Chapter 5
Complications
~The next morning~
Matty would have liked nothing better than to let Taylor beat the crap out of Johnny Kidd, but he knew better. Right now the best thing for he and Taylor to do was to not retaliate. What Kidd had done wasn't about Charlie's conversation with him, he was sending a message to everyone. A message that was read loud and clear. Matty also hated the fact that he was now about to call Sophia and tell her that her cousin had been attacked.
He knocked on Taylor's door before opening it. "Charlie" he said in a low voice.
Charlie was sitting up in bed, she was still in a lot of pain. "Come in."
"Taylor went to get some medicine from the store" Matty told her after he walked up and sat in the chair next to the bed. Taylor had brought the chair in from the dining room so he could sit with her all night.
"You and Taylor don't have to do this," she told him.
"Charlie, you work for us and I know you don't particularly like us but we are your friend's."
Charlie knew Matty was being sincere, he was the type of man who could never hid his feelings. "Thank you for helping me."
Matty smiled then said, "Thank Taylor he's been up all night watching you."
"Can I call Sophia for you?" he then asked.
"Please do, if she finds out anywhere else she'll be so upset with me," Charlie told him.
"OK."
Soon after the conversation ended Matty left the room. Charlie sat there staring at Taylor's room wondering why he'd taken care of her.
~~~~~~
"Hello?"
"Sophia, this is Matty."
Sophia smiled into the phone then said, "Hi, how are you?"
"I'm fine but I uh...need to tell you something," there was a hint of sadness in Matty's voice.
"What is it?"
"Charlie was attacked last night, Taylor found her and brought her here."
"WHAT?" Sophia jumped off her couch and yelled again in the phone. "WHERE IS SHE?"
"She's here," Matty said before hearing the phone hit the floor.
A couple of minutes later, Sophia was knocking on his door. Matty opened the door and let her in.
"Is she OK?" Sophia asked looking like she was going to cry.
Matty took hold of her hand and squeezed it, "She's all right come with me."
Sophia leaned up and kissed Matty on the cheek, "Thank you for calling me."
~~~~~~
After Matty opened the bedroom door, Sophia ran in and went to Charlie.
"Oh my God are you OK?" she asked.
Charlie half way smiled and said, "I'm semi good"
"Look, I'll leave you two alone," he said before shutting the door.
"What the @#%$ happened?" Sophia asked.
"Someone attacked me last night," Charlie told her.
Tears began swelling up in Sophia's eyes, Charlie then stated, "Don't start that! I don't want start crying too!"
Sophia hugged Charlie before sitting down next to the bed.
"Johnny Kidd did this," Charlie blurted out.
"You don't know that."
"Yes, I do, I shouldn't have told him to stay away from Michelle and the bar."
"You what?" Sophia asked.
Charlie frowned then said, " I told him to stay away from the Michelle and the bar, he was coming on to her and it scared her so..."
"SO..." Sophia butted in. "You took it upon yourself to go and talk to a wise guy right! Charlie! You shouldn't have done that!"
"I had to, she was really scared."
"Charlie you have to keep out of those things, you for one know how those men are" Sophia told her.
"Taylor took care of you," she then added.
"Yes, he found me."
Charlie rolled her eyes then said, " What?"
Sophia shook her head and said nothing.
~~~~~
Taylor came back from the store and found Matty cooking.
"What you cooking that smells good?"
"Some pasta, what else do I know how to cook. Sophia's with Charlie."
Taylor nodded then put down his bags and took off his jacket. "Is Charlie, OK?"
Matty looked up at his friend while mixing the pasta and the sauce. "She's fine."
"Good, I'm gonna take a shower." Taylor said then walked down the hall towards Matty's room.
Matty knew Taylor felt something for Charlie. His friend wasn't usually taken with women, Taylor had a couple of girlfriend's but they never lasted. Charlie wasn't the typical 'Taylor Girl,' she was tough, spoke her mind and wasn't afraid of anyone. His friend had always hooked up with prissy girls who didn't care what Taylor did for a living. They only wanted to look pretty and be treated like a queen. Those women only used Taylor to get what they wanted, a man higher up on the food chain with the mob. Taylor didn't mind, he didn't want a relationship with any of them. Now it seemed that Taylor was staring to have certain feelings for Charlie which could be dangerous for all of them.
TBC
Complications
~The next morning~
Matty would have liked nothing better than to let Taylor beat the crap out of Johnny Kidd, but he knew better. Right now the best thing for he and Taylor to do was to not retaliate. What Kidd had done wasn't about Charlie's conversation with him, he was sending a message to everyone. A message that was read loud and clear. Matty also hated the fact that he was now about to call Sophia and tell her that her cousin had been attacked.
He knocked on Taylor's door before opening it. "Charlie" he said in a low voice.
Charlie was sitting up in bed, she was still in a lot of pain. "Come in."
"Taylor went to get some medicine from the store" Matty told her after he walked up and sat in the chair next to the bed. Taylor had brought the chair in from the dining room so he could sit with her all night.
"You and Taylor don't have to do this," she told him.
"Charlie, you work for us and I know you don't particularly like us but we are your friend's."
Charlie knew Matty was being sincere, he was the type of man who could never hid his feelings. "Thank you for helping me."
Matty smiled then said, "Thank Taylor he's been up all night watching you."
"Can I call Sophia for you?" he then asked.
"Please do, if she finds out anywhere else she'll be so upset with me," Charlie told him.
"OK."
Soon after the conversation ended Matty left the room. Charlie sat there staring at Taylor's room wondering why he'd taken care of her.
~~~~~~
"Hello?"
"Sophia, this is Matty."
Sophia smiled into the phone then said, "Hi, how are you?"
"I'm fine but I uh...need to tell you something," there was a hint of sadness in Matty's voice.
"What is it?"
"Charlie was attacked last night, Taylor found her and brought her here."
"WHAT?" Sophia jumped off her couch and yelled again in the phone. "WHERE IS SHE?"
"She's here," Matty said before hearing the phone hit the floor.
A couple of minutes later, Sophia was knocking on his door. Matty opened the door and let her in.
"Is she OK?" Sophia asked looking like she was going to cry.
Matty took hold of her hand and squeezed it, "She's all right come with me."
Sophia leaned up and kissed Matty on the cheek, "Thank you for calling me."
~~~~~~
After Matty opened the bedroom door, Sophia ran in and went to Charlie.
"Oh my God are you OK?" she asked.
Charlie half way smiled and said, "I'm semi good"
"Look, I'll leave you two alone," he said before shutting the door.
"What the @#%$ happened?" Sophia asked.
"Someone attacked me last night," Charlie told her.
Tears began swelling up in Sophia's eyes, Charlie then stated, "Don't start that! I don't want start crying too!"
Sophia hugged Charlie before sitting down next to the bed.
"Johnny Kidd did this," Charlie blurted out.
"You don't know that."
"Yes, I do, I shouldn't have told him to stay away from Michelle and the bar."
"You what?" Sophia asked.
Charlie frowned then said, " I told him to stay away from the Michelle and the bar, he was coming on to her and it scared her so..."
"SO..." Sophia butted in. "You took it upon yourself to go and talk to a wise guy right! Charlie! You shouldn't have done that!"
"I had to, she was really scared."
"Charlie you have to keep out of those things, you for one know how those men are" Sophia told her.
"Taylor took care of you," she then added.
"Yes, he found me."
Charlie rolled her eyes then said, " What?"
Sophia shook her head and said nothing.
~~~~~
Taylor came back from the store and found Matty cooking.
"What you cooking that smells good?"
"Some pasta, what else do I know how to cook. Sophia's with Charlie."
Taylor nodded then put down his bags and took off his jacket. "Is Charlie, OK?"
Matty looked up at his friend while mixing the pasta and the sauce. "She's fine."
"Good, I'm gonna take a shower." Taylor said then walked down the hall towards Matty's room.
Matty knew Taylor felt something for Charlie. His friend wasn't usually taken with women, Taylor had a couple of girlfriend's but they never lasted. Charlie wasn't the typical 'Taylor Girl,' she was tough, spoke her mind and wasn't afraid of anyone. His friend had always hooked up with prissy girls who didn't care what Taylor did for a living. They only wanted to look pretty and be treated like a queen. Those women only used Taylor to get what they wanted, a man higher up on the food chain with the mob. Taylor didn't mind, he didn't want a relationship with any of them. Now it seemed that Taylor was staring to have certain feelings for Charlie which could be dangerous for all of them.
TBC