The Girl They Never Noticed

Chapter 58

"Sorry. Guess I get kind of flustered and nervous around pretty girls." He said shrugging. "Or girls I like." He added.

"You met her like three seconds ago Casanova okay? chill." Said Ashton, this time standing in front of me himself.

Dear God what the hell is up with them?

"Okay gentlemen. I just got a message from Sabrina that they're starting to detect movement in the nearby vicinity. My guess is that it is Giovanni's gang. So no matter what happens; we're sticking together. We'll try to leave this place without anyone getting hurt, but if it comes down to it, are you willing to fight?" He asked taking out his....gun?!

What?

Wait!

Hold up!

"Why in the name of the lord do you have a freaking gun!? How are you even authorized to carry one?! What else don't I know?!" I yell out all together, which might've caught him off guard.

"Ummm well..." he started, anxiously scratching the back of his head.

"Okay, this here looks like a family issue." Said Ashton, pointing between us. "We're just going to wait by the door at the end of the hallway." He finished, practically running off; followed by everyone else, including two guys I haven't noticed before.

I turned to face Jaycee.

"You've got some explaining to do mister!" I said, putting my hands on my hips.

"Alexis, sweety, we really don't have time for this. We really really need to leave right now. Any dent in our plans will make getting out of here a little harder than it already is." He tried to reason, but I wasn't having any of it.

"I'm not leaving here before you tell me Jaycee! I'm done with the lies and the hiding and being afraid of telling me things to 'protect' me! I'm not a kid bro and I can handle whatever truth you'll throw my way."

He sighed and probably counted to ten before he spoke next.

"Okay. Fine. Two years ago, we created a street gang because one of our friends was being severely bullied. We decided to get in shape, engage in various street fights until we created a name for ourselves and our influence spread across nations. I didn't want to tell you because I knew you'd freak out..."

"Freak out? Freak out?! This is beyond freaking out! Jaycee you almost died! And that almost ruined me! How many more heartbreaks do you think I can take before i completely lose it?!"

Before he had the chance to say anything, Ashton spoke to him through an intercom.

"Hey. Psst! Lover boy! We need to leave, like right now! We've got company. And thed don't really look too happy to be here. Kinda like you when someone wakes you up or eats your food."

"Why the embarrassment jeez. Ok copy that. Over!" He said into the intercom and then looked at me, and put his hands on both my shoulders. "Lexi I'm going to need you to trust me. I know what I'm doing. Your love for me kept me safe from a lot of things, now please let me save you."

'You already did' I thought.

"Please?" He said, extending his arms out for a hug. And I hugged him.

And it felt right.

It felt like home.

It felt like there was no other place I'd rather be.

"Okay Jay. I trust you and I love you so much, you know that right?" I reply.

"Damn straight baby girl." He replied, hugging me back. "Now come on, let's get you the hell out of here." He said, taking my hand in his; kissing it.

"We need to get CJ to a doctor Jaycee. I don't want to lose my brother, like I almost lost...." I say, tearing a little.

"Hey, hey, you won't lose him Lex. I'll make sure you both get out of here alive, even if it's the last thing I do. I got you, and I always will. We've got the place surrounded." He said smiling.

"Freaking gang leader? Really? You couldn't like, be a secret ballet dancer? A secret  unicorn enthusiast? It just had to be a secret underground death maker huh?"

He chuckled, putting his arms around my shoulders and pulling me closer to him. Clearly not caring that I might smell like dead sewer fish.

"I guess so? It seemed like a good idea at the time because you know me, I'll protect my friends at all costs. Then word spread out pretty fast and before we knew it, we were spoken about nationwide, which was crazy! Then we started having allies and whatnot. Maybe you should meet their leader, you might like her."

Excuse me?

"Her? Who the heck is 'her' Royce?" I spit out, jokingly trying to annoy him.

"Her? Did I say her? No I meant him. In which case never mind, you're not meeting any 'hims'."

"Nice save, buddy." I replied, patting his back.

Walked in silence for a grand total of three seconds before he stopped.

"Hey Alexis?" He said, sounding unsure of whether or not he wanted to say what he stopped me for.

"Yeah? Everything ok?" I said, caressing his cheeks.

"It hurt you know? When you left me, it really hurt me and broke me, and I promised myself that I would never let anyone have that type of power over me again. You left with no explanation, with no note, without even a goodbye. I spent ages trying to get over it; and I'm not even there yet. It was like trying to walk again after you've been paralyzed for a long time. It took time, effort and too much damn strength, but I finally somewhat made it through. I finally found myself again without you.." he said, looking deep into my eyes.

"What are you trying to say Jaycee?"

He took a deep breath.

"Well Alexis..."