“You are going to get me in so much trouble you know that?” He said, and she could tell by his smirk that he was saying yes, so she grinned and slipped the bottles into her bag, excited to spend a few hours getting wasted on the beach, because honestly, the only way she'd be able to sit through Jaxon's bullshit without wanting to run away again was if she was drunk. “If Jaxon asks, I gave you a good talking to.” He winked, and she laughed, watching him grab the keys to his bike. “Alright, let’s get out of here.” He said and slipped outside.
Jade didn't hesitate to follow, wasting not time swinging herself up onto the back of his bike. She loved motorcycles, always had. She was a Delgado, it was in her blood to like riding more than driving. Nothing beat it.
It wasn't a long ride to the beach. They lived on the coast. There were beaches literally everywhere. The one they went to was empty because it belonged to her father. The gang liked to throw parties there, so it was private, and she loved it because it was surrounded by rocky cliffs, making it invisible to the road.
Once they'd finally arrived, Jae smirked and took a seat in the warm sand, watching the waves for a minute before reaching into her bag. She pulled out the liquor bottles and a bag of joints, lighting herself one of the joints before tossing the bag in the sane next to her and popping open the vodka bottle. Jae took a long drink, wincing as it burned it's way down her throat before holding the second bottle up to Eli. "Look, I brought one for you too Lijah." She said with a smirk as she took a hit off her joint. "Don't ever say I'm not thoughtful."
Ben hated seeing the tears she was holding back. He hated having to see what he'd done to her, and, if he was being honest, it was a big part of why he hadn't tried to get a hold of her sooner. “I’m a fucking human being, where I come from. My family should have mattered. If you knew my brothers were after you, why didn’t you tell me?” She asked, and he sighed, running his fingers through his hair. Part of the reason was because he didn't want to fuck up her relationship with her brothers, but that wasn't all of it. The biggest reason he hadn't said anything was because he knew if he'd told her her brothers were after him, he'd have to tell her why, and, even if he knew she loved him, he'd always been a little nervous that, once she found out who he was, being her father's daughter, she'd decide she couldn't marry him.
“I’d have left with you in a heartbeat…and you knew that.” She said and he held her eyes. He'd thought about telling her everything and running away with her, but he just couldn't. As much as he hated it, he was his father's son. He looked up to his father more than anyone, and the thought of running away and letting him down was agonizing. Not to mention his sisters who needed him too, seeing as their father was rarely around. Sarah was twenty, but she was a complete wreck, and a total drug addict. She couldn't be counted on to be responsible. Neither could Kellie, because she'd just barley turned eighteen, and then the twins, Roxie and Parker were only sixteen. He had too many responsibilities that had him tied down, so he had to stay, even if he absolutely hated it.
“Sorry doesn’t fix anything and don’t fucking call me Baby, like you still love me.” She said and that stung because he honestly loved her more than anything. “I can’t forgive you, I just don’t have it in me.” She said and he watched her head for the door. “I won’t tell Jax, but don’t come around here. This is Saints soil and you’re still as good as dead to me.” She said before back downstairs to the bar.
Ben rolled his eyes. again he really needed to just leave, but he couldn't leave letting her think he didn't love her. Even if she hated him for the rest of her life, she had to know he still loved her.
So he followed her downstairs, grabbing her wrist and spinning her into his arms before she had a second to react, kissing her hard, needing her to know exactly how badly he'd missed her over the past three years. He held her tightly so she couldn't get away, and it was incredible to be kissing her again after so long so he just kissed harder.
Until eventually, he pulled away and released her. "Never say I don't love you again Harley." He breathed, holding her eyes. "You're all I think about, every single day." He sighed. "You of all people should understand that I couldn't run away with you." He said. "I'm not just a Blood Shadow, I'm their leader's son, just like you're your father's daughter." He shrugged. "I have to stay." He sighed.