by Elaine Glass
Rodger backed up pointing the gun at my head. I saw a flash of green come from behind Rodger his eyes went wide, then he fell to the ground.
Confused, I look up to see standing behind him holding a concrete frog sprinkler was drunk guy Jeff?
“That’s what you get from stealing from my Mawmaw you bastard! “
Rick ran around the counter with a towel tying Rodgers hands behind his back, while kicking the gun away. I jumped into his arms kissing him, hugging him tears running down my face. I love you so much I was so scared, I thought we were going to die. He wrapped me in his arms tightly I love you Baby, we are going be okay it’s over.
Jeff was on the phone with 911. The police were on their way. Looking pleased with himself, while telling the 911 operator, he caught the guy that stole from his grandmother, robbing a bar.
The police came in taking Roger away, while they took all of our statements the bar staff came in for their shift and handled the people coming in. Rick was transported to the hospital to have his head checked out.
Rick was admitted to the emergency dept. The nurse was cleaning the wound on Ricks head while we waited on the doctor to come in.
‘Looks like your going to need some stiches “
Rick winced as she pulled the wound open to rinse it with saline water.
“That hurts I know I’m sorry”
Chapter Fifteen
Rick
The doctor walks in as the nurse is torturing me with her tiny hands. The doctor looks around the room then back to me.
“Mr. Cooper I am Dr. White I will be taking care of you tonight. The X-ray Technician will be here shortly to take you down for a cat scan to see if you have a concussion. You need stitches for that gash you have but until you come back from your scan, we are just going to wrap it up.
The technician come in the room a few minutes later. He positioned my bed where it would be easier getting me into a wheel chair. He told Liam we would be back shortly just to wait in here for us. While pushing me down the hall for the cat scan. “You’re lucky we were slow tonight or you could have been waiting a long time. I was wheeled into a small room where I was scanned.
Now I was waiting on the Doctor again. My head is killing me, “how much longer until the Doctor gets back? I can feel my heart beating in my head.” Just as I’m complaining the Doctor walks in. “Mr. Cooper good news you do not have a concussion.”
“I have some pain medicine for you.” Handing the syringe to the nurse.
“You will feel a little pinch “After the medicine kicks in I will sew up your wound and we can get you out of here.
The little Pinch turned out to be burning fire going through my hip and down my leg. After the feeling of burning alive subsided I don’t remember a thing.
I roll over to find myself in my own bed with Liam curled up next to me.
I sit up my head is pounding I have a large bandage over my head.
“How are you feeling this morning? Are you hurting? The Doctor wrote you out some medicine for pain if you needed it “
Do I need something for pain? Hell, yes, my head is killing me!
Liam was an angel he cooked me breakfast, brought it to me while I laid in bed. I was drinking sweet tea to wash the pain pills down. when I looked up and ask how did we get home last night?
He smiled; “I called my friend James to come pick us up. You were out of it after the nurse gave you that shot. Do you even remember the doctor putting the stitches in?”
I don’t remember a thing. How many stiches did I end up with?
Liam looked at me tears filling his eyes. “It took thirteen staples. You were not very happy when they had to shave the side of your head. You kept saying if he cut your hair, I might not like it. I got you to settle down by telling you I knew you would be beautiful no matter how your hair was styled.”
I touched the bandages on my head, looking to Liam, well at least we are alive and well my hair will grow back. Can I take the bandages off?
“Yeah, he said we could take them off, we can rinse your hair with plain water to remove the blood. But you can’t use shampoo for two days. Do you want to get a shower together we both need to clean up”?
After we showered, we laid around on the couch for the first day answering all of the phone calls coming in. Friends’, neighbors and busy bodies saying they heard what had happened, asking how we were.
Liam called into work taking the next week off, His boss said he understood and to get himself together and then get back to work.
Tuesday morning Liam got his friend James to come to the house. He cut and styled my hair to help cover my staples.
“There you gorgeous better than new, Your hair is still long on the top but short on the sides and back you could pass for a big sexy Viking.”
“Get your own man James this one is mine!”
I thanked James for doing my hair, he would not let me pay him. “I will not take your money. This was a service for my dear friend. Who will owe me one for this, I intend to collect that favor, when my dear Aunt Ruby comes to visit. She will want to go to the mountain Ville cemetery to clean off the family graves for Decoration Day. I of course will have to work or have some other obligations to fulfill, I will not be available to help her that day. I chuckled at their back and forth banter that continued through out lunch until James left that after noon.
Wednesday morning when I woke up, I had made up my mind of what I was going to do. I told Liam I was running into town to get us something to eat. I went to three different places until I had found what I was looking for.
Walking into the house I find Liam and Smokey on the floor playing. I got us something to eat I will un pack it while you wash your hands. Setting the food out on the table we sat down to eat.
“Hey Mark called while you were out, he wanted to know if you wanted to cook out tonight? He and the rest of guys said they would supply all the food all we had to do was to show up “
That sounds good to me what time we got to be there?
“We have to wait until everyone is off work so it will be a late dinner Mark, said seven o’clock.”
We don’t have any plans for tomorrow anyway so a late dinner is fine with me. This will give us a break from cooking and cleaning for the night.
We should stop by the store on the way and get a case of beer to take as a thank you for the meal.
I was nervous all day! Thank fuck Seven finally rolled around. We pulled up into the drive of Marks house and was met by James, Nick and Andrew all of which was hugging and hanging on my guy. I would have been jealous if I didn’t know the dynamic of their relationship.
We all gathered in the back yard where all the food was set up. I put the beer in the cooler, taking one with me to drink. I was formally introduced to all the friends before We sat down to steak, Grilled corn, and grilled potatoes.
When everyone was through eating, I stood up. “If I could have everyone’s attention please, I would like to say thank you for checking in on us making sure that we are okay. We appreciate you for inviting us over tonight to feed us as well Its good to live in a place where people care about one another.
“Liam, has told me how all yall have been there for him and how he loves you all like brother’s I am glad he has friends that care about him and will look out for him.” I look at Liam saying, we have been dating for less than a year and I know how special of a person he is, how he makes you love him almost instantly.”
I drop to one knee, pulling out the ring I had gotten Liam this morning. I Hear oh my gods’ and gasps go out through the small crowd, as I open the ring box. I look up to see Liam’s eyes are filled with love and surprise as he looks at me. I clear my throat and ask the most important question of my life.
Chapter sixteen
Liam
“Liam East with everything we have went through the past week, Not knowing if we would live another day. I realized I do not want to take this life we have for granted. Life is short
and I want to spend all of it with you. You are the best thing to ever happen to me, I love you with my whole heart Liam, will you marry me? “
YES! YES, of course I will marry you! I love you so much! Applause and cheers rung out threw the air. We stayed and celebrated with my friends for a while longer. I got hugs, congratulations, Rick got threats for if he ever hurt me. We talked of what date we might get married on and what kind of wedding we would have. Rick and I said our good byes sometime later then we headed home.
As soon as we got threw the front door Rick was on me hugging kissing me pulling me up to wrap my legs around his waist, he carried me to the bedroom. Cloths was ripped off and before Rick could say ride’ em cow boy, I was on top of him. His cock buried deep inside me, feeling him stretch me.
“mmm yeah baby like that, God your ass feels so good, so tight.”
I’m not going to last long baby I’m going to come soon.
“Come for me baby, pump that load onto my chest”
With those words my body obeyed, I came so hard I saw stars I barely realized when Rick came.
I love you Rick and I can’t wait to marry you.
“Me too baby me too”
The following weekend end we were at the bar with Jeff sitting across from us at a table drinking a beer, I looked up and ask why did you have a concrete frog in a bar?
He smiled, “Oh, that I just bought it at the feed store across the street they are having a side walk sale on summer garden supplies. My mawmaw loves frogs and my nephew loves to play under the sprinkler in the summer. I couldn’t help but to buy it, when I saw it.”
“I was coming in here to Apologize to you Liam about how I acted the last time I came in. I’m sorry I was drunk. I was just so mad that someone would do that to my mawmaw she is the sweetest woman I ever met; she is all that I have. with you having the same color hair, similar body type I lost it. But looking at you now compared to Rodger, you two don’t even look anything alike.”
“I just wish I had more of a description or thought that “Thad” used a fake name when he stole my grandmother’s money. If I could have found him sooner maybe tonight would have never happened. But hindsight is twenty -twenty and all that.”
You are forgiving I understand where you were coming from, I would have been fit to be tied if someone stole from my mawmaw. I wasn’t even mad the night all of that happened.
Rick and I owe you for saving our lives. Rodger would have killed us if you hadn’t showed up when you did. He was desperate to get money to pay off whomever he owed.
You are our hero. But I still can’t believe you took down a crazed armed robber with a frog sprinkler.
We want to invite you to our engagement party. We are going to have a huge celebration of love. We are going to have it here at the bar. We are inviting everyone we know. Rick has called his family to let them know, they are making the drive from Florida. I am sure this bar will be full of people ready to party. You might even meet someone special.
“I would love to come to your party just let me know when it is, as far as meeting someone, I doubt it but a party is always fun. I have never had any luck when it comes to love. You two are a good-looking couple, maybe your right and one day I will have someone that loves me that much as well. Right now, I will be happy spoiling my deva dog sally girl”
Well you never know what surprises life has in store for you. I was in the same place you are now thinking I would be single for the rest of my life.
I never thought that I would end up with Rick when I would come in here with my friends. But fate has a way of getting things done. I say as I lean in to kiss the love of my life.
“Hey Rick you have a phone call on the business line, He said his name is Andrews and your expecting his call”
“Thanks Simon,” Rick excused himself walking to his office.”
Looking over to Jeff “would you like another drink?”
No Thank you, I have got to run a couple of errands before I head home, I’m so glad to get to know you under better circumstances than we have previously met.
Yeah, me too you have a goodnight and be safe.
Chapter Seventeen
Rick/Liam
The weeks has flown by between the bar, October fun Saturdays, planning an engagement party, I have been busy. Liam and I decided to take today for us, we were going up the mountain. It was too cold to hike or fish so dirt road riding it was. I was putting the cooler on back of the truck when Liam and Smokey came out of the house. Liam, was dressed in a flannel shirt and a jean jacket God he was sexy. Smokey was dressed in an orange hunters vest?
“Load up boy! Good boy! Who is a good boy? You are yes you are! “Do you think he will get car sick on the ride?”
No, he will be fine he likes to ride. He has never had any problems. ’When did you buy him an orange hunter safety vest?
Yesterday when we made our trip to the pet store Its November and Bow season has already started. Since we are going into the mountains, I don’t want him to be mistaken for a deer running through the woods.
That was very smart and thoughtful of you, Thank you. Now that we have that sorted are you ready to go.
“Yep, I’m ready let’s ride.”
I am excited to getaway today. I am more excited its November! The October, fun Saturdays was a lot of fun. But they were hectic, I’m glad they are over maybe next year I will just do two weekends of fun.
“That sounds like a good idea, I never realized how much went into planning public events and contest”
We rode in silence up the mountain enjoying the peace. We pulled off the road onto a cut off, pulling a blanket out of the back letting Smokey out to play. Liam was sitting on the blanket knees pulled up with arms resting on his legs. I stood there looking at him in awe he was so beautiful, I took out my phone and snapped a picture. He looked up and smiled at me and I knew my life was complete.
I sat down next to Liam pulling him close to my side. Pulling the picture up for him to see. I love how this picture turned out I want to frame it.
“The shot did turn out well if you get tired of owning a bar you could take pictures for money”
I don’t think so the only man I want to take pictures of is you.
“See that right there is one of the reasons I’m going to marry you, it’s all the sweet shit that comes out of your mouth”
I grabbed him by the neck pulling him to me to kiss those lips. Liam, thought he was the lucky one to have me. But he was wrong I was lucky to have him.
We spent all day on the mountain we needed this time just to be us. We packed a picnic ate drank a couple of beers, goofing off. It was getting dark when we headed back down the mountain.
Liam, before we go, I have something for you, a gift.
“A Gift? For what my birth day isn’t for a couple of weeks.”
An engagement present. I hope I didn’t over step but I ughhh,
I got in touch with a guy named Andrews he is an investigator. I put him on retainer for when and if you want him to look for your birth family. I know you said you would think about it, but I want you to know it’s a real option if you wanted to try. We have very little information; we know she was in a half way house. Those houses protect the people that stay in them with confidentially due to domestic threats. Andrews, said it was a long shot, with how little we have to go on but, he would try.
“That is so sweet of you. I don’t know that we ever find them but I think I should try just to get some closer if nothing else. Just knowing you support me, love me and will be there for me. If this investigation fails to get results, is all I could ever ask for. I don’t know what tomorrow holds but as long as we are together, we can make it through. I am one lucky man to have you in my life.”
Baby Our life together will be good, this is just the beginning.
The End.
A note from the author
I would like to thank every one who purchased my book I hope you enjoyed it. I had a wonderfu
l time writing Liam and Rick’s Story. This was my first book so I can only improve from here. I will be writing more stories about the people of Mountain Ville. I will keep you posted on my Face book page of when the next release will be.
Elaine Glass
Table of Contents
Chapter Five: Rick
Chapter Sixteen: Liam
Chapter two
Chapter Three
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter sixteen
Chapter Seventeen