Disclaimer: I do not own Creedy, Quinn, or Alex. But I do own Erlina and Brenna.
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Creedy knocked frantically on Quinn's door. Inside he could hear movement. Suddenly the door flew open and there stood Quinn, flushed. Creedy smirked slightly and looked over Quinn's shoulder.
"Sorry to interrupt Quinn… Hi Alex. How are you doing?" Creedy said jokingly to Alex Jensen, Quinn's recently wedded wife.
"What in the bloody hell do you want, Creedy?" Quinn snapped. Creedy looked back at Quinn nervously.
"Sorry Quinn but I need ta tell ya something' alright? You know that girl I rescued?" Quinn nodded. "Well I think we oughta leave her out there." Creedy said seriously. Quinn was startled. Creedy was never known to suggest anything so cruel.
"Why?" Quinn demanded. Creedy shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't trust her. She hasn't talked to anyone since she woke up and…. she refuses to tell me her name, Quinn. I don't want her near me. She gives me the creeps." Creedy pleaded. Quinn thought seriously for a moment. A person who bothered Creedy this much would have to extremely rude or vile.
"Creedy, you know I can't do that. If I let her out there people will only look to me as an evil maniacal person. Listen, I will find some place else for her to stay so you'll have your privacy back, alright? In the meantime, don't let her get to you." Quinn said.
"Quinn, what if she hurts someone? Your just gonna let her run around wild?" Creedy raised his voice in protest.
"She's hardly running, Creedy. Let it go. I don't think she's that bad." Quinn stated, "… maybe she's just really shy. You could make a black man blush, Creedy. You know that." Creedy laughed at this.
"Alright. Just know that if she comes in your room at night and chops off your head, it ain't my problem." Quinn laughed.
"Now if you don't mind, I'd like to enjoy the company of my wife." Quinn said. Creedy nodded and looked over to Alex. He winked and Quinn jokingly pushed him out of the doorway. Creedy couldn't deny that he still felt a little uneasy around her though. He had to talk to somebody that would remotely understand what he felt. Creedy then thought for a moment and dashed to Brenna's room.
Hen entered casually and saw Brenna folding linens on her bed. She looked at him and smiled.
"Creedy, how are you?" she asked excitedly. Creedy shrugged.
"I guess I'm alright." Brenna's eyebrow raised.
"Is something bothering you?" Creedy laughed. Brenna could always sense when something was wrong.
"Actually there is something that's bothering me. Can I talk to you about it?" Brenna nodded eagerly. Creedy drew in a deep breath.
"Alright well that girl I rescued-" Creedy was soon interrupted.
"Erlina." Brenna stated. Creedy looked confused.
"Wha?"
"Erlina. That's what she said her name was, Erlina." Creedy's eyes widened.
"She spoke to you?"
"Yes. Shocked?" Creedy shook his head.
"Oh no… I just… I asked her earlier what her name was-" again Creedy was interrupted.
"Creedy, you couldn't have picked a better time to ask her. She said she was awfully afraid you were going to kill her or something. How dare you sneak up on people like that." Creedy was dumbfounded.
"She talked about what happened?"
"Oh yes. All the gory details. She really opened up to me."
"When did she start talking to you?"
"Oh, I suppose after your encounter, I was bandaging her leg. What's so wrong in that?"
"I saved the girl's life and she can't even thank me. Maybe she ought to stop acting like a little princess and help us out. She's not taking advantage of us! I oughta smack that bitch-" Creedy felt a hand smack his cheek. Brenna stood in front of him with her hand raised. He looked ashamed.
"Creedy, I've never heard you talk like that. And I hope I never hear you talk like that again. She is really hurt and ashamed of what she did. So don't you make it any worse. Last thing we need is for you two to make a connection." Brenna shouted over Creedy.
"What did she do Brenna?" Brenna stood there for a minute and her eyes widened.
"Nothing Creedy. She did nothing. Please leave." Creedy could feel a fiery sensation behind his eyes.
"What did she do Brenna?!" Brenna took her basket and ran out of the room. Creedy sat down on Brenna's bed and sighed. He heard a soft whimpering coming from a dark corner of the room. He looked over to the corner and saw Erlina sitting there, crying. Creedy almost gasped. Erlina stood up and ran out of the doorway following Brenna.
