I never wanted to go down there."

"Was it...I get that you want to be on his side. I don't blame you I would too if he was my father...but he isn't my father. He killed my father...Mekhi...he is the one who killed my mother. Do you have any idea what it was like to see that man walk into my home...he took everything away from me in a second. Then this man finds me and takes me in; he trained me to be the best of the best. I felt betrayed when I found out he was my real father...but he was all I had. I grew to love him for him." I feel my tears escape and I wipe them away with the back of my hand. Mekhi tries to hold me but I start walking off. When he catches up to me, I am sobbing... "Your dad knew about us being on that boat that day didn't he...he knew something was going down. I bet he was pissed that I made it out alive. He knew I wouldn't stop then...hell Mekhi he was there when I killed the guy...did he go back and tell Oscar...is that how they found a way to get to me. They fucking used Atticus to get to me."

"Scarlett...would you stop." He says with a harsh tone.

"It all makes since...doesn't it. Don't you see it? Draven hoped they would end me and then everything would go back to whatever the deal was that they made. Oscar would have all the clientele and we...would be out of the way. It all makes since."

He walks in front of me and stops me. "Ok...I see your point. But he came to the Underground with his men and he helped me rescue you...and you have to know that he was the one that wanted to go to Mexico and take them out...he stood up for you in the end. And I believe he really cared about you."

I look at him with a dumbfounded look...he has got to be fucking kidding me. "Mekhi...seriously...he didn't do it for me. He did it because they were going to come after his family. He knew you would not let this go and then they would come after you and your sister...your mom. So don't tell me he did it for me. He wanted me dead the moment he found out who I was."

"Scarlett...he is dead now so it's not like we will ever know...will we?" He takes my hands and forces me to stop. "Look at me...why are we arguing about this...there is nothing that can be done about it. I'm here...you are here...we have each other."

My mind flips and flops over everything that has ever happened to me...everything that Draven has done...I'm not sure that I will ever let any of this go but he is right about one thing, Draven is gone...the Ortega's are gone...maybe I should let it all go. "I'm sorry...you are right. I need to let the past go. It just pisses me off that he had something to do with everything that has happened."

"I know...I'm sorry." He wraps his arms around  me but I push him away and I start walking again and we don't say anything the rest of the way back home. The only thing on my mind right now is finding out all the rest of his secrets...