Just as we were finishing up the details of our plan, Alex cam running up. He was out of breath and looked like he had been running for quite some time. He stopped right in front of me.
"Braiden, she is leaving. Kenny" he took a breath "and Ashton, they got her down the street. They are trying to talk to her, but she just keeps walking man." He finally finished.
How the fuck did she get down the street so fast?
I looked at DJ "Your sure you want to do this?" I asked him
He nodded, "Yeah I'm sure, let's go" and he followed me.
It felt like it took us forever to get the fuck out of the club, we had to push our way through so many people and then finally when we got outside, we had to walk 5 blocks down the street. When Alex said down the street I figured at the end of the block. Not 5 fucking blocks down and around the corner.
Corey, DJ and Austin were with me, Gemini and the guys were with Baby as she had told them they were headed home. Its good that they are so loyal to her, but that's why DJ is following through with the plan. We cant sway them. DJs guys backed off and stayed out of sight, Corey and Austin had theirs do the same so Baby wouldn't think twice about it.
"Where you going?'' I asked my baby cousin as I walked up on her yelling at Kenny.
She immediately turned on me and the guys
"I am going home Braiden and don't you fucking try to stop me." She said as she turned and headed in the direction of where her 4 runners were parked.
"I don't understand why? Can you please stop and talk to me?" I demanded as I ran in front of her. Thankfully, DJ and the guys did the same, so we blocked her from going anywhere.
"Braiden I don't want to fight, I just want to go home" she said crossing her arms
I thought for a second before I answered.
"Okay well, lets go home then.'' I said knowing very well she did not mean home as in my house
She looked at me and her entire face was cold.
"No, I want to go home to my dad. I want to go home to my home." She said very clearly
I'm not going to lie, that hurt, my home has always been her home. She used to love to come over to hang out and she would stay for weeks at a time. Her dad would actually get upset because she would not go home.
"Why? What is happening at your dad's that is so much more important then us chilling?" I asked her. It was an honest question.
"Your dads not even home, its Friday night, he is out with the guys at a strip club or a bar. He is busy. Your just going to go home and be alone." I explained even further. Which was the truth.
Every Friday Bryson went out with his guys. Usually Frankie, Chris David and Bobby. They headed to a strip club, got fucked up and took bitches back to their place and fucked them. It has been that way for years. She knows it too. That's why she usually stays out all night on Fridays because her dad isn't home until at least 4am.
Baby looked from me, to Corey, Austin and finally DJ. I don't know what she was looking for, but she just watched us for a minute before answering.
"What grand scheme have the four of you cooked up?" she asked continuing to stare at all four of us.
Well, that's my Baby cousin, always on her toes. She isn't stupid.
All four of us just started laughing. But Baby, Baby was pissed, and she stayed frozen cold looking at us.
I turned to look at Corey, Austin and DJ. "I have no idea what your talking about Baby" I said looking back at her.
These mother fuckers, they think I'm stupid. I have been down here fighting my way down the street. Its been literally and hour since I was upstairs at CLUB DX, and they didn't even know I was gone. They were busy talking, trying to figure out who Kearen is. I'm not stupid! I really wish Braiden wouldn't act like this.
"Liar" I said and pushed my way past him.
What I was not expecting was for DJ to stand in my way. He looked me dead in the eyes and smiled. What the fuck is he up to?
"Where you going?" he asked me as I took a step back. He was taller than me still, looking at me with his green eyes, there was no coldness to him right now.
"Home" I said… "Please move" I added and walked past him. I was really trying to be nice. Because of my cousin, although right now I don't even know why I am holding onto my promise to be civil.
Just when I thought I was free and clear of DJ and on my way to my dad's someone grabbed my hand and pulled me to them. I spun and stumbled as I was wearing 4-inch heel boots and had a few drinks. Thankfully, I didn't hit the ground, but I realized who caught me.
"Why did you do that DJ?" I looked up and pushed him away from me giving him a dirty look.
He laughed and moved closer to me.
"I didn't think you were going to fall, but you never answered my question. Here you are being nice to me all night, and now you just ignore me and push past me like I'm nothing. That's not very nice ya know" he said with a smile on his face.
"I wasn't being nice; I was just being…. civil" I stated. And I turned to walk away from him again.
This time, he grabbed me by my waist and pulled me back to him and spun me around so fast I got a little lightheaded.
"You never answered my question?" he said again still smiling
I can not believe this shit. He is literally holding onto me right now and my cousin is just standing here watching us. Ugh. What the fuck did they talk about?
"I'm not playing games with you DJ" I said as I looked into his eyes. His arms were around me, like steel bars, holding me right next to his body. I could feel his abs, I could feel his breathing. He was so calm and yet very gentle with me.
"Please let me go." I said as I continued to look at him.
He never broke eye contact with me, he just stared at me. Watching me, I knew he could feel how uneasy I was with this situation. And I don't understand what is up with my cousin, however I would really love to kill him because he is not doing a damn thing about the situation.
"No…See you won't tell us where your going. We know that your dad is not home, and so therefore its really not safe for you to be alone. Especially with everything that's going on." He said as he turned me in his arms and put one around my shoulders and kept his other hand on my hip as to make sure I didn't try to slip away from him.
I looked at Braiden, Corey and Austin. They were standing there smiling. Not even trying to help me out. They were just allowing DJ to completely control me. I would tell my dad and uncles about this, but Uncle Brandon already told me not to argue with Braiden. Ugh I'm so fucked right now. I gave them each a dirty look as I walked past them underneath DJ.
"Oh, so now that the stage of being a complete ass is over, you feel the need to protect me. No thanks." I said as I tried to wiggle my way out of his embrace as we were walking.
He gripped my hip even more and pulled his arm closer to him so that way I couldn't go anywhere.
"You're a feisty one" he said laughing as we were still walking back towards the club
"And you're an asshole" I replied coldly still wiggling but getting absolutely nowhere.
He laughed even more! I can not believe this shit. Hours ago, he wouldn't even look at me, now he wont even keep his hands off me. What the fuck did my cousin say to him? Just then I could hear, Braiden, Austin and Corey behind us laughing. Which pissed me off even more and DJ just kept laughing.
So after about a block and half I finally decided to give up. I wasn't going anywhere. DJ was suspicious. And I could hear Braiden, Corey and Austin behind us whispering. I couldn't make out exactly what they were talking about, but I knew it was about DJ and I because they would get quitter with the whispering. My hip was starting to get sore as DJ had the death grip on it.
"Can you please let go of my hip, your hurting me" I asked him, still being a bitch but also telling him the truth.
"No, but Ill loosen my grip if you promise to continue to behave yourself" he said smirking at me
Oh. My. God. Seriously?
"Braiden!" I screamed and tried to turn around and walk over to him.
DJ gripped me even harder and pulled me in that much closer to where I'm pretty sure I stepped on him. The next movement was so fast that I didn't even realize that I was moving backwards until I was up against a fence.
"What? You think he is going to save you from walking down the street with me. I mean I am shielding you, keeping you safe. I'm willing to take a bullet for you" he said as he looked into my eyes. He wasn't being mean about what he had said. He was being sincere. Caring almost.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked him as my voice broke when I said the words.
He looked up at the sky, still keeping me pinned to the fence, and then smiled as he looked down at me. "The asshole I was the other day was just a front I put on; Now I want you to know who I really am. So, consider me your best friend from here on out." He smiled a very wicked smile. One I'm not too sure I am comfortable with.
I looked over at Braiden, he was just watching, he didn't say anything. I looked back at DJ but didn't bother to talk to him. I'm pretty sure he got the hint because he grabbed me and put me back under his shoulder and we continued to walk. We were about a block away when 8 Toyota Tacoma's rolled up on us. I didn't recognize the trucks. They stopped right next to us and next thing I know I was being ushered into the backseat with DJ, he let go of my hips, only for a second. But once I got in, he slid in next to me and immediately he put his arm around me and pulled me closer to him.
The driver I didn't recognize, but Johnny was sitting in the passenger seat. I looked out the window at my cousin. Was he coming with us? He walked over to DJ's window, and DJ rolled it down.
"I'll let you know" he told DJ, glancing at me for only a second.
"Okay" DJ said looking at him.
"Be safe." He said and he turned and walked back to Corey and Austin who were standing on the sidewalk with Gemini and the rest of my security.
I suddenly felt my heart drop and I panicked. Braiden was actually going to let DJ just drive off with me. I started pushing DJ away from me, trying everything to get to the door to get out of this truck. Someone locked the doors and DJ held onto me so tight, I felt like I couldn't breathe!
"Colten go!" DJ yelled as he struggled to keep me right next to him.
The truck took off, and I was still trying to fight my way out. How could he just do that to me? I don't know DJ. I don't know these guys. Why am I going with DJ?
"Please take me back, please DJ, please!" I screamed.
"Baby calm down. Its okay. Your safe." I heard DJ say as he continued to struggle with me.
I don't know how it happened but next thing I know, I was laying underneath DJ on the backseat. I was trying so hard not to cry.
"No, you don't understand, my trucks, my security, my cousin!" I said trying to push him off of me.
I still continued to push and push and nothing, I tried to kick, but he had my legs trapped and he was on top of me just holding me down.
"Baby breathe, you need to breathe. We can talk about all of this. I just need you to calm down and I will explain everything." DJ said trying to get me to calm down.
I stopped struggling with him to process what he had just said and at that moment he realized that I was calm for the moment so, he pushed himself up and he helped me sit up and pulled me into his arms. I sat there for a few minutes just trying not to think. I didn't know what was going on, I didn't know where we were going. I really didn't even know DJ. Johnny was nice to me, but other than that. I felt so alone. I should have just called my dad. So, what if he was out. He always answers when I call, and he would have come for me.
I watched as my baby cousin struggled in the backseat as the truck drove off. It took everything I had not to go in there and get her out. She was so scared and confused. But I have to stick with the plan. The plan was harsh I'm not going to lie, but DJ was right. It's the only option, we went over every option possible to try to get her to tell us who she is sneaking off to, and she would refuse to tell us. I know she is going to be pissed at me. But in a day or two she will be fine, and she will forgive me. Just like she always does.
"She good man, he's not going to let anything happen to her. You know that" Corey said reminding me.
"Yeah, I know I just wish that there was another way" I said turning to him.
Just then Austin got off his phone "Bryson is at Shot Gun Willies, let's go" he said
The music was loud in the room, the lights were bright but, I was watching this cute little blonde bitch dance for me. She was wearing gold star stickers on her nipples, a black g string, her hair was straightened and in pigtails at her neck, she had heavy make up on and smelled of cheap perfume. None of that really mattered right now, all I wanted was to bend her over the nearest table and shove my dick so far inside of her, she could only dream about screaming. She stood right in front of me and rolled her hips in a circle, and I just watched as her ass bounced in front of my face very slowly.
There was a knock at the door.
"Bryson? Braiden, Corey and Austin are here. They want to talk to you." Frankie said on the other side of the door of the private room I was in.
"Tomorrow I'm busy!" I said as I took a drink of my jack and coke, I continued to watch the bitch dance for me.
Frankie opened the door, I looked over at him about to flip my shit on him for interrupting me when I had already said tomorrow. "It's about Baby, Bryson" he said with a stern look.
What the fuck!? What happened? Is she okay? He obviously won't have my answers I need right now. I stood up and walked to the door, not even caring about the slut that I was thinking about fucking five seconds ago.
"Where are my brothers? I asked Frankie walking down the hall to the main room in the strip club.
"They are upstairs with Braiden in your VIP room" Frankie said following me closely.
I walked out of the hall, across the main floor and upstairs to the third floor. Once I got up there, I walked in the VIP room. My brothers and nephew were standing there waiting for me. Austin and Corey were with them.
"Where the fuck is she, Braiden, what happened to her?" I demanded as I busted in the door with Frankie and stormed over to my nephew.
She was with him and something happened to her, he is going to fucking pay for it with his life if that's what it takes! He was scared because he backed so far up, he put the sofa between us.
"Uncle she is fine. Please sit we don't have much time" Braiden pleaded for the first time ever.
None of this makes sense. What is going on here.
"Where is my daughter Braiden!?" I demanded again taking a step towards him.
Braiden, Austin and Corey took a step back. Braiden looked around the room. His dad and his other Uncles just looked at him. They were all wondering the same thing knowing that if anything happened to her on his watch. He would pay for it.
"She is with DJ." He said looking back at me.
What? Why is she with him? What the fuck is happening? I looked at my brothers, they were floored as well, you could see it on their faces as they sat down in the empty chairs. None of us were expecting that. DJ has said a thousand times, he wanted more time. I sat down on the empty chair. Not breathing.
"Is she safe?" I asked really not knowing what is going on and now rethinking DJ and his intentions here.
If anything happens to my baby, I swear to god I will kill DJ, Dominic, Dominic's brother's and their sons.
"Yes, Uncle she is safe. I would not have agreed to the plan if she weren't safe with DJ. You know that.. But first we need to talk." He said, but he didn't bother to move, neither did the other two.
I looked over at my brothers, they looked at me. We were all in agreement. Let Braiden tell us everything then we will act, depending on what he says.
I turned back to my nephew "Sit, all of you" I pointed to the empty sofa. All three of them sat down. Austin was first, Braiden in the middle and Corey last. They were all scared. They should be. What the fuck did they do?
They were quite for a few minutes and then Braiden spoke
"He came to her tonight. We didn't see who he was, or where he took her, but it was somewhere nearby. I don't think that they even left the club. But it was him again. He left the bite marks on her shoulder." Braiden began but I stopped him.
I stared directly into his eyes, "He came to her at the club, and no one saw him? No one seen them together?" I asked in a cold tone making sure that is what I heard. I might need to rethink my fucking crews.
"Yes, Uncle, he came, no one saw him or saw them together. She went to the bathroom, she was gone for forty-five minutes, Kenny was searching everywhere, when he couldn't find her, he came to me. Corey, Austin, DJ and I we had our guys searching everywhere and then she popped up. Kenny found her standing in line to use the bathroom. I confronted her, she lied. Then I seen the bite marks, we got into it and she took off again." Braiden continued to explain but he knew I was pissed.
He had direct orders not to let her out of his sight and he failed but I kept quiet and listened.
"When she took off, I thought she went to her friends back at the pool tables, so all four of stayed by the bathroom and talked. DJ included" Braiden made sure to point that out.
I sat there, cold, still watching him, still listening.
"Corey and I were basically talking freely in front of Austin and DJ about Baby's behavior and how she has changed over the last three months. How she is dodging everyone's guys, how she just disappears and pops back up. But wont tell anyone. DJ offered to put his guys on her, since she doesn't know them very well, she only knows Johnny. At first, we all thought that it would be a good idea, but then Austin, well he brought it to our attention, Baby doesn't trust any of us. But DJ, she doesn't know, so maybe he could get close, get her to talk to him. DJ thought about it, he knows what that would mean. I told him he didn't have to get involved, he said he had to" I interrupted him again.
"He said he had to get involved?" I asked lifting my eyebrow. Why does DJ suddenly want to get involved in my daughter's life?
"His exact words were 'I'm involved no matter what because this is about her" Braiden explained very cautiously
I laughed, my brothers laughed, and we all looked at each other. How the fuck did this happen?
"Continue" I said as we all quieted down and gave Braiden the floor.
"So, he said he had to get involved because she is involved. We thought about you, and about her. We also know that Baby is good at holding grudges, so him getting close to her just to get information. What would that do them? Their relationship would be over before it would even begin. That would leave Baby unhappy and I know that's not what you want Uncle. Its not what I want. We went over every other idea possible and everything leads back to her being hurt with DJ." He finished. He looked at all of us
"Okay so DJ has made his decision? Every idea that you guys came up with ends in my daughter being hurt by someone that I want her to be with, yet for some reason, she is not here with us. She is with DJ? I'm still confused here Braiden and you of all of people know, when it comes to my daughter, I don't do confused, unless its my daughter confusing me. So, continue" I demanded as I grabbed a cigarette from my pack that was in my pocket.
"Yes, DJ has made his decision, he is accepting your offer as of tonight. Every idea that we came up with hurts her except for one. DJ needs to pull her away from the situation." Braiden explained.
Just then my brother Brenden asked, "What do you mean DJ needs to pull her away from the situation?"
I wanted more clarification on that as well. I pulled out my phone and looked for messages or missed calls from Baby. Nothing.
"She moves in with DJ tonight." Braiden said in a low voice, I almost didn't hear it.
"Say that again?" Blaze questioned our nephew before I could.
"Its only temporarily, but she moves in with DJ tonight" he repeated a little louder looking at Blaze, avoiding all eye contact with me.
At that point I got up and started to pace the room. I don't like this idea. My daughter being forced into living with someone. She is going to be pissed, not only at the four fucking idiots who came up with this plan but if I go along with it, she will never forgive me. I have never forced anything like this on her.
"So, she is DJ's prisoner? Blaze asked Braiden.
I turned around as I got to the window and leaned on it, but watched my nephew, trying to decide if I should kill him or not.
"No, she is DJs guest. She will be treated as one as well." Braiden stated very clearly.
"Okay so, she is DJ's guest? What's to stop her from running to "him" the first chance she gets? Brian asked Braiden
"DJ is going tomorrow to get more guys, at least 30 more. He plans to keep guys on his house round the clock, this way "he" can't get to her and DJ doesn't leave unless Baby goes with him, vice versa." Corey answered this time.
Still sounds like she is DJ's fucking prisoner.
"She is going to call me; she is going to beg me to come get her Braiden." I said reminding him that I am her father, and she will call me. One way or another.
"Yes, she will, I was thinking that maybe you could tell her, that there is a threat. And that you need her to stay with DJ for the next couple weeks or so as he is the safest place for her. Just until the threat is over. Give DJ time to sway her away from this guy and pull her to him." Braiden explained finally looking at me.
"Say she believes that there is a threat, why would I want her to go with a complete stranger instead of with one of her uncles, her cousins, or better yet, break my habit of keeping her close to me?" I explained that none of this makes any sense.
Braiden, Austin and Corey all looked at each other and nodded.
"Same reason you offered Baby to DJ in the first place. He is well known for what he does and how he handles shit. Yeah, sure everyone is afraid of me. But they are fucking terrified of him." Braiden stated looking at me.
"You said you thought she went with her friends?" Brandon asked Braiden
"Yes, Uncle Brandon, turns out she walked out of the club, Kenny, and the guys followed her. When she got about five blocks away, Kenny and Ashton picked an argument with her. Alex came back and got us, and we all headed for her. I got to her and asked where she was going, she said Home. I reminded her that it was Friday night and Uncle Bryson wasn't home. She insisted on leaving. DJ stopped her and asked where she was going but she refused to say anything. He made her walk back towards the club with him. He didn't hurt her, but he did force her. She was pissed. Johnny already knew the plan. He went with DJ's guys to get their trucks. DJ got her in the truck, she struggled when she realized that I wasn't going with them, but I talked to him. He is comforting her right now and soon he will come clean about why she is with him, without telling her about the offer. Which is why I wanted to talk to you about the situation immediately. He is waiting for my text to talk to her." Braiden explained the rest of the situation
"Gemini and the guys are with them?" I asked figuring that DJ took them, since he originally wanted them.
"No, they are downstairs waiting for me" Braiden said. That took me by surprise
"Why? What do you plan to do to them?" Blaze asked curiously
I figured Blaze would be upset and ask more questions. He and Baby are very close.
"They are loyal to her. They will help her get away and they know who "he" is. I want to keep them with me, get them trained properly and fill them in on what's going on. Get them to see that she is in danger. Then I will return them to her. Besides that, I figured that the best way to get Baby to move towards DJ is if we strip her of everything she is used to, let her go to DJ for comfort. Let him prove to her that she can trust him" Braiden explained again.
Braiden was struggling with this. I could see it in his face. He knew that this was all true and even though he wants to be the one to protect Baby, only DJ can do it. I looked to my brothers, and they looked to me.
"Kid has a point" Brandon stated looking at his drink in his hand.
"You are sure DJ can sway her?" Brenden asked his son
Braiden stood up and walked around the sofa. Looking at the ground.
"No Dad, I am not sure. What I do know is that we have tried everything. And we are missing "him". He has his claws so deep into her. She is lying. She is sneaking around. And I don't know what else to do. I personally feel like this is our only option." He said looking at his dad with concern written all over his face.
"Give us a minute" I said to Braiden, Austin and Corey.
They all three walked out of the room.
I walked around and sat on the sofa in front of my brothers. I have been raising Baby on my own since I was 18 years old. But I have always seeked out their advice when I didn't know what to do. They have always been happy to give it.
"Tell me" I asked them to speak about the situation.
Blaze spoke first. "Braiden is right, you chose DJ for his reputation. No one will fuck with him so that will ensure her safety as if she is were with you, or any of us." He looked around at our brothers.
Billy chimed in. "It's not going to kill her to stay with him for a few weeks." He glared at me.
Brian gave his opinion "Braiden needs to break Gemini and he cant do that unless Baby is not around. And as long as she is with us, we are all busy looking into things and getting ready for an attack that could come any second. She needs security to protect her. DJ can provide that to her while Braiden is working on Gemini. Her other cousins won't give her the time like DJ can and is willing to." He said leaning forward.
Brandon followed with "It's a rash decision but clearly one that the boys thought of quickly and thoroughly as DJ knows what this means. He has to protect her, and make her fall in love with him. We have been at her for two months and she is not breaking. I don't think she is giving information out on the business, but he is using her, and he is doing it for a reason. We don't know what that reason is yet, DJ is the best shot we got at this time.
Brenden looked at me. "Braiden is only doing what he feels is best and you know he would never put her in harms way. I can guarantee he will be keeping contact with DJ and making sure Baby is being treated very well and getting all the attention she needs. Allowing DJ to remove her from the situation, keeps her safe, she will fight it in the beginning but ultimately it cuts her from "him". This just might be the thing that draws "him" out. What if he starts looking for her? We don't need to tell anyone what is going on. This is strictly between us and the four of them."
I thought about it. I thought about all of it, they are right. Baby is better with DJ at this point. He has removed her from the situation, he is in a way breaking her down so as to build her back up again. How did this come to this? I don't like the plan, I really don't. But we should go through with it. After going over it in my head a few more times, I looked to Frankie.
"Bring them back in here" I said as I stood up and walked back to the window.
Braiden, Austin and Corey came in as Frankie called them from the door. They walked in and took their seats at the sofa. Eyes on me. Waiting for an answer.
"After speaking with my brothers, I have decided to let you continue with your plan. I will say this. I am not happy about it; I am not thrilled about having to lie to my daughter for you guys. But there are valid points and DJ is willing to step to the plate and take on this role. He better protect my daughter with everything he has. Not only that you three and your crews will help to ensure her safety. Braiden you need to break Gemini. I don't care how you do it, just get it done and get him back to her. Frankie is going to call Bobby and let him know that your guys are on the way to pick up her things. Take whatever she needs as this may take longer than three weeks. And the next time you four fucking idiots decide to come up with a bright idea, get me on the phone immediately. Because I will kill you the next time you show up without my daughter and have the plan in motion, is that understood?" I finished as I turned around to look at them.
"Yes sir" Braiden, Austin, and Corey all said at the exact same time.
"Get DJ on the phone now" I demanded. I need to talk to my daughter. She is probably freaking out.
Braiden said she was going to freak out when she noticed he was not coming with her. And she did. She fought me so hard, but in the end, I won. Now she moved out of my reach, and she is staring out the window.
Suddenly my phone vibrated, I looked at it, it's a message from Braiden
Is she okay?
Of course, he is worried about her, he must have seen me struggling with her right before we drove off.
Yeah, she is okay.
Get to Bryson, tell him the plan and get back to me. Ill let you know if she is not okay.
I sent him the messages and turned my attention to Johnny.
"Did the guys get everything set up at the house? I asked him thinking about my orders to my guys
Johnny was sitting in the passenger seat, while Colten my Second in Command was driving.
"Yeah, we just need to move our stuff from the hotel to the house" he answered.
Sweet. No more hotels. Bryson gave me a nice ass house. It only has like 10 bedrooms. I guess just like all the other houses. I am actually glad I have a house this time around. In Chicago, my dad gives his crews old Hotels. We are all in one spot, and that can make for an easy target. Its happened to us before. Now that we are out here running territory Bryson, unlike my dad, actually takes good care of us. I have the best house and all my guys are in houses that are within a two-mile radius around me. Keeps me protected, and I have eyes on everything. I like it. Colten, Aaron, Johnny, and Gavin are going to stay with me. So, will Baby.
"DJ we are here" Colten said as we pulled into the parking garage of the hotel.
We pulled into a parking spot. I looked over at Baby and she was just sitting there. Staring out the window.
"Baby come on" I said pulling her hand.
She immediately pulled her hand away from me and tucked it away from me as she turned to face the door. Ugh. She is going to be stubborn. I looked up at Colten and Johnny, they were just sitting there waiting for my orders as they watched how cold she was towards us.
"Baby, please, we are not going to be here long, we are just grabbing my stuff and then we are leaving. Please come with me." I asked in a gentle tone trying to persuade her.
"No." she said still looking out the window.
What the fuck is she looking at? We weren't parked next to any cars?
"Please don't make me, make you get out of this car" I asked as nicely as possible staring at her.
"Touch me, and ill have my dad kill you" she said in a cold tone, still not looking at me.
Okay this is how its going to be. I looked over at Colten and Johnny, they were quiet yet, they were just watching her, then they looked at me.
"Get her out of the car" I ordered Colten and Johnny. Gavin and Aaron were not far, they heard the order, and they came over to help.
I scooted across the small seat so as to pin her, so she couldn't jump up front.
"Get off me!" she yelled.
Sha began pushing me and trying to life her leg to kick me but I pressed my body closer to her, the closer I was the harder it was for her to fight me. The guys were standing right outside the door when I managed to open it and kick the door open. I was still holding onto her, she was squirming around and trying to push me even more. It was almost pathetic. This is the third time tonight I have completely dominated her ass and made her stay next to me, but yet she continues to fight like she has a winning chance. Colten and Johnny came over to the door, they reached in and grabbed her, but were careful not to hurt her.
"You got her?" I asked Colten as he pulled her close to him as she was still trying to break free from him arms
Just then she started to kick at me, I leaned backwards into the truck to keep from getting kicked in the face. Colten then walked backwards with Baby in his arms.
"Baby, calm down, we are not going to hurt you. Your being ridiculous." Johnny said as he approached her.
She then lifted her leg and kicked at him. "Get the hell away from me!" she screamed at him
"No, you're going to have to get used to me" Johnny said as he dodged her kick and grabbed her leg.
I sat there for a few minutes watching all of this going down. She is a fighter. She doesn't give up. I finally got out of the truck and walked over to them. Aaron and Gavin followed me, Lil Jay, Georgie, Eric, Mikey, and Zander were in cars near us and seen the commotion going on, so they came over and followed us. We circled her and Colten making sure she couldn't break free from us.
She was screaming, pushing and kicking away. "Let go of me!" she screamed. I nodded at Colten and he released her and backed up to join the circle.
She turned, running her hand through her hair to get it out of her face, she looked at all of us and she walked in a small circle. Looking at all my guys. And when she finally got to me. She said, "You don't have the right to do this."
"Yeah, I do." I said standing there smoking my freshly lit cigarette.
"No, you don't, you don't even know me, as far as I'm concerned you just kidnapped me!" she yelled in frustration.
Technically she is right, I did kidnap her, but she got in the car, so whatever.
She walked towards me and tried to get past me going for her purse which was laying on the ground outside of the truck as it had fallen because she wanted to fight me and my guys.
"Move DJ" she said trying to get past me.
I pushed her back gently as to not to hurt her. "No, you're not going for your phone right now." I said looking at her.
Johnny broke the circle and walked to her purse. The rest of the guys closed in on us. Baby started pushing even more even trying to slap me at times.
"Don't, move, now. Get out of my way! Don't touch my stuff!" she yelled but I eventually grabbed her hands and put them at her sides and pulled her close to me.
Johnny picked up her purse and reached in. He pulled out her phone.
"Search it. See what else she has in there" I ordered him.
At that point Johnny shrugged and Baby started in on me again.
"What the fuck is wrong is with you DJ!" Baby screamed at me still struggling.
It's for her own good, so I just ignored her and held onto her as she once again was trying to hit me as we stood there.
Johnny took her purse to the hood of the car, he found a knife that was purple with black roses on it, bubble gum, her wallet, some makeup, tampons, birth control, sunglasses, perfume and her phone charger, cigarettes, and two lighters. At this time, Baby finally stopped struggling and she just watched, but I couldn't read her face. I couldn't tell how she was feeling.
"Give me her knife, phone and phone charger" I ordered Johnny.
She closed her eyes and just stood there.
Johnny put the charger in the car but brought me her phone and knife. I put them in my pocket opposite of her. He handed me her purse, and I gave it to her. She took it. But she pushed away from me again. I let her go as to give her some space and come to terms that I was not letting her out of my sight. So, my guys stayed surrounding her.
"Johnny is right, you're going to have to get used to us" I said watching her walk around the little circle she had to roam.
She laughed and shook her head no. "Go fuck yourself DJ" She said looking at me
Okay, I was expecting that one. It took longer than I had expected but okay.
"Actually, I was thinking about fucking one of those virgins you and your cousin have stashed.
I was trying to make her jealous to be honest. Most chicks want my attention, they want me to hold them, and be close to them.
She laughed even more and said in a cold tone "Enjoy her while you can, because you won't be getting anymore like her.
This bitch! She has some balls, damn she really is Bryson's daughter!
"I know, Braiden told me about your hook. He won't work with any crew in the industry." I started to say as I walked towards her. "Tyler, right? He is only willing to work with you. And my guys" I looked around to the guys that were standing near us. "They understand the situation and they know that eventually, you will break, and you will get them more girls." I finally reached her "Me on the other hand" I said lifting her chin to look at me "Well I have something else in mind" I ended just staring at her beautiful face, and gorgeous eyes.
She stood there for a minute, motionless, expressionless and I have no idea what she is thinking right now. I don't want to scare her. But she needs to know I am not joking around. She is staying with me. She is getting out of this situation she put herself in.
"If you think for a second that I am going to fuck you, DJ Hartlove, you're a fucking idiot" she said in a very cold tone.
I was shocked, I didn't know what to do. Auto pilot turned on and I started laughing, my guys laughed. No one expected her to say that. I sure as fuck did not.
"What? You don't want me?" I asked backing away holding my heart as if that hurt.
This chick dead ass looked me in the eyes again, for the second time that I have known her in the last 48 hours and said "Nope, not exactly my type."
Baby then pulled out her cigarettes, and lighter. She sat on the ground in the middle of the parking spot we were surrounding her in, and she lit her cigarette and looked at the ground.
"So, what is your type then, and please don't say the nice guy type, the one who doesn't kidnap you, he spends money on you, and all that sappy shit." I asked feeling a little offended.
She sat there for a minute, just smoking. But what came out of her mouth, surprised me once again.
"The kind that obeys my orders, he comes to me, fucks me how I want to be fucked and then he leaves, and he doesn't come back until I call on him again" she said looking up at me.
What? I wanted to laugh, I wanted to say something, but I couldn't. I watched as she got herself up off the ground and walked towards me.
"See DJ, it's more than having a type, it's about weather, in that moment I know I can fuck you and make you leave just so I can call on you at a later time and you will come back to me." She said stopping a few feet away from me. "I mean yeah, sure, your sexy, you got the bad boy thing going for you, you got a hell of a reputation with women. But one thing you don't have going for you, is the fact that you wont leave me alone. I mean you could have just fucked me in the truck and dropped me on the side of the road then maybe, later on I would have thought. Well damn, I want his arms around me again. I want his dick inside me again, and I would have found a way to get in touch with you." She paused for a moment.
"But no, here you are, you have your guys surrounding me, you took my phone, you took my knife, so obviously I'm your fucking prisoner, and now you have other plans after you fuck the virgin, I got for you. That I specifically chose for you as a peace offering because I am tired of everyone telling me to be nice, when you were the one that was an asshole first! And now you don't like the fact that I'm not interested in fucking you?" she stopped to take a breath, and another drag of her cigarette.
"No DJ, I am not interested in fucking you because you don't follow orders very well, how can I trust you to fuck me so damn good and leave me alone until I call you again?" she said with a cold face.
''So, make that bitch scream tonight, since you want to throw it in my face as a jealousy tactic. Which by the way didn't work because someone else already made me cum all over his dick and I fucking loved it! How is that for jealousy tactics" she asked, her arms crossed as she stood in front of me.
Damn! Open book with an attitude! I looked at all my guys. Even they didn't expect that from her. We have heard about her our entire lives. She is the Princess, she is to be treated with respect, she is to be adored and everyone knows her dad wants her to be happy. But does he know this side of her?
I began to walk around her, circling her as if she were my prey, watching her every movement.
"I'll take your peace offering tonight, and I'll make her scream as you ordered." he said being very vindictive.
"She is no longer a peace offering, fuck her as you wish but understand this DJ, you and I are at war" I said in cold tone.
He thinks he can just kidnap me with the help of my cousin, try to make me jealous by telling me that he is going to fuck the virgin I picked out for him, that he has other plans looking at me like he wants me. This guy is something else. I am not afraid of him.
"War?" he scoffed
''That's what I said, didn't I?" I said with dry sarcasm
He stopped and thought for a moment. Then his phone made a noise, he pulled it out along with my phone. I wish I could have my phone. I need to call my dad. He needs to come for me. DJ read his message and then looked at Johnny but said nothing.
"War is a strong word. I'm trying to be your friend." He said as he turned his attention from Johnny to me.
"I have plenty of friends, I don't need anymore" I replied quickly and watched as he stared at me.
I really want to go home. I just want to see my dad; I just want to be far away from DJ and Devils Desires as I possibly can.
"That's not true, you can always use more friends" he said walking towards me. He is confusing me. He is hot one second, cold the next. He has some fucking issues.
"I'm not interested in being your friend, as a matter of fact I am not even interested in talking to you anymore." I said walking away from him as he continued to walk towards me.
I couldn't go very far; all of these guys were standing around me. And as I moved, they moved the circle. Why did Braiden do this to me? My dad and uncles are going to kill him for this. I walked over to the parking block and sat down. I put my head in my lap and just sat there thinking about how I got in this situation.
It wasn't long when I could feel him kneeling down in front of me. I could feel him watching me. I could feel all of them watching me. Why are they doing this? Why cant I just go home to my dad? I just want to go home where I am safe.
"You want to be at war with me, fine, in the end I will win. But the situation is this. We have to go upstairs, you are coming with me, you are not allowed out of my sight ever. I have your phone and until I say different, that's how its going to be. No, you are not my prisoner, but I am keeping your knife until I can trust you not to use it against me or my guys. If you don't want to talk to me, fine, don't I honestly could not give a fuck. As long as I can see you." He said calmly.
I sat there for a moment. Taking in everything he said, he said I wasn't his prisoner, but he didn't say I could go home. I looked up at me. His green eyes were looking right into me. What does he want with me? Why wont he just let me go?
"You want me to cooperate? Fine I want some answers. I said looking at him.
He looked at the ground, he was thinking about it. I can see he doesn't like having to fight me. But at the same time, he doesn't like to negotiate. I waited staring at him, my dad uses this tactic with the guys all the time and it works. The longer you stare the more uncomfortable they get. Me however, I don't have his look or his size, so I am using it to get him to see that I just want some answers here. I'm scared even though I wont admit it, especially to DJ. I want to go home, it's late and I'm tired.
He looked at me for a minute before he finally spoke.
"I can only give you certain answers. So, don't get upset if I don't have an answer to your questions." He said calmly but warning me.
I nodded and began with my questions.
"Where is my cousin?" I asked
"Handling some shit" he asked very calmly.
That a lie, Braiden doesn't do business on the nights he is with me. Especially after my Uncle Brandon told me not to argue about going with him tonight.
"Why are you keeping me here with you? I asked a second question.
"Because your safe with me." He said, his eyes were soft when he said that.
"That doesn't make sense, I'm safer with Braiden, no one will go up against him! I should be with him, if someone is after me, he is the one that protects me when my dad is not around! I need to be with him DJ!" I got upset even though he told me not, I still did.
He seen the terror in my eyes, if I am in danger, well more so than normal, I need to be with Braiden. I need to be with my dad.
"Your not safe with him, yes a lot of people are afraid of him, but they are terrified of me and that's why you have to stay with me, its safer with me, I can protect you better than he can." He explained calmly trying to ease my fear.
It didn't work, I stood up, freaking out, rambling on.
"No, no, no, no. We need to call my dad, my uncles Frankie! If Braiden can't protect me, I have to go with one of them. I have to! They are the only ones strong enough to protect me. "I said not holding back my fear.
If I am in danger and they know about it. My dad has to know. I am not safe with DJ; I am better off at home with my dad.
"Stop, you're not going home, we are not calling anyone. I am calling the shots here." He said standing up behind me, watching me panic.
And just when he said that it all clicked. And I turned on him, no longer in fear but with complete anger.
"You sick, fuck!" he looked surprised as all hell
"You are lying, there is no threat, I am not in danger, you are making it all up. You and Braiden, you guys came up with some cruel plan, because I disappeared for forty-five fucking minutes and Braiden is being a fucking crybaby because I personally don't feel the need to tell him anything about the situation. So, you, you wanted to toy with me, so you convinced him to let you take me and now here we are" I stopped, my head was racing, I felt sick.
DJ and his guys stood there, listening to me, completely motionless.
"How could Braiden do this to me? I just wanted to go home, I'm tired, I just want to go home. I'm not in any danger" I said as I sat on the ground. What the fuck, how did this happen? He tricked Braiden, or they came up with an idea to get me to tell DJ who I have been seeing.
Just then, someone's phone was ringing. I was looking at the ground, so I 'm not sure whose phone it was. But then I heard DJ's voice.
"Yeah," he said answering the phone
He didn't say much after that, he just listened for a few minutes, I think because he wasn't talking. I am so angry with Braiden, he git DJ involved I know he did. Next thing I know, DJ was kneeling in front me.
"Braiden wants to talk to you" he said handing me a phone.
I am so fucking pissed at him right now; I don't want to talk to him. I want to go home!
I pushed the phone away. DJ looked at me. "He wants to talk" he pushed the phone back at me.
This time I took the phone from him and hung up the call. I handed DJ the phone back. I took a deep breath, I got out my cigarettes and lighter and started smoking again. Braiden fucking did this to me. Braiden, DJ, Austin and Corey. They fucking did this and now Braiden wants to talk? No, I won't listen, he is just going to make excuses and try to get me to forgive him. Wait until my dad here's about this!
DJ was standing up by now, the phone in his hand started ringing again.
It's DJ" he said but he had a different tone.
DAD! He knows, he wants to talk to me! He will come for me. Him, Frankie, all of them. I stood up and ran over to DJ and pulled the phone from him.
"Dad? I asked into the phone as I put the phone to my ear.
"Baby?" I heard his voice.
"Daddy please come get me, DJ has me at this hotel, we are in the parking garage and I'm freaking out, his guys are all around me and he refuses to let me go. I was leaving the club and on my way home. Braiden DJ, Austin and Corey." I explained what had happened and I was trying to hold back the tears, I just wanted him to come get me.
"Daddy please come get me, I want to go home. Please? I begged him
I heard nothing for a minute. What is he doing? Why won't he talk?
"Baby" I heard him say one more time. "I love you, but right now DJ is right, the safest place for you is with him" I stopped listening.
He is not going to come for me. He is making me stay with DJ? I don't even know this guy. How can I be safe with him? Is he in on this too? How can that be? We talked last night, he understood that it was my business, and that I am an adult, and I don't have to tell him everything! I looked at the phone. I could hear him calling me. He is taking their side over mine.
I ended the call.
"Baby, can you hear me, Baby?" I repeated the question into the phone.
Then the line disconnected, she fucking hung up on me. She actually hung up on me. She has never done that. No matter how upset she has been with me, she has never once hung up on me.
I turned to my brothers, Frankie, Braiden, Austin and Corey. They were all just looking at me. She hangs up on Braiden all the time, even ignores his calls. But me, she never does that. We have always been so close, and we work our problems. She understands that I am her father and that I may be harsh at times, but I love her and just want what is best for her. But this time, this was me betraying her. She said she was scared, and I didn't even bother to comfort her. I just told her DJ was the safest place for her.
"Bryson what happened?" Blaze asked me concerned taking a step towards me.
I looked at my phone one more time to make sure that what had happened, actually happened.
"She hung up on me" I said still standing there in shock as I looked at him.
"No Baby doesn't do that! Something else happened, the phone died" Brian reached in his pocket and pulled out his phone. He called DJ back and put his phone on speaker, so we could hear.
"Its DJ" the voice said over the speaker as he answered.
"Where is my niece?" Brian demanded to DJ's voice
"She is right here next to me." He answered calmly
"Put her on the phone" Brian demanded
"Baby, its your uncle Brian, he wants to talk to you" we heard DJ talking to Baby.
"Get the fuck away from me DJ, you lied! You and Braiden you all lied! You lied to my dad and now I am stuck with you! Stay the fuck away from me!" we heard Baby scream and then the call got ruffled as if they were running.
"Get her! Don't hurt her! Give her to me!" We heard DJ casting out orders as the commotion was going on, on the other side of the call.
I looked at my brother's we were all shocked, I personally did not expect this to happen. We moved in towards the middle of the room and pulled up chairs and listened to the situation on the other side of the call.
"Johnny hold this" we heard DJ say and the call got clearer.
"Baby, no we did not lie, look at me, we did not lie to you, you are safe with me. Braiden, your dad, your uncles they love you and they didn't want to do this" DJ said as we could hear him struggling with her.
"Let go of me! Fuck you! Let go!" we could hear Baby screaming at DJ as they continued to struggle on the other side of the call.
"Listen I'm not done, I'm not going to let you go, your staying with me" DJ said to Baby, trying to tell her the truth.
"Fuck you I'm going home. Get your hands off of me!" we heard Baby scream and start to struggle harder with him, again
This is fucking killing me, she is scared, she is running, fighting them back every chance she gets. I couldn't bring myself to move. I just stared at the phone and continued to listen.
"I'm not letting you go ever, so stop! Listen to me for a second please I am begging you." DJ pleaded with her.
It seemed like it worked because it seemed like things got calm on the other side of the phone.
"You gave us no other choice. You are in danger, we just don't know who it is, and you are refusing to talk to anyone about the situation." He was explaining to her, but she interrupted.
"So, I was right, Braiden is being a little bitch about me not wanting to tell him who I'm running off to and now you all think I'm in danger. That's just fucking great!" she panted.
We all looked at Braiden, he was crushed, she was blaming him for all of this. And ultimately, he was just trying to save her. Keep her safe. He thought he was doing what was best for her. As he has always done.
"Yeah, it's about that guy, and see what you don't know is that he is using you, he is using you and we don't know why. He is working for Tyler. And you are allowing him to deceive you! Well, no more, I'm taking you away from the situation, you are done seeing him. Absolutely no contact with him ever again! "DJ said giving it to her very straight forward.
She put up a hell of fight, she wasn't the only panting like a dog, we could hear at least five guys on the other side of the phone.
"You think you can control me; you can just take me away from whoever you think is a danger to me?" she yelled at DJ.
"No Baby I don't think, I know, because that's exactly what I am doing and no one including your dad is stopping me, because I have good intentions. I just want you to be safe. I don't know how you got yourself in this situation, but I am getting you out of it. Your dad, your Uncles, your cousins, Braiden, they love you and they are just trying to do what is best for you. And that is to keep you with me." DJ yelled back at her.
"So, what, you're going to hold me against my will? I'm not allowed to see my family, my friends, I'm not allowed to have my phone, or a life. I am your prisoner until, one I say who I have been seeing or two you catch him? "she asked, but it sounded like she was ready to cry.
"You are not my prisoner, I am holding you against your own will, but eventually you will see that I'm only doing this to protect you. You will have a phone, but not this one anymore, Johnny will go tomorrow when we get back from Red Cloud to get you another phone. You will only have certain numbers, this way you do not have contact with "him" again. You can see your family whenever, I will take you them as often as possible, but I will not leave you alone with them. You are my responsibility. You want to go out with your friends? Fine. We will go together. You and I are one right now, Where I go you go, vice versa, as I said before. You and I are going to be the best of friends, and you will just have to get to used to me. As far as for how long, I don't know, we will determine that another day. But right now, your uncle is on the phone and he, your dad and the rest of your uncles, they want to talk to you" DJ said very calmly trying to be as transparent with Baby.
I looked to everyone in the room, he was good, he was being the guy that I thought he would always be to her. He wasn't mean, he wasn't demanding, he was just honest.
"Fuck my dad, fuck all of them. I don't want to talk to them, I don't want to see them." Baby said.
Everyone in the room felt it, as I almost lost my temper, I almost started crying. The one and only girl that I have ever loved in my life, doesn't want to talk to me or see me. How could she be like that? I am only doing what is best for her. It wasn't my idea, but I went along with it, I am forcing her into this situation. And now she hates me for it.
"Baby, they are not to blame here, you are, you chose not to talk to them" DJ started but was interrupted.
"Yeah, go ahead make excuses for them. They didn't try shit, they came at me, nice and sweet and acted like they took an interest in who I was fucking because my Uncle Brandon doesn't want me alone, he wants me with someone strong, someone like my dad, who can make damn sure I don't meet the same fate as my Aunt Cecil because of the life they fucking chose! They know I don't want to be in a relationship right now, I just want to have fun. Don't sit there and tell me this is my fault DJ! I didn't know it was a serious situation, I didn't know that Kearen was working for Tyler! My dad clearly forgot to fucking tell me everything. So, make up all the excuses in the world that you want. But I am pissed at all of them right now because they set me up to be put in this position. To be your fucking prisoner!" she screamed at DJ.
My heart stopped, my heart completely stopped, I couldn't breathe, I couldn't concentrate. I couldn't even think.
"Blaze get your guys over to Kearen's now to meet up with my guys. I want to catch this mother fucker tonight!" Brenden started screaming as I sat there feeling my heart shatter into a million pieces. She will probably never talk to me again.