To Say Goodbye

Chapter 22

Xander's POV

"So.... you and Maggie were in your room for a long time today." Xavier winked at me. I chuckled and shaked my head at him.

"Sorry to disappoint you brother, but all we did was cuddle." I shrug.

"No way! There is no way you have only cuddled that woman." Andre stated with a doubting look.

"I swear!" I chuckled.

"I call bullshit! We know you too well Xander. Be honest with us." James stated smugly, crossing his arms.

"I am being honest, bro. We haven't done anything but cuddle and make out. She's.... innocent. So, I've decided to wait until she begs for it, but of course she is making it difficult for me." I reply with a sigh.

They all looked at each other seriously before turning back to me. "Innocent?... As in... a virgin? Or just inexperienced?" Xavier questioned.

I took a swig of my whiskey and then smirked his way. "Virgin" I stated simply. I'm proud that I will be her first.

"Whoa." They all said in unison before turning silent. "How the hell did he end up with the good girl?" James asked breaking the silence. Xavier and Andre shrugged at each other and began laughing their asses off. d***s!

I glanced towards the restroom hallway again. Maggie has been in there a while. Maybe I should check on her.

James' cell phone broke my train of thought. He answered it swiftly, and I could tell by his tone that it was work related.

"What do you mean, you lost him?.... Where did you loose him?.... WHAT? HOW LONG AGO?" James yelled into his phone. He quickly hung up and stood to his feet. He scanned the room, as if searching for someone. "The men lost Sutton about 20 minutes ago. He was only three blocks away from the restaurant." James stated quickly.

Only one thought went through my mind, Maggie. I jumped from my seat and immediately jogged to the women's restroom. I could hear the others right on my tail. Just before I was about to enter the women's restroom, James stopped me.

"Boss, for your safety, you should let me go in first." James recommend.

Fuck that! I needed to make sure Maggie was safe first. I barged into the restroom looking in every stall. No Maggie. Where could she be?

I exited the bathroom into the hallway with the guys. "She's not there. She's gone, we-we have to find her!" My heart rate is going up. I'm starting to panic slightly.

James began talking into his ear piece. "Angel is MIA, repeat... Angel is MIA. Surround the restaurant. Finding Angel is top priority. Pinocchio has been located near the restaurant. Keep your eyes peeled."

"Tear this f*****g place apart if you need to James. I want her found!" I fumed.

"We will Xander. Let's start searching this hallway. There is no way she could have gone back out into the restaurant, we would have seen her." James stated calmly.

I nodded my head in agreement. Andre pulled out his gun and entered the men's room with Xavier following. James and I cleared a custodial closet next to the men's room. There are only two other doors after that. An office and some rear exit. Andre and Xavier clear the office quickly. We all head to the exit door. Please, be okay Maggie.

James swiftly opens the door with a bang while we all flood out into the alley way. What I see makes my blood boil. That scum, Sutton, has Maggie pinned to the wall. Her face is pressed against the brick and is bleeding. She has tears running down her face. There is some filthy looking cloth shoved in her mouth. Sutton has her wrists twisted behind her and her legs are spread. Her dress is torn at the shoulder and I can see he has it raised up revealing her perfect ass. One of her ass cheeks has a red hand print on it. I look at the ground and see her white lace panties are shredded on the cement. I look back at Sutton and realize... that son of a bich has his hand on his c**k, fixing to thrust himself into my woman!

I see nothing but red. I launch myself at him. He hurt Maggie again. My little temptress! He won't get away with it this time.

I threw Sutton to the ground and began to pummel his face in. I can't focus on any thing else. Just killing this man with my bare hands for laying a finger on her. My innocent Maggie. Sutton's face is bleeding. One of his eyes is starting to swell already. I try to continue kicking his ass, but James and Andre begin pulling me away from him.

Once they were finally able to get me a little away form Sutton, Andre flipped Sutton onto his stomach and cuffed him. James grabbed my shoulders and shook me roughly. "Maggie needs you man! You can worry about Sutton later. Your girl needs you!" James yelled in my face.

As if he broke a spell, my whole demeanor changed. I looked at my beautiful woman and my heart broke in two. Maggie was curled up on the cement sobbing. Xavier was trying to soothe her, but everytime he tried to touch her she flinched and attempted to move further into the wall.

Every sob from her lips was a painful twist constricting my heart. I walked over and patted Xavier's shoulder to signal him to move. Xavier looked up at me with a broken expression. His eyes held unshed tears. He stood and gave way for me. I could see his expression turn dark as he looked over my shoulder at Sutton.

I kneeled down beside Maggie. Unsure of what my next move should be. "Maggie? Little one?" I called softly. Maggie lifted her eyes to mine as another sob racked her body.

"X-Xander?" She quivered not believing her eyes. She reached a shaky hand out to touch my arm. Once she had it in her grasp, a loud sob escaped her. She moved closer to me and began to cry into my chest.

"I'm here, little one. I've got you. I'm here." I say softly into her matted hair. "I'm going to pick you up, little one, okay?" I asked, not wanting to traumatize her further. She nodded against my chest and clutched my shirt.

I gently scooped Maggie into my arms bridal style and stood gripping her close to me. Her whole body was shaking in my arms. Xavier came over and gently laid his jacket over her. He knew she wasn't shaking from being cold. He didn't want her to feel exposed.

"Andre, take care of that filth. Make sure the police understand their job this time. I'm going to take Maggie home and have her checked over by Dr. Greene. If the police want her statement they can find us there." I stated turning to head to the parking lot.

"I see why you like her so much, Xander! The b***h was tight! Maybe when you get bored of her, I'll take her for a spin again." Sutton chuckled evily.

I stopped in my tracks at his words and gripped Maggie a little tighter. Not wanting to believe him.

Maggie looked up at me with her bloodshot eyes. She shook her head. "D-Don't listen to him. H-He is l-lying, trying to get a rise out of you. Xander, you s-saved me. He didn't... get it in. You saved me in time." Maggie whispered in my ear. She began to sob again.

Is she telling the truth? Did I really save her in time? Or is she just trying to protect me? Maggie is the type of woman that would gladly sacrifice herself in order to save another. In this case, she is trying to save me from going to prison for murder. She can sense that I am more than ready to kill Sutton.

"P-Please, Xander. Get m-me o-out of here. P-P-Please." Maggie begged, still trembling in my arms. I can feel her tears on my neck.

"Shhh, okay little one. Let's get you home." I said softly.

"Boss, one of the men is bringing the car around." James stated curtly. He wasn't meeting my eye. Only staring at the small woman curled into my chest. I could see the concern on his face, and the guilt pooling in his eyes. I nodded at him.

The car pulled around to the alleyway. James opened the back door for me and went to get into the passenger seat. I slid into the back still holding Maggie. Her sobs have subsided, now she is only hiccuping slightly. She hasn't moved much otherwise. I wonder if she is even still awake.

Xavier leaned his head into the car. He took a second to look at Maggie before his eyes met mine. "I'm going to stay here with Andre to handle the police. We will be at the house once we are done. Let me know what the doc says." he nodded his head towards Maggie.

I only gave him a nod. I don't trust my own voice at the moment. I feel so much rage and guilt. I don't want to scare Maggie if my voice comes out harshly.

I couldn't protect her. This is my fault. All of this happened because of me.

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Xavier's POV

I closed the door and watched as the car drove away. Once it was out of sight, I walked back to where Andre had Sutton sitting against a wall. The same brick wall he was pinning Maggie against.

Sutton smirked as if reading my train of thought. "You King brothers are really wrapped tightly around her, aren't you? Pathetic! She is a beautiful woman though. There is no denying that. And her curves, hmmm... absolute perfection!"

With that, I punched him in his jaw. Sutton went toppling over onto the ground. However, being the crazy man he is, he only laughed harder. Andre and I were standing over him with our arms crossed.

"Can I keep those as a souvenir? Thay can keep me warm with thoughts of her as I sit in jail tonight. Although, we both know I'll be out before too long." Sutton laughed diabolically.

I turned my head to see what he was referring to. A small scrap of torn white lace on the ground. This man has a death wish. I took a deep breath before facing Sutton.

"I'll let you keep them, If you tell me who you are working for. Who bailed you out the first time?" I said in a low tone.

Sutton only laughed and shook his head. Then the police showed up. Here we go, time to ensure they don't let him loose again.