�It�s Richardson,� Jenai said. �And I don�t know you.�
�Sure you do,� Vin said. �Just think about it. You were a sweet tasty young thing. You have to remember me, because I sure do remember you.�
�Why don�t you go to hell?� Jenai suggested.
She went to go inside, but Vin stopped her saying, �Sexy legs, a beautiful smile, dangerous curves, and nice round full breast.� She froze and dropped the candle jar she was holding and slowly looked at him.
�What did you just say?�
He gave her an evil smile and continued, �Each night I lay awake thinking of you and fulfilling my desire. But like all fantasies it must come to an end�just�like�you.�
�JJ, come inside,� Justin said and she shook her head.
�I have a mess to clean up,� Jenai said bending down. �I broke the candle.�
�It did have a different ending,� Vin said. �And it went something like this��
�Be quiet,� Nickolas warned. �C�mon, JJ.�
�I wait patiently for the day when I can have you again,� Vin said, as Jenai picked up the biggest piece of glass and stood up. �That day�s going to be here sooner than you think.� He continued smiling and Jenai just looked at him.
�Please get off me!� Jenai pleaded through tears. �Don�t do this!�
�Don�t fight it, Jenai,� the guy said. �Perhaps it�d be better if you got to see my face.�
�Please don�t do this,� Jenai pleaded again, as the guy took off his mask and she saw�Vin.
�You were there,� Jenai stated.
�What? Where?� Jakob asked, as Jenai went after Vin and knocked the chair backwards. �JJ!�
�You were there!� Jenai yelled lifting the piece of glass, as Justin lifted her off him. �You raped me you bastard! You and your buddies! And you raped Brianna and Alexis too and killed them! I�m going to make you pay you sick fuck!�
�C�mon,� Justin said carrying her inside.
�You�re a dead man, Davis,� Jenai yelled. �A dead man!� Dannika closed the door and Jakob and Nickolas looked at Vin.
�Are you going to help me up?� Vin asked.
�No,� Jakob replied starting to pace. �Ten years trying to remember. Ten years living with what happened not being able to do anything, but wait and now�� Nickolas looked at him. �We should�ve left JJ stab him.�
�Don�t talk like that,� Nickolas said. �Right now he�s better to us alive and then let the court decide.� Jakob glared at Vin. �Go inside with JJ and send Kendra or Justin out.� Jakob just looked at him. �Go.�
Jakob opened the door and Jenai said, �They�re going to fry you, Davis, and they�re going to keep doing it. Maybe you�ll get lucky and they�ll do to you what you did to us. Maybe they�ll rape you and beat you and then kill you.�
�JJ,� Justin said pulling her back inside.
�Justin,� Nickolas said and he walked out. �I want you to call Kevin and tell him what�s going on. I�m sure he�s going to want to know.�
�Alright,� Justin said going back inside.
�And you�re in big trouble, Mr. Davis,� Nickolas said glaring at him. �Really big trouble.�
�Are you actually going to believe someone like her?� Vin asked. �She�s a stripper.�
�Dancer,� Nickolas corrected him. �And she hasn�t given me a reason not to. You�re going to get it for rape, murder, stalking, trespassing�you�re going to do hard time if not the death penalty.�
�I didn�t do anything,� Vin denied. �I�m just a wrongly accused victim.�
�The judge will decide that,� Nickolas said.
�Why does it matter to you any what happens to me? You�re just a cop doing his job.�
�Exactly.� He turned to go inside.
�If you don�t mind, Detective, I�d like to go to the restroom.� Nickolas looked at him and then at Fitzgerald, as the rain started coming down without warning.
�Go ahead, but keep his hands cuffed,� Nickolas said and Fitzgerald nodded. Nickolas watched them both and reached for his gun. He watched as Fitzgerald uncuffed Vin�s legs and then uncuff his hands from the chair. �Nice and slow, Davis.� Vin just grinned and grabbed Fitzgerald�s gun and hit him in the head with it. Nickolas pulled out his gun and aimed it at Vin. �Put it down!�
�Are you going to shoot me if I don�t?� Vin wanted to know, as the door opened and Jenai walked out.
�Nick, we need Kevin�s�� Jenai began, as she saw his gun.
�Get back inside, JJ,� Nickolas demanded.
�No stay,� Vin said. �The more the merrier.�
�Get inside, JJ,� Nickolas repeated.
�Yeah, Jenai, get inside,� Vin mocked. �You wouldn�t want to see me waste this cop.�
�Why don�t you just put the gun down,� Nickolas suggested. �Then we can go inside and talk about this.�
�Jake, Justin,� Jenai said and the two guys walked outside.
�There�s nothing to talk about,� Vin began, �because you�re going to let me go right now.�
�And if I don�t,� Nickolas said.
�Then little Miss Club Z gets a bullet between her eyes,� Vin replied pointing the gun at Jenai and Nickolas looked at her. �And I ain�t going to fuck up this time.�
�You don�t have the balls,� Jenai said. �Besides you did it once before and it didn�t work. I�m standing here with you.�
�JJ, let me handle this,� Nickolas said.
�Yeah, let Pretty Boy handle it,� Vin agreed. �He is the cop after all and he�s trained for this stuff.�
�Just leave JJ out of this,� Nickolas said.
�This has everything to do with her,� Vin said.
�What are you talking about?� Jenai wanted to know.
�You know what I�m talking about,� Vin said. �Don�t play stupid with me.� She just looked at him confused and he smiled.
�Give me the gun and we can go inside and talk,� Nickolas said.
�You look just like your brother,� Vin said.
�I look nothing like him besides the nose,� Jenai stated.
�I�m not talking about Marty,� Vin began, �I�m talking about the other one.�
�What other one?� Jenai asked. �There�s only Marty.�
�Are you sure about that?� Vin asked. �Are you sure there�s only Marty? There could be another one.�
�There�s only Marty,� Jenai said. �You know nothing about me.�
�I know you were dropped on the Richardson�s doorstep when you were eight years old,� Vin said. �And before that you lived on a Florida beach in a two bedroom trailer. You and your siblings shared a bedroom and your parents always left you guys home alone. If it wasn�t for�what�s her name�Mrs. O�Leary you wouldn�t have gotten the proper nutrition you needed. She was the one that took care of you. Up until your parents decided they didn�t want you anymore.�
�Go to hell,� Jenai said.
�Just ignore him and go back inside,� Nickolas requested.
�I can still get her in there if you don�t let me go,� Vin replied. �Is that what you want? Do you want to see her brains all over the place?�
�It�s not going to happen,� Nickolas said.
�It will if you keep me here,� Vin warned, as Jenai walked over to Nickolas and Vin followed her with the gun.
�Nick,� Jenai said. �Maybe you should do what he says. Just leave him go.�
�What for?� Nickolas asked.
�Because I don�t want to die tonight,� Jenai stated and Nickolas looked at her.
�So he can come after you again,� Nickolas said. �I don�t think so.�
�Even if he does come after me again,� Jenai began, �and succeeds in killing me at least I�ll have a few more hours to live.�
�She has a point, Pretty Boy,� Vin said. �If you leave me go I won�t kill her�at least tonight anyway.� Nickolas looked at him.
�Please, Nick,� Jenai begged. �Let him go.�
�Yeah, please, Nick, let me go,� Vin mocked and smiled. �Be a hero and let the girl live for a few more hours. You could finally get her into bed. When ya know someone�s going to die you make the most of the time you have.�
�Only if they�re sick fuck�s like you,� Jenai said.
�I�ll shoot you right now if you keep pushing me bitch,� Vin rebutted.
�Why don�t you put the gun down or I�ll shoot you,� Nickolas said. �Do you want to live a few more hours?�
�It doesn�t matter, because I�m a dead man anyway,� Vin replied. �Either you kill me now or I wait for the justice system. It doesn�t matter to me if I die, but I think it will matter to you if Jenai dies; especially if it�s under your watch. I don�t think the Sarge would be too happy if you let his little sister die by the man that raped her.�
�I�ll just kill you myself then,� Nickolas said.
�Nick, please don�t challenge him,� Jenai said. �It�s what he wants.�
�A bod and brains,� Vin said. �I always knew there was something I really liked about you.�
�Get her inside,� Nickolas said.
�C�mon, JJ,� Justin said guiding her to the door.
�I really liked Brianna and Alexis too,� Vin stated. �You all were magnificent.� Jenai stopped walking and stood there listening. �Especially you; you were so sweet, so innocent, so pure, so fragile, and so frightened. I always had a thing for young girls.�
�You�re sick,� Jakob said, as Jenai grabbed Justin�s extra gun and shot at Vin.
�Son of a bitch!� Vin yelled just as the bullet missed him.
�Jenai!� Nickolas yelled, as Justin grabbed her and Jakob grabbed the gun. �What the hell are you doing?� She glared at him and said nothing.
�You�re going to have to do better than that,� Vin said. �My grandma�s a better shot.�
�So am I,� Nickolas said keeping his gun on Vin and so did Jakob and Kendra. �I�m not afraid to do it.�
�And I�ll still get Jenai,� Vin said. �I won�t die unless I do.�
�Put the damn gun down,� Nickolas demanded becoming more agitated and restless. �I swear to God I�ll take this shot.�
�Nick, take it easy,� Jakob said. �He�s worth more to us alive like you said.�
�He�s worth more to me dead,� Jenai said.
�Just stick the gun down, Vin,� Jakob requested. �If you cooperate we can probably strike a deal with the D.A.�
�He�s a rapist and murderer, Jake, what kind of deal could you strike?� Jenai wanted to know. �I want him dead.�
�Get her inside with, Dani,� Jakob said.
�Let�s go,� Justin said.
�I can still get her in there,� Vin said. �And you know I can.�
�Just cooperate and put the gun down,� Jakob said. �Let�s get in from the rain.�
�I can tell you anything right here,� Vin said. �We don�t need to go inside. Just tell me what you want to know.�
�Who are you working for?� Jakob asked. �What�s his name?�
�Sorry I can�t tell you that,� Vin replied. �Anything but that.�
�Why?� Kendra asked.
�Because I�m a dead man,� Vin said.
�No loss here,� Jakob said. �So who are you working for?�
�Didn�t I just say I can�t tell you that?� Vin questioned. �I believe so. Now I�m going to slowly back off this porch and if any of you decide to play hero then Jenai gets it between the eyes. Understood?�
�Yes,� Nickolas said, as Vin backed off the porch and kept his gun on Jenai.
�I have a shot,� Kendra said. �Just give me the word.�
�No,� Nickolas said.
�I have a perfect shot,� Kendra repeated.
�I said �no�,� Nickolas snapped.
�Let me take it,� Kendra said.
�And what if you miss and he gets JJ?� Justin questioned. �What then?�
�The Sarge would want me to take it,� Kendra replied.
�Well he�s not here and I�m in charge,� Nickolas said. �You take that shot and miss you�re going to have to deal with the consequences, Detective.�
�I�m not going to miss,� Kendra tried to convince.
�I�m warning you not to take that shot,� Nickolas said, but Kendra ignored him and took it anyway.
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