The Beast Within

Chapter Forty-Three: Let's Play A Game

The next day Nyssa pushed open the doors to Jerome's bar and found him standing by the bar with a clipboard in hand counting the number of bottles in front of him in a crate "we don't open for an hour toots" he said carelessly without looking up "I'm not here to drink" she quickly replied making a smirk take over his face but he still didn't look up "back for more already doll?" "you need to come see your kids" suddenly he met her eyes dead on but completely shocked her when he shook his head and said "no, I don't" "they're you're kids" she snapped annoyance laced in her tone "I'm well aware" he said carelessly going back to his clipboard "you need to come see them, Jerome" "no, I don't" he grunted out annoyed "what am I supposed to tell them then?" "tell them I died, or moved away, moved on whatever, take your pick doll" Nyssa could see she wasn't going to change his mind so she slapped his clipboard out of his hand making him groan in annoyance "you know what, I really hoped you would change the person you were when I met you" "you knew who I was when you married me sweetheart" "don't worry, I won't be making that mistake again" she glared at him one last time then stormed off, Jerome rolled his eyes and picked up his clipboard "woah, that was way harsh boss" a squeaky voice said next to him "shut up and mind your fucking business Evie" he snapped and turned back to the bottles on the bar counter.

Jerome watched out the window of his office and saw Jeremiah's car pull up, he rolled his eyes and internally groaned then heard Evie "he's kind of in a mood and hasn't left his office for most of the day" "hm, be a darling and go get him for me? quickly" he heard footsteps and rolled his eyes when a quiet knock landed on his door "tell Miah I'm busy" he called out but then heard "tell him I'm going to count to three then he's coming out of that room whether he likes it or not" knowing his brother wasn't going to give up he unlocked the door and met him at the bar "what do you want?" "I received a call from Crimson" Jerome was visibly shocked since he thought Jeremiah was there on Nyssa's behalf "w-what did she want?" he said clearing his throat trying to put himself back together subtly "she told me her mother said she was going to find you and wanted me to help" "and.. what did you say?" "the truth of course, that I knew you were and that you were ecstatic to see her, but then I got a call from Nyssa" Jeremiah's tone changed at the mention of Nyssa and Jerome gulped.

"She told me you had no interest in seeing your children" "I don't deserve them-" "save the pity party for someone else, we both had a terrible life, you got it the worse I'll admit but I still had it bad and I still show up for my family, what's your excuse!?" Jeremiah threw the stool he was sitting on backwards and Jerome groaned "drop it Miah" he warned "tell me! what made the Jerome Valeska turn into everything he absolutely despised!?" feeling his rage hit it's boiling point he slammed his palms down on the bar top "when I knew that someone was trying to take my whole family! when I found out that you were the one that had me leave so you could have my wife! when I found out that you had me leave my children for your own benefit!" "Jerome I-" "nothing to say? didn't think so.. our whole lives I was always competing against you, you had everything and I had nothing, I finally had one thing, one fucking thing and you had to take her, you had to have a family of your own with her, and you just had to chase me away so you could have her.. so brother, you win, she's all yours" with that he downed a shot for a customer and left the building.

Evie locked up the bar after Jeremiah left and started cleaning the counter tops when she heard a creak on the floor boards, she clutched the cleaning product close to her chest and pointed it out to the open "who's there?" she squeaked but there was no answer "t-tell me who you are! I have pepper spray" she heard a chuckle that was feminine "that's cute" she whipped to the side and relaxed lightly "J-Jerome isn't here right now" "that sucks for him, even more for you" the intruder grabbed Evie by the throat and dragged her out of the bar, an hour later Jerome unlocked the bar and found a letter on the counter expecting it to be from Jeremiah he flipped it open and felt his blood run cold 'hey honey, I have your new little toy, I felt like some fun so let's play a game, I hide and you find us before time's up, good luck xo Nyssa' he groaned and scrunched up the paper, he had forgotten about the jealous and possessive side of Nyssa and the completely crazy side he hadn't seen in so long that even he had to admit made him excited.

Evie dangled over a vat of acid with a cloth over her mouth, she whimpered and tried to keep looking up to avoid the green gooey substance "so, Evie, tell me, how long have you been in love with my husband?" she scrunched up her face then grinned "awh silent treatment eh? here, I'll tell you a story" her leather heeled boots clacked on the rickety platform and pulled the rope Evie was dangling from closer to her then she leaned down to be face-to-face "picture this, a young girl, a bounty hunter mind you meets a psychotic man and takes him on as a client, sounds like a recipe for disaster right? anyway, fast forward a bit and the two become the most unlikely of friends, of course he checked her out especially when he thought she wasn't looking at night, but still they were good friends, then uh oh a tragedy and the two spend a night together, and he decides to just up and leave to join his equally psychotic brother who he hated and fast forward to a month later the girl finds out she's pregnant, crazy right? yeah so she runs into him, gets shot, shoots him back and later tracks him down and tells him, and up until a good few months he doesn't accept it, anyway-".

Jerome groaned as he climbed the stairs to the last place he could think of but stopped when he heard her angelic voice in her most terrifying way it gave him chills in a good way "so they had their baby so cute right? wrong baby gets kidnapped then they break up then just to fuck up their lives even more her twisted half sister shows up with his baby, she accepts him as her own of course and the two slowly start to get close again and finally they get engaged, sounds like a happy ending so far I know just wait-" Jerome stood back in the shadows but hung his head when he knew what was coming next "so he decides the new girl working for him is everything he wants so of course he pursues her, that was a big mistake on her part, especially since I gouged out her eyes and burned her alive" Evie whimpered louder and Jerome sighed "anyway, so he cheated and she left him and during that break up she wanted to get back at him so she sleeps with his twin brother, bad idea I know, fast forward the couple get back together, married a few months later and she finds out she's pregnant with his brother" Jerome clenched his fists tightly but didn't move.

Nyssa Chuckled and pulled out a dagger and held it to Evie's face "so of course that caused some issues with the newly weds, but in the end love conquered all" she chuckled and ran the dagger down the perky blondes plump lips "but you, I see the way you look at him, you shouldn't fuck with me little girl because I'll show you what I can be, I'll show you the beast within" she grinned and ran her free hand over Evie's soft cheek "you're pretty, you're sweet but.. you're not me-" "you're right, she's not you, that's what makes you special" Nyssa smirked upon hearing that familiar voice "hi honey, glad you could make it" Jerome slightly smirked and climbed onto the platform "as hot as you are right now, I need my bartender back now please" Nyssa giggled and stood up straight "but I want to play" she playfully pouted "you've had your fun, now let her go" his demand shook the room causing Evie to squeeze her eyes shut but Nyssa just rolled her eyes "fine" she groaned and cut Evie down, Jerome helped her up onto her feet and backed a safe distance away from her to please Nyssa "head home Evie" he said and Evie did so, she ran down the latter and disappeared out the door "you always ruin my fun" she whined and he smirked and wrapped a strong hand around her throat pulling her close to his face "oh no baby, the fun's only just starting" she grinned and ran her tongue along her pearly white teeth "show me what you've got then" Jerome grinned and threw her backwards onto the platform onto her back.