Desperado

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A/n: apologies for the messy chapter!..
Robyn stirred into consciousness, finally registering her new and unfamiliar surroundings. She tossed around trying to get comfortable in the seemingly empty bed, she groaned as the sun beamed through the open curtains... Sitting up she scanned her environment, her face scrunching when she couldn't figure out where she was, she could barely remember much from last night apart from having a full belly!

"BABY!" She shouted, frowning when there was no response.

Getting up from the comfort of the bed, she wandered around the unfamiliar place following the scent of food. She called him again and no response, only the sizzling of frying food. She quickened her pace to the kitchen and instantly wrapped her arms around her man, kissing at his neck and humming between each kiss.

"Where are we?!" She asked innocently as he smiled before replying home. He gave her a quick kiss before telling her to sit herself down ready for her food, so she did exactly that!

"Here ya go baby" he placed her food gently down in front of her before planting a big kiss on her lips. "I could get used to this yanno!" She looked up at him, his face full of pride as she smiled back.

"Mmm, you better!" She beamed back even brighter, taking his breath momentarily away. She soon frowned, her mind taking over rather quickly. Back at the warehouse she had orchestrated something with Sam that she desperately needed to do, just as something for her piece of minds.

Glancing quickly up at Maurice, she noticed him notice her, but quickly tucked into his meal dismissing the whole things. Robyn followed suit, she shouldn't be worried! It's a 99.9% non factor anyway....

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She escaped to the balcony, needing the headspace to mull things over and to take relief in some herbal medicine. Something she hadn't allowed herself to indulge in for reasons she could yet confirm. She could sense Maurice wasn't far, he always came and found her when she disappeared unexpectedly.

Placating him with a smile, before taking a long pull from her blunt. She wasn't in the right mind frame to talk, her mind all jumbled from the possibilities of what this could all end up like. She almost cussed herself out loud when she was partially to blame for this mess she wasn't even sure she was in yet! Only having an inkling in the back of her mind, that kept getting shoved back until it couldn't be ignored anymore!

"You tryna pass that or?" He asked with a sweet smile, reluctantly she passed over the blunt, blowing out a puff of smoke. "Wassup?" She exhaled deeply, she knew that he'd confront her on her sudden shift of attitude at some point.

"Shit, I don't even know!" She huffed, her head falling in her hands as she cried. He didn't press the issue, just pulled her into the warmth of his body, snuggling her closely as he kissed the top of her head.

"Is it me? Us? This life? What? Tell me and I'll sort it, drop it if I have to. Just tell me what?!" She could hear the desperation in his tone, but she couldn't bring herself to tell him.

"I don't know! It's not you or your lifestyle, I can promise you that! It's- it's more me!... I've just never had someone to- to love me like you do, to want everything for me before they want for them. Like it's just crazy! If not a tad overwhelming too... I love you! I swear to god, I do! And when the times right I'll tell you everything but for right now I don't even know the answer to your question. So just- just bare with me okay? When I know... you'll know!"  She sighed, feeling some of the weight lift off of her shoulders as he nodded.

"Can I, can I at least help you? Like find out whatever it is?" He looked like a lost puppy, his big brown eyes looking back at me soulfully, his lips pouted, back hunched in defeat.

"I just need to speak with Sam-" she saw the confusion in Maurice's face, shaking her head to dismiss his initial thoughts. "I had an appointment scheduled with him for about now at the warehouse, but now we're here, I'm not sure what to do"

"I'll have him come here" and with that he was straight on the phone demanding that Sam hot foot it over here to see her. Giving him a 30 minute arrival time, when she knew full well it was longer than that!

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Sam stood in the lobby, waiting for Maurice to grab Robyn. He was a tad miffed that he had just been lectured on the fact he took a whole 120 seconds longer than he should have... Never minding the fact he nearly totalled his Lotus Evora on the way out here.

Smiling as he spotted Robyn coming down the staircase, his smile dropping as Maurice followed behind. "Y'all do know I got a job right?"

"I know, n I'm sorry Sam! Maurice, I'm good now" she hinted for her other half to let go of her, so that herself and his friend could talk. Maurice reluctantly got the hint, leaving the room quickly.

"Follow me." She smiled sweetly before climbing back up the staircase, the balcony was probably the best place for them to talk, out of ear range of Maurice.

"Can I get you anything?" She asked, before quickly getting declined.

Grabbing herself a soda from the minibar in their room, she walked the both of them out to the balcony. The two sat in silence for most of the time, both of them knowing the real reason behind the appointment, but since his initial question hadn't been answered. He decided to wait for her to be able to come up with the words herself.

"Have you got it?" She asked timidly and as he nodded, she instantly felt her stomach drop. Extending out the blue box, he handed it to her. "What do I do?" She nervously bit at her lip, searching the box for the instructions, finding them just as Sam began telling her.

"... Basically you pee on the stick and see what happens."