Queens of the game bk1

17. Connected

Venice woke up in a small room, she opened her eyes. "ANGEL" she yelled, pissed as hell.

It took a few seconds, but the door opened, and Angel stood in the doorway and looked at her. "Venice?" He said slightly amused.

"I have to get back to the kids asshole, our kids, remember... But then again, I wouldn't expect you to it's not like you cared much about Gina or any of your other kids for that matter so why the hell should ours matter to you...

Angel sniggered. "You know, I always did love you when you were angry...

She sighed . "Why don't you let me go? You didn't care enough about me to stick around, you faked your death... so it's obvious that you don't need, or even want me, and you were making that very clear, even before all of this happened... I don't know what you want from me Angel?"

"I loved you, I was always fair to you. Yes, I admit that I did take it out on you, what happened with Keegan and Gina, and I wish I could take it back. The truth is I miss you Venice and I miss our lil family... But I need you to understand that I can't let your father get away with thinking that how he did me and my family was okay... And I know that if I let you go, you would run straight to him and tell him" he told her.

"The kids are with Chloe and Lamar, if I don't get hold of them soon they are going to start questioning...

"I'll get the kids picked up and brought here... One of our soldiers can do it on your behalf...

She looked at him. "What about Orion?"

Angel once again looked at her bump. "You are going to need to forget about him"

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Keegan sat outside of the place that Charisma had been staying in whilst she was in LA. He looked towards the door and saw her coming out of the house with her bags, hurriedly.

He got out of the car, he walked over to her as she put some bits in the trunk of the car on the drive. "Did you say yes?"

Charisma jumped a mile. "Don't creep up on me...

"I said... Did you say yes! To yo proposal ?" He reiterated with growing anger.

" no... I didn't even answer him, but I don't expect you to believe me... And how the hell do you know?... Oh, of course, Storm"

"have you and him been getting cosy out here together, is he the reason that you came to LA?"

Charisma slammed the trunk of the car down. "This is not fair, none of this is fair... I have done nothing, and I am just so sick and tired of being between the two of you... I thought it was just lunch, I had no idea he was going to ask me to marry him"

"but do you want to marry him?"

She shook her head. "I don't want anything right now, I don't want either of you" she said with tears in her eyes.
" I am married to you...

He shook his head. "I signed the papers, we could just file them... And then you can go and live happily ever after with Nash" he saw her break and cry hard in front of him. "Or, you could give me a sign that it is me you want... Anything.. and I promise, I'll never mention it again"

She got in the car and took off at speed saying nothing, she felt as if she couldn't breathe her anxieties and stress were building. She left Canada to get herself right, Nash followed to, and then Keegan, she couldn't escape any of it. Everyone was in her ear, telling her she should go this way, or that way, make this decision, or make a different decision. She weaved in traffic as if being in the car going as fast as she could, would help her out run her Demons. She was so clouded, she didn't see the truck coming across into her lane of traffic. She hit the track, the impact was hard, her car was sent up in the air and landed on its roof.

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Keegan sat in his car outside of her place, he felt sick in his stomach, he wanted to rip Nash's head off. Suddenly, from nowhere, he felt a jolt, something in his mind that made him sit bolt upright.

"It's you... I have always, and only ever loved you...

"C?" He could feel her, the connection was back, he had not been connected to her fully in almost a year. He felt her sadness, and he could feel physical pain. "C?" He said, needing her to speak to him again.

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"What the hell are you thinking!" Jensen snapped as he caught up with his brother. "She will never marry you, are you crazy... She is with yo nephew... my SON" he added angrily.

"She needs more, she needs better than him... Yo SON as you like to put it almost killed her, she needs protection from him... You can trust me that I will kill him this time, yo SON or not"

Jensen just looked at him, and from nowhere punched his brother, Nash landed on his ass. Jensen look down at him. "I'm telling you right now, you need to stay the fuck out of business that isn't yours, you are not making it any easier for either of them.... And you will marry her over my dead body." He shoved him with his foot. " I will see you both in hell first, before I let you do that to him.."

Nash got up. "You're a pussy you know that bro!.."
Jenson turned and looked at him.
"You are scared of yo own son, you have seen recently just how unhinged he is, and what he is capable of and you're acting like a bitch around him now.... He is nothing more than a woman, beater, serial cheat, an abuser... But you're okay with that"

"I will never be okay with what he has done and he knows that... but let me tell you this, if you don't stay away from Charisma, I will kill you myself with my bare hands, and that is no idle threat" Jensen said, and walked away.

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Keegan knew to head to the hospital, something told him to, and after frantically trying to find her, he saw her about to walk out of the doors her arm in a sling and her forehead cut. "C?.."

She turned and looked at him. "I just want it to be over, I need it all to go away... I want everyone to stop playing with us and I want to be happy.." se said her mind racing.

He grabbed her, pulling her to him tight and holding her as she cried into him. "I'm gonna protect you, I am gonna love you... And I will do whatever it takes, I need you to understand. I am focused on this medication and I'm better than I've ever been... But I'm not complete without you...." He told her. "And Nash has to go....