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𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗂𝗋 𝗌𝗁𝗂𝖿𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗅𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝗂𝗆𝗆𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗋𝖺𝖿𝖺𝖾𝗅𝖺 𝗄𝗇𝖾𝗐 . she just knew . her face contorted between a million different emotions at those three words , the three words she'd been waiting for him to say again ... but now it sounded wrong . something was wrong . ❛ what the fuck are you talking about ? no ... no ! you can't keep doing this to me . ❜ rafaela didn't cry . not out of a desire not to , or a forced strong man bullshit mentality , it just was never something that came particularly easy to her . so when tears welled in the corners of her eyes , it was a sensation that was almost alien to her . it felt like desperation from her body , begging , pleading . because she physically couldn't speak the words that equated to begging . it always came out sharp . ❛ you either love me or want me to stay away from you . you can't have both . i'm not letting you have both anymore . ❜ her voice faltered , terrified to her core of what was going to happen next . she'd come here to warn him and for once , just once , she had hoped he would pick them over her . wasn't that a bizarre notion ? wasn't it so impossibly strange that she had fallen for someone who was so hell bent on protecting her , the person , he was willing to let their relationship fall to pieces . she pointed at the phone , ❛ doing this won't change whatever those words are on that screen . if you want me to leave you alone for good , then tell me , but don't you dare make yourself the sacrifical lamb on my behalf . i can protect myself . ❜

" i know i don't have to worry about you , i'm willing to bet you could probably take me down if it really came to it . " his voice was soft as he spoke . " i -- " he could tell her now , tell her it was A , tell her how he was under the thumb of someone that promised so much but expected just as much if not more in return in the form of blood . " there's more to it . " he finally settled on , " and i promise i'll tell you what i mean , just not tonight . " he pulled away keeping an arm around her anthony took care to run a thumb over her cheek , " did i ever tell you i had the biggest crush on you when we were kids ? i don't think i said but three sentences to you at a time when we were under the age of ten because i didn't know what it was i felt , and then when you started working at el rey i would make every excuse i could to just go and sit there for hours hoping to just have a chance to see you , the days i was able to talk to you were the best . i honestly think i've loved you for most of my life . and i really really don't want to lose you . but i - i may still have to do some stupid stuff . "

❛ 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 . ❜ for a moment , laurel thought she might've pushed the wrong button , pulled the wrong cord , when dex backed into the fridge . she needed him to be the one to invite her further into the garage , she needed to act like she was perfectly happy stood in the doorway so that when she had to move , it was oh so much of an inconvenience . and then he spoke again . perfect . she resisted the urge to smile wider and instead rolled her eyes as the smile dropped from her own features . ❛ god you need to get laid , you're stiffer than a corpse . ❜ she begrudingly pushed herself off of the wall and moved forward , gaze fixated on him even as she reached the fridge , a defiant glare reflected in both of their eyes as they stared the other down . ❛ do you have a lazy eye ? ❜ she jabbed petulantly as she pulled a beer from the fridge , just ... in ... time – BANG ! SMASH . she'd allowed the beer to slip from her fingers and land between them as the garage door slammed , the unmistakeable sound of the lock being the final piece of the puzzle .

EVERY . LITTLE . THING about the other seemed to rub him the wrong way ; the way she talked , the way she smiled , and the way she seemed to always have a look of ' i know more than you ' written on her face most if not all the time . she was the only person in town that seemed to be able to really crawl under his skin in the worst way possible . " fuck you . " his retort was quick and a less than pleased look found a way on to his face . he kept his eyes locked on to her as she approached the fridge , " i hate you so much . " lazy eye ? what ? he tilted the beer can up taking another swig of it when it happened with a loud crash . " what the fuck . " his attention turned as he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand , he knew that sound everyone with a garage knew that sound . he continued to curse under his breath as he then went to the door leading back into the house , trying the knob just to find it was locked , " FUCK . " dexter exclaimed slamming a single fist into the door , his attention turned back to laurel . " better get comfortable , princess . " being trapped in a garage with laurel was at the bottom of the list of things he wanted to do .

❛ 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖿𝗒 𝗈𝗇𝖾 ? ❜ 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗉𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 , though it was more for her own thought process than it was for clarification from isla . ❛ oh , holden's little pet . ❜ she shrugged at the mention of tommy , ❛ 'm not sure to be honest , doubt she'd be here on her own . he won't matter if our precious passenger princess gets a hold of him anyway . ❜ collette grinned and bumped isla's shoulder back , thoroughly entertained with dex's new nickname . ❛ or rafa . she made me spar with her last week and i thought she broke my back . ❜ her concerns about missing dex's appearance quickly dissipated – to be honest , there wasn't much choice . if he and isla were here , they probably weren't far off of paz's grand entrance , which meant she needed to get that still simmering rage in check . ❛ when is it not an awful time to be a rose ? you got a target in mind or just planning on joining the free for all ? ❜

" HOLDEN'S LITTLE PET . " isla echoed the other scrunching up her face laughter bubbling up . her eyes darted around as if the people they were talking about would materlize somewhere in the pairs vicinity , she didn't think dexter would take too kindly to being referred to as passenger princess . " she must feel some kind of special having a body guard like that . i'd honestly pay money to see rafa body the snake . no offense to dex . " they were all waiting for paz , he was the spark while the anarachy members already mingling were the fuse . she nodded her head in agreement as she drank the last bit of her juice , " true true . " she pursed her lips as she thought for a moment , she wasn't much use in hand to hand but she wasn't going to pass up throwing a punch or two . " i've kind of been looking for their eyes , abigail , i think her name is . she seems like a good person to start with at least . THEN see how i can get in on the free for all . how about you ? " the way the conversation was shifting one would think they were talking about who they were going to ask out to a dance . she knew collette would probably be hurting to get a hold of erin , but erin was more for paz , nazar , and dexter to deal with as they saw fit .

SABRINA WAS GOING TO BE THE DIFFICULT ONE AMONGST the bunch he knew that, but he didn't think how difficult she would really be. connor's blank expression settles onto hers once seeing the waving hands and he gives a slight quirk of his lips, before moving his shoulders into a shrug. ''i'm not thinking of doing anything.. well, anything just yet. but at some point, you know i am going to work my way in there. just pop in and say hi to the little ol' lancasters and maybe everyone else that's in there? like.. bambi? sammy boy?'' the chuckle leaving him as he looks at the weapon in hand and at the question, he almost wants to unravel there. it had been burned into his mind, practically whipped into him to hate & eliminate anything in path and one look at his sister has him wanting to throw that all out the window. taking a deep breath, he looks between the weapon in hand and sabrina before finally motioning with his head back towards the woods and pointing the gun towards her. ''you don't want to know. but i think its time we go for a little walk, don't you think?''

" LIKE HELL YOU ARE . i'm not going to let you get anywhere close to them as long as i can help it . " her face contorting into a scowl . the lancasters only fault ( to her knowledge ) was having a party in rosewick and her siblings were HER SIBLINGS . thoughts of going back inside were all but forgotten as she tried to pull her brother from whatever abyss he'd been plunged into by that creature behind the screen , " connor . i understand this isn't you right now , but if you hurt them i don't know if i'll ever be able to forgive you . " she all but spat at him , " so please . fight whatever's happening to you . " she plead hurt clearly written across her face . " and you'd have to be absolutely fucked in the head if you think i'm willingly going ANYWHERE with you . " there it was another flare of her temper , " you're going to have to shoot me to get your way . because i will make going down hell otherwise . "

𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗐𝖺𝗅𝗄𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗐𝖽 , bambi was stopped by more people than she could count on both hands . her reputation as rosewick's social butterfly certainly lived up to its name , but she was disinterested in any of that tonight , instead she wanted to spend time with her sister , who so very clearly needed a distraction . ❛ i think it's just through this door ... ❜ and as they walked through , bambi's words sprung to life , green eyes wide as she took in the scene before them . as a lover of the arts , it was hard for her to not feel a rare sort of envy as she admired how well the space had been purpose built . ❛ i'm moving in . you can break the news to mama and mom . ❜

SABRINA WAS HAPPY TO JUST SORT OF BLEND IN as her sister seemed to be stopped by every other person , a smile played on her face . a she heard that familiar little chime of her phone and was already constructing a text in her head on how she was going to respond already . looking over the text her heart sank into her stomach , her eyes darting up towards bambi before going back to the screen . when her sister started walking again she followed suit turning the screen off , trying to keep some sort of check in what exactlt her face might give away . " holy shit . " was all that managed to leave her lips as she took her own look around the space , a laugh leaving her lips as bambi declared how she would have to break the news to their parents how she was moving out . " maybe you can find one of the lancaster's and ask about a rental agreement or something . " she took another sip of her drink but it seemed to just work into souring her stomach , " can i move with you ? " she opted to place the cup down and shove her hands into her pockets , a ghost of a smile still lingering on her lips as the words of the text bounced in her head .

❛ 𝗂'𝗆 𝗀𝗈𝗇𝗇𝖺' 𝖻𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝗂𝗀𝗀𝖾𝗋 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝖿𝖿 , because i know how deeply it cuts you to be both wrong and stupid . ❜ he would've never typically acquiesced to reggy like this , but holden knew if he didn't , they would be stuck out here all night debating the ins and outs of a fight that was never going to logically happen anyway . ❛ c'mon . ❜ he motioned inside and allowed reggy to step in before he did , brown hues already beginning to scan and take note of who was in the kitchen . ❛ fucking rich people ... ❜ he muttered under his breath , having always had a distinct disdain for the lancaster home and its lavish wealth .

" YOU CAN'T BE THE BIGGER PERSON , i'm like an inch taller than you . right , following . " grabbing his beer he fell to walking behind the other , their quest was to find jasmine . they could bench the iron man v batman debate for the time being . first to enter he looked around , no jas and no abs from what he was able to see . grabbing a handful of chips from one of the bowls set out he tried to juggle putting a few in his mouth and holding his beer . he offered up a shrug of his shoulders to holden , " i don't know , holds . it's kind of nice , in the excessive who would ever need five bathrooms kind of way . " he ended the internal debate by setting down the beer down on the counter to eat his chips , " see any sign of her ? "

❛ 𝗈𝗁 ? ❜ 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗂𝖽 𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝗈𝗌𝖾 , ❛ think they know what's going on ? ❜ she scanned the room , curious as to whether or not their enemies knew they were coming , curious as to what could've appeared on that rose's phone that caused them to run and not immediately fight . ❛ yeah , she's clearly dumber than we thought . ❜ her eyes travelled back to isla , thankful to be mostly done with the minor mention of erin , though now she had something else on her mind . ❛ is dex here already ? i haven't seen him . ❜

" I DON'T THINK THEY DO . at least he didn't , it was the kind of goofy one . " the brunette answered taking a brief look around herself , the roses had to have known by now something was going to happen they'd been filing in ready to pop for a good minute now . " know if her guard dog is here .. ? " it was a passing question one she wasn't expecting an answer for really , but she knew if erin was meant to pay for what she'd done there would be some fight if veter were here as well not that she would be expected to be the one to come face to face with him . taking out her phone to glance at the screen , she nodded her head as an answer taking another sip of her cranberry juice . " drove him here . he's a horrible passenger princess . " isla said bumping her shoulder lightly into the others a smile flicking the corners of her lips upwards briefly as she pocketed her phone , " he's probably off getting things ready on his end , awful night to be a rose . "

𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗉𝗉𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖽 , 𝗎𝗇𝖺𝖿𝗋𝖺𝗂𝖽 of the fact erin was both bigger and stronger than her . things like that hadn't mattered for a long time , they didn't when you were barely living . ❛ and your job was to be a rat . was fucking that stupid waste of breath part of it ? because somewhere along the line you decided he mattered more than your job , more than us , so i'm just trying to get some facts straight here SPENCE . it was a job when it came to what you did to me , but it was real with him ? ❜ her heart pounded against her bones , every atom in her body suddenly flooded with white hot adrenaline and rage as her minor slip up in wording showed how she truly felt . she balled her fists at the mention of her gang , nails dug so deep into her palms she began to bleed . ❛ you speak a bad word about them again and i cut you open in front of this nice crowd . ❜ she watched erin for a moment , the red mist having fully descended . collette didn't completely understand it , but somewhere beneath the anger , she felt embarassment . that was probably why she said something she shouldn't have . ❛ say hi to paz for me . guess you'll be seeing each other sooner than you thought . ❜ without another thought she turned to walk away , uninterested in getting herself into more trouble with their formidable leader .

IT WAS AN INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT TO TAKE A STEP BACK as collette took a step forward , how often had it been just the opposite . how often had they drank coffee had meaningless conversations of mundane things and the such , but now , now was there was shame , and hurt , and a great plethora of other human emotions . she flinched another flaw in humanity , " it -- " she tried to sputter out but each word the other gave was like a little dagger each one cutter her just a little deeper than the one before . none of what had transpired had been planned , getting close to collette , seeing what kind of heartache aiden left behind , getting close to some of the other people in town , getting ousted , and certainly not tommy . especially not tommy . maybe just maybe she should've turned the job away , but then she would've been robbed of the things she did end up with . " i didn't mean to hurt you . " it was a sad pathetic wisp of a sentence , and she cursed herself for not speaking louder . she pursed her lips knowing full well what collette said shouldn't be taken as a threat but an almost promise , loyalty ran deep for the girl and that was an admirable thing . it shouldn't have been shocking to hear the other utter that name , paz . the brunette weighed her options in that moment , chase collette or find tommy and tell him time was up . she couldn't very well tell him paz might be lurking around , he'd probably do something stupid if she did . erin didn't chase the girl though she desperately wanted to , collette needed to cool off and she was at least able to give her that . there was a sudden awareness to the fact she was surrounded by so many people and a certain level of fear that paz could reach out and grab her .

some part of him wants to laugh, has the urge to roll at the reaction but his facial expression slightly concerned to try and keep his cover. ah, now that seemed to throw a bump in the road and he was going to have to think quick with his responses. hand rubbing the back of his head, looking back to where he'd just come out of. ''i lost my phone if you'd believe it. a luxury you can't really have in captivity.'' lowering the hand from the back of his head and giving a simple shrug of his shoulders, connor reaches behind him for the weapon he'd holstered in his encounter with yeona, keeping it at his side as he doesn't bother to move just yet. ''i'd feel a lot better if you didn't ask as many questions though.''

SHE STUDIED EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT OF HER BROTHER she'd grown up with , every little tick and quirk she had down to a t . she could even tell when he was lying , he wasn't the best ( or worst ) at it . there was something unspeakably wrong with him . her lips pull into a tight line when he mentions he'd lost his phone , it was such a connor thing to do , but her eyes widened and their was something resembling pain writing itself across her face at the mention of captivity . squealing too much . it was her self titled job to protect her siblings and in a way she could see she'd fail at least this once , he began reaching behind him and sabrina lifted her hands trying to get his attention , " i don't know what you're thinking of doing , but don’t do anything you'll regret con . " she takes a shuffled step back trying to put distance between him and her . how far would she have to run to get back into the house ? could she even put words together to offer an explanation that her brother wasn't right ? she should've stayed inside with bambi . " what did he do to you ? " if she kept attacking him with questions maybe just maybe it would offer enough of a distraction to RUN .

𝗀𝗈𝖽 , 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝗂𝗆 . after being surrounded by brainwashed a lackeys , the enjoyment she felt by being able to elicit such a childish , human response from dex was enough to make her smile . which , she was well aware , would only push more of his buttons . ❛ that's why i call you it . besides , i think it suits you . whiney , immature , juvenile taste in clothes . ❜ she takes a couple casual steps into the garage , moving off of the doorway and nonchalantly motioning behind dex towards the fridge . ❛ you going to pass me a drink or just stand there ? ❜ laurel makes sure to position herself in such a way that dex would have to at least partially move past her to leave , so even if went against the grain and tried to avoid this confrontation , she could delay him until one of the boys arrived to lock the door .

" OH WOW . OKAY . " a dry laugh left his lips as something resembling frustration bubbled beneath the surface he tried faking a smile to try and mirror the one she wore on her face , " i just remembered how much i in all actuality loathe you . thanks for never changing . " his smile slipped from his features as he pressed his back into the fridge door his arms still crossed as he stared the other down . " i'm not your servant OR your friend . " they had been friends once but it all went down hill rather quickly hadn't it ? and devolved into the pair hurling insults every chance they got . he moved and opened the fridge eyes still fixated on her he opened the beer and took a swig from it , " you can get it yourself . " dexter said with a motion of his head towards the still partly opened fridge .

❛ 𝗆𝗒 𝖽𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗄 ... ❜ 𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖽 𝗊𝗎𝗂𝖾𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗍𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖽 . her mouth hung slightly agape as she watched wes take a sip from the cup , though she desperately tried to fight the urge to burst out in laughter and she wondered how he managed to keep finding her ( clearly she wasn't very good at hiding ) . ❛ i'm not giving you any look ! ... okay , maybe i'm giving you one that's wondering if you know it's very legal and very okay for me to drink that delightful ... concoction ... you've just stolen from me . ❜ by the end , her words have collapsed into scattered laughter , wes' scrunched up face sending her into more fits every time she looked . ❛ sorry , sorry ... ❜ she managed to squeak out between giggles , ❛ do you want something nicer to wash it down ? ❜

" NO NO NO . i've committed myself to drinking it and i'll drink it , without a chaser . " wes answered taking another smaller sip from the cup , the more he drank the less aggressive it seemed to be . " just keep laughing and giggling at my expense , 'trid . " wes jested a smile briefly lifting the corners of his lips before he continued on , " the fact you can actually drink LEGALLY is still something that's going to take time to get used to , so i will not be apologizing for taking your drink . " it was a rather pointed statement , as he took another sip . " are you enjoying the party ? "