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Post by Piper Blair on Jun 6, 2014 2:19:45 GMT 2
If there was ever a time that Piper needed something to occupy herself, it was now. Thank god, she and Tessa had agreed to invest in their own nightclub because it gave the blond something to focus on. Still adapting to the running of the place, CLUB NITRO represented a challenge even while it kept money in their pockets. At least, as long as crooked businessmen didn't quit trying to take advantage of them. Why the hell they thought a couple american women were idiots she wasn't sure but from the books put before her and the order forms that had come across her desk, it was obvious they did.
Having already lost her temper with one liquor provider that afternoon, the former dancer was already in a mood by the time she stepped out on the main floor of the new “hot spot” of Monaco. Needing a drink of her own before she dealt with any more bullshit, the blond made her way through the crowds, cutting off more than one come on line with an twist of her hand and a cool shake of her head.
Thankful this was enough to ward off the worst of the would be players, Piper slid into the VIP section and headed for the much quieter bar in the back. Spying an empty stool, she parked her slim frame on the leather before waving to the bartender and ordering a cosmo. As she did so, she absently went over the figures she'd just left in the books and frowned as she realized that someone was trying to skim money off the accounts. One of her talents had always been the fact she was capable of figuring numbers off the top of her head and it didn't take a mathematics genius to figure out something was a miss. How she was going to handle that, however, still remained to be seen.
Briefly, she thought of taking the problem to Jack but immediately cast that thought aside. God knew he had enough on his plate and something made her want to figure this out on her own. She didn't want to be known as the weak member of the crew who always needed her problems solved for her. Not to mention, talking with her lover these days was tough at the best of times these days and the other days episode only made her less willing to open up about her own troubles. Especially after the episode earlier that day. The mere thought of that incident made her want to smack someone but since violence wasn't technically her method of choice when dealing with crisis's? She chose to bury herself in work instead.
Again, thank god for Club Nitro, even if it wasn't what she envisioned her life in Monaco like.
With Tessa's attention shifting to a particular racer, the blond felt more alone than she had in a long time but she quickly chalked it up to self pity. Jesus, was she really feeling sorry for herself? She thought vaguely before smiling at the bartender and taking a sip from the drink that had just been procured. At least she had friends and family now which was more than she could say about life in LA. Sure, at least life hadn't been full of drama but it hadn't exactly been packed full of excitement either. In all reality, the blond knew she wouldn't trade anything she had now for what she had there and that alone was enough to make her take a deep breath and find her center.
As she did so, Piper let her azure eyes take in the club before her and forced herself to relax. Although she'd never envisioned herself in the position to own such a place, the mantel of ownership had settled surprisingly well upon her slim shoulders. The everyday running's of the place made her happy even as she enjoyed the fact that it provided a need. If the price was dealing with a few assholes, who was she to quibble right? Right.
Lost in her own thoughts, she didn't see the person who slid up next to her till a clearing of the throat brought her attention around. Starting a bit, the blond lifted a brow before smiling. “Hey Shawn. Whats up??” she asked before glancing around to see if her best friend was in tow.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2014 11:17:54 GMT 2
Things with Tess had been going really well the last two weeks but it was completely different than what he was used to. Not that he slept around with anything that walked or that it was on a consistent basis, but he wasn't the type of guy to stick to relationships. In all truth, this was his first except that chick in college and that was just because they thought she might have come up pregnant. When she wasn't, they went their separate ways. Well, actually, Shawn split as fast as he could and never looked back. But then again, this was almost the same situation, wasn't it? No, this was different, cause he actually and genuinely liked Tess. He got to know her over the last year and they were friends first, so that meant this would last, right? The real question right now was, what was he doing? Trying to talk himself into this or out of it? That seemed to be the jist of things and he always seemed to be good at talking himself out of things. Unfortunately, there was no doing that now. This was family and Dom had already stated rather clearly that if he broke Tess's heart, he was going to break him. A guy like Dom, you tended to believe without hesitation. Even though he thought he could take Dom if need be, Shawn wasn't the type to test out that theory for the hell of it. So instead of that, he went to the next best thing. Jack Daniels and Tess's best friend, Piper. Who else to ask questions than from the person she talks to all the time?
Shawn took the ride on his bike to the Club they owned and parked it. Within moments he was inside, getting past security, and walking through the club in search of Piper before he finally stopped to ask someone. They pointed off in the general location, but he had to stop a couple more times before he was pointed to her in the VIP section. Surely they knew who he was to let him in without a pass and even more so, right to her. He asked the bartender for a bottle of Jack and a glass and slid a hundred dollar bill to the counter. piper hadn't even acknowledged him yet so he finally cleared his throat when she snapped to.
He smiled and poured the drink in his glass but pushed it aside for her and kept the bottle to himself. He wasn't much of a drinker unless he was out to get wasted and tonight was just one of those nights where the things on his mind outweighed the good. "Not much. Is Tess with here tonight? Cause I need to talk to about something. I was hoping you could give me some good advice."
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Post by Piper Blair on Jun 8, 2014 16:24:32 GMT 2
Thankful to have her inner thoughts redirected, Piper swiveled her chair about to face her companion more fully. Taking in the Jack bottle and the money on the bar, she arched a brow before sipping her cosmo and considering him. When his words came, only a brief flair of her azure eyes gave evidence of her surprise.
Well, well. This she hadn't been expecting. Trouble in paradise already? It didn't hardly seem time for that but then, romances in their circles tended to run hot and cold with the flip of a gear. Problems had a way of sneaking up when you least expected them and it wasn't like they lived "quiet" or "normal" lives. Far from it in all honesty. "No, I haven't talked to Tessa today.." she told the racer honestly, setting her drink down before leaning on the counter and sending him an arched look. "I don't know how good I will be at advice but I can listen. I'm pretty good at doing that so fire away."
Settling in for the moment, the blond flicked her gaze around the club before looking back at him. For a moment, she studied his expression before speaking again. "Unless you want to go to the office. Its quieter in there but I think from the looks of it... Your about to get real serious on me. I should warn you... I might not be the best one to talk too if your having relationship problems. My own isn't the greatest and that just happens to be why I'm indulging myself tonight too.. Instead of working."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2014 20:27:54 GMT 2
He was about to start talking when he noticed her attention was taken to look around the club. The VIP section wasn't really all that noisy tonight being a weeknight, so when she said something about moving to her office, he politely objected to it. There really wasn't any need for all that. But what he did find interesting was when she told him,
Oh shit, Did Tessa say something to her? Were there problems already? Piper was now making him think twice about doing this, about even coming to Piper and now nervousness set in and his look went from nonchalant to worried? He didn't know that Piper and Jack were having issues, but then again besides him and Tess, who wasn't? Brian's death took a heavy toll on some more than others. Sure he knew brian, but not as well as the others, so it was easier for him to get over it. Piper on the other hand, she was practically married to Brian's brother, Jack. Dom and Brian were like best friends, and with losing Letty a couple years ago, he could understand why it was hitting Dom so hard. And Mia, Poor Mia, that was her life long partner. Weren't they talking about marriage and kids? He wasn't completely caught up on that scene, so he wasn't sure. But he could understand why Jack and Piper were having issues because of this.
Finally, he replied back, "No, we can stay here, but I do have to ask what you mean by problems? Has Tessa said something I should know? Cause as far as I knew, things were fucking fantastic." he said now tipping the bottle to his lips and taking an extra long swig from it. "I mean we have a little something to worry about, but I told her she didn't have to worry about that. I'm not going anywhere. I told her I would take care of things like I'm supposed to." He set the bottle down and now he looked worried. "I thought we were ok with this. Her I came in to ask you what kind of things she likes cause I wanted to buy her something nice and now you're telling me there's problems I didn't know about."
He took another swig and looked to Piper, "What I don't understand, is if there's problems and she's telling you things, why are we looking at getting our own place together?" Well....this was certainly a turn around and unexpected. It was like a punch to the dick.
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Post by Piper Blair on Jun 8, 2014 20:57:21 GMT 2
Ok, so obviously.. Whatever advice he'd come in search of, it didn't have anything to do with the relationship. That was a good thing. The last thing she wanted to see was Tessa get her heart broke but she was a big girl and capable of handling her own business. She didn't think the woman would appreciate her best friend poking her nose in, no matter how much she was just trying to help.
Holding her hands up, Piper decided it was probably time to head this run away horse off at the pass. Obviously, they'd gotten off to the wrong start and it was time to straighten out communication. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, hon! Pull up there." she told him, waving the white flag of surrender. "Hold on... lets back up a bit, a'right? Tessa hasn't said anything about problems. Well.. besides that thing that she was a bit worried about but otherwise.. Nada, Ok? Its just usually... When a dude comes talking to his girls best friend, hes usually looking for an answer about something. I apologize for the assumption."
Letting those words settle, the blond eyed him for a long moment before smiling. "So... If things are so good, what can I do for you? You said you guys are looking for a place together? I'm afraid I haven't had a chance to talk to Tessa much beyond a bit the other day. I've been busy and ... I assume you've been keeping her busy." she teased, blue eyes glinting playfully. "Shes a good lady.... I'm glad you guys are giving it a shot. Like I told her... I'm surprised it took you two this long."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2014 23:58:43 GMT 2
Was this natural for women to fuck with guys like this? Tess had done the same thing at her place the first day they went out looking for his own place. She actually had to question him if he was only doing this because she might be pregnant. Really? He was being honest, truthful, basically pouring his heart out and they still had to ask if he was just doing this for that? If it wasn't to be, would he leave? Another drink from the bottle came to his lips and Piper continued.
He smiled to the end of that sentence, cause yeah he had been keeping her busy lately but not just with sex.....ok, mostly with sex but they did other things.......sometimes......ok, maybe it was just sex.......and cars.......and food....ok, this was clarified now, it wasn't just sex, but yes there was a lot of that. "Actually, as I said before. I want to get something nice for her, but I don't know what you give a girl that she can't already buy for herself or already owns. I mean she was on that money train of ours too. She's already bought herself a penthouse, cars, basically whatever she wants. figured maybe you two would have talked and you could lead me in the right direction. Maybe jewelry?" he shrugged. "Has she mentioned anything about her car needing something? I mean what can I get for her that I know she'd like?"
He shook his head in agreement. "Which is why I want to buy her something nice. And as far as it taking so long, I take full responsibility for that. Call me a pussy, cause that's exactly what I was. And just for the record, I'm not staying with her just because she might be pregnant. I wish people would stop thinking that. In fact, I'd like to know why people think I'd do something like that?" he said pulling the bottle to his lips again. Setting it down, he continued, "I've liked Tess from the first day we met. I just thought maybe she was outta my league, so I never asked. Rather keep things simple and as friends than fuck everything up asking some dumb question like would you go out with me. I mean, really, this ain't high school right?" he said picking up the bottle again but this time sliding it over out of his reach. He could feel he had enough and especially on an empty stomach. It was gonna hit him hard and fast.
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Post by Piper Blair on Jun 10, 2014 20:50:23 GMT 2
Considering his question carefully, Piper took another sip of her drink before giving a little shrug. Really, these days she hadn't a clue what her best friend would want because what Tessa wanted, she took great pleasure in obtaining for herself. The things that were truly important though didn't come with a price tag but she wasn't sure how to say that without putting her foot in her mouth. Something she'd already done once tonight and she wasn't looking to do again. Luckily, before she could give him an answer, he went on, the Jack obviously making him more talkative.
Chuckling at his words, the blond watched him slide the whiskey away and smiled. The act alone told her that he knew his limits and spoke well for him. Although she hadn't had much time to spend with the racer, Tessa had talked highly of him and everything she was seeing and hearing tonight seemed to cement that judgement. This made her shoulders relax a bit as she gathered her thoughts and spoke. "Well, to be honest, Shawn... I really dont' know what to tell you. Tessa is an impulsive buyer and when she wants something.. she finds a way to get it. I've always admired that about her as much as I've teased her about it." she offered, finger tracing the rim of her glass. "Jewlery is always good but every girl has her own tastes so it can be a crap shoot. If it has to be something material, I'd say buy her something tech wise but since I'm not as up to date on that stuff.... I couldn't begin to tell you what she might even want or need."
Falling silent then a moment, Piper frowned before glancing back at him. "If it was me though? If your truly giving this a go? Take her somewhere nice... For a night.. a weekend... Just give her your undivided attention and show her on a personal level what it means to you to have her near. Give her a memory to look back on and be able to say it was one of the best ones of her life."Then, giving him a slightly sad smile, she reached over to give his hand a squeeze before pulling back. "I garentee you... You give her something like that? It will mean more than any cold piece of jewlery ever could. A woman treasures those things far more than anything money can buy."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2014 5:04:59 GMT 2
He straightened up and listened intently really wanting to know the answer to this question. Piper was right though, Jewelry was kinda iffy and could swing both ways unless you knew the girl really well. Not only that, but guys always gave jewelry. He wanted to do something different so when Tess spoke up about the tech stuff, the first thing that came to his mind was maybe a cell phone or MP3 player or something t that effect, but then again, was that even relationship material? That was more something you got for someone for a birthday and as far as he knew, it wasn't her birthday. In fact, he didn't even know when that was. It was one of the questions he forgot to ask her while getting to know her. How stupid could he be? But he was glad she mentioned that Tess might have whatever was out there already. It meant he didn't have to give a lame gift that she might already have a dozen of. Not only that, but he didn't want to be that kind of boyfriend who gave shit like that. He wanted it to be nice. Something that she would like, love, remember. Something that no one else had done for her. That's the kind of boyfriend he wanted to be.
Well he'd be a son of a bitch! Just last week when they were playing that question game, he had asked her that. Why didn't he think of that? He had asked her anywhere in the world would she go and she told him. He should have thought of this himself. The only thing was that he really didn't know romance like Piper was talking about. His vision of romance was Chinese food on the fender of his car while working on it. Maybe using the car as a temporary bed for the evening or the backseat, whichever they found first. So granted, the idea of traveling wasn't exactly out of the question, but it did pose a slight problem cause he had not one idea what he was doing. He'd probably be googling it later just to get an idea.....
If this was the key, then it meant Piper wanted this too. Hell, every woman in the world wanted this, right? That's basically what Piper was telling him, wasn't it? He smiled a bit when hearing this but also noticed the glum look on Pipers face. He could tell, he didn't know how, but he just could, that this was a dream she wanted Jack to do for her. Maybe, he'd have to casually hint it to Jack although how would he go about doing that when he hardly knew the guy. How did one go up to a guy they hardly knew and tell them, ' hey, I think your woman wants you to take her somewhere nice' without sounding like some guy whose already been in her panties? Finally, convincing himself that this was the way to go, he looked to Piper with almost an embarrassed look that soon turned into a small laugh, "So I take it Chuckie Cheese is out of the question......I'm joking."
His phone started to vibrate in his pocket, so naturally he dug it out and looked at the incoming text. It was Tess, texting him with come to my place, I'll be waiting. and at the end she left a winking smiley face. That meant Bootie Call! He pocketed the phone and looked to Piper again. "You got any ideas, cause as you can see, I'm not the romantic type so I'd walk in clueless." he thought about it kinda embarrassed to even ask cause what did that make him look like? "I mean flowers, candles, is there a way to arrange them any way special? Do I cook or order out? I need severe help in this section if its not evident already or its gonna be epic fail, although even with pointers it might be that way." he chuckled bashfully.
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Post by Piper Blair on Jun 11, 2014 20:17:49 GMT 2
It was funny how differently men and women thought. At least, most of them anyways. Piper was realistic enough to know that there were women out there who only cared about what a man could give them materially but that train of thought wasn't one she had ever understood. Maybe it was because she'd grown up with parents who were genuinely in love with one another and been blissfully happy even though they'd never had two pennies to rub together or maybe it was just because she'd been raised to value feelings more than money but whatever it was...money had never been a major issue to her. Sure, it was nice to be able to afford things and not worry about bills but .. in the long run.. it didn't keep you warm at night and it couldn't grow old with you. At least, not in any way that truly mattered.
Thankfully though, it seemed that the light came on in Shawns mind and she could tell he understood her even though he was quick to make a joke about it.
Rolling her eyes and laughing softly, the blond was just about to reply when her cellphone buzzed and she glanced down to see a message flashing on the screen. Picking it up almost absently, she flipped the lock screen off and opened it up to read even as Shawn continued to speak. Vaguely, she was aware of his cellphone going off but it didn't really register as she read her text message. Still at club? Leave that shit and come home
Glancing up from her phone, Piper shook her head even as her fingers tapped a quick return "Leaving in Five" and hit send. "Well, I would assume that it depends on what your comfortable with. Not everyone enjoys the same things. If Chuckie Cheese fits your idea of a good time... far be it from me to discourage you!" she teased, winking at the end even as she glanced towards the door. "I would say pick something both you and she enjoy and go for it. It doesn't matter WHAT as long as its something that you both will enjoy. Even if its as simple as taking a moonlight stroll on the beach... Or even ... spending a night just sitting on the hood of your car talking. Buy her a bag of M&M's and a six pack of mountain dew and just park it. Thats my best advice. Dancing is always good too or making private reservations at her favorite restaurant. Its all in what you both would enjoy."
Then, sliding off her stool, she eyed her companion. "Now, I've helped you... So maybe you can help me? I've got a couple boxes I need to take home that were delivered for Jack earlier... Could you give me a hand? It would only take five minutes...." she continued, nodding to the back. "Its time for me to head that way and trying to carry them out on these heels might be tricky." That said, she turned and lead the way to the back, pausing only to grab her purse before showing him to the boxes. "I'm parked right out back so its not to far."she tossed over her shoulder, already reaching for the back door and swinging it open.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2014 4:24:14 GMT 2
They were all good ideas and some that he would definitely take into consideration. Maybe it was better to start off small and work up to that Bora Bora trip that Tess wanted. It might give him an idea on what to do when they got there, may even give them some time to get a feel for one another and what they liked. At least give him a chance to see what it was she liked. If they were going to do this Bora Bora trip, he wanted it to be perfect and in order for it to be perfect, he had a lot of learning to do. "Sure." he stood up but stopped and looked to Piper, "Piper....thanks. There's no telling how much I would have fucked this up." he said leaning in and giving her a hug. Yeah, maybe some boundaries were crossed and Jack might want to kill him, but she did help him and he was eternally grateful or it too. Maybe he should have asked, gave some warning, but to hell with it. He was too happy to think and his mind was already wandering to places unknown trying to think of how he was going to go back to Tess tonight and start things off. Maybe, they could sit and watch the sunrise out her big penthouse window. At least the place had a view..... "She has someone with her. what do you want us to do?""I want her alive. Leave a message with the other one. Make sure our point is made."He followed her to the back of the club and looked to the boxes that she pointed to as she told him she was only parked out back and not far. He picked up the boxes in one fell swoop and followed her out the back door. They got about 30 feet from the door when Shawn seen a black van ahead of them, easing into the ally way. Because of his line of work, he had a gut feeling something was about to go down, but before he could say anything, He felt the swing of something hard against his knee. Shawn went down like a sack of bricks, Pipers boxes dropped to the ground and just as he went to reach for his pistol behind his back, he got another hit to the back of the head. At the same time this happened, he seen the black van speed up and go sideways, two men with black ski masks jumping out and grabbing Piper. Shawn could hear her screaming but couldn't do anything about it. Two men with black masks started hitting him anywhere they could with baseball bats, being relentless and showing no mercy. In the process, Piper was made to watch and just before Shawn blacked out, he saw another guy step out of the van but he wasn't wearing a mask. Shawn couldn't make out the face due to his blurred vision but he did see that the man had tattoos. He wasn't sure of what, but he seen ink and then blacked out. The hitting seemed to stop and all he could do was lie there, in pain and not being able to move a single muscle. He could barely breathe and it even came out as a small wheeze as he tried to gain a single breath. Voices were muffled and distinguishable, only sounding like a charlie brown episode when someone was on the phone. He could feel everything swelling up, his muscles sore and even thought he could feel the start of some internal bleeding. The man stepped up to Piper as the men gagged and tied her her hands behind her back and her feet together so she couldn't kick to defend herself. The man spoke to her in an Italian accent even though he looked like he was from some biker gang. "Hello there love. I guess you're wondering what this is all about. Let's just say, it has something to do with your beloved, Jack." he looked to his men, "Did I tell you two to stop? I said send a message and I'm not seeing enough blood. Remember, this was my fuckin' brother." he said turning back to Piper as the men continued to swing the bats at Shawn. He pressed his face up against hers, forcing her to watch the men play baseball with Shawn's body., "Watch dear. This is almost the way Jack beat my brother before he killed him." he said in a low almost musical tone as he took great pleasure in this. Shawn used the last of his strength to ball himself up in a ball and hold that position. "Let me introduce myself, Love, I'm Angelo Valente, and your Jack, killed my younger brother, Lorenzo. I want Jacks blood as revenge. If I don't get it, well, let's just say, I'll do this to your entire team of drivers, even the pregnant one." he said with a long cheery laugh. "Alright, that's enough." he called out to the men with the bats. They stopped and Shawn could finally get a chance to relax a bit. Angelo looked to the men holding Piper and then nodded to the van. As they were putting her in the van, Angelo walked to where Shawn's pistol laid and picked it up. Walking to Shawn, he crouched next to him and started to speak, "Nothing personal with you, you just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time." he said now looking over the piece and then back to Shawn. "Nice piece you got here, maybe I'll go put a hole in that little woman's head, then this way, they think that you did it. I mean, really, ex DEA, sniffs some of the merchandise, blows her head off and then blows his off in the process? It could work. But because my.... he paused a second waving his hands a bit trying to think of the word today's youth used, "....Beef.....is that what they say nowadays? Since my beef isn't with you, I'm not gonna do that. Instead, I'm just gonna be the nice guy who puts you out of your misery." Angelo stood up and nodded to the two with baseball bats to get into the van. Angelo gave one last look to Shawn and aimed the pistol at him. POP! POP!Angelo walked back to the van as the shots rang out and knew they would alert someone. The van soon sped off as one of the cooks came running out the back door when hearing the shots. He seen Shawn and all the blood and yelled through the door as loud as he could, "Someone call the police, Someone call emergency!" But for Shawn, it was most likely too late as he could feel himself fading away........ (Shawn out)
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Post by Piper Blair on Jun 13, 2014 13:22:46 GMT 2
It all happened so fast that, later, Piper would never be able to tell anyone exactly how it all went down. One minute, she and Shawn were stepping out the back door and trading small talk and then, suddenly, the world went to hell. Literally. Intent on unlocking her key and opening the trunk, the blond failed to note anything amiss until the sound of boxes falling caught her attention. Shifting, she froze in shocked surprise as men dressed in ski masks attacked her companion. "SHAWN!" she was all she managed before trying to dart forward. Unfortunately, her moment of inaction cost her and hard arms grabbed her just as she went for the gun she always carried in her purse. Son of a bitch, she thought absently as her bag hit the ground and she twisted, getting in one good swipe with her nails before being violently hauled backwards and pinned to a hard chest.
Crappity, crap, crap. So not good.
Struggling with all her might, the blond brought her heel down on the instep of her captors foot and was rewarded by the loosening of his hold. Taking the opportunity, she let out a long, shrill scream, hoping against hope that someone would hear inside the thumping club. Then, she frantically searched for Shawn only to find him down on the ground taking a beating from the asshats who'd attacked them. What the hell? Things had been so quiet in Monaco that they'd obviously let their guards down and Piper had no idea who these bastards were. Then, her view was blocked once more as another man stepped into her line of sight and she felt herself subdued by something on her hands. "Bastards! You'll pay for this." she spat before a rag was stuffed in her mouth and she found herself helpless against the force that had taken them off guard.
Unfortunately, her words seemed to have no effect on her attackers. Just the opposite, in fact as the man stepped closer and filled her vision. Tattoo'ed and scruffy, he seemed almost like any number of the asshat's she'd encountered back home but there was a certain coldness about him that filled her with terror. Something she struggled valiantly not to show as she stared at him defiantly, trying not to flinch as he touched her.
Holy shit. The dude was certifiable. That was all Piper could think as he spoke, each word terrifying her more. Jack. Oh god, Jack. Whatever had happened, she was sure there was more to the story than what this bastard was saying but that wasn't helping them now. Even as she had those thoughts, her eyes shot to where Shawn lay once more and she cried out against her gag, a fresh wave of adrenaline galvanizing her to try to help him somehow, someway. Something that Pinky seemed to find funny as he pressed his face against hers and forced her to watch his goons beat on her friend. God, no, not Shawn. Please, not Shawn. Tessa would never forgive her any more than she'd forgive herself. It was her fault he was in this position and that truth pierced her to the quick.
With her eyes still on the group, Piper completely missed the man's nod to his men till she suddenly felt herself shifted and drug towards the van. Putting up another fight, she felt herself lifted and then tossed like a bag of potatoes into the back of a black van. Unable to stop herself, she hit the floor and rolled into the other side even as the men entered behind her. Struggling to right herself and somehow get out of her position, the young woman heard the sound of the door shut and then gunshots. Gunshots that finally made her fall silent as the passenger door opened and the asshat climbed in, a smile on his face that told her the worst.
Oh god. NO! No, No, No!! This wasn't supposed to happen like this.
Unfortunately, Piper had seen to much in this life not to believe the worst and as the van tore off, tears finally escaped down her delicate features even as she averted her face. Shawn was dead and she had no doubt she was next. She could only pray Jack wasn't stupid enough to fall into whatever trap this adversary had in mind. "God, please don't be a fool, Jack." she prayed silently even as she mourned the loss of yet another friend.
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