Hope everyone enjoys this one. I finally was able to do it like I want, so all my stories are written the same way. One chapter ahead. I got 8 done and the plt is thickening...lol! Enjoy!! BEG75 - Yes, no such thing as privacy! I'm not a mom but I know that from being an Aunty that is adored my two neices and two nephews...lol! Glad you liked it! Oh I made a banner for this...lol. It's under the pictures under AFT, duh! lol
I barely slept that night. I know Vanessa thinks I fell asleep but I didn't. I guess in some odd way, I was too scared to sleep. I was afraid that if I didn't watch them, they'd get hurt. These bastards knew where I lived, what was stopping them from hurting them? They got to Vanessa the first time I took my eyes off her. I felt bad enough as it was. I had to deal with her flinching against my touch. Watching her look around even when she was walking down the hallway. I knew it wasn't because she didn't feel safe with me but she was dead set on not being taken by surprise if it did happen again. So that night I watched them sleep, never taking my eyes off them.
About 8am I heard something in the living room. I slowly crept out of bed and grabbed the gun off the dresser. I took the safety off and opened the door a little. I poked my head out and slowly made my way down the hall. Vanessa had decided to get maroon curtains so even in the morning sun without the lights on, it was dark. I stopped at the entrance to the kitchen and heard glasses moving around. I whipped around the corner and aimed the gun at the person.
"Shit!" Heather screamed. I put the gun down quickly and flipped the lights on. I saw a frightened Heather holding a glass.
"What the fuck?!" I bellowed. I knew it would wake up Vanessa and Gavin but this was not the time to be sneaking in my house.
"Sorry." she whimpered. I felt my face grow hotter and her eyes started to water. I heard the padding of Vanessa's feet and she came running around the corner. She looked at me and Heather confused. She finally saw the gun and ran to Heather and hugged her.
"Shh it's okay." she said in her motherly voice. I quickly hid the gun under a rag when I felt Gavin's tiny hands wrap around my leg.
"Eet." he whined. I sighed and looked at Vanessa. She let go of Heather and moved her to the table. I picked Gavin up and handed him to her. She pointed to the gun and silently told me to put it up. I grabbed it and put it in my pants when Gavin was turned away. I heard him call me as I walked out.
I laid the gun in the dresser and sat on the bed. I felt hands on my shoulders and looked up to see Vanessa.
"She said she was sorry. She forgot you were home today, she always comes by." she told me softly. I nodded and pulled her to me. I wrapped my arms around her tiny waist and laid my head on her stomach.
"I'm just a little jumpy." I whispered. She rubbed my head and spoke softly.
"I know, she knows now too. Just come eat, your son requests your presence." she smiled. I nodded and stood up.
Breakfast was tense and quiet. I mumbled an apology to Heather and she gave one back. We knew it wasn't really anyone's fault but we both felt bad. I pulled a gun on her and she made me do that by sneaking in my house, knowing there is a sick bastard out for my girlfriend. I ate quickly and fed Gavin before leaving. After last night, well early this morning, we needed another pow wow and I was going to make sure this was the last one. We were getting them and we were getting them soon. At this point I was ready to go and eighty-six everyone in Boston and be done with it.
I stormed into the Office and went straight into the old chapel. This time I only wanted Joe, Bodie and Spink. I had Baggy on watch at my house. I walked in to see them sitting in the second pew, they turned back to me when the doors closed. I made my way to the very first pew and sat down.
"They showed up at my house this morning." I started. I heard their heads snap when they shot them up.
"Yep, my house. With Vanessa and Gavin right there. They left a present and a nasty little note." I told them.
"What present?" Joe asked softly.
"Her knife. The note was from the guy. Looks like he's been healing. Which means he's almost better." I growled and stood up.
"And if he goes through with his note, him being healed mean he's going after Vanessa again, soon. Now I don't know about you but I'm not letting that happen, again. I'm tired of people thinking they can fuck with us just because I got a family. It hasn't softened me! It's made me fucking meaner! Now, I don't fucking care if I have to go out and snatch every god-damned trick off the streets one by one, I wanna know who this fucker is and I wanna know by tonight!" I screamed. The boys had their heads down and nodded. I wiped my face off and lit a cigarette.
"Now Joe, you're coming with me." I said more calmly. He nodded and stood up.
"Where to?" he asked. I thought for a minute.
"To the area he got her at. Some had to have seen her before or after. And I know they won't lie to me." I smirked.
We drove across town to the streets that were around the club the girls had been at. I figured someone saw him before he attacked or after. It was time to get what I wanted.
"Where do you wanna start?" Joe asked from the passenger seat. I looked around and hit the brakes. The car stopped in the middle of the street and I got out. I saw the group of girls on the corner. Who better to ask than a trick? They see tons of faces each day. They smirked at me while I was walking up, a few I had seen before.
"Oh has Billy boy got tired of the wifey?" one girl cooed. As much as it killed me to do this, I had to.
"Yeah, think you can remind me of a good time?" I smirked. Joe eyes nearly bulged out of his head.
"I can show you better than that, honey." she smiled and crooked her finger at me. I gave Joe one last look and he nodded. He started sweet talking one of the girls while I followed this one. She took me back into a old apartment with only on room. I closed and locked the door while she turned on the lights. As soon as the lights were on my hand was around her throat and she was up against a wall.
"What that fuck?" she gasped. I smirked and got close to her face.
"Ya think I'd come after a trick like you for a good time? I get what I need." I told her. Her eyes narrowed and she stopped fighting.
"What do you want, Darley?" she asked. I let her neck go but kept her against the wall.
"I wanna know if you saw anything weird last Tuesday." I told her. She smirked and crossed her arms.
"Oh the night your bitch got fucked?" she laughed. The back of my hand coming across her face made a nice popping sound as did the sound she made when I pushed her on the floor. She tried to get up but I pushed her back down with my foot.
"You're used to be dirty, stay there." I growled. "Now you gonna play nice or do I have to get rough? And believe me, my kinda rough ain't the kind that makes you come." I seethed. She scooted against the wall and glared at me.
"What did he look like?" she asked. I smirked and kneeled in front of her.
"He had short dark hair and eyes, a scar over his left brow. About five inches shorted than me, medium build and drove a dark blue Cadillac. Afterwards he might have been in some pain." I informed her. She got a little smirk and nodded.
"I heard she got in a good hit. Good for her." she told me.
"Learned from the best. Now quit the small talk and tell me something." I demanded. She sighed and thought for a minute.
"I haven't seen him. I don't usually work these streets, my sister does. Lilly, I can talk to her if ya want?" she asked. I laughed and lit a cigarette
"No. I do the talking. Where is she?" I asked. She tensed and pointed behind me.
"Two streets behind you. She's been sick the past two days. But she should be able to tell you something. She knows the guys." she told me. I nodded and stood up. I didn't say a word as I left the room and walked back to Joe. He was leaning on the wall talking to the same girl. He saw me and said his goodbyes.
"Get anything?" he asked. I nodded and looked at him.
"You?" I asked.
"Said to talk to the girl's sister, the one you talked to." he told me. I grinned and pointed down the alley.
"And to her house we go." I said and started walking. We got to her place and Joe did the knocking. A sickly looking girl opened the door and I smirked.
"Caught something?" I asked. She glared at me.
"To what do I owe the pleasure of the Darley boys?" she asked roughly. I pushed my way inside trying my best not to touch her in anyway.
"I think you know why, Lilly." I said looking around her place. I turned back to her and smiled. "Now which one of your guys has been MIA since my girl got attacked?" I asked.
"And don't give us no bullshit." Joe added.
"Yeah, or I'll go visit your sister and give her a better beating." I smirked. The girls eyes hardened and she twitched for a minute.
"He'd kill me." she whispered.
"Not if you tell me, 'cause I promise you, I'll kill him first." I told her. She looked around and closed the blinds.
"He comes by ever so often. Since the night your girl got attacked, he's been missing. He came by last night but I was sick. Said he'd come back when I was better. He always come to me and I've heard a few things." she told me quietly.
"Like what?" I demanded.
"Like bits of his phone calls. Someone would call and he'd listen and be like the bitch he is." she said coldly.
"So you think he's works for someone?" Joe asked. She nodded and crossed her arms.
"Yes. I don't know much more than that but I know it's not him that's after you and your family, it's someone else. Who? I don't know but he's got to be stupid." she finished. I looked over at Joe and sighed.
"I need you to do something for me." I told her. She nodded slowly. I made her sit down and I went over my plan with her. I told her just about every move she had to do, who she had to call and what she was supposed to say. I also told her that she was to act casual and not tell anyone, not even her sister.
"I need this to go smoothly. Understand?" I asked after I was done. She nodded confidently.
"I got it. I'll call you or Joe when it's ready." she told me.
"Remember just let it ring once and we'll call back. If we don't call back immediately we're busy. If it's early in the morning, call Joe, during the day call me. If I'm at home, we can't talk. Got it?" I asked again.
"Got it." she whispered. I stood up and walked with Joe to the door. "Tell your girl she did good. I only wish some of my girls had the guts to fight back." she told me. Joe turned back to her and glared.
"Vanessa has more to live for than your whores." he told her. I smirked and walked out the door. We walked back to the car and I drove him home.
"You think she'll come through?" he asked opening his door. I threw my cigarette out the window and looked out the wind shield.
"Tricks might say they like doing what they do but if they can help by getting a perve off the streets, it's fine with them." I told him. "Besides, if she doesn't come through, she'll die." I finished. He laughed and shut the door. I sped off down the street and thought about my plan It was all coming together. Now I just needed that call and hopefully, everything will go as planned.
