Learning to Love Again

The Last Enemy...

It was nearing three months since that night with Audrey, we've grown closer but not dating. We both agreed that we're not cut out for that kind of thing so we really just fuck every now and then.

"And why do I doubt that."

"Believe what you will."

And the hunt for the rapist was going well, Gabriel and I made a pretty good team. We had one last location to check out where supposedly either the rapist was or there was one final clue to his identity.

"And you planned this all out that night?"

"Who said I found out his identity that night?"

Nikki was getting much better too! She was now starting to go out in public, even though someone had to always go with her she was less nervous and panic attacks were rare now. She had really impressed us all by not letting this drag her down. And Momo was now a permanent resident of the Maye household, and she was just a bundle of energy and joy.

"You make her sound like a toddler."

"She's not far off...but that doesn't mean I wouldn't care for her."

Tiffany was doing well, her studies were going well and her grades were high as always. She had somehow convinced Audrey to study too...even if it's only every now and then it still counts right. But my job was going well, with a more 'brighter' look on the outcome I found myself working harder and faster just to spend more time with the girls.

"It sounds like you decided to keep living just for these girls."

"And now I'm dying for them."

"Hard to believe you were once so...disjointed...from the rest of us."

"You ready for this?" Gabriel asked me as he handed me a pair of brass knuckles.

"I'll give it to you, you know how to get some crazy shit." I told him as I slipped the knuckles over my hand.

"Well when your parents are rich all you've gotta do is flash some cash and anyone will do as you say."

"Hmm, maybe I should try that someday?"

I nodded to Gabriel as he moved in front of me and kicked the door open, quickly moving in with his pistol raised up like I taught him. He was ready to fire on anyone who decided to try anything stupid. Which some was about to do by moving forward with a bat in his hand.

"I've got him." I told Gabriel as I stepped in front of him.

I grabbed the bat and slammed my fist into the thugs nose and he fell to the floor as I quickly moved forward to punch another guy out and continued till there was no one left standing. I looked over to Gabriel and saw that he had taken down a few extra thugs without firing a single shot.

"He's getting better."

I looked over to the man who was shaking in his chair behind a table. I watched as he slowly moved his hand until Gabriel fired a warning shot into the table. I moved behind it and took out the double barrel shotgun and proceeded to pull it apart in front of him which Gabriel chuckled to.

"You know who I am?" I asked the man.

He slowly nodded his head, sweat dripping onto his clothes as he stared at me.

"Then you know why I'm here."

"For my money?" He shakily asked.

I grabbed his collar and lifted him out of his chair and into the air.