Ruthless ; B•E

Twenty three

"Bye baby I'll be back tonight. I love you." Billie pulled Aliza into a tight hug, allowing her to calm herself before Billie had to go.
    "Bye Bil. I love you too, be safe please." Aliza's words were shaken and breathy, almost as if she had been running. But she wasn't. She was sad that she was going to be alone.
    "Finneas and Claudia had just arrived in Los Angeles today, they'll stop by once I'm home."
   Billie held Aliza gently between her hands and kissed her forehead.
    "Make good decisions." Aliza stood on her tip toes and kissed Billie's lips one more time before she turned around and walked out of the door.
    Now it was time for Aliza to spend some time in the library.
    She snatched her phone off charge and went up to the library where she sat for hours on end.
    It was now 3 in the afternoon and she was getting hungry.
    But she received a call from Finneas.

Aliza? Where are you?

In the library... why?

Third floor. Shit. Listen I need you to trust me okay. Billie is an hour away and there's someone in the house with you. I need you to go to the window in the back of the library and look down at me. Try not to make any noise okay?

Now what?

I need you to jump.

What!? Are you crazy?

Aliza. You need to trust me. I'll catch you.

No no no no. I can't! I just can't.

Aliza please! I'm right here. Look down at me. That's right okay? Now take a deep breath and start bringing your legs out the window carefully.

Finneas I'm too scared. I can't do it.

You can do it kid. You got it, I'm going to catch you I promise. Just count to three.

One... two... three!

•••

She made it. She landed safe snd sound in Finneas' arms.
She hugged Finneas tightly.
He embraced her back, allowing her to weep in his arms.
Just as Billie arrived she ran into the house with her gun drawn out.
BANG! BANG!

Two shots.
Aliza hasn't pulled her face out of Finneas chest yet. She was scared.
She felt like she was going to vomit.
"Aliza!" Billie shouted while running into the backyard where Finneas was holding the girl.
Aliza sprinted to Billie's , hugging her tightly, still crying Aliza looked up at Billie. Not saying a word Billie nodded and held her tightly.
"Thank you so much Finneas." Billie panted while holding the girl tightly.
Soon enough a bunch of Billie's workers were inside cleaning up and disposing of the body while Billie and Aliza sat on the porch.
Billie gently placed her hoodie over Aliza's shoulders while still holding her close to her chest.
"Are you okay? Where were you when it happened?" Billie asked as the adrenaline began to wear off.
"In the library. I had to jump and Finneas caught me." Aliza sniffled.
"I told you he was the best big brother." Billie gave a softhearted smile to her brother while still comforting her girlfriend.
"It's clear boss." A man said while walking out of the house with a black garbage bag.
"Thanks Jonah." Billie gave a nod before helping Aliza up and signaling for Finneas to follow them inside.
"Sit here. I'm gonna go get your pills okay?" Billie said while guiding Aliza to the couch.
    As soon as Billie walked away Aliza discreetly wiped her tears onto the sleeves of the hoodie Billie had wrapped her in moments before.
     "Are you alright?" Finneas asked while sitting down next to her, his hands fidgeting with the hem of his shirt.
    "Yeah... yeah I'm okay. Adrenaline rush." Aliza let out a shaking breath and looked at Billie with her big brown eyes.
   "I have your pill and water. Anything else?" Billie placed the small white pill in Aliza's hand and the glass of water in the other.
     Aliza shook her head and took the pill.
"Where did you shoot him?" Aliza asked, breaking the complete silence shared between the three of them.
   "Spare room by my office." Billie answered.
The rest of the evening was spent silently, other than short sentences shared between Finneas and Billie.
   Aliza was still shaken up. Her heart was still pounding and her hands were still trembling.
  But she was growing tired.
Her head rested on Billie's lap while they watched a simple romance movie in the living room.
    "She's asleep. I'll be back down after I take her to bed." Billie whispered while gently lifting the girl off of the couch.
She walked so slowly up the stairs just to be sure she doesn't wake Aliza even the slightest bit.
Billie used her foot to push open the bedroom door as quietly as she could prior to lying the girl in the soft white sheets of the bed.
"Give me a kiss." Aliza groaned while turning to face Billie.
Billie casted a small smile before she sat in the side of the bed and kissed the girls lips.
"I'm gonna talk to Finneas, I'll be back up in a little while."
Aliza gave a gentle nod.
"Okay. I'm tired."