Lowmans baby

Chapter fifteen

I had my legs crossed as I was sitting up on my bed with my lab top on my lap as I studied the questions that were provided from my teachers, I felt gloriously comfy in my knee high socks and oversized sweater along with some baggy shorts. Of course these weren't so fashionable as my socks had a hole on each one on the bottom, my sweatshirt needed a wash and my shorts also had some stains.

My hair was put up into a sloppy and poorly made pony tail and my face was bare of any makeup, I heard the doorknob move and turn as a familiar face appeared "you ever gonna knock?" I asked when I saw Happy "I take it as you don't want this food then?" He asked back. I didn't even say anything as I stood up from my bed and walked to Happy while grabbing the plate away from him.

"You make this?" I pointed my fork to a small amount of spaghetti "fuck no, prospect did" he replied as I sat back down on the bed and scooped up some food and shoved it in my mouth not realizing how hungry I was until now. "It's cold" I said while I chewed "Juice didn't realize until later that you hadn't had anything to eat" Happy sat down in a chair across the room "oh yeah sit down" I said and chuckled "what're you doing anyway?" He pointed to my lab top "some work and studying" I said as I took another mouthful.

"Sounds boring as shit" Happy said as he wiped away some sauce from his mouth "it is" I sighed "I just wanna get back to New York and work on my masters" I felt sad as I felt like I blew my chance at NYU. All Happy did was nod and continued to eat "so is the van still there?" I asked as I tightened my pony tail "no it left about an hour ago" Happy said "Juice mentioned that they've been following you" he looked up at me but only with his eyes "yeah" I said quietly.

"Why didn't you mention it to me?" Happy asked "what? I'm sorry I didn't realize that you were my body guard now" I said sarcastically "well it would've been nice to know, you don't know what they could've done to you" he said it almost shocked me to see that he sounded to concerned about me "I can take care of myself" I spat "really" he put down his plate "with what?" He rested his elbows on his knees "I have a knife" I spoke back at him "let me see" I reached down to my suitcase and pulled out my knife that I was given to by one of my foster parents when I was 16.

He grabbed the knife and started laughing like it was the funniest thing he's ever seen "this is a buck knife" he looked up at me "your point?" I shrugged "this is for like skinning deer, or for camping, not stabbing someone in the neck" he tossed it in the garbage can "hey!" I yelled "oh don't be sad I'll give you this one" he unclipped his knife from his waistband of his jeans.

It felt heavy in my hands as I held it "thanks I guess" I mumbled as I threw that one back into my suitcase and continued to eat again "Juice is getting more concerned about you now" Happy said quietly "why?" I asked "Talia, they could've killed you" "but they didn't" I countered. Happy rubbed the bridge of his nose "you just don't get it do ya?" He looked back up at me "we have bad people we gotta deal with and the ways they get to us is to take something or someone we love and hurt them, Juice can't go through that" my lip was purses into a straight line as I listened to Happy talk.

"It's be best if you stay here and not go out running every night, it's too stressful and not all the time can someone watch you" Happy spoke as I lowered my head a little as I thought about the words he said. I huffed but I had to admit that he was right "okay" I said barley above a whisper "thanks doll" he stood up from the chair,plate in hand. "Uh Happy" I said as he reached for the door but when he turned around I saw in his eyes that he was almost happy that I stopped him from leaving.

"Goodnight" I said as he smiled lightly "goodnight" he said calmly, he reached form the door then left. I put my hands over my face as I laid down on my back exhausted, I just kept picturing the look in his eyes that he had before he left. I couldn't make out what it was in his eyes but it almost set me off, in a good way of course.

My eye lids began to feel heavy as they closed which blocked any view around my room and a yawn escaped my lips, I soon curled up bringing my knees closer to my chest and stretched my arms out and one arm under my pillow. I soon began to realize sleep was washing over me and let it take me.

Goodnight Happy.