“Right,” Kieran stated. Short and simple was his style. This woman, Robin, wasn’t giving him much but he didn’t care that she was keeping quiet. He was walked upon something she obviously hadn’t wanted anyone to see but he had; however he had walked in on what he thought was Reina which was why he pushed and pursued after he. If Kieran had known it wasn’t her then he would have walked away because he had enough shit going on in his life to get involved with anyone else’s secrets. 

“Robin,” Kieran nodded. Again going for the short and sweet route as she ended their conversation. Kieran had no interest at this point so with that final word, he turned back the way he was originally heading before being torn away with the glance of her face. Kieran had to focus back on his problems. 

He shrugged.·“The skull? Well, they’re a pretty well known legend, so you can see where entertainment would play with them. Plus with their veracity constantly being challenged, well, you get a lot of wiggle room to do what you want with the stories,” he said with a nod as he was pulling out a roll of paper. He laid it out on the table as she was talking about scoping out the place a little.·“Way ahead of you,” he told her.·“These are the floor plans for the place itself,” he said once he’d finished unfurling the blueprints. He took out another roll.·“These are the plans for the security system. You know, where it’s installed, what rooms have what technology and all that stuff. At the top, you’ll note the brand and security company, so I’m thinking that’s something for you to go off of,” he said as he pointed to the company’s logo.·“And I dunno what he’s paying. At least a few ten thousands,” said Derek.·“I told him I’d need to recruit someone else, so we’re both getting paychecks. I also don’t come cheap. Takes time and resources to get stuff like this done.”

Robin leaned forward as he spread out the floor plans and blueprints that would give her something to go off of. She looked over it briefly before taking the security system plans a look and nodding when he pointed at the logo at the top.·“Yeah this should be enough.” She agreed.·“Should probably make copies so I can have them too.” She added, which would be easy enough since she had a small copy machine in her apartment. She nodded again as he explained the situation with there payment and pursed her lips together. She really didn’t like the idea of doing anything without knowing what she was getting from it but she trusted Derek. They’d been on jobs together before and she’d never gotten stiffed in the past, so she’d trust that wouldn’t happen this time either.·“Alright, well I’m in. If there is any trouble with this guy and paying us though . . . Well I hope you aren’t friends is all.” She mumbled. Not that she’d go beat him up but she’d definitely make sure he got what was coming and get the money he owed at the very least.·“Are you planning to go in by yourself?”

Once again, Robin had found a way to make Reina internally cringe, scrunching up her nose at her question, “That’s uh… Another complication.” She admitted with an awkward laugh but then threw up her hands, “Robin lets just say I’m not the best with men. I’m awful. Cursed, actually - would be the correct term. I end up shooting my ex and then the guy I end up liking later on… I throw his life in the toilet and turn it to shit.” It was true that her love life was particularly terrible which was why she had no intention of pulling in another hopeless being into the mix nor did she actually have the intention of getting into any committed relationship. Right now, Reina just wanted to free fall with that. Whatever happens - will. “After everything with Kieran I cut him off for months, I met Miles and nothing happened but… He was sort of the first person that I wanted to open up to but I was scared something bad would happened and it happened anyway. Anyway, we cared about each other. I think - if he hadn’t been attacked - we might’ve… I dunno.” She shook her head, deciding it was probably best not to go down that road, “I might’ve just seen something that he didn’t - it doesn’t matter now anyway. Point is, there was… Something there at least. So I guess when he saw I was alive he didn’t believe it at first and there’s been a kind of strain between us since so much has happened. Really I should have told him straight off the back that I was alive but I thought it was best to stay out of his life and I didn’t even think to tell him the truth. I think he was hurt about that. But he’s still decided to help me and… I don’t know why.” A ghost of a smile tugged at her lips at the thought but it also reminded her of something else - something that she had been meaning to share with Robin soon. “So I guess you can say that yes - we’re good… But we’re just learning how to trust one another again.”

When Robin went on to talk about her ex, the anger that lingered in her words, Reina let out a slight laugh and nodded her head, “Sounds to me like you need more time.” She mused, “You’re still angry. If you’re angry then maybe rocking up to her bar wasn’t your smartest of moves. And if she was a bitch then she deserved your anger.” She shrugged, “Hell, you spent seven years with her, I would have been fucking crazy. Maybe just stay away till you come to terms with her being around. Kinda doesn’t matter if she followed you here right? She’s here now so I guess you’re just gonna have to find away around all that. Just don’t get yourself killed over it.” Reina added as an afterthought, noting the almost drunk driving situation. 

She nodded, “It was recent. Kieran and I were crashing at a friend’s and I decided that I needed some space. I was all healed up, if we were gonna hide out here then I wanted to have a place that didn’t involve Kieran in the next room, you know? Not that I totally hate him now but I didn’t sign up to live with my ex, know what I mean? But Dougie - he’s honestly great.” She paused, thinking for a moment before saying, “Kinda wanna get him someone to share the night with. That man deserves to get laid, I’m just saying.” Was that too much? Probably. But it was a thought that Reina had and believed. 

After she had explained everything to Robin, Reina didn’t know what to expect. She didn’t know if her own confessions would cause distrust and push Robin away or if her honesty would serve as something they both could bond with - as it turned out, the latter won out. She smiled slightly at her reaction, so simple after a waterfall of a confession. Just - shit. And shit seemed like the most appropriate thing to say right now. She nodded, “He’s… Been the most disgusting person in my life. Rush is a horrible person - but Eadric… He’s worse. My dad wanted to bring me back to Chicago. Eadric wanted me dead.” It didn’t excuse everything that Theodore had done. He was still the mastermind of that whole operation but he was far more calculated than Eadric. Her uncle would kill because it was an easy way out which is why he thought killing Reina would eliminate the problem. “I don’t know what’s going to happen to the rest of them but Eadric? He shot two bullets in my stomach, I just think it’s appropriate to return the favour.” In a way, Reina was somewhat glad that Robin hadn’t ever grown up the way she had. Sure, they lived totally different lives and there was no indication that her life was any better but at least she didn’t have to live under the Chen’s dictatorship. 

And she believed her. It was a look, a firmness in her voice that made Reina absolutely sure of her twin’s honesty. This had already become personal - being separated from a family when they could have been something of an unstoppable force. Slowly, she nodded her head, “I might hit you up on that.” She smiled - suddenly realising that she had no idea how badly she needed Robin in her life until that moment. It may have taken them about twenty-four years to get to this point but at least they were able to start now - even if this whole thing chipped at a darker and more sinister side. 

“Actually I have something that I think you might wanna see.” She started now picking up her drink again to take a swig before picking up her bag, pulling out a long brown envelope. “I did some digging - got a guy to get into some old records back in Detroit and -” She extended the envelope out to her, “I got our birth certificates.” Reina had been scared that there had been another twist to this puzzle. That they weren’t Rush’s daughters at all but alas, the certificates said:

THE STATE OF MICHIGAN; CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH

Child’s Name: Reina Maxine-Louise Chen

was born to

Father’s Name: Theodore Chen     Mother’s Name: Ava Reeves

On: 27th November, 1991              Time:  5:41am

At: Henry Ford Hospital

the second:

Child’s Name: Helena Jae Chen

was born to

Father’s Name: Theodore Chen     Mother’s Name: Ava Reeves

On: 27th November, 1991              Time:  5:43am

At: Henry Ford Hospital

Reina waited patiently for Robin to read them, somewhat nervous upon seeing her reaction. It was weird - even though the resemblance was uncanny and clearly they were sisters, this simply felt like a confirmation to it all, “Guess you were right about me being older than you.” She mused before adding after a moment, “There’s… Something else in the envelope too.” It was a picture. One of two baby girls, dressed the same, as if their features weren’t enough. They were laughing, holding one another in the picture - barely a year old. “I have… No idea why Suyin sent it or how she knows I’m alive or why she’s helping me. Or maybe she thought you were the one who sent the guy to get the records but she gave that picture… Says on the back.” The message reading - I won’t tell if you won’t. - 阿姨. Along with an indication of which twin was which. Reina on the left. ‘Helena’ - or better known as Robin - on the right.

She had to give it up to Reina, she sounded more and more like she had lived a rather complicated life to this point. Robin of course had her own struggles but they were different and who didn’t to begin with? It may seem selfish but part of Robin was glad her twin had been around the block a few times herself, it just gave them something to relate on, a mutual understanding of the world and how harsh it could get. “Girl you sound fucking insane.” She joked with a grin stretching across her cheeks. She was only joking, trying to lighten the mood, and besides it wasn’t like she could talk. She did insane, stupid things constantly, for a living in fact. She was the last person that would honestly judge Reina for living her own wild life, and in a way it was another thing they had in common. “Good luck with whatever the drama in that triangle is.” She added as she took another bite of her food.

Robin nodded as she reached for her beer on the table before them. “She isn’t that bad, honestly. Things just . . . Ended rough. Mostly because I got really dickish about the whole thing but we were already rocky before then.” She explained. “Like I threw the ring at her and she left so I threw all her stuff out in the front for her to grab or whatever, I didn’t care.” She elaborated before shaking her head and taking several sips from the beer bottle in her right hand. “It was a mess and it still is and I honestly don’t want to see her again anytime soon. Really hope I can manage to avoid her for however long she’s fucking here.”

The ruffian smirked at her sisters next words and laughed lightly. “He was cute, does he have trouble with girls?” She asked. “Like I was just teasing and I basically told him he had a fine ass and he said thanks, you too.” She said. “I mean not word for word but that’s what he fucking said.” She laughed. “I thought it was adorable but maybe I’m just cruel.”

Reina knew far more about Theodore and his firm than Robin did, that was certain so she believed her sister as she explained what made Eadric so much worse. She met the guy once and while he wasn’t too bad at face value, she still didn’t trust him because of who he was and even more importantly, who he was affiliated with. Robin would never forgive Theodore for giving up on her so easily and in a way she was glad he did. The man that raised her wasn’t cut out for the task but at the end of the day at least Robin knew she had a father that loved her along with an uncle. Meanwhile her biological father and uncle were just their own kind of twisted. “They all need to go down, they’re twisted, sick fucks. I really can’t blame you.” She grumbled. She hated Rush and his firm for her own reasons but they were still influenced by being a loyal member of Jax’ gang.

Robin raised her eyebrows at her sister as she watched her pull out a large brown envelope and then reveal what was inside it. She was speechless as she took it and looked down at the fine print. “Helene Jae Chen. . . .” She murmured to herself as she studied it, flipped it over then again back to the front. She didn’t know her middle name before, realizing her name was Helena was strange enough. Helena Jae Chen sounded like an entirely different person, she thought. “Yeah, guess I was.” She smiled slightly before looking back down. Even though she learned Kennik wasn’t her father years ago when she first joined her gang it was still so weird to look down at her birth certificate and for her parents names not to have even a face to go with them in her memory. 

She looked up again when Reina said she’d brought something else and took the picture in her hands, setting the birth certificate carefully to the side as she looked at what was presumably the two of them. They looked so happy and inseparable . . . In a way she was even angry at Jax for letting her get taken to begin with but she kept that to herself, mostly because she didn’t want to dishonor Kennik by leaving him in the light of being an evil man that kidnapped her, when really he had done what he thought was right to save her from a worse fate. “Tell who? How did Suyin or whoever have this?” She asked with a puzzled look before looking back down at the photographs of the two of them. "Thank you by the way . . . This is cool." 

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