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Later on that night Jeff felt bad about what he did to Christy earlier on that same day bringing him to arrive on her doorstep. She almost immediately answered it as she thought it would be anyone but him.

"What do you want?" she asked uninterested.

Jeff cocked a smile on his face. "I came over to apologize Christy."

Christy tossed her red fire hair over her shoulders and replied with, "Apolo-lie or or apologies? Look, I don't care--"

"Why are you so damn mean to me? Yeah what you did was wrong but you fully deserved it, you don't even know me," Jeff said standing up for himself.

He'd come to apologies and she had thrown it back in his face. Just then Christy's father appeared from behind her and looked at his daughter. He asked,

"What's all this noise about?"

He then took his eyes off Christy and onto Jeff. After that, he turned back to his daughter.

"Where do you know him from Christy?"

"He stays with Mia. Why do you ask anyway?"

Her father was quick to shake his head and reply, "No reason."

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While walking down the dirty street, Jeff made two separate phone calls to Patrick and Greg to tell them to meet up with him at the diner at five that evening. As he hung up on his cell phone, a black BMW sedan pulled up to the side of him. It happened to be Eric.

"Hey. You need a lift?" Eric asked with his head sticking out of the window of his vehicle slightly.

"Actually yeah I do. Do you mind going into the city for a few hours?" Jeff said as he leant on the window sill of the car.

Eric shrugged his shoulders. "Sure why not?"

It was an hour later when they arrived in Los Angeles. Pulling up slowly beside Greg, Jeff rolled down the windows and said in the best way he could,

"What the hell happened to you?"

Greg touched his black eye and winced a little at the pain. "Nothing...just got into some shit you know? Well it definitely looks like you've hit the jackpot there, nice BMW man," he continued and checked out Eric's car.

"Naw..." Jeff replied and then asked, "Where's Patrick? I've been calling him but no answer." Jeff looked around he got a vibe like he was being watched. "Dude we really have to talk. I need your help"

"Okay" Greg stated and walked into the diner. Both men notice Eric still in his car. "So are you coming in? No one is going to steal your car"

Jeff pushed Greg making him stumble a bit on his feet. "He doesn't need to know my business." He turned to Eric. "Hey it'll only take a ten minutes." As the two best friends sat at their usual table. They began their conversation.

"So where in the hell have you been bro? M.I.A. for like a few days bro." Greg said.

"Nothing much man just--I'm staying with some people in Orange County they're suppose to make be a "good" kid" Jeff flop his feet on the other side of the bench. "How in the hell could Chase up the money like that? Where in the hell am I going to get $100,000 grand?"

Greg didn't look him in the eye nor his face as the words left his best friends mouth. "Well we could rob a bank"

Jeff gave Greg a blank stare. "...Greg how many times we've been through this? No banks."

"Well I don't know, give me your number where you at and I'll let you know when somthing's up" Jeff handed Greg his cell phone and placed him under the contact. As Jeff and Greg was walking back to Eric's car, the two friends shook hands.

"Keep in touch bro,remeber bro...I got you" Greg said.

"I trust you man, call me" As the BMW pulled off. Those words ran through Greg head which made him feel like shit.

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Finally arrving back in Coto, Jeff turned to Eric. "Well thanks for the ride Eric."

"Your welcome. Its the least I could do for you since saving my ass a few days back. Where did you learn how to fight like that anyway?" Eric ask making a right on Wester Rd.

Jeff inhaled. "Well East L.A. is a good training ground. So you like that girl?"

Eric had a slight blush on his face because Jeff knew excalty who he was talking about. "...Maira? I guess so-"

"You guess so? Man, you almost got your ass kick for her" Jeff exclamied.

"Yeah I'm way out of my legue when it comes to her though"

"No one is better than anyone remeber that. Just be yourslfe" Jeff said.

Eric gave him a frown. "I did that and it almost got my ass kick remeber?" Eric pulled into the Santos driveway and let Jeff out. Before saying his last goodbye to Eric he then turned to him.

"What's Christy's father name?"

Eric gave him a wrid look. " Micheal Hemme...why?"

Jeff shook his head. "No reason...I'll see you later. Thanks again"

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Days later Greg was awoken by a phone call form Chase saying that he wanted his money by the end of the week. He then made a quick phone call to Jeff.

"Hello?"

"Chase wanted to send you a message, you got until the end of the week or he's coming for you" Greg said

Jeff paused. Greg look at the phone. "Jeff?...you there?"

"Yeah."

"Look meet me at the Pacfords downtown tomorrow...I got you bro" Greg said. "Everything is going to be alright. I won't tell him anything"

Jeff click his cell phone shut and held his hands to his chest. "What the hell did I just get myself into?"