Pride leans back in his chair, sighing. Although he had gotten back with Salene, he wonders if the other Mallrats have assumed he forgot about Leigha. He shook his head at the thought. She would always have a place in his heart. Just not that part that Salene has always owned. He looks across the table at her and catches her glance. She smiles, blushing under his gaze. Pride smiles to himself. He loves it when he has that effect on her.
Patch stumbles slightly as he brings a tray of fresh cookies to the table, setting them down in the middle. Siva smiles at him appreciatly; she knows that his cookies are much more welcomed than her baking.
Lex sighs, annoyed. With all these cookies, you would've thought you'd just walked into Betty Crocker's kitchen, rather than "Patch's Kitchen" in the run down mall.
Everyone stares at the plate, waiting for someone to take the first cookie. Patch stands back, smiling, his hands stuffed into his pockets, admiring his cooking.
Dee shakes her head, tired of this nonsense and reaches to take a cookie. Slowly, everyone follows her act. They touch the cookie as if it would explode into a nuclear disaster.
Surprisingly, it's quite good. Everyone's hands are soon covered in crumbs, even Patch, but not Lex. Siva smirks to herself and reaches for another cookie, then waving it in front of Lex's face. He raises his eyebrow to her, wondering if she seriously expected him to eat it.
Lex grabs her wrist, stopping the cookie waving, and moves her arm over the cookie plate. He then shook her wrist, forcing her to drop the cookie in one swift motion. He lets go of her wrist and glances at her. She laughs and smiles, giving him a playful push on his bicep.
Pride sighs again and Salene sees that he is getting impatient. Even she doesn't know why he had become so serious.
"Alright, we have to start thinking of ways to get them out," Pride says suddenly. The Mallrats don't have to ask who he's talking about. They all know, as well, that he isn't talking about the others only.
Pride didn't want to invite Jay to the meeting at all. He knew there was something between him and Leigha, no doubt about it. Even though he was with Salene again, he still felt protective of Leigha. He and Jay didn't always see eye to eye.
The only reason why Jay was even there, in Pride's opinion, is because he was their only inside man. Whether they admitted it or not, they couldn't do this without him.
"So, who has a plan?"
It is Lex who speaks first. He doesn't want another argument, so he feels the need to show he's at least somewhat interested in the topic. Truth be told, he's not actually sure what the topic is! No matter what it is, there is usually a plan involved; an idea Lex has picked up on over the years.
Everyone looks at each other silently. They all know that no plan would ever work, getting at least twenty-five people out from under Ram's nose would not be easy. It's not like he wouldn't notice.
No one says anything. They don't want to ruin Pride's hopes.
"Jay, how did you get her out the last time?"
Pride speaks and everyone hears it. HER. He's not going to say her name, they all know. Jay swallows.
"Ram already knows that I got her out the first time, so he probably won't let me near her, and she's the first person to "break in" that I haven't been in charge of, like Ellie," he reminds everyone, "So there will be major security around her"
Pride nods, agreeing. "And, also, Ram is slowly losing trust in me. I don't have as much power as I used to," Jay continues. Salene frowns, remembering something. She lightly taps Pride's arm but looks to the group before her.
"And we're not just talking ONE person," she reminds them, "More like twenty-five"
Jay looks down. All he had been doing was answering Pride's question and already Salene was getting impatient.
"So how are we going to get twenty-five people PLUS a maximum security prisoner out of Ram's reach without him noticing when it happens or after it happens, for that matter?" Dee asks loudly. Since she was the new sheriff, she felt the need to start the conversation up again.
"We have twenty-five or more people, a maximum security prisoner, and someone as valuable as Tai-San needing to get out and we have no plan?" Lex asks.
Siva looks uncomfortable. After all the things she and Lex had been through together and all they've had, he was still searching for his first love.
"Tai-San is there?" Jay asks truthfully.
Lex nods, frowning. "Didn't you know?"
Jay shakes his head, no. "I had NO idea. I suppose Ram started to stop trusting me a long time ago"
Patch clears his throat and a few of the Mallrats jump. They had forgotten he was there.
"So, obviously, our insider knows less than we do. Therefore making our insider and outsider along WITH us," Patch says. He smiles to himself, pleased he managed the difficult sentence, as well as the idea, without stuttering.
Jay nods. He knows he's useless to them, at least as a General. He was still helping no matter what- nothing was stopping him, and Pride knew it. Pride's excuse for using Jay was no longer useful.
Patch stumbles slightly as he brings a tray of fresh cookies to the table, setting them down in the middle. Siva smiles at him appreciatly; she knows that his cookies are much more welcomed than her baking.
Lex sighs, annoyed. With all these cookies, you would've thought you'd just walked into Betty Crocker's kitchen, rather than "Patch's Kitchen" in the run down mall.
Everyone stares at the plate, waiting for someone to take the first cookie. Patch stands back, smiling, his hands stuffed into his pockets, admiring his cooking.
Dee shakes her head, tired of this nonsense and reaches to take a cookie. Slowly, everyone follows her act. They touch the cookie as if it would explode into a nuclear disaster.
Surprisingly, it's quite good. Everyone's hands are soon covered in crumbs, even Patch, but not Lex. Siva smirks to herself and reaches for another cookie, then waving it in front of Lex's face. He raises his eyebrow to her, wondering if she seriously expected him to eat it.
Lex grabs her wrist, stopping the cookie waving, and moves her arm over the cookie plate. He then shook her wrist, forcing her to drop the cookie in one swift motion. He lets go of her wrist and glances at her. She laughs and smiles, giving him a playful push on his bicep.
Pride sighs again and Salene sees that he is getting impatient. Even she doesn't know why he had become so serious.
"Alright, we have to start thinking of ways to get them out," Pride says suddenly. The Mallrats don't have to ask who he's talking about. They all know, as well, that he isn't talking about the others only.
Pride didn't want to invite Jay to the meeting at all. He knew there was something between him and Leigha, no doubt about it. Even though he was with Salene again, he still felt protective of Leigha. He and Jay didn't always see eye to eye.
The only reason why Jay was even there, in Pride's opinion, is because he was their only inside man. Whether they admitted it or not, they couldn't do this without him.
"So, who has a plan?"
It is Lex who speaks first. He doesn't want another argument, so he feels the need to show he's at least somewhat interested in the topic. Truth be told, he's not actually sure what the topic is! No matter what it is, there is usually a plan involved; an idea Lex has picked up on over the years.
Everyone looks at each other silently. They all know that no plan would ever work, getting at least twenty-five people out from under Ram's nose would not be easy. It's not like he wouldn't notice.
No one says anything. They don't want to ruin Pride's hopes.
"Jay, how did you get her out the last time?"
Pride speaks and everyone hears it. HER. He's not going to say her name, they all know. Jay swallows.
"Ram already knows that I got her out the first time, so he probably won't let me near her, and she's the first person to "break in" that I haven't been in charge of, like Ellie," he reminds everyone, "So there will be major security around her"
Pride nods, agreeing. "And, also, Ram is slowly losing trust in me. I don't have as much power as I used to," Jay continues. Salene frowns, remembering something. She lightly taps Pride's arm but looks to the group before her.
"And we're not just talking ONE person," she reminds them, "More like twenty-five"
Jay looks down. All he had been doing was answering Pride's question and already Salene was getting impatient.
"So how are we going to get twenty-five people PLUS a maximum security prisoner out of Ram's reach without him noticing when it happens or after it happens, for that matter?" Dee asks loudly. Since she was the new sheriff, she felt the need to start the conversation up again.
"We have twenty-five or more people, a maximum security prisoner, and someone as valuable as Tai-San needing to get out and we have no plan?" Lex asks.
Siva looks uncomfortable. After all the things she and Lex had been through together and all they've had, he was still searching for his first love.
"Tai-San is there?" Jay asks truthfully.
Lex nods, frowning. "Didn't you know?"
Jay shakes his head, no. "I had NO idea. I suppose Ram started to stop trusting me a long time ago"
Patch clears his throat and a few of the Mallrats jump. They had forgotten he was there.
"So, obviously, our insider knows less than we do. Therefore making our insider and outsider along WITH us," Patch says. He smiles to himself, pleased he managed the difficult sentence, as well as the idea, without stuttering.
Jay nods. He knows he's useless to them, at least as a General. He was still helping no matter what- nothing was stopping him, and Pride knew it. Pride's excuse for using Jay was no longer useful.
