C.C. hugged herself tightly. She felt so alone. A knock came on her
door. It was Niles. She opened the door for him. "C.C., sweetie, what's the
matter? Everyone knows your not sick. Please tell me whats going on."
"I-I can't. You'll get hurt." She said. He shook his head. "Please."
She thought for a while. "Listen Niles" she said, "I will tell you, but I have to do something first." He nodded, not too happy about her decision to postpone it. She got dressed, and got out of the hotel. Calling a cab she asked him to drive her to the ghetto part of Chicago. She had been in one of these places before, and she knew how to handle herself. Stepping out of the car, she looked around for the nearest weapon store. She finally spotted one that said, 'McCarthy's Guns n Stuff'
Grimacing at the uncreative name, she walked into the store. A huge man with tattoos all over his body stood at the counter. She walked over to him. "Give me the smallest most powerful gun in here."
He looked at her awkwardly, but after a minute or two he handed her a small handgun. "Works like a charm" he said, and spat the tobacco he was chewing onto the ground. She thanked him, and paid the unreasonably high price for the gun. She tucked it under her jacket, and then walked out of the store. She felt protected now. She called a cab again, and rode back to the Holiday Inn.
When she got there, she ran up to her hotel room where Niles was sitting on the loveseat by her bed. He looked up, held out his arms, and said, "Come here, C.C."
She sat on his lap, and rested her head on his shoulder. He kissed her hair and held her close. "Tell me what happened." She told her story gradually, and he began to get angrier and angrier at every word she spoke. He held her tighter, and cursed graphically under his breath. "But Niles," she said, "I think they're going to come after me. I'm so scared. I don't want to be-
"Don't even talk like that!" He said, suddenly grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking her, "I'll be here, honey, nothing will happen."
"I'm so lucky to have you." Said C.C., and gave him a peck on the lips.
"And I you." He replied.
He rocked her back and forth, and they sat like that for quite a while. C.C. had fallen asleep, so he picked her up and gently set her on the bed. He lay next to her.
C.C. woke up about three am. She was feeling stressed, and decided she would go take a swim in the hotel pool. She put on her bathing suit, and grinned gently at the sight of a sleeping Niles. She kissed him on the forehead, and exited the hotel room. She walked outside to the pool, towel in hand. She lowered into the water, and swam a lap. "Mind if I join you?" she heard a voice from behind. She turned and saw Fran standing at the edge.
"No, come on in." C.C. replied. Fran lowered into the pool and swam over to her.
"Tell me" she simply said.
C.C. looked at her questioningly. Fran rolled her eyes.
"You weren't really sick. I want to know whats wrong, and I know you already told Niles so he'll tell me eventually if you don't" she snapped, then her tone softened, "sorry, I'm just stressed about Maxwell, ya know?"
C.C. patted her shoulder, "I know. And I will tell her." So C.C. tells her story yet again, only she told Fran that she got a gun.
"Smart" said Fran giving her a thumbs up, "but the trial is coming soon, all you have to do is avoid them for a couple of days."
"You're right. But Fran, I need to ask you a question. Are you and Max really splitting up?" she asked.
A tear ran down Fran's face. "Honestly, C.C., I don't know. I just don't know. Probably. I knew my life wouldn't be a fairy tale, but I didn't expect this. Ma is going to kill me. Well I better go inside. Night, hun."
"But wa-"C.C. started, but Fran cut her off.
"Please don't. I don't feel like talking. Nothing personal. See you in the morning." Fran then grabbed her towel and walked inside. C.C. swore she heard her stifle a sob. She felt really bad, for herself and her friend. C.C. got out of the pool, dried and just lay there on a chair. As she stood up to go walk in, she felt arms wrap around her. She was about to scream when she noticed it was Niles, and fell gently into his embrace. He nibbled gently on her ear and said, "may I have this dance?" She grinned. He spun her around, and sang to her:
Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest.
Nobody does it half as good as you.
Baby, you're the best.
I wasn't lookin' but somehow you found me.
I tried to hide from your love light,
But like heaven above me the spy who loved me
Is keepin' all my secrets safe tonight.
And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could.
Nobody does it quite the way you do.
Did you have to be so good?
The way that you hold me whenever you hold me.
There's some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from runnin' but just keep it comin'
How'd you learn to do the things you do?
And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest.
Nobody does it half as good as you.
Baby, baby, darlin' you're the best.
Baby you're the best.
Baby you're the best.
Baby you're the best.
Darlin' you're the best.
Darlin' you're the best.
Baby you're the best.
Baby you're the best
Note: Thanks for reading! The next chapter will be up in two weeks, I'm going through a big move and got a lot of stuff to do. I'm really sorry, but after chapter 21, they'll be moving really fast, the story ends at chapter 30! Hugs and kisses, I'm out.
"I-I can't. You'll get hurt." She said. He shook his head. "Please."
She thought for a while. "Listen Niles" she said, "I will tell you, but I have to do something first." He nodded, not too happy about her decision to postpone it. She got dressed, and got out of the hotel. Calling a cab she asked him to drive her to the ghetto part of Chicago. She had been in one of these places before, and she knew how to handle herself. Stepping out of the car, she looked around for the nearest weapon store. She finally spotted one that said, 'McCarthy's Guns n Stuff'
Grimacing at the uncreative name, she walked into the store. A huge man with tattoos all over his body stood at the counter. She walked over to him. "Give me the smallest most powerful gun in here."
He looked at her awkwardly, but after a minute or two he handed her a small handgun. "Works like a charm" he said, and spat the tobacco he was chewing onto the ground. She thanked him, and paid the unreasonably high price for the gun. She tucked it under her jacket, and then walked out of the store. She felt protected now. She called a cab again, and rode back to the Holiday Inn.
When she got there, she ran up to her hotel room where Niles was sitting on the loveseat by her bed. He looked up, held out his arms, and said, "Come here, C.C."
She sat on his lap, and rested her head on his shoulder. He kissed her hair and held her close. "Tell me what happened." She told her story gradually, and he began to get angrier and angrier at every word she spoke. He held her tighter, and cursed graphically under his breath. "But Niles," she said, "I think they're going to come after me. I'm so scared. I don't want to be-
"Don't even talk like that!" He said, suddenly grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking her, "I'll be here, honey, nothing will happen."
"I'm so lucky to have you." Said C.C., and gave him a peck on the lips.
"And I you." He replied.
He rocked her back and forth, and they sat like that for quite a while. C.C. had fallen asleep, so he picked her up and gently set her on the bed. He lay next to her.
C.C. woke up about three am. She was feeling stressed, and decided she would go take a swim in the hotel pool. She put on her bathing suit, and grinned gently at the sight of a sleeping Niles. She kissed him on the forehead, and exited the hotel room. She walked outside to the pool, towel in hand. She lowered into the water, and swam a lap. "Mind if I join you?" she heard a voice from behind. She turned and saw Fran standing at the edge.
"No, come on in." C.C. replied. Fran lowered into the pool and swam over to her.
"Tell me" she simply said.
C.C. looked at her questioningly. Fran rolled her eyes.
"You weren't really sick. I want to know whats wrong, and I know you already told Niles so he'll tell me eventually if you don't" she snapped, then her tone softened, "sorry, I'm just stressed about Maxwell, ya know?"
C.C. patted her shoulder, "I know. And I will tell her." So C.C. tells her story yet again, only she told Fran that she got a gun.
"Smart" said Fran giving her a thumbs up, "but the trial is coming soon, all you have to do is avoid them for a couple of days."
"You're right. But Fran, I need to ask you a question. Are you and Max really splitting up?" she asked.
A tear ran down Fran's face. "Honestly, C.C., I don't know. I just don't know. Probably. I knew my life wouldn't be a fairy tale, but I didn't expect this. Ma is going to kill me. Well I better go inside. Night, hun."
"But wa-"C.C. started, but Fran cut her off.
"Please don't. I don't feel like talking. Nothing personal. See you in the morning." Fran then grabbed her towel and walked inside. C.C. swore she heard her stifle a sob. She felt really bad, for herself and her friend. C.C. got out of the pool, dried and just lay there on a chair. As she stood up to go walk in, she felt arms wrap around her. She was about to scream when she noticed it was Niles, and fell gently into his embrace. He nibbled gently on her ear and said, "may I have this dance?" She grinned. He spun her around, and sang to her:
Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest.
Nobody does it half as good as you.
Baby, you're the best.
I wasn't lookin' but somehow you found me.
I tried to hide from your love light,
But like heaven above me the spy who loved me
Is keepin' all my secrets safe tonight.
And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could.
Nobody does it quite the way you do.
Did you have to be so good?
The way that you hold me whenever you hold me.
There's some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from runnin' but just keep it comin'
How'd you learn to do the things you do?
And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest.
Nobody does it half as good as you.
Baby, baby, darlin' you're the best.
Baby you're the best.
Baby you're the best.
Baby you're the best.
Darlin' you're the best.
Darlin' you're the best.
Baby you're the best.
Baby you're the best
Note: Thanks for reading! The next chapter will be up in two weeks, I'm going through a big move and got a lot of stuff to do. I'm really sorry, but after chapter 21, they'll be moving really fast, the story ends at chapter 30! Hugs and kisses, I'm out.