Psycho But Not Really

p s y c h o - 10

"Marcl?, never heard of him, why?", Lenny asked, as we watched the guys hit a home run, they ran across the field laughing and tackling each other, this was the only time they had free time or hung out, some have families but I restrict them from seeing them, unless it's a special occasion, I can't risk getting snitched on.

"He's just somebody, that touched my property" I casually said, but inside I was fuming with anger, "ahh, you mean your little girlfriend?" Lenny tried to tease, but I glared at him, "just saying man, you haven't fooled around in a long time" Lenny said holding up his hands in defence. It was true, I haven't been serious with a girl in a long time, the last time I did, was when I set this girl up, and she caught feelings, but at the end I broke up with her, and well obviously killed her.

I laughed at the memory, "You're right, but I don't fool around anymore, and you know that" I said, folding my arms. Lenny gave me a shocked look, "dude, Nate, this needs to stop soon, I'm expecting a son soon, and I can't always do your dirty work for you, it's not that I don't enjoy it, it's just that I want my son to look up to me, and his uncle Nate in the future, I want you to be serious with someone, to take care of you" Lenny said raising his voice with every step he took closer to me.

Did he just tell me to stop?

I glared at him, and grabbed his collar, "you know I can't stop! You know I'm always going to be like this, you know! Lenny you've been with me for years, and you're telling me now?" I yelled in his face, Lenny pushed me, and I fell on the ground grunting.

I lifted myself back up, and punched his jaw, making his head fly back, "piece of shit!" He yelled and started to punch me. I heard my men yell out and ran to us, trying to break up the fight, "boys stop!" They yelled.

When we were finally pulled away from each other, our faces were dripping with blood, and the rest of the boys had questioning faces, "get back to work!" I yelled. "But boss-" one of them said, but I cut them off, "go back to work, or I'll kill you!" I yelled, they all retreated back to their cars and went off.

Lenny and I stood standing and panting at each other, I gulped, "I'm going home" I said and walked back to my car, "fine, just think about what I said, and don't be stubborn, I have a pregnant girlfriend waiting at home for me, to take care of our unborn child" he said. I ignored him and drove off.

When I quietly stepped into my apartment, I saw that Thea wasn't sleeping anymore, panic ran through me, and I searched the whole house, "Thea?" I yelled in every room, when I finally gave up, I sat on the couch, panting. "Nate, where were you?" I heard a soft little voice behind me, I turned around and saw Thea in my over sized shirt, she wasn't wearing pants, the shirt reached up to her knees, it got my blood flowing.  I was so lucky that I hid my guns and knives before she came.

I smiled, "I'm sorry, little one, I was out doing some business stuff, I called your mum saying you're staying the night, it's too dangerous to go home" I said and caressed her hair, her eyes met mine, and my stomach twisted, for a moment I felt as if I didn't need to kill her.

"Your face!" She exclaimed.

Althea

I looked up at his face and he had cuts and blood dripping from his cheek, I gasped and dragged him to the bathroom, I found a while ago after I woke up, I sat him down on the edge of the bath tub, and reached up to grab the medical kit, my shirt slightly pulling up, above my thighs.

I finally grabbed the kit and opened it, I drenched the cotton in water, and started to dab the cotton ball on Nate's cheek, he flinched and hissed, "wow, big and tough guy wincing at the feeling of a cut being cleaned, never saw that coming", I laughed, Nate chuckled, "it stings" he said, and gripped the tub tighter. I laughed and cleaned the rest of his cuts.

After cleaning the wounds, I gently placed a bandage over his cheek, I smiled when his face looked a lot better, "what happened anyway?" I asked cleaning the blood up.

"Disagreement with a friend" he said, and stood up, I watched him look in the mirror and touched the bandage, "don't touch!" I smacked his hand, Nate smiled and cleaned with me, "oh yea, some guy came by, and brought your clothes, I folded them for you, if you didn't mind, I was bored" I scratched my neck.

"Oh, thank you" he smiled down at me, "it's late, we should get some sleep" I said and walked out. But stopping mid way realising I have nowhere to sleep.

"You can sleep on my bed, and I can sleep on the floor" he said, and pulled my arm to where  his room. Nate, set out his bed, and I helped him put all his clothes in the drawers, before tucking myself in the huge bed, I looked at Nate, "go shower!" I screamed and through a pillow at him, he laughed and he started to tug at his shirt, I panicked a little.

"W-What are you doing?" I asked stuttering, he looked at me and smirked, "taking off my shirt" he teased, I hid my face in the pillows and yelled, "take it off in the bathroom!". I heard his sexy laugh again, "Alright, anything for you, little one".

For some reason I didn't mind him calling me a pet name. I waited in bed for him to come out of the shower, afraid that he won't be in the same room when I fall asleep.

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Is Thea catching feelings?