Chapter three: All four saints
"When I wear my flashing sword and my hand takes hold on judgment. I will take vengeance upon mine enemies and I will repay those who hate me. Oh lord raise me to thy right hand and counts me among thy saints"
A Couple of month's later Simone and Connor were still together, as were Lucy and Murph. She spent most of her time with Murph and even slept there more then Connor did, who off course was with Simone most of his time.
Connor and Simone were still taking things slow.
"What do you mean you two still didn't ... you know." Lucy said dumbstruck
"Well, I want too but, I don't want to mess things up you know?"
"No I don't know." Lucy said following Simone who was gathering glasses from tables and cleaning them. "You know as well as I do, that sleeping with a guy doesn't have to mean things won't work out."
"Lucy, I really like this guy. I mean... Really really like him."
"Well, what's keeping you from jumping his bones? You've been together for 4 months now and counting. Plus he does sleep in your bed."
"Yeah that does say something right?" Simone replied while putting the clean glasses on the shelves.
"If he didn't care for you he wouldn't wait, and would have dumped you already."
Connor did wait indeed. He never asked her if she wanted to, he just waited for her to take the first step.
"Well I think it's a good thing. Our relationship isn't just about sex."
"Well you decide what ever you like to do... I am having a date with Murph today." Lucy said lighting her fag, and sitting down on the barstool.
"You raving hussy!" Simone joked "Light me one too will you."
Lucy gave her own cigarette to her best friend and lighted another one for herself.
"Well call me what you like... At least I am getting some my dear."
"AH! And that calls herself a best friend?" Simone asked now sitting down next to Lucy.
"Look at the time, look at the time, must be off now!" She grabbed her bag and left Simone sitting there.
Lucy went to Murph's place. When she got there Connor had just left and Murph sat on the couch.
"What's wrong?"
"Connor knows." Murph said without looking to lucy.
"Knows what?" She moved closer to Murph.
"Knows you know... about our destiny."
"And?" Lucy asked sitting down next to Murph, now seeing a nice shiner on his eye, compliments of Connor
"We had a nice brotherly... Chat." Murph replied smiling.
"Oooh, Honey! What did he do?" She kissed him on the eye.
"Careful, although I know I had this coming it still hurts, loads of pain. Ouch, pain Oeh aah."
"Right, now yer just being a baby." Lucy replied smiling at her hubby.
"I know... but is it working?" he said flashing an evil smile.
"It isn't but... what the hell." She kissed him
"Did I mention I have pain, Loads of it?"
Lucy's cell phone rang. The display flashed Liam, which Murph saw.
"What does he want?"
"I don't know, I can't read his mind you know." Lucy replied a bit harsh
Murph sulked again, making Lucy sigh. She answered the phone.
"Hiya Liam, what's up?" she said
"Nothing much, just wanted to say hello is all." Liam replied
"Well can I call you back some other time? I'm at..."
"Murphy's? You're always there. We never just have fun anymore." Liam replied making Lucy feel a bit guilty about neglecting her mate.
"Yeah I know. We will go do something in the near future Liam, you do understand don't you?"
"Aye, I do... but only because I neglect you when I have a girlfriend, so I guess were even on this." Liam laughed
"Right, gonna go now!" Lucy hangs up the phone and saw Murph looking at her.
"What?" She asked
"Nothing. I just... I'm sorry I get this yelous. It's because I uhm..." Murph didn't know how to put it.
Lucy went to lie down on the couch her head in his lap.
"I am afraid to loose you." Murph finished his sentence in a whisper Lucy almost didn't get it. Then she smiled.
"You've got me Murph. If you like it or not." She said, making Murph smile again.
"AH damn. Fuck Connor, me eye hurts like hell." Murph said covering his eye with his hand.
Lucy pulled his hand away from his eye and gave a gentle kiss on it. "Don't be such a fucking baby." She smiled.
Meanwhile Connor arrived at the pub; he parked his car and walked inside. He stopped by the entrance as he saw Simone sitting at the bar, singing with the stereo, to Metallica – sanatarium. He listened and watched her.
"Build my fear of what's out there And cannot breathe the open air Whisper things into my brain Assuring me that I'm insane They think our heads are in their hands But violent use brings violent plans Keep him tied, it makes him well He's getting better, can't you tell?"
Simone saw Connor standing in the doorway. She recovered her 'moment of weakness' and ran up to him. "Hey you!" And flew into his arms. Connor catches her and all his anger towards Murph went right out the window at the sight of his girlfriend.
"How are you? Are you okay?" Connor asked concerned after he kissed her as if he hadn't seen her for an eternity.
"Yes I am, now you're here, why?" She asked
"Well it's not exactly your every day happy song is it?" he replied looking serious
"It's nothing. I have to listen to this song from time to time."
"Listen... What time does the pub open?"
"Not, I have a day off. Why?" She asked
"How about," Connor walked up to the pool table's "I teach you some more pool."
Simone looked at him. Just the way he walked over to the pool tables made her want him.
"Sure." She answered and walked up to him.
"This my dear," he held out a pool cue. "Is a pool cue."
"Oh I normally just say; long sticky thingy." Simone replied acting dumb.
Connor laughed "And this is a ball."
"White ball. I need it?" She asked smiling
"Yes love, you do." Connor said again laughing at what she said.
He put all the balls on the table and broke them. "Now come here." Simone walked up to him.
"You hold the cue like this." He did some strange thing with his fingers. "Like this?" She asked.
"Right." He said standing behind her; she once again felt his body against hers. She closed her eyes for a second in order to concentrate on the game rather then concentrating on Connor whose head was on her left. It wasn't working. It didn't help him kissing her neck either. She tipped her head to the right. He kissed her shoulder, then he let the pool cue go and turned her around so she'd face him, and then lifted her up onto the pool table. He stood between her legs and kissed her lips, softly biting them.
"What's this? Did you miss me?" She asked
"Aye I did, every minute I'm not with you I miss you, so much it hurts with every breath I take." Connor replied looking into her eyes. She knew he meant it. And she felt the same way.
She locked eyes with him then kissed him most passionately. Connor lifted her up from the pool table and she wrapped her legs around him. He carried her upstairs to the bedroom. When they got there Connor looked really serious. He put her on the bed while he kissed her. He took of her shirt while she did the same with his. Slowly and carefully Connor undressed her. Simone automatically covered herself up. She felt really self conscious. Connor took her arms, which she had crossed over her upper body and placed them around his neck. "You look beautiful" he whispered in her ear which sends shivers down Simone's spine. He wanted her so bad he couldn't believe it. He never felt like this before. It was driving him mad. He kissed her again this time roughly. He lay on top of her, and was really gentle. Simone felt really weird. She wanted him more then ever and frankly it scared her. She decided to shove those feelings aside as she didn't want to miss any second of this moment. He was so sweet, gentle and caring. It was as if the whole worlds resolved around them. Connor whipped the stray hairs out of her face and kissed her softly.
"You sure you want this?" Connor whispered. Simone kissed him "I do."
Simone straightened her back as Connor went on; her head all the way up; then relaxed again. She never wanted this evening to stop... ever. She let her hands slide over his back; then looked into his eyes...
Connor couldn't believe how beautiful she was. He saw the love in her eyes, what she felt for him. "I love you." He said. "I love you too." She whispered. Connor held her look for a second and kissed her passionately; then kissed her from her neck down to her stomach, making her smile. He came back up again, his fingers softly brushed her arm. She got goose bumps all over her back. Connor looked so sexy with his slightly blushing cheeks, his eyes half open still locking with hers. Her breath was short and quick as was his. Simone bit on her lip and closed her eyes. Connor smiled and kissed her on her mouth.
That night seemed to last an eternity, they were one that night. Everything else in the world didn't seem to matter. There was just Connor and herself.
That night they fell asleep still holding each other.
Murph and Lucy were having a quiet night all together. They just lay in bed holding each other. Lucy's head was on Murph's chest and Murph held her hand.
"I love your tattoo." Lucy said looking at the Aequitas tattoo. "What does it stand for?"
Murph looked at his tattoo. "It means justice or equality." He answered.
"I love it." She said
Murph smiled at her. "Connor was pretty mad at me for telling you about us."
"Yeah? What did he say?"
"Well it started with: "Fuck this fucking fuck, you fucking.. oh fuck!", then it comes down to me being a incredible ass for not making sure the guns were out of sight. I assured him you didn't tell a soul."
"I didn't, and it was fucking hard to, I usually tell Simone everything. She is going to be really pissed at me when she finds out."
"Connor will tell her himself. She won't blame you; it's for a good cause."
"Yeah you're probably right." Lucy answered.
Connor was having a really weird dream; he saw his father, just his face then he saw his Da with Simone standing opposite of each other. He was holding her hands. He said "Never shall innocent blood be shed. Yet the blood of the wicked shall flow like a river. The four shall spread their blackened wings and be the vengeful striking hammer of God." Simone nodded and Da kissed her forehead, and then placed one hand on her stomach and one on her forehead. You shall have the protection of all the angels in heaven. Then he saw his fathers face talking to him again. "This girl is the one. I shall count her among my favoured sheep. There will be two new saints in the end yet again..." Then his dad disappeared and Rocco appeared. "Don't you fucking quit, you have to keep doing what you're doing. I love you man."
Then Connor woke up sweating with a gasp, he opened his eyes and stared right into Simone's who said: "Count me among thy saints"
"And you shall be protected by all the angels in heaven." Connor replied automatically.
Simone sat up. "I dreamed of a man... Never shall innocent blood be shed..."
"Yet the blood of the wicked shall flow like a river. The four shall spread their blackened wings and be the vengeful striking hammer of god." Connor finished.
"Yes that's it! Wait... how did you know?"
"I have to tell you something." Connor said looking serious and a bit sad at the same time.
"What? Is something wrong? With us?" Simone asked feeling anxious.
"No sweetie, it's not about us, it's about me... and my destiny. Me and Murph's destiny actually." Connor stopped for a moment thinking about how he should tell her.
"Would you care to share?" Simone asked
"Well, it's kind of complicated."
"Just start at the beginning."
He suddenly began to tell her everything... "Well... I told you we used to live in Boston. It all started a year ago tomorrow after getting into a bar fight at McGinty's, a local Irish pub, with a couple of Russian mob people. It was just a stupid bar fight, but they followed us home. One of them called Ivan hand cuffed me onto our toilet and told me that instead of killing me, he would kill me brother. I went absolutely crazy; I lifted the whole toilet from the ground and to make a long story shorter, killed him. We stole their guns money and pager to make it look like a robbery. We went to the police station to answer a couple of questions. All went pretty smooth; we could stay the night in one of the cells. That night Murphy and I had this weird dream. We woke up and I said "Destroy all which is evil." And Murph said "So all which is good may flourish."
Connor stopped talking to see if Simone wasn't freaking out right about now.
"You okay?" She asked
"Aye, I am... how about you?"
"Still waiting to hear the rest."
"Right. That's how our destiny was born. We kill every man who does evil things. Rapists, thieves, murderers. We got so fed up listening to the news how murderers got out on bail. Rapists often not caught at all. Then Rocco, our friend joined us. He worked for the Italian mob. He joined us in our quest as he knew everything about them. Then one day when we went for Yakavetta. Something went terribly wrong. They knew we were coming and tied us to chairs. He killed Rocco that night. He... he told us not to quit." Connor fell silent.
"Are you okay?" Simone asked seeing Connor looking up at the ceiling.
"No actually. The fact you had this dream means... you are one of us now."
"So? I can understand this destiny of yours." She replied.
"You do?" Connor didn't expect her to say that. "I thought you would freak out."
"Well I didn't expect you to do this mind you. But I feel strangely comfortable with it actually. That man I dreamed of, he told me you needed me, to stand by your side. Along with Lucy and Murph." She frowned.
They were silent for a moment then...
"How about Ben and Darren? Did you kill them?" Simone lifted her head up to look at him.
"Aye, we did. We couldn't let those cocky ass bastards get away with that. Especially after I saw you... I didn't understand how someone could treat someone like you the way he did."
"I can't believe someone would do that for me."
"I can." Connor replied kissing her for the first time with her knowing his dark secret.
When they broke loose Simone looked at Connor. "So who was that man in my... our dream?"
"That was my father." Connor said
"And the other one?"
"That was Rocco." Connor turned his head the other way.
"You miss him don't you?" Simone asked carefully.
Connor looked at the ceiling again. "Aye I do. And the fact he died then, makes me afraid of what's coming next. I don't want to loose you the way I lost Rocco." He said looking back at her again. Simone saw he was hurting but trying not to show it to her.
"You will not loose me. We will cover each other's backs. If this is your destiny... Our destiny then we must follow it. Rid the world of all evil." She replied looking serious
Connor hugged her tight "Connor can't breathe!" Simone said
"Sorry," Connor said while loosening his embrace "It just feels really good to share this with someone besides my brother."
Murph woke up that morning yelling. "Fuck this! I will not fucking... NO!" He sat up.
Lucy obviously startled replied with a frantic "What! What happened?"
"I need to talk to Connor." Murph replied getting out of bed.
"It 7 AM Murph get back to bed." Lucy said "At least let them wake up properly. God knows what they've been doing last night."
Murphy's cell phone rang. He answered. "Connor?"
"Aye it's me."
"I had this weird fucking dream just now please tell me..."
"I had it as well."
"Oh that's just fucking great." Murph replied looking at Lucy who was still in bed looking at him frowning.
"I know. I told Simone everything." Connor said
"So it's true? They... you sure?" Murph didn't know what to say
"Aye it is. I don't like it either. I am afraid to loose Simone, she had the same dream." Connor said "It must mean they can handle it."
"I will talk to you later. I have to tell her." Murph hang up the phone and turns to Lucy. Murph had his jeans on already and had his shirt in his hands which he threw into a corner.
Lucy looked at her man, standing there looking sexy with his bare chest and jeans. Nice shiner all purple. He looked sad.
"Is something wrong with Simone?" She asked as she watched Murph get into the bed.
"Not exactly." Murph told her about what Connor just told him on the phone.
Lucy laughed. "Yeah right, you're kidding me. Us four? The saints? How come I didn't get the dream and Simone did?"
"Maybe because you already knew, and didn't need persuading." Murph answered. "Listen, this is the real deal. Either you're in with me... or out... without me."
"Fuck yeah I'm in." Lucy said.
"You serious?" Murph asked
"Yeah, where ever you go, I go." She said kissing him. "Now would you please lie here with me?"
Murph lay down against her, her back against his body. He kissed her cheek then laid back thinking about what all this meant. He was devastated when Rocco died, and if he lost Lucy... He would be more then devastated, he would die with her.
Connor and Simone were working at the pub later that day. Smiling every time they saw each other. Simone couldn't stop thinking about last night. How wonderful it had been. To be with someone on that level was just... He stomach gave another jolt when she thought about it, as it had done for 8 times that evening. She looked at Connor while cleaning glasses, when all of a sudden one of the glasses broke while she was cleaning it, leaving a bleeding gap in her hand. "Ouch damn it!" Simone yelled from behind the bar making the customers look up, and Connor running up to her. "What? What is it?" He asked
"I cut my hand on that bloody glass." Simone said looking at the wound in the middle of her hand.
Connor took her hand and looked at it. He grabbed the first aid kit and sat her down on the bar stool.
"It hurts like hell." Simone said, while she watched Connor grabbing the whiskey and soaking a piece of bandage.
"Well be more careful then." Connor said cleaning out the wound. Simone gasped.
"I was..." Simone said. Connor gave her a look. "Okay, I wasn't...but I had a good excuse though."
"Which is?" Connor asked putting a bandage on her hand.
"A very cute guy, with a nice butt."
Connor looked at her. "Who?" He asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"You silly." She answered.
Connor smiled. "I knew that."
A boy walked up to the bar. Simone looked at him, "What is it I can help you with?" she asked with a bright smile.
"Don't you recognize me?" The boy asked
Connor looked at the young man standing there. He couldn't be older then 20. "No, not particular, should I?" Simone answered the boy.
"Take a closer look. Let's say I'm from Canterbury."
"Oh.. my.. God.." Simone gasped.
Connor looked at Simone, wondering what this was all about.
"Oh my GOD!" she yelled more happily now. She ran up to the boy and hugged him tight. Leaving Connor stand there with one eyebrow raised.
"Steven! How have you been? It's been what? 10 years?" Simone asked
"Yeah must be about that! I was about 10 years old I think." Steven replied.
"This is my little brother! Steven meet Connor. Connor, this is Steven!"
"Do you want something to drink? Wait... Why are you here? And not at home?" Simone asked suddenly suspicious.
"Do you think we could maybe talk somewhere... private?" Steven asked Simone suddenly looking sad.
"I will take care of the bar Simone, you guys go and talk." Connor offered.
"Thanks."
Simone and Steven walked up to one of the tables and sat down. Simone eyed her little brother. He's so grown up! She couldn't believe he was here with her.
"So what's happened?" Simone asked Steven, although she could guess. Her parents had never been loving parents.
"They kicked me out." Steven said looking at his feet.
"Did they have a reason to?" She asked in reply
"Well, dad was on again about how you were a disgrace to our family, and that we aren't high in standards anymore because of you. He does it every year and last weekend, something snapped inside of me. I told him to stop fucking talking about you that fucking way."
"Steven!" Simone said hearing her little brother swear.
"Well that's what I said. But that wasn't the worse part. I told him that at one of their diner parties. After everyone had left, he hit me and told me to go live with you if I thought you had a better life. And here I am. I packed my bags and got on the first plane over here. It took a while to find you though." Steven finished talking and finally looked up at his big sister.
Simone didn't know what to think. "Well there just no talking about innit? You're staying here. We will get the attic cleaned out and you can live with us."
Steven smiled
"BUT! In return... you have to work at the pub and keep your room clean yourself. I don't have time to do that, so do we have a deal?" Simone asked "Aye!" Steven shook Simone's hand
"Now, let me take a look at you! You've grown to be a handsome young man now didn't you?" Simone said looking at him
"Well it's in the family I guess!"
Simone stood up, and walked over to the bar, Steven following her. "Connor? Meet our new help!"
Connor smiled at him and threw him a cloth. "Well best get started then, it's starting to get pretty busy!"
Simone took place at the bar as she watched the guys having fun. She was glad her little brother was here with her. She was really worried about him, and every letter she had sent him, she'd gotten back unopened. Probably her parents didn't want her to contact him. She thought back to the day they put her out on the street. A little 10 year old girl wondering the streets on her own, with a little suitcase containing just her tiny little clothes. She went to her friend Lucy's house, where her parents took her into their home as if she was their own child. They even adopted her at one point. That's why Lucy and Simone were so close.
Simone was shocked out of her thoughts when Connor hugged her from behind. "Hey you." Simone said
"You know, you're little brother is a lot like you."
"What makes you say that?" Simone asked
"You have the same humour, same smile, same eyes."
"I'd better watch out then before he steals you from me." Simone said smiling
"You're not that much alike!"
Lucy and Murph came walking in. Lucy took one look at Steven, then looked at Simone. Her eyes widened, then; "OH my gooood!"
"Yeah I know!" Simone said giving a girly scream.
Lucy walked up to Steven and gave him a hug. "How have you been Steven?"
"I've been great, thanks. How about you?"
"Fine thanks. Oh right meet Murphy. He's Connor's brother. Murph, this is Simone's little brother."
"Oi, I'm not that little anymore." Steven replied
After they closed the pub they sat down and drank. A lot. They were all plastered by 5 o'clock AM. Simone hanging onto Connor laughing, keeping herself from falling over.
Steven was imitating Sponge bob Square pants, and his imitation of Mr Crabs was fantastic.
"Aye sponge boy me bob." He said.
Simone almost wet herself. "Oh please, stop." She yelled laughing, poring everyone some more whiskey.
Lucy was sleeping on Murph's shoulders while he was laughing his ass of. "I think we got ourselves another funny man." He said raising his drink to Connor, who raised his, and they downed it in one go.
"I don't know about you guys but I want to go to bed." Lucy said yawning.
"Aye, that's a great idea." Simone said following her.
The guys stayed down for a bit.
Simone and Lucy changed and got into bed. Suddenly Simone giggled.
"What?" Lucy asked
"Look Sponge bob. I'm Patrick square pants..." she said laughing aloud.
Lucy laughed as well, and then the guys came in. "What are you two laughing about."
Simone looked at Lucy and looked back at the guys... Nothing! And laughed her ass off again.
Connor and Murph just shrugged and got into bed with them.
Murph mouthed; we've got to fuck with them.
"Listen," Connor began. "Do you hear that?"
"What?" Lucy asked
"Shh!" Murph pointed at the door.
Lucy and Simone both got out of bed to see where Murph had gone. Then when they reached the doorway...
"GOOOOTCHAAAAAAAAAAA" Murph jumped in front of them making Simone scream and Lucy punched him square on the jaw. Pure reaction, she didn't actually want to hit Murph.
"Oh! Sweetie are you okay?" Murph fell down on his ass, hands on his nose which was bleeding. Simone and Connor laughed. Lucy thought he was crying but it seemed like he was laughing as well.
"Give me a hand will you?" Murph asked.
"That'll teach you to scare the crap out of you." Lucy said handing him a towel and pulling him up.
Lucy and Murph went to sit in the kitchen as Simone and Connor got into bed still laughing their asses off.
"You okay?" Lucy asked
"Well depends on how you look at it." Murph answered "You can punch really hard you know that?"
Lucy smiled "Yeah, that's what you get when working in a bar. Someone has to fight off all the idiots who come here."
"Well that isn't necessary anymore, now I'm here." Murph said pulling Lucy onto his lap.
"Is that so now?"
"Aye, I will protect you." Murph looked into her eyes, and Lucy looked back.
"That's so sweet." Lucy kissed him and Murph kissed her back with more passion then she had ever felt.
The door to the bedroom was closed, so nobody could hear them. Murph lifted Lucy up and laid her down on the couch. Lucy was afraid someone might hear them, but that made it more interesting as well. She thought.
Murph lay down on top of her, his arms on either side of her head supporting him. Lucy slightly came up to kiss him. The kiss was so hot Lucy thought her lips might catch fire. Murph let his left hand glide over her body, and then pulled of her satin nightgown she had been wearing. Lucy pulled of Murph's shirt then kissed him once more. Their movements and kisses were different from other times as this wasn't the first time they would do "it" but it did feel like it was. He was gentle and careful as if he was afraid to break her. She closed her eyes as he kissed her neck. Murph knew she liked that. Lucy pulled Murph closer to her and started kissing his shoulders and nibbled his ear. Murph laughed out loud. "Shhh" Lucy giggled. "Someone will hear us."
That night Lucy and Murph came closer to each other, closer then they already had been.
Keep an eye out for chapter four you guys! Things will get more exciting !!!!
"When I wear my flashing sword and my hand takes hold on judgment. I will take vengeance upon mine enemies and I will repay those who hate me. Oh lord raise me to thy right hand and counts me among thy saints"
A Couple of month's later Simone and Connor were still together, as were Lucy and Murph. She spent most of her time with Murph and even slept there more then Connor did, who off course was with Simone most of his time.
Connor and Simone were still taking things slow.
"What do you mean you two still didn't ... you know." Lucy said dumbstruck
"Well, I want too but, I don't want to mess things up you know?"
"No I don't know." Lucy said following Simone who was gathering glasses from tables and cleaning them. "You know as well as I do, that sleeping with a guy doesn't have to mean things won't work out."
"Lucy, I really like this guy. I mean... Really really like him."
"Well, what's keeping you from jumping his bones? You've been together for 4 months now and counting. Plus he does sleep in your bed."
"Yeah that does say something right?" Simone replied while putting the clean glasses on the shelves.
"If he didn't care for you he wouldn't wait, and would have dumped you already."
Connor did wait indeed. He never asked her if she wanted to, he just waited for her to take the first step.
"Well I think it's a good thing. Our relationship isn't just about sex."
"Well you decide what ever you like to do... I am having a date with Murph today." Lucy said lighting her fag, and sitting down on the barstool.
"You raving hussy!" Simone joked "Light me one too will you."
Lucy gave her own cigarette to her best friend and lighted another one for herself.
"Well call me what you like... At least I am getting some my dear."
"AH! And that calls herself a best friend?" Simone asked now sitting down next to Lucy.
"Look at the time, look at the time, must be off now!" She grabbed her bag and left Simone sitting there.
Lucy went to Murph's place. When she got there Connor had just left and Murph sat on the couch.
"What's wrong?"
"Connor knows." Murph said without looking to lucy.
"Knows what?" She moved closer to Murph.
"Knows you know... about our destiny."
"And?" Lucy asked sitting down next to Murph, now seeing a nice shiner on his eye, compliments of Connor
"We had a nice brotherly... Chat." Murph replied smiling.
"Oooh, Honey! What did he do?" She kissed him on the eye.
"Careful, although I know I had this coming it still hurts, loads of pain. Ouch, pain Oeh aah."
"Right, now yer just being a baby." Lucy replied smiling at her hubby.
"I know... but is it working?" he said flashing an evil smile.
"It isn't but... what the hell." She kissed him
"Did I mention I have pain, Loads of it?"
Lucy's cell phone rang. The display flashed Liam, which Murph saw.
"What does he want?"
"I don't know, I can't read his mind you know." Lucy replied a bit harsh
Murph sulked again, making Lucy sigh. She answered the phone.
"Hiya Liam, what's up?" she said
"Nothing much, just wanted to say hello is all." Liam replied
"Well can I call you back some other time? I'm at..."
"Murphy's? You're always there. We never just have fun anymore." Liam replied making Lucy feel a bit guilty about neglecting her mate.
"Yeah I know. We will go do something in the near future Liam, you do understand don't you?"
"Aye, I do... but only because I neglect you when I have a girlfriend, so I guess were even on this." Liam laughed
"Right, gonna go now!" Lucy hangs up the phone and saw Murph looking at her.
"What?" She asked
"Nothing. I just... I'm sorry I get this yelous. It's because I uhm..." Murph didn't know how to put it.
Lucy went to lie down on the couch her head in his lap.
"I am afraid to loose you." Murph finished his sentence in a whisper Lucy almost didn't get it. Then she smiled.
"You've got me Murph. If you like it or not." She said, making Murph smile again.
"AH damn. Fuck Connor, me eye hurts like hell." Murph said covering his eye with his hand.
Lucy pulled his hand away from his eye and gave a gentle kiss on it. "Don't be such a fucking baby." She smiled.
Meanwhile Connor arrived at the pub; he parked his car and walked inside. He stopped by the entrance as he saw Simone sitting at the bar, singing with the stereo, to Metallica – sanatarium. He listened and watched her.
"Build my fear of what's out there And cannot breathe the open air Whisper things into my brain Assuring me that I'm insane They think our heads are in their hands But violent use brings violent plans Keep him tied, it makes him well He's getting better, can't you tell?"
Simone saw Connor standing in the doorway. She recovered her 'moment of weakness' and ran up to him. "Hey you!" And flew into his arms. Connor catches her and all his anger towards Murph went right out the window at the sight of his girlfriend.
"How are you? Are you okay?" Connor asked concerned after he kissed her as if he hadn't seen her for an eternity.
"Yes I am, now you're here, why?" She asked
"Well it's not exactly your every day happy song is it?" he replied looking serious
"It's nothing. I have to listen to this song from time to time."
"Listen... What time does the pub open?"
"Not, I have a day off. Why?" She asked
"How about," Connor walked up to the pool table's "I teach you some more pool."
Simone looked at him. Just the way he walked over to the pool tables made her want him.
"Sure." She answered and walked up to him.
"This my dear," he held out a pool cue. "Is a pool cue."
"Oh I normally just say; long sticky thingy." Simone replied acting dumb.
Connor laughed "And this is a ball."
"White ball. I need it?" She asked smiling
"Yes love, you do." Connor said again laughing at what she said.
He put all the balls on the table and broke them. "Now come here." Simone walked up to him.
"You hold the cue like this." He did some strange thing with his fingers. "Like this?" She asked.
"Right." He said standing behind her; she once again felt his body against hers. She closed her eyes for a second in order to concentrate on the game rather then concentrating on Connor whose head was on her left. It wasn't working. It didn't help him kissing her neck either. She tipped her head to the right. He kissed her shoulder, then he let the pool cue go and turned her around so she'd face him, and then lifted her up onto the pool table. He stood between her legs and kissed her lips, softly biting them.
"What's this? Did you miss me?" She asked
"Aye I did, every minute I'm not with you I miss you, so much it hurts with every breath I take." Connor replied looking into her eyes. She knew he meant it. And she felt the same way.
She locked eyes with him then kissed him most passionately. Connor lifted her up from the pool table and she wrapped her legs around him. He carried her upstairs to the bedroom. When they got there Connor looked really serious. He put her on the bed while he kissed her. He took of her shirt while she did the same with his. Slowly and carefully Connor undressed her. Simone automatically covered herself up. She felt really self conscious. Connor took her arms, which she had crossed over her upper body and placed them around his neck. "You look beautiful" he whispered in her ear which sends shivers down Simone's spine. He wanted her so bad he couldn't believe it. He never felt like this before. It was driving him mad. He kissed her again this time roughly. He lay on top of her, and was really gentle. Simone felt really weird. She wanted him more then ever and frankly it scared her. She decided to shove those feelings aside as she didn't want to miss any second of this moment. He was so sweet, gentle and caring. It was as if the whole worlds resolved around them. Connor whipped the stray hairs out of her face and kissed her softly.
"You sure you want this?" Connor whispered. Simone kissed him "I do."
Simone straightened her back as Connor went on; her head all the way up; then relaxed again. She never wanted this evening to stop... ever. She let her hands slide over his back; then looked into his eyes...
Connor couldn't believe how beautiful she was. He saw the love in her eyes, what she felt for him. "I love you." He said. "I love you too." She whispered. Connor held her look for a second and kissed her passionately; then kissed her from her neck down to her stomach, making her smile. He came back up again, his fingers softly brushed her arm. She got goose bumps all over her back. Connor looked so sexy with his slightly blushing cheeks, his eyes half open still locking with hers. Her breath was short and quick as was his. Simone bit on her lip and closed her eyes. Connor smiled and kissed her on her mouth.
That night seemed to last an eternity, they were one that night. Everything else in the world didn't seem to matter. There was just Connor and herself.
That night they fell asleep still holding each other.
Murph and Lucy were having a quiet night all together. They just lay in bed holding each other. Lucy's head was on Murph's chest and Murph held her hand.
"I love your tattoo." Lucy said looking at the Aequitas tattoo. "What does it stand for?"
Murph looked at his tattoo. "It means justice or equality." He answered.
"I love it." She said
Murph smiled at her. "Connor was pretty mad at me for telling you about us."
"Yeah? What did he say?"
"Well it started with: "Fuck this fucking fuck, you fucking.. oh fuck!", then it comes down to me being a incredible ass for not making sure the guns were out of sight. I assured him you didn't tell a soul."
"I didn't, and it was fucking hard to, I usually tell Simone everything. She is going to be really pissed at me when she finds out."
"Connor will tell her himself. She won't blame you; it's for a good cause."
"Yeah you're probably right." Lucy answered.
Connor was having a really weird dream; he saw his father, just his face then he saw his Da with Simone standing opposite of each other. He was holding her hands. He said "Never shall innocent blood be shed. Yet the blood of the wicked shall flow like a river. The four shall spread their blackened wings and be the vengeful striking hammer of God." Simone nodded and Da kissed her forehead, and then placed one hand on her stomach and one on her forehead. You shall have the protection of all the angels in heaven. Then he saw his fathers face talking to him again. "This girl is the one. I shall count her among my favoured sheep. There will be two new saints in the end yet again..." Then his dad disappeared and Rocco appeared. "Don't you fucking quit, you have to keep doing what you're doing. I love you man."
Then Connor woke up sweating with a gasp, he opened his eyes and stared right into Simone's who said: "Count me among thy saints"
"And you shall be protected by all the angels in heaven." Connor replied automatically.
Simone sat up. "I dreamed of a man... Never shall innocent blood be shed..."
"Yet the blood of the wicked shall flow like a river. The four shall spread their blackened wings and be the vengeful striking hammer of god." Connor finished.
"Yes that's it! Wait... how did you know?"
"I have to tell you something." Connor said looking serious and a bit sad at the same time.
"What? Is something wrong? With us?" Simone asked feeling anxious.
"No sweetie, it's not about us, it's about me... and my destiny. Me and Murph's destiny actually." Connor stopped for a moment thinking about how he should tell her.
"Would you care to share?" Simone asked
"Well, it's kind of complicated."
"Just start at the beginning."
He suddenly began to tell her everything... "Well... I told you we used to live in Boston. It all started a year ago tomorrow after getting into a bar fight at McGinty's, a local Irish pub, with a couple of Russian mob people. It was just a stupid bar fight, but they followed us home. One of them called Ivan hand cuffed me onto our toilet and told me that instead of killing me, he would kill me brother. I went absolutely crazy; I lifted the whole toilet from the ground and to make a long story shorter, killed him. We stole their guns money and pager to make it look like a robbery. We went to the police station to answer a couple of questions. All went pretty smooth; we could stay the night in one of the cells. That night Murphy and I had this weird dream. We woke up and I said "Destroy all which is evil." And Murph said "So all which is good may flourish."
Connor stopped talking to see if Simone wasn't freaking out right about now.
"You okay?" She asked
"Aye, I am... how about you?"
"Still waiting to hear the rest."
"Right. That's how our destiny was born. We kill every man who does evil things. Rapists, thieves, murderers. We got so fed up listening to the news how murderers got out on bail. Rapists often not caught at all. Then Rocco, our friend joined us. He worked for the Italian mob. He joined us in our quest as he knew everything about them. Then one day when we went for Yakavetta. Something went terribly wrong. They knew we were coming and tied us to chairs. He killed Rocco that night. He... he told us not to quit." Connor fell silent.
"Are you okay?" Simone asked seeing Connor looking up at the ceiling.
"No actually. The fact you had this dream means... you are one of us now."
"So? I can understand this destiny of yours." She replied.
"You do?" Connor didn't expect her to say that. "I thought you would freak out."
"Well I didn't expect you to do this mind you. But I feel strangely comfortable with it actually. That man I dreamed of, he told me you needed me, to stand by your side. Along with Lucy and Murph." She frowned.
They were silent for a moment then...
"How about Ben and Darren? Did you kill them?" Simone lifted her head up to look at him.
"Aye, we did. We couldn't let those cocky ass bastards get away with that. Especially after I saw you... I didn't understand how someone could treat someone like you the way he did."
"I can't believe someone would do that for me."
"I can." Connor replied kissing her for the first time with her knowing his dark secret.
When they broke loose Simone looked at Connor. "So who was that man in my... our dream?"
"That was my father." Connor said
"And the other one?"
"That was Rocco." Connor turned his head the other way.
"You miss him don't you?" Simone asked carefully.
Connor looked at the ceiling again. "Aye I do. And the fact he died then, makes me afraid of what's coming next. I don't want to loose you the way I lost Rocco." He said looking back at her again. Simone saw he was hurting but trying not to show it to her.
"You will not loose me. We will cover each other's backs. If this is your destiny... Our destiny then we must follow it. Rid the world of all evil." She replied looking serious
Connor hugged her tight "Connor can't breathe!" Simone said
"Sorry," Connor said while loosening his embrace "It just feels really good to share this with someone besides my brother."
Murph woke up that morning yelling. "Fuck this! I will not fucking... NO!" He sat up.
Lucy obviously startled replied with a frantic "What! What happened?"
"I need to talk to Connor." Murph replied getting out of bed.
"It 7 AM Murph get back to bed." Lucy said "At least let them wake up properly. God knows what they've been doing last night."
Murphy's cell phone rang. He answered. "Connor?"
"Aye it's me."
"I had this weird fucking dream just now please tell me..."
"I had it as well."
"Oh that's just fucking great." Murph replied looking at Lucy who was still in bed looking at him frowning.
"I know. I told Simone everything." Connor said
"So it's true? They... you sure?" Murph didn't know what to say
"Aye it is. I don't like it either. I am afraid to loose Simone, she had the same dream." Connor said "It must mean they can handle it."
"I will talk to you later. I have to tell her." Murph hang up the phone and turns to Lucy. Murph had his jeans on already and had his shirt in his hands which he threw into a corner.
Lucy looked at her man, standing there looking sexy with his bare chest and jeans. Nice shiner all purple. He looked sad.
"Is something wrong with Simone?" She asked as she watched Murph get into the bed.
"Not exactly." Murph told her about what Connor just told him on the phone.
Lucy laughed. "Yeah right, you're kidding me. Us four? The saints? How come I didn't get the dream and Simone did?"
"Maybe because you already knew, and didn't need persuading." Murph answered. "Listen, this is the real deal. Either you're in with me... or out... without me."
"Fuck yeah I'm in." Lucy said.
"You serious?" Murph asked
"Yeah, where ever you go, I go." She said kissing him. "Now would you please lie here with me?"
Murph lay down against her, her back against his body. He kissed her cheek then laid back thinking about what all this meant. He was devastated when Rocco died, and if he lost Lucy... He would be more then devastated, he would die with her.
Connor and Simone were working at the pub later that day. Smiling every time they saw each other. Simone couldn't stop thinking about last night. How wonderful it had been. To be with someone on that level was just... He stomach gave another jolt when she thought about it, as it had done for 8 times that evening. She looked at Connor while cleaning glasses, when all of a sudden one of the glasses broke while she was cleaning it, leaving a bleeding gap in her hand. "Ouch damn it!" Simone yelled from behind the bar making the customers look up, and Connor running up to her. "What? What is it?" He asked
"I cut my hand on that bloody glass." Simone said looking at the wound in the middle of her hand.
Connor took her hand and looked at it. He grabbed the first aid kit and sat her down on the bar stool.
"It hurts like hell." Simone said, while she watched Connor grabbing the whiskey and soaking a piece of bandage.
"Well be more careful then." Connor said cleaning out the wound. Simone gasped.
"I was..." Simone said. Connor gave her a look. "Okay, I wasn't...but I had a good excuse though."
"Which is?" Connor asked putting a bandage on her hand.
"A very cute guy, with a nice butt."
Connor looked at her. "Who?" He asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"You silly." She answered.
Connor smiled. "I knew that."
A boy walked up to the bar. Simone looked at him, "What is it I can help you with?" she asked with a bright smile.
"Don't you recognize me?" The boy asked
Connor looked at the young man standing there. He couldn't be older then 20. "No, not particular, should I?" Simone answered the boy.
"Take a closer look. Let's say I'm from Canterbury."
"Oh.. my.. God.." Simone gasped.
Connor looked at Simone, wondering what this was all about.
"Oh my GOD!" she yelled more happily now. She ran up to the boy and hugged him tight. Leaving Connor stand there with one eyebrow raised.
"Steven! How have you been? It's been what? 10 years?" Simone asked
"Yeah must be about that! I was about 10 years old I think." Steven replied.
"This is my little brother! Steven meet Connor. Connor, this is Steven!"
"Do you want something to drink? Wait... Why are you here? And not at home?" Simone asked suddenly suspicious.
"Do you think we could maybe talk somewhere... private?" Steven asked Simone suddenly looking sad.
"I will take care of the bar Simone, you guys go and talk." Connor offered.
"Thanks."
Simone and Steven walked up to one of the tables and sat down. Simone eyed her little brother. He's so grown up! She couldn't believe he was here with her.
"So what's happened?" Simone asked Steven, although she could guess. Her parents had never been loving parents.
"They kicked me out." Steven said looking at his feet.
"Did they have a reason to?" She asked in reply
"Well, dad was on again about how you were a disgrace to our family, and that we aren't high in standards anymore because of you. He does it every year and last weekend, something snapped inside of me. I told him to stop fucking talking about you that fucking way."
"Steven!" Simone said hearing her little brother swear.
"Well that's what I said. But that wasn't the worse part. I told him that at one of their diner parties. After everyone had left, he hit me and told me to go live with you if I thought you had a better life. And here I am. I packed my bags and got on the first plane over here. It took a while to find you though." Steven finished talking and finally looked up at his big sister.
Simone didn't know what to think. "Well there just no talking about innit? You're staying here. We will get the attic cleaned out and you can live with us."
Steven smiled
"BUT! In return... you have to work at the pub and keep your room clean yourself. I don't have time to do that, so do we have a deal?" Simone asked "Aye!" Steven shook Simone's hand
"Now, let me take a look at you! You've grown to be a handsome young man now didn't you?" Simone said looking at him
"Well it's in the family I guess!"
Simone stood up, and walked over to the bar, Steven following her. "Connor? Meet our new help!"
Connor smiled at him and threw him a cloth. "Well best get started then, it's starting to get pretty busy!"
Simone took place at the bar as she watched the guys having fun. She was glad her little brother was here with her. She was really worried about him, and every letter she had sent him, she'd gotten back unopened. Probably her parents didn't want her to contact him. She thought back to the day they put her out on the street. A little 10 year old girl wondering the streets on her own, with a little suitcase containing just her tiny little clothes. She went to her friend Lucy's house, where her parents took her into their home as if she was their own child. They even adopted her at one point. That's why Lucy and Simone were so close.
Simone was shocked out of her thoughts when Connor hugged her from behind. "Hey you." Simone said
"You know, you're little brother is a lot like you."
"What makes you say that?" Simone asked
"You have the same humour, same smile, same eyes."
"I'd better watch out then before he steals you from me." Simone said smiling
"You're not that much alike!"
Lucy and Murph came walking in. Lucy took one look at Steven, then looked at Simone. Her eyes widened, then; "OH my gooood!"
"Yeah I know!" Simone said giving a girly scream.
Lucy walked up to Steven and gave him a hug. "How have you been Steven?"
"I've been great, thanks. How about you?"
"Fine thanks. Oh right meet Murphy. He's Connor's brother. Murph, this is Simone's little brother."
"Oi, I'm not that little anymore." Steven replied
After they closed the pub they sat down and drank. A lot. They were all plastered by 5 o'clock AM. Simone hanging onto Connor laughing, keeping herself from falling over.
Steven was imitating Sponge bob Square pants, and his imitation of Mr Crabs was fantastic.
"Aye sponge boy me bob." He said.
Simone almost wet herself. "Oh please, stop." She yelled laughing, poring everyone some more whiskey.
Lucy was sleeping on Murph's shoulders while he was laughing his ass of. "I think we got ourselves another funny man." He said raising his drink to Connor, who raised his, and they downed it in one go.
"I don't know about you guys but I want to go to bed." Lucy said yawning.
"Aye, that's a great idea." Simone said following her.
The guys stayed down for a bit.
Simone and Lucy changed and got into bed. Suddenly Simone giggled.
"What?" Lucy asked
"Look Sponge bob. I'm Patrick square pants..." she said laughing aloud.
Lucy laughed as well, and then the guys came in. "What are you two laughing about."
Simone looked at Lucy and looked back at the guys... Nothing! And laughed her ass off again.
Connor and Murph just shrugged and got into bed with them.
Murph mouthed; we've got to fuck with them.
"Listen," Connor began. "Do you hear that?"
"What?" Lucy asked
"Shh!" Murph pointed at the door.
Lucy and Simone both got out of bed to see where Murph had gone. Then when they reached the doorway...
"GOOOOTCHAAAAAAAAAAA" Murph jumped in front of them making Simone scream and Lucy punched him square on the jaw. Pure reaction, she didn't actually want to hit Murph.
"Oh! Sweetie are you okay?" Murph fell down on his ass, hands on his nose which was bleeding. Simone and Connor laughed. Lucy thought he was crying but it seemed like he was laughing as well.
"Give me a hand will you?" Murph asked.
"That'll teach you to scare the crap out of you." Lucy said handing him a towel and pulling him up.
Lucy and Murph went to sit in the kitchen as Simone and Connor got into bed still laughing their asses off.
"You okay?" Lucy asked
"Well depends on how you look at it." Murph answered "You can punch really hard you know that?"
Lucy smiled "Yeah, that's what you get when working in a bar. Someone has to fight off all the idiots who come here."
"Well that isn't necessary anymore, now I'm here." Murph said pulling Lucy onto his lap.
"Is that so now?"
"Aye, I will protect you." Murph looked into her eyes, and Lucy looked back.
"That's so sweet." Lucy kissed him and Murph kissed her back with more passion then she had ever felt.
The door to the bedroom was closed, so nobody could hear them. Murph lifted Lucy up and laid her down on the couch. Lucy was afraid someone might hear them, but that made it more interesting as well. She thought.
Murph lay down on top of her, his arms on either side of her head supporting him. Lucy slightly came up to kiss him. The kiss was so hot Lucy thought her lips might catch fire. Murph let his left hand glide over her body, and then pulled of her satin nightgown she had been wearing. Lucy pulled of Murph's shirt then kissed him once more. Their movements and kisses were different from other times as this wasn't the first time they would do "it" but it did feel like it was. He was gentle and careful as if he was afraid to break her. She closed her eyes as he kissed her neck. Murph knew she liked that. Lucy pulled Murph closer to her and started kissing his shoulders and nibbled his ear. Murph laughed out loud. "Shhh" Lucy giggled. "Someone will hear us."
That night Lucy and Murph came closer to each other, closer then they already had been.
Keep an eye out for chapter four you guys! Things will get more exciting !!!!