19. Two men, one woman and an angry ex girlfriend.
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Olivia kicked Stella in her bad leg and punched her again and again in the gut.
Stella covered her head to try to protect herself from the violent onslaught.
TJ heard Olivia yelling and screaming.
He saw Stella crumpled on the floor and tried to get Olivia to stop, he had no choice, he punched Olivia right in her perfect face, knocking her out.
He picked Stella up. She was bloody and bruised. Her leg was bent at an odd angle.
He ran her to the truck and drove her right up to the hospital.
They took her straight into the emergency room.
They did a CAT scan, she had a ruptured spleen and needed emergency surgery. Her leg was broken again.
TJ called Teddy to update him and then called the sheriff.
Teddy ran to the stables and grabbed Sam, breaking up the men who were still fighting.
" Sam hurry. Stella, come quickly." he ran to the jeep.
Sam jumped in. Drake climbed into the back seat.
Teddy said,"You better stay son, your girlfriend will need a lawyer. She attacked Stella. She's going into surgery now."
Drake shook his head."No, I'm going with you."
Sam got out and violently pulled Drake from the jeep.
Teddy tore off, Sam ran and jumped back in the jeep.
He held his middle finger in the air at his older cousin.
Drake walked into the house. Olivia was passed out on the floor. She had blood on her face, her nose looked broken.
He got her an ice pack and picked her up off of the floor.
Since TJ had called the cops, the sheriff arrived to investigate.
Olivia woke up, she was still drunk."I will kill that b***h. I got her real good. She won't try to take you from me again. I got her real good." she slurred at Drake.
Drake just held his hands up in defeat, she just incriminated herself.
He wasn't going to protect her.
They called the medics to have her checked out. She was fine, so they took her to jail.
Olivia also had several warrants for her arrest, no surprise there.
Drake got into his car and drove to the hospital.
He was sporting a black eye and bloody split lip, thanks to Sam.
He found everyone in the lobby.
TJ said,"Is Olivia okay, I had to hit her to get her off Stella. She was killing her."
He nodded. "She will be fine."
Sam was so worried about Stella.
He hugged Drake-apologizing.
"She's going into surgery. I'm so affraid." He wore his feelings on his sleeve.
Drake could never do that, though he was petrified himself.
Teddy was holding his head.
Finally the nurse came out.
" She's stable. There was no way to save the spleen, the doctor got the internal bleeding controlled."
She said, "Who is her next of kin?"
They all said they were.
" Uh, okay..well the leg is badly re-injurred. She has a long road ahead of ber." She shook her head.
"Whoever did this to her..should be...shot." she looked away sadly, she had taken care of Stella when she was here before, she was very fond of her.
Drake sat down. "She's in jail now."
He hung his head, feeling bad for his part in all of this.
Stella was still out when the four men who loved her entered her room. She had an IV and oxygen in her nose.
Drake called David. " Stella, she was attacked by Olivia, it's pretty bad."
He came right away.
David sat next to her and held her hand.
"Mom and dad are flying home from Egypt. Darrel, and Daniel are on their way now." He was so worried.
Sam was crying. He sat in the corner by himself.
But Drake, Drake spoke to her.
" Come on Stella, we are all here with you, come on."
He whispered to her."I will make sure Olivia never gets out, I promise."
Once the brothers arrived, they filled up the small hospital room.
Stella frowned, she opened her eyes and saw Drake. " Did I get struck...by..a..tornado?" She asked confused.
" My leg is killing me, it hurts so bad Drake." Her eyes rolled back from the pain.
He went to get the nurse.
The brothers argued over who's home she would go to for her recovery, they were feeling protective.
Sam sat next to his fiance.
" Stella, it's Sam I'm here." He held her hand.
" Sam, am I dying, why are my half brothers here?" She was scared, they never paid any attention before.
"Olivia was drunk, she hurt you." He said.
The nurse came in and booted everyone out. Stella started hemmoraging.
Her vital signs dropped, the alarms were going off.
She called the doctor and quickly took her back to the surgical bay.
Everyone stayed in the lobby, all of these tall, handsome men. It looked like a football team.
Stella went back in to surgery.
She dreamed that she was in a bright light, her great auntie Sophia was there.
Stella, you need to go back. It's not your time love....
Stella smiled.
You look so young Sophia.
She saw a handsome man with her. Uncle Dean.
Stella smiled as the doctors worked to save her young life.
The nurse thought she looked like an angel. They were all wiping their tears as they worked, except the surgeon.
He was livid at the person who did this to her, he didn't know who it was, but often times it was the boyfriend.
When Stella got out of surgery, the doctor banned anyone to see her except one verified next of kin.
David stepped up, he always did. He showed his ID.
The doctor said," Who is her boyfriend, husband?"
Drake stood up," I'm her ex fiancé."
Sam had gone out to get some coffee.
The doctor took Drake aside.
" I must advise you that she is going to die if this abuse doesn't stop.
Don't think I won't testify on her behalf to get the one responsible prosecuted to the full extent of the law."
Drake saw that he thought that he had done this to her.
The doctor removed his face mask and pushed Drake into the wall.
" On the other hand, I have three teenage daughters, I will stick this scalpel just where this young ladies injury is and twist it, so there would be no repairing it. Do you understand me son?"
Drake nodded. " It was my girlfriend, she's in jail now."
" You can keep away from Stella then can't you asshole." He yelled.
The nurse intervened and pulled the doctor away.
Drake knew he was never really there for her, he didn't protect her.
He felt like he should have been better, maybe at least tried to protect her.
He felt sick at his actions and thought he might puke.
He knew his cousin loved her, but he had her first, not Sam.
He sat down outside in his car now, thinking.
He remembered a day long ago when he was a boy.
He saw his father...Drake was hiding in the study. Playing hide and seek with young Sam.
His father took the maid in there.
He saw what they did together.
He felt excited seeing them there.
His father saw him afterward.
He was shocked.
" Son it's what men do. Mommy doesn't need to know. It's our men's secret club. You will do it some day too. We take what we want."
He smiled as he rubbed his 9 year old son's shoulder.
Drake realized he learned about women from his unfaithful father.
He never knew that monogamy could be a reachable thing for a man like him, like his father before him.
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