A Drink with the Devil

pectations for tonight's date, due to the simple fact that I was go

some strange, intimidating man points a gun at him. I don't even remember how we got to this

yes, but he quickly calms down when our eye

we?" Marcus asks, drawi

sks quietly, his voice calm, but

ng to be just as big a problem as your father and brother. I can only expect that from a Mathers, but

the entire time, feeling like a weight has been

ters back, his body starting to tremble again. I try and squeeze his arm, hoping by some mir

nce the door closes behind him, the tension in the room slowly eases away,

thing that just happened. I'm surprised he didn't call the

to his sad green eyes, not knowing how to feel. I have so many different emotions a

He asks for the bill and quickly pays it, all the while I'm still frozen on th

one with the other hand. In a few minutes, a sleek black car rolls up

smile. All I can do is numbly slide into the car, and stare out the window until we arriv

sn't something good. I want to ask what it is, but I'm afraid of the answer. I knew it was a ris

have seen

nice dinner at a fancy place. Then, in a bli

on doesn't make a move to get out, and neither

orrow and regret. My heart aches a little at the sound. He didn't as

sh me with his wealth and reputation. He wanted us to have a pleasant night,

ay quietly. He shakes his he

is someone following me, constantly

actly a

int and confusion, I can see him physically fighting with

n away? Why does that

towards me, only having slept with me and taken me on a disastrous da

t sounds, " Greyson mutters, his voice barely above a whi

exactly?" Is he cal

with deep sorrow i

ark. It will only..." he trails

sh quietly. He nods his h

exactly wha

tering it, he believes I won't be able to handle it;

but those can't be my

come from being with th

*

d I to step out onto the sidewalk, having sa

to say them, and I'm rendered speechless the moment I look into her

bring you further into my dark world, " I whisper, reaching out to caress her cheek

l me?" she asks quietly. "Can

t is entirely up to you, I ca

e down. I want to kiss her so bad, but I don't want to confuse her any mor

ally mutter, pulling away from her to drive

ugh to send me rushing back to her, but I fight it,

eyes down. She presses her lips together, but her hair is

on her face. She approaches me, placing her hand on my chest, a

giving me a small wave, before di

ind, my lips still warm from where hers touched them. I press my fingers

pit of my stomach, causing my body to fill with ne

in the rear view, a gentle smile on his own face. "Something tells

Olivia was just standing. "Which is the problem. How can I expos

ger than she looks, you h

Marcus, she could've been hurt, or killed. I barely kno

e and slowly pulls away from the apartment building. I notice right away he is

ng way' home, which was just a bunch of winding down different roads, to delay our arriva

he is, was able to figure it out right away. How long is it going to take, until other gangs find out the sam

or her, like Marcus did, they're going to go after her. Just to to

her, wouldn't you say? Unless

trying to rile me up, convince me that pul

girl? I hardly know her, maybe she has a f

ding anything sinister. One look at you, when you're with her, a

?" I say, remembering what Darius always said to me before I went away for

ou choose or are forced to live, you can be worthy of someone like Olivia. She may be too gen

tle, defiant and understanding, she radiated love wherever she went, not allowing anyone to dislike or mistreat her. Olivia i

destroy

*

rything. Every last detail that has happened over the last couple days since I made

confirmation that Greyson Mathers is dangerous. Whether it's because he's a gang mem

my mother, something I often do when I'm overly worried about her because

heart; it makes me even angrier that her life is being destroyed by a fateful illness. She is on

ite how weak and frail she looks. I walk over and give her a gentle kiss

and disability, which isn't much. So, I like to take note of the small cravings she has while on her different medications, and pick up a few things throughout the wee

d? Had any luck lookin

last week, we've been in recovery mode ever since, " I try a

he asks and places a hand on my

e he took me on. I did edit the story about meeting Marcus, and made it seem like

like your falli

years, I never once spoke to him until now." I roll my eyes at her, turnin

knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him, the moment I laid eyes on him.

aid to me when I was a kid; when I didn't want to eat a new kind of fruit or vegetable, when I di

ays there t

oing to see this bo

. I haven't really spo

not? A handsome man like that,

n know what he look

taste. That's all I need to know. Have you talk

t good with emotional feelings; she's inter

want to tell her she won't have to live like this anymore, to tell her I'm going to get a full paying job, an

I ca

a kiss on the cheek, telling

ervices and care when it comes to cancer patients. They are aware of my mother and her

our patient rooms, and how much they might be if you want to

t here already?" she asks,

aniels." I wait for the woman to tap away and bring up the fi

nt, depending on your budget, and the care

and I don't really have

d continues

. It is a completely private room, with personal bathroom and on-call service

h?" I s

wee

I'm going

rd! There is no way I could ever afford that kind of room for my mother, and it o

e crushing realization comes down on me. I'm so blinded by my t

I mutter, brushing my f

ppens?after?a woman bumps into me, not before." I look into the man's coc

just received bad news and I wasn't paying attention."

chance I could get your name? In case I go in there and might have to get check

n't you?" I ask, a small smile

working? I have a whole book up here

urprised how slight

n I'm with Greyson, however. I don't have butterflies

me. "My name is Darius, i