A Little Sane

Chapter 146

Jerome gently kissed Aislinn. He had already been to Jessie's room.

"Goodnight daddy."

Jerome knelt beside her bed. He couldn't stop smiling at her. 

"I'm sorry your mommy had to work late. I promise she'll be here when you wake up."

Jerome could see Aislinn slightly sad eyes. He leaned forward and kissed her forehead again. 

"It's okay daddy. Mommy works hard."

He smiled and nodded. He stood up slowly and walked towards the bedroom door. He turned to face Aislinn one last time.

"Goodnight baby girl. I'll be in the living room waiting on your mom to get home if you need me."

Aislinn nodded before rolling over. Twenty minutes later Jerome poked his head in the twins' rooms. They were both passed out. He set on the couch and flipped through the TV channels. His eyes narrowed. He quickly muted the TV to hear a noise in the hallway. His curiosity got the better of him and he went into the hallway. His gaze instantly went towards the window at the end of the hallway. He froze as a gun clicked against the back of his head.  

"Wow. You are the only stupid motherfucker who came out to see what the noise was."

Jerome smirked as he stood still. The man with the gun to his head spoke firmly.

"In your apartment now! I want everything valuable and I want it quickly!"

Jerome chuckled. The man was confused, but slightly pressed the gun into Jerome's head. 

"You must be new to Gotham, because you have no idea who I am."

"This whole city is so goddamn stupid and I don't give a fuck who you are!"

"You should."

To the mans surprise, Jerome turned around to face him. He was taken back slightly by his face, but he kept his ground. 

"I've had enough of this! I don't know who you are or what happened to your fucked up face, but I want your shit!"

Jerome shook his head.

"Look man, I got a family. Wife and kids. I'm tired right now. Go bother someone else. Or go rob a bank like a normal fucking human being."

The man aimed his gun at the door. 

"If you don't take me in there now I'm going to go in myself and shoot everyone who is home with you."

Jerome's gaze darkened. He pictured Jessie and then Aislinn asleep in their beds. He slowly stepped towards the man. He aimed his gun back on Jerome. 

"That wouldn't be very smart of you to go in there. I have a daughter."

The man's expression changed when he heard the word daughter. He started to regret his decision. He stood still aiming his gun trying to grab some ground left. Jerome kept his dark gaze and stepped forward until he was close to the gun.

"Did you hear what I said?!  I got a baby girl inside this apartment and right now she's sound asleep! So it's probably for the best for the both of us if you just turn around and leave, because if you come in this fucking apartment then you too will go to sleep! I promise you motherfucker don't play with me! Especially with who we are we gotta handle shit our own way with a 30/30 or a 12 gauge behind this door! Your hell awaits! My wife she rides too picking up every shell case! Mopping up these blood stains but she ain't seen a damn thing!"

Jerome continued to back the man into a wall. Even though he was the one with the gun, he was too scared to pull the trigger. Jerome kept talking, not giving the man a chance to speak.