black Dahlia|| Craig Cody

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dahlia's pov
i get a phone call after settling in my place and i answer it "hello?" "can we meet dahlia? just to talk. one on one with no added pressures from anyone else" it's smurf. i say "i don't think that's a good idea" she says "too bad baby open up" fuck. i sigh and get up and craig asks "what's going on?" as i hang up on smurf "smurf is here" going and opening the door and i let her in.

she says "i know what having baz in the house looked to you" "we're not fighting because baz raped me and you keep him around that's not what this started as smurf" i huff. she says "you did not deserve me hurting you. i acted out" "that's the same excuse you've used before smurf. you don't respect me and you've shown that many times. despite all the shit i've done simply because you asked me to. i know you took me in when my family killed themselves and i am thankful but i refuse to be your punchingbag because of it. if i knew id have to be id have rather grown up in the fucked up system" i tell her. she says "i am sorry and i miss you. you're what keeps this all together. without you...deran and pope and craig will walk....the whole organization goes to shit. not only that. but i miss how close we were. you could've died and i wasn't here and i wasn't around to notice your suffering"

"because you pushed me away smurf and you keeping baz around is just doing that more" i sigh. having admittedly missed smurf and what good times we had. she says "we need all the hands we can get for this next job. and getting in to do the job will rely on you and the fact you don't have a record baby. it's a lot of cash. you come back and do jobs with us you'll get a bigger cut and your whole cut right away. no withholding it. baz will get what's coming to him. soon. just let him sit and think he's getting off scott free for what he did. you don't have to be friends with him. just tolerate his existence. and you'll be paid for the suffering. come home."

i look to craig knowing i should consult him in this first. he says "it's your call. what can your sobriety and your mental health handle. i won't leave your side for a second and we won't make any plans that'll leave you with him alone" i ask smurf "what is the job?" just wanting to know its worth it. "army base. there's a shit ton of cash." and lays out the plan for us. "how are we even getting access to it?" "nicky's dad" she says with a smile and adds "baz is working him" 

i ask "and what about j? he okay with this? he cares about her smurf" "it's business" she says and adds "he'll know better than to interfere" this is what i didn't want for him. i say "leave him out of the job until he says he wants it" "he lives with us he's part of it anyway" she says and i sigh "he's just a kid smurf. let him be a kid. we never got to be one." she says "might need him. you in or you out" i say "how big is my cut?" she says "that'll depend on how much you can get out of there." i look to him and he's worried and he says "i'll follow your lead baby" i say "if this job works then i'll think about a full come back. i want to be the one to kill baz. and i want to kill renn too" she smiles "of course baby. you never were one to not get your vengeance. glad to have you back" and she kisses me and leaves and i sigh "what did i just do?" he hugs me "it's a trial. if you hate it...stay out" i nod and say "thanks for the support craig" he grins "you're my girl...of course im gonna support whatever you do"