The Adventure of a Lifetime Part 2: Texas Bound

I failed you...

I grab my purse and head into my garage. Pulling my Suburban out, the guys all stare at me. I get it though, it's jacked up with massive tires, a big grill and light bar across the front, a custom roll cage and looks totally badass! At least, it does to me. "Jump in guys! We are going to follow Ren and the guys." They had each driven their own vehicles, so after the house visit, we could all go different ways and get what was needed.

As they settle in their respective seats, Jeongin decides to be a smartass. "Can you even drive this thing? It's huge Lynn!" I spin around in my seat and look at Jeongin, narrowing my eyes at him.

"Jeongin, did you just question my driving? I've been released to drive and yes, I can drive the Beast. I suggest putting on your seatbelts sugars. Remember how Lauren drives? Well baby dolls, you're in Texas now where the speed limit is 80mph or approximately 128kph on the highway. That's more of a, well, we take that as a suggestion."

I crank my playlist up and put my sunglasses on. "Hold on boys! You're in my hood now!" I turn around, turning on the Beast. We follow Ren and the boys at normal speed going through the neighborhood, but soon as we hit the highway, it was pedal to the metal. I look back to them holding on to the seats tightly. Glancing at Changbin sitting next to me, I notice he is doing the same thing, knuckles white. I can't help the evil giggle that erupts from me. Their expressions are priceless!

"Lynn, you are evil woman and will pay for this later." I glace over at him quickly, dropping my sunnies and stick my tongue out at him before looking back at the road. Binnie shakes him head, but I see the smirk and hear the laughter.

About 45 minutes later, we arrive at our destination. As we drive down the long drive, around a bend, it comes into view. I hear gasps from all the guys, even as my own comes out. It is stunning. The house is 2 stories, with a wraparound porch that looks to go all the way around the house. Lauren, Kolton, Jared and Jeb are parked to the side. Pulling up beside them, I start to jump out and am grabbed by Jared.

"Sis, no jumping from the Beast. You still have some recovering to do, remember? And Lauren told us what happened. You got some 'splaning to do woman! I could throttle you for not calling us." He hugs me tight, taking a deep breath. "I could have lost you sis. And I'm not ready for that. You have to take care of yourself, OK?" He sets me down and I look up at him. I realize he actually has tears in his eyes.

Reaching up, I dash the tears away. He truly is my brother and it hurts me to see him this upset. Jared is not one that normally shows emotions like this, so I know he is rattled. "It's ok Jar, I will. Ok, I know it is not ok. But I'm trying. It scared me too. Badly. It scared all of us. Sometime, I will tell you all the full story. None of y'all are going to like what you hear."

Reaching down, he takes my hand leading me over to the guys that are talking to Lauren. Tapping Felix on the shoulder, he hands him my hand and turns around to walk away. I glance at Lauren, motioning toward Jared. She stops talking, looking at him and excusing herself for a moment. I watch as she catches up to him and they stand embracing each other for a moment. "He found out, didn't he."

"Yeah, she told them. But even she doesn't know all. I know I should have called her Felix. I should have told her before now. I just..." Looking into my soulmate's eyes, I take a deep breath, holding it for a moment before letting it out. "I haven't wanted to talk about it to anyone. I didn't tell everything to my assistant or my publisher either because they don't need to know. But Ren, I should have. Jared carries his emotions deep and doesn't usually show this type. I know he is hurting. I'm going to have to take a day and talk to all of them."

Felix pulls Lynn toward him, wrapping his arms around her. Looking up at the others, he knows Lynn, like them, will be struggling with what happened for a while. Slowly, they are making progress toward getting back to normal. It's going to take a while though. Keeping his arm around her as Lauren and Jared join them, he feels Lynn start to relax. Leaning over, he whispers, "We got this my love. One day at a time. Today, let us just enjoy ourselves. Ok?" She stares at him, shaking her head yes.