Ace: The Brimstone Kings MC

by J. J. Marstead

  “Are you ready? Are you in any pain? Do you need the nurse?” he shoots out quick looking wide-eyed as he panics, I shake my head.

  “No. I don’t want pain meds because of the baby. I’m fine Blaze don’t worry.” I exclaim. I narrow my eyes daring him to say something; he opens his mouth but snaps it shut, deciding not to say any more on it. Good boy!

  My parents pop up in my mind, shit I need to call them and let them know what happened. I look at the phone and back to Blaze.

  “Ummm…Blaze can you pass the phone please. I need to call my parents to let them know what happened,” I utter as I getting emotional as I figure out how to tell them Tammy, and I are in the hospital. That Tammy is in a coma, and I’m pregnant… This is not going to go over well.

  Blaze shakes his head, “Your parents were already contacted when you were brought in,” he mentions.

  “Well I have to get going, your parents are here actually they were in earlier, but you were still out of it. Let’s just say your parents are going to have questions about your relationship with Ace,” he says as he stares at me with a raised brow.

  “Your father didn’t seem too pleased finding out that Ace; the VP of a motorcycle club is the father… But seeing the tattoo on your father's arm, I must say he's a bit of a hypocrite if you ask me,” he mentions as I cock my head to the side, looking at him like he’s grown another head. What the hell does he mean he’s being a hypocrite?

  “What do you mean he's a hypocrite?” I ask him as I stare at him, confused by his comment. He shifts from foot to foot looking anywhere but me.

  “Ummm…Your father should be the one to tell you, but I know if I don’t you will never leave it alone,” he sighs as he runs his hand through his hair.

  “Alison, your father was in an MC before you were born.” Just hearing those words, my eyes widen. No, there’s no way my father was in an MC before I was born. He doesn’t have a mean bone in his body.

  “What?” I snap out as I grab my head and groan.

  There’s a knock on the door, Blaze turns and looks at the door waiting to see who it is, “Come in” I say softly.

  The door opens, and my parents are in the doorway my mother’s eyes are red and puffy from crying, as soon as she looks at me she starts to cry. My father’s eyes are red and glossy; you can tell this has been hard on him. I don’t ever recall seeing my father cry, seeing his eyes glossy as he tries to hold back his tears, makes my break down.

  “Oh daddy,” I sob out as he walks over to me and places his arms around me.

  “Daddy’s here, baby girl…Shhh…Everything’s going to be fine,” he whispers as he holds me close.

  My parents stick around in my room for a bit before returning to check on Tammy before they head back to their hotel room. I ask my father why he never mentioned he was in a MC. He tells me he didn’t want to mention it because he got out of it when Tammy was born, he didn’t want us to know about.

  My parents met when my father was the VP in an MC, but things were pretty rough at first for my parents. My mother wasn’t a club whore or anything; they met when my mother decided to go to one of their parties they were having with a friend of hers.

  Supposedly it was love at first sight. My mother’s parents didn’t approve of my father being in an MC and disowned my mother.

  My father took care of her and loved her, finding out their story; maybe I shouldn’t have judged Ace so quickly.

  I’ve been in the hospital for two days since I woke up from the accident, I’m going stir crazy. I need to get home and out of this hospital gown. I need to be in my nice comfortable bed, not this hard mattress I’ve been on. Jesus, my back is killing me.

  I can’t wait to get home, take a nice long hot shower. Wash away the aches and pains in my back and this disgusting hospital smell.

  I got news this morning when I woke up, that Tammy has woken up. I’m thrilled, to say the least. I was so worried that Tammy wouldn’t wake up from the coma. With how bad the swelling got, they weren’t sure if she would wake up for another two weeks.

  I prayed and prayed for her to wake up, and it seems my prayers were answered. I haven’t had the chance to go and see her yet since she’s been up. My parents have been to see her and they warned me that she doesn’t remember much about anything except my parents and me. She has memory loss.

  Hearing my parents say she has memory loss, my heart hurts for Viper. My parents told me that when she woke up and Viper was by her side asking her if she was okay. She replied that her head hurt and when he went to touch her face she shied away from his touch. Viper was confused by that and asked why she moved away from him, and she said ‘I’m sorry, but who are you?’ And right there my parents said that his shoulders dropped, and the look on his face was pure hopelessness.

  I hope my sister gets her memories back soon. I know Viper loves her and Tammy well she’s just stubborn but I know she loves him too, even if she won’t admit it. Her not remembering him has got to be hitting him hard. He told her everything about them. But still, there was nothing… It’s like her memory was wiped clean of him.

  I get dressed in the clothes my parents brought me this morning. I put on the shoes that I was wearing the day of the accident; I’m surprised they aren’t ruined. I look down at my feet, my eyes stop on my flat stomach, where my little precious baby is growing inside of me, placing my protective hand over my stomach.

  I smile knowing, I’m going to be a mother. I might have been scared before the accident but now my head is much clearer than it was. I’m not going to live life being scared.

  I open the door; I’m going to visit with Tammy. I halt as I come face to face with Blaze.

  “Hey, you don’t look like shit today,” he mocks as he snickers, he’s been bugging the crap out of me the past two days, between being stuck here in the hospital and him, I’m going to end up in the loony bin.

  I start laughing, shaking my head. I give him an evil smirk as I punch him in the arm.

  “Ouch, what did you do that for?” he asks as he rubs his arm. What a big baby, I didn’t even hit him that hard.

  “Oh hush, you big baby,” I mock him in return. We’re both laughing as we walk towards Tammy’s room, which is at the end of the hall. I notice her door is open as we walk up, and I hear her speaking to someone when that someone replies to her I know right then its Viper. Of course, he would be here, he hasn’t left her side and now with her memory loss he won’t either. I’m sure he’s trying to jog her memory.

  I head into her room; she turns and smiles at me.

  “Hey sis, I heard I’m going to be an auntie,” she squeals out as she bouncing up and down on the bed. Nodding my head as I walk over to her, I give her a big hug.

  “You’re looking good Tammy,” I say as I hold her hand, Viper staring down at her with so much love in his eyes.

  “Viper was just telling me about how we met, but I’m still not able to remember anything,” she says as she frowns, putting her head down like she’s ashamed by not remembering, but it’s not her fault.

  I look at Viper and Blaze, who are there talking on the other side of the room, clearing my throat.

  “Ummm…Guys, can I have a moment alone with my sister?” I ask.

  They both nod and leave, shutting the door behind them. I take a seat on the bed beside Tammy. I mention that she and Viper were together, but she kept pushing him away before, because she was afraid. I tell her that he loves her and that she loves him but her stubborn ass didn’t want to admit it.

  I chat a bit with Tammy before Viper comes back with something to eat for, well that’s my cue. I need to get home anyways.

  Giving her one last hug, “I love you, Tammy,” I whisper in her ear as she tightens her hug.

  “I love you too Ali," she replies as she places her hand on my stomach, “And Auntie Tammy loves you too, Peanut.” My eyes begin to water; I need to get out of this room before I break down crying again. My emotions are all out of whack, hormo
nes…

  As I make my way out of her room, I head down the hall back to my room and I see Blaze is waiting for me, “What are you doing here?” I ask warily not sure why he’s waiting here for me.

  “Well doll face, I’m your escort home,” he snickers out as he tries to contain his laughter.

  Blaze drives me home from the hospital as we pull up at my apartment. Ace is standing there leaning on his bike. I guess I have no choice but to listen to what he has to say. He’s been to the hospital every day I was there, not wanting to leave my side but I couldn’t deal with him being there. It was all too much to bear.

  Now my head is clearer than it has been, so I have to see what we can do about all this mess. Finding out that Porsche has been kicked out of the club makes me do the happy dance inside. But at the same time did Ace do that because I caught them in the act?

  I’m so confused. I’m unclear with what to do. Should I believe him or just cut my losses? It’s a tough decision considering he’s the father of my baby.

  I dismount Blaze’s bike, stepping away from him, “Are you going to be okay?” he asks as he nods towards Ace, who stepped away from his bike and walking towards us. I nod my head.

  “Thank you for the ride Blaze,” I say as he gets on his bike, and peels out of the driveway leaving me alone with Ace.

  “You look good,” Ace mentions as he looks me over to see if I’m in any pain, his eyes linger on my stomach for a few brief moments before, he looks up at me.

  “Thanks.” I utter out as I make my way past him to the door, Ace following close behind me.

  “Can we talk, Peaches?” he asks as he places his hand on my shoulder, stopping me from walking away from him.

  I let out a soft sigh as I come to a halt, turning to face the father of my baby, the man that I’m in love with… But all I can see is flashes of him and Porsche in bed together as I look at him. I blink my eyes repeatedly to get the images to disappear; he stands there looking so broken.

  I take a good look at him, he looks thinner; he looks like he hasn’t had a good night sleep in days, he has huge bags underneath his eyes. My eyes take him in, and I feel myself softening at his appearance, knowing he has been affected by all this as well.

  I place my hand in his, giving a light squeeze as I walk towards my apartment, holding his hand in mine. I give him a reassuring smile.

  I need to show him that I can forgive him, even if nothing happened… He needs to know that I’m willing to work to save our relationship. I need to know if he will be here for the baby. Even if we might not get back together I need to know that I have his support.

  As I open the apartment door, I sigh as I make my way towards the kitchen to get something to drink. Ace closes the door, removing his boots, placing the on the mat. He follows me into the kitchen a few minutes later.

  We stand there in silence, staring at each other. I’m taken back by the intensity of his stare. My eyes start to get dry itchy even, from not blinking as we continue to do our little staring contest. I blink my eyes multiple times, clearing my throat. I think we’ve stared at each other plenty.

  “Are you able to wait for a bit while a take a shower? I need to wash away the hospital smell.” I place the bottle of water on the counter. I can’t wait to get under the warm water, soothe my sore muscles.

  “Sure, take your time. We’ll will after you get out.” He shifts from side to side, looking around the kitchen as if he is unsure what to say.

  “Can I wait in your room?” he asks warily. I nod my head

  “Sure, I shouldn’t be too long,” I mention as I walk passed him, heading to my room to get a change of clothes. He follows me into the room and takes a seat on my head.

  He grabs my hand as I walk by him to go to the bathroom, stopping me “I love you Peaches, I truly do,” His voice cracks as if he’s trying to hold back a sob, that wants to break out of his throat.

  My throat tightens as I hold back my tears, “I love you too Ace, I never stopped. Even when I saw you in bed with Porsche… Yes it broke my heart, but I still love you.” I don’t say anymore as he releases my hand. I make my way to the bathroom closing the door behind me; I grab two towels behind the door. I take a deep breath in and blowing it out as I try to calm myself.

  As I turn on the shower, I let it warm up as I remove my clothing. I place them in the hamper in the corner of the bathroom. Stepping under the spray, I groan as I feel the warm water rolling down my achy muscles. Soaking my hair, I reach for my shampoo, working the shampoo into my hair, after rinsing my hair. I grab the body wash and sponge, rubbing it between my hands, making sure it’s lathered up. I wash my body, scrubbing my face.

  I turn the water off, reaching for the towel wrapping it around my head. Stepping out I grab another towel wrapping it around my now relaxed body.

  As I stand in front of the mirror, I clear the condensation with my hand. I stare at myself in the mirror brushing my teeth my mind wanders around two things. How did I get here? Being pregnant, and being in a complicated relationship. Drying myself, I grab my clothes from the counter and get dress quickly. Once I’m done I head back to my room where Ace is now lying down with his eyes closed. I hear light snores… He fell asleep.

  I don’t want to wake him; it seems he hasn’t slept much in the past few days, I’m pretty tired myself. I lay beside Ace closing my eyes drifting off to sleep within a matter of minutes.

  I awaken from movement beside me; I’m not sure how long I’ve been asleep for. Opening my eyes I look down and see Ace’s arm on my hip with his hand protectively on my stomach, I smile at the tiny gesture of his hand resting on my flat stomach.

  I try to move, but he pulls me in closer to him.

  “Ace,” I whisper softly trying to wake him, he groans stirring a bit but he doesn’t wake up, shit. “Ace,” I whisper a little louder than before. He still hasn’t moved his arm, I slap his arm lightly, “Ace,” I repeat once more. He mumbles something I can’t make out, shaking him again.

  “Peaches, I love you baby, don’t ever leave me.” Giggling to myself, it’s cute to know that he was dreaming about me.

  “Ace,” I snap, he jots up in the bed looking around shaking his head.

  “Shit, Sorry I must have fell asleep,” he mumbles out.

  “Don’t worry you needed the rest.” I sit up and move to the edge of the bed, stretching as I get up.

  “You said you wanted to talk.” I turn on the bed to face him. He looks up at me and scrubs the sleep off his face.

  “Yeah… I wanted to talk to you about when you came by the clubhouse and saw Porsche in bed with me. I want to make sure you know that, absolutely NOTHING happened. I swear!” he replies warily as he looks at me.

  “Porsche has been banned from the clubhouse. She is no longer welcome there, and will never be allowed to step foot back there ever.”

  Hearing those words, my gut tightens; I know he’s telling the truth, Blaze mentioned that she has been kicked out. But at the same time I’m hesitant about it, just because she’s gone, doesn’t mean that one of the other girls won’t take her place.

  “I understand everything you're telling me, and I believe you when you say nothing happened with Porsche.” He lets out a huge sigh of relief.

  “But I’m not sure if I can handle all the women throwing themselves at you left and right when I’m not there. I can’t be stressing over it and with the baby… I don’t want our baby to grow up seeing all the whores running around.” His face drops as the words leave my mouth.

  “I don’t want to worry about another Porsche coming along,” I add.

  “Peaches, you don’t have to worry about all that, I will make sure that all the girls are wearing clothes at all times. Hell I will even have the club cleaned up. I want you Alison and only you; I could care less about all the other girls at the club.” He reaches for my hand bringing it close to his mouth, placing a gentle kiss on the back of my hand.

  I smile as his lips touch my skin, “Ok
ay… I’m holding you to your word Ace. We can try being together.” I hope I don’t regret this decision.

  He jumps up off the bed, coming around to my side looking at me with such excitement in his eyes, “Really?”

  Nodding my head, he picks me up and spins me around. “You won’t regret this, Peaches. I love you and the baby so much already.” I laugh as he places kisses all over my face. He grabs both sides of my face, kissing me deeply. My heart feels like it’s going a mile a minute, I’m so happy to have him in my arms again.

  Waking up beside Alison is amazing, being in bed with her sleeping peacefully beside me with my hand on her stomach, where my son or daughter is growing inside her. It makes my day.

  After telling her nothing happened with Porsche, I’m praying to God she knows I’m telling the truth. When she told me she’s worried about all the women being around. She’s afraid about another Porsche coming along. When she mentions that, my life literally flashed before my eyes.

  I rush to tell her I will do anything, make sure the girls are dressed at all times when out around the clubhouse, the place will be cleaned every day. And hearing her whispering those words ‘Okay….. I’m holding you to your word Ace. We can try again being together’ hearing those sweet words escape her mouth, I wanted to yell out and kiss the living shit out of her. Man, I love this woman.

  “Ummm…Ace I know I told you we can try, but can you please give me some alone time. I want to be alone right now,” she asks as she brushes her hair behind her ear rolling her lips between her teeth, as she stares at me.

  I know she’s had a hard couple of days with everything, I know we can’t just forget nothing happened and jump right in where we left off.

  “Sure, I understand. Text if anything comes up.” I give her a kiss on the forehead and I head out of her apartment.

  Throwing my leg over my bike, I turn the key, the purr of engine as I rev it, God nothing sounds better, well besides Alison’s sweet moans. I pull away from Alison’s apartment and head in the direction of the hospital to check on Viper. Hopefully, things work out for them; he has been so broken up since she woke up and didn’t remember him. I felt horrible for him, I can’t even think of how I would feel if Alison didn’t remember me.