ANTONIO: Diablos MC

by Barbara Overly

  I try and yell. Well yell as much as I can since his hand is squeezing my neck. “YES SIR! I UNDERSTAND. I AM SO SORRY!”

  Right after I apologize he releases his hold on my throat and ejaculates inside of me. He pulls out, slaps my ass and says “Get cleaned up and get the fuck out of here. I am so angry I don’t want to see you the rest of the day.”

  I hurry to grabs my ripped clothing and run out of his office. I get to my desk and grab my purse. As I am rushing out the door Carol see me and runs after me. She is Gavin’s secretary.

  “Oh my god Raelyn what did he do. Gavin is going to kill him.” She says angrily through clenched teeth.

  I start to panic. What will he do to me if I tell his partners he just hurt me because I helped them. I have to lie or I fear what he will do to me.

  “Oh no Carol this isn’t what it looks like. Zack didn’t do anything. I tripped and fell. He is so thoughtful he told me I should go get it looked at. Please! Pretty please don’t do anything. I just need to go to the hospital and get this looked at.”

  “I am coming with you. No way in hell am I letting you go through this alone.” She says rushing out the door with me. She picks up her phone and calls Gavin.

  “Gavin it’s Carol. I am sorry but I have to leave work right now. I just found Raelyn rushing out the door and it looks like her wrist is broken amongst some other very interesting bodily injuries.” I start to check myself over not knowing what she is talking about until she points to her neck. And that’s when I realize he choked me during sex and it must have left a mark. I pull my shirt color up and try to hide the marks. “Yes sir I will keep you informed on what they say.” She hangs up and walks with me the 3 blocks it is to get to the hospital.

  Once at the hospital they wheel me right back. I was right my wrist is broken and they cast me right up. The doctor keeps eyeing my neck but hasn’t said anything yet. Once my wrist is all fixed everyone leaves expect Carol, me and the Dr. are left in the room. He moves his stool rights in front of me and speaks very softly. “Raelyn I am going to ask you some questions and I need to you answer me 100% truthfully. Ok.”

  I shake my head yes.

  “Would you like Carol to leave so we can have some privacy?”

  “Raelyn I will just step out. You two can talk in private.”

  I shake my head yes. “Thank you Carol.”

  She kisses me on the check and says “Anytime.” And steps out.

  “Ok Raelyn you said you tripped and fell and that’s how you broke your wrist. But is that really what happened. Did you trip?” He says looking deep into my eyes.

  I know I should tell him that Zack pushed me and all the other stuff he did but I honestly can’t say any of it. Maybe a part of me doesn’t want to believe he did it on purpose. I know I didn’t do anything that is deserving of this. But I also don’t want to tell the Dr. because if I do they will arrest Zack and god that terrifies me to think what he will do to me if that would happen. A shiver runs down my back.

  “Yes I tripped. I wasn’t watching where I was going and I fell.”

  “Ok and how did you get the markings on your neck? They look like finger markings. Did someone do this to you?”

  “No.”

  “Raelyn you didn’t get those marks by falling. Let me help you. I can help you. No one deserves to be treated like this. Whoever is doing this to you needs to be stopped. So please. How did you get those marks?”

  I honestly can’t tell him. Knowing he will call the cops scares me. “No. No one did this to me. I must have got this when I fell.”

  “Raelyn are you sure.”

  I shake my head “Yes I am sure”

  “I am very sad and scared for you. Please take my card. If you need anything. Ever. Call me. Ever Raelyn I am not joking. And here is a number for a woman’s abuse shelter. You can go there in secret. No one will have to know you have been there or that you are there. He won’t be able to find you. Please watch out for yourself and do not hesitate to call. Even if it’s really late. I will answer.”

  “Do you do this for all your patients?” I ask. Feelings a little shy.

  “The abuse shelter yes I do. My own personal number no I do not. I have a feeling that I need to know you are alright. I know it’s probably not a correct practice for medicine but please don’t hesitate to call me. No one should be treated like this and you are a very beautiful woman. You deserve a man who wants to cherish you not abuse you. Sorry yet again way out of line I know but still. All of that is true.”

  “Thank you Dr. Branson. I will call if I need help. I really will.”

  He shakes his head and leaves the room. The nurse comes in with my discharge papers and wheels me out to where Carol is sitting.

  “Oh thank you for waiting Carol. You really didn’t have to but I appreciate it.”

  “Non-sense. It looks like you’re all bandage up. How about we get out of here.”

  “Ok.”

  We start our walk back to the office. That is where my car is and Carol left in such a hurry she forgot her purse and all her other belongings. It’s late so no one should be there. I agreed to stay the night at Carol’s house tonight. She said it would make her feel better and Gavin insisted I not go home to Zack tonight. So I agree it would be best for Zack to cool off and for me to figure out what I am going to do. I don’t want to lose my job. I love working with the people I work with and the money is really damn good. But I can’t stay with him after this. Like Dr. Branson said I deserve better and I want better. I do love Zack. As crazy as it sounds I do I love him. He has been a part of my life now for 6 years. How can I not love him but I am not in love with him. I don’t know if I can ever be in love with anyone else other than Derrick. Oh what would he think if he saw me now? Probably kick my ass for letting a man treat me like this. He always said woman should be cherished and treated like treasure. Yeah I felt that at the beginning with Zack. Maybe that’s why I fell so fast for him. He reminded me a little bit of home. Of him. But the real Zack. The Zack that comes out when no one is looking is not one who treasures anyone but himself. I hope he understands. I know that’s wishful thinking but he will have to get over it.

  Carol and I reach the 4th floor of our building which is where our offices are. She rushes off to gather her belongings and I go over to my desk and see if I left anything. I see a light coming out from under Zack’s door and I hear what sounds like a moan. “What the hell.” I get up and make my way to Zack’s office. Slowly opening the door and peak around the edge to see what the hell is going on but also to protect myself because as far as I knew no one is supposed to be here. When I see what I am seeing I slam the door all the way open and barge in screaming “ZACK WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!”

  He stills and looks up me in shock. He is in sock because I am catching him balls deep in Anna, Mark’s secretary. They are both staring at me like deer in head lights. “ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS! YOU DO THIS TO ME” I hold up my casted arm to show him what he has done. “AND THEN I CATCH YOU CHEATING ON ME. WITH ANNA! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?”

  “Oh my god Raelyn this isn’t what it looks like. I swear.” He says as he begins to gets dressed quickly.

  By now Carol has come running since she heard me screaming.

  Carol says “Wow Anna really? Why would you do this?”

  Anna says nothing. Just gathers her clothes and bolts out the door. Carol and I just stand there watching Zack get dressed.

  “I swear Raelyn this is all a misunderstanding.”

  “Wow really. A misunderstanding.” I chuckle. I can’t believe he is saying this to me. “Ok. Let me see if I get this correct. You get jealous over me helping several people fix the damn copy machine, get so physical with me that I end up breaking my wrist, forcefully have sex with me to the point of you left marks on my neck and then I catch you fucking someone else. Wow am I missing something?”

  “Yes you are Raelyn. Gavin confronted me about what I did and honestly I feel so bad. I was so
upset I started drinking and then Anna was here and one thing led to another. I am so sorry baby but you have to believe me she means nothing to me.”

  “Yeah well apparently Raelyn doesn’t mean shit to you either.” Carol says

  “You shut up or I will fire your ass.” Zack grits his teeth and points to Carol.

  “You can’t fire me. I don’t work for you. And I know Gavin won’t do a damn thing to me since the recommendation for firing would be coming from you. Your word around here won’t mean shit and all you will ever been known as is the lawyer that abuses woman you cheating mother fucker.” Carol says getting right up in Zack’s face.

  “Carol you are right. He is nothing but a cheating ass mother fucker who beats the shit out of woman he claims he loves.” I say backing away towards the door.

  “Raelyn wait please. I do love you. Marry me.” He says as if that is what will save our relationship and fix all our problems.

  “Are you fucking serious?” I ask thrown back. I can’t believe he is asking me this right now when two minutes ago I caught him fucking someone else.

  “Yes Raelyn please marry me. I love you so much and I can’t live without you. I won’t live without you. Marry Me. Let’s put this all behind us and have a life together.” He gets down on one knee in front of me.

  I can’t hold it in any more. I burst out laughing. What I call Ugly Laughing. The kind of laughing that brings tears to your eyes and you can’t breathe because you are laughing so hard. Once I finally calm down I wipe my tears away and look him right in the face.

  “No Zack! I will not marry you. Matter of fact we are done. I hate you and want nothing to do with you. Fuck you Zack. Have a great life.” I turn and walk out the door with Carol.

  Zack comes running out the door and says “I am still your boss your ass better be here tomorrow morning.”

  “Fuck you Zack or I mean Mr. Thompson. I QUIT!” I yell as I walk out the office and leave this horrible situation behind.

  I crash at carols for 2 weeks. Going on job interview after job interview and nothing is happening. Nothing at all. I know that is all thanks to Zack. I tried a few times to use him as a reference but that ended up making it worse. After a few bad references from him I just stopped using him all together. But who is going to hire someone who has no job reference. Not one that pays anything decent. Carol said I could stay with her as long as I want but after two weeks I realize I have nothing left here for me. I can’t believe I came down here to start a new life and ended up getting in such a bad situation that I have to go back home. And to go home physically broken and without a job. Luckily since I was making so much money from working with Zack and having no bills because I lived with him I am not broke. Which came in handy when I had to buy new clothes because Zack refused to give me any of my belongings back. He claimed that I would be running back to him so he didn’t see the need in moving any of my things. I figured it would be simpler to just buy everything new then see him again or fight with him about it.

  But now I am home. Away from my abuser but back to the town I once dropped everything and ran from. I should have known I couldn’t stay away from here. Bellefontaine is one of those towns where people are really quick to escape but it sucks ya right back in. Might not be right away but everyone eventually comes home. And right now I am the one coming home.

  You can find the rest of this book My Love! My Neighbor! My Marine Part One on Amamzon.com

  This book is a two book series.

  Love to all my awesome readers!