Safe With Me

Chap. 12: You Do, Don't You?

• Brody's busted knuckles above •

      The men all head towards Ira's office. Elle had bruises on her body from their practice fight the day before. She had tossed end turned the whole night whimpering from her bruising, keeping Brody awake. He hated to fight her or any female. But it's what she pressed him for.

As they walk down the hall, Brody can't help but notice the smug expression on Ezra's face every time the dark skinned man looks to him. Brody shakes his head at him, annoyed by his presence so early in the morning.

Happy opens Ira's office doors, walk-in inside with the others behind him. The bald man with a goatee nods to his boss, whose face is stone.

"You wanted to see us, Boss?" Happy slowly nods to Ira once the office doors are closed.

"Yeah, something like that." Ira nods slowly, a dangerous look in his eye. "Is it true that you're teaching the girls how to fight?"

All the men in the room freeze, silent. Ira looks between all the men for an answer. Brody immediately looks to Ezra, who has a snarky look on his face, his muscular arms crossed over his proud chest.

"Is that a no?" Ira says in annoyance, "Tell me, damnit!"

"No...just one." Jake throws Elle under the bus, but only to protect Jaelynn. "The new girl of Brody's."

Brody's eyelids shut tight. His lips purse at Jake's words. When he opens his eyes once again, he can see that Ira is already staring at him.

"Why?" Ira simply asks, his thick fingers intertwined on his desk.

"She wanted to learn." Brody shrugs, "Didn't see the harm in it—"

"Didn't see the harm in it? Didn't see the harm in it!" Ira's voice booms across the room, making the men stiff with caution. "Damnit, Stevens!"

                    Brody begins to speak but Happy shakes his head at him in warning. The man's face full of worry for his friend.

             Ira wipes his face with his hand, groaning in annoyance. "Do I have to remind you that those girls are here for punishment and your entertainment?"

              The men shake thee heads. "No, sir."

                Ira shrugs, looking off. "Does this new girl have any potential?"

                    "She has a lot of fire in her." Brody nods slowly, trying to be careful with his words. "But she needs to keep working on it."

             Ira gives Brody a deadly smirk. "Well, then, next time I have a job for you all, suit her up cause she's going with you."

              The gang leaders words send chills down Brody's back.

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         The men all walk back to the kitchen where the girls are all gathered around. Ezra hurries to escape Brody, wanting to get Elle between the both of them so the man called Jawbreaker can't touch him. As Ezra steps inside, Brody grabs the man by the neck and slams him hard into the wall. The girls all scream at the commotion. The men usher the girls back, wanting to see a fight take place. Elle's brown eyes grow wide at the sight, her lips going wide.

         "This is exactly what you wanted!" Brody growls in Ezra's face. "I don't know what you're planning, you sick fuck, but forget it!"