Chapter 143 Bruised

• Rockford was worried about Rocco, he could see that Dee hadn't left his side since the panic room fiasco. He had heard and learned about PTSD, but when he watches someone they love go through with it, it really strikes him in the gut. The cruel realization and his inability to help their boyfriend were making his heartache.
• He looked through the rearview mirror, his eyes met with Dee's and she gave him a tired smile while keeping her side pressed close to their boyfriend. Rockford was tired too, his body was bruised and he needed an ice pack for his abdomen. It was pure luck that Demyan had thrown him a Kevlar and Rockford had put it on moments before he got shot just under his ribs. Still, he was glad that he was not shot in his chest and risked a cracked rib. He really didn't want to relive that experience.
• When he saw the man who was coming to kill him, Rockford recognized his sergeant at arms and his road captain leading a couple of new men whom Rockford couldn't identify. But their biker vest gave them away. They're new members of his old biker crew. Rockford had been away for far too long that he didn't even know most of the new guys. There were at least ten of them. Luckily Rockford knew how they ambushed, there was no stealth in their movements. They were all rushed with adrenaline and Rockford was glad because it was making them easy to spot and shoot at.