DISCLAIMER: I do not own Grand Theft Auto or any of the trademarked characters, cars, etc. I do however own my original characters, and the city they run around in though, and etc. So don't sue please? =)

A/N: Well now, its been a very long time since I've got down to writing this haha. Well here's Chapter 14, hope you like it as I had had fun writing it. Don't forget to reply. :)

Lilly continued driving while David stared into spaced worried about Randy. He kept thinking should he call him up or not and let rest up. Lilly turned and looked at him as they made another stop at a red light, and cleared her throat getting his attention.

"What's up?" David mumbled.

"I was wondering if you're alright. You look pretty tense there." Lilly asked as her eyes went back to the road looking to see if the light had changed. So far, no such luck.

"Yea I'm fine. Make a right over here; it's the apartment building with the garage lot next to it.

Lilly nodded and made the turn and slowly parked on the curb. "I'll wait in the car for you."

David was about to open the door, but shook his head and said, "No, I rather you came inside."

Lilly smirked as she opened her car door. "At least you have some manners unlike Johnny, I'll give you that."

The two of them got out of her car and proceeded into the apartment building, and was greeted by a man at the desk. When David nodded hello, he continued to walk until they took the elevator to the highest floor. When the elevator slowed down and stopped, the two stepped out and, walked to his apartment, which was at the middle of the hallway.

"You ever thought of getting another apartment? You know, kind of like a safe house." Lilly asked while David was getting his keys.

"I never had it in mind but yea, maybe I might get one." David said assuring as he opened the door. "Welcome to my abode."

The entire apartment was well kept and spotless. Lilly looked around as she sat on the couch. There was a small TV along with an old 8-bit game console and the video game 'Pogo the Monkey' inside it, several DVD's including one called 'The Best of Candy Suxx'. When Lilly glanced at the DVD of the blonde grabbing her enormous breasts with a wink and a smile, Lilly shook her head. Boys will be boys, she thought as David tapped her on the shoulder.

"Anything you wanted to drink?" David asked.

"Nothing for right now." Lilly said shaking her head and turned on the TV. "Nice place."

"Thanks. Well I'm going to get showered and changed, so make yourself at home." David said as he walked to his room and dropped his bag on the bed. He then grabbed his robe; some spare clothes and went in the bathroom to shower.

Lilly glanced as he went inside and turned on the TV to the late night news. Propping her feet on the coffee table, she turned the volume up a bit.

"Hi, I'm Isaac Peeve, and this is Daytona City news. More gang violence, and mass shootings occurred earlier today at a restaurant in Chinatown and in front of a club at the Red Light District. Witnesses say a lone gunman was in the act shooting and terrorizing the streets but however were not able to identify the man. The death toll in both shootings has risen to forty-eight, all gang members within the Cuban Cartel and the Imperial Nine Triads, while only three innocent bystanders were caught in the middle of both incidents. Two of them killed instantly, one of them listed in critical condition."

"In other news, Mayor Fieldmore approved and signed the bill for N.O.O.S.E also known as National Office Of Security Enforcement, allowing these highly trained and hardened soldiers to patrol the city and, to work with the local police department. While most police officers are extremely grateful that they are given the extra firepower, finesse, and tactics to help them out, some police officers are rather bothered by it. One police officer who was severely against the idea, had this to say."

"If you ask me, this is a fucking mistake on the mayor's behalf. These N.O.O.S.E. guys are nothing more than a bunch of fucking, so called professionals, who would gun down fifty people while trying to grab a single criminal! There's no fucking way we need people like them on our side. They're just as bad as the criminals on the street, maybe even worse."

The news reporter then continued. "Commander Dyson Winters had replied saying even though it has had a few problems past, it will still perform its duty to serve and protect the people. When we come back, quick tips on how to prevent your car from being stolen and the weekly weather report."

Lilly yawned and stretched as a Burger Shot commercial came on. "Hey David," Lilly said lowing the volume down on the TV.

"Yea, what's up?" David said as he got out the shower drying off.

"How close are you being done?"

"Just putting on my clothes. So where do you want to go to? Fast food, cafe, bowling or, darts?" David said throwing out several options.

Lilly thought for a second and said, "How about we go to a diner around downtown. I could go for some hash browns."

"Sure, we can do that." David said as he stepped out in his new attire. He had on a powder blue and white stripped polo shirt; along with denim blue jeans that were cuffed at the legs cause they were too long. He also had on a pair of blue running shoes and had on a small silver chain.

Lilly nodded giving him her approval. "The shirt and pants look alright. But those sneakers..."

"What about them?" David protested.

"They just make you look like a pimp...a broke one at that. At least you're matching though, so that's a plus." Lilly said shrugging her shoulders.

David nodded slowly and said, "Yea, thanks...I think. Come on lets go." He grabbed his car keys as they were walking out. "Tell you what, we'll take my car. Your car is safe and sound down here."

"You think so?"

"I know so Lilly," David said as he closed and locked the door. When they went to the elevator and headed straight down to the parking garage. David's Sentinel wasn't too far as they got inside the 4-door sedan and drove out towards the street slowly.

Breaking the ice, Lilly said," So, David, tell me about yourself. Like what did you do before you came out here? I bet you were probably working as some hired gun for a gang."

"Actually I was a college student that double majored in business and computers over at Vice City University." David said matter-of-factly.

Lilly's eyes blinked and she roared with laughter. "Ha, that's a good one. You were a college graduate...sure, and I graduated at Yale with honors." She continued laughing until David stopped the car at a light.

"I'm serious Lilly, look in the glove compartment. You'll see the tassel of my graduation cap," David said glancing at her.

Her cries of laughter died down a giggle as she opened the glove compartment. Inside was a nickel-plated Colt Mustang .380 pistol, a small box of .380 bullets and two empty clips. Lilly continued to laugh shaking her head as the light changed and David continued to drive once more. "David, come on you don't have to impress me saying you went to college. You can be straight with me and tell me you were a mobster."

"Now I remember, check inside that small box." David insisted.

"Whatever." Lilly mumbled as stopped laughing. She pulled the small box. Inside contained a small photo of a middle-aged woman holding two boys. One of them was putting bunny ears on his mother and grinning like a goofball, while the other child smiled gently. Behind the photo was another photo only it showed David and Randy when they were teenagers. David was skinny young man with a pair of reading glasses and looking timid wearing orthopedic shoes, black dress pants and a red dress shirt and matching designer tie. While David looked completely like a nerd, his brother looked rather suave and stylish, wearing blue denim jacket, dark blue t-shirt, black khakis, a gold Cuban chain, and black boots. He had on a grin that any lady would fall head over heels for him.

"Your brother looked like a lady killer in here. You however, were quite the nerd back then," said softly. "Who gave you the huge ass makeover?"

"I did," David snapped. He glanced at Lilly and softened his voice. "I needed a change." David drove past a burned out building that had several crackheads walking around and stopped at a light. One of them knocked on David's side view window. His face looked thin, while his lips were white and wrinkly. He had the shakes bad as he started scratching his neck, while his eyes were darting back and forth rapidly. He looked suspicious and shady and he continued to shake and stare at him with beady little eyes. Great, just fucking great, David thought as he reached slowly towards the glove compartment. Lilly knew exactly what he was going for, and grabbed snatched the Colt Mustang. It already had a clip inside, as she thumbed the safety off and pulled the slide back, sending a .380 into the chamber. She then handed the small gun to David and gave him a small nod.

"H-hey! Excuse me?" The crackhead said with a grin showing his yellow rotting teeth." I know y-you ca-can hear me maan." He continued knocking on the window with one hand while the, other hand was in the pocket of his grimy tattered sweatpants.

David rolled the window down gripping the gun tightly ready for what would happen. "Yea, what do you want?"

The grinning crackhead continued smiling. "I was wondering if you got anything for a hungry brother like me."

David shook his head. "Sorry pal, I don't have any spare change."

"Come on man, just a couple cents, I-I haven't ate anything all day." The crackhead pleaded.

"I wonder why yuckmouth," scoffed Lilly as she slipped in her two cents causing the crackhead to glance at her

He looked at her and said, "What did you just call me bitch?"

"You heard me damn well, you ugly motherfucker. If we even gave you so much as a damn dollar you would probably smoke it in a hurry." Lilly said smirking at him as she pressed the gun firmly in David's hand keeping it hidden from the crackhead.

His yellow rotting grin faded into a grim stare as he slowly pulled out something from his pocket. The two of them didn't know exactly what it was until it glistened for a quick second thanks to the streetlamp. Being the quickest, David raised the gun directly at the crackhead as he continued to pull out the small metallic object from his pocket, which turned out to be a small shiv. David squeezed the trigger once, sending one bullet flying towards the man's shoulder. The crackhead had a look of shock mixed with pain as he fell on his back holding his shoulder yelling obscenities. David glanced at the wounded crackhead cussed and bled from his wound on the street.

"Serves him right." Lilly said as the light finally changed and David speeded off. He thumbed the safety back on and handed Lilly the gun. She placed it back inside until she stared in shocked of what slipped out of the box with the two pictures; a teal and yellow tassel with a small medallion that had David's name inscribed on it. "I...I'm sorry."

David knew what she was beginning to say. "It's alright. You didn't believe me to begin with so there you have it."

"But why would you work for the mafia when there are so many other things you could be doing better?" Lilly asked as David made a turn towards a small parking lot in front of a truck stop diner.

Sound just like my mother. "Just lucky I guess." David joked as he parked between a Mule van, and a Linerunner.

Lilly looked around at the riffraff as David turned the engine off and unbuckled his seatbelt. "David, you sure parking your car here? You sure you don't need your gun?"

David got out and looked around. Some of the people hanging around; the truckers were in their vehicles resting, while a few of them were busy either screwing a hooker, or talking one into many sexual favors. There were a few employees that were on a cigarette break, or chattering away on their cell phones around the parking area. "We're fine."

As soon as she got out, David activated a loud chirp on his car alarm. A few people stared at the two; while David turned and gave a stare that seemed to say, 'Go ahead...see what happens'. The looked at David and went back to whatever they were doing before. The two walked inside and saw the place was a bit messy with a few customers sitting down, eating, talking or drinking coffee.

"You think they could clean the place up a bit with business this damn slow." Lilly explained as they saw a plump brown haired waitress walk up to them. Her face was showing signs of fatigue, along the dark circles underneath her eyes as she grabbed two menus. Her nametag was on crooked which read 'Debbie'.

"Where would you two like to sit?" Debbie said yawning.

David pointed at a table that was not only dirty, but it was a window seat, right in front of Sentinel. Debbie nodded and walked towards there and placed the menus on the table. "You two want anything to drink?" Debbie asked dryly.

"Coffee, four creams and five sugars." David said sitting down.

"A cherry Sprunk, and a iced tea, extra lemon." Lilly simply added.

Debbie jotted her order down and left the two alone. David looked around and looked back at Lilly. "So what do you think?"

"Not exactly five star," said Lilly laughing a bit. "But, I grew eating at places like here, so I'm sure the food here is good."

David agreed. "Let's hope so." He skimmed over what was on the menu and made up his mind quickly. "I already know what I want so far, how about you?"

Lilly stared at the menu and nodded. "So far yea."

"So far?" David said looking at her. "Are you getting dessert too?"

"Maybe you could be dessert." Lilly said winking at him, making him blush slightly. "You are too cute when you act like that. Come on David, it was a joke. Loosen up," she said laughing.

"I will...promise." David said smiling a little bit.

"Good. You could tell me for starters like where you grew up and such."

"Well I was born and raised out here, in a split-level house. My mom was a bank teller, and my dad...well he was always working around the clock and rarely came home. He did it so much, one day he stopped coming home period and left a note for Randy and I he was gone for good. My mom says he's dead, but I beg to differ. My brother was popular in high school, and he would save my ass from a beatdown every now and then. Then there were times, where he wasn't around and I ended up either getting robbed or beat up just cause."

"So basically you had your nose stuck in a book, and as for Randy, he has his nose stuck up some woman's skirt I take it." Lilly said with a clever remark

"Pretty much." David said laughing. "But there were times he helped me out. By the time he was graduating high school...barely mind you, he formed up a small crew to make some money. Before they used to just mug and rob liquor stores sometimes, but Randy wanted more than just chump change.

Debbie came back with their drinks and pulled out her notepad. "So what will it be for tonight?"

David took a small sip of his coffee glanced at menu and said. "I'll just have two patty melts with extra onions, and a basket of fries."

"Ok." Debbie nodded and looked at Lilly. "What about you?"

"A large plate of hash browns, scrambled eggs with cheese, grilled mushrooms and onions, then two orders of pancakes with strawberry syrup, and a t-bone steak well done with a lot of grilled mushrooms and onions." Lilly said closing the menu looking up at the waitress with a gleeful smile.

The waitress looked at her oddly. "Are you pregnant or do you just have the damn munchies?" Lilly raised an eyebrow and at her looking like she was getting ready to pop her in the mouth. "Sorry, just a little diner humor." Debbie said apologizing with a little laugh.

"Do you see me, him, or anyone in this place laughing?" Lilly said continuing to stare her down.

Debbie didn't say anything, as she took both menus and went on her way to the kitchen, while David continued to look at her. His face had a look that said 'Are you that hungry?'

"What's the matter?" Lilly said with some concern.

David shook his head and poured cream, and sugar into his coffee stirring it till it was a mocha color. "Well for starters, you ordering so much. I'm not saying I won't pay for it. But I gotta go with what the waitress said to ya."

"I rather eat something that's a little bit homemade by these guys, than processed fast food that really isn't food to begin with...and yes I have the munchies...very badly." Lilly said embarrassingly, taking a sip on her soda. "But anyway let's hear your story."

David nodded after stirring his coffee and started. "Well when I was accepted into Vice City University, my mom and Randy were so excited for me. But we didn't have enough money for me to go there." He paused to take a sip of his coffee and sighed. "I remember one night my mother was in her room crying, not only cause we didn't have the money for me to go to college, but she lost her job at the bank. Not to mention we had back rent to pay off. She was afraid that we would be living on the streets."

"So then what?"

David answered. "My brother robbed a bank...the very same one my mother worked at. He knew how many cameras were there and how much security was there because he would visit my mom after school or pick her up from work."

Lilly set her drink down and went for the iced tea. "How much did he manage to get?"

"Three hundred grand." David simply said drinking his coffee. He glanced out by the window to see if anyone was by his car. So far no one even tried to. "He had his crew help him out.... including me."

Lilly was surprised. "Why you?"

"He needed a driver, and since the driver he had was arrested for his third DUI, I was picked at the last minute. You should have seen me get away from the cops back then. I was so fucking nervous by the time they started shooting at the van, I nearly pissed on myself."

Lilly nearly spat out her drink, laughing hilariously, while David smiled a bit embarrassed. "Its true, I was shaking and kept jumping a bit every time I heard a gun go off right by me. By the time we got away, he broke off a couple thousand for his crew while he handed my mom and I half of each."

"So Randy gives his mom half of the money he ripped off at a bank and gives you the other half, and he didn't keep any for himself?" Lilly asked while wiping some of the iced tea she spit out earlier with a tissue.

David nodded. "I was surprised he would even do that for me. When I asked him why, he told me something I would have never heard him say. He told me 'the family comes first before anyone…including my needs'."

"Wow," Lilly said astonished from hearing something like that. "He said that? Never thought he would say something very generous."

"Neither did I. After he told me that, I graduated, and left for Vice City. It's a very nice place to live…if you have the money that is."

"I thought you had the money to live there." Lilly interjected.

"Well not enough apparently." David said looking at her. His eyes drifted back to out to the window. "Vice City is an expensive place to live at. It's even worse when you're a college student. I mean being on my own, a hundred grand in my account, and living in a city where it's nothing but expensive…it's like being a kid in a candy store." David said as he looked away from the window and stared into his coffee.

"Yea a candy store where everything costs $1000 I bet." Lilly said.

"Pretty much. Three months later, I was flat broke. I tried to sell some stuff that I bought but it wasn't even enough to cover for my books. I didn't want to call my brother and tell him 'Hey bro, could you loan me a couple hundred dollars? I'm completely broke.' I ended up using the last bit of cash I had and bought a small gun from a biker I knew. I ended up resorting mugging, and doing armed robbery. Just small stuff, liquor store here, jewelry store there. There was one time there was a pharmacy I robbed, and snagged several hundred in cash, and a bunch of painkillers, and all other sorts of pills. Sold them off, kept a few for myself in case I was in a lot of pain. Then I decided to make a robbery at a car dealership…Sunshine Auto's."

"Are you serious? What were planning to do, steal a used car?" Lilly said raising her voice a decibel.

"No I was planning to work there," David said sarcastically. "I saw this really nice car that I wanted to get. I figured a rising criminal could use a nice car, rather than some jalopy on the street. So, as I walked inside acting like I was interested in a car. When I got inside it acting like what was its features, I hotwired it and tried to drive it through the car showroom window…I didn't get that far. Next thing you know, I have four people pulling me out of the ride and start to kick the living shit out of me."

"I take it, the plan didn't so well did it?" Lilly asked as the waitress came back with their order. After they received their food, the waitress walked away. Lilly didn't waste another moment, and started to chow down.

David followed suit and started eating his fries a bit "Not even. The next thing I know, I was tied to a chair, bruised up, and threatened with a hacksaw. They were going to cut me up, until he came down and stopped them from chopping me up."

"Who?" Lilly asked wiping her mouth.

"Tommy Vercetti." David said softly wiping his mouth with a tissue and continued to eat some more.

"The crime boss of Vice City? That Vercetti?"

"What, you know any more?" David said as he started to eat his sandwich.

"No, that's not what I meant. I mean I heard a few stories about that guy from my grandfather when I was little. He tried to tell them as scary stories telling me he was known as the 'Harwood Butcher'. He knew about him back around the 70's in Liberty City." Lilly said as she continued to pig out.

"Yea. Well he told the boys to take a walk while he pulled up a chair and talked to me. We talked for a while and after coming up with a deal. I worked for him, while I was attending college." David looked at his watch and looked at the time. It was very late at night as David yawned.

"Oh getting a little tired I assume?" Lilly said as she went to her pancakes and ate some more. Strawberry pancake syrup was running a bit down to her chin as she took notice and cleaned up a bit.

"No, I'm alright." David lied as he stretched his arms.

"Uh-huh, sure," said Lilly giggling. Listen, why don't we call it a night and take this stuff to go."

"Sure thing. Could you excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom." David explained as he got up and went towards the men's bathroom.

"Don't take too long David," Lilly said as she continued to wipe her mouth. Once she was done she went into her purse and fished out a small tube of ruby red lipstick. She then applied a fresh layer and called out to the waitress to box their food up.

At the bathroom, David was finished using the urinals and began washing his hands. For a grimy diner, the bathrooms are tidy as hell, David thought as he felt his phone vibrate. He pulled it out from his pocket and saw that it was a text message. It was Alan just saying hi to him. David texted back to him how he was doing and dried his hands. As soon he got out of the bathroom and, saw Lilly already by the door with a bag of the leftovers.

"Ready?" David asked as he looked at the bill and paid it followed with a small tip.

"Yup." Lilly said yawning.

The two of them walked out of the diner, and headed towards David's car. It looked just as it was before; unscratched and untouched. David unlocked the door for Lilly and himself as a few of the workers from the diner looked at the two for a second and went back to their conversation. David started the car and pulled back slowly, leaving the diner and back on the road again. David glanced at Lilly while he was driving and saw she was staring out into space. She then caught David glancing and David's eyes shot back to keeping them at the road ahead.

Lilly smiled. "Do you mind if I turn on the radio a bit?"

David nodded. "Sure, pick a station."

Lilly switched it to a talk radio show and shifted her body towards David a bit. "Do you mind if I rest my head on you?"

David looked nervous until; Lilly rubbed his arm and squeezed gently. She stared at him with a small smile on her lips. Slowly but surely, he got over his jitters, relaxed and said, "Sure."

Lilly then rested on his arm snuggling up against it as David relaxed and continued driving towards Cecil Apartments. He started thinking to himself about the stuff he told Lilly and realized he didn't even tell anyone but her. Only question was, was she trustworthy enough not to tell anyone. He then wondered some more that Lilly didn't explain much about herself.

"Hey Lilly?" David asked.

"Hmm?" Lilly answered in a muffled voice due to being snuggled up to David's arm.

'"You never told me about yourself. Where you came from, what school did you go to, you know, that sort of thing?" David said as he took a shortcut through the Chinatown district.

Lilly pulled her head away from him. "What's there for me to say? I came from up north in New York."

"Really? Liberty City, Carcer City, or some backwater town in the boondocks?"

"Does it really matter where the fuck I came from? It's all the same pisshole town to me." Lilly said sounding slightly annoyed. David shut himself up immediately and continued driving. For the next several minutes the only thing that was talking, was on the radio. Taking a deep breath, Lilly felt a little bit bad and said softly. "Hey sorry for snapping at you. I just feel uncomfortable answering those type of questions."

David nodded. "Sorry if I was being nosey. It's a bit of a habit of mine."

"Well you better be careful at it," said Lilly as she snuggled once again. "You get nosey to the wrong person, and they might answer you with a bullet to your head. But I forgive you. I'll tell you some other time about me...when and only when I feel like it is the right time."

"I can wait." David simply said as he drove towards the apartment-parking garage. "I'll wait till your ready."

Lilly chuckled. "Well good. I like patient men."

David laughed as they went inside and drove towards the parking garage and drove towards his spot near Lilly's luxury car. When he stopped and turned off the car, Lilly eyes fluttered as she slowly got up and got out of the car. She straightened herself a bit as David got out of the car and leaned against the side of his car.

"Thanks a lot for treating me out and showing a girl a good time. I really appreciate it David, I really do." Lilly said sincerely.

"I enjoyed it too Lilly. After a lot that's happened today, you actually cheered me up." David said smiling.

"Good," said Lilly as she slowly took baby steps to him. David tensed up a little bit and was still smiling, only out of being nervous. She didn't break her stride until she was an inch away from his face, and went on her tiptoes. Smiling slightly, she kissed him gently on his lips. David eyes widen in pure shock, as Lilly broke away, and leaned up whispering in his ear, "I'm glad I could cheer you up. Get some rest alright?"

David was still in shock. He wasn't even expecting something like that from her. "Umm, yeah. You too. Have a good night." Lord knows I did, He thought.

"Thanks. You too." Lilly said as she snuck in another quick kiss, only on his cheek. David's face reddened a bit as she got into her car, and started it. She started pulling back from the parking spot as David looked at her drive out of the garage and waved goodbye.

Lilly honked her horn twice. That didn't go so bad at all. She seemed happy, David mused as he walked towards the elevator. The elevator hummed for a short second followed by a ding and opened. I don't know why a woman like her would wind up with a man like Johnny. Besides it's not like we went on an actual date. Just having a small dinner with a friend. As well as the kiss...she only did that cause she was happy someone took her out, that's all. Just a small peck...just a friendly kiss. David stepped inside and pressed the button for the floor to go up. I only hope Johnny never finds out, he thought as the elevator doors slowly closed.

I just hope he isn't the jealous type...shit who am I kidding? Knowing him, the guy would rip my fucking heart out and eat it in front of me if I was even the least bit interested in his girl. Still, I hope you get out of the hospital soon Randy. I want to get the fucking bastard that did this to you. God knows you want the same thing as well. And you know what, we're going to wipe him off the face of this fucking city...you and me bro.

Hope you have fun reading. Tune in to Chapter 15: Crowd Control

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