13. stressed
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five minutes later
"WHO ARE YOUR FRIENDS?" JASON ASKED as Dick and Paige returned with Kory, Rachel, and Gar.
"Not important," Dick answered.
"Who's he?" Kory asked.
"Not important."
"Anybody want a brew?" Jason asked, holding out a beer.
"Yeah, I do," Gar said.
"No, he doesn't. No one wants a brew."
"That can't be Adamson."
"He's not Adamson. Adamson's in the bathroom. Unconscious."
"Hi. I'm Rachel," the girl introduced herself to the boy.
"Jason."
"Okay, who we all are doesn't matter right now. Can we just chill out, relax, sit on the couch and watch TV or something?" Dick yelled as his stress levels started to climb.
"I think you need to relax," Paige said with sincerity before using his own words against him. "Chill out, sit on the couch, watch TV or something." Gar had noticed the other briefcase on the table which caused a whole other discussion which stressed Dick out even more as his patience started to wear thin.
She could tell he didn't want to lash out at the three kids as he shut his eyes tightly to try to calm himself down. "Let's go check out how Adamson's doing," she suggested, pulling him away from the chaos that came with meeting Jason. "Patience."
"What?"
"You need to learn a little patience. They're a handful, I know but... you've gotta take it easy." He sighed before nodding in agreement. "What were you and Jason doing? Before I walked in. What was that all about?"
"Someone's killing people that were close to me when I was a kid. People from the circus. Melting their faces with hydrofluoric acid."
"Jesus..." she muttered under her breath, "Why?"
"I don't know."
"What happened to him?" Kory asked as she walked into the bathroom, looking down at Adamson.
"I gave him something to help him sleep. I kind of had my hands full."
"Well, did he say anything?"
"He said he works for something called the Organization. And they work for Rachel's father. He seemed to have people everywhere. You sure you weren't followed?" he asked, his face hardening as he became serious.
"You sure you guys weren't?" Kory asked, pointing to the doorway, referring to Jason who sat out in the living room with Rachel and Gar.
"Him?"
"Yeah."
"He's not with the Organization."
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Fanfiction⚠︎ Trigger Warning ⚠︎ Book contains mentions of abuse and suicide. • • • "You know I love you, right?" "Then show me." •-✽-✽-✽-• Paige Montgomery, the dangerous woman who feared letting people get closer to her, somehow allowed Dick Grayson to walk...
