A/N: If you haven't realized already I'm not doing this in the time of when the movie came out. I felt that I needed to make things a little more modern…lol...It will be more obvious in the next few chapters. Also another big thank you to A Hotter Kiss A Better Touch for her review.
The girls sat in the living room cleaning their guns just in case they were needed. They felt with something as big as what the guys were doing they should be prepared if they were needed. Smecker had left a few hours ago to find out if there was anything going on at Yakavetta's place. The girls knew that the guys would be doing their hit soon. They were hoping everything would go smoothly.
Shayla was sitting on one end of the couch drawing a new tattoo while Patricia sat at the other end reading a book. They were really into what they were doing at the moment. Suddenly someone started banging on their door. The girls dropped what they were doing quickly grabbing their guns from the table. Patricia got up going for the door with Shayla right behind her. "It's Paul, girls open the door!" The girls put their guns down and Patricia opened the door. Paul rushed into the apartment almost pushing Patricia out of the way. "Paul what tha fuck is wrong with ye?!" Shayla snapped at him trying to get his attention. "There's a big problem. Yakavetta has everyone up at his place waiting for the guys." The girls stared at Paul for a moment. Patricia turned to her sister. "Shay we need ta do somethin." Shayla stood there thinking. She turned to Paul. "We need a way to get in there. At least if they're five 'o us there's a chance." It was Paul's turn to think. "I got it! I need your help. I can get in and distract them while you two slip in and get the guys out." The girls nodded their agreement.
They had gotten their plan all set and headed out to Yakavetta's mansion. They were sitting in the car and Shayla looked at Paul sitting in the backseat. "Are ye sure ye wanta do this Paul? One 'o us could have done this instead." "No you two need to get the guys out of there. Just do me one favor. Don't tell anyone about this." The girls nodded and Paul opened the car door and walked to the mansion. "Damn Shay he makes one ugly woman." Shayla laughed. "Aye Pat he does. Let's just hope these guys don't think that." They both shared a laugh. They watched as Paul headed up to the mansion and knocked on the door. A big guy answered and Paul worked his stuff. The next thing the girls knew Paul and this guy were kissing and went inside. "Oh my God! I can't believe I just saw that!" Shayla sat there traumatized for a moment. Patricia was trying to stifle a laugh. They regained their composure and headed to the mansion.
They found a side door that no one was watching and entered. They had their guns drawn as they cautiously walked through the house. They quickly found the door that lead to the basement. They followed a long corridor to another door and entered. They were not prepared for what they were met with. Both brothers were a battered and beaten mess and Rocco was dead on the ground. There was another body on the ground. The brothers were picking Rocco up and sitting him in the chair. Shayla was the first to come out of shock. She spoke softly to them as she moved more into the room. "What happened?" Connor turned to her voice. "Shay what are ye doin 'ere?" Patricia stood next to her sister. "We came ta save yer arses. Smecker told us that there was gonna be trouble." The guys had seated Rocco and walked over to the girls hugging them tightly. Shayla looked into Connor's eyes when he pulled away. His eyes mirrored hers at that moment. She saw the hurt and anger in him. "Do what needs ta be done Conn." She kissed him gently.
The guys placed pennies in Rocco's eyes and knelt before him. The girls stood to the side bowing their heads. The brothers started their family prayer. Suddenly there was a click from a gun heard behind them. They all turned pointing their guns towards the noise. The girls stood in shock as it was the man from their dreams and the same the guys described. He began to finish the MacManus family prayer and the girls knew it was their father. When he finish the girls bowed their heads again and said their prayer. The three MacMans' looked at them in shock as they finished. The brothers never heard the girl's prayer before but there was another reason that The Duke looked at them. The girls made the sign of the cross and turned to the guys. "Ye need ta get out 'o 'ere now." Patricia spoke as she wiped tears from her face. Shayla wiped away her tears as she spoke. She walked up to the brothers. "We'll take care 'o things 'ere. Go back to our place and we'll meet ya there." The brothers and their Da left going out through the basement. The girls headed back upstairs.
As soon as they came up from the basement they found Smecker on the floor unconscious. Shayla went over to him kneeling beside him. "Paul wake up!" She started to shake him awake. "What the fuck happened?" Patricia joined her sister. "It looks like ye were hit in tha head." Shayla helped him sit up. "Come on we need ta get out 'o 'ere now. We'll take ye back ta yer apartment." "What happened with the guys?" Patricia had a solemn voice. "Roc's dead but the brothers are going to be okay." Paul finally stood up as Shayla helped him. They all walked to the girl's car and they drove him home. "Girls I'm sorry for your friend Rocco. We'll make sure Yakavetta pays for this. I will call you tomorrow." The girls nodded and drove off.
They drove back to their apartment in silence. Shayla parked the car and got out grabbing her bag as she went. Patricia followed. They were in front of their building. "Shay wait. I think we should talk things out before we go up there." Shayla turned to her sister. "What is there to talk about Pat?" "Well first of all that's Liam MacManus sitting in our apartment right now. And if ye don't remember ma used ta tell us all the time how close he was with da. He might be able ta tell us where he is." Shayla thought for a moment then nodded. "Let's find out what's been goin on all these years." They headed up to their apartment.
They entered the apartment dropping their bags next to the door. They headed for the kitchen hearing the brothers talking to their da. The girls locked eyes with the brothers as they reached the doorway. The four of them were just staring at each other. Liam MacManus stood to greet the girls. "So yer tha O' Riley girls?" The girls broke their staring contest with the guys and looked at Liam. They nodded at his question. "I don't expect ye ta remember me but I knew yer da well." Shayla spoke first. "We remember ya." The brothers got up from their chairs and walked past the girls giving them a kiss as they went. They realized that the guy's wounds had been reopened. Patricia walked towards Murphy. "Let us take care of yer wounds before we get anything cleared up." "Pat hear what me da has ta say first." Shayla joined her sister and addressed both Murphy and Connor. "Whatever it is it can wait." Connor turned to Shayla placing his hands on her shoulders. "Shay its about yer da." Shayla looked to her sister then to Connor. "O meu santo I've waited twenty five years ta hear about me da. I think it can wait a few more minutes fer us ta take care 'o ye." The brothers shared a look and nodded to the girls.
They all went back into the kitchen and Patricia turned to Liam. "If ye want ta talk ta us..." Shayla finished the sentence for her. "…it can wait till were done fixin them up. And they stay with us when we talk." Liam looked at his boys for a moment. Their expressions were telling him not to disagree with the girls. "Aye lasses ye win. I'll be back in when yer done with me boys." He left going to sit in the living room. Murphy looked to Shayla as Patricia tended to his arm. "Shay, are ye in cop mode right now or somethin?" Shayla ignored Murphy's question. Patricia spoke up for her sister. "Murph both Shay an I are used ta trauma but tanight just went beyond what either 'o us can stand. Me sister doesn't deal with loss tha well. She just needs a few moments ta process everything then she'll be fine." Murphy nodded. Shayla finished with Connor's leg and was gently wiping the blood off of his face with a wet rag. Connor kept his voice soft as he spoke to her. "Ye know I can really call ye M'aingeal now." Shayla was finally snapping out of her thoughts. She smiled at him. "Theres me girl." He leaned up and kissed her. Patricia turned to Murphy. "See i told ya. Sometimes she just need a few minutes ta think." Murphy chuckled at her and kissed her gently. "Thank ye Pat." Patricia looked confused. "Fer what Murph?" Murphy smiled at her. "Fer everything. Both ye an Shay have been there every step 'o tha way. I don't think Conn an I would have been able ta do this without ye." Patricia placed her hands on either side of his face. "Ye don't have ta thank us Murph. We're glad we were here." She kissed him making him practically melt in her hands. Liam entered the room as both couples kissed. "Are ye done yet?" He laughed as the girls moved away from the brothers quickly.
They all sat at the table. Both sets of twins were dinking beer and smoking cigarettes as Liam smoked his cigar. He looked between his boys and the girls remembering when they were all little. He was glad to see that they were so close and that both Annabelle and Ann Marie kept to their word that both sets of twins would grow up to be good. He smiled to himself. "I know ye all want tha full story so I'll start from tha beginning." They all nodded and waited for him to continue. "All before any 'o ye were born me and yer da…" He turned and looked at the girls. "…had gotten tha call ta do Gods work. It had been goin good fer us. Then he met yer ma an I met me Belle. We both agreed tha settling down was more important than anythin. A short time afta tha four 'o ye were born our past was coming back ta haunt us. Tha only way fer us ta keep ye all safe was ta leave an keep doin what we were meant ta do. We were back 'ere in tha states fer about five years when we had a job gone wrong. Girls yer da didn't make it out alive and I got caught and went ta jail. I know yer da would be proud 'o ya both. And I also know tha leavin ye was tha hardest thing in tha world. It was hard on both 'o us." He looked at his boys letting them know that he meant what he said. They all stayed quiet for some time. The girls kept their heads bowed. Connor leaned over whispering in Shayla's ear. "Ye okay M'aingeal?" Shayla nodded and looked at him. Connor put his arm around her and pulled her close. Murphy did the same to Patricia.
Liam knew the girls needed some time so he tried to change the subject. "What have ye all done?" Connor spoke for both him and Murphy. "We stayed back 'ome till we were eighteen and then came 'ere. Nothin too extravagant about it." Liam nodded. "When did ye start with yer callin?" Connor and Murphy looked to each other. Murphy decided to speak this time. "Tha day afta St. Patty's day." Liam nodded again. "What about ye two?" He was looking between Patricia and Shayla. Patricia started to speak. "We came 'ere when we were thirteen. Went ta school and worked fer tha NYPD." Liam looked at the girls astonished. "Ye mean ta tell me tha two 'o ye are cops?" The girls looked at each other and smiled. Shayla turned back to Liam first. "I was a cop. Me sister worked in tha crime lab. I later became a detective." Liam smiled at the girls. "Ye did good fer yaselves. Did ye start doin Gods work with me boys?" Patricia looked at both Murphy then Connor. "No. We started before them. We've been doin this fer seven years now. Before last month we haven't seen the guys in fifteen years. We didn't even know they came 'ere till we decided ta leave New York" Liam nodded in understanding.
They kept talking filling each other in on everything that has happened. They all decided it was very late and both sets of twins were tired. Patricia, Connor and Murphy headed to bed. Shayla turned to Liam before following them. "If ye want ye can stay 'ere tha night." Liam thought for a moment. "Thank ye Shay." Shayla smiled and headed for bed.
The next morning Patricia woke up rolling over placing her hand where Murphy should be. His side felt cold. She knew he had been up for awhile. She sat up fully looking over to her sister who was still sound asleep and without Connor. She got out of bed walking over to her sister. "Shay wake up." Patricia shook her sister awake. "What do ye want Pat?" "Get up. It's after eleven." Shayla sat up and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. They both walked out of the bedroom heading to the kitchen. The guys were already up with their Da and he was making breakfast. Shayla waked over to give Connor a kiss. He grabbed her bringing her down onto his lap and kissed her. She let out a squeak as he pulled her down. Patricia and Murphy laughed. After Connor released her she stood up. "Well good mornin ta ye too." Liam turned from the stove "Mornin girls." They both answered in unison. "Mornin." "Well I hope yer hungry. I made me specialty." The girls smiled and Shayla took a seat next to Connor. Liam placed plates of food in front of each. He made scrambled eggs, potatoes and bacon.
They all dug in. They were really enjoying the simple but filling breakfast. Patricia wanted to be the smart ass for once and poke fun at Connor and Murphy. "I give credit Mr. MacManus. This is good." She looked to the brothers then to her sister smiling. "At least one of tha MacManus men can cook." Shayla smiled back at her sister. "Yeah sis better than even ya can." Everyone started laughing as Shayla had a come back in defense for the boys. Liam turned to Patricia. "Thank ye and since ye girls are with me boys, please call me Da." The girls looked to each other and Shayla smiled. "Da tha food is good and I do agree with me sister that it is nice ta have another MacManus that can cook." The guys glared at Shayla. She looked up from her food looking between the brothers. "What? I'm only statin facts 'ere." Murphy felt the need to defend himself and his brother. "We can cook." Shayla had a devious smile on her face. "Okay Murph. Why don't Conn an ye make dinner tanight? And it has ta be edible." Connor and Murphy had a silent conversation. They both agreed to the challenge.
The girls cleaned up the kitchen after breakfast and joined the guys in the living room. The brothers were arguing over what to make for dinner that night. The girls sat between them on the couch. Patricia looked to Murphy. "Why don't ye go an argue about this while yer on yer way tat ha store?" Shayla agreed with her sister. "Aye. Pat's right. Whatever ye want ta make yer gonna have ta go shoppin fer it. So take yer argument elsewhere." Both brothers go up. "Aye yer right girls. We shouldn't argue about it in front 'o ya. Besides it's a secret anyway." Connor leaned down and gave Shayla a kiss before he grabbed his coat and headed for the door. Murphy did the same thing following his brother.
The girls went on a cleaning spree while the guys were out. Da had stayed in the living room reading the newspaper as the girls cleaned. They were in the bedroom straightening up when the guys walked in. Both Shayla and Patricia had started singing "No One" by Alicia Keys as they were cleaning. They were hitting all the notes in harmony with each other. The brothers stood at the doorway watching them completely amazed that they could sing. Both girls turned and stopped singing when they saw the guys. Connor pushed himself off the doorframe and walked over to Shayla. "Ye sound great Shay. I should ask ye ta sing fer me from now on." Shayla started to blush. "Thank ye Conn." She smiled up at him. Murphy stayed by the door. "Both 'o ye sound great tagether. Maybe later ye can sing something fer us?" Patricia giggled as she walked over to Murphy. "We might." She smiled and kissed him as she walked into the living room. Shayla looked between both brothers. "So did ye both agree on what ta cook?" The guys laughed. Murphy answered her before he walked out of the room. "Aye we did but yer not gonna find out what it is just yet." Shayla looked up at Connor. "Aye Shay it's a surprise." He kissed her and followed his brother.
Shayla walked out of the bedroom and joined her sister in the living room. The brothers were in the kitchen preparing to make dinner. Patricia and Shayla agreed on a movie instead of fighting over what to watch. They agreed to watch Fight Club. They were really getting into the movie when suddenly they heard a crash in the kitchen. Shayla got up first to see what happened. As she walked in Connor had Murphy pinned on the floor and looked like he was about to beat the living daylights out of him with a spatula. Shayla stood in the doorway laughing as Patricia came up behind her and looked at the guys laughing as well. The guys didn't even notice the girls standing there. Shayla decided to snap them out of their little fight. "What tha fuck are ye doin in 'ere?!" She yelled at them. Connor quickly got off of Murphy trying to hide the spatula. Patricia was hysterically laughing. Murphy finally got to his feet and walked over to the girls. "Yer not supposed ta be in 'ere." Patricia walked away but Shayla was looking to annoy him. "Well I wouldn't have ta come in 'ere if tha two 'o ye would stop actin like a bunch 'o children." Murphy was up to a challenge from her. "Like children? Ye mean like ye an Pat right?" Shayla looked at him wide eyed for a moment then slapped him in the forehead and started laughing.
Murphy had, had enough. He grabbed Shayla and started tickling her causing her to go down to the floor. He had her pinned. "Do ye give up Shay?" Shayla was hysterically laughing. She stopped trying to cover up from the onslaught of Murphy's tickling and moved herself that made him unbalanced. She managed to reverse it on him and she had him pinned and started to extract her revenge. Connor stood by the stove quite impressed that she was getting his brother back. Patricia and Da were laughing as Shayla tried to get Murphy to give up. "Come on Murph. I got ye this time so give it up." Murphy was the one now laughing hard. "Okay I give!" He yelled out. Shayla quickly got off of him and extended her hand to help him up. He took the offered hand and she helped him up. Connor walked over to them and placed his arm around Shayla. "Damn I never thought anyone but me could get him ta give up like that." Shayla just giggled and walked back into the living room. When she sat back on the couch Patricia patted her on the back.
The guys announced that dinner was served and the girls and Da walked into the kitchen and sat at the table. The guys placed a casserole dish of what looked to be shepherds pie. They each took a nice helping of food. The girls were the first to take a bite. They were impressed it was actually edible. "Wow guys I give credit. This ain't that bad." Shayla then gave Connor a kiss on the cheek. Patricia sat there nodding her agreement with Shayla as she kept eating. Da did the same thing.
They finished eating and the girls helped the brothers clean up the mess in the kitchen. They were sitting at the table each drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette. Da had gone back in the living room. They were talking and laughing as they were remembering Rocco. For the first time that day they all admitted they missed him. As they were talking they heard a knock on the door. Shayla and Patricia got up to answer it. Shayla opened the door slightly. It was agent Smecker. She opened the door all the way moving out of his way. Shayla closed the door behind him and ushered him into the living room. She had to introduce him to Liam first. "Paul this is Liam or as we call him Da. Da this is Agent Paul Smecker." They briefly shook hands. The brothers joined them in the living room as Patricia was about to ask what was going on. "What's up Paul? Any new news?" Paul sat down on the couch. "Yes there is some new news. From what happened last night we now have enough to at least get Yakavetta to trial." Shayla being the more knowledgeable about the court system spoke up first. "Ye can get him ta trial but not a conviction right?" Smecker nodded. Connor went and sat next to Shayla as he asked the question that everyone was thinking. "When does he go on trial?"
"That's what's gonna lead me to the next thing. He goes on trial in three months. What I need from you all is to lay low for that time." Murphy stood next to Patricia as he spoke. "We can't do that. Evil doesn't take a day off." Shayla and Patricia looked to each other and both came up with the same thing. "We can leave Boston fer that time and head ta New York. They would think it's a copycat and would draw attention so Paul could do what he needs ta do ta get him ta court." Shayla was looking between the MacManus' and Paul. They all agreed. "Okay that should work. I can help you get an apartment for the time and Shay you can get back in touch with your old contacts." The girls chuckled. Patricia turned to Paul. "No need on the apartment part. We still have our apartment in Brooklyn. As far as contacts, that's no problem." "Good so then its settled. We will keep in touch so I can keep you up to date on Yakavetta and if you need any help in New York I can help." Da decided to speak up finally. "One thing. I will stay 'ere in Boston while ye all go. I promise ta stay low an outta sight. It will be easier when tha time comes fer tha trial." They all looked at Da. Patricia spoke for them all. "If that's what ye wish Da." "When do you want to leave?" Paul asked out loud to everyone. "Probably in a couple 'o days. We need ta have everything settled 'ere first." They all agreed and Smecker left.