Chapter 15: Fight through the Night
I See Money
New Arcadia
The loud blast of the Hard in the Paint by Waka Flocka Flame seemed to be the only thing Mark could hear as he lay on top of Alison under a tarp in the back of the Balla filled SUV. They had only been driving for a few minutes, but Mark could easily tell these guys weren't the smartest guys or the best at doing jobs.
They were four black men who were just involved in a club shooting with the guns in the car, they had rap music blasting so loud that the car was practically shaking, and to top it off the stench of weed damn near coated the inside of the vehicle. Driving while black was just one reason to get pulled over in New Arcadia, but if they were stopped now they would more than likely be pulled out of the car.
But he guessed these dumbasses didn't comprehend that because instead of following their damn orders and going back to wherever they were told to go, these were the dumbasses were pulling up at an Up-N-Atom that was open 24/7. To make the situation more unbearable for him was the fact that they had chose to go through the drive-thru. Fast food places were known to be slow in New Arcadia, but going to one at night with workers who more than likely didn't want to be there was more than fucking agonizing because it would take almost forever for them to get their orders.
And just when Mark thought he was at his breaking point one of the assholes had lit up blunt. There was a reason for him choosing to live a drug-free lifestyle, and it wasn't just because he wanted to live a somewhat healthy life despite possibly being a diabetic, it was because he hated the smell of weed, cigarette smoke, and the effects of drinking.
"I can't take it anymore." Mark whispered with anger in his voice as Alison watched him take a peek from under the tarp and notice that the items the gang members had thrown in was their weapons. He still had his SCAR-L Assault Rifle strapped across his back but it was out of ammo and he figured Alison had fired the last round in his pistol. As Mark looked over the weapons he quickly noticed that there was an M16 Assault Rifle, an AR-15 Assault Rifle, an MP5K Submachine Gun, and a Mini Uzi.
A smile soon spread across the face of the youngest Roman as he looked over the weapons. He knew that the two Assault Rifles used the same caliber bullets as his Rifle. He could take the magazine off them and put the bullets in his gun, he preferred to use a weapon he was familiar with then another. He could also use the ammo from the MP5 and Mini Uzi to put it in his pistol just too at least give him two weapons.
"Man dawg, slow your damn breathing down." Yelled the man in the passenger seat earning surprised looks from Mark and Alison.
"Shit it ain't me, my Asthma the truth." One of the men in the back replied as Mark sent a look down to Alison while she looked back up at him. The smell of the weed smoke was causing their nostrils to flare up and breathe harder out of their noses.
With that Mark realized the more he thought about it changing out the magazines on the guns he'd probably make a lot of noise in the act. So he decided to just use one of the weapons and just hope for a quick spray and pray. As he reached out to grab the Mini Uzi he was stopped by a familiar porcelain colored hand grabbing his own and stopping his efforts.
As he sent a look down to Alison he saw her looking up at him with blue eyes and shaking her head slowly and as he went to go back to grabbing the weapon he felt her ran her hand over his cheek causing a soothing feeling to course through him as he looked down at the woman and noticed tears beginning to form in her blue eyes. She then moved her hand for the back of Mark's head before slowly forcing it down until their lips met catching Mark by surprise, but not getting a fight out of him as he quickly kissed back.
The action seemed to be working because his breathing was starting to return back to normal and the gangsters didn't seem to worry about them anymore. As the duo continued to kiss Mark could feel the woman rubbing the back of his head in the process. He didn't know what to say, mostly because he couldn't speak, but he didn't want the kiss to end and neither did he want this moment to end.
Meanwhile
The drive from the club had been somewhat quiet for Lee and the others as they finally arrived at Mark's New Arcadia apartment where they noticed Link and Manfred sitting outside with mixed looks on their face as they watched Lee pull his car up in front of them.
"What happened?" Link asked with concern in his voice before watching the car doors open and Lee and Felix step out carrying a half-dressed woman in their arms.
"Come on doll." Said Lee as he and Felix forcibly and quickly moved her up the stairs and into Mark's apartment without anyone seeing them.
"What the hell happened Lee?" Manfred asked as he entered the apartment and noticed Lee and Felix lying the girl on Mark's couch stomach first.
"Ballas shot up the club." Lee replied earning wide eyes from the duo while Felix turned to Buck.
"Go get the ammo brother." He yelled causing Buck to run out of the room and enter Mark's room where he started to dig through Mark's shoeboxes where he quickly noticed boxes of ammo for guns.
"Shit where's Mark?" Link asked.
"We don't know, but we're going back for him." Said Lee as he grabbed his Shotgun just as Buck passed him a box of ammo.
"Damnit, do you even know if he's alive?" asked Manfred earning an angry look from Lee who quickly got into his face.
"Hey, he's alive and damn well." Lee replied before turning back to Felix and Buck who were reloading their weapons. "I dug the bullet out of her, bandage her up, and then take her home. We're going to find him." The Chinese man ordered to Manfred's surprise.
"You won't saying anything about this night will you sweetheart?" Lee asked while directing his gaze down to the woman.
"Yeah I won't say anything." She replied earning a nod from Lee who reached into his back pocket and pulled out seven hundred dollars in cash before passing it to her.
"Good girl." He said before turning to Link.
"I'm going with you." The Irish man said to the group's surprise.
"You sure you're up for this?" Lee asked earning nod from Link. "Then let's go." Ordered before walking out of the apartment with Link, Felix, and Buck in tow.
"Let me see if I can get a read on him." Said Link as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out his cellphone.
Red Stick
The night was still young for Task as he found himself walking into a local corner store just a few blocks down the street from his home. He didn't really want anything in particular he mostly just wanted to be away from his partner Adahy. He knew the Creek warrior more than likely bust his ass fighting the guys who hurt him, but he could there was something else wrong with him.
It came from the way he walked around and the talked almost like he was mad at the world all of sudden. He didn't exactly know why it was becoming much of a problem now, but it was something they both were dealing with now.
Still the sight of the money Mark had given him earlier and the money Adahy and Danyen had brought to the house seemed intoxicating to the Lakota. He'd never seen that much money growing up on the Cedar Hills Reservation, true he did see a lot of money selling guns but that money wasn't his own. It was money that he had to kick up to guys higher up the ladder.
The words of the youngest Roman then ran through his head as he remembered him talking about the pyramid scheme that is organized crime with guys on the bottom of the ladder doing all the work while the guys at the top got the spoils of their labor.
"Hey buddy." Came a new voice that caused Task to break his concentration and look up at the Indian man behind the register.
"You gonna buy something or what?" he asked in a thick accent that revealed he wasn't an American born Indian.
"Yeah give me a pack of gum" Task replied earning a nod from the man as he reached for a pack of gum before presenting it to Task.
"Can I offer you a lottery ticket?" the man asked earning a confused look from Task.
"The Cotton State Lottery, it's having its biggest win in years two point eight million dollars." The man stated to Task's surprise.
"That is a lot, but I don't gamble." He said earning a nod from the man.
"Your lost buddy, these tickets are selling fast. I've bought thirty myself." The man replied before quickly selling Task the gum and then watching the Lakota walk out of the building.
New Arcadia
Thing seemed to be going almost in slow motion for Mark and Alison as the duo continued to kiss in the back of the SUV while the Ballas sitting in the front continued to talk amongst each other. They must have been locked in the position for probably fifteen minutes, and choosing take small breaths through their noses while the fingers were interlocked with each other's.
The kiss then ended with a low popping sound as Mark planted a kiss on the side of Alison's neck before planting another on her shoulder while his hands wandered to her tone stomach where he traced circles around her belly button earning a low sigh of pleasure from the woman. He then moved his mouth to plant a small kiss on her stomach, before being interrupted by the voice of the driver.
"We here." He said causing Mark to break away from his endeavor to Alison's disappointment as the gang member pulled the vehicle into a warehouse. The sound of the warehouse doors closing quickly caught the attention of the duo as the Ballas stepped out of the car and approached a few more Ballas and started talking.
"Glad for that." Said Mark as he lifted himself off Alison and looked out the side window of the SUV where he noticed the four Ballas from the car talking with three more while another ten were moving around the warehouse.
"What is this?" Alison asked while Mark looked around and noticed a few Ballas respraying other cars with paint.
"Looks like they're giving these cars new looks." Mark replied just as his cellphone started to vibrate causing him to quickly look down and see that he had a call from Link.
"Yeah!" he said before the voice of the Irish man on the other end filled the back of the car.
"Marcus, thank god, where are you and where's Alison?" Link asked.
"Where we are exactly is a mystery to us, but we're hiding in the backseat of SUV in a warehouse filled with Ballas." Mark replied to the group's surprise.
"Alright we're coming to get you." Link shot back to Mark's surprise.
"Wait how are you gonna find me?" he asked.
"Trackify!" he replied before hanging up while Mark rolled his eyes.
"Figures." The youngest Roman replied before hanging up his phone.
"Mark!" came the voice of Alison causing the youngest Roman to look to her while she was peeking out the window. He then followed her gaze and quickly spotted a familiar Haitian man walk into the warehouse with a bandage on his right ear.
"Damn I hoped that Grenade would at least fuck him up more." Stated Mark as Alison watched him unsling his Assault Rifle off his back before picking up the M16 Assault Rifle and then transferring the remaining bullets into his Rifle. He then looked to the front of the car where he noticed that the Ballas had left the keys in the ignition, most likely for the painters to claim.
"Listen!" he said earning a confused look from Alison. "Lee and the others are probably a few miles away, and we don't have time to wait on them." He said while pointing out the window.
"So I'm gonna create a distraction, and when I do-." He started before Alison interrupted him by saying his name only for him to cut her off. "-You're gonna get in the driver seat and crash through those walls and go home."
"I'm not leaving you here." She shot back with sadness in her voice.
"You don't have a choice." Said Mark as he started loading rounds from the MP5K into his Glock 19.
"I always have a choice, and I choose not to leave you." She shot back with tears beginning to form in her eyes. "I just got you back and I don't want to lose you for good."
"You won't!" he said earning a confused look from Alison.
"You saw what I did back there at the club, I handled myself under fire because this is what I do…and if I do die here, I live on in your memory." He said before pressing both of his hands to the sides of Alison's face.
"And if I'm forced to live on through a memory…I might as well make it a good one." He said before planting another kiss on her lips that lasted longer than the first and instantly caused Alison to fall almost limp in his arms before he pulled away from her.
"That's how I live my life, and I should lose it…let me lose it saving you." He added with a half-smile.
"Now ready up." He said before moving to crawl into the backseat only for Alison to take his hand and cause him to stop in his tracks as he watched the woman quickly pick up the Mini-Uzi before he slapped it from her hands.
"At least let me help you." She said before he stopped her.
"NO…I won't corrupt you." He said to Alison's surprise before the duo were taken off-guard by the sight of two Ballas approaching the back of the car.
"Just…get in the front now." Mark yelled before snatching the Mini-Uzi from Alison just as the gang members opened the backdoor only to met with a barrage of bullets from the Mini-Uzi that hit them both with five rounds in the chest before causing them to fall back earning the attention of the other Ballas.
"Gotta move!" Mark yelled before jumping from the back of the SUV. He knew the Ballas were more than likely getting their guns ready to fire at him and staying in an unarmored car with Alison was not an option. Speaking of the FIB Agent she sat frozen for a second as Mark squeezed the trigger of his rifle and fired off three shots that hit one a Balla twice in the face and once in the neck before shooting another with a round that actually struck his upper lip and blew out the back of his skull.
"MOVE!" Mark yelled just as a Balla with an AK-47 started shooting at him causing him to barrel roll out of the way before firing a shot at the Balla that hit him in the knee and with the momentary distraction he was able to scamper around the back of another car.
"Shit!" said Alison as she started to climb into the front seat of the Baller while Mark continued to take fire from the Ballas.
"What's going on?" Brian yelled as he ran back into the room with an AK-47 Assault Rifle in hand.
"It's him, B-!" yelled one Balla before he was forever silenced by a single shot to the head that caused Brian to seek cover behind an SUV where he took a peek from cover and noticed a familiar Creole firing on the Ballas.
"So I get to kill you after all." Said Brian as Mark turned to his right and noticed a two Ballas approaching him from the sides. The Roman then reacted and drew his Pistol before firing off three shots that struck one man in the chest and the other in the leg where he quickly collapsed behind the SUV.
The youngest Roman then felt a pain in his side that caused him to look down and notice that he had taken a round that pierced his leather jacket and embedded itself into his bulletproof vest courtesy of a familiar Haitian Hitman. He knew his vest wouldn't last much longer in a gun battle so he knew had to end this battle quickly. This caused him to look at the car they were using at cover and to his dismay the gas tank was on the otherside, so he then started to look around the room before looking up and noticing the skylight above their heads.
"It's time we finish this." Brian yelled before sending a barrage of rounds at Mark causing the youngest Roman fall on his stomach before laying down fire of his own from behind a stalled car.
"Got it!" said Alison as she finally started up the SUV earning the attention of Brian as he quickly turned his gun on the vehicle.
"NO!" Mark yelled before breaking cover and firing up to Brian's confusion as he followed Mark's target and watched as the bullets shattered the rows of glass causing glass to rain down on the Ballas who now had a clear shot at Mark and struck with him twice in the front of his vest while a third bullet grazed the top of his right shoulder.
With the moment of impact growing closer Brian quickly jumped away from the glass it fell on the Balla brothers and watched as shards of glass cut through their flesh and embedded themselves deep into the bodies of the men. As Mark clutched his bleeding shoulder the sound of screeching tires caught his attention as he turned his head and watched Alison send the SUV flying backwards before crashing out the door of the warehouse and putting a hole in it in the process. The woman then stopped before rolling down the window and looking to the youngest Roman.
"Mark come on!" she yelled at the top of her lungs while looking to Mark who looked to her through shallow breaths while Brian looked up at the youngest Roman before raising it to the man.
"No!" he whispered before remembering Mark was wearing a bulletproof vest under his leather jacket and from his distance the chances of him getting a headshot were unlikely so eyes fell on something not on the Creole…the gas tank of an adjacent car.
"Come on!" Alison yelled with fear in her eyes as everything seemed to go in slow motion for her as she watched Mark plant his right foot in front of a white car before a flying bullet slammed into the gas tank and created a violent fiery explosion that actually blew the youngest Roman off his feet and sent him flying out of her sight.
"NO!" she yelled while a smile spread across Brian's face as he watched the youngest Roman go flying through one of the upper windows of the warehouse before crashing to the ground below.
"And that's goodbye to you." He said before turning his attention to the SUV and then firing a barrage of shots at the driver seat causing Alison to duck down to avoid them before putting the vehicle in drive then speeding away from the warehouse with tears in her eyes.
Red Stick
The drive back home wasn't long for Task as he walked through the door of his home chewing on a stick of his gum before making his way into the living room and plopping down on the couch. He didn't feel like sleeping just yet so he decided to turn on the television and see what he could find to watch at twelve thirty in the morning.
"I came to tell all tree of y'all to quit playing with my fucking name." Came a voice that caused a confused look from the Lakota Warrior as he eyed the television and noticed a heavily tattooed bald African American man with shades and mouth full of golds on television.
"Stop playing with my name I ain't gonna say it no more." he added with anger in his voice.
"When my name come up start respeken, all tree of y'all, stop playing with my name." At this point Task had figured the man was having an interview that wasn't going so well. "I ain't gonna say it no more."
"I done said it, and did it already." he added earning a raised eyebrow from Task.
"What the fuck is he saying?" Task asked with a raised eyebrow before quickly grabbing the remote and then changing the channel to the news.
"Police are still on the scene of this bloody gang shooting at a New Arcadia night club." The voice of a familiar news reporter and city quickly caught the attention of the Lakota as he turned up the volume on the television.
"Police are counting the bodies of over fifty people from innocent partyers, gang members, and drug dealers. Eye witnesses say a gun battle erupted on the floor and in the back of the club between members of the Ballas Street Gang and New Arcadia Criminals while people ran for cover to avoid shells." The reporter added while images of inside of the club showed on the television screen.
"The shooting is being reported gang related and now has now earned the attention of other American Agencies looking to bring down the two warring sides." he continued while Task watched the television closely.
"This can't be good." He said with venom in his tone.
New Arcadia
The search for Mark's cellphone signal had led Lee and the others to a burnt out warehouse on the otherside of New Arcadia. As they looked at the remains of the building the group inwardly cursed as Link pulled the black Cavalcade they had stolen in front of the wreckage before stepping out with their weapons drawn.
"Stay close." Said Lee as he cocked his Shotgun while Link stood beside him. The blonde haired man wasn't all too fond of guns so he decided to carry a flashlight that the group desperately needed along with his phone that was tracking the signal of Mark's phone.
"This way!" Link said before leading the group away from the ruined warehouse to another building just a few walks away.
"Guys look!" said Buck earning the group's attention as they looked down and noticed Mark's SCAR-L Assault Rifle under a few boards.
"Marcus!" Buck yelled earning a slap on the back of the head courtesy of Lee.
"Amateur never yell out-." He started before the group was interrupted.
"OVER HERE!" came a familiar voice that caused the group to run out in the direction of the voice before coming face to face with the youngest Roman who was sitting outside the second warehouse with his legs outstretched and his back against the wall.
As the group looked him over they noticed that his leather jacket was gone, his white undershirt was ripped through exposing his bullet ridden bulletproof vest, his left pants leg was ripped at the knee, he had blood leaking from a gash on his forehead, his left hand, and he was in the process of digging glass out of his left arm.
"Jesus Christ." Said Link as he and Lee kneeled before the youngest Roman.
"The vest held up, the explosion has my ears ringing luckily I was far enough away from it that it only threw me out the window, the leather jacket protected me from a lot of the fire and the glass but I still cut myself as you can see." Said Mark as he pulled another shard of glass out of his left arm while breathing heavily.
"Can you walk?" Lee asked with concern in his voice.
"Yeah, help me up though I'm exhausted." Stated Mark as he extended his hand to Lee and Felix who quickly pulled him to his feet before throwing his arms over their shoulders and then helping him into the Cavalcade before driving away from the scene without realizing they were being watched by a familiar Haitian man with a phone to his ear.
"Where's Alison Mark?" Link asked while slapping the barely conscious Creole.
"She got away…I helped her get away." He replied while looking to Felix.
"Call her and tell her I'm fine, would you?" he asked earning a nod from the Mexican man before he dug into his pocket and pulled out his cellphone and quickly dialed for Alison.
"Lee stitch me up?" he asked earning a nod from the Chinese man.
"When we get you home brother, I need to take a better look." Stated the Chinese man earning a nod from Mark who reached over his chest with his right arm and pulled another shard of glass out of his left arm.
"Yeah we got him." Said Felix as he looked to Mark while his cellphone was pressed to his ear. "Yeah he's alive and whole just tired, don't worry we're bringing him home now." He started before the sound of gunshots quickly caught the attention of everyone in the car and caused them to look back and notice three cars chasing after them.
"Damn it don't these guys quit?" Felix asked while lifting his SR-556 Assault Rifle and firing six shots out the back window while Buck did the same with his Pistol earning another barrage of bullets from the cars.
"Fucking assholes." Said Lee as he looked to his Shotgun, he figured the weapon wouldn't be of much use at this range in a gunfight. He was then caught off-guard as he noticed Mark handing him his Assault Rifle.
"You're in better fighting shape right now then me." He said earning a nod from Lee who took the Rifle before looking up at the sunroof of the SUV and then sticking his upper-half out and then aiming at the approaching cars.
"Fuck all of you." Lee yelled before firing a barrage of rounds that hit the hood of one of the cars and actually blew out one of the headlights. He wasn't used to using Rifles especially one's that had been modified by Mark, but that wasn't going to hinder him in helping his friends.
As Link swerved out of the way of an oncoming car Felix and Buck fired a barrage of rounds that obliterated the windshield of the first car and killed the driver and passengers with rounds lining their chest and went all the way up to their heads.
"Hang on!" Link then turned a corner onto another street where the sound of screeching tires resonated down through the streets of New Arcadia as oncoming cars moved to avoid the oncoming cars.
"Lee, mark hit the wheels, Link prepare to slam on brakes" Said the youngest Roman earning nods from the duo as Link came onto another intersection in front of a liquor store where he would have to make another sharp turn.
"NOW!" Mark shouted as loud as he could while Link slammed his foot on the gas petal causing the car behind them to swerve to the left to avoid them.
"Got you now." Said Lee as he fired a barrage of rounds that hit the right front tire of the car causing the vehicle to bounce upward while the driver lost control. The Chinese man then shot out the left front tire and watched with a smile as the vehicle turned on his left side before sliding down the street and colliding into the liquor store.
The sound of an explosion was like music to Lee's ears as he looked on in satisfaction at what he just accomplished. He didn't like the senseless destruction, but he knew for sure the men inside of the car were now history.
"One last car!" said Lee as he ducked back down into the car just as Link slammed on brakes and allowed the vehicle to rear-end the Cavalcade to everyone's shock.
"What the hell baboso?" asked Felix with anger in his voice.
"Take them." Link yelled to the group's confusion. "They may know something we could use, so grab um and let's get out of here." The Irish man yelled earning nods from Lee and Felix who quickly jumped out of the SUV to pull the two surviving Ballas out from the wrecked car before throwing them into the back of the SUV.
Red Stick
The news seemed to be pouring in for Task as he continued to watch the broadcast closely while letting in the information of everything that was going on in the Little Difficult.
"We've just got reports of bodies being found at a burned out warehouse on the otherside of the city and cars going through East New Arcadia firing shots at each other." the reporter continued while Task continued to watch the new while remembering Mark and Lee.
"Police are already looking for a suspect, twenty four year old Brian Rose. A known member of the Ballas who's accused of being involved with the ambush on New Arcadia police officers, and connected to these series of shootings." The reporter continued before a picture of Brian came up on screen.
"Talk about a bloodbath." Stated Task as a commercial came on the television that took his mind away from the news.
"The Cotton Belt Lottery is giving away its biggest prize in years of 2.8 million dollars, if you haven't got a ticket I suggest you get one now." The reporter started before Task turned off the television. It was getting late and he had to get to bed whether he liked it or not.
New Arcadia
The night air was a little warm and the sound of police and ambulance sirens seemed to booming in all directions for Alison as she sat on a plastic chair outside her apartment door. The sight of Marcus being blown up filling her mind as she lowered her head and let her tears hit the floor. She was happy to hear that he was alive, but she wasn't looking forward to whatever condition he was in.
The sound of the gate opening quickly caused her to snap her gaze back up and noticed Lee's Dominator pull into the parking lot of the apartment complex before parking in Mark's usual spot. She then leaned over the rails and watched closely as Lee and Felix pulled a familiar Creole out and started carrying him to the stairs with Link and Buck in tow.
"Is he okay?" asked Alison asked while opening the door to Mark's apartment and allowing the group to enter and set him down on the couch for her to look him over.
"Yeah he's fine just a banged up." Replied Link.
"Nothing a little Aloe Vera on the side of the neck won't fix." Stated Lee as he pulled a first-aid kit from under Mark's couch.
"Don't you think he should go to a hospital?" she asked with worry in her tone as she watched Link and Felix strip the bullet-ridden bulletproof vest from Mark's torso before tossing it aside. She then marveled at the number of bruises and welts that had formed on the Creole's body from where he was shot.
"Nah he's fine…besides this ain't the first time we've done this." Stated Lee as Alison watched him pull out a pair of tongs before removing a few glass shard that was embedded in the Roman's arm earning a low grunts of pain from the unconscious man as blood started to leak from his injury.
"Alright everybody I need you." Said Lee earning the groups attention.
"Bucky here." He said as the teenager sat down next to the Chinese man who quickly handed him a suction tool that was used to clean the noses of babies.
"Wherever there's blood I need you to use that to suck it up, Felix I need your help bandaging this arm, and Link…you know what I need." He stated earning nods from the group while Alison watched them closely as Lee and Buck went to work pulling more glass shards out of Mark's arm and sucking up the blood that came out.
"Alright I got it." Said Link as Alison looked at the Irish man her eyes quickly widened at the sight of the bottle of liquor in his left hand, the metal cooking spoon in his right, and the white towel around his mouth.
"You may want to step out for this part." Link said causing all eyes to fall on Alison.
"No, I'm staying." She said with strength in her words.
"Alright then do us a favor and hold his head." Lee replied earning a nod from Alison who kneeled down before the group and rested Mark's head on her lap while Lee took the bottle of liquor from Link and poured it on Mark's shoulder and arm wound.
"Mark wake up." Said Lee as he slapped the Creole in the face causing him to slowly open his eyes.
"The punctures from the glass in your arm aren't much to worry about and neither is your hand, but we gotta cauterize that shoulder brother and you know how this goes." He stated and just as Mark went to protest Link quickly stuffed the towel in his mouth.
"Don't want to bring the building down on." Stated Felix earning a nod from Buck.
"Alright everyone hold him down." Said Lee as Alison latched onto the head of Mark, while Felix and Buck grabbed his arms, and Link sat on both of his legs.
"It's for your own good brother." Added Lee as Alison watched him grab ahold of the spoon and put the handle on the stove until it was glowing a bright red and then kneeling down to Mark.
"GO!" he said before pressing the hot piece of metal to Mark's skin earning a loud searing sound along with a shout from Mark that was muffled with the towel and some thrashing that was stopped by the combined weight of Link, Buck, and Felix on his body.
As Lee took the spoon away the smell of burned flesh instantly filled the nose of Alison as she looked at Mark's wound with a disgusted look before looking down into his eyes and noticing that he had passed out from the pain.
"Alright…let's bandage him up." Lee replied earning nods from the group as they continued to look down at the body of Mark.
"I need a fucking vacation." Stated Link earning nods from the group.
Meanwhile
The drive to New Arcadia from Red Stick wasn't long for Manfred as he pulled the Moonbeam into a dark alley before stepping out of the vehicle with Davey, Eddy, Miller, and Viktor.
"Why are we here again?" Miller asked with annoyance in his tone as the group noticed a brown car parked in the alley.
"Lee said he left us something in the trunk to take to Red Stick." Manfred replied as the group reached the back of the car.
"This better not be a dirty car man." Stated Viktor as Manfred opened the trunk and revealed two unconscious men in the back.
"I don't think we'll be doing the cleaning this time." Stated Miller earning nods from Davey and Eddy as they looked over the two men and noticed that they were tied up with purple bandannas stuffed in their mouths.
Red Stick
Despite going to his room in hopes of getting a good night's sleep, Task found himself lying awake staring up at his white ceiling. He tried to force himself to sleep but it didn't work out the way he planned. His mind was constantly going over everything he went through today.
Working with Mark to take the corners, talking with Meska, and seeing Danyen and Adahy come home with a safe filled with money. His mind then returned to store owner from earlier offering him to sell him a lottery ticket.
"Damn it!" he said before forcing his pillow over his head.
New Arcadia
Things had finally calmed down for Alison as she found herself standing outside Mark's apartment leaning over the rails at the well illuminated city. A part of her wanted to be in room with the youngest Roman but another part of her needed some air. Everything she'd been through tonight has left her in an overwhelming state of shock.
She witnessed a series of mass shootings, murders, and to make it worse she had assisted in giving one of the assailant's medical attention and now she was contemplating letting them go. Sure she could argue that they shot back in self-defense, but the way they killed without any regard for life was something worth fearing.
Before the FIB Agent could think more on the matter she was taken off-guard by the sound of the apartment door opening and noticing Lee stepping out with a towel in his hands that he was using to clean them.
"He stable, sleeping but stable." The Chinese man said earning a nod from Alison who didn't bother to look his way.
"No matter how many times I patch someone up I still haven't gotten used to it. The smell of flesh and causing them pain to make them feel good still bother me." He stated earning a surprised look from Alison as she watched him lean over the rails beside her.
"Where'd you learn to do that?" she asked with curiosity in her voice.
"Before she died my mom was a Trauma Surgeon at Central Los Santos Medical Center." He replied to the woman's surprise. "When you're a really talented surgeon you get job offers from across the country. She chose to bring her practice her to new Arcadia because it was needed and the money was really good." He added earning a shocked look from the FIB Agent.
"She used to write down how she performed her surgeries and I would often read her journals, plus being a trauma surgeon she had to learn to work with everything around her. She wrote one entry where she had to cauterize a guys wound with a lighter, it was awesome." He stated with a chuckle that surprised Alison.
"While we were in foster care I had to use what my mom taught me a lot. I was sewing up cuts with dental floss and healing burns with rubbing alcohol." He added with a slight chuckle while Alison nodded her head.
"Is this the part where you tell me about your messed up childhood, so I don't turn you in?" she asked earning a slight chuckle from Lee.
"No!" he replied in a plain manner that reminded her of a person refusing a drink. "You can turn us in if you want, it makes no difference if you want to or not. We changed your image of us, so now you see what and who we really are but at the end of the day you're still that cop we first met." He stated earning a surprised look from Alison that was interrupted as Link stepped out of the apartment.
"He's stable, but we gotta go." The Irish man stated earning a nod from Lee.
"Manfred picked those guys up?" Lee asked to Link's surprise as he sent a look to Alison. "Don't worry about her, she already seen who we are might as well let her know." He stated earning a nod from Link.
"Yeah he picked them up, but you know they can't get them to talk." The blonde replied earning a nod from Lee.
"Alright get Felix and Buck and let's go." He stated earning a surprised look from Alison as she watched Link retreat back into the home.
"Who are you trying to get to talk?" she asked earning Lee's attention.
"Some Ballas that were chasing us after we picked up Mark." He replied to her surprise. "They may know where we can find the remaining Ballas, and the guys who been a thorn in all our sides." He added earning silence from Alison.
"You know what we got to do to get them to talk?" he asked causing Alison to look up at him with a mixed look on her face.
"This our life Ali, we now the rules to it." He added before Felix and Buck stepped out of the apartment and made their way down the stairs.
"He's stable and we'll leave the door unlocked if you want to see him." Lee stated before following the group down the duo down the stairs while, Link looked back at the woman before following his BSU brothers.
As the group made their way to Lee's Dominator and drove away from the apartment complex Alison couldn't help but to walk inside of Mark's apartment and notice the Creole sleeping on the couch. His shoes were off and so was his shirt, while bandages were on his hand, arm, and shoulder. The woman then kneeled down to look at all the bumps and bruises he had acquired on his torso, some of which she knew came from protecting her.
The FIB Agent then went to touch his scars but before she could do so, the Roman let out a low groan that caused her to step back and watch as he slowly opened her eyes and looked up at her. The duo were then locked in an unofficial staring contest with one another that was quickly broken as Alison felt Mark rub her cheek with unbandage hand.
"You're okay!" he said with a smile as Alison felt a half-smile spread across her own face.
"No thanks to you." She said with a slight chuckle before planting a kiss on Mark's hand. She didn't know why she did it but a sudden urge on her body had told her to do so. She then watched as Mark gave a low groan before slowly rising to his feet.
"No you should rest." She said earning a nod from.
"I will but I need something." He said as Alison watched him slowly almost limp his way into the kitchen before going through his refrigerator and then pull out one of five syringes he had stashed in the back. The Roman then quickly stabbed himself in his injured arm before pressing down on the syringe and injecting himself with the content.
"Was that an insulin shot?" she asked earning a shake of the head from Mark.
"Adrenaline Shot, for the pain." he replied before Alison watched as he took a few deep breaths and straightened up his stance before popping his neck and then turning and moving his injured arm.
He then looked to Alison and to her surprise approach her before circling her.
"What are you doing?" she asked with a confused look on her face.
"Making sure you didn't catch a bullet or get injured." He replied while looking over her arms.
"I think would know if I got shot." She shot back.
"No you wouldn't." he said in a matter-of-fact tone. "Things were pretty hectic back there, and I bet you're probably full of adrenaline yourself, that takes the pain away from getting injured." He shot back earning a surprised look from Alison.
"How do you think I was able to keep going after everything I went through tonight, without just falling over." He replied earning a slight nod from Alison.
"And you're good!" he said with a slight smile earning a half-smile from Alison. "At least I did something good tonight." He added before walking away from Alison whose smile quickly diminished before following the youngest Roman into the living room.
"How many Marcus?" she asked earning a slight chuckle from Mark who already knew she was going to ask him about the people he's killed in his lifetime.
"Guys tend to stop counting when they get into gunfights, bullets flying everywhere you don't know exactly whose hit who by the end." He replied to her surprise. "I stop counting after twelve though." He stated to her shock.
"I figured you already knew me and the others have done our fair share. We did work for the BGA and we were stick-up guys in a city like Dockington, you can't do that for as long as we have without getting some blood on you." He added earning silence from Alison.
"How do you live with that, don't you see their faces?" she asked earning a scoff from Mark.
"I felt some pain for the things I did, but overtime I learned to drown it out by telling myself I did the right thing. Whenever I killed someone trying to kill me I said I was protecting myself, when I killed a drug dealer I said I was stop him from killing some kids mother, when the BGA sent me to kill someone I always told myself it's either him or me and my family…and I always choose us over anyone else." He stated before Alison watched him walk over to the front door before opening it and then walking into the kitchen.
"What are you doing?" she asked with a confused expression on her face.
"Waiting for you to walk out that door." He replied to her surprise. "I won't hold it against you if you do, or if you come back with a pair of handcuffs to arrest me. I tried to hide what I truly am to you, but I guess all things must come out eventually, and just when I get out of my feelings." He added with a slight chuckle before slumping his head to the floor while Alison watched him closely before the sound of shuffling feet filled his ears followed by the door closing but to his surprise she didn't leave the apartment only closed the door.
"I won't arrest you…and I won't leave, but I need your word Mark." She stated causing him to look up at her.
"I need your word that you won't go after that guy." She replied earning a half-chuckle from the Roman. "I also know Lee and the others have got Ballas they're going to torture for information, I want that information." She said earning a few seconds of silence from Mark.
"We have a deal, but just know this-." He started before looking up at Alison. "Should he come after me, or you, or any my guys…I will hunt him down and I won't lower my gun so easily." He added earning a few seconds of silence from Alison as the duo stood face each other with mixed looks on their faces.
Red Stick
The drive to Red Stick wasn't long for Lee as he stepped out of his car carrying an ice chest with Felix, Buck, and Link in tow as the group walked into an empty warehouse where they quickly spotted Manfred, Davey, Eddy, Miller, and Viktor standing over to two men who were tied to chairs.
"You guys try to make them talk?" Lee asked earning a chuckle from Manfred.
"Doubt we'd get anywhere, besides this is more suited to you and Mark." The Indian replied while Lee sent looks to the two Balla members.
"How's Mark?" asked Davey.
"Stable." Lee said while dropping the ice chest in front of the group.
"What about his cop problem?" whispered Manfred as he looked down at Lee who gave a chuckle.
"I doubt she's gonna say anything, but if she does you and they don't have anything to worry about." Lee replied before looking up at the Ballas while Buck sent a look to Felix before feeling a hand be placed on his right shoulder that caused him to look back at Link.
"You two don't have nothing to worry about either, Mark's got an Ace up his sleeves that's meant to keep all of us out of prison." He said to the duo's confusion.
Meanwhile
The walk back to the liquor store wasn't long for Task as he walked inside and quickly made his way to the counter.
"Give me the ticket." He said earning a nod from the confused cashier who quickly gave the teen his ticket and took his numbers.
"Good luck buddy." The cashier replied while Task walked out of the store with a winning feeling in his gut.
New Arcadia
Things had become somewhat normal for Mark as he stood shirtless in his bathroom brushing his teeth while the song Plains by Wye Oak played on his stereo. After Alison had left he had to rub some pain relieving cream on his body for his bruises and thankfully the scars on his arm and hand had stopped bleeding. He figured Lee must have used a stapler to close them up and cauterized them in with a lighter but the bandages made looking at them difficult.
Just as he went to throw on a shirt he was caught off-guard by a pair of arms softly wrapping around his torso from behind causing him to look back and see a familiar head of red hair resting on the center of his back.
"You scared me tonight." She said with obvious sadness in her voice while Mark felt something wet going across his back and quickly realized it was her tears.
"I thought I lost you that I got you back and you were taken away from me just like that." She added causing Mark to turn back to face her and notice the tears falling from her blue eyes.
The sight seemed to bring a bad feeling in his gut as he looked her over and then started to wipe her tears away with his thumb. "You never lost me." He said before rubbing her cheek and then moving to plant a kiss on her forehead only to be taken aback as Alison moved her lips up and planted them against his own.
Soon after the same wave of affection that they felt in the back of the Ballas car quickly fell over them, minus the fear and danger. Mark then found himself moving his hands for the FIB Agents waist while she moved her arms to the back of his neck and in a move that shocked the Creole he felt her tongue slide over his lips begging for entrance. It was a request he quickly granted and as felt her tongue slide against his own he couldn't help but repeat the action.
The duo didn't know how long they had been kissing, time seemed nonexistent to them but what broke it up was a new feeling of pleasure to Mark as Alison bit his lower lip while his gazed went down and caused him to look down and notice Alison's right hand sliding down his chest and into his pants where he felt her fingers start to massage him. The feeling of her soft hands on him seemed to light a fire in the body as Alison watched his eyes almost to glaze over before he moved his mouth to her neck while his left hand moved to her breast and his right went to her behind.
She then gave an ecstasy filled scream as Mark lightly bit down on the side of her neck before releasing her skin to notice a bright red bruise on her porcelain like skin. He then licked over the small wound before realizing his action was quickly met with a reaction as Alison bit down on his neck and left a small bruise of her own.
She wasn't that experienced with sex, but she knew from an old boyfriend how to leave a passion mark. The action quickly brought a smile to Mark's face as Alison felt him reach under her shirt before moving to pull it over her head and expose her dark red bra. She then watched a smile spread to his face as he planted kiss atop her exposed her breast and ran his tongue down her cleavage while Alison fumbled to remove her bra.
"Wait!" she said causing the Creole to stop, he knew the FIB Agent was as delicate as a flower and he didn't want to be too rough with her. So he watched closely as she slowly pulled down her pants to reveal a pair of red underwear, he noticed that they weren't the usual red lingerie or G-String he was used to seeing with Ana or strippers.
The woman then grabbed his hand before leading him out of the bathroom and into his bedroom. As the duo walked through the house Mark couldn't help but watch Alison's perky behind as she walked ahead of him to his bedroom where the youngest Roman quickly noticed that the song Time to Kill by Gold and Youth was now playing on his radio.
She then directed him to take a seat on the edge of his bed, which he did without question before turning back to face. He then watched as she quickly started to undo her bra before finally getting the hooks undone and then dropping the garment to his carpeted floor and allowing him to look her over with a look of awe. Her breast weren't the biggest he'd seen but they were still nice, perky, and fit her nicely curved body nicely. Her neatly pink areoles were just perfect not to wide not to small and brought a lot of attention to erect nipples.
He then looked at her nicely toned legs and stomach, he'd be lying if he didn't say that she didn't have a body that could rival runway models across the country and the way her red hair flowed and blue eyes sparkled just made her look more beautiful like an angel that was Made in Heaven yet had to walk amongst men, or in his case Made in Heaven to control the soldier that was Forged in Urban Hell.
"You are the single most beautiful sight I've ever set eyes on…of all times." He confused to Alison's surprise.
"Well thank you." She said while moving her hair in an attempt to hide her blush. The sight of her being so shy almost brought a smile to his face. He then leaned forward to grab her hands before pulling her closer to him until she was straddling his lap.
He then planted a small kiss on her lips before moving to down to softly kiss her breast. She then gave out another low moan while cradling Mark's head against her breast like he was a baby in her arms. As he snaked his tongue over her breast she could feel the Creole's excitement as it grew beneath her and actually rubbed against her exposed leg.
"Don't stop!" she said through shallow puffy breaths as Mark continued to suck on her other breast while massaging the other with his hands almost like he was playing with a toggle stick on a game controller. The Roman knew she wasn't the most sexually experienced and he figured Tavon must not have given her a good experience so he was gonna make up for that mistake, and follow any direction she gave him. This wasn't her first time, but right now she was an untouched virgin in his eyes.
As he continued to nibble on her skin the feeling of her hands leaving his head took him off-guard followed by her sliding off his lap until she was on her knees before him. He then watched her as she started to undo his pants before pulling them down along with his boxers before looking up at his member as it shot up before her.
From what she used to hear growing up the size of man's penis was an indicator of being great at sex but she could tell by looking Mark's over he wasn't as big as her first boyfriend but he was somewhat longer and she could tell that he actually shaved himself so his skin was rather smooth around it. She didn't get a good look at Tavon's so she couldn't have a third perspective on how to judge on.
As Mark looked at Alison studying his cock, he couldn't help but having a feeling of bewilderment come over him. That feeling was soon dismissed though as he felt her run her tongue from the bottom of his shaft all the way to his very tip before swirling her tongue around his head. The then started to lick the side before slowly taking him into her mouth and causing a new wave of pleasure to rip through his body.
"God!" he whispered a low moan before looking down at Alison and noticing her look back up at him with a half-smile. This was her first time actually going down on someone so to hear that she was actually doing good somewhat brought a smile to her face as much as she could get. She then gave the youngest Roman a slight wink before going back to bobbing her head on his member and trying to take as much of him in her mouth as she could.
"Ali…I'm gonna-." He started before feeling her move her tongue along his tongue and actually speed up her movements.
"Damnit!" he said as he fired his load into her mouth catching the FIB Agent by surprise as the warm almost salty like liquid filled her mouth. She'd never heard about anyone taking a load of semen in the mouth, but she didn't expect to feel it moving along her tongue.
"Spit it-." Mark started before watching Alison closely as she tilted her head back and actually swallowed his load. He had to admit seeing her swallow his load was actually one of the hottest things he'd ever seen in his lifetime. None of his ex's actually did it and Ana only did it when she was really in the mood, so to see her do it without him asking or telling her to was…breathtaking.
"How was that?" she asked with a slight smile earning a wide grin from Mark who went to kiss her but was stopped as she slapped his hands away.
"You can't kiss me after I've done that, it's just gross." She said earning a slight chuckle from Mark.
"Right!" he said before watching the woman walk out of the room to grab a glass of ice water while he sent a look down at flaccid member.
At this rate hopefully he can get a minute to rest before the main event, he was still tired from last night's gun battle and that was the right thing to feel at two-thirty in the morning. The thought actually spending night with the woman he cares more for than himself is actually what's helping him power through this entire ordeal and he didn't want to come off as a weak lay.
He was then broken from his thoughts as his radio again turned to the song Silhouettes by Of Monsters and Men. It was one of his favorite's songs, but right now he didn't want to focus on the music just the woman in front of him. As he went to turn the stereo off he was stopped as Alison entered the room.
"Don't turn it off…she said causing Mark to look and notice the smile on her face.
"I like this." She said earning a smile from the youngest Roman who instead of changing the radio actually kept the song on repeat. He then watched Alison as she took a seat on the bed before walking over to her and noticing the confused look on her face.
"So is this the part where we-." She started before Mark put a finger to her lip silencing her.
"This is the part where I return the favor." He replied to her confusion as Mark planed a small kiss on her lips before laying her back first on the bed and then planting kisses on her neck, shoulder, breast, and then down to her toned stomach where he planted another hickey just above her belly button before sliding his tongue into her belly button and swirling it around.
The action soon made Alison cry out in a low moan before feeling Mark slide his tongue out of her belly button before moving down to her panty-line. She then watched as he planted a he rolled his tongue over the hem of her underwear before lifting her legs so he could pull them off.
Another dark red blush then spread across the face of Alison as she noticed the youngest Roman planting kisses and massaging her legs and thighs before looking down at her love spot almost like he was studying every detail. Not that it was a big deal to him, she was glad she shaved before she went out tonight.
As Mark looked her pink flower over he quickly noticed that was already wet something he liked because he wanted to know the taste of the FIB Agent. He then looked over her lips, clit, vulva, and just about everything like he was getting a mental picture of it.
"You don't have to stare at it." Said Alison breaking Mark's concentration and earning a smile from him.
"Sorry, it's just you're really pretty down here." He replied earning another blush from Alison before she Mark use his fingers to spread her folds before rubbing his tongue against her clit. The move was both shocking and surprising to Alison as she jumped at the feeling of his tongue. She'd never had a man go down on her before so the feeling of Mark's warm velvet like tongue moving against her lips sent a wave of pleasure through her.
He then slid his tongue through her opening in hopes of getting a little taste of her while using his fingers to massage her perineum. The move had a reaction of his own that didn't come in the form of a moan but an action as Mark felt Alison grab him by the back of his head before forcing his face deeper beneath her legs.
"Don't stop, don't stop, DON'T STOP." She repeated and getting louder with each time she said as she felt Mark hum against her thighs while his left hand clutched her right left breast while his right was pumping two of his fingers into her body while one massaging her ass and feeling her body convulse while he did so.
"OH GOD!" she shouted at the top of her lungs as Mark watched a wave of liquid explode out of Alison before splashing on his mouth and hand while her body started to spasm almost uncontrollably. After licking her clean he then looked up to notice the woman breathing heavily.
"You okay?" he asked with a half-smile before looking at the FIB Agent who looked almost like she was glowing on his sheets. Alison then grabbed him by his cheeks and forced her lips to his own. She didn't care if he had just finishing eating her out she needed to feel his lips against hers, like a junkie to a fix.
"I love you." She admitted to Mark's surprise as he looked at her with wide eyes. "I love you Marcus Roman." She added earning a slight smile from the man dubbed the Concrete Soldier.
"I love you to Alison Trueblood." He replied to her surprise as the duo shared another kiss before Mark watched the FIB Agent as she started to rub her lower lips against his member.
"Are you sure you want to do this…with me I mean?" he asked giving her a chance to back out while she looked at him with confused eyes.
"I'm not gonna lie, I am a little nervous." She replied earning a nod from Mark. "I want to do, but take it slow with me and don't treat me like I'm some easy lay." She added earning a slight chuckle from Mark.
"Hell no I'll never treat you like that and I want to savor this moment, so I'll go…how they do in the movies slow." He replied earning a nod from Alison.
"Okay!" she said while positioning her hands to his arms, being mindful of his bandaged right arm. The duo didn't bother with a condom, something most people would be, Alison had all but forgot about it and Mark was confident he could pull out during the release. This wouldn't be his first time raw-dogging it he didn't have any kids…that he knew of hopefully. He knew with Ana there was never a need to wear a condom mostly because she was on the pill or it was a safe time of the month.
As he positioned his member to her love spot he couldn't help but to tease her a little by rubbing his tip against her clit and lips earning lows moans from the FIB Agent. Then in a slow motion he slid inside of her until he was buried to the hilt and causing her to slightly flinch.
"You alright?" he asked in a concerned manner.
"Yeah I'm fine, you're just a lot more to take in then I thought you'd be." She explained with a smile earning a slight chuckle from Mark. On that note he started to pull out of her and then push back in at a steady yet passionate speed that didn't bother his arm and let Alison feel a great amount of pleasure.
He then put his hands on her hips to help keep her steady as he slowly picked up a little more speed, causing her to moan a little more loudly. As he went to thrust inside of her again he quickly felt the FIB Agent let out another orgasm that wasn't as big as the last but still enough for him to see a smile on her face.
The sight of which almost instantly caused him to plant his lips against her for another kiss before falling back and rolling them onto their sides. She was surprised by the action and probably awestruck, he had feeling that whenever she did have sex there wasn't a lot of position changing, but he remembered with Ana it was a different story. If he came before they changed position, they'd start back again.
"Oh god keep going." Said Alison as Mark started to grind against her pelvis before pressing his lips back to Alison's and sliding his tongue into her mouth where the two muscles went back their tango as the background music started to pick up.
After a few minutes or so Mark started to feel his release approaching so he quickly broke the kiss with Alison to the woman's surprise.
"I'm close!" he said before moving to pull out but before he could Alison had flipped him onto his back and actually climbed on top of him.
"Me to, and this is the big one." She said while starting to bounce up and down on Mark's member while he desperately tried to hold it in. it was proving to be harder then he thought as Alison forced his hands over her sweat covered breast while her moist twat felt like it was trying to suck him in deeper with each thrust.
"Ah screw it!" said Mark as he leaned his torso forward and quickly wrapped his arms around the neck of the FIB Agent and pressing his lips against hers for a deep kiss that lasted until they both climaxed at the same time and let out loud yells of pleasure before Mark collapsed onto the bed with Alison falling on top of him.
As she lifted herself up he could feel his now flaccid dick be assaulted by the cold outside air as Alison moved up to plant kisses on his forehead before ending it with a long passionate kiss on his lips that seemed to last forever. She then pulled away from him and fell flat on his chest while Mark slowly moved his hands away from her back.
Sleep then quickly washed over the both of them as their exhausted bodies went almost limp after letting out their last bits of energy they had saved for the day. They didn't fight, argue, or protest they both needed it and they needed each other to bring out something in the other.
Authors Note: There you have it everyone the lemon we've all been waiting for, seriously almost everyone has been waiting for it. I'm glad to finally get it off my chest because when I first wrote the story I didn't get to write the lemon which was a fucking bummer.
Having Mark and Alison stuck in the back of the car with the Ballas was an idea I had that came from playing GTA San Andreas when Mike Toreno was stuck in the back of the van that was hijacked.
The gun battle between Lee, Felix, Buck, and Link against the Ballas was inspired from the chase scene against the police the mission Reuniting the Families in GTA: San Andreas.
The Cotton State Lottery is a parody of the Louisiana Lottery. I know it may have seemed like Task didn't do anything this chapter but everything he did in this chapter will influence a lot in next chapter. Oh and what he was originally watching on the news if you haven't guessed was taken Birdman's tirade on the Breakfast Club radio show. That shit was hilarious, and made him look a damn five-year who getting in a fight over using a glue stick.
Also I know someone gonna ask how is Mark's injuries not to great after being shot repeatedly and blown up and I have an easy answer…a bulletproof vest and a leather jacket. Many people don't know this but a leather jacket is basically a good piece of armor on the streets especially a thick one. It won't completely stop a bullet but it can slow it down so it doesn't go too far into the body and it can keep a knife from going to do deep. Add that with a bulletproof vest you're really good.
As for the explosion what many people also don't know is that leather is fire retardant. That doesn't mean it won't burn only that it won't burn fast and it's hard for fire to get onto like any other piece of clothing else. That's why some fire fighters where a leather harness on their helmets or in some places where leather headgear and gloves. So when the explosion did hit Mark his torso was safe from the flames but his arms weren't safe from the glass when he crashed through the window.
Lee cauterizing Mark's wounds and pulling the glass out of his arms was something I took from the game Amateur Surgeon, it may be a game but some of the things they use are real ways to perform surgeries just with household tools.
Stick around for next chapter as Mark and Alison see if their new love can survive the day, Brian makes an unexpected ally, Lee and the others go on the hunt, and Task continues to think on the lottery.
Oh and next chapter might not come as fast as these last few I want to update my other GTA story Roman Empire.
Thank you all for reading have a nice day Zilla Out.
