Let It Burn

Chapter 3: She Will Come.

It's been weeks since the game. Vincent is now making his two month mark being here working. They are officially half way done with the project. He's gotten closer to everyone. Damien clings to him and claims him as his bestie. Daxton, Dylan and Ryder do as well. Even though he likes them all equally. Killian is open with him but always feels like he has a guard up. Vincent has grown a lot closer to Avianna and he is very invested in trying to figure her out.

She is a person who is beautiful and crazy. There is so much more that goes down deeper with her than she leads on and it makes him curious as hell. They made a ritual of cleaning up together whenever she cooks which is four nights a week. They go out to eat sometimes alone. They stay out late sharing drinks under the stars talking about just any and everything in little hammocks they made. It's amazing how much different she is when he is hanging out with just her.

It's like seeing someone finally breathing. He liked that side of her. He didn't get to be the type of person he is with her with anyone else. It was nice. It was like learning new parts about you, you never knew existed. It started making him think about things he was now wanting for his future. Things he'd like to try and see. He shared everything of his family as she just sat and listened. Even hugged him when he cried telling the story of his mom and aunt. It was nice to finally be able to talk and vent out.

The Lion group was still a bunch of assholes every now and than they made some trouble in town. Avianna and Jordan had to go clean up. He was never more terrified of her than when he watches her interact with men twice her size like she had zero cares about her life. The group gets very defensive when it comes to her yet no one will admit that they are just as scared. They are currently in dive bar playing billiards and some playing cards. The mafia runs through here working a cartel like place. We bump into each other every now and then.

They need us to complete our work too as it will help the entire town so we keep everything civil and both us and them even donate money into the town to keep the people feed and their economy going. Even Vincent admits that some of the guys get around more than a bag of chips. Sometimes though it could cause a small problem other than that we just try to keep clean nose and to ourselves. I guess tonight is not one of those nights. He thought as one of the drunken cartel men got up and started to yell at Eli and Dallas that they were cheating.

"What's your problem man?" Eli told him in calm voice. "You need to just sit down. Maybe switch it up to some water bro." Dallas told him as well. "How the hell do you just keep magically winning every other hand. Your cheating! ADMIT IT! You're sneaking cards." He yelled rocking back and forth pointing at them. "How can we sneak cards. Your guy here has been dealing every hand for the last thirty minutes." Eli asked him confused even the other guy backed him up. It was four of them, Eli and Dallas.

"Look I think it's best we just call it a night." Dallas said as he picked up their winnings and was trying to take themselves out of the equation. However drunkard wasn't having it. "Oh no you get your cheating asses back here." "Omar let it go. They aren't starting no shit. Let them be." One stood up grabbing his arm back. Having some other drunk friends near by listening didn't help either. "Hey you two cheats you heard him get back there. A few of them called also wobbling a little back and forth.

"They aint cheats go sit your ass back down and get some coffee in you." Another one of their friends hollered back. The guys all went to grab their things thinking they needed to leave before things get bad. That became too late when one of them turned Jaxon around thinking he was Eli and slugged him across the face. It was silent for a moment as Jax looked around and down at his hand. "Guess we in this now." Ryder said as he slugged the guy back and watched him fall down hard unconscious on the floor.