The Gang Lords Florist

CH.13 Rock Bottom

Chapter 13 Rock Bottom

Gaby P.O.V.

It has been a couple of months of me living with Drake. I opened the flower shop back up, but I am handing all my responsibilities to Trina. I own it but she manages it. Trina and John moved into my flat and I have officially moved in with Drake. Everything seems to be running smoothly. Our only worry is Santos. He was been too quiet. All of Drake’s business are running smoothly. Having no new information on him has been driving me crazy. I hang out around the house all day every day. I help drake’s men in training, I joke around with Jacob and beat him in the many video games that they have in the entertainment room. I even help maria with cooking and cleaning around the house. I almost feel like a wife running this house.

I am sitting in the formal living room reading a book. I feel a presence in front of me and look up. Drake kneels next to me and brings me in for a kiss. I can never get enough of his affection and good looks. I always wonder how luck I am to have such an amazing man.

“How are you today beautiful?” He cresses me check with his hand.

“Bord again, but happy you are here now.” I kiss him again.

“I did miss you… want me show you how much…” He kisses and sucks all over my neck. Even though he was only gone for a few hours to attend to business it still gets lonely without him.

“Yes please…” I hum enjoying the tingling feeling his touch gives me. We get caught in the moment when Jacob runs into the room panting. Drake and I look up at him.

“Boss…” He looks at me and I can see the mixture of grief and anger cross his face. I furrow my eyebrow wondering what happened.

“What is it?” He commands

“There was an explosion at the shop…” Before he can continue, I feel my body drain and my heart race. Drake stands up and talks. All I hear are their mumbling until I caught the words that break me.

“Are you sure.” Drake says. I just look up at Jacob hoping that I didn’t hear what I thought I heard.

“I’m sorry Gaby… your father didn’t make it.” I feel the pooling of tears in my eyes before they spill over my checks. I close my eyes focusing on my breathing trying to prevent from completely breaking down. I am instantly pulled into two strong arms and feel a hand caressing my hair. I could not hold it in any longer. I sob hard. I feel Drake’s shirt soak up all my tears as he holds me letting me break down.

“Ssh… Let it all out.” I hear Drake say. I could not believe it. The man that first loved me, that raised me, that taught me all about cars and fighting was dead. My chest was hurting, it was becoming harder and harder to breath.

“Honey, breath… in…out…in… out” Drake tries to calm me down. I obey him and feel my breath normalize. My chest still hurt. I was thinking about all the good times I had with my dad, sadness overwhelming me.

“Santos was behind it…?” I finally up speak still crying in Drake’s arms. I here Jacob sigh “Yes” he said. I tense up and feel the rage overcome me. I ball up my fists and yell. I push away from Drake and stand up. I head to the nearest wall and punch in a few time.

“That mother fucker will pay!” I yell and continue to punch the wall until my knuckles bleed. Drake had to come and retrain me while I still was crying and yelling. I can see the pain in his eyes seeing me hurting.

“He will pay Gaby, I give you my word he will pay.” Drake finally gets me to calm down. I am sitting outside on the balcony of our bedroom just staring out into nothingness. I felt hollow, like my life just became a void. Drake and Jacob have taken care of all the funeral arrangements. I decided to sell the shop and house I grew up in. I can not bare to go back there without my dad. Its been two weeks since the incident and I can not find any motivation to do anything but sit and wallow. Trina, John and Nina have been coming to visit me and try to cheer me up to no avail.

“Gaby… honey…” Drake calls me as he enters my presence. I turn to look at him. I know my eyes are red and puffy, and my hair is a mess. He just sighs and sits next to me grabbing my hand and cupping it with both his hands.

“I have to go out of town for a couple of days. I really don’t want to leave you like this, but its important.” He was trying so hard to comfort me.

“It’s ok Drake, I understand…” I could see the pain in his eyes from my suffering. “I am sorry.” I turn and look down at my lap. He takes his hand and cups my face.

“Why are you sorry honey… nothing it your fault. This is hard and you need time.” I could hear the caring tone in his voice.

“I am sorry… I am broken and all you have done is comfort me and tend to my every need. I don’t deserve a wonderful man like you in my life.” A lone tear fall down my cheek.

“O Gaby… I love you and I hate seeing you suffer. I wish I could bare all your pain right now. But I can’t and its killing me. I know that this is so hard for you and I am not leaving you. You are not going to be broken forever. But no matter what I am always going to be here for you.” He pulls me out of his chair and makes me sit on his lap. “I have something for you… your dad’s lawyer sent this letter to you. I hope it will help.” Drake fishes an envelope from his inside jacket pocket and hands it to me. I give him a surprised look and open it.

My dearest Gabriella,

If you are reading this letter, then it means that I am finally reunited with your mother. Even though I know she has been looking down on us witnessing our lives, I really can’t wait to tell her in person how amazing our daughter grew to be. I know she would be just as proud as I am. You are caring, positive, playful and beautiful like your mother. And strong, confident, and smart like me. You are truly the best of both worlds and I am the luckiest father to have you as a daughter.

I pray that you lift yourself up from the grief I know is engulfing you right now. It is my wish that you do not stay in this slump but be happy. Your happiness is and will always be my greatest wish. Drake is a great guy and I see how happy he makes you. I gave him my blessing and when you do live your happily ever after, know that I will be smiling at you from above. I love you my precious daughter. Just keep fighting for happiness, keep fighting for love. Be the kickass women your mother and I know you are.

Love you forever and always,

Your father

I fold the letter and giggle at the last part. I am sure my mother would never use the word ‘kickass’ but it definitely brightened my mood. For the first time in weeks I genuinely smile.

“There is the smile I have been missing.” Drake says to me. I turn to look at him still smiling.

“My dad always knows what to say. I guess he knew that I needed to hear his words of encouragement.”

this without you.” I lean and softly kiss him.

“Only for you my love, but I have to go soon.” I nod and go to stand up and take his hand to mine.

“Ok, just be safe and call me as often as you can.” I lean up and kiss him again.

“I will, please stay at the house while I am gone.” I nod in obedience.

“I love you.” I say to him

“I love you too.”

It has been more than a couple of days since Drake left for his business trip. He kept telling me that there are more details to handle with one of his clients. I was missing him so much. I would text him half naked picture of myself to get him to come home sooner. Now its been almost 48 hours since I last heard from him. I was beginning to worry. I had just finished my workout at the training facility and was on my way back to my room for a shower. My cell phone rings and I go to answer it without looking at the caller ID hoping it was Drake.

“Hello” I say cheerfully.

“Its good to hear that sexy voice of yours again Red.” I instantly freeze hearing that familiar Latin accent.

“How the f**k do you get my number?” I sneer

“I can get anything I want. But what I really want it you…” I roll my eyes and scoff.

“Well you will never have me. Now what do you want. Better yet tell me where you are?”

“Its not that easy my sexy kitten, I am only calling you to inform you that I have news regarding your current boyfriend.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I am sending you pictures and you can see for yourself. II am only doing you a service.”

“Service? Don’t play with me Santos.”

“I would never play with you… unless you really wanted me to. I just want to show you that I am a much better man than Cartellini is. I am giving you a choice. A choice to leave him and join me…I will be waiting for you. And when you do, I will show you how a real man love a woman.” Then he hangs up.

“What the f**k?” I say to myself. Then I get a text message with photos. I scroll through the photos and instantly freeze up. I see Drake having dinner with a blonde supper model looking women. He is laughing and they are touching each other’s hands. Next, I see them hugging intimately. But the final photo boils my blood. They are kissing and he has his hand over her ass. If things couldn’t get any worse, they just did. I rush to the bedroom rip my cloths off take a quick shower and grab my backpack. I put on my black skinny jean’s whit t shirt and leather jacket, and combat boots. I stuff my bag with an extra outfit, lots of cash, and my gun with plenty of ammo. I grab another gun and tuck it behind me. I tuck in knives in my bra, waist band and ankles. No one is going to stop me from leaving here. I grab my phone and text Trina that I will be out of town for a while and will not be able to contact her. I make my way out and down to the garage and hop on my motorcycle. I open the garage and drive off. I see Jacob running through the front door calling my name. I stop in beside him.

“Where are you going? You need to stay here.” He says and I shake my head.

“I am leaving, and no one can stop me.”

“Why?”

“Here and see for yourself.” I get me phone out and open it to show him the pictures I received. I see the guilt in his expression and that was my confirmation to the truth.

“Goodbye Jacob.” I gun it down the driveway and into the horizon leaving my phone in his hands. I am beyond pissed and heartbroken. First I loose my father, now I lost Drake. The two men that I have ever loved. I hit rock bottom and all I can do now is just drive to nowhere and start over. There is nothing more that is tying me here. I will miss my friends and my shop, but I know that they are in good hands. I will even miss Jacob and Miles too. But I can never see Drake’s face again. I guess that my grief was too much for him to handle. I guess that his love for me wasn’t as strong as I thought. All I can do now is be strong. I will not give him the satisfaction of my tears, I will not be sad for loosing him. I don’t know where I am going, but I know that I have to get as far away from here as I can.

Drake P.O.V.

I was on my way the airport to finally come home. I haven’t talked to Gaby in two days because I was so busy. I missed her desperately. One of my clients happened to be an old family friend, Lisa, and I knew that she had a crush on me, but I didn’t think that she would make a move. I stopped it before she could get any further. I regret her kissing me and her making me grab her ass. If Gaby was with me she would have had her on the floor disfigured in seconds. God I miss Gaby. My phone rings bringing me out of my thoughts.

“Hello” I say

“What the f**k did you do man?” Jacob sternly yells.

“What the f**k are you talking about and watch your tone; I am still your boss.”

“Gaby got a text with some pictures of you and a blonde woman, I’m guessing its Lisa… Now Gaby is gone.”

“What the f**k! Where did she go man? And nothing happened between us, she forced me. How did someone send her pictures?” I was livid.

“I don’t know how she got them, I am having the boys check her phone right now, but she left in her motorcycle. I called Trina to see where she went and she has no clue. Gaby just text her that she would be out of town and out of contact.”

“f**k!” I can only imagine the hurt and betrayal she feels right now. First her father and now this. I had to go and find her and explain. I can not loose her.

“Did you ever put the tracker on her motorcycle?” I ask

“Yes but it is still show that she is here in Seattle.”

“Find her…Fuck this must be Santos doing.”

She could not have gone far. I am so glad to be going home now. I have to get her back. I have to prove to her that this was not my doing and that I would never break her heart. I love her and I will prove it.