A Couple Of Wise Guys (editing)

Chapter 17

"So how did it go?" I ask her and she smiles bright. "I got it!!!" She's never seemed so happy. "I told you that you would be fine" I rub her back and give Paul a smile at the kitchen table doing paperwork.

"Louis is coming in today for your information" Paul informs me and I smile. "When?" I ask looking at my watch. "Now" he answers and I nod my head. Me and Valerie sit at one of the booths. Business was slow as it was only 7am. I see Louis walk in and I get up and give him a hug and hand shake.

He sits down across me and Valerie. Opens his suitcase and takes papers out. "Jeffery. Jake Paul arour. Born in Kenya and moved to London. Worked as a butler. Was slaved for three years. Then you came in where he worked for two years." I nod my head knowing all of this but his full name.

"His record. Three assault cases with women. Four domestic abuse. 24 shoplifting charges. An accused court case for drug dealing. Accused for 2 murders and suspected for 6 other murders." I look at Valerie in shock sitting back.

He gives me pictures of his charges. And other photos of him. "Well there you have it. He was just fucked" I laugh to Louis and Valerie looks dozed off.

"I have work for you Louis. Richard needs us to do some work for him. He's not doing well." I hand him the ID Richard gave me. "I need anything and everything of this guy" I inform him and he nods.

"Now tell me, what do you know about the snakes?" I ask him and Valerie snaps out of her daze. She looks at me wide eyed and I frown confused "kitty..." was all she said and it took me a while. "That was him?" Boss of the snakes?" I ask her interested. She nods nervously.

Louis looks confused. "Well there you have it..." I smile. "They're looking for me..."

"What why!?" He looked panicked. "Well Louis I killed their boss. Bare fuckin hands." He shakes his head. "well tony that means you have 16 other men looking for you." Valerie puts her head on her hand. I look at him amused. "They are staying not far from here maybe three hours away. They've already killed 7 people looking for you" he explains and I take a deep. breath.

Finally A challenge.

"Valerie what do you know about them?" I ask her and she looks at me her face red. "Um. They are big people. Big trucks. Big guns. Everything. They go all at once. I don't know.." she looks down sad and sighs. "Paul!" I call him over and and walks up to the booth.

"I've got the snakes coming for me I'm gonna need to be prepared here buddy" I look at him smiling and he shakes his head. "I'll start the phone calls." He informs me and I look at Louis smiling. He downs his drink.

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Valerie sits there crying on the couch. "It's gonna be okay!" I try to calm her. She just cries harder. I pace back and forth trying to think. "I don't need to fucking worry..." she mumbles through tears.

I huff and head into the basement grabbing my body bag and duffle bag. I go upstairs and head into the closet grabbing my suitcase and my body armour. I head back down stairs and Valerie's sitting up on the couch looking at me. Her face red full of fear.

Louis walks in with another bag and Frank comes in with more armour. Paul comes in with a bunch of alliances, old group members and friends. Mikes putting guns together and everyone's putting on vests and leg and arm guards under our suits. I throw a vest to Valerie and she looks up confused and tired.

"Just in case." I Grab my suitcase and put my new gold gun together and in my jacket pocket. I hide a few guns in my vest, waistband, pocket, and knives in my shoes. I give Valerie a pistol and she looks at it shaking. She had her vest on under her jacket.