black Dahlia|| Craig Cody

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craig's pov
how could i let this happen? how couldn't i see it was that bad? why would she do so much? she knows her limits? right? "family of Dahlia Grey" we all stand and she goes to say something but decides against it seeing who we are "she's stable." we sigh in relief "there's no reason to believe the OD has lasting effects. we have some rehabs here to check her into. she's got a few puncture wounds...telling me it wasn't only the oxy, and coke she was on. did some tests and there was indeed small traces of heroine in her system. that and the coke is what caused the OD" what the fuck?! i'm grabbed harshly by pope and he slams me against the wall and spits "fucking heroine now craig?" i snap pushing him "i don't touch that shit! she didn't get that shit from me pope!" as we walk in the room.

how didn't i notice? i sit beside her and grab her hand. i check her arm and see them. track marks. they're hardly noticeable with the bruising from baz but they're there. who sold her heroine? why didn't she come for help? she always said she wouldn't touch that shit. ever. she saw how julia was. she's still asleep. i kiss her hand and reach to stroke her hair out of her face "cmon baby wake up for us" stroking her cheek. pope sits on her other side holding her other hand. "cmon Lia. we're all here now" i tell smurf "get rid of baz or we will"

"you don't make that call" she says. i snap "look at dahlia! look at what he's done to her and made her mom! she can't take anymore. you said she's the daughter julia never was. now look at her. out of the business because of you. suffering trauma because your poster boy raped her after cheating on her and having a kid behind her back. he's erratic making decisions that puts all of us in danger! she wants nothing to do with the business because you're fine one second and treating her how her parents did the next. all of that lead to this. fix it. stop letting this rapist be our leader. stop letting him, his mistress and child in our family home. if she continues to having to see them i dont think she'll make it mom. be a decent fucking human and save her from further trauma from having to see the guy that defiled her every day" deran says "he's right mom. Baz has to go."

j says "he does" pope says "i vote yes" my mother says "this isn't a democracy. you don't get a vote on this. i'm dealing with baz" i say "then we all walk. have fun trying to do jobs with just him smurf." she says "and what will you guys do without jobs" "deran will leave and surf in competitions as he always has. i'll finish school maybe? find a real job. pope will too." i say. stroking her hand and i say "doesn't matter. if baz doesn't go...we're walking. we'll figure out life after we do on our own" with a shrug. they nod in agreement. smurf says "if baz goes Cath will be on all of us. it'll fuck everything" crossing her arms. pope says "i'll deal with cath. just deal with Baz" j says "what if Lia wants to do it. she did say, not today, not tomorrow, she'll kill him" pope says "she's not in the right state" i say "then we wait until she is and give her that choice. set him up. make it look like a tweaker robbed and killed him" with a shrug. pope sighs "fine." smurf nods "fine"