Perks of being a Criminal

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Jason:

Even two fucking hours without Aaliyah is painful. I mean two fucking hours? Why the hell have I become such a baby when it comes to her. Now that we are back together, I feel like she has every atom that makes up my body in the palms of her hands. It's true too, there's no way I can deny it either.

After I'd cleaned up her bloody ass bathroom, I needed sometime to myself before I said something stupid. I didn't know about Aaliyah but I know she wouldn't agree to not talking for another year. Even though I was totally oblivious until someone basically slapped me across the face. In my case, this person was Aaliyah. I mean it did take me a while just to let out my anger but it's better than being an asshole to my girlfriend.

I go down the stairs and hear things moving around in the kitchen. I turn the corner and pray that it's Aaliyah, "Bab-" cue the embarrassment.

"Hey sweet cheeks." Jordan laughs while he puts non-stick spray on one of the pans on the stove. "Ha. Ha. Ha. Very funny. Where's Aaliyah?" He looks at me and nods his head. "Well where do you think?" I try to think where she could go, she lost a lot of blood and she couldn't be in the same room as me. I knew exactly where she was and so I thanked Jordan, walked down the hallway.

I stopped in front of the room I knew she would be in and slowly opened it. There she was, fast asleep in the star room. I smile lightly thinking of my angel dreaming of sweet nothings and walk towards her, laying right next to her. She stirs and buries her face into my chest as I wrap my arms around her body. She stirs a bit more when I place a strand of hair behind her ear and kiss the top of her head.

"Wake up baby." I whisper into her ear, kissing her hair. "mmm." she groans into my chest letting out a sigh. "I'm sorry, baby. I'm really sorry." I continue to kiss the top of her head over and over showing her as much affection as I can. "It's okay. I'm sorry too." She whispers so quietly into my chest I can barely hear a single word she said.

"Are you feeling any better? Nauseous? Light headed?" She looks up at me and shakes her head, planting a kiss on my lips in between her smiles. I smile back and thank god that she's doing okay after losing so much blood. "Jason?" She says as she rests her head back onto my chest for warmth.

"Hm?" I stroke my hand from the top of her head to the bottom of her neck. "I think we should leave." I'm shocked when hear her say this. We are all attached to this house. "Why baby?" I look down at her as she looks up at me. "Because he knows where we are. He's always known and I can't keep living each day in fear because he's going to shoot up my house." I nod and sigh. That is entirely true, Damien knows exactly where we are and we are on intense lockdown every day. I mean all of us have to go to the store together for christ sake. I think as quickly as I can so all of us can get the hell out of this place.

"I know where we can go." I whisper. She looks up at me, confused. "Where could we go Jason? We all know that he basically has a place to stay in every state in the country. Where the hell are we going to go?" She says it all so frantically. "Hey baby, shhh. I understand. This is the only family we have left and we want to protect them at all costs. Babygirl all you need to do tonight is pack a bag, fake ID, and fake passport."

"Where are we going?" She smiles and I hush her. "I'm not telling you. It's a surprise." I wink at her and of course there go those gorgeous eyes rolling at my silliness. She shakes her head one last time and her smile turns into a frown. Her eyes grow with sadness and I just can't bare to see her like this.

"Life is a spell so exquisite, everything conspires to break it my dear." I frown at her and she looks up at me once again. "But, I am going to be there to make sure nothing breaks it." She sighs out of relief? Sadness? I hope not sadness. Maybe more like an 'I hope so' or a 'please do.' sigh. Her head snuggles into my chest once more and I hold her close feeling myself fade away. My eyes are getting heavier and I feel everything become calmer.

"I promise to protect you and our family Aaliyah. That is a promise I could never ever break." Then finally I fall asleep to the sound of her beautiful, rhythmic, small snores and I know now that this.. right here next to her, is where I belong.

A/N:

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