Always You

Being Back

It had been a few months since she's seen him and she was nervous to be back. She didn't want to run but when she looked down and saw a positive pregnancy test she knew she had to, he just turned 18 and go patched into the club, he wouldn't want a baby and she didn't want to burden him with one.

She was now five months along and showing. After running to San Diego and living with her aunt Lucy, for a while Cara thought she'd be fine. She thought she'd raise the baby out there and go on with life with a little piece of Jay forever. That was before Wayne came back into her life and turned it upside down in the worst way possible.

They had started hanging out a month after she went down there and shortly after that he'd asked her if she'd be his girl again. He knew she was pregnant and said he was going to be with her through it all. Cara found it strange but she didn't think too much about it.

He was sweet and caring at first, as time went on that changed too. As the months passed, Wayne became demanding and controlling, when he saw her crow he asked what it was. Cara really didn't want to talk about it, it was hard enough going day by day missing the only guy she's ever loved. She missed him but knew she couldn't go back. "I don't wanna talk about it, it's in the past."

She never saw the slap coming, "You w***e, whoever he is, is dead to us now. This is our family!" After that Cara told him it was over and avoided any contact with him. She couldn't believe he actually put his hands on her, what did she get herself into?

Wayne was relentless and wouldn't leave her alone, one night when her aunt was at work and she was alone he had gotten into the house. "Wayne?! What the f**k are you doing here?" she stared wide eyed at him. He walked closer to her side by the couch and reached out.

"I'm sorry Cara. I know I scared you and I shouldn't have put my hands on you, forgive me please. We can be a family, the three of us."

She looked at him with disgust, "Leave, now. We're done Wayne. I'm sorry but we can't, I don't want to be with yo-" he shoved her down on the couch and covered her mouth with his hands.

"Shh, you're going to listen to me." he took his hands away and Cara let out a scream, only to have his fist connect with her mouth. "You b***h!" he yelled as he started beating her.

Cara woke up in a hospital bed with IV's in her. She looked over and saw her aunt sitting in the chair. She tried moving but the pain was too much, she groaned which woke her aunt up. Walking over she placed a hand on Cara's head, "How you feeling baby girl?"

"Pained." she all but whispered, her throat breathed a sigh of relief that she was up and talking.

Cara's hand went to her small bump, oh my god, the baby. She looked at her aunt with tears in her eyes, "The b...baby? Is the baby okay?"

The baby's fine, sweetheart. How about you? What the hell happened Cara?"

Taking a deep breathe Cara told her aunt everything she remembered, from Wayne coming in to beating her unconscious. Hearing her aunts gasps of horror broke her heart.

"You have to go back. He has a right to know about his baby, to be apart of its life. You've got to get out of here he can protect you." Cara nodded at her aunt's words.

It felt strange but nice to be back to the only place she ever called home. She stayed at her childhood home. Setting everything up inside, she hopped in the cutlass and drove over to the local grocery store needing some supplies and food for the house.

After grabbing everything she needed she checked out and headed back to the car.

"Cara? Cara is that you?" she turned around to see a stunned Tamsin looking at her, her eyes growing even bigger as she landed in Cara's growing belly. "Hi Tammy." She braced herself for the wrath of the queen, which is why she was surprised when instead she got pulled in a hug.

Oh sweetie, where the hell have you been?" The matriarch seemed genuinely concerned for her, Tammy didn't always like Cara but she came around.

Cara pulled back and looked at her, "Come with me to the house? I've got to get this stuff put away and it's hot out here." Tammy nodded and they went in their separate cars back to Cara's father's house, where Cara let everything out. Why she left, where she went, why she's back, everything. When she was done she took off the sunglasses and showed Tammy her bruised face, then her back and legs.

Tammy gasped, "I'm so sorry honey. That scumbag son of mine did this to you he needs to have he's f*****g head knocked in.

Wait, that would mean.."

"It's Jay's baby." Cara said right away. "I know I shouldn't have left without telling him but I didn't think he'd want the burden of all this. He just got patched, the clubs something he's always wanted."

Tammy nodded her head, "He's been a mess. He doesn't understand what happened to make you leave."

"Has he been...?" she couldn't finish the sentence but she didn't have to, Tammy knew what she was asking. "Drowning himself in weed, alcohol, and work. Occasional p***y but he can't stop thinking about you."

Tears welled in her eyes, "I missed him everyday since I've been gone. I don't think he'd want to see me. I just need some time before I can face him, can you please hold back on telling him I'm back?"

After contemplating a minute Tammy sighed, "Sure thing baby. If you need anything let me know, and make sure you're taking care of me grandbaby." she smiled as she rubbed Cara's bump.

"Will do, Grandma." She smirked.

Gemma smiled, "Asshole." with a quick kiss on the cheek and a goodbye, Tammy was on her way. Cara sat back on the couch with her head thrown back. If she could muster up the courage to face Jay, it'd be a lot easier than hiding out from him.

She spent a majority of the day unpacking and fixing up the house before laying down in bed, which was useless because she couldn't sleep. Her stomach was in knots about Jay. After finally falling into a troubled sleep, her alarm went off several hours later.

Getting up and dressed she grabbed keys to the cutlass and took a breath, "You could do this. It's just Jay." she muttered to herself.