You are all I've got, Damien.

Chapter 3: Bennie

'Maya, what time you said you will be there ?' I asked, carrying mugs with coffee to the living room.

'We didn't agree to a specific time, later afternoon sometime. He said he will be at his place' Maya shouted from the bedroom.

'Don't leave it too late, better get ready and let's go. The faster we are done with this, the better' I sat on the sofa sipping my coffee.

She is insane to do this, she could've asked him to help her with the old bike, the one dad has in the garage. Why did she have to agree to a bloody date ?!

'I am ready, but we are not going until I talk to Damien. I promised that I won't go without talking to him before. He should text me any minute now' She walked to the living room. Wow! Is that my sister? She looked completely different, sharp. She straightened her hair, skinny black jeans, grey tank top with a sports bra underneath. Heavy dark makeup made her look like she isn't messing around. ' Should I add red lippy? What do you think?'

' Well you already look sharp, I wouldn't want to be on your bad side, but yeah I guess if you want' I laughed

'I need to look credible like one of them; otherwise, I can raise suspicions. I thought about shorts, but this asshole doesn't deserve the view' she said, putting lipstick on when her phone rang. ' Is Damien' she smiled and sat down on the sofa next to me looking at the phone.

She looked disconnected from her surroundings like nothing else existed apart from the guy on the other side of the phone. I sat there shitting my pants getting less and less convinced that this is s a good idea. I needed to make sure that she is focused.

'He told me to take a knife' She said still looking at the phone

'Knife!? You don't need it to pull his hair, you have pepper spray, is that not enough? Plus you are a self-defence expert you don't need a knife.'

'I will take a small one from the kitchen, just in case. Better safe than sorry. I promised him. Plus He knows Bennie better, he is a criminal, could be unpredictable. Few self-defence classes from dad don't make me an expert. I can kick his ass, but if he pulls a gun on me, I need something more than pepper spray' she said lacing her camp boots. ' Let's go, I don't want to wait any longer' She got up from the sofa, grabbed her leather jacket and run to the kitchen to grab a knife.

Drive was long, and we were getting nowhere near the place. Maya was quiet, with nose in her phone. She was looking at the Lovelink messages

'You will drain the battery, you will need it later. Damien will be checking if you are ok for sure and I don't have a charger here' She locked her screen.

'Did you speak to Olivia recently? Did you guys managed to clear the air?' Olivia and I broke up a few weeks before and we didn't end it on good terms. Five years ago, we met on a dating app, I always knew that Olivia isn't the type of woman who commits, she was always very reserved and cold. I never thought that she could just leave me, because of her career, just like that after five years, pack her bags and move to another country. We had plans to start a family, but she told me she never wanted one, she knew this was always my biggest dream. The fact that I moved on so quickly proved me she wasn't the one.

'No, we didn't speak since the fight. Maybe that's for better I don't need her toxic attitude right now. I only wish I could have back the five years I wasted on her. I could  use  it for someone worth it.'

' True, you don't need someone like that in your life. To bitch around all the time, if you can't be yourself around her what's the point. The fact that she never told you she didn't want kids was horrible. Is not like you never asked her, you've been planning it, and suddenly she just gets a job in Canada and moves out, without considering you or your feelings. '