Okay guys… I have Carpal Tunnel in my right wrist and its killing me to type this… but I have to or I will go insane.
First off, I am making new cast pages for everyone in the story. They may be up by now, they may not. It all depends on when you are reading this. For the links, either ask for them in a comment, E-mail me, I might put them in my profile on here, and I will try to figure out a way to put them at the end of the chapter.
Second, I changed one of the characters names from 'Allie' to ' Erin'. It just seemed to fit her personality better.
Thirdly, my hand is now completely numb from the Carpal Tunnel and it hurts a lot, so please review. I can't tell you how great it is to open up my e-mail and see 'REVIEW ALERT!'
So without further ado, here is the next chapter. The first part was insanely hard to write, so bear with it.
Sorry.
Murphy had been sitting at the table for a while now. He had seen a few performances so far that weren't that bad. He had ordered himself a beer and had barely touched it because he was too busy looking for Erin.
"Ladies and gentlemen," the announcer's loud voice had brought Murphy back into the real world, "we are proud to present this suave, sexy, sizzling jazz babe. Please give a hand for the pride of The Electra, the one, the only, Miss Veronica Hart!"
Everyone in the audience began clapping and cheering. People were already giving a standing ovation, and the girl hadn't even opened her mouth yet. He was now very happy that he had sat where he was because he was completely in shadow and nobody notice that he wasn't clapping.
When the cheering stopped, a catchy tune started playing. The same notes were played four or five times before the girl finally began singing.
Come on babe
Why don't we paint the town?
And all that Jazz
Murphy looked up. That voice sounded so familiar, but he didn't know where he could have heard it. It was then that he looked up at the stage and saw Erin, Erin Yakavetta, dressed up and no gunshot wound, standing on top of a piano surrounded by at least 20 people in similar costumes.
I'm gonna rouge my knees
And roll my stockings down
And all that jazz
Erin began to move her hips and dance a little, still on top of the piano.
Start the car
I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold
But the piano's hot
It's just a noisy hall
Where there's a nightly brawl
And all
That
Jazz
Erin began to lay on the piano and put her face right next to the man who was playing the piano. He then said one word.
Skidoo.
And all that Jazz'
The many people around her began speaking.
Hotcha!
Whoopee!
Erin then said her next line in a very provocative tone.
And all that Jazz
The entire stage began moving together and the next time Erin said anything, she was in the arms of a man smoking a cigarette.
Slick your hair
And wear your buckle shoes
And all that Jazz
Erin then put the cigarette back in the mans mouth.
I hear that Father Dip
Is gonna blow the blues
And all that Jazz
Erin was now in the middle of a girl and guy and they all put their arms around each other in time with the next set of lines.
Hold on, hon
We're gonna bunny hop
I bought some aspirin
Down at United Drug
Erin then went off by herself and went to the middle of the stage for her next lines.
In case you shake apart
And want a brand new start
To do that-
Erin belted out the next word like her life depended on it.
Jazz
Through out the rest of the song, Erin was moving around the stage, dancing with everyone, and singing her heart out.
Find a flask
We're playing fast and loose
And all that jazz
Erin was in the center of 3 men doing a move that reminded Murphy of the way a crab walked, coming toward the front of the stage.
Right up here
Is where I store the juice
And all that jazz
Erin was now in the air on top of a man's shoulders doing motions with her hands.
Come on, babe
We're gonna brush the sky
I bet you lucky Lindy
Never flew so high
'Cause in the stratosphere
How could he lend an ear
to all that Jazz?
Erin was now moving around the stage dancing with many different men.
Oh, you're gonna see your
sheba shimmy shake
And all that jazz
Oh, she's gonna shimmy 'till her garters break
And all that jazz
Show her where to park her girdle
Oh, her mother's blood'd curdle
All then men whispered the next line. If she'd hear her baby's queer
For all that jazz
Erin was now being held up by three men's hands while laying down. Come on babe I'm gonna
Why don't we paint
The town?
And all that jazz
Rouge my knees
And roll my
Stockings down
And all that jazz
Then the music got very fast all everyone on stage was dancing and singing simultaneously. Start the car
I know a whoopee spot
Where the gin is cold
But the piano's hot
It's just a noisy hall
Where there's a nightly brawl
And all that-
jazz
Erin was then pulled back on the pains to finish the number. No, I'm no one's wife
But, oh, I love my life
And all that Jazz!
Everyone said the very last line of the show. That Jazz!
With that the curtain closed and the last thing anyone saw was Erin in the middle of a circle of men.
For the first time that night, Murphy actually got up and clapped. Erin's performance was amazing. He finished his beer off quickly and went to the door that Erin had to exit through. He had thought that he would be only one waiting for her by the exit, he was wrong.
There were about 60 other people waiting for her there. All of them were talking about her performance and how 'amazingly flawless' it was.
When Erin came out of the door, all the people began yelling for 'Veronica' to look their way. Erin just smiled and waved as she exited the entire club in a rush.
" Erin!" Murphy yelled as he moved through the crowd in a rush. People let him through because he was going after some girl named Erin, while all they wanted was 'Veronica'.
Murphy ran out of the club after her in the busy street. When he finally caught up to her, he grabbed her arm and she screamed. She turned to see who had grabbed her and when she saw it was Murphy, her eyes widened.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Erin asked in terror.
"About 20 minutes ago, I would have asked you the same question." Murphy said.
"What the hell are you talking about? What do you mean?" Erin asked her eyes looking everywhere but at Murphy.
"I saw you at the club." Murphy said.
"What? No you didn't. You saw Veronica. I'm Erin, remember? Veronica didn't have a gun shot wound on her arm." Erin said quickly and nervously.
"Lift up your sleeve." Murphy said calmly with a sly smile on his face. Her antics were becoming very humorous to him.
Erin sighed and lifted her sleeve of a new tight white zip-up hooded sweat shirt to reveal her attempt at covering up her wound. "Fine, you caught me." She said looking down at the ground.
Murphy pulled her sleeve back down and laughed. "Why are you trying to fucking deny it? You were amazing up there."
Erin gave a frustrated sigh. "Can we just drop it?"
"Why drop it? Can't you just take the compliment?" Murphy asked getting a bit annoyed himself.
"Just fucking drop it!" Erin said and began walking away angrily.
Murphy sighed before running after her. " Erin!" Murphy yelled. Erin paid no attention to him. " Erin, please! I'm sorry!" Murphy said catching up to her. "Let me make it up to you." He said holding the shoulder of her good arm.
"How?" Erin asked quietly crossing her arms.
"Do you like Chinese?" Murphy asked.
"Yeah." Erin answered.
"Let me take you to dinner. You've got to be starving." Erin opened her mouth the protest, but Murphy stopped her. "Don't try to deny it. You haven't eaten all day."
Erin tried to hold back a smile, but she couldn't. "Fine." She said, giving up. Murphy smiled and began walking, Erin following close behind.
It took them about 5 minutes to walk to the small Chinese restaurant. They walked in and sat down. A small Chinese woman walked up to the table, sat down the menus, and then practically ran away.
Erin looked confused and Murphy was trying not to laugh. "What?" Erin asked leaning forward.
"I'll tell you later." Murphy said still laughing a bit. "What do you want to eat?" He asked.
Erin looked at the menu and licked her lips. They had all of her favorites on the menu. "Um, I'll get the orange chicken." She said and closed it.
"What about a fucking drink?" Murphy asked looking at his menu.
"Oh, root beer." Erin said feeling a little bit stupid.
The small Chinese lady ran back out to the table, Murphy told her what they wanted, and then she ran back into the kitchen.
"What the hell is her problem?" Erin asked again. Murphy just laughed again. "Murph, tell me." She said giving him and 'or I will kill you' look.
"Okay," Murphy said, "about 2 years ago, on St. Patty's day, me and Connor got pretty smashed." He said laughing again. "We came in here to get some food and when it came out, Connor started going off. He swore he had ordered a pizza, and when the lady told him that he had ordered something else, he started screaming like a little girl and ran out of here." Murphy said through his laughter.
Erin was laughing too. She wasn't sure who Connor was, but the story was just so hilarious.
"So ever since that night, she has been petrified of me and Con." Murphy said as Erin wiped a tear away from her eye.
When the woman came back, Erin was holding her breath so the woman wouldn't know they were laughing at her. The woman gave them the food and rushed off for a third time.
"Can I ask you a question, Erin?" Murphy asked playing with a piece of chicken that he had on his plate.
"If I can ask you one." Erin answered.
"Okay," Murphy said, "why can't you take a compliment?"
Erin sighed. "It's not the compliment, it's just that," she paused for a minute to think of what to say, "Do you really think my father, or any of my family for that matter would have approved of me dancing in a night club?" Erin said shaking her head. "They never cared about my dreams, what I wanted to do; all they cared about was the family business."
"Ah," Murphy said, "so you wanted to be a dancer?" He asked.
"No, that was just something that I did to pay for the stuff I wanted and couldn't ask my dad for." She said shoving another piece of food into her mouth. "Can I ask my question now?" She asked after swallowing her food.
"Aye."
"Why did you kill him?" Erin asked avoiding eye contact.
Murphy sighed and looked out the window. "He was an evil man, and we kill evil men." He said quietly.
"That's not the answer I'm looking for." Erin said banging her hand on the table. "What made him evil? What did he do to justify you taking his life?"
Murphy looked her straight in the eye. "You want an answer? I'll give it to you. He ordered the killings of several men. He would kill like it was second nature. He killed Rocco. He was an evil man, and he needed to be taken care of. There's you fucking answer." Murphy said getting very angry all of a sudden.
Erin sat back. He didn't know half of it. Though Erin loved her father very much, he was an evil man. "Thank you." She said. Murphy nodded.
"You're welcome. Are you done eating?" Murphy asked. He didn't seem angry at all anymore.
"Yeah." Erin said standing up. Murphy got up as well and set money on the table as they left the restaurant.
When they got home, Connor and Da were standing in the kitchen trying to cook bacon.
"Hey." Murphy said as they walked in.
Without looking at them Connor began speaking. "Where the fuck have you been?" He asked.
"I took her to dinner, she hadn't eaten since yesterday." Murphy answered walking over and grabbing a beer out of the fridge. "By the way, nice first impression. Were you going for mother like?" Murphy asked.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Connor asked following his brother.
"She doesn't remember you, Con." Murphy said sitting down on the couch and turning on the TV.
Connor looked at Erin weird. "You should already know this, but I'm Connor, Murph's brother." Connor said sticking his hand out for Erin to shake.
"You know," Erin said once she had released Connor's hand, "I don't remember you, but your eyes seem so familiar to me." She said staring into his icy blues.
"Aye, a lot of people say that." Connor said laughing.
"Stop flirting with the girl, Connor." Da said walking over eating a piece of bacon. "I'm William, but call me Da like everyone else does." He said shaking her hand. "And I'm sorry about you getting shot. You were never a target."
She winced as the pain returned to her arm. The one thing about her drug of choice was that it always wore off relatively quickly.
"What's wrong, lass?" Da asked.
"Ah, my arm, the pain is back." Erin said biting her lip and putting a protective hand over her wound.
"Connor," Da said, "go run up to McGinty's and see if Jason is there." Da said. "He's a doctor and he can give you something for the pain."
"No!" Erin yelled a little too quickly. "I mean, no it's okay. My friend Nessa, well, Vanessa, she's a nurse and she can give me something if she could just come over here."
"No." Da said. "Nobody can know where or who we are."
"How about I call her and have her meet you somewhere?" Erin asked Connor.
Connor thought for a minute. "Fine. Tell her to meet me at McGinty's in an hour." He said walking off.
"Where's the phone?" Erin asked. Da pointed to the phone hanging on the wall. Erin walked over and picked it up. She dialed Vanessa's cell phone number.
"Hello. Vanessa Hamilton speaking." She said.
"Hey Ness, it's Erin." Erin said.
" Erin, why are you calling me? You know I'm working and only to call if you have an emergency." Vanessa whispered a bit aggravated.
"I kind of have an emergency." Erin said looking into the living room where the men were all watching TV. "I was shot."
"What?" Vanessa asked seemingly shocked. "Are you kidding me?"
"I wish." Erin said. "Look, I'm in a lot of pain right now and I really need something for it."
" Erin," Vanessa said, "you know I can't do that. I could get fired."
" Ness, you and me both know you've done it plenty of times before." Erin said.
Vanessa sighed. "Fine. I'll be at your house-"
"No, I'm not at my house." Erin said.
"What? Where are you?" Vanessa asked.
"I'm, I'm with some friends." Erin answered. "Do you know where McGinty's Bar is?"
"Yeah, I've been there once. Why?"
"One of my friends will meet you there." Erin said. "He has either dirty blonde or light brown hair, I really can't tell, the bluest eyes ever, and he's about a head taller than me. His name's Connor."
"Okay. I'll be there soon."
"Okay."
" Erin," Vanessa said, "take care of yourself."
"I will Ness." Erin said and hung up the phone.
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Connor walked into McGinty's an hour later and sat down at the bar. Doc looked at him, and made him a drink.
"Here, me boy." Doc said putting the drink in front of him.
Connor shook his head. "I'm not here for that tonight." He said pushing it to the side.
"On the house, Con. You look like you need it." Doc said. Connor nodded and took the drink. He heard the door to the bar open and close and he turned to see a girl standing there. She had long blonde hair, beautiful brown eyes, and was carrying a small black purse. She was long blue jeans, black flats, and a long coat that reached down to about her thighs.
Connor got up and walked over to her. "Are you Vanessa?" He asked quietly.
She looked him in the eyes. "Are you Connor?" She asked back. Connor nodded and led her out of the bar.
When they were outside, he led her to his car, where he stopped and looked at her. Connor nodded. "Give me whatever she needs."
"And let you give it to her? Are you kidding? You could kill her if you do this wrong." Vanessa said looking at him like he was crazy.
"How hard can it be? What is it a pill?" Connor asked leaning against the car and pulling out his cigarettes. He offered one to Vanessa, but she shook her head. Connor lit up and took a long drag.
"No, it's an injection, a shot." Vanessa said pulling out the syringe and showing it to him. "And if you don't give her the right amount, it could screw so many things up." Vanessa said.
Connor took another long drag of his cigarette. "Can we trust you?" He asked achieving eye contact.
Vanessa looked at his eyes. They were amazing, just as Erin has said. They were the kind of eyes that you could just get lost in. " Erin did. I never said a word about her family." Vanessa said.
Connor nodded and threw his cigarette to the ground. He stomped it out. "Okay, come on." Connor said opening up the passenger side door for her. She got in and he closed the door for her and then walked around to the driver's side.
Connor got in the car and drove back to the apartment quickly. When they got there Murphy and Da were sitting on the couch still watching TV. When they saw he had a girl with him they both shot up and yelled at the same time, "What the fuck is she doing here?"
"Shut up." Connor said. "She can explain it." He said walking into the kitchen and grabbing a bag of chips.
Vanessa looked at them both for a second trying to figure out what to do. Finally, she decided to just do what she would do at the hospital. "Hi, my name is Vanessa Hamilton; I'm a nurse at St. Johns. Gun shots can be very serious and are very painful. I'm going to give her an injection of morphine to make her comfortable."
Murphy and Connor were just staring at her as she finished. "She's in the room down the hall to the left." Da said after a few moments of an awkward silence.
Vanessa nodded and went into the room they had said she was in. She opened the door and her eyes immediately went to Erin. She was laying on the mattress in the middle of the floor with tears of pain streaming down her eyes.
Vanessa wasted no time as she rushed to her side. "It's okay Erin, I'm here." Vanessa said. It took a lot to make Erin cry, so she was sure that she was in a lot of pain.
" Ness?" Erin said quietly. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm giving you your damn pain medication." Vanessa said laughing a bit. "So shut up and give me your arm."
Erin looked at her nervously for a second. "Um, I can do it." She said.
Vanessa looked at her confused for a second, and then realization dawned on her. " Erin pull up your sleeve." She said.
"No."
"Erin Michelle Yakavetta, pull up your sleeve or I will rip it off." Vanessa said sternly. Erin slowly pulled her sleeve up, revealing the needle hole that she had made earlier. " Erin, you promised you weren't doing that anymore." Vanessa yelled in a whisper.
"I usually don't but I needed it tonight." Erin said with more tears coming to her eyes.
"Where is it?" Vanessa asked.
"Where is what?"
"I know you brought it home. Where the fuck is it?" Vanessa asked getting steadily angrier.
"It's in the little black bag by the front door." She answered.
"Don't expect that bag to be there tomorrow morning." Vanessa said pulling out the syringe and filling it. Erin didn't so much as flint as Vanessa injected her. "Unlike whatever you're using, this is just morphine." She said as she pulled the needle out. "If I see that you used this shit ever again, I'm putting you in a mental hospital." She said as she got up to leave. She was at the door before Erin spoke again.
"I'm sorry, Ness, I really am." Erin said. "Please, don't leave me." She pleaded. Without even looking at her, Vanessa could tell that she was about to cry. "I need you so badly right now."
Vanessa turned and looked at her with sadness in her own eyes. She walked back over to her and sat next to her on the mattress. She hugged her tightly, in the way only a best friend could. "Who are these guys?" Vanessa asked, still hugging Erin.
After a few moments of muffled crying, Erin finally told her. "They're the Saints."
Vanessa's eyes widened. She wanted to scream and run and get her and Erin out of there, but she knew she couldn't. "Why are you with them?" Was all Vanessa could ask.
"They… they killed all the guys I lived with. Murphy shot me." Erin said and began crying even more.
"Oh my god." Vanessa said. "Have they done anything else to you?" She asked.
Erin sat up and wiped her eyes. "No, they have been great to me so far. I snuck out to go perform and Murphy followed me, and he took me out to dinner. Connor and their dad haven't really talked to me too much, but I don't feel threatened by them, at all."
"Jesus Christ, Erin." Vanessa said. "Do you not realize that these are the guys who killed your dad? You could be their next target."
"They kill evil men, Ness. I am not evil, and last time I checked, I wasn't a man either." Erin said agitated.
" Erin, what is they think you're evil because your dad was? What if they are just messing with you to get you to lead them to the rest of your family?" Vanessa asked.
Erin hadn't thought of that. It made perfect sense.
Just then there was a knock on the door and then Connor came in.
"Hey," he said looking at Vanessa, "We're all getting tired, and I'm going to take you back to the bar now so you can get home."
Vanessa nodded and leaned in to hug Erin. She slid something into the pockets of the pajama pants Erin was wearing. "If you need anything or something happens, call me." She whispered barely even loud enough for Erin to hear.
She walked past Connor quickly and kept on walking.
"Hey, listen," Connor said, "we're not going to hurt you, so you can stop worrying about that." Connor said. "Oh, and Murph will be in here soon to figure out how we are going to do the sleeping tonight, just as a warning before you try to call Vanessa behind our backs." He winked and left the room.
Erin just kind of stared in shock at the door. How had he known what they were talking about?
So there you go. I'm not completely done the new cast pages yet, but they will be done very, very soon so I will definitely have them done in a few minutes.
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