Chapter 14 Fight Or Flight

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𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝓘'𝓶 𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓷𝓸𝔀 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓞𝓯 𝓪 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓼𝓑𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓽𝓸 𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓪𝓬𝓴 𝓪𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓘 𝔀𝓸𝓷'𝓽 𝓽𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼


𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝓘'𝓶 𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓷𝓸𝔀 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓞𝓯 𝓪 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓼𝓑𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓽𝓸 𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝓪𝓬𝓴 𝓪𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓘 𝔀𝓸𝓷'𝓽 𝓽𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼

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Blaire

 I stood up and brushed myself off and walked out of the bathroom. I glanced at Milah, and the men she was playing pool with and they were watching me. I swallowed thickly and walked back to the table.

"You were gone forever." Emma said.
"Yeah. So..I think we should go." I said.
"We just got here." Emma frowned.
"Those guys over there give you trouble?" Neal asked, noticing that the guys in the pool room were watching their table. "I can get them to leave."
"No. I just think we should go. Emma?" I asked.
"If you want to go Blaire you can go. Just tell my Dad I'm staying at Ruby's." Emma sighed.
"Fine. Just be careful Em." I said and narrowed my eyes at Neal before I walked out of the bar. I Untied my jacket from around my waist and put it on and started walking. I heard the door to the bar open and glanced over my shoulder at two of the men who were previously playing pool with Milah were now walking behind me.

Now, the logical thing to do would have been to call David and tell him I'd somehow gotten myself into some sort of trouble and I needed him to pick me up, but I didn't want him to know exactly where we were. Calling Killian was also out of the question, that just wouldn't be a pretty situation to have him show up to save my ass from the men his wife sent out the door to what I hoped was just to scare me.

I picked up my pace, walking towards O'Malleys hoping someone was there. Anyone at this point. The men behind me picked up their pace as well. I ducked into an alleyway and hid behind a dumpster. The men walked into the alley, and I held my breath until they walked past me and then I bolted out from behind the dumpster and started running towards O'Malleys. I looked over my shoulder and they were running after me.

I thanked Zeus that I could see the lights on at O'Malley's. I made it to the door and turned the knob but it was locked.
"Son of a bitch." I grumbled and looked to my left at the men who were now walking towards me menacingly. I could see Thomas inside so I started beating on the door. I was either going to get his attention or break it open. Thomas looked up at the door confused and then saw me and hurried to the door and unlocked it and stepped out.
"Blaire what on earth are you doing?" He asked and then looked at the two men standing there.
"What's the problem?" He asked.
"Just taking care of a nosey kid O'Malley. None of your concern." One of them said.
"Blaire get inside." Thomas said.
"Thomas I'm not go-"
"Inside." Thomas said in a tone that left no room for argument. I walked inside and he closed the door. I couldn't hear what he was saying to them, but whatever it was made them back off. He opened the door and walked inside.

"What the hell was that all about?" He asked me.
I just shrugged my shoulders. "I don't know." I said. "I Just noticed they were following me, and I ran here."
"And what were you doing in these parts this late anyways?" Thomas asked.
"Just....out for a stroll?" I said and smiled.
"Try again." Thomas said and crossed his arms.
"They called you a nosey kid, and I know those men hang out at The Rabbit Hole and you would not be there."
"Certainly not.." I mumbled.
"Blaire.." Thomas sighed. "I told you. I specifically TOLD you, do not go digging around here for information on your father or you'd end up in trouble like him."
"I wasn't!" I sighed. I mean..I wasn't lying to him. I wasn't looking into info on my Dad.
"Then what were you doing at the Rabbit Hole? Hm?" He asked. No wonder this man and my Dad were best friends. They were both equally good at grilling me when they wanted to know what I was up to.
"You can't tell David. But Emma dragged me there to meet up with some guy she's dating who works there. I got bored and hustled those men out of money with a game of pool. They were pissed. That is all." I lied "I don't know why they called me nosey."
"You are your father's daughter." Thomas sighed. I looked down at my hands.
"I didn't mean it that way Blaire, and I still don't think he did what they say he did." Thomas said.
"I need to go home." I said quietly.
"I'll drive you. Had something I wanted to talk to you about anyways."
"Okay.." I said and raised an eyebrow. Thomas locked the front entrance. "Come on, my cars around back."

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