"Oye Kaz! I told you not to be on your feet, you need to- What the hell are you doing here?" Lina rushes over to my side and links her arm through mine. "Let's go. You need to get some rest." She pulls on me but I unhook my arm from hers.
"I'm fine. I'd much rather talk to Yoyo anyway." I give him a quick glance from over my shoulder. "I'll keep it short but if anything happens I'll call for you, okay?"
She squints at me. "Fine. You two talk but I'll be right down the hall if you need me." She shoots a glare towards him then leaves the room.
"I assume she doesn't like me too much either?" He scratches the back of his neck.
"I suppose she just has to warm up to you." I gesture for him to follow me out to the garden. I sit on the bench facing the fountain and pat the seat next to me. "Care to join me?" He slowly makes his way closer until he takes the seat next to me.
"So, you're having twins huh? That's kinda funny."
I glance at him. His face looks oddly tense, every time I've seen him he's always been goofy and having a good time. It's strange seeing him like this now. "Oh? Funny how?"
"My m- Our mother gave birth to two sets of twins at different times. And now you're having a pair of your own."
"That didn't even cross my mind, and how is she? I know that I wasn't exactly on good terms when I visited last."
"She passed two weeks ago."
"Oh, I'm sorry." I'm so dumb. Why did I even bring up the woman? I didn't even like her that much.
"Thanks but that's not why I'm here. I came to talk to you and see how you've been doing."
"Hm, so what was all that talk about killing Ricky?" I ask with a grin on my face as he lowers his brows. "Are you here because you know he'll come for me? I'm the bait to catch your prey?" I laugh, "You if you want to fight him you don't have to hover around me. He's always looking for trouble, next time just call."
"That's not true. I'm here to keep you safe and in order for me to do that I have to kill him. You are not 'bait', you're my sister."
"Yoyo you should leave." He scrunches his nose at me.
"Leave? I am not welcomed anymore?"
"That's not what I meant. Ricky isn't who you met last time; he's a completely different person than before."
"You love him still, is that why?"
"What I feel for him doesn't matter. I don't want to see you killed so just please do as I say."
"Heh. Ya know I'm sick of people telling me what I should be doing. I'm perfectly capable of making my own goddamn decisions."
"Well this isn't a decision for you to make! He is my problem and my problem alone to handle. I don't need protection and I don't need help. I dont care if you want to rush head first into doing something suicidal but Ricky is mine to deal with."
"Is that right? How the hell are you going to do anything with not one but TWO babies in there?" He points at my stomach and I can't help but laugh.
"I'm due any day now. After I have the twins I plan on taking care of him." Now that I say it out loud I'm not so sure exactly how. "And besides, you have another sister who needs you more than me."
"Well does Lina know that's what you wanna do?"
"An odd question coming from you. Almost sounds like you've gotten rid of that ridiculous idea of going after him."
"Mhm, you made a good argument and fighting with you is pointless. You're as stubborn as you are pregnant."
"Nice to know that you have some common sense. But no, she doesn't know and I plan on keeping it that way." I give him a quick glance and he nods in agreement.
"Well it seems like I'm no longer needed here." He stands up and holds out his hand. I let him help me stand up. "Hell, I doubt that I was in the first place." I laugh as we both make our way back into the giant house. As I expected, Lina is waiting for us in the same spot we were standing when he first arrived.
"I trust that your conversation went well?" She folds her arms and stands next me. Why is she so extra all the time? Is it not exhausting?
"Yes Lina," I roll my eyes. "I was just walking him to the door. Or maybe you would like to monitor that too?"
"No no, I'll wait. Just like I've been doing."
"Great." I ignore her sarcasm and grab my brothers hand. I lead him back towards the way he came. I take long, slow strides and rest my head on his shoulder. "I really do appreciate you Yoyo. Heh, you were ready to get yourself killed for a sister you met a year ago."
He pats my head. "And I'll do it a hundred times more." He pulls me into a tight hug and sighs. "I'm just trying to keep everybody safe. It's taking a toll on me but it's worth it." He pulls away and gives me a sad smile. "I'll see ya round baby sis, just stay safe."
"I will, but the same thing goes for you okay?" He puts his hand on my face and opens his mouth to say something but quickly snaps it shut. Without saying anything else, he takes his leave and disappears out the large doors.
Lina appears beside me and props her arm in my shoulder. "You really think he'll listen to you?"
I nudge it off of me. "Not at all. I know that he had a gun tucked and the empty gaze in his eyes were almost as dim as Ricky's. Let's just hope he comes straight to me."
"What? Why the hell would you want that psycho to come for you?"
"He's not psycho, Lina. He's hurting and confused. And yes. Why wouldn't I want the father of my children to be by my side?"
"Kazzie, I really don't mean to offend you but I just don't think that it's a good idea."
"I'm not sure if you've noticed but I'm a 23 year old woman who was made into an assassin and is pregnant with twins by the ex leader of a gang wanted by the CIA. So for the last time, I really do think that I can handle myself."
I leave from the foyer and walk to the room I've been staying in. I don't know what it is about me being pregnant but I swear everyone has lost it! I have always been capable of holding my own. Regardless of any situation I've been forced to face with, I've always, always made it out and I damn well have the skills to prove it.