I got off at work and three cars were already waiting for me, the second Jace's car drove off, the doors opened and men got out. I froze and the last door opened, Gabriel getting out, I took two steps back and I wanted to scream but couldn't. I can't scream when I need to, I never scream when I'm scared. He walked up to me, my heart monitor went off and he just smiled.
I took a couple of deep, difficult breaths. He was still smiling making me wish that was how he looked when I was a kid. He walked up to me standing right before me, our feet touching and he hugged me. And for some strange reason my heart didn't die, I didn't even get a panic attack. He kissed the side of my forehead.
"Let's go home".
He pushed me towards the car, passed his men who weren't smiling at all, I know some of them, we grew up together, some I do remember t my house and I just got in, what difference does it make? Even if I do try to run, I won't get far, his men will catch me probably hurting me. I prayed to get a panic attack but nothing, my heart monitor didn't even beep.
They parked outside a huge building which looks abandoned, he smiled getting out, so did I. I just didn't smile, I find nothing to smile about, this is not a reunion. This is pretty much a kidnapping. He led the way in, the building isn't abandoned after all. It looks nice inside just bad outside, I took a seat after two of his men pushed me down, I looked up at them pulling my arms free. I know how to seat on my own free will.
"You are all grown sweetie".
"Don't call me that".
He smiled."You look exactly like your mother".
"Really? When she was all swollen from your beating or when she was high?".
"You didn't miss your father?".
"You're not my father, never was, never will be".
They gave me juice, I just looked up at him, they exchanged the drinks, I still won't drink whatever they are giving me, it's probably spiked and I will wake up tomorrow in some container being shipped where I'll be forced to be a prostitute or a drug mule. I will never trust him, not in this lifetime or the next, he showed me he's nothing to me.
"You got married, I see".
"A year ago".
He smiled, nodding."That's great but you can't be married to him".
"Just like I never asked for your blessings, you have no say about who I marry or who I don't marry".
"Jason Johnson, he's white, 26, son of Adelle Johnson and late father is... Same name as mine, Gabriel Johnson, he was shot by some lowlife gangster, a pathetic way to die".
"What do you want, Gabriel?".
"For you to come home".
I smiled standing up, he's out of his mind, I'm not going back 'home' with him, he really is out of his mind. I walked past his men to the door and got out, he just watched, I got out and right, we're in the middle of nowhere. I looked up at his men and they still look scary. I went back in sitting down.
"Are you ready to talk like adults now?".
"I'm not going back with you, you and I are nothing".
He showed me a picture of Jace."You do know that I will kill him right?".
"You've been out two years and you come here threatening to kill my husband? Go ahead, give it your best shot".
"You really want me to give it my best shot? Eighty Nine's? They will all die, you know that too".
He really will kill them and if they die, I'll probably never forgive myself and I can't hurt Adelle like that, she needs her son. I slightly smiled, nodding, he wins, he always wins.
"Fine".
He smiled."Good, you will divorce Jace and come home with me".
"Fine but I need a day to get my things".He just smiled.
"Zachary will take you, don't make me kill them, sweetheart".
"I'll manage".
"Zachary, take her to her house".
"Gabriel, I said I'll manage".
He stood up slapping me so hard, I fell back on the chair looking up at him, he held my jaws separating my jaws, he can do whatever he wants to do to me but I'm not crying. He smiled pushing me back, I stood up, Zachary tried helping me up, Gabriel just looked at him, he stopped and let me get up on my own.
He led the way to the car, opening the car door for me, I looked up at him and got in, he pushed the door and also got in. He looked up at the rear view mirror and he found me staring back at him, he looked away. He looked back again and once again, I was staring back at him. He pulled over.
"Here, your lip broke".He handed a napkin with his initials on them."I'm sorry about your dad".
"I remember you, your dad was friends with Gabriel, I liked him".
"He liked you too, so did I, I always wanted to play with you as kids but...".
"My parents were fucked up?".
He just looked forward, I chuckled wiping my lip, it bled a little, I remember things from my childhood, things that I shouldn't be remembering but I remember and things that I should, I don't. I don't remember my father laughing or smiling as a kid, I don't remember him ever loving me but he did, once. I don't remember my mother ever telling me she loves me or hugging me.
I don't remember her telling me she's got me, I don't remember her ever standing up for me. All I remember is my father abusing us, my mom took it the most though, I guess he hated the fact that she kept me. She should have just aborted me or give me up, I'm sure I was gonna find a good family, maybe Adelle was going to adopt me then and Jace would have been my brother from the beginning.
Zachary started the car driving off, he is not that old from me, I wonder what happened to him, his parents. I wonder how he even ended up working for my father, I wonder how my father got his crew back together. He was in jail, surely someone took the reigns, unless, of course he killed them taking over again.
I didn't even have to direct Zachary, he already knows where I live, that's how the delivery found me. He pulled over in front of the door making my heart sink, he could have waited for me, he opened his door.
"You don't have to come with me, I'll be okay".
"I'm just following orders, Hazel, get your bags and we leave, no one gets hurt".
He thinks he, alone can hurt my husband? That made me chuckle, no one can hurt my husband, not alone anyway. I sighed opening the door, I walked in the building, letting him in, Jace is not home, I'm glad. Everyone greeted me with smiles, I smiled back. Zachary chuckling. Pack your bags and we leave, no one gets hurt.
I ran upstairs, Zachary right behind me and I couldn't shake off the feeling that this won't end well. My father wants me to divorce Jace and if I don't he will know. Zachary pulled opened the closet doors. I don't know whether he doesn't want Jace to find us here because he's scared or because he really doesn't want anyone to get hurt.
"Those are my undies".
He took my bag throwing them in my bag, I put some more clothes on the bag. If I don't see Jace then we won't have to talk about divorce. Zachary took my bag and we ran down the stairs, Jace git in and just stood there looking at us, I took a deep breath
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The Eighty Nine's leader. My Lover.
Romance"I will see you tomorrow morning, I'm going on a business trip". "It's 8 in the morning Jace, you can't leave me alone the whole day". "I'm not leaving you alone the whole day, Muzi and Khaya are coming over". "No, no, I don't want Muzi or Khaya, I...
