It's a celebratory mood and a bit louder than usual and that's because they have just finished with their work. Jim would have told them to keep it down, but he lets him rejoice because it's worth it. They worked so hard and now that it's a job well done, they have every right to celebrate. "Okay, I am not shutting down the celebration, but I have to give this to you guys now. " He takes out the usual pay envelopes and hands them out to them. They are all happy, they all open their envelopes and look around at each other in surprise. " Man, this is like twice our salaries. " Carl comments. " What's going on?"" Turns out that Lord Jimmy is feeling more generous today. " Jim chuckles. " We were given bonuses.""Bonuses?" Andre's eyes widen in surprise. " He never gives us a cent more than we worked for. "" People change, my friend. People do. " Tells them. They all talk with more excitement as they shove the envelopes into their bags and their pockets as Jim makes his way to the
They are left with these strange men who are pointing guns at them and this has to go to be the most confused that they have ever been. Brenda is looking at them coldly like she wants to tackle them to the ground and take their guns from them. " You can't just kill us!" Carl protests. " We didn't even do anything, we have spouses and kids waiting for us at home. "" Sorry, mate. " The leader shrugs. " This is life, sometimes shit just happens even though we don't ask for it. "" This is a stupid joke, I am getting out of here. " Andre hiss. He walks towards the front door, but the other man turns the butt of the gun at him and hits him right in the face with it. Andre takes a staggering step back and falls into Brenda's hand, he is bleeding from his nose, and his whole face is covered with blood. They had the slightest hope that this was a joke, but now they see that these men mean real business. The leader stands up and slings his gun over his shoulder and takes out a cigarette
They are too stunned to speak or even move and Brenda stares at the fallen dead body in shock. The men turn around, aiming at the thin air, trying to find out what or who took out their leader. " What the fuck was that?!" One of them yells. " Fire!"Gunshot comes at random and Carl and the others try to remain still on the ground. It's kind of hard given that they are shaken so much. It seems like a dream, but the bad guys start dropping to the ground one after the other with a loud groan of pain. " What the hell is going on?! We are going to die! We are going to die!" Carl cries out. Brenda is breathing against the fall and her hot breath meets her face again, she is thinking of how alone her wife is going to be if she dies tonight. A hand touches her shoulder and she scrabbles away from it. "Hey, you are good. You are okay. " A familiar voice tells her. She finally opens her eyes and blinks many times to get acquainted with the unexpected face. It's Duke, he is dressed in
Melody is watching Duke's face as he sleeps. There is nothing prettier than a shirtless Duke with his messy hair on his face as he snores lightly. She wants to stare at his face all day and play with his hair. He is not a deep sleeper and he wakes up pretty early, but he is still sleeping by this time in the morning. He came back home very late yesterday, maybe that's why he is still sleeping by now. She takes a strand of his hair and rolls it around her finger as she watches his innocent face. She wants to kiss him but she doesn't want to ruin his sleep. She is still ogling at him when she hears the front door ring and she sighs. Who is coming to the house this morning?She just hopes that it isn't her mum or her Dad, she is not ready for them today, they are going to drain her and the day has not even started yet. She grabs her robe and puts it over her nightie and walks out of the room, trying to be as quiet as possible because she doesn't want to wake Duke up. She walks to
Duke finds it hard because Melody won't speak to him anymore, she won't even answer him anymore. He went ahead to make her an early lunch, spaghetti, and meatballs, but she won't eat it. She won't speak to him too and it's driving him crazy. " Are you planning to ignore me forever?" He drops the plate of food on the table since she has refused to take it. " Yes, Duke. " She answers. " I plan to starve myself to death. "" Trust me, this isn't as big as what is making it to be. " He tells her. " All of this between us, it's uncalled for. "" How do you expect me to feel, Duke?!" She angrily turns to him. " Your ex just shows up in our house unannounced and you expect me to do what? You never spoke about having exes before. "" Exes?!" He raises his hands in frustration. " You are going to speak as if you never had exes?!"Melody lets out a short laugh as if he has just insulted the living hell out of her. " I have a burnt face, Duke!" She shouts at him. " Of course, no one would e
Duke can't sleep. He is waiting in the living room for Melody to come back from wherever it is that she had gone to, but hours and hours have gone by and she hasn't come back. He is in the living room, sighing and worrying about her. He has tried to call her, but she won't pick up. He knows that she is mad at him because of Renee's sudden appearance in their lives, but she should at least pick up and let him know that she is fine. Damn Renee, they have been fine all this time and now she is going to ruin his perfect life. After waiting for another hour, he grabs his jacket and heads out of the house. He stops out and is met with the darkness of the night, it's as dark as Renee's heart. He closes the door and throws the keys into his pocket. He hears the sound of a car engine behind him. He turns around to see a cab, Melody steps out of the cab. She walks over to the house and he sighs with relief as he starts to unlock the door, at least she is back. He opens the door, waitin
It's instinct, Duke jumps out of his sleepy state to save Melody from whatever is making her scream so much. He is forced into the chair back by some strong hands and a thick cloth is pressed over his face. He can't breathe, he can't see, he can't help himself and he still hears Melody screaming for his help. The hands around his neck are thick and masculine, they are trying to squeeze all the life out of him. His military instincts kick in and he tears the hands off his face and throws away the material. The huge man stands back to his feet and tries to grab Duke again, but he bolts away. He grabs the side table and smashes it against the giant man's head. One thing with gigantic people is that they are slow and he uses that to his advantage. With the man now on his knees, it's Duke's turn to strangle him. He works his face, his muscles twitching as the man struggles to free himself. When the man's arms fall limply, Duke drops him to the ground and runs towards the room. He
Thank God that she is fine and apart from the dislocated shoulder and a little bit of trauma, she is ready to go back home. How is the relationship between them now? They aren't really over the ex-girlfriend part, but at least she thanked him for saving her life. They are quietly sitting in the hospital room, he is half dozing off in his seat. He has been here for over three days now and he hasn't slept even once. He is relaxing back against his chair and his eyes are shut a little as he gives in to sleep. His hand is over Melody's and her eyes are on him. His other hand covers his face. Melody sighs as she watches him and she gives him a light squeeze. " Duke. " She calls. He murmurs softly before his eyes slowly open and he looks at her. " I'm sorry, do you need me to call the nurses or the doctor?" He sits up. "No, I want you to go home." His eyes squint and he frowns. " You are tired, you should rest. "" I'm fine. " He shrugs and leans into his free hand. " You are my p