The wind brought a fraction of peace to Jake's mind as he drove back to the hospital. Sebastian had stopped screaming into his ears and he couldn't be more grateful. At least, that was one less thing to worry about. He sped back to the hospital, wanting to be sure that Sasha was perfectly okay. Sebastian looked at the young boy his aunt had left him in charge of and his heart bled. He was doing a terrible job of keeping the young man sane and he knew it. He wasn't supposed to allow him to mess up his life, that was the exact reason his aunt hired him. The woman knew that her nephew was a tough nut to crack, she knew that he would need someone to have his back. Unfortunately, she entrusted that decision into the hands of a lawyer and not a policeman. Sebastian shook his head and went back to staring at the buildings as they passed, speedily, through his eyes."Since when has the company been experiencing issues?" Jake finally broke the silence with a question."It's not really issues,
"You're out of your mind!" Jake exclaimed."I am not," Sasha said softly. Jake looked at her for a while, trying to understand what the woman was aiming at. Unfortunately, he found no angle."This woman tried to kill you!" "I know that, you don't need to be repeating it all the time. Look, Jake, I know you. You are probably thinking that if you had seen Amanda creeping up from behind me then maybe you could have stopped her. But it's not your fault. You couldn't have seen her. Look, the longer you hold this grudge the longer you will be hurting yourself. So let it go." The nurse opened the door slightly and poked her head into the room."Excuse me, sir, it's time for her bath " Jake didn't say a word and the nurse took that as an opportunity to go into the room, she helped Sasha get up from the bed. Before Sasha was taken to the bathroom, Jake spoke out."Okay, fine. I will go talk to her." Sasha turned around and fought to mask her pain. It was the right thing to do and she should
Amanda gave Jake a familiar look and a smile that moved from her lips formed creases on her cheeks but never made it to her eyes. Jake took one look at the woman and knew what she wanted."No, no, no," he said and stood up, excluding himself from her presence.*What do you mean by no? You were going to do it before?" Amanda stood up as well and moved closer to him. "Don't you see that we are not children? Can't you see that we don't live in a fairytale world? Our actions have consequences Amanda, dire ones at that. And you still want me to sell those drugs?""Look, babe, I don't want you to either but we don't have any money and I'm pretty much sure that you have spent all our money to fix my mistake. Don't get me wrong, I am not angry with you for paying the hospital bills. No, I'm not. But babe, we need a source of livelihood. We need to stay alive.""And I have a job.""The same job that people are just being laid off from. Really, babe?""Hold on one second." Jake gave Amanda a s
Levi picked on the third ring."Jake wasn't expecting your call so soon. And if I remember correctly, we were supposed to call you and not the other way round.""Yeah well, change of plans. I need to go out. Now." He had to get it over with before his senses would come back and he would realize how terrible what he was about to do was. The adrenaline was pumping through his blood, it was all he needed but Jake wasn't stupid, he knew that all hormones wear out with time. Including adrenaline."Unless you mean going to a business, then I am afraid that this is not your driver's number," Levi said."Come on man. You know exactly what I mean, now I gotta go right now." "Why right now?" Jake sighed. He should really learn how to hide his emotions. Maybe he could take lessons from Amanda if she will be willing to teach him."Because I really need the money. A friend of mine is in the hospital and it's kinda Amanda's fault. Her parents have threatened that if I don't pay the hospital bills,
"When we get in there," Levi said, "allow me to do all the talking, and please try to not show any signs of fear. Betty thrives on that. She will wear you out till you become weak.""Betty?" Jake asked. "Like a woman.""She may look like a woman but she is far from being that." Levi ended the conversation and walked away from him.The was something different about this clubhouse. The lights weren't as bright, the crowd was not as wild and the bouncers appeared meaner. Chills ran down Jake's spine as they walked into the club. A persistent ringing grew in his head, and he shot his eye severally to get rid of it but to no avail. No one else noticed the distress that Jake was in. No one except Maverick who turned a blind eye to it. For all he cared, the man could fall down and die. He was going to do it after all. Betty was a tricker drug dealer. She never made any sales without trying to play with her seller's or buyer's intelligence. She loved the thrill of it, she lived for it. And s
"Wow, straight to the point. I like that. Let's see what you have in the bag, pretty boy?" Jake brought out a stash of the drug and passed it to Betty. "May I?" The woman said while holding a pocket knife in the air."You can. But you will have to buy that bag once you open it.""And does it still go for the same price?""If the same price is $150? Then yes it does.""You're kidding right?" Betty forced a laugh."I wish I was but I'm not. The price, unfortunately, has been increased. But then again, so has the quality of the product."Betty threw the stash down. "I'm paying $70 for each and that's the highest I can go.""Well, then." Jake took the stash from the table and placed it into the bag. "I guess I'll just have to tell Levi to pass the information of you doubting his product to the Chairman. Have a lovely day, Betty. It might be the last one," he said and stood up to leave."Wait!" He heard and smiled to himself. He turned around and saw Betty giving him the look he wanted.
Her lips were silky and soft and Jake would have kissed them forever if he could. He traced her face with his hands and the action caused Amanda to moan. She melted into his kiss like heated chocolate. Her hands explored his back, defining how strong his muscles were. The heat that radiated from him was mind-numbing. In a split second, Jake had her back on the wall and she wrapped her legs around him. She had never been more aroused. All her senses were heightened and she could feel her body dancing in the rhythm to his. They moved wonderfully and their lips created sparks that exploded in her head. "What?" She said in between breaths as Jake trailed his lips down her neck."I want you. I want you right now," his breath was ragged as he spoke and his hands had found their way to her nipples. He caressed it and Amanda moaned in response."Jake," she said softly. The sound ignited a flame in Jake and he hasten his actions, massaging her breasts till her head was thrown back. He then l
"Okay, I can't think of anything," Amanda admitted. "We are going to see Sasha today," Jake said and ignored the look of pure dread that was seen on Amanda's face."We?" She dropped the cup of coffee and asked."Yes, we. Look, Sasha is a nice person and I am sure that you guys will get along perfectly. And you can use this chance to apologize." The smile was still on Jake's face and nothing annoyed Amanda more. Did she ever tell him that she wants to apologize to him? "I'm not going." She looked into space, avoiding his brown eyes. She felt like she wouldn't be able to stand her ground if she did. After last night, she felt an overwhelming attraction to him. Everything he said was everything she wanted to do, just to make him happy. Her mother wouldn't be happy about it."Why not? Amanda, look at me. Why won't you be going?" "Because Jake I am not ready for any more drama with that girl. There is this big history between you two and I don't want to come in between that.""What big