Jordan told me to get it only after I talked to Annslee. Yeah, I did not do that shit. After leaving the hospital, I called Gadget who had no problem giving me the file on Annslee.
I sat right there, next to Gadget in the clubhouse, reading every bit of information he had. I knew I was invading her privacy; however, she lost the right to be pissed with me when she withheld my son from me.
Gadget had been thorough in his findings. Shit, he had even done a DNA test that concluded what I already knew. From what I read, Annslee did not have a good life. Was supposed to be in an all-girls college before she ran away. Lived low key, didn’t have credit cards. Worked hard and it pissed me off to find out where she got her second job at. Fuckin’ Sinner’s Cove. Not saying I got a problem with strippers but fuck if I want the mother of my child stripping for cash when I could have been helping her support him.
As I continued to go through the file, I found a newspaper article announcement from a few weeks ago, claiming she was to marry a Terry Nelson. How was that possible when she’s been here for at least two years. Only thing I could gather was they had to have found her after she’d been trying to stay under the radar.
Since moving her in, Annslee has done everything in her power to stay invisible. Even more than she did when Connors had her taking care of Chaz. In this time, I’ve also gotten to spend time with Huntson without him hurting due to his ears being infected. He’s a smart little kid and loves music.
Melody is absolutely in love with Huntson. The little girl is in baby heaven, getting to hold her little brother, Jason, as well as play with my son. All of us have chipped in to help as we always had done when it came to Chaz, and Bethany. Mackenzie even has been helping at least as much as Lex will allow her.
Before I left the hospital, Mackenzie and Lex finally came up to see all of us. Mackenzie broke down crying as she apologized for them being hurt. Saying it was her fault. Bethany and Chaz, both told her it wasn’t, though she did nod her head at this, I’m pretty sure she feels the guilt.
Lex’s sister decided to move into Annslee’s house taking over the rent. She started working for Burner at Devil’s Ink as their receptionist. According to Lex, who did not like this plan, Anabelle wanted to be on her own and this gave her the chance to do it.
Alexis had been livid when I moved Annslee in at first only because she was worried about me being played. To calm her down, I’d showed her the DNA test from the file and explained why I’d made the play I did in regard to the mother of my son. After this she understood and backed off. Hell, she even became friendly with Annslee.
Well as much as Annslee allowed anyone to be friendly with her.
When Tombstone and some of the Satan’s Keepers got to the house, things became interesting in the only way they can when they hit the house. Melody always getting money upon them showing, some even giving her two hundred dollars to put in the swear jar.
During the day when everyone would be up and about, I found Annslee, if she was near, kept her head bowed, not meeting any of the men’s faces. Even when it came to Alexis, Mackenzie, and Bethany, she didn’t meet their gazes, rather looked beyond them into nothing.
None of the women noticed this reaction but my brothers did. Same as Tombstone, Reaper, Angel, and Hellhound.
“Hunter.” At the mention of my name, I found Annslee standing stock still in the doorway to my bedroom staring at me as I lift my head up from the pillow. After getting out of the shower, I’d stretched out on my bed in nothing but a pair of black sweatpants which rode low on my hips.
“What’s up, Annslee?” I ask.
“Um, sorry to bother you, but um, can you by chance watch Huntson? I need to go out for a little while,” she murmurs.
“Got no problem watching our son, Dimples, but what do you need to go do?” I ask, pushing myself up to a sitting position.
“I just need to go to the store is all.” For some reason I feel as if she was lying to me about why she needed to go out.
Deciding not to call her out on it, I nod my head, “I’ve got him. See you when you get back.”
“Um, thank you, Hunter,” Annslee says on a light whisper.
“No problem, get me the baby monitor and I’ve got little man,” I tell her.
“Okay,” she nods and steps into the room handing me the monitor. “Thank you, I’ll be back in a little bit.
Finding this unsettling, I grab my phone and shoot a message to a group chat between Lex, Tanner, Chaz, and myself as she leaves.
Me: Something’s up with Annslee. She just asked me to watch Huntson while she goes out for a little while.
Tanner: Maybe she just needs to go out for a bit.
Chaz: Why’s it weird she asked you to watch your son?
Lex: What’s strange about her wanting to go out for a bit?
Me: In the past two weeks she’s not once tried to go anywhere besides to the clinic when she had to work.
Chaz: Did she say where she was going?
Me: Said to the store.
Lex: She probably needs something from the store. Nothing strange about that. (shrug emoji)
Tanner: Random thought, what days was she working at Sinner’s Cove?
Fuck.
Me: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Lex: Today’s Thursday.
Chaz: How much do you wanna bet she’s going to work? (Lifted brow smiley face emoji)
Fuckin’ hell.
Me: Think Mackenzie or Alexis would
