Harlow

Harlow's POV

Fuck them. Who the hell do they think they are? There is no way in hell I am ever going with them. I need to get away. I check my phone and I have 10% battery left. I walk out of the hotel and see I'm in the city. I can't do this at all. I call the only person I can think of. Toby answers on the first ring "Harl's are you ok?" He says down the phone. "Tobs I need you" I whisper. I can't break down here, I won't give them the satisfaction at all. I walk towards the tram with Toby still on the phone. "Where are you? I'm on my way, I have to head to Cal's to pick up the car then I'll come get you" Toby rushes out. "I'm in the city, I'm going to jump on the tram. Meet me at the tram stop in half an hour please" I manage to get out. "I'll be there. Harl's whatever it is we will fix it. Stay safe and I'll see you at the station soon" Toby says. "Ok" I reply before hanging up the phone.

I jump on the tram 5 minutes after I get to the station watching to make sure none of those arseholes are following me. I can't go to Aunt Anita's place they will go straight there. I repeat in my head don't cry don't cry. I just need to make it to Toby, he will know what to do.

When I pull up at my station I get off the tram and see Toby parked across the street. I head over getting in his car. Toby hands me a bag and I can smell straight away, it's a kebab. "Thanks Tobs" I say before pulling the kebab out of the bag. Greasy food is the best hangover cure. "I figured you wouldn't of eaten so grab it, I ate mine already. We will talk when we get to mine" Toby said. I kissed his cheek and opened the kebab and started eating. It was so good. I just finished it as we pulled up to Toby's house. "Come on, mums home but dad is off at golf he will be back later" Toby said.

We headed inside where we were greeted by his mum Sue "happy birthday for yesterday Harlow. I am making your favourite dinner tonight so I trust you will be staying" Sue said. "Absolutely, thanks" I replied. Sue pulled me into a hug before we headed up to Toby's room. I kicked my shoes off and flopped down on Toby's bed, Toby did the same laying his head on the pillow. I moved closer to him putting my head on his chest. I needed comfort and Toby was safe.

"They are going to take me back" I whispered. Toby started to run his hand through my hair "we won't let them Harl's" he replied. "Tobs, why now? Why can't they just fuck off. I am doing fine without them. I finally felt free of them and then they show up?" I said to him. "The worst part, my dad just came out and told me my mum overdosed three years ago. No breaking it to me, just bam. Yes my mum was a fucken bitch but I still held out out hope one day she would actually love me" I choked out. The first lot of tears came and there was nothing I could do to make them stop. Toby pulled me closer holding me while I broke down.

After a while I was just sniffing and Toby's shirt was wet. He didn't say anything until I was calmed down. "Harl's we won't let them take you ok?" Toby said. I just nodded my head yes to him, hoping we could stop them. "Hey I got the cream for you tattoo, turn over and I'll put it on for you. I laid on my stomach and Toby lifted my shirt rubbing cream into my tattoo. I turned back over and Toby had taken his shift off. He had a nice body, I had seen it before so it didn't bother me. He laid back down with his arms open and I snuggled back into his chest. "Get some rest Harl's" Toby said while rubbing his hands through my hair. "I love you Tobs" I said, "I love you too Harl's" Toby said before I drifted off to sleep.

Jeff's POV

I told my boys to let Harlow go to calm down but now I need to find her. I didn't know she had no idea about her mother. It had been an hour and I needed answers from Anita as well. "I'm going to go get Harlow and talk to Anita. I need to know what the hell is going on. Harlow should of known about her mum" I told my boys. I headed out with all the boys following me.

We took 2 cars and arrived at Anita's place within half an hour. I headed over to the door and knocked. It took a while but Anita finally swung the door open "what?" She said. "Nice to see you too Anita, I'm taking Harlow home" I told her. She crossed her hands over her chest "she isn't here Jeff. Leave that girl alone" Anita replied. "She is my fucken daughter Anita" I was getting angry. "She wasn't your daughter when you left her here for three fucken years while you dealt with your psycho wife" she spat back, she was right, I fucked u.

"You knew what was happening Anita" I replied. "Yeh I did, so did your boys. But you forgot that Harlow was left in the dark. To her you abandoned her, none of you were here for her besides the occasional phone call to tell her she couldn't come home yet. For fucken two years she cried for you all. You treated her like a baby and then just dumped her. She was 10 and still expected a bed time story for fucks sake. The third year she realised the hard way that none of you were coming for her so she grew up. She knows the only person in this life you can rely on is yourself. She is fine here, go back to your club and let her be. She ain't the same Harlow you all knew" Anita yelled at me.

"I think it's best I come in" I said before we all headed into the kitchen. We sat around the kitchen table with a few of the boys standing leaning on the cupboards. "I never meant for her to be here that long" I told my sister. "And yet she was" Anita replied.

"Why didn't you tell her about her mum?" I asked. "What was the point? Why the hell did none of you come and tell her? She was finally doing better, I wasn't going to bring her back down to the shell of the girl she was the first two years and then spend another two years watching her trying to rebuild herself again. That boy saved Harlow and she was doing fine finally" Anita told us. "What boy? She should of been told" I replied. "Toby picked that girl up, he was there every day helping her when none of you were. You should of been the one telling her Jeff. She is your daughter and you left her in my care. I thought it was best she wasn't told. She wanted nothing to do with any of you then and I couldn't blame her. While your here you can take your shit that you keep sending Harlow, it's in the attic. She doesn't want nothing from any of you" Anita finished.

"When was the last time she opened anything?" I asked. "Her 12th birthday was the first time she refused anything. The letters she tore up. She wanted them all returned to you" she replied. I nodded my head in understanding. "Where would she be? I'm taking her home with us" I told her. "Leave that girl alone, she is happy here and doing fine. You will destroy her again if you take her away from Toby" Anita said while standing up banging the table. "She is not doing fine, we found her pissed last night walking home with Toby after she got a fucken tattoo which you signed for" Hendrix spat out. "Watch yourself Hendrix, don't take that tone with me. You were doing the same thing Harlow is doing now at 16. Wake up, she is grown now and doesn't need any one of you".