Skyler's Chance

Confronted

"So you don't know where this came from ?" Darby stands with his arms crossed, toe to toe with David Hale. "Look, it was Anonymous tip, I can't tell you who said it. All I know is that it was bogus. It is, right?" Hale looks at Darby, and places his hands on his hips. Darby cocks an eyebrow, "Yes. I have to go."  Ending the conversation, he climbs back into his suv and pulls out his cell phone as Hale gets back into the squad car. It couldn't be Alvarez, he didn't make a deal with him yet, that meeting is Tomorrow, and it could possibly end with a deal or not. It could be one of the Nords, or someone in Zobelle's crew. Either way, whoever it was gave the wrong information, so for now Darby was safe. His daughter's face flashed across his mind, but he knew she wasn't in the loop with everything, and she wouldn't talk to the cops. After sitting a few minutes, he decided he needs to let Zobelle know what's going on, in person.

Skyler's alarm went off and she slapped the cell phone onto the floor. Rolling back over, she moaned and tried to get a few more minutes of sleep. When the alarm went off again, she decided to just get up and get her day started. The new sleeping meds Tyler prescribed for her helped with the nightmares, but they knocked her out for a good 9-10 hours, so she could only take them when she could get enough sleep. It's been 2 weeks since her last session with him, and he suggested she start journaling. "A place to keep your thoughts. Tablets don't cost that much money, and you can lock it with a passcode. You can share it with me or keep it to yourself, either way, you need to let it out, Skyler." Checking her account balance, she decided on one that was simple yet did what she needed, though only the one store carried it, and that store was in Charming. She doesn't want any trouble, so her plan is to be in and out of Charming as fast as she can. After getting ready, she climbs on her bike and takes off.

"And how do I know it's not one of your guys?" Zobelle asks Darby, irritated, as they stand on the porch of the red house. Darby shakes his head, "None of mine are in trouble with the law as far as I know, and like I said before the info that was given was false. Look I'm not accusing anyone, I'm keeping you in the loop, like any good partner would do." Zobelle looks out at the yard, before turning his attention back to Darby, "Well next time there may be more info given. Doesn't matter who the problem is, it's still a problem that needs to be taken care of." Darby nods, slowly, "Yes I know, I'll keep a close eye on my men, I expect you to do the same." Zobelle shakes his partner's hand, "Very well, if I hear anything, I'll let you know." Darby walks back into the house, as Zobelle, A.J., and Ule climb back into Zobelle's car. "I want you to pay a visit to his daughter. She may have given the wrong info on purpose this time. But you need to find out." Zobelle explains. "And what if she is the one who said something? If she talks again, this wouldn't end well." Ule shakes his head. Zobelle looks out the window to the house for a moment. "Then give her a warning. If she does it again, take care of it. And make it look like she just up and left her daddy."

Later that Night

Skyler is closing up the bar and just finished a load of dishes in the dishwasher. The front is all locked up, since it's just her she turns up the music and starts to clean. Tonight was a decent night, and she made a few hundred dollars in tips, which she hid in a secret hiding spot only she knew about, in the kitchen. She counts it every night, and with tonight's tips, the total is $4,704. She organizing the bills, biggest to smallest, carefully packing them back in the tin can and placing it back into the hiding spot, along with her new tablet she's not ready to open yet. Grabbing a broom, she starts to sweep the floor while moving chairs around. After finishing the main area, she heads back down to the kitchen to change the music. She finds a station she likes, and goes to walk out of the kitchen.

Billy steps into the door way, blocking her. He has his arms crossed, and is dressed in all black. "What the hell are you doing here ?" She demands to know. He smirks, "Oh baby, I love it when you play hard to get. Come closer." He reaches out to grab her arm and she grabs his wrist and twist his arm behind his back, pushing him into the wall. He is pissed, turning around, she braced herself for a fight. With her military training, she doesn't look for trouble, but she is prepared when trouble finds her. Spreading her feet apart, she puts her fists up. She's ready for him. He chuckles and puts his fists up as well. She looks a little over his shoulder and sees Ule and A.J. standing in the doorway. "Can you guys get him out of here, please?" She asks, still in her fighting stance.

A.J. and Ule walk towards Billy and Ule places his hand on Billy's shoulder. "Now, didn't we tell you to leave her alone ?" Billy turns and faces them, " Why should I listen to you two?" He asks, a tone in his voice. Billy backs away from them, and heads towards the door.
Ule walks over to her, standing on one side but facing Billy, with A.J. on her other side. Skyler is still in fighting mode, but something doesn't feel right. She keeping an eye on Billy, but
glancing the men at her sides. "Well that was before. We didn't say not to help us with her now." Before Ule's words could register in her mind, she hesitates for a few seconds, then snaps back to reality as Ule grabs one arm and A.J. grabs the other one. They grip her up as Billy comes close towards her. She realizes she is in danger, so she twists her arms to try to break free, and since Billy is only a few feet away from her, she kicks him in the privates, as hard as she could. He's double over in pain, "You slut." He sneers, backing away. Ule grips her in a bear hug, even though she struggling but he is almost twice her size. A.J. stands in front of them, smirks at her and slaps her hard across her face.