Reckless Abandon *Sequel to SB&LJ*

Chapter 4 || america's most wanted

There's always that one person who makes your heart skip a beat. Wether they make you feel happy, or either hatred, there's always this spark of electricity that flows through your heart for a millisecond. This person made that spark inside me feel both happy and hatred at the same time.

Looking at his dry brown eyes and new spikey brown haircut, I grimaced. "Oh my god." I muttered in disbelief. "How the hell did you get out of prison?"

"Well hello to you too Miss Bourne." He lightly smirked. His biceps flexed when he rested his arm on the doorway. "We have a lot to talk about." He stated in all seriousness.

"Excuse me," Flame said as he came into the picture. "Who are you?"

"Who the hell are you?" Jason asked, a bit angry. He looked at Flame long and hard. "You've been fucking my girl? Huh? Shay, you've better not have been fucking this trash."

"Hey! He's not-"

"No, fucker. I haven't been fucking her. I don't treat females like that." Flame spat back.

Jason glared at Flame and snorted. "And what do you do, fag?"

"I'm a gang leader." Flame said without no hesitation. I let out a breath and gulped. Flame is a what!? Oh god, please don't tell me I'll be caught in between more mess!

"I am too." Jason narrowed his eyes. Jesus help me. This was supposed to be an escape from Vegas and Jason. Oh and I haven't even met any of Jason's gang. I'm praying that it's a good thing.

"Can you boys settle your disputes outside of my apartment? Nobody cares who's the baddest." Lux said as she pushed Flame and me away from the door. "Who are you?"

"Shay's boyfriend." Um, what?

"Name?" Lux asked, folding her arms. Flame shifted closer to me and I saw Jason glare at him. "McCann, Jason McCann."

"Oh." Lux said in amazement. I don't know why though. I turned my head back at her and saw that she was looking at him like he was a piece of meat. Her eyes roamed up and down his body. "So you're the infamous Jason McCann? I've heard about you."

I turned back to him and saw him smirking. "Must have been good and bad things. Mostly bad, right?"

"How are you not in prison? How do you know my cousin?" She grabbed my arm roughly, "What does he mean when he said boyfriend?"

Shit. There's a lot of explaining to do. All of us.

A while later we all decided to sit down and talk. Lux's balcony was the perfect place. Conveniently, there was four chairs positioned towards the massive view of the city. It was a warm and sunny morning. I sat in the middle along with Lux. Jason was to my left and Flame was to the right of Lux. I had put on decent clothes after Lux invited Jason in.

It was a bit awkward at first but I broke the silence.

"Jason and I went to school together. We dated, but then he got in some serious trouble and he was sent away. I haven't seen or heard of him since December."

I took a glance at Jason and saw him looking right at me.

"Shay and I have been through somethings, but we haven't really had a normal relationship."

I snored, "Yeah, he only took me on one date."

"I also had Thanksgiving dinner with your family. I consider that as a date."

"Seems normal to me." Lux jumped in. "How wasn't it?"

"Maybe the fact that he's on America's Most Wanted list. He probably did things that Shay wasn't comfortable with." Flame smacked. I saw Jason glared at him again.

"I never did anything foolish around her." Lie.

"Really now? You know, I'm a criminal too and all criminals do something foolish, even around someone they like just for attention!" Flame pushed back his chair heavily and stood up.

Jason did the same. "You're wrong about that. Not everybody is the same. I would never do anything stupid and foolish around Shay."

I drowned in my thoughts as the two boys kept bickering. The scene that I dreaded the most in my life played in my mind. Daniel's lifeless body laid on the wooden tile floor at the unknown place that I was kidnapped. I remember Jason pulling the trigger again, right into Steven. I remember passing out, not only from the severe blood loss in my shoulder, but at the shock of what I witnessed.

I didn't even know that I was crying my eyes out either. I felt a couple of arms around my waist and a hand on my knee.

"Shay, I'm sorry okay...I really am."

"Get off of her you jerk. Flame is right, you did something to her! Shay, honey, did he try to rape you? Abuse you?"

"Get out McCann, now."

"Aye get the fuck off me, bruh."

I wiped my eyes and cheeks with my hands. I sniffed and looked dead at Jason. "I-I think you need to go."

"W-What?" His eyes were felt with a bit of sadness but his voice was showing a bit of anger.

"I need space. I-I need more time to think."

Jason's jaw dropped. "More time? You've had December to now. Why?!"

Flame stood in front of me. "She said leave."

"And you think you're any better?! You're a damn criminal too; a gang leader at that." Jason frowned.

Lux was still hugging me by the waist, saying nothing.

Jason looked at me one last time before turning back to the door. "Fine," he said as he started to walk. "- but we have to talk soon, just me and you."

Flame escorted him out of Lux's apartment.

After the door shut, I went in my 'room' to make an important phone call.