'Money'

Chapter twelve - another close call/to kill a beast

When they're done, they walk back in the house like they've just been out for a smoke or some air, talking and joking about someone they both knew from their time in the slammer together.

- Hi dad, where have you been? Ana asks, even though she knows and has promised both her father and step uncle that it will all stay between the three of them what really happened.

- Ah, me and Paul just took a walk, it's such a wonderful night, just talking about old times, about shit we did and people we knew, 'Money' says.

- When you were in prison together, don't look so shocked, dad, mum has told me everything, well, not everything, she told me that you...reconnected when she came to see you there, that you had been dating before, and that she became friends with your friends...and that's why we have ex-con friends of you and mum over for dinner or weekend brunches sometimes, Ana says.

- Alright, yes, uncle Paul and I were in prison together, 'Money' says.

- Are there more of your ex-con friends here at this party? Ana asks her father.

'Money' looks at 'Beast'.

- There are a few more here, right Paul?

- No need for playacting, dad, I know your whole gang is here, mum pointed them out to me...along with some guys I should stay away from, Ana says. And by the way, why does mum call you 'Money'?

- It's not just your mum that calls him that, but it's rare that she does, I take it, I'll tell you why we call him that, and I don't give a shit that your father gives me 'stink eye' right now, you see, kid, 'Money' was your father's nickname in prison, and we who knew him then, like me, the rest of the gang and your mum, call him 'Money', although your mum calls him that to calm him down, i heard, 'Beast' says.

- And they call you 'Beast', right, uncle Paul? Ana asks.

- They do, cause I'm 6'4 and got huge muscles, 'Beast' says.

*Money gives Beast the stink eye again*

- Enough with the damn 'stink eye', 'Money', when will you realize that you have kids now and that those kids might have questions about your past, would you rather they heard it all from someone outside the gang? 'Beast' says, frustrated with his old friend.

- Like who? 'Money' growls.

- I don't know, man, the brother/sister/mum/dad/aunt/uncle/kid/cousin or even grandparents of someone you beat up/killed, maybe, it's better if your kids hear about it from one of us, like you, Jackie, me or someone else in the gang, 'Beast' says.

- Yeah, I guess you're right, brother, 'Money' says, now calm as ever.

- And I promise not to tell either of your kids about the kinky fuckery you and their mum got in to for eight hours in your jail cell, 'Beast' says.

- You better not, 'Money' says.

- We both know Jackie would shoot me if I did, 'Beast' says.

- I would shoot you if you told the kids about that, 'Money' says. Jackie would help me hide your body.

A while later 'Money' walks to his and Jackie's bedroom to get some sleep...or maybe some sex if Jackie is awake and up for it, as he passes Ana'a room, he hears whimpers...

Is she crying? he thinks to himself as he hears another voice...a guy, he bursts open the door and can't believe his eyes when he sees Dallas, the new guy in the gang, 21, dark haired, handsome...FUCKING his gang leader's 15 year old daughter...

- Dallas! 'Money' roars.

- Oh shit...hey 'Money'...hey boss, know Ana... course you do, she's your daughter...oh shit...don't kill me, Dallas says.

- Give me one reason not to...gotta be a good one, cause I've had one hell of a shitty night, even though it's my first born's birthday and I've fucked my sexy wife three times today, 'Money' says and turns to his daughter. Ana...what the fuck, you were nearly raped by one of your brother's 18 year old friends, you were just lucky Paul and 'Cash' was there to get the guy off of you...and now you go after a member in my gang? 'Money' says disappointed and turns to Dallas. And YOU!! Couldn't you have wet your dick in anyone other than my 15 year old?! I should kill you for this...but i'll be fair, i'll beat you to edge of your life, throw you of here...and then i'll call the cops and tell them you raped my 15 year old daughter...do you know what they do with that kind of scum in prison...no...let's just say that the stories i've told you of what they did to me will sound like a fucking fairytale!!

When Ana's dressed, she walks out before her father and Dallas.

'Money' walks out of the room with Dallas in front of him, holding a gun to the kid's head and his cellphone to his ear.

- Hello, i'd like to report a rape, 'Money' says.

- Who was raped, sir? the person on the other end asks.

- My 15 year old daughter, by a 21 year old former friend of her brother's, 'Money' says.

- Is the person who did it still near where you are, sir? the person on the other end of the phone asks.

- He is, yes, but I don't know for how long, 'Money' says. He ran when my son came looking for his sister.

- Someone will be right there, the person on the other end of the phone says and ends the call.

- Thank you, 'Money' says, smirking at Dallas, right before the call ends.

The cops come and picks up Dallas, while Ana is making out with 'Beast's son Taylor, the two proud fathers split a beer and watch their young when 'Beast', already drunk off his ass, says:
- Man, I kinda wish you'd let me fuck Jackie, just once.

'Money' spits his beer back into his glass and stares at 'Beast'.

- What the fuck did you say?! 'Money' growls. Jackie's my woman, ain't no one fuckin' her but me!

'Money' grabs the empty beer bottle and points it at 'Beast'.

- If you ever even think of touching her, I'll fucking kill you!

- I do wanna fuck her though, 'Money', 'Beast' says.

'Money' breaks the bottle, that's still in his hand, over the table.

- One more word and I'll fucking stab you in the fucking neck with this fucking bottle! 'Money' growls and raises the broken bottle.

- Jackie sure is a sexy lady... 'Beast' says, dreaming.

'Money' gets up from his chair and towers over the huge 'Beast' with the broken bottle still in his hand. 'Beast' gets up, wobbling and falls back down in his chair, as he gets back up, 'Money' stabs him with the bottle.

- 'Money'...brother...dude...you stabbed me, man... 'Beast' says, shocked.

- You shouldn't have tried anything with my woman...'Money' says, calmly...and walks away to find Jackie.

'Beast' falls forward over the table, dead as a doornail.