Always (Next Generation The Skulls #1) - Sam Crescent Page 0,38
sleep. She was whimpering, crying out, and it hurt him to see it. Climbing out of his bed, he gathered up his equipment when the large guy Gavin came into the room. He was a friend of Ned’s, and had been ordered to take care of them. His mom had to go home, as had his father. He wasn’t stupid. Simon knew the threat that had put them in the hospital was still out there.
“Get back to sleep, little man.”
“My girl is hurting, and you’re not going to stop me.” He climbed off the bed, ignoring the pain. Simon had made a promise to Tabby. As long as he was alive, he would do everything to make her safe. Bad dreams included, and he wasn’t about to break his promise. Even if his father threatened to stop him from calling her, he wasn’t going to stop. Gavin took a step closer, and Simon held his hand up.
“I will scream if you come any closer. I’ll make sure the nurses don’t let you near me.”
“Look, you little shit—”
Stepping up to the large man, Simon glared. “Finish that, I dare you. My father is Devil, President of the Chaos Bleeds MC. I am going to follow in his footsteps. That club will be mine one day, and I will not forget about this. I will hunt you down and hurt you in ways you can’t even imagine. My girl is hurting, and I promised to help her. I’m not going to break that promise.” He’d listened to his father command in the same voice. Simon had spent hours practicing so that he could be exactly like him. Devil was respected and feared. Simon intended to make sure he was the same. Gavin kept on staring. “I’m going to lie down with her. That’s all.” Stepping away from the man, Simon made sure not to turn his back. It was one of the first warnings his father had given him.
“Fuck this. Little shit…” Gavin kept on muttering as he left the hospital room.
Wheeling his medication, Simon placed it opposite Tabitha’s and climbed into bed with her. The movement woke her up, and she gasped, staring at him.
“Simon?”
“Yeah, it’s me. You were having a bad dream.”
“I just want them to go away. All the dreams to go away.” She lay down, and before her head rested on the pillow, he gathered her up in his arms. She rested her head on his arm, and he stared down at her. He didn’t know what it was about this girl, but Simon couldn’t stop thinking about her. Love. That’s what it was, love. He loved her more than anything. She called to him in ways he didn’t even know was possible. “I’m here now. Dreams won’t hurt you.”
“Do you have bad dreams?”
“I dream about you.”
“You know Miles has a girlfriend. Her name’s Bertie, and she goes to our school. I don’t like her.”
“You’re my girlfriend.”
She giggled. “Yeah, I am. Mom says I’m too young to have a boyfriend.”
“What do you say?”
“I don’t care. You’ve always been mine.” Her eyes started to droop. “Don’t go.”
“Never.” Simon held her as she fell back to sleep, falling himself. This was how he wanted the rest of his life. To fall asleep with Tabby in his arms.
Damn, he remembered that moment. Being with Tabby, she was his life. Then and now. He didn’t bother to grab a beer. Shoving his hands in his pockets, he watched as his buddies left to go find some girls to dance with. He wasn’t going to be screwing random girls, but he wouldn’t get in the way of his friends wanting to party. He wasn’t totally cruel.
Finding a spot near the flames, he watched them. His cell phone was on loud, so he could hear it ringing if his mom needed him.
“Well, well, well, look who I found here all by himself,” Amber said, slurring her words a little.
He rolled his eyes and glanced at Amber. She wore a small skirt and a shirt that exposed most of her tits.
“Is this necessary?” he asked. “You must be fucking cold.”
“I’m not. In fact, I’m hot, Simon.” She took a step closer.
He moved back and she pouted.
“I hate it when you make me work hard for it.”
Simon had no choice but to turn on his cell phone and start recording. He knew his cell phone’s layout off by heart so he started to record.
“Amber, I don’t want anything to do with you. Leave me alone,” he