Bringing The House Down

Chapter 9

Three Months In

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Nick was watching Shane from a distance while Derek was looking around, they had two band radio alerting the other of trouble. For the last three months they'd been getting Shane's trust more and more, he'd even agreed to let them meet his top buyers in few days.

"Shane's still outside talking to Redman," Nick said, he had the rifle with the scope on it watching their every move.

"I'm trying to find my way to the secret room, I just can't remember how we got in the first time," Derek said looking in Shane's office for the door, "Found it," he said finally before pushing the book in and going into the room, "If you see Shane coming tell me," he said.

"I will," Nick replied, the last three months had mostly been getting weapons and drugs for Shane, Derek had made few bombs which they'd planted but they hadn't really gone off on their targets. They'd set it up so that the bombs went off but the bad guys were already out there and Shane had never known the difference.

They'd cut the ties with Jack in person not wanting Shane to know that they were who they were. Pen who apparently was good with computers made their backgrounds fake; she'd created everything they needed that the government person who'd made the fake background didn't think of.

She'd given them a social security number a new birthday, they had no family, and they'd always gotten off from anything that they'd been arrested for, not enough to hold them or they'd scared the witnesses. Everything was working for them, somehow she'd also made it where if they had their prints ran it wouldn't go to their real names it would go to their alias how they had no clue.

Pen was the one that sent stuff to Jack, mostly emails that would never be traced once they were sent and he replied they were deleted no footprints in cyber space either. Derek and Nick had become their aliases and not even their own mom would be able to locate them, which is why they'd agreed. If Shane found them out they didn't want Fran or their sisters to pay with their lives.

"You find anything yet?" Nick asked.

"No, I'm still looking around, he has cameras everywhere," Derek said, "Glad Pen disabled the fed," he said.

"Yeah that was good idea, see having her around besides you two getting it on isn't bad," Nick joked.

"Shut up about my girlfriend," Derek said, "Or I'll kick your ass when I get out here," he said taking the camera he had and taking pictures of the room.

"Sorry," Nick said, "Shit, he's on the move, get the fuck out of there man," he said.

DPDPDP

Derek got out the room going out of Shane's office; he got out the house just as Shane walked in. "Damn that was close," he breathed out, "Okay, I'm coming back to you," he said before he was about to walk off.

"Derek, where you been man, I thought you were meeting me half hour ago?" Shane asked.

"Um I was sorry just had some business to take care of, one my dealers said it couldn't wait," he lied hoping it sounded believable.

"Damn I know how that is sometimes," Shane said, "Come on into my office, we got some business of our own to discuss," he said.

"Sure thing," Derek said before he followed Shane back into the house. Pen was going to kill them, they'd promise to be back soon as it was done, not wait around talking to Shane.

"I got a shipment of weapons that are going out to my other buyers, I want you to over see it, the last three months, you've shown me I can trust me, so tomorrow night we're going to pick up the largest illegal weapons drop in eight years around these parts," Shane said, "I got two thousand new ones coming in and I can't see those medaling cops and DEA's get there paws on them," he said.

"DEA's handle the drugs not the guns," Derek said.

"Yes, but I got drugs coming in that night, and I'm bidding off some stuff," Shane said, "Got fifty some girls coming in here, gotta keep my clients happy," he said.

"The drop is here?" Derek asked.

"We're having a party here, bring Nick with you, but less you want some those other guys getting your girl I'd leave her home," Shane said, "But while that is going on the three of us will be getting the weapons and drugs," he said.

"Sounds good to me," Derek said.

"After the drop you two can enjoy the party as you like," Shane said.

"After the drop I'm going home to my woman, got hot night planned," he said with grin.

"Good for you, just remember to be here at seven, tomorrow night," Shane said, "That's all for now, oh and Derek, I checked you two out, I think having you two here is going to be good, you've never once been held after you got caught, always slipping through the cracks, how?" he asked.

"That's simple, we have nothing to tie us to anything we get caught they have to let us go," Derek said with smile, "Can't keep what you don't have," he said before leaving Shane's office.

DPDPDP

Nick and Derek got back to the house finding Penelope lying on the couch, "Hey you okay?" Derek asked.

"Yeah just upset stomach, I think I had too much of the lasagna last night," she said.

"Want to go curl up in bed for while?" Derek asked running his hand over her stomach.

"No, I just want to lay here, I just got comfy, and I move again I might throw up, and I don't want that," Pen said.

"Okay, I'll fix you some soup we can eat that," Derek said.

"I'm not hungry just want to sleep right now," Pen said.

"Alright, I'm going to shower then I'll be back out there with you," Derek said, "Nick watch her till I get back," he said wanting to get the stench of Shane and that house off of him. He hated the man, but he had to do his part or the man would go and do it anyways.

Nick helped Pen sit up a little so he could sit down. Derek and him both knew how to take care of a person that was sick. Nick had his daughter who always ended up with every cold that was going around most the time. Derek had been taking care of Desiree since she was little so when it came to being sick they both knew what to do to make a person feel better.

"Thanks," Pen said before she closed her eyes going to sleep. She didn't care who was sitting with her she just wanted to rest. She'd felt horrible for the last three days, throwing up anything she ate, she couldn't even keep juice down for long.

Nick was trying to think what could be wrong, she was like another sister to him and he didn't want anything to happen. Derek had been the one to about kick Shane's ass, but deep down he wanted to rip the man's head off himself.

Derek came back out the bathroom freshly showered only wearing a pair of thin pants. "I'm going to carry her in there," he said since Pen was asleep.

Nick nodded letting Derek get her before he stood up going to open the door to the bedroom for him pulling the blankets back too since Derek couldn't do it all carrying her.

"I might have to get her checked out, I mean something good be wrong, and only a doctor would know," Derek said.

"Yeah, cause I hate to say this, but she's part of this now, and letting her go wouldn't be good, so the three of us living here and all is good, just gotta keep her healthy and safe," Nick said, "Maybe we should make an appointment?" he asked.

"I'll take her to a doctor this afternoon, we got a drop tomorrow night while Shane's having that party," Derek said, "While we're there, I'm putting her in the safe house, nobody can get to her," he said.

"True," Nick said, "What you going to do now?" he asked.

"I'm going to take a quick nap with her after I make a call for doctor's appointment then I'm going to start working on something," Derek said.

"Okay, I'm going to get some food, we haven't done the grocery shopping this week, and I'll get some crackers and ginger ale for her," Nick said.

"Thanks, oh and don't buy any eggs, I know you love them, but it's making her nauseous for some reason," Derek said before he went to make a phone call.

Once he finished with the call he laid down on the bed putting his arms around his baby girl letting her cuddle up with him. He put his hand under the covers moving it under her shirt rubbing her stomach hoping that would help make her feel better, he knew when he was little his mom doing that always helped a stomachache.

TBC

AN: I know it's shorter than my usual chapters, but every time I try and write it storms I wanted this up today so I'm posting now.

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