Chapter 91 - Wild Temptation After Divorce

Brian

They all stared at me as Sherry was escorted out of my room.

“Mr. Garrison, I am glad to see you awake. I am Dr. Vaghn,” the doctor said, as he took a pen light, and checked my eyes. That f*cking hurts. “You have a small concussion. A nasty bump on your head. I’d like to keep you overnight and if no other complications happen, you may leave tomorrow.”

“Thank you doctor,” I said.

He nodded and then left my room. I looked at the other two men.

“Mr. Garrison, I am Officer Reese, and this is Officer Landry. We’re here to take a statement from you and to ask you questions. We think that your incident and another incident are connected.”

“What other incident happened?”

“I’ll get to that in a moment. Can I ask you what you remember? Do you know who attacked you?”

“Yes, I was…” Sh*t, I can’t say I’ve been stalking my ex-wife. “I was leaning against a tree for a rest. I’ve just moved here, and I have been walking around to get my bearings. Learn my environment.”

The cop nodded as he wrote in his notebook.

“I’ve met a couple of people around town in the time I’ve been here. One of those people was a guy named Ramsey Grant. He is or was a firefighter for the Hollywood fire department. Anyway, I had a couple of drinks with him a couple of weeks ago. As I was leaning against the tree, I heard someone come up behind me and I looked. It was him. He raised a black item and hit me in the side of the head. That’s all I remember until I woke up.”

He nodded, his partner just stared at me. He made me a little nervous.

“That tracks with what we have. There was surveillance that saw you across the street and him knocking you out. Mr. Grant apparently has quite an obsession with the fire department's chef. He kidnapped her.”

“Is Savvy okay?” I asked in a panic.

“Now, how do you know Miss James?” The second officer asked. I think his name was Landry.

“Oh, um. She’s my ex-wife.”

“So you just happened to be standing across the street from your ex-wife’s job?”

I sighed, “Okay, I moved here to try and get her back. I just wanted a glimpse of her. I have really missed her.”

“So you were stalking her?” Officer Landry asked.

“What? No!”

“Well, I find that a little hard to believe. Your picture is hanging on a wall in the station. We were told by one of the firefighters there that you had been bothering Miss James.”

“Then why even ask me questions if you already knew?”

“To see if you’d tell us the truth. Unfortunately, there isn’t much we can do but tell you that it would be in your best interest to stay away from her. You haven’t done anything criminal in the eyes of the law. Don’t make us come back. Thank you for your cooperation.”

They both left and I seethed. Savvy was kidnapped? Was she okay? I needed to find out. Those a*sholes didn’t say anything. I cursed. I was at a loss about how to figure out what happened to her.

A nurse came through the door and I heard someone shouting.

“Savvy wants a hot chocolate, bring her two.”

Was she here?

“Hello Mr. Garrison, how are you feeling?”

“Is Savanna James admitted here?”

“I’m not at liberty to say anything about another patient, Mr. Garrison.”

Which meant she was here.

“I am a little stiff. Am I allowed to move around? Take a walk?”

“Yes, as long as you aren’t feeling any dizziness. It would do you good to move around. Just be careful with your I.V. bag. Also, don’t move too fast and if you feel any dizziness let someone know right away.”

This woman wasn’t very smart. She helped me to my feet. I smiled at her to let her know I was good. She left the room and I slowly made my way to the bathroom. I used it. After washing my hands, I ran them through my hair to make myself look a little more presentable. I was grateful I had on some sort of hospital pants along with the gown.

I slowly made my way out of my room. I walked down the hall looking through windows on the hospital doors. The fifth door down from mine I looked in and saw my beautiful wife. She looked serene. I wondered why she was here. Obviously, she had been rescued. I didn’t see anyone else in the room. I pushed through the door. Her eyes popped open and then went wide.

“Don’t scream, please. Savvy, oh God. Why are you here in the hospital? What happened, baby?”

“You need to leave,” she said in a monotone voice. She was not happy to see me.

“Savvy,” I started to say. The bathroom door in her room opened and a big man with tattoos all over his arms, green eyes and black hair walked out with a smile on his face. Until he saw me. His smile vanished. The look on his face made the blood in my veins freeze. This was a man that I did not want to mess with. The other times I had seen him, he was all smiles and love dovey with Savvy or the other guy she was seeing.

“Get the f*ck out of here, before I kill you,” he snarled at me.

“Jack, my love. Come here, please.”

My heart shattered hearing her call him her love. I watched as he walked over to her. She lifted her hand and he instantly grabbed it. He sat next to her and kissed her knuckles.

“Brian. I am in love with this man. He and my other lover, Mac, are the loves of my life. I have never felt what I feel for them. They are the very air I breathe. They showed me what it’s like when a man loves a woman wholeheartedly.”

I could feel the tears running down my face. The hole in my chest widened with every word she spouted.

“What I felt for you does not compare to what I feel for them. You were just a stepping stone to the grand love that I deserve. You showed me what not to settle for. The only thing I am grateful for that involves you, is that you screwed around on me, so I could divorce you, and find the love that I will have for life.”

I was a blubbering mess as I slowly turned towards the door. It opened before I could get to it. The other man in her life came through the door with a tray of drinks. When he saw me, if his look could kill, I’d be dead. He shouldered checked me as he walked by. Not even caring that I was a patient in this hospital. I stumbled but righted myself before I fell. I looked behind me. The man, Jack, was kissing her softly. The other man set the drinks down. He leaned over and kissed her, then kissed him. Then he turned to me, and moved his head from side to side as he cracked his neck.

“Get the f*ck out,” he said.

I didn’t waste time arguing. I turned and left. My heart bleeding. It was time to let her go.

“Brian,” a voice I did not want to hear called out my name.

I looked up from the floor. There in front of me was Romero James.

“Mr. James,” I choked out.

“If I were you, I would disappear. I am giving you one week. After that, Hal and I will hunt you for a month. If we don’t find you, I will leave you alone for the rest of your life as long as you leave Savanna alone. If we find you, I will be sending your ashes to your mother along with a large check for compensation for having such a sh*t for a son.”

I gulped. I knew he was not kidding. I could see it in his blazing eyes.

“Yes sir,” I whispered.

The next morning I was discharged. I U*ered back to my weekly. Packed and checked out. I went home to Montana. I visited my mom, got all my important papers, told her I loved her, and got in my truck to disappear.

A month later, I was watching the news in my cabin in the wilderness of Canada, when a report came across about a woman that had abandoned her child. She got the maximum sentence in prison along with a ten thousand dollar fine. They showed her picture, and I choked on my coffee. Holy sh*t. I then wondered what happened to Emily. I hoped that little girl was being treated well. She was the real victim in all of this.

That night as I lay in bed I contemplated my life and the last three years. I really f*cked up my life. I had the best wife a man could ask for and I lost her. I had a great job and now I have nothing. I have been living off of the sale of my house. The funds were enough to last me a little while longer. I didn’t need much in my cabin. I was stocked up for six months.

I woke up the next morning and was startled to see a piece of paper hanging on my door with a knife in it.

We found you last week. But my daughter convinced us you didn’t need to die just because you cheated on her. But know we will be watching you. If you ever decide to get remarried, we will make sure your fiancé knows what a cheater you are. If she still decides to marry you, then we will be watching to make sure you don’t f*ck up. If you do, you will be no more and I will personally make sure your new wife gets a wonderful life insurance payment. Stay on the right path.

I swore, my heart beating fast as I looked out into the snowy yard. There were no footprints. I knew Savanna’s dad was scary. I vowed right then and there that I would never f*ck up again.