I was sitting at the bar in the clubhouse having a cup of coffee when Prez got the call from Lug Nut. All Viper said was that he sounded urgent and we had to go. So Brick, Ace Viper and I rode out to the hospital. We race to Lilly’s room and get there just as Goof, Lug Nut and the Ryans are walking out. Goof has a huge grin on his face so I assume it isn’t bad news. Ryans looks up at us and smiles as well. “ Lilly is waking up.” I feel like my legs are going to give way so I lean against the wall for support. “ She is able to weakly respond to commands. A little more time to get her strength back and I believe she will be able to do better.” There is something else. I can feel it, he is leaving something out. Prez says “ Spill it Ryans. What aren’t you saying?” Ryans takes a deep breath “ It’s her eyes. She has extreme light sensitivi
Tank A week has gone by since Lilly woke up and basically dismissed us. Well, she tried to anyway. We gave in to her request by not being in her room. But we are still outside her room to protect her. She doesn’t want us in the room with her or near her. But we are always close by in case she needs us. She will see Neil and the other guys in the band except for Lug Nut. If it is a club member or ol’e lady she doesn’t want them in there with her. By Lilly’s request, the doctors have stopped giving us updates on her. But that is all going to change today. Viper, Lug Nut, Ace, Goof, Thor and I are in the waiting room down the hall from her room. We have decided we are going in there and talk to her. We aren’t letting her push us away. But we have to use a different tactic than what we did before. We have to make sure we don’t upset her. We had just decided tha
Tank I was sitting in Prez’s office talking about what we were going to do with our prisoner. We have had him in our lock-up for two days now. We were letting him sweat it out a bit before we talked to him. It was the only thing keeping that fucker alive. If I would have gotten a hold of him the first day he came in I would have killed his ass before Prez got a chance to question him. It wasn’t hard to figure out he was just the muscle. We want to know who hired him. We are going in four strong. More for his protection, not ours. Brick and Ace are going in with Prez and me to keep us from losing our shit. We are about to go down to get some answers when Prez’s phone goes off. “ Goof.” Prez greets him. “ When? She wants to do what? You put a stop to that shit. I’m on my way.” Prez stands and grabs his keys. “ Tank, Ace. With me.” I stand
Lug Nut Viper called a club meeting for the entire club which is odd. When we have a meeting it is usually just the patched members and we have it in church. Not in the main room of the clubhouse with patched members, ol’e ladies, and the bunnies. I see Neil walk in and go up to Prez. Prez tells him something and Neil goes upstairs. What the hell is going on? Why are there so many of us here? Are we about to go into another lockdown? It has been over a year since the last one. But if it was a lockdown Neil wouldn’t be here so it can’t be that. Luckily I don’t have to wait for answers. Prez steps into the middle of the room and yells “ Shut it.” The room goes quiet. “ I know this was called on short notice so thanks for coming. I want you to listen carefully. I don’t want to repeat myself.” Viper looks around the room but no one dares to
LillyTwo Weeks LaterI just left Ryans’s office after a check-up and am sitting on my bed. Ryans says I am healing really well. Another couple weeks and I might be able to take my brace off but for now I can slowly add weight to it. He said my ribs will probably be three weeks to a month until they are completely healed. So all around good news. I think I'm doing pretty good at adjusting to losing my vision. I have mastered brushing my teeth without stabbing myself. I can brush my hair and put it up in a ponytail as long as I have a hair tie on my wrist . I can dress myself even if I don’t always match. I can eat on my own but nobody will let me cook yet. I can identify most people before they even talk by either their footsteps or the way they smell. Weird, I know, but I am discovering everyone has a unique smell to them. I can eve
Lilly“ I need to do a walk through first. We will go from there.” I told them. “ Mr. Tank why don’t you and Mr. Goof find somewhere to get comfortable. I’m sorry to say you guys are going to be here for a while.” “ Mr. Harry. Would you mind if my friends here had something to drink? You can add it to my tab and I’ll take care of it as always.” For someone who doesn’t drink I still keep a tap so I can pay Harry back for the sodas I drink when I’m done singing. And I always add some extra for the bartender as a courtesy. “ “ Of course Lilly.” I hear someone approaching I’m not familiar with yet so I pay close attention. “ I have your friends taken care of. No worries Lilly. Do I get a hug?” I turn to where I think he is and wait. Then I have a pair of strong arms pulling me to him. “ Good to see you
LillyJust as we pull up to the clubhouse I get that feeling again. The one where the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. And you get queasy. Yea, I feel like someone is watching me. Just as we park I call out to Goof. “Mr. Goof, I have got that feeling again.” I feel him lean forward. “ Are you sure?” he asks. I just nod. “ Tank, you need to take Lilly to Viper. He will explain. I’m going to have a look around.” Goof says. “ What’s going on?” Tank asks. I try to reach out for Tank’s hand. He must see what I’m trying to do because he takes my hand. “ Tank, I promise I will have Mr. Viper explain everything to you. But you have to get me inside right now.” I don’t know why he didn’t question me but I’m happy he didn’t. Maybe he trusts m
LillyI’m sitting in my room making up playlists for my comeback concert. Hey, I didn’t call it that Harry did. He has been advertising like crazy. Or that is what I was told. Neil thinks it is funny as hell. Probably because the night of the concert is also Halloween. So Harry is going to have the place decorated. And he is encouraging people to dress up. I think it is going to be fun. So I convinced the band to dress up as well. I know Anna is working on my costume but she won’t tell me what it is. All I know is we are doing about half eighties stuff and the other half is newer. With some Halloween favorites in there as well.Neil and Connor are coming over later to work on some dance steps with me. You might wonder how I can do that with my knee. Well, I am able to put my full weight on it. And Dr. Ryans got me this killer k
LillyTank and I are sitting in Dr. Rodgers' office waiting for her to come in. I’m bouncing my legs because I’m so nervous. Tank places his hand on my leg. I feel the warmth seep through my jeans to my leg and it calms me. “ Sweetheart, I know you are nervous. But good or bad, I’m right here. We will take it on together.” I lean my head over. Tank places my head on my shoulder. I place my hand on top of his. “ Thank you Tank. I needed that.”Dr. Rodgers comes in and she has someone with her. “ Lilly, thank you for coming in on such short notice. I have to say I’m happy to see you here instead of the hospital. You look great.” I thank her. “ Lilly, this is Dr. Ramerez. He is a surgeon that specialises in cases like yours.” I reach my hand out to shake his hand.