Chapter 4
Title
Two months Later
Kate's POV
The Road is long, The path uncertain for so many of us the journey is one of solitude we tell ourselves we must walk this arduous road alone, face whatever come no matter how terrible.
I replayed my mommas words in my head as I sat in the jail cell, they had been in touch with my parents and apparently they were relieved I had been found. I stroked the necklace Richie got me which was around my neck and closed my eyes.
"Kate"
I heard a harsh whisper come from the window which was confined with bars, Seth head popped up and I nearly giggled he looked like a kid wanting to see willy Wonkas chocolate factory.
I walked to the window and smiled brightly he gave me that crooked grin "Hey princess"
"Hey"
Richie came into view and I sighed in relief they were both ok, but then a horrible realization came over me. What if I was here to lure the Geckos?
"You have to go" I whispered "They could find you here"
The brothers grinned at each other, Richie spoke "you think this is our first rodeo baby"
I blushed and stepped away from the bars as Richie started to cut through the metal with a small torch fire, I don't even want to know where he found that.
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Roughly about 15 minutes later I heard heavy footsteps come down the hall
"Stop" Richie looked up and turned off the torch he heard the footsteps too
The brothers hid from sight and the guard opened the cell, only it wasn't just a guard it was a ranger, he was tall, I would say to look around 60 years old he walked with confidence and had a tough domineer. His face was stone cold he looked at me like I was a suspect, which I suppose I was.
"Miss Fuller, my name is Earl Macrawl, may I ask you a few questions before your parents get here?"
Richie's POV
Son of a bitch!
Me and my brother listened to the questions he was asking Kate all of them were about us
Where we were
Did we kidnap her?
Why did she run away with us?
"You realize Miss Fuller you could be in jail for the actions you did, you broke Seth Gecko out of a transfer jail along with that brother of his"
We didn't hear a reply
My brother and I looked at each other, Seth held his usual gun tightly in his hands in case this sucker tried anything
"I've spoken to your family Miss Fuller, good people, your momma has been worried sick, your daddy too"
Really? They still used that same shit!
"I know they must be" Kate's quite voice spoke, I could tell she was holding back tears by the way her voice cracked
Everything went quite for a moment before the jackass spoke again "Your momma hasn't been well Miss Fuller"
You son of a bitch!
Seth had to hold me down
Kate's POV
Momma
Momma
Momma
"What do you mean?"
The man sighed and set his hat down at the side of the other bed, if you could call it that, at least it was probably more sanitized than the places me and the Geckos had stayed.
"Your dad tried to hide it as well as your momma but she isn't so good, she's getting a lot of headaches and every time I see her she's lookin' more and more fragile"
I bit back the sob but also I was angry, was he telling me this so would tell him where the Geckos were? Or was this just concern
"I have a daughter Miss Fuller, and in my years as a ranger I haven't seen her all that much. So here's what I'm gonna do I'm gonna tell them to let you go without any charges, you were under the influence of the Geckos and they made you do it, you're a good girl Miss Fuller, I know that and so do you, and sometimes our path can be diverted, but I'm gonna set you back on the right track"
I could only nod
So did he before putting his hat back on
Seth's POV
I heard the jail cell close and cautiously peaked my head up, Kate was sitting on the bed with her shoulders hunched and her face in despair.
God all I wanted to do was hold her
I tapped my brother on the shoulder "Ok Richie"
He started up the torch again but Kate lifted her head up and said "Stop"
Shit! I knew where this was going and who could blame her, she looked at me and bit her lip "if it's true, she's not well, I need to be there for her"
I nodded
"Kate it's just a ploy" Richie raised his voice slightly I hit him
"Shut up, you wanna get us caught"
He frowned before looking at Kate who now stood at the bars, I held her hand and kissed her knuckles "If you ever need us, just follow the news sweetheart" I grinned trying to make her smile, I succeeded
"I will"
I leaned in and as best as we could, I kissed her with all I had. Her lips were soft and tasted like strawberries, she moaned when I bit her lip and I had to control myself, god I wanted her again. Flashes of this morning and last night came in my mind, Jesus everything was happening so fast.
"I love you" she whispered
"I love you too Kate"
I leaned my forehead against hers before backing up giving her and Richie a moment; I tried to ignore the dull ache as I rubbed my chest. We promised we would never part again but let's face it
When is life fucking simple?
Richie's POV
Kate rubbed my nose with hers
"Keep out of trouble Richie"
I scoffed "Do you not know me"
She smiled and reached her hand out to stroke the back of my neck "Yeah" she kissed the tip of my nose "I know you, and I love you"
I connected my lips with hers and tried to savour this moment before it was torn away from me again by these assholes.
"I love you too Kate" biting her bottom lip she moaned before grinning
"You and Seth have a fascination with biting my lip"
We grinned at each other, I gave her a kiss before backing away,
This wasn't the end for us
Not if I had any fucking say
Kate's POV
Two Months Later
I sat in the RV trying to establish some order in my head
But I couldn't
Shortly after coming back home and receiving a welcome home party from the people at church my soul had been crushed as well as the ache in my heart.
I missed them so much, it never got easier to be apart from them. And then one cool evening we received a call from the hospital, my dad and momma had been in a car accidents. Dad lived
Momma didn't
Why did things like this happen? My dad was currently driving the RV he purchased with all of our belongings. It was insane, people didn't do this.
Scott was up front with dad trying to get him to let him drive, when all of a sudden he stopped
"Kate listen to this" Scott turned up the radio and my blood ran cold
(Claimed the life of four Texas rangers, two police officers and are believed to have taken a hostage. Authorities report it's the notorious Gecko brothers who robbed a bank in Abilene.
The search for these criminals now stretches to Texas, where a multi-agency task force is being created to establish a dragnet to snare the brothers. Sources close to the investigation report the Geckos made off with $30 million in cash a sum easily generated from the oil activity in the region)
The Geckos were in Texas?
A flutter erupted through my heart, a feeling which had not surfaced since I last saw the Geckos.
Dad turned the radio over to a church song
Scott scoffed and nudged me
"Guys they'll never learn"
I rolled my eyes and walked back to my seat at the far end of the RV
Seth's POV
This was great, just great
The only good thing about which happened about that bank job was we got the money. The bad news is we took a hostage. Richie sat quietly at my side.
"That liquor store had to be one of our top ten best exits ever, maybe even top five, the way that booze caught on fire, even topped the bank"
Rolling my eyes I gritted my teeth "That liquor store was suppose to be a quick piss stop, not a goddamn Lee Marvin moment, we're heading straight to the border, we got to get to E l Ray before the cops"
"You keep talking about that place like it's the shit" he spat
Sighing I craned my neck to the side "Cause it is, the border is half an hour away"
I was already sick of this shit, all I wanted was to lying on a beach somewhere watching girls go bye with little to know underwear while sipping on a corona.
That was a lie
The only girl I wanted was Kate
After the separation Richie went…fucking weird
I would hear him mutter things like 'why do I have to look' or 'goddess' it creeped me the fuck out, I eyed him as he looked after his injured hand. When we heard the voice of that ranger we knew that was the guy who was talking to Kate.
Richie almost went for him
"Every job has its casualties Seth"
"No Richie there was nothing necessary back there, there was nothing necessary what happened at the bank. You know I would hear stories when I was in the clink about you losing your edge, living out in the woods like grizzly Adams, I never really believed them, nah now way, my brother isn't really a whack job"
"Don't call me that" he quickly defended himself
"Are you on drugs?" I knew Richie wouldn't but I had to ask, at least then I could get him off the shit
"What?" he turned to me "No, you know I don't go for that shit"
"Then what the hell is wrong with you? Huh? You were suppose to crack the vault but you had to step away why? You used to be razor sharp that's why you were always so good with the blade"
He sharply laughs "you know it's funny you should mention that, where the hell is my knife"
"I got rid of it"
"You did what, I want it back"
I turned to him "well it's gone"
He huffed and turned to look out the window
Richie's POV
Everything went to shit as soon as we weren't with Kate, I already missed everything about her, even her goddamn fragrance, it was weird
"Richard"
I heard her voice again but I couldn't see her, it sounded like she was in the backseat.
"Something's coming" I said
"What? What are you talking about" my brother looked at me like I was a head case, but I knew I was hearing this
"Something bad, and you and the rest are just a bunch of sheep sleepwalking to the slaughter"
We both jumped when we heard a bang
"Ah shit" Seth hissed
Looking to my brother in shock "did you hear it too?"
"It's the girl Richie, remember the bank teller?"