The Comforts We Despise MxM (Staten Krown)

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"Preston...Preston this is an emergency," I stated running in the house.

The butler was the only one I could find when I walked in the house. I had all this anger in me. I couldn't believe that they just arrested Jonah!

He looked at me and said, "I know. They took Jonah. They arrested him."

Preston shook his head, "They didn't arrest him. They just took him down for questioning."
"Oh thank god."
Preston shook his head, "Well I wouldn't be so happy so soon sir. Someone tipped them off that Jonah may have known that the shooting was going to occur."

"That's ridiculous. He had no idea. He just knew Lauren was disturbed and needed help."

I couldn't believe Adrian had dug so low as to do this to Jonah. Jonah was innocent. Jonah NEVER told Adrian that he knew of the shooting. What he told Adrian the day of the shooting was taken entirely out of context because of Adrian's jealousy.

"Well the longer he is up there the more dangerous its going to be for him," Preston explained to me, "I have become very fond of Mr. Jonah and he seems as though he has a habit for taking on the guilt in situations. He might talk himself into an arrest. The cops...they need more people to pin this on. That's why they do in cases like this. Everyone places the blame."

I could tell Preston actually cared. I had never seen him look so frantic. I guess after working with a family for so long and then seeing them go through a tragedy like this would be heartbreaking for anyone.

"Oh my god...what should we do?"

"The family lawyers need to be down there. They can advise Jonah. They can bring him home before he digs himself in any holes."

"Good. I'll go talk to Mr. Hill. Is he here?"

"No...that's the other problem," Preston said.

Another problem? Did they ever stop happening. How could he not be home at a time like this?

"Where is he?"

"Something happened," Preston explained, "They were taking Ms. Lauren upstate for holding and she attempted to kill herself. She's in a hospital upstate now and Mr. Hill took the drive up to see her. He is hours away. He won't be any help."

"Oh god."

"There's only one person that can help now."
"Pristine."

Shit. That was the last person I wanted to see at a time like this. She had been another one to push Lauren so far. She was always so tough on Lauren. Now look what happened.

"Yes...I can take you to her."

Western Psychiatric was where Pristine was. I couldn't help but find that Karma was such a bitch Preston dropped me off there that night. When the nurses took me to her room I could see that this place was definitely for all sorts of looney people. I wondered what kind of mental breakdown Pristine must have had after the shooting to be taken to a place like this.

I found her in her room. She was standing up against the window and looking into the darkness. She didn't seem to be focusing on much of anything. When she saw me walk in she tried to adjust her hair but she looked like shit. Her hair looked thin, almost like she had been pulling it out or something. It was the first time I had seen Pristine without makeup in the 7 years that I had known her. She was still beautiful but had this mad look about her. Had she completely lost it?
"What are you doing here?" she asked, "I said no visitors."

"Luckily its not all about you. I mean your daughter did put a gun to my head but we won't even go there right now. This is about Jonah..."
She crossed her arms, "Is he ok?"