Chapter 28: Quality Family Time

Two days after we buried Leon's body, I told Emma that we got Leon a ride back to Liberty City and that he won't come back. I don't think she would be able to handle the brutality of Leon's death. Not only that but she wouldn't be able to handle the fact that it was my own son that caused such cruelty. I'm actually surprised that Chris had it in him. Emma isn't necessarily like Nikki and Sapphire. She wouldn't be able to handle anything that Nikki and Sapphire know. At least not yet. Give her time and I'm sure she'll be able to handle it. Emma is traumatized beyond belief. I feel so sorry for her. She's done nothing to deserve this.

Emma's sitting on my couch crying at the comfort of my son and Sapphire. I'm in the kitchen doing the dishes.

"Shhhhh, baby. Shhhh. It'll be okay" Sapphire said.

"I'm so sorry that happened, Em. I promise you that it will never happen again" Chris said.

"I just can't get over what almost happened," Emma said.

I dry my hands off and walk over to the living room by the couch. I hold Emma's hands.

"Emma, baby. I know this is hard but you'll get through this" I said.

"How would I be able to get over this?" Emma asked.

"You have us. People that care about you. People that will help you" I said.

Emma looks up at me and barely works up a smile.

"Thanks, John" Emma said.

"Okay. Enough sad shit for today. I suggest some family time to take our mind of shit," Sapphire said.

"Like what?" Chris asked.

"How about dinner and a movie?" Sapphire suggested.

"Well, I just got paid from my last job. Why not Burger Shot?" I said.

"Burger Shot sounds lit," Sapphire said.

"What movie should we see?" Nikki asked.

I get on my phone and look up for current showtimes.

"Holy shit. I found the perfect movie!" I said.

"Whats the movie, babe?" Sapphire asked.

"Its gonna be a surprise," I said.

"Okay. Let's us girls get dressed and we'll all head out to eat and see the movie," Sapphire said.

Nikki, Sapphire, and Emma head into my room to get changed. I sit by Chris on the couch.

"Something bugging you?" I asked.

"Yeah. It's Leon. I can't what I did out of my damn head. How did you handle your first kill?" Chris asked.

"It was easy. My first kill was my step-father. He was an abusive drunk that would burn over twenty cigarettes on the back of my neck every day. He used me as an ashtray too. So it was pretty easy. All that hatred built up and I didn't give a fuck anymore" I said.

"Damn. That's cold" Chris said.

"Cold isn't a word that I would use. Deserving is more like it" I said.

"How do you get used to it? Being capable of murder I mean?" Chris asked.

"I was raised this way. I've been around so much abuse, violence, and death that I've become immune to it" I said.

"Jesus Christ, how can anyone live like that?" Chris asked.

"It's nothing that anyone should deal with alone. I'm here for you if you need anything," I said.

Chris smiles.

"Thanks, Dad," Chris said.

I pat Chris on the knee, get up off the couch, and head towards my room. I open the door and see Nikki, Sapphire, and Emma fully nude. Emma censors her breasts and vaginal area with her hands.

"Oh shit. Sorry. I thought you three would be done by now" I said.

"It's fine, babe," Nikki said.

Sapphire removes Emma's hands from her body.

"What are you doing?" Emma asked.

"Around here you don't gotta be so self-conscious. It's just boobs and pussy. Don't be embarrassed to show them" Sapphire said.

"Okay. I'll just show off my tits and pussy" Emma said.

"Atta girl," Sapphire said.

I close the door and the girls resume getting dressed. After a few minutes, they get out of my room.

(Emma's Clothing Description: White tank top, regular jean shorts, and black/white canvas shoes.

Sapphire's Clothing Description: Small purple latex tank top revealing her lower stomach area, short shorts revealing her ass, purple latex thong, and black combat boots.

Nikki's Clothing Description: Black Love Fist tank top with a short and small jean jacket, ripped blue skinny jeans and red canvas shoes.)

"You three lovely ladies ready to go?" I asked.

"Hell yeah, we are!" Sapphire said excitedly.

"Woohoo! Let's go!" Nikki said.

We all go to the garage and all squeeze in my Sabre and make way to the Burger Shot. We get there.

"Welcome to Burger Shot. May I take your order?" The Cashier asked.

"Yeah, I'll have a Meat Stack with a large fries and a large eCola," I said.

"What else?" The Cashier asked.

"I'll have a have a Beef Tower with extra cheese, medium fries, and a medium Sprunk," Emma said.

"And for you?" The Cashier asked.

"I'll have the Bleeder with no pickles, small fries, and a medium eCola" Sapphire said.

"And for you?" The Cashier asked.

"I'll do the medium-sized Money Shot meal with a Cliff Haze," Nikki said.

(Cliff Haze is a GTA Version of Mountain Dew).

"And for you?" The Cashier asked.

"I'll have a salad with a large water," Chris said.

"PUSSY!" We yelled.

"Oh fuck you guys!" Chris said.

We all laugh.

"Will that be everything?" The Cashier asked.

"Yeah. That's everything" I said.

"Total comes to thirty-two fifty-three," The Cashier said.

I swipe the card to pay for lunch and we all sit at a table.

"So what's the movie we're going to go see?" Emma asked.

"Yeah. I'm kinda dying to know" Sapphire said.

"Okay...I'll tell you," I said.

I pull out my phone and look up the Ten Cent Theatre showtimes. I find the movie and I show it to Sapphire.

"O. M. G! No fucking way! AWWWWWWWWWWW! I love you! I love you! I love you!" Sapphire said with excitement.

Sapphire forces her lips onto mine kissing me with love.

"What movie is it?" Nikki asked.

I show Nikki the movie.

"Awwwesome! I can't wait!" Nikki said.

The phone gets passed around showing everybody what movie we're going to see.

"Nice! I loved the first two movies!" Chris said.

Our food gets brought to us and we begin to eat. Sapphire sticks half of her French fry in her mouth.

"Wanna french kiss?" Sapphire asked.

"Oh that pun was so bad," I said.

I bite the other half of the French fry and kiss Sapphire. Then Nikki sticks her French fry halfway in her mouth.

"Don't forget about me!" Nikki said.

I bite the other half of Nikki's French fry and kiss Nikki. Sapphire puts another French fry halfway in her mouth.

"Our turn, babe," Sapphire said.

Nikki bites the other half of Sapphire's French fry and kisses Sapphire.

"How do you guys do that?" Emma asked.

"Do what?" Sapphire asked.

"Be a throuple?" Emma asked.

"It's just a combination of sharing and love. Like what you and my son have but instead, you two are just a couple" I said.

"Well personally, I would like to keep it that way. Not that I'm against throuples" Emma said.

"So how's that salad? You Vegan Pussy" I asked.

"It's actually really good, you slaughterhouse. Better than what you're eating and it's not an animal" Chris said.

"Please. What you're eating is what I'm eating eats" I said.

Nikki, Sapphire, and Emma laugh.

"I hate you all," Chris said.

"But we love you," I said.

"I love you too," Chris said.

We finish our food and head towards the Ten Cent Theatre.

"OMG. I like soooo cannot wait!" Sapphire said.

We walk up to the Movie Theatre worker.

"Five tickets to tonight's most anticipated movie," I said.

"Ah. It's a good one. Best movie of this year" They said.

They print off the tickets as they take my money.

"It'll be in theatre six, to your right," They said.

We take the tickets and head towards theatre room six. And the sign on the door reads "Outlaws until the End. Red Dead Redemption II".

The movie begins.

"Wheres our money?!" Arthur yelled.

The sick man spits his blood all over his face. Arthur wipes it away.

"I had a goddamn plan!" Dutch yelled.

The movie is almost over. Arthurs horse lays on the ground on his deathbed.

"...Thank you" Arthur said exhausted.

Nikki, Sapphire, and Emma begin to cry. Chris's lips begin to quiver.

"You cry, you're a vagina for life," I said jokingly.

Chris laughs as a tear stokes down his cheek.

I see a man holding something that's inside his jacket with his hand on the outside. I squint in suspicion.

Arthur lays down on the rocky ground watching the sun rise up as his life comes to an end.

Sapphire stirs up a tear storm.

The movie is about to end with John Marston getting married. But the movie is immediately cut off when the suspicious man whips out a shotgun and shoots it in the air and commanding everyone to get down. I shield everyone with my body and whisper to them to stay in cover. The shooter is just aiming the gun at people.

"Shhh. Stay down. I'll be right back" I whispered.

I begin to sneak up to the shooter.

"John, what are you?" Emma whispered.

"Shhh...just let him do his thing, sweetie," Sapphire said.

I begin to get closer to the shooter. But he turns around and aims the gun at me.

"I wouldn't move if I were you," They said.

I go for my strap but he shoots in the air as a warning shot.

"Put the gun on the floor," They said.

I put the gun on the floor. Chris is jumping through the rows of seats as quiet as he can.

"Slide the gun over to me," They said.

Chris is just a row away from behind the shooter. I slide the gun past his legs behind him. Just as the shooter turns around, Chris leaps over the row of seats and punches the shooter in the face. They aim the shotgun at Chris but just before they pull the trigger, I elbow them in the face and take away the shotgun. I swing the shotgun like a baseball bat at their face with a satisfying crack. The shooter is down.

Everyone gets up off the ground and applauds Chris and me. The police arrive and arrest the shooter.

"Goddamn. I thought that was it" Chris said.

"Yeah...so did I" I said.

I smack Chris.

"Don't you EVER do something like that again, you hear me?" I said angrily.

"I was just trying to help," Chris said rubbing his face.

"And I appreciate your help. But if anything happened to you, Sapphire, Emma, or Nikki or all three of you? I don't think I could live with myself" I said.

Chris and I hug. Nikki, Sapphire, and Emma walked over to us.

"Goddammit. Can we just like have one night where something bat shit crazy doesn't happen to us?" Sapphire said.

"Agreed," Nikki said.

Emma begins to cry.

"Hey, hey. It's okay. It's all over" Sapphire said.

Emma rests her head on Sapphire's chest as they hug.

"I seriously thought that you were gonna die, Chris," Emma said.

Chris and Emma hug each other while Chris kisses the side of Emma's face.

"It's alright, babe," Chris said.

"Can we go home now?" Emma asked.

"Yeah. Let's go home" I said.

We all leave the Ten Cent Movie Theatre and we go home to Sandy Shores.