Goof
Since it was Silvy’s last night shift and she would be off early I figured I would hang out at the clubhouse tonight. Shoot a few games of pool and try to beat Ace. Have a few beers with my brothers, and catch up with them until Silvy was getting off work. I knew after the baby was born I wasn’t going to come to hang out first the first few weeks. All the brothers stayed close to home unless they had to come to the club for business. And for the first week after the baby was born the brothers did club meetings through a secure video conference. My brothers are hands-on dads and I plan on being the same way. And visiting with my brothers while Silvy is at work doesn’t take away time I could spend with her. Not that she ever said a word about me going out. Hell, she encouraged it. That is just the type of woman she is. She doesn’t need me by her side all the time. And we are out together she doesn’t hang off me like a lifeline.
I am leaning over the pool table, I have my shot lined up when my phone rings on the table. “ Meathead,” Ace says pressing the button to answer. He puts it on speaker and before I can ask anything Meathead says “ Boss, you need to get down here. There is a situation. Bradford is on his way as well.” I drop the pool stick not caring it landed on the floor and ran to my phone to pick it up. “ What the hell is going on?” I asked already heading for the door to my bike. Meathead explained that Silvy was dealing with a couple of frequent flyers. Silvy did the smart thing and notified Meathead who connected the off-duty officer about them as soon as they walked in. I switched to Bluetooth when I put my helmet on and Meathead continued. He and the officer stayed close but couldn’t go into any of the exam rooms or curtained areas. For the patient's privacy. Everything was fine until it was time for discharge.
That is when all hell broke loose. The woman pulled a knife on Silvy. While Silvy was distracted by the girl, the guy came behind Silvy, grabbed her, and is now holding a knife to her stomach demanding they get a doctor to give them real drugs. The good shit is what they wanted. Whatever that is. I was pissed. “ Boss, I know I fucked up. It happened so fast. I didn’t even have time to get the door to the room open.” he said. “ Do you have eyes on her?” I asked I tried breaking the sound barrier to get to the hospital. “ Yea, but it isn’t safe to make a move,” Meathead told me. “ Keep her in your sight. But don’t do anything until I get there.” I told him. “ Don’t worry boss. I’m not letting her out of my sight again,” he said.
“ How is she doing?” I asked as I made the turn that lead to the hospital. I imagine she is terrified by what is going on. “Surprisingly she looks calm. At least on the outside. Silvy is tough.” Meathead says. That she is. When I pull up to the hospital I turn my bike off, yank off my helmet, and jump off. I see several police cars in the parking lot and surrounding the emergency entrance. I hear bikes not far behind me as I run. I guess some brothers followed me. I don’t have time to worry about them. I go to the main entrance hoping I can sneak in that way. All the other ones have too much going on for me to get in without causing an issue. I go in and see the waiting room is empty except for a cop and a nurse. Megan. What is she doing out here?
When she sees me she runs over with the deputy. “ Goof, Silvy is still inside.” Megan whines. “ I know. She was doing her job and now Silvy and my baby are in danger. Where were you? Fucking in the supply closet again.” I barked. “No.” Megan huffs and crosses her arms over her chest. “ I didn’t make it that far yet,” she whispers. Is she fucking kidding me with this shit? They need to fire this slut. “ What is going on?” I ask the deputy. “ I’m sorry but I can’t say anything.” the guy says. I want to punch him in the face. I’m about to yell at him but Ace beats me to it. “ Call Bradford and tell him the Renegades are here. He will tell you to talk to us.” Ace yells. The deputy pales “ Yes, sir. Sheriff Bradford told me to expect you. We have a hostage situation. Two addicts are holding a pregnant nurse until they get painkillers.”
“ Get me in there. I need to see my ol’e lady.” I yelled making sure he knew there would be no argument. The deputy didn't argue and started to lead us towards the back down a side hallway. " Not without me you aren't," Tony called out. When did he get here? Shit, I didn't call him. That should have been the first thing I did. " Tony, I." Tony holds up his hand " No worries. Gena called me as soon as she heard. Your mind was on Silvy. I get it." Glad he understands. The deputy weaves through a couple of deserted hallways. " We cleared everyone out through the back. The off-duty officer got everyone close to the room out just as the incident started about twenty minutes ago. The off-duty officer jumped in to try to get the situation under control until backup could arrive. " he informed us. I didn't care about all that. I just wanted to know Silvy's status. " And Silvy?" Tony asked. " Meathead told me she appeared calm and was keeping eye contact with him while trying to talk to the guy holding her," I said. " That sounds like her. Calm in a crisis." Tony said with pride in his voice.
When we turned the corner the scene before me made my heart stop and a chill run up my spine. In the arms of a tweaker with a knife pointing at her belly is my Silvy. They are standing in the middle of the ER with their back to the ambulance bay. The girl was waving her knife wildly screaming " Where is the doctor with the painkillers? You said he was coming." " He is coming. He can't just take those kinds of meds. he has to go to the pharmacy and get authorization." Bradford said. " He needs to hurry up. This lady's stomach is creeping me out. It keeps moving or something. It is gross." the guy said. I look at Silvy over Meathead's shoulder. She is sweating and taking slow deep breaths like she is trying to keep herself calm. She has a hand on the side of her stomach rubbing it like she is soothing the baby. I see some blood on the top of her hand and I see red. I want to kill the fucker.
Silvy must have noticed something because she turns her eyes from Meathead to me and Tony. She mouths " I'm okay." I want to trust her but I will feel better when I have her in my arms so I can see for myself. If there are any more scratches on her I will beat him bloody. Bradford keeps the tweakers focused on him. I four deputies coming in from the ambulance bay behind them. " It won't be much longer," Bradford said. As soon as the words left his mouth the deputies from the back charged quickly. In the blink of an eye, the deputies have gotten Silvy away from the guy and both were on the floor in handcuffs. Meathead was closer and grabbed Silvy holding her close. I moved around him to get to Silvy. Silvy let go of Meathead and walked straight into my arms. I held her tight. " Did they hurt you, babe?" I asked urgently. I hold her at arm's length and look her over. "Silvy groans and grabs her stomach " No Michael, they didn't hurt me. But there is another problem." she said. " What is it?" I asked. " I'm in labor," Silvy grunted before taking slowly deep breaths.