A/N: I'm sorry about the long wait, first it was school and work then it was that I couldn't get it to sound right in print. I also have another story going called "Learning the Ropes" it is a WWE fanfic so if your interested check it out. Anyway happy (Late) holidays and enjoy. R&R. :)
Disclaimer: This is the last one I will put because I've done it every chapter and it is getting a bit irritating. So for the last the time for this story I do not own Saints row all rights go to their owners this is simply a story I thought of and posted I make no money for this story.
Chapter Eighteen
ASHLYNN POV
I woke up to see Carlos smiling down at me.
"What's up?" I asked smiling back up at him.
"Let's go out" he says grinning.
"umm.." I said hesitating remembering the disaster of our first date. He gently pulled me out of bed and I grinned at him and agreed to go out. I hurried through my morning routine of showering and getting dressed picking out a simply purple dress and flats and let him lead me down to his car.
"Where are we going?" I asked turning the radio down.
"The mall" he said smiling. I turned the radio back up and relaxed into the seat. We pulled into the mall parking area and Carlos parked the car locking it before coming around the car and leading me into the mall.
We went to a candy stand and he got us each a cotton candy and we walked around the mall talking about anything and everything. We decided to watch a movie, there wasn't much watching going on. I couldn't tell you what movie it was because I was more focused on his lips.
"Get a room!" I hear someone yell as the movie ends and we were still kissing. We pull away when I start giggling and he pulls me up and leads me out of the theater. We found a hurricane simulator and Carlos put the money and we stood in the chamber and let the wind blow around us, his lips finding mine. When the wind stopped a picture printed out and it was surreal. It showed us embraced in a kiss and my hair a blur in the wind.
I handed him the picture and let him lead me to another store. He bought a tornado looking charm to add to my bracelet when we get home. I smiled giving him a lingering kiss and leaned into him while we headed back to the car.
He drove to freckle bitches and pulled into the drive through and ordered us both a burger, fries, and a shake. I laughed when he passed me to food. I put it down on the floorboard and he drove to a park and rolled down the windows. I passed him his food and opened mine and we started eating.
"What are you thinking?" he asked tilting his head to the left side.
"I'm thinking this is the best date ever." I said smiling at him.
"Even though we only went to the mall and got fast food to eat in the park" he asked sounding unsure.
"Yes, I love it Carlos I said smiling at him again.
He looked through a bag in the backseat and put a CD into the CD player and hit pause then turned the volume up. I watched curiously as he got out of the car and came around to my side and offered me his hand, I took it without hesitation. He led me to the front of his car then ran back to the car and music started to drift through the open windows, he took me into his arms again and we danced.
"Best date ever!" I declared putting my head on his shoulder and swaying with him.
THE NEXT DAY
ASHLYNN POV
After getting dressed I made my way down the hallway then stopped just at the top of the stairs when I head Carlos and my brother talking.
"Hey, it's not so bad, he wants to meet with you." I hear Carlos say Who? I wonder to myself.
"Alright" I hear Roland's short reply. I rush to the bottom of the stairs taking them two at a time, but embarrass myself by falling at the bottom. I look up to see Carlos and Roland looking down giving me worried looks.
"You're not high again are you?" Roland asks as Carlos helps me up.
"Can I go?" I ask rolling my eyes at Roland's question.
"Go where?" Carlos asks
"Over my dead body!" Roland says narrowing his eyes at me.
"Why the hell not?!" I ask pissed that Roland won't let me go with them.
"It's too dangerous Ashlynn." Roland answers keeping his voice steady, while Carlos looks back and forth between us.
"I can take care of myself, you know when I'm not high." I say blushing as I remember how I had to be rescued from the sons of Samedi.
"I don't care! I'm not risking it!" Roland says raising his voice.
"I'm going anyway!" I say
"like I said before: Over. My. Dead. Body." Roland says pausing between each word, he turns and walks away leaving me fuming.
"What just happened?" Carlos asks raising his eyebrows at me.
"He won't let me come to the meeting." I say
"Oh." Carlos says looking away.
"Will you take me?" I ask pouting.
"No way" he says his head snapping up at the question.
"You don't have to say no just because HE did." I tell him.
"I'd say no even if he said yes." Carlos answers
"I'm going!" I tell him
"Are not"
"Are too!" I say getting mad again.
"Nope." he answers simply.
"What are you arguing about?" Johnny asks walking up to us.
"She wants to go to the meeting with Maero" Carlos says turning to look at Johnny
"No fucking way!" Johnny says, and my mouth drops open as Johnny walks away. I stomp back up to the room and slam the door.
HOURS LATER
I hear a knock on the door and get up slowly and open the door. Carlos brushes past me and shuts the door. I frown at him.
"I managed to get Roland to let you come." I stare at him.
"But there are rules baby." he adds quickly. I nod and sit on the bed waiting.
"First, you have to tie your hair up its too long someone could grab it or you could get it caught on something." I roll my eyes at this, but tie my hair up into a bun.
"Second, you have to do everything we tell you." I answer with a nod.
"Good." he says taking my hand and leading me down to the parking lot. He holds open the back door and I climb in and he gets in next to me. A few minutes later Roland comes out and gets into the drivers seat and starts the car.
The town passes by in a blur, Roland doesn't stop for the lights, or the signs. He parks the car art a rims Job and we get out and follow him down the nearby docks, we end up in an underground cavern I want to call it but I'm not sure. I follow Roland until Carlos motions for us to stop and points at a man sitting on the bench. Hes wearing red and has a lot of tattoos.
"I could kill you right now" my brother says pointing a gun at Maero's head. I don't think this is how meetings are supposed to start.
Maero's head suddenly becomes his chest as he draws up to his full height. Oh shit. I think to myself.
"This way! I hear voices!" I feel Carlos grab one of my arms and Roland grabs the other. They pull me along the path shooting at the police officers. We come to a flight of stairs.
"If we go up we hit the Road, Down we hit the docks," Carlos states. Roland quickly scans the area and tugs me up the stairs Carlos follows and Maero is just behind. We end up in a little clothing store but we keep running. We quickly find the front doors and Roland leads the way out. I almost stop when I see the amount of police cars right outside the door.
"This is why you never park close to the door." Roland says letting go of me and motioning for us to run to the car at the rim jobs. We all make a run for the car all of reaching it at nearly the same time. We hop in on the first side that we get to. Roland is driving and Carlos is next to him. I find myself sitting next to Maero breathing hard and trying to catch my breath.
"Go to the docks." Maero tells Roland who steers the car to the docks and warehouses.
Maero motions for us to follow him when we pull up to the docks.
"Maero you're back!" I hear someone shout then I see the girl that attached herself to Maero.
"I'm Jessica" she tells my brother.
"I'm Carlos" Carlos says trying to be polite.
"I'm still Jessica." She replies with a smirk.
"I had a pool cleaner named Carlos." she says with another smirk OOO I'll wipe that smirk off her nasty face. I think to myself moving towards her, I feel Carlos grab my wrist and pull me back shaking his head no at me.
"You really expect me to take twenty and say thank you?" I hear my brother ask angry and shocked.
"On your hands and fucking knees." Maero answers Roland.
I see Roland give Maero a death glare and turns motioning for us to follow and heads the way out. I turn halfway, just enough to flip Jessica the bird, before letting Carlos pull me out of the Warehouse.