Well Fuck It

Chapter 11

Maxis found his brother with Cole outside with the rest of Cole's brothers and Vivian's father. His men surrounded the group, Maxis in the lead. Danteous stood close to Cole, shielding him with his body. "Long time no see baby brother." Maxis said with a smirk. Danteous itched to grab the gun from the waist band from the pants of his tux. Viviana is going to kill him if he gets injured and something happens. "You know I was thinking about allowing the three of you to say your vows then kill you allowing you to make them widows." Maxis taunted then held up a file. "But then I learned more about your precious Baby Girl." He opened it and held up a photo of a bombed school. "This was a school where seventy little girls were trapped in a basement, a bomb strapped to each of them. Did you know she made the choice to let those little girls die? Claimed she wouldn't have had enough time to disarm them. She didn't even try to save a single one of them. Instead she saved her own ass." Maxis scoffed, "What kind of selfless person does that?" He tossed the photo in the air to pull out another.

Danteous felt rage boiling inside him. He didn't blame her for those kids. He knew the guilt weighed heavily on her heart. He knew she wanted to but she wouldn't have been able to without it killing herself, even then their legs wouldn't have been able to allow them to run fast enough from the blast radius.

Maxis continued to show each photo to them telling them of what she has failed to do, the lives she didn't save. Cole and Danteous couldn't stand Maxis dragging Vivian's name and all the good she has done, through the mud. "Did you know when she first got back she had a drinking problem?" Maxis asked them. "Once she gave herself alcohol poisoning, nearly killing herself." They noticed she rarely drank, even then it was only one maybe two drinks. She got better, that's what matters.

"Tell me Maxis, what do you hope this would do?" Danteous asked him. "Make us love her any less? We all have our flaws, and every choice she has made has weighed heavily on her heart and mind. She suffers every second of every day." Maxis laughed coldly, "Don't feed me that bull shit. She has a ton of blood on her hands yet you don't find it disgusting, yet you hate me and the amount I have."

Danteous'fists clenched, "Her reasons was selfless, yours were moralless." Maxis scoffed and pulled out a photo of the terrorist from the warehouse, "She killed him out of cold blood." He had a point but Cole and Danteous would've done the same. Maxis checked his watch and Danteous used that distraction to grab his gun but Maxis pulled the trigger on his, hitting Danteous in the knee. Cole reached for Danteous as he fell.

"You really shouldn't have done that baby brother. You're only making your time with the two loves of your life even shorter." Maxis held up his phone, "One call from me and Bridget kills her." Danteous was in excruciating pain as he laid on the ground, his knee cap shattered thanks to the bullet. "Let's bring out your bride shall we?"

He called Bridget but she didn't answer. He tried again. He knew the woman would be trouble. Fear gripped his heart, "If any of them move, shoot them." He headed towards the house and looked all over, but no one was inside. He stormed out of the house. "Where on this island would your woman have gone?" Bridget wasn't dead, that much was obvious but her gun was on the floor meaning she had been disarmed and taken. He then Viviana's mother hadn't been amongst them, meaning it was two against one. He should've sent someone with her. He was cursing himself for being so stupid.

None of them answered, because none of them knew. "Maybe she'll come if I start making those she loves drop dead." "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Viviana said in a sing song voice through the intercoms the island had to contact the ER. "You're playing a very dangerous game Maxis. I would advise you to play it smartly or Bridget here bites the bullet herself." She told him.

Maxis was torn. His revenge was right in front of him, but the woman he loved was taken. He lowered his weapon. "Where is she?" He asked her. "Did you know she can't swim?" She told him instead? "The water was only waist high but she still panicked when we got close. I wasn't going to drown her, after all I'm a sniper I prefer taking people out with my rifle. It's less messy that way."

"Where is she?" He seethed. "My game, my rules. First you need to get your hench men away from my family then I'll lead you to where Bridget is. And I would hurry, there is a reason my mother is only allowed to use round tipped knives." Then there was a scream from Bridget. "Oopsie." Mom said with a giggle.

Cole was hoping Viviana hadn't taken a page out of the book those sick bastards used on her a few months ago. Then he reminded himself that she would never do that to another person. "You have five minutes to decide Maxis." Then she turned off the intercom. Maxis growled and sent the men back, leaving him out numbered. Danteous got to his feet with Cole's help despite the pain. Maxis raised the gun back at him as Danteous raised his. It was hard to aim, the pain being so intense. Breathe through it, he told himself.

Suddenly they both pulled the trigger and it was all over.