Francesca Romano

Chapter 26 | Need your help

"Mami I need your help, like really bad." My relationship with my mother was never where I felt I couldn't call for help but When I did make sure to tell the reason you need help because everyone will know. "What is it, I'm busy Francesca."

I was pacing around my house tempted not to say anything anymore. "I need money." I said quickly and I heard her scoff like it was a joke. "You my child are worth more than I'll ever be and you're asking me for money, why?" She wasn't joking, and to be a bit cocky, I'm worth more than anyone in my bloodline.

"I can't take the money out of my account it can't be traced back to me." She was at work, I heard her heels hitting the floor with each step she took. "What illegal shit are you trying to get away with?" My point exactly. "I can't say ma, If you can't give me the money without reason that's fine."

"No Francesca, until I know what's going on your on your own." And with that I hung up and took a deep breath. I was going to get that money no matter who I have to ask. So  I called Beverly, She'd give it to me no doubt.

I sat down on my counter as I waited for her to answer. "Francesca, I was just about to call you." She said. "Can you believe that all my bank accounts are frozen currently." I felt my heart break. "Is that so?" I answered quietly. "Yea someone's been stealing our paychecks right after it fits our account. But you called first what happened?"

"Nothing I just wanted to hear your voice really quick." I heard her chuckle through the phone. "Aww, I know your missing work but it's for the best love. Take care." We said our good byes and she hung up. " I heard someone's been in your home. You're not scared right?"

Reid texted my phone no doubt my mom went on to tell them all. "If I was scared would you come to me?" I asked curious to his answer but also having to ask him the question. "I should be in your area in a few anyways." God I wish I would've thought this through.

I made my way off the counter tops heading up stairs into my closet. I grabbed a sweater and put in over top what I already have on. Skipping threw several of the steps that created my wide staircase I found myself back in the kitchen. I opened the freezer and dipped my currently swelling hand in the ice box. I spent about 7 minutes in the cold freezer before a hard quick knock on my door made me jump.

I pulled my hand out of the ice and walked over to the door. I took a deep breath before opening it and was cascaded by Reid's figure. "You look so pale I'd think you were a ghost." He laughed. "Wishing I was a ghost at the moment." My eyes fell behind him where King made his way to the hood of Reid's car, pulling a blunt out of his pocket. "He knows he can come in, right?"

"I went to go pick him up from the air port I don't think he wants in here." Reid's hand made it's way to my face where he tried to lean in and kiss me. I backed away and pushed through under his arm walking over to King. "So much for needing me." He whispered to himself causing me to roll my eyes.

Now standing in front of King I looked up at him, not one emotion detectable on his face or behind those mismatch eyes of his. "I know we have our problems currently but that doesn't mean I'll have you sitting out here. It looks like its about to rain anyways." I said looking up at the sky where raindrops touched my face.

"No." He told me. "Well if you need anything I'm glad to help. Like a lighter maybe." Once those words left my mouth hie dropped his head looking down but that didn't stop me from seeing a smirk grow on his lips. I turned my back to him noticing Reid had went inside already. I listened as thunder roared over us and Kings foot steps close behind mine.

When we walked in and I looked the door, Reid was sat on my couch, feet kicked up and Micky's scans in his hands. I quickly grabbed them out of his hand and kicked his feet of my table. "Its rude to go through my shit." The look he gave me quickly reminded me that he could care less about what's rude and what's not.

I moved from in front of King and allowed him a seat besides Reid, grabbing the lighter from my back pockets and handing it to him. I dropped the scans back on the table grabbing Reid's hand and walking him to the kitchen with me. A smile was on his face when we stopped in the kitchen, he tried again moving in to kiss me but this time I put my hand in front of his mouth.

"Look I didn't bring you here for sex, I need your help." I said with my hand still on his mouth. "I'm not sure if you know how to read what you were holding but it was a brain scan of a 5 year old boy. He has a tumor that I can remove but his mom has no way of paying me for it." I said quickly where even I almost couldn't understand. "What does that have to do with me or even you?" He muffled through my hand causing me to drop it from his mouth.

"I wanna pay for him, but if I take the money out of my bank account just to put it into the hospitals it would be brought up. Knowing him and his mother have no insurance and I'm sure she wouldn't be able to prove a job that's giving her that much money." He still was confused and I grew worry that he couldn't give me the money. "How much?" He questioned me. "170 thousand dollars, cash. I know it's a lot but I'd pay you back as soon as her case is history."

Thunder flashed as the wind picked up and the rain got louder and harder. "No. I wont give you that kind of money. I mean no way." He shrugged his shoulders at me. "Why?" I said loudly. "I'll even double the money you give me. 340 thousand cash." He shook his head no and exhaled hard placing my hands on my hips, pacing back and forth in front of him.

"You asked the wrong twin, Doc." King said walking into the kitchen and inhaling the smoke from the currently burning weed rapped in a thin sheet. Before I could answer to his words all the lights in the house cut off leaving us three in pitch black where we couldn't see not even each other.