Fire Meet Gasoline

Part Nine

We pulled into an alley next to the lot. Lester handed Trevor and Taliana mics, and told me the software is ready to go when I am ready to enable it.

"The wall was low enough to jump over. Trevor will jump over there into the LSPD lot. You will silence the officer going to start his shift watching the lot. We will wait until the cop currently on duty gets sick of waiting and leaves to find the cop who's shift is next. After he leaves, Taliana will jump over the wall to start the van. When the coast is clear, T will jump in the van with her, Eden will open the gate, and hold it open for the van to get through. Then we will return to the strip club so I can retreive my equipment in the van. Then someone will take it to be destroyed. Everyone know what they have to do?" Lester explained.

"Yes." I yawned.

"Alright let's get moving then." Lester grinned.

"Don't worry doll face, this will be quick." He winked at me, and I ignored him. He quietly exited the car, and jumped over the wall.

The radio gave some feed back before his voice came over the speaker, "Alright, I see the prick. Give me a second..." It went quiet before we heard a faint grunt. "All clear on this side of the fence. How's it look over there?"

"Not yet, T. Just stay alert and out of sight of any cameras." Lester replied.

Taliana cleared her throat and spoke to Lester, "Thanks for being in contact with me again. Pulling the UD would have been a great one to be a part of, but I respect your decision to go with someone else." She then turned around in the seat and looked at me. "T really likes you. Just thought I'd throw that out there." She smiled, and exited the car.

"Whatever." I studied the controls for keeping the gate open. "How long is she going to be around for?" Lester didn't respond. "Lester?"

"I suggest you stop being jealous. If you don't like Trevor, don't get pissy about every girl who knows him. And she is going to be around for a while."

"Why are you punishing me?"

"Because you're acting like a child. You keep complaining. You came all this way to want to back out on me." 

The radio gave some feedback before Trevor's voice came over. "Looks like we are all set here. Taliana is getting in the van. About 60 seconds until the gate must be open."

"Okay," I responded. "Looks good."

Lester sighed, "Look, Eden. This is exactly why I said to not waste your time on Trevor."

"I'm not wasting my time on Trevor. I'm not even considering anything with him. Not interested."

"You seem interested. And look. Taliana isn't going anywhere. She is our driver now."

"What about Eddie?" I looked up from the computer at him.

"He's dead." 

"He died?!" I released the laptop and it tumbled out of my lap onto the sloor of the van. 

The radio gave feedback before T's voice spoke, "What happened to the gate? Open it Eden."

"Sorry, I'm on it."

I was panicked. Why the hell did Lester tell me like that that Eddie died?! Why did that seem like a good idea at all?

The radio was silent. Lester flipped, "Eden what did you do!?"

"What? Nothing I just reopened the gate!"

"Why is the radio dead?"

Suddenly after moving a few knobs and pushing a few buttons, Trevor's angry voice came through yelling, "Let go of me, you pricks."

Then the driver side door flew open, and Taliana quickly jumped into the van.

She put the van in drive, and floored it out of the ally, away from the lot.

"Where the fuck is Trevor?" Lester asked.

"The police... The gate was closed, reopened too slow.. MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!" Taliana weaved through the traffic. After realizing we weren't being chased, she pulled into a parking lot. She got out and took the radio out of my hands.

Lester asked again, "Where is T? Explain using words."

"We were getting ready to move through the gate and it closed. Before it could reopen enough, a cop pulled T out of the passenger side and put him on the ground." She seemed flustered.

"Did he just let the cop do that?" Lester asked sarcastically. 

"His mind was somewhere else. He didn't seem right."

Lester looked at me. Through his glasses, I could feel his mean stare. "Its because of you."

"Me?" I tried to process this. Eddie is dead. Trevor was arrested. And its because of me?

"Get him back." I pleaded.

"You get him back. You're annoying me." Lester said, walking back to the van.

"You have to help me! Please Lester." I begged.

"Help yourself. Taliana, drive me home. Sorry about this. She's new." They pulled away.

I sat in the lot still processing what happened. How am I supposed to get him back? Why would I even want to. He would just insist that I like him. He is so annoying. It's really annoying how he makes me forget what I am doing, or where I am going. Also when he distracts me. I wish he would just leave me alone. I feel like I'm losing my mind since I can't stop thinking about how much I can't stand him. Just thinking about how me makes me feel... makes me realize things. Like I don't think I can live without him driving me crazy. And his scaring me. I think I really do like him.

Now I have to get him back so I can tell him.