Chapter 9: TALON

My sweetheart is a softy she's no fighter, that's what the fuck I'm here for. I've caught some of the looks thrown her way, but I'm just waiting for one of them to make the wrong move. My boys on the team kept me up on the gossip; they knew what the groupies were up to since that was their deal.

Some of my cast offs thought that sleeping with the rest of the team after I refused them would make me come running back. How that was supposed to lure me in was a fucking mystery, I don't get it. Thank fuck I no longer have to. Let the boys have their fun with my leavings my girl was different.

Any of those greasy mother-fuckers even looks at her I'll knock their asses out cold. That brings us back to this shit right here. Instead of arguing with her I went into the bathroom myself. I knew what her shit smelled like I'll just get it myself.

"Talon get out of there you nut. I'll do it sheesh, do you ever listen?" ?I gave her the raised brow, she knew me well enough by now to know that if I didn't like the answer she gave me, I would go ahead and do my thing, that's just the way I am with her.

I've never felt this all-consuming need to protect, hover, fucking own a woman in my life. With Skye all the rules were broken; made me wonder who owned who. She fucking took over every aspect of my life; that loving only one woman thing was some serious shit.

No one told me it would turn me into a raving tyrannical lunatic though. Then again when I spoke to my dad and brother about it they'd laughed their asses off. According to them that shit never changes, in fact as time went on it could get even worst, which meant Skye was in for some life. I hope she could put up with my shit because if this thing got any worst she wouldn't be allowed out of my sight.

She came out of the bathroom just as her roommate was returning. I didn't even spare that bitch a second thought, just grabbed my girl and left. Now I could breathe easier, I was finally getting her where I wanted her.

It had only taken me two damn weeks, which had felt like years. I don't know why it was so important to me to have her in my place permanently. It's not like her dorm was hours away, I just know I needed her there, her shit mixed in with mine, her face next to mine every morning, I wouldn't rest easy until I made it so.

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So yeah, I've got my girl settled in our place, that sounds so good, our place. It's been two days and I'm finally making good on my threat. Last night she kept me up all night sneezing and coughing. It's only this morning when she started wheezing and running a fever that I lost my shit, so I'm dragging her to the doc. She didn't even argue that's how I knew we were in trouble my baby hates doctors.

The blonde behind the desk smiled at me like she thought I was on some special menu, I kept my face hard as I approached. "I need the doc like right now."

"He'll be free in less than five, but you can take a seat right over there if you'd like."?Did women still do that shit with their eyes? I guess she didn't hear me, or she didn't see my girl back there fighting to breathe. No fucking way.

"Now." I looked back at my girl who looked like she was turning blue.

"Sir I said five minutes." She was getting huffy because she'd just realized my girl and I were together. I'll deal with getting her ass fired later right now Skye needed help.

I picked Skylar up and headed down the hallway that led to the examination rooms. "Sir, you can't..." She ran after us and tried pulling me around totally crazy; all the while Skye's breathing like it's her last.

"The name's Avery..." I growled the words at her I didn't have time for this shit. I saw her eyes widen in recognition as she took a deep swallow and a step back.

"Look it up, in fact you don't have to look too far, see the plaque behind you? Yeah, grandpa appreciates it."

??I barged into the first examination room I came to, scaring the shit out of doc who seemed to be writing something on a chart.

"Talon..."

"No time doc, my girl's sick, I need you to fix it." I laid her down on the table; thankfully no one had been in with the doc or who knows what I would've done to the poor soul.

"What seems to be the problem?" He started fumbling with the shit around his neck and looking over his glasses at her.

"She says it's allergies but I don't know, she's been sneezing for the better part of two weeks. This morning she started wheezing and she's running a fever, what do you think?"

"Well I have to look at her first son."

"Yeah, okay." What the fuck's he waiting for, he's just standing there staring at me with this stupid half grin on his face. I started to say something but he beat me to it.

"I can't get to her if you don't move out of the way son."

"Oh." I stepped back but not too far, she might need me.

"Talon?"

"Yeah baby?"

"Calm down."

"Uh huh, I'll get right on that."

??He drew blood and listened to her heart and her lungs. I could still hear her fighting to breathe and I wanted to hit something. "Uh Talon, I think we need to get her to the hospital, I'm not sure but I think she might be having a severe reaction to something. We'll know more when we get the blood work back, but since this isn't my field of expertise I'd feel better if she went to emergency."

I was halfway out the door before he was finished. I fucking knew it, why didn't I just follow my instincts? No time for that now, next time I'll just make sure she listens to me. I ran all the way to my truck and buckled her in, pushing the seat back so she could lie down. Doc had yelled something about calling the hospital so they'd know we were coming as I floored it out of there. I probably should've taken his advice and waited for an ambulance but those fucks take forever sometimes, no, no one will take care of her like I can.