Chapter 9:

"Tiffany" said Lila as she staggered towards Tiffany who was sleeping on the bed in Lila's guestroom, were she had been staying since Eddie abandoned her several weeks earlier, after Tiffany revealed the abuse she had suffered. Rubbing her eyes, Tiffany yawned "Lila, what's wrong...are you okay"

"They've got him, he was arrested" murmered Lila before she angrily announced "that idiot nephew of mine, he was walking around, with bags of cocaine in his pockets and a gun"

"Oh god, is he okay" questioned Tiffany as she climbed of the bed and walked towards Lila to comfort her

"No, he's locked up...I can't believe he didn't call" Lila mumbled as she rested her head on Tiffany's shoulder "maybe he was ashamed, nobody's ever been caught, not in my family"

"Maybe, we should go and visit him" suggested Tiffany

"No, we can't...I'm stepping foot near a prison" snapped Lila as she wiped away her tears then smoothed down the creases in her dress, before she continued sternly "he was an idiot, you can visit him...but am not. The fucking idiot, who does that? walking around with drugs...police are getting smarted nowadays"

"I know, I know...I might visit him, he must be so lonely" Tiffany guessed with a frown

"Well, do what you want...I have a business to run, just don't look to suspicious, okay" advised Lila. Tiffany suddenly fell silent and stood motionless, a tear suddenly rolled down her cheek and she let out a startling screech before collapsing onto the floor. "Oh, god...he must be so lonely, I shouldn't of told him...this wouldn't have happened" claimed Tiffany

"Oh, honey" gasped Lila before hugging Tiffany reassuringly and telling her "don't you worry, he's a tough one. He's not smart, but he's tough"

"Okay, Lila...thanks" stuttered Tiffany between sobs and cries...

...Three Weeks Later...

The prison visiting room could be described by Tiffany as 'the saddest place on earth', some prisoners were attractive and good-looking, others were strange-looking and ugly but all looked sad and undernourished, desperate to be in the arms of there loved ones. After being pushed and shoved by the cruel guards, they stumbled into the visiting room and their family members gasped and cried as they searched for their relative. Tiffany clutched a tissue as she scanned the cue of criminals for Eddie, he smiled lovingly when he noticed her before he scurried over to their table. "Tiffany, I'm sorry...for everything, I've been fucking horrible to you" confessed Eddie as tears gathered in his eyes

"Don't worry, all is forgiven" Tiffany smiled as she stroked his face

"Tiffany, I treated you terrible, I left you with no money, no place to go, low on rent" acknowledged Eddie, before babbling "now am in here, starving, being beaten by guards and every other motherfucker. It's not like old times, when I was younger, it ain't like that anymore"

"Stop it, baby, don't make me sad" begged Tiffany before leaning over the table and pecking him softly on the lips "I just, want to be able to love you...I've missed you, so much"

"What've you been doing, for money and to pay rent" questioned Eddie

"Aunt Lila, she's been really kind to me. She didn't want me on the streets, she worried about me, since she never heard from you...she thought you could of been dead, or anything. I was the last thing closest to you she had, she didn't want to lose me to"

"Tell her am sorry, I love her and you...I love you both, so much" interrupted Eddie

"I lost the apartment, I couldn't afford it...especially without any money coming in. Aunt Lila, she obviously done up her guest room, she's like a mom" continued Lila

"I know...thank her for me" asked Eddie before adding "but don't worry, I've got a plan okay. You'll get money, enough to live alright for a few months"

"What do you mean" nervously stammered Tiffany

"Well, my old friend, he wrote to me the other week when he found out I was arrested. I've knew him since I lived in New Jersey, we used to do a few 'jobs' together. You know what I mean, but anyway, we were supposed to be doing a job together cause he was supposed to be visiting us here. Now am in jail, so he can't and we can't do the job" muttered Eddie before happily adding "but, you can"

"What's the job" eagerly replied Tiffany

"Basically, it's robbing some old widow, she's a fucking millionaire...he heard she's got a huge stash of cash, in her mansion over in Beverly Hills" explained Eddie before he continued "he needs you to get into the house, he doesn't like to smash windows and climb in, he wants to walk right through the door"

"How am I, going to get into the house" questioned Tiffany

"Look it's a clean job, all you've got to do is knock on the door. Pretend you need help" answered Eddie before chuckling "pretend you're selling cookies"

"He said get some guns together, okay" Eddie informed her

"Thought it'd be a clean job"

"It will be, it's just in case...you know, any troubles. Get a driver to, he wants you to sought one out. Aunt Lila, she might be alright, so get her to do it" said Eddie

"Fuck, he wants me to do a lot" Tiffany angrily muttered as she planted her hands firmly on her hips

"I know, I'm sorry...he's travelling all the way from New Jersey" Eddie calmly told her before a prison guard yelled "visiting is over" and ordered Eddie to exit the visiting room. Eddie stood up and smiled "be good" as he petted her on the top of her head

"Baby, I love you" replied Tiffany before asking as he was dragged away "what's this mans name"

"Charles...Charles Lee Ray" answered Eddie. Tiffany gasped quietly as she felt her heart sink and a chill shoot down her spine. She had never forgot that man, but she wondered if it was the same man, what a small world. She thought about him when she returned to Lila's place, she pictured the mysterious Charles Lee Ray's handsome face when she closed his eyes. "does he remember me" she asked herself as she laid in bed, before closing her eyes and drifting of to sleep. That night, she dreamed about him, about the feel of his hands as she caressed her body and the touch of his lips on hers, she wanted to wrap his hair around her fingers and passionately kiss him. But she couldn't, she was with Eddie. Thinking about Charles made her realise how much of a liability Eddie was, an idiot just like his aunt said, nothing good had ever came of him. Eddie had been kind, caring and loving at times, but he couldn't handle her past, she knew it, but she wondered if Charles could.

...Two Weeks Later...

Waking up, Tiffany smiled and wondered if that day was the day were Charles would stroll through the door, possibly even fall in love with her. She picked out the clothes which she believed made her look the sexiest, so she left her bedroom wearing a blood-red dress which complimented her cleavage and matching high-heels. For the past two weeks, she had squeezed into her most precious clothes, hoping to impress Charles if he ever did arrive. He hadn't arrived yet, but everyday she hoped that the day, would be the day.

Strutting out of the room, she smiled at Lila who was gazing into a mirror as she fixed her hair, "honey, my locked up nephew, he's wrote to us...I left the letter on the table" Lila said as she posed in the mirror as if she was a model, before selfishly informing Tiffany "he expects me to drive, I'm not endangering my". Tiffany giggled before Lila bragged "I'm wealthy enough, my business is booming, I only have six bloody girls"

"Oh yeah"

"Yeah, that Angel girl, remember her...the clients love her" Lila explained before wickedly cackling "but she doesn't love them"

"What else does he say" asked Tiffany

"He wants you to get an apartment, Charlie boy, he'll be arriving in two days. He had to make a few stops, before he reached you. So get a nice apartment he says, to live in with Charles so you can plan the job together...Eddie said he wants his girlfriend and best friend to get along". Tiffany laughed then Lila questioned with a giggle "why're you all dressed up, you going somewhere special"

"No...just, I thought Charles may be coming today. Want to make a good impression" answered Tiffany before explaining "I met him, before I came to LA, I felt something between us". Lila's face suddenly contorted with anger and shock before she spat furiously "Eddie's in jail, so you're going to sleep with his best friend"

"No, no...I swear am not" whimpered Tiffany

"Oh, that's some loyalty" sneered Lila

"Lila, don't be like this" begged Tiffany before she continued "you're like a mom, I do love Eddie but...I feel something for Charles"

"Oh, so you're going to betray Eddie, is that right Tiffany" argued Lila

"No, of course not...Once I do this job...I'll...I'll"

"You'll what" interrupted Lila

"We'll break him out of jail" claimed Tiffany before adding "he could be in there, for at least twenty years, just for drug dealing. We'll get him out, me, you and Charles. We'll survive with the money from the job". A sinister smirk wiped across Lila's face as she strutted towards Tiffany, before grabbing her and cuddling her "you're a great girl" she assured Tiffany.

Chapter 9 finished

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