I have just shot a friend, he is alive but I still shot him. What the fuck has become of me? I am reckless and I feel I am going crazy. Have I lost my damn mind? Yes I have. But I also have a family to protect. He crossed the line, well my line as I see it. Are my lines blurred? Of course they are. He was a problem, a problem that I had to fix. And Ava ~ walked in on me fixing it. How fucking stupid can I be.
I put my gun down on the counter and take her into the lounge.
Trayton ~”Baby girl are you okay?”
Ava ~”Why won’t I be?”
Trayton ~”I did not want you to see that?”
Ava ~”I’d rather see that than you lie to me about that or were you going to lie to me about that?”
Trayton ~”I was not going to tell you about the shooting, I did not plan for it to happen.”
Ava ~”Trayton it is bad enough that you are shooting people in our home but then you were going to lie about it.”
Trayton ~”Baby girl I was just worried about what was going to happen if you see the guns.”
Ava ~”That I crumble into a heap of shit? Stop worrying that I will fall apart. If it happens it happens. We will deal with it when it does. Now go clean that fucking blood off my floor.”
I love how she says it is hers or when she calls it ours. I love how she has made herself a part of my life and a part of my house. But most of all a part of my family
Trayton ~”Baby girl we are going to the club later, are you going to come with us?”
Ava ~”Go clean that fucking blood off the floor then I will think about it.”
Trayton ~”I love it when you get so bossy.”
Ava ~”And I would love it if you would listen to me.”
She smacks me on my ass as I turn around to leave for the kitchen.
Ava ~”I love you dumb ass.”
Trayton ~”I love you too baby.”
Ava ~”Next time shoot them outside on the damn grass.”
She and Emma goes upstairs to go fix up the room, at least I did get them to deliver a bed as I told her they would.
Kenton ~”Okay bro that was some seriously messed up shit.”
Trayton ~”Mom why did you not tell me about this?”
Mary ~”Cause I knew this would have happened and I am pissed off with myself for falling for his shit.”
Trayton ~”Mom I would do anything for you.”
Mary ~”Look where that has gotten all of us. Kent just got out and we a family again. I don’t want anything to fuck that up.”
Trayton ~”Mom nothing is going to happen to us, I promise.”
Dominic ~”I hope the fuck knows how to keep his mouth shut.”
Trayton ~”For his sake I really hope so too.”
There is a part of me that knows that it is not going to happen. I have just created an enemy, one that is not afraid to talk. And he will talk, to all the wrong people that are willing to listen. I might have fixed one problem but I have just created another.
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With Ava and Emma…
Emma ~”Is it just me or are things getting a lot more crazier around here?”
Ava ~”I think Trayton is in way over his head.”
Emma ~”What do you mean?”
Ava ~”He is not used to any of this, being engaged, having his family here and especially being responsible for all these people in this house.”
Emma ~”He seems to be doing fine.”
Ava ~”I think he thinks he is but he is not. This thing with Joseph has just become a whole different type of problem.”
Emma ~”I can’t see how Joseph is going to let this one slide.”
Ava ~”Guess it is up to us girls to make sure he does.”
Emma ~”And how are we going to do that?”
Ava ~”I don’t know yet.”
Emma ~”As for Becca, it’s best she just stays out of my way. I know she is a slut but this one was low.”
Ava ~”Oh I am not done with her yet, we still have to go fetch the rest of the stuff at the old place.”
Emma ~”I don’t know if I like the sound of this but I know it’s best not to argue with you.”
Ava ~”Something else that is not best to argue with me about is Dominic. What is going on there?”
Emma ~”We have been having problems, things aren’t working out anymore. We have been fighting a lot about where we want to go with our relationship. He does not want to settle down.”
Ava ~”Then he is just wasting your damn time. But I believe you have broken up and are still friends?”
Emma ~”Yes we have but we did not know how to tell anybody yet.”
Ava ~”Don’t stress babe, I think we all know. I just don’t want him standing in my damn kitchen shot up too.”
Emma ~”Let’s just get back at how hot all three of them looked.”
Ava ~”Yes it was hot but damn scary too. I think with the DeCarlo boys it is something we are going to have to get used to.”
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Back downstairs with Tray…
Trayton ~”Mom I have to go to the club. Are you going to be okay?”
Mary ~”Yes Tray I will be fine.”
Trayton ~”I have phoned the security company to come to change the system and locks. He has no access to anything anymore.”
Dominic ~”I have blocked his numbers so that he cannot contact you either.”
Trayton ~”Ava will stay here until the security company has left.”
Mary ~”Thank you. Now get your asses to real work and please try not to shoot anyone else tonight.”
Trayton ~”Oh I can’t promise that Kenton won’t when we get to the club.”
Mary ~”Oh fuck I almost forgot about that.”
Kenton ~”What are you two on about?”
Mary ~”You will find out soon enough.”
All the way to the club Kenton ~ tries his best to drag out of me by what mom meant but he soon enough gives up. His excitement at seeing the club taking over his curiosity. He has never set a foot into a nightclub until tonight.
Kenton ~”So tell me about these girls again.”
Trayton ~”Most of them are sluts but some of them are worth the fuck.”
Dominic ~”They would do just about anything, especially if they find out you are Trayton’s brother.”
Trayton ~
“And I am sure they are going to be thrilled that you back on the market again as well.”
Dominic ~”Fuck man don’t you think it’s a bit too soon.”
Trayton ~”I think it’s been a lot longer than we all actually know.”
Trayton ~”What the fuck is up with everyone been hiding the shit in their relationships?”
Kenton ~”Don’t worry I won’t be hiding any of my shit.”
Trayton ~”You better not bring your shit home.”
Kenton ~”I will do whatever I want with my shit.”
Trayton ~”Not in my house you won’t.”
Kenton ~”Who said I was going to do it in the house?”
Trayton ~”Then where did you intend on doing this?”
Kenton ~”Outside in the pool house.”
Trayton ~”I see you have worked this out well.”
Kenton ~”Do you really think a once-off in a bathroom is going to satisfy me for at least the next month?”
Trayton ~”No I did not figure it would.”
Dominic ~”So are you saying the pool house is good for fucking now?”
Trayton ~”I can’t believe I am fucking saying this but yes it is. Only on occasion not every damn night. I want fucking clean linen on that bed every damn day and I don’t want them in my house. The minute they piss Ava off then they are gone.”
Dominic ~”Who gets to use it when?”
Trayton ~”That is not my fucking problem. You figure it out.”
Kenton ~”I am taking it tonight.”
Dominic ~”Then I am tomorrow night.”
Trayton ~”Fuck don’t you want to set up a damn schedule rather?”
Dominic ~”That might be a good idea.”
Trayton ~”I was fucking joking.”
Dominic ~”Hey he will be in there every night for the next month.”
Trayton ~”He must first figure out how to fucking work the damn thing.”
Kenton ~”I don’t think it will take me very long too.”
We get to the club and just as I thought, he attracts attention. As we step through the doors the conversations stop and head turns. The whispers between the club’s slutiest and the even most proper girls in the club are heard from all over. Any girl out there can put one and one together. It does not take a lot but the word is out, Trayton ~ ~DeCarlo has a brother and he has just walked into the club.
Trayton ~”But he is about to attract the wrong type of attention.”
Kenton ~”Damn this is like being at a party on the women’s cell block.”
Trayton ~”Kent somehow I don’t think it is the same.”
Kenton ~”Fuck there are so many. This is the most girls I have seen since senior year.”
Trayton ~”I don’t think they quite compare to those teenage girls either.”
Kenton ~”How do you even get any of them?”
Trayton ~”You don’t, they get you.”
Kenton ~”What? Do I just sit here and they will come to me?”
Trayton ~”Yes something like that”
Kenton ~”Can I decide if I don’t want them?”
Trayton ~”You can decide anything you want.”
We halfway past the bar on our way upstairs to VIP when I hear that dreadful voice. This was going to happen but I was hoping it would not have had so soon.
Jacklyn ~”Well if it is not the other DeCarlo boy.”
Trayton ~”Mind your business and get back to work.”
Jacklyn ~”I just want to say hello Trayton.”
Trayton ~”And I just want you to get back to fucking work.”
Kenton ~”Trayton?”
He looks confused, he knows the voice, and he turns around to look.
Kenton ~”What the fuck are you doing here?”
Jacklyn ~”It’s nice to see you too Kenton ~.”
Kenton ~”I can’t say it is nice to see you at all. Why the fuck are you here?”
Jacklyn ~”I work here.”
Kenton ~”Is there something I missed here?”
Trayton ~”Unfortunately the bitch tricked my staff into giving her a job here and now I can’t get rid of her.”
Kenton ~”Give me five minutes and I can get fucking rid of her for you.”
Jacklyn ~”That is no way to treat an old friend.”
Kenton ~”We were never fucking friends, you tricked me and used my brother as your damn toy.”
Jacklyn ~”I don’t recall things that way.”
Kenton ~”It’s because you too fucking stupid to recall anything.”
Jacklyn ~”Oh I definitely recall your hand up my skirt.”
Kenton ~”If you were not such an ugly bitch I would have slapped you.”
Jacklyn ~”Scared of hitting women.”
Kenton ~”No I am scared I will make you fucking uglier. Believe me I seriously considered cutting off any part of my body that ever touched you.”
Jacklyn ~”You would swear I was the worst you ever had.”
Kenton ~”Jacklyn even if you were the first I ever had which thank fuck you weren’t, you would still be the worst I ever had.”
Jacklyn ~”Well I can’t say you were the best either.”
Kenton ~”Do you really think I fucking care if you think I was good or not?”
Kenton ~”You were a whore then and I am sure you are still one now. I don’t know what your fucking deal is here. I am not going to be fucking interested and Trayton just got engaged to marry Ava. You are fucking wasting our and the club’s time, just fucking go.”
Jacklyn ~”What did you say about Ava?”
Trayton ~”I said get the fuck back to work.”
Kenton ~”Jacklyn if you don’t feel like being demoted from serving drinks to scrubbing toilets, I suggest you listen to your boss.”
Jacklyn ~”I am glad your angry ass is not my boss.”
Trayton ~”Guess what Jacklyn?”
Jacklyn ~”Why am I not going to like this?”
Trayton ~”He is now.”
Kenton ~”I would love nothing more than making her life miserable.”
Jacklyn ~”Fucking fantastic.”
Kenton ~”Why don’t you be a doll and bring us drinks upstairs then.”
Jacklyn ~”There is a bartender.”
Kenton ~”He is busy and I’d like it better if you served me.”
Jacklyn ~”Trayton?”
Trayton “Hey he is your boss not me.”
Jacklyn ~”You guys are just as terrible when you were boys.”
Kenton ~”Jacklyn if you want to keep your job here, I suggest you do as you are told.”
Jacklyn ~”Fine, a bottle of what would it be?”
Kenton ~”Oh I think we will drink per glass tonight.”
Jacklyn ~”You are shitting me?”
Kenton ~”Get to work Jacks.”
We turn around to head upstairs but much to my annoyance there are groups of women standing behind us. Mostly because of Kenton but also partly to hear what the commotion was with Jacklyn. Dominic knowing what’s best to do, distracts them and let us pass-through.
Kenton ~”What the fuck is she doing here?”
Trayton ~”You don’t want to know.”
I explain to him what happened and why she is here. He is clearly upset, frankly furious.
Kenton ~”She is going to beg me to fire her by the end of the month.”
Trayton ~”Can’t you do it faster?”
Kenton ~”I want to have fun first.”
Trayton ~”You are sick you know that?”
Kenton ~”You need someone so sick to join the business.”
Trayton ~”Well consider yourself joined.”
Kenton ~”So when is the next job?”
Trayton ~”What are you talking about?”
Kenton ~”A job?”
Trayton ~”I did not say join that business.”
Kenton ~”Well I joined.”
Trayton ~”Kent you can’t.”
Kenton ~”And you can?”
Trayton ~”It’s just…”
Kenton ~”I’m an ex-con?”
Trayton ~”No! You are my brother and I don’t want you to get caught.”
Kenton ~”If I remember you the last one that got caught.”
Trayton ~”Ok wise-ass but we not allowed to shoot anyone in the house again”
Just then Dominic joins and Jacklyn brings us our drinks.
Kenton ~”Oh Jacks can you bring us a round of tequila.”
Jacklyn ~”I just came from there.”
Kenton ~”Well best you get back there then cause I am waiting for my drink.”
Jacklyn ~”You such an asshole.”
Kenton ~”Be careful with that mouth or I might just have to force you to give me blowjobs too.”
Jacklyn ~”I thought you hated me.”
Kenton ~”I said I might, not that I am. I am not that fucking desperate.”
Jacklyn ~”Trayton can we please talk.”
Kenton ~”Whatever you have to say to him, you can say in front of me.”
Trayton ~”Jacklyn please just get back to work.”
Just when I think the show can’t get any worse, I hear Ava and Emma come upstairs. I can hear her being bubbly and excited at first but then she goes awfully quiet. I can only imagine what is going through her mind as she takes a seat next to me.
Ava ~”Is it Joshlyn?”
Jacklyn ~”It is Jacklyn.”
Ava ~”Joshlyn can you please get Emma and me a drink?”
Jacklyn ~”Trayton? I am a bartender not a waitress.”
Kenton ~”And I said I prefer you to serve me that means this table.”
Everyone bursts out laughing.
Trayton ~”You guys are mean.”
Kenton ~”We making her part of the group.”
Emma ~”The serving part of the group.”
Trayton ~”Baby I thought you’d be cross that she is here?”
Ava ~”No Kenton sent Emma a message to warn us.”
Trayton ~”When the fuck did you take my phone? And why the fuck do you message Emma?”
Ava ~”We thought it was hilarious so we came as soon as we could.”
Trayton ~”Is mom okay?”
Ava ~”Yes everything was sorted out.”
Emma ~”But you boys have created a problem.”
Trayton ~”What are you talking about?”
Ava ~”You have put our girls in danger.”
Trayton ~”Baby girl we will always protect you guys.”
Ava ~”We don’t deny that you won’t”
Emma ~”But when you not there?”
Trayton ~”I don’t like where this is going.”
Kenton ~”I think they have a good question.”
Trayton ~”Don’t encourage them.”
Dominic ~”She already knows how to.”
Trayton ~”Who knows how to what?”
Dominic ~”Emma, I have been taking her for shooting lessons.”
Trayton ~”You did what?”
Dominic ~”She could not stop begging.”
Trayton ~”So you take her to shoot?”
Kenton ~”I don’t see anything wrong with that. I think it is fucking hot Emma.”
Trayton ~”I think my answer is no.”
Ava ~”We have not even ask anything.”
Trayton ~”You are and I am not going to like it and then I am saying no.”
Ava ~”Just listen to us.”
Trayton ~”Why is it us? What have you two come up with that is such a good idea that you have to ask me?”
Ava ~”We want to work for you. Well you have to let me but Emma wants you to let her too.”
Trayton ~”You want what?”
Ava ~”We want to do work-work.”
Trayton ~”NO.”
Emma ~”Listen first before you say no.”
Trayton ~”NO.”
Ava ~”Baby.”
Trayton ~”NO.”
Ava ~”Please listen.”
Trayton ~”NO.”
I want to get up and walk away but she pulls me back down on the chair.
Ava ~”Just fucking listen! You need to show us how to protect ourselves because we all know Jo is going to come back.”
Trayton ~”And what is the rest of your brilliant idea to come and work for me?”
Ava ~”Emma and I will do everything that Jo used to do.”
Emma ~”Apart from the killing bit.”
Ava ~”We don’t think that is something we can do.”
Trayton ~”Which one of you two gave them this brilliant idea?”
Dominic ~”Don’t fucking look at me.”
Kenton ~”Hey if Emma was not hot before now she is even fucking hotter.”
Dominic ~”Watch the fucking mouth man, she is still my damn ex.”
Kenton ~”Maybe if you watched your mouth better she would not be your ex right now.”
Dominic ~”It does not fucking mean you can pounce on in now.”
Kenton ~”I ain’t fucking pouncing and I will do what I want.”
Trayton ~”Just shut a fuck up. I need to think about this shit that I have gotten us in.”
How can I put a gun into the hand of my baby to protect herself? I should be protecting her, not a piece of metal. I know I cannot always be there but she should not need a gun to protect her when I am not there. What has my reckless behavior started? Is my fiancé going to become a killer like me? Most importantly how long it is before Jo runs his mouth and I land my ass in jail
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