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I've made sure to stay in the shadows, just in case anyone froone and they followedwith , just my baby

I didn't even grab a diaper, but then, we didn't have any My mother used a hand towel and so to need a change soon Poor little thing doesn't even have any clothes; he's wearing one of my T-shirt's

Of course, it's too big for hiet hi in theHe didn't even let me bathe my baby, and he's still covered in afterbirth crap

I was only allowed to breastfeed hi me Even then my dad told me just to let the baby starve; it's not like he cared Until Gabriel started wailing through his hunger, he soon changed his mind then

It's still dark when I reach the cohs are killingto holdbadly Every step is agony, but every step is a step closer to freedom

I bang on the gate with uards attention A young guy with long blonde hair and a stubbled chin opens the hatch a little and peaks out at me I s hard

“What do you want?” He asks while looking ht

I haven't seen this guy before he ed, surfer kind of way Kind of a strange look to have in this town, but I'e this man's appearance

“I' for Hawk”

“Little late for you to be calling, don't you think? Or early, depending on how you look at it”

Jackass

I look behind ate My stoh I know , he could turn up any et hiirlfriend”

“If you knek at all, you'd know he's a loner Doesn't date”

He isn't with anyone

Why does that make my heart pound like this?

“I do know higing you, just let me in I have a baby, and it’s cold”

He huffs but nods his head I breathe a sigh of relief As soon as I' will be okay I know he's not supposed to let anyone inside, nopity on ht now

He opens the gates just wide enough for ain I ju I' to drown s feel so heavy,on until I've seen Hawk I can rest then

“Follow ravel path towards the clubhouse, the large clubhouse that looks like a ski lodge Pretty fancy for a biker hang out, yet strangely, it's always felt like home to me Once inside, he tells oes to wake up Hawk

I can't believe he still crashes here We used to stay here a lot Well, whenever I could trickover at Janelle's, my best friend, who often lied for me so I could stay with Hawk

Hawk's parent's live just a mile away from the clubhouse, but they stay here too sometimes Hawk's mother, Taylor, likes tothey need Most of theand no one A few even live at the clubhouse until the club finds them a better place to live, a place of their own Then there's the few that live here because they love it

I wonder if Taylor and BlackJack are here tonight? It would be nice to see therandson

I guess I hope they're not here tonight Hawk needs to meet his son first We need to talk about what happens next

The ache in my body when I sit down is endurable, barely My feet throb,out ofso hard to keep my eyes open I pray Hawk doesn't turn us away I have no idea what I'll do or where I'll go if he does, but I can't go hoain

I kiss my little boys head and breath in his newborn scent

What kind of people don't even allow a mother to bathe her newborn son?