Chapter 22
by 
UF
To Be Continued...
Chapter Twenty: Fallout
PETER:
Peter stepped out of the elevator and made his way over to the door of the apartment, knocking on it three times until it swung open to reveal Jack standing before him.
"Peter..." Jack greeted the teen, noticing the angry look on his face. "Let me guess, Sara told you. She did have that look of guilt on her face when she lef..."
Jack was then cut off by Peter who punched Jack in the face causing the older man to tumble back however Jack quickly recovered before falling only to be met by another punch in the face. Peter then went in for another punch however Jack grabbed his arm and twisted it and pushed the teen back into the hallway.
Peter kicked himself free of Jack, kicking the older man in the stomach before delivering a blow to his face and was about to deliver another one when he was **** back by Elias Harrington who pushed him up against the wall.
"Behave yourselves!" Elias scolded the pair. "Are you children that you cannot discuss things?"
"I have nothing to discuss with him," Peter spat at Jack as he freed himself of Elias's hold. "All I will say is, I will get you the money I owe you, and then I want you out of my city. For good."
Peter stepped into Aldridge House after visiting Jack to find Eddie, Hollie, and Asa standing in the dining room, clearing the table since no one seemed to be in the mood to eat after Sara's revelation, and upon noticing Peter, they turned their attention to him.
"Where'd you go?" Hollie asked Peter, recalling the way Peter had taken a step back from Sara's revelation that she had cheated on him and left Aldridge House, much to everyone's surprise.
"Where's Sara?" Peter questioned noticing the absence of his girlfriend.
"After you took off, she went upstairs to pack a bag, said she'll stay with her parents..." Asa explained. "You should go talk to her."
"And I should leave..." Eddie commented as he took a step to do so but Peter stopped him.
"I need you here. We need to come up with a way to get Jack his money and get him out of Redwater." Peter told him.
"I don't think that should be your focus right now..." Eddie shook his head.
"He's a problem we've let fester. We need him gone." Peter told him.
"I won't disagree with you there Peter but you should focus on Sara right now," Eddie reminded him before turning to Asa and Hollie. "Thanks for the invite girls, call me if you ever want to do a redo."
Eddie then took his leave and Peter looked up at Asa and Hollie and it was Asa who spoke first. "You should talk to her. She's still upstairs packing."
"We'll give you two a moment. I'm sure Heidi will understand if we gate-crash her birthday party." Hollie added and together the couple made their way out of the house, leaving Peter with his girlfriend.
Sighing as his roommates left, Peter made his way up the stairs and to the bedroom he shared with Sara where he found his girlfriend closing her bag and he announced his presence by clearing his throat.
"Where'd you go?" Sara asked upon seeing Peter.
"To see Jack," Peter informed her.
"Did you hurt him? Did he hurt you?" Sara said worriedly.
"I'm fine, I went to see him because I didn't want to believe it," Peter admitted. "But he knew why I was there the second I got there..."
"I... I don't..." Sara sighed. "I don't know what to say, I wish I could explain why I did what I did but the only thing I think of is I thought I could handle it, you and other girls. For you but I couldn't..."
"For you..." Peter repeated. "You've said that a lot," Peter told Sara as he recalled the many times she had said those words throughout their relationship. "I never wanted you being with me to be an obligation and being with other girls, that's not a high priority on my list..."
"It might not be but Kelsey's right, you will need more than one girl and eventually you would feel the itch to fuck someone new. It's in your nature," Sara told him. "You Graysons have a high sex drive. Look at your father..."
"I'm not my father," Peter responded. "And I just want to be with you."
"You deserve someone better than me," Sara said as she wiped away some of her tears. "Someone who understands and is okay with your nature..."
"You don't have to go," Peter tried to tell her. "I won't let you. We can get through this. It'd be hypocritical of me to break up with you given my past with Amelia..."
"But it doesn't mean we have to stay together, especially if we want our friendship to survive, which I do," Sara admitted.
"You don't have to leave the house, your room's just across the hall, yeah it's been sitting empty since we've come here but..." Peter tried to tell her.
"We both need some space away from each other, Peter," Sara told him. "You need Asa and Hollie more than I will, especially with Adrianna leaving. I'll be fine with my parents..."
"Sara, we need to talk about this properly... We can't just break up..." Peter said as Sara got ready to leave.
"I'm sorry, Peter," Sara shook her head. "It's for the best..."
JESSICA:
"That was really fun, I haven't been to a drive-in theatre in years," Aria told her two children and Ryan as they made their way back into the Mirage Penthouse.
"Night's not over yet, I'm thinking desserts from Delights. They deliver, don't they?" Jessica responded.
"You can stick with desserts. I'm gonna stick with some booze." Melody said however she stopped dead in her tracks as she noticed her uncle, Carter sitting on the couch, nursing several bruises with a frozen bag of peas.
"Carter! What happened?" Aria asked in concern as she made her way over to her twin.
"Tyrone Wilson, am I right?" Ryan said earning a glare from his uncle.
"Tyrone Wilson..." Aria muttered.
"Why did Tyrone Wilson attack you?" Melody questioned.
"I owe him some money from a poker game. I went to him to try and get an extension and this was the result." Carter told his family since he knew Ryan would tell them anyway.
"How much?" Jessica questioned.
"More than I have." Carter shook his head.
"How much, Carter?" Aria sternly spoke.
"I'm not telling you, I can see the look on your faces and I'm not a charity case," Carter scowled. "This is my problem and I'll handle it."
"Not alone, you won't. We're family, we'll deal with this together," Ryan told him. "Look, let me call Peter. He's got a Tyrone Wilson problem too. Maybe together we'll find a way out of this mess."
"I'm gonna help too," Melody interjected.
"Guess I better call Peter," Ryan told them. "We'll get this sorted."
AMELIA:
"And apparently Oliver Wilkes got into the car of Wendy Sears." Amelia's classmate, Nina Blake, a blonde girl with green eyes and large breasts, and a toned ass told her.
"Seriously? And here I thought he had standards..." Amelia commented, not one to usually partake in celebrity gossip but the new actor's somewhat downward spiral after his relationship with Anne Silver became public and Rose Worthington's open rejection of him publicly had been large gossip amongst her fellow students.
"Hey, Amelia!" Jerome called out, getting her attention.
"Jerome, what's up?" Amelia said as she took her friend's leave to talk to her other friend.
"I was just wondering if I did something wrong to Zara? It's just the other day we agreed to get back to being friends but she's been dodging my calls all of a sudden." Jerome told her.
"It's nothing to do with you," Amelia lied upon realizing her step-sister was avoiding her ex-boyfriend, following her admission that she was still in love with him.
"You sure? It kind of feels like it." Jerome admitted.
"I'm sure. You know her, she's just got a lot on her plate this week. I wouldn't be too worried about it." Amelia tried to tell him.
"Yeah, I guess," Jerome shrugged. "You sure that's all it is?"
"Of course, she's my sister. She would tell me if there was anything else," Amelia told him.
"She's not seeing anyone, is she?" Jerome found himself asking wondering if that may be the reason why Zara might be avoiding him. "Cos if she is you can tell me... Zara and I, we're friends now... And I'd get it if she didn't want a new boyfriend to meet an ex..."
Amelia was about to respond but paused since she didn't want to give away Zara's conflicting feelings about Jerome and instead decided to say. "She hasn't said anything to me... I think she is ready to get out there again so maybe she is trying to keep a little distance..."
"Then maybe could you have a word with her?" Jerome asked. "Let her I know I understand if that's the case and that I would like to tell her about something I wouldn't her to hear from someone else."
"Are you seeing someone?" Zara asked curiously.
"Sort of." Jerome agreed as he thought about his new relationship with Kira. God, my life just got all sorts of crazy.
DEMI:
Demi made her way back into her apartment discovering Zara sitting in the living area, her textbook and laptop opened up on the coffee table as she clearly attempted to get some studying done.
"Hey, how's it going?" Demi greeted the blonde cheerfully.
"Not bad. I've almost done this paper so I'll be clear and free this weekend." Zara answered.
"Any chance of you getting it done before tonight?" Demi wondered.
"Why?" Zara asked curiously.
"I'm thinking the Poison Ivy tonight? Like we planned?" Demi responded.
"Demi, I don't know about that..." Zara shook her head.
"Come on, please," Demi whined. "We both clearly need it. Zar, you still need to get over Jerome and I need to get over Peter and the best way to do that is to get under some guys."
"I thought you already were? With what's his name... Jack..." Zara reminded her.
"Jack and I are casual. Not exclusive and I doubt that's gonna change," Demi informed the blonde. "I can tell Jack's gonna go the second he gets his money from Peter..."
"But it doesn't mean we have to go to the Poison Ivy. What's wrong with Crimson?" Zara wondered.
"It's Peter's club and if guys can go to a strip club, why not us? A couple of male dancers and we're sorted," Demi smiled. "I doubt we'll be thinking of our exes once we see some of the oiled-up six-pack abs..."
"Fine," Zara reluctantly groaned, knowing her friend wasn't going to quit trying to convince her. "But if we're gonna go tonight. You better leave so I can finish this paper."
"Say no more." Demi laughed.
BELLA:
Bella climbed out of her bed that morning, not surprised to see that Tyrone had already abandoned her and left the apartment. Limping and groaning in pain from the soreness of the punishment Tyrone had given her for speaking out of turn, Bella made her way over to the bathroom where she had a quick shower and then dried herself off. Bella made her way over to the bathroom mirror and cabinet and took out some ointment and began to apply it to the bruises on her body.
It was just after she finished applying the ointment and reached for her make-up bag that the Latina broke down in tears thinking about what Tyrone had done to her last night and it made her wonder if Tyrone would ever love her as she wanted him to or if she could ever find a way out and it was that thought that brought Peter to the forefront of her mind.
He did say he wanted to help, didn't he? And he can help.
But why should he? I love Tyrone?
After a couple of weeks, be real!
I am! He cares for me. He protects me.
But he doesn't love you. Look at yourself! That's not love! You're a smart girl. You know what that is. It's...
****...
Exactly! Call Peter. Let him help.
I can't. Tyrone protects me. He looks after me. I need Tyrone. I need my job.
No, you don't! Not like this! Just make the call. Let Peter do the rest.
I can't.
Yes, you can, dammit!
If Tyrone found out...
He'll do what? What more can he do to you? Look at yourself!
I...
Bella sighed as she stared at her naked figure in the mirror, taking in the black and blue bruises on her body. Wiping a tear, the young girl grabbed her phone and found Peter's number, her finger seconds away from the call button.
I can't.
You can. You're almost there. You want protection, care, and love. It's right there. Peter will be able to give you that. Not Tyrone. You just have to press...
"Hello, Bella... Hello?" Peter's voice spoke causing Bella to look at her phone and realize she had pressed call. "Hello?"
"Help me," Bella whispered into the phone and just as quickly the young girl hung up.
PETER:
Peter stepped into the shower, letting the warm water cascade down his body as he closed his eyes and tried hard not to think about Sara sleeping with Jack, not to any success. Wondering how his now ex-girlfriend could have ever slept with another man, Peter felt a pair of arms wrap around his chest and a head rest on his shoulder.
"AC," Peter said in recognition.
"Hollie called, she told me about Sara," Adrianna told Peter. "Peter... I don't know what to say..."
"It's my fault, I was too busy fucking other girls to notice her discomfort..." Peter said as he turned to face his sister.
"You told her what to expect in this relationship. You told her about me, you told her how you wouldn't be able to give her permission to fuck other guys and she gave you permission for Asa and Hollie and the sorority party, Roxanne, Maya, and her sister..." Adrianna reminded her brother. "A relationship goes both ways. If she had a problem with it. She should have mentioned it, not slept with someone else."
"What do I do, AC?" Peter asked.
"What you've always done, find a way forward," Adrianna reassured him. "And I'll be here, by your side as you..."
"No," Peter shook his head. "You've wanted that job at Hall Mag for so long. I'm not letting you put it off any longer. You're gonna go. I'll be fine."
"No, you won't. Peter this wasn't just any girl. It's Sara. You've liked her since you were thirteen," Adrianna reminded him. “Maybe even before that.”
"But I will be," Peter repeated. "I will."
"You will," Adrianna spoke as well, noticing the firmness in his voice and Adrianna took Peter's hand in hers and led him out of the shower, dried his body, and began to lead him back to their bedroom.
"AC, what are you doing?" Peter questioned the redhead.
"What do you think? You're a sexual creature, Peter. This'll help, trust me." Adrianna said before pushing Peter into the bedroom and closing the door behind him.
"AC, what the... AC?" Peter said in confusion at his sister who had clearly closed the door behind him as he tried to open it but discovered it was locked.
"Just enjoy and relax." Adrianna's voice called out from the other side of the door.
"It's okay, Peter, it's all part of the plan." A voice called out causing Peter to turn and see Elsa sprawled out on his bed naked.
"I don't know what game Adrianna's playing but it isn't funny..." Peter told the redhead. "Nor is it the time..."
"This isn't a game, Peter," Elsa said as she sat up and stepped up from the bed to make her way over to her half-brother. "I was there with AC when Hollie called. I'm really sorry about you and Sara but she and I both agreed you could use a way to de-stress, so use me..."
"I can't. You're my sister, Elsa..." Peter shook his head.
"So's AC." Elsa shrugged. “And it’s nothing we haven’t done before.”
"That's different. We didn’t know at the time… And AC’'s adopted..." Peter said as Elsa wrapped a hand around his length and the teen couldn't find the will to stop her.
"I want this, Peter. I want you," Elsa admitted. "I want to be there for you the same way Adrianna is and I know you want me too. You and I may be siblings now but we were kind of cousins first and cousins hook up all the time. And we did. Tell me you never once thought about this. About this again…"
"I... I have..." Peter admitted recalling some early memories and fantasies of the always confident, sexy redhead during some of his early teen years and the last time they were together. "I have."
"I know. So use me," Elsa told him. "Let go of all that frustration and use me, the same way you would have used AC."
Elsa then sank to her knees and succumbed to the temptation of the redheaded beauty, Peter took hold of his cock in one hand and her fiery red hair in the other while she looked up at him in anticipation as Peter dragged his cock across her lips before pressing his cock to her lips and slowly pushed it into her mouth until it hit the back of her throat.
Elsa moaned and gagged around his rock-hard thick cock as Peter held her head and kept his cock in the back of her throat. Slowly thrusting at first, Peter’s thrusts became faster and faster, pausing occasionally to let her gasp for breath as he slowly began to fuck his sister’s face.
"So good," Peter gasped as he continued to fuck Elsa’s face. "Such a good sister, aren’t you? Letting me use you like this so I can feel better…"
Pulling his hard cock out of Elsa’s mouth, Peter took her hand and brought the redhead back up onto her feet and he kissed his sister firmly on her lips, passionately, hungrily and Elsa returned the kiss with the same amount of passion before breaking the kiss and attacking her milky neck before lowering his head down further to the valley of her cleavage.
Peter teased one breast with one hand while he took the nipple of the other breast in his mouth, sucking at it greedily causing Elsa to coo happily. Peter then reached down between her legs, discovering to his delight that she was totally soaked. Breaking their kiss, Peter positioned Elsa on her knees on the bed, her ass sticking out as she faced away from him before guiding his erect member slowly into her pussy.
"Fuck," Elsa gasped. “It’s bigger than I remember!” Elsa moaned as Peter put a hand on her curvy ass as he began to fuck her with swift, firm strokes as he pounded her pussy with his cock.
SLAP!
The bedroom echoed as Peter delivered a blow across her curvy ass while he increased the pace of his strokes while before slapping her ass again. Fucking her as hard as he could and the sound of their thighs slapping together filled the room.
“Such a good sister…” Peter repeated.
"Fuck me with that big fucking dick. Give me that cock," Elsa moaned. “Don’t stop… Use me…” Elsa continued to moan and Peter felt her cunt clench down on his cock as her body was wracked with a powerful orgasm. "Fuuuuuck!"
As her orgasm passed, Peter slowly pulled out of her, then watched her catch her breath before turning around to sit on the edge of the bed and taking his dick in her mouth sucking him off. Elsa occasionally licked the head of his cock before moving on to lick circles around the rim of his mushroom head. Elsa was delighted to hear Peter moan and before opening her mouth wide and in one fell swoop, took Peter’s considerable length and girth into her warm, wet mouth, bobbing her head up and down its length while her tongue licked as much of it as it could.
Peter closed his eyes and threw his head back while Elsa’s eyes shifted upwards and stared back at her cousin turned brother turned lover. All without ever pausing from her work. Peter’s right hand landed softly on the top of her head as he played with her red hair while his other hand toyed with Elsa’s cute, hard nipples, pinching them, twisting them, and pulling at them which elicited a moan from Elsa.
Elsa then found herself back on the bed as Peter raised her knees and spread them far apart. Getting in between her legs, Peter positioned himself directly in front of pussy, Peter started licking up Elsa’s slit, tasting her juices. Spreading her labia open so he could lick further in, Elsa’s hands immediately went to Peter’s head, urging him on with her moans until finally, she grabbed Peter’s hair tight, while her back arched and her eyes rolled to the back of her head.
“Oh my God, Peter! I’m cumming!” Elsa screamed as she tried wrapping her thighs around Peter’s head but he grabbed them and pushed them away and further apart.
Elsa’s body continued to shudder but Peter wrapped his arms around her upper thighs and held her in place as he found her clit and his fingers played with it while he continued to eat her out. Elsa quickly found herself cumming again and she screamed out loud in pleasure and her legs wrapped themselves around Peter’s head again and Peter made no attempt to move them.
When Peter felt Elsa move them, he knelt up and watched Elsa’s chest rise and fall in tone before positioning himself between her thighs while Elsa’s hands reached for his face and pulled him in slowly for a kiss. At the same time, Peter pushed the head of his cock between Elsa’s wet lips, plunging his rock-hard cock inside her warm hole.
“Oohhh, yeah!” Elsa moaned as she reflexively wrapped her arms around Peter’s back.
Peter and Elsa continued their kiss, their tongues duelling as Peter picked up the pace of his thrusts which became rapid as he began to fuck Elsa’s pussy. Elsa wrapped her legs around Peter’s back allowing Peter to fuck her harder and causing the room to echo with the sound of the bed rocking to echo across the room, joining the melody of Elsa’s moans and their bodies slapping against one another. Peter’s hands went to Elsa’s large breasts and gave them a squeeze as he kept hammering in and out of Elsa but eventually, he felt his cum ready to surge forth.
“Elsa, I’m going to cum!” Peter warned his sister since her legs were still firmly wrapped around him and any attempt he made to free himself of their hold was futile.
“Ah! Me too, Peter! I’m cumming too. I’m on the pill… Cum with me, Peter. Cum inside me… Let’s cum together.” Elsa responded as Peter pumped harder and faster as Elsa’s body shuddered once more as her orgasm washed over her and Peter buried his cock all the way to the base, deep within Elsa’s pussy as he erupted inside of her.
DEMI:
"Hey, can I come in?" Demi asked Sara as she knocked on Sara's bedroom door.
"Yeah." Sara softly spoke as she sat up on the bed, clutching her pillow up against her chest.
"Your Mom let me in. I heard about you and Peter," Demi told her as she joined Sara on the bed. "How are you holding up?"
"I screwed up. I screwed up with Alex and I screwed up with Peter and all because I couldn't keep talking about my feelings," Sara cried out. "I don't deserve to be with either of them."
"That's not true." Demi tried to reassure her friend.
"It is. I couldn't be with Alex completely, not while I still liked Peter and he knew that. That's why he broke up with me," Sara responded. "And Peter. I couldn't be honest with him about what him being with other girls made me feel when he was completely honest with me and told me about him and Adrianna and went out of his way to make sure I was okay with every girl he hooked up with first and I lied and said I was..."
"Why didn't you say anything?" Demi found herself asking.
"I don't know," Sara admitted as she wiped her tears. "I don't know if it was just out of fear of losing him after Alex or just trying to be the best girlfriend for him, especially after Kelsey, you, and AC all talked about how he'll always need more than one girl..." Sara shook her head. "This is my fault."
"Hey," Demi said pulling Sara in for a reassuring hug. "You made a mistake. A stupid one but it's okay. You and Peter will work it out."
"As friends. Any chance of a romance is dead," Sara admitted as Sara broke the hug.
"Don't say that," Demi told her.
"It's true. I don't know if I'll ever be okay with him and someone else," Sara told the blonde. "He deserves someone better. Someone okay with all that. Like you..."
"Well, I know better than to pick up a guy who'll be on the rebound," Demi responded.
"I'm sorry by the way." Sara apologized to Demi.
"For what?" Demi said in confusion at the apology.
"For sleeping with Jack. I know you two were hooking up," Sara said to her. "I should never have... And I have no reason or excuse... Nor do I deserve to have you here..."
"It's okay. Jack and I are casual," Demi reassured Sara. "Besides it's another reason why I should never have started anything with him especially considering the debt he's holding over Peter."
"I'm sorry," Sara repeated. "I screwed up."
"Yeah, you did but it happened and you can't change that," Demi advised the black-haired girl. "All you can do now is move forward and make amends."
"Yeah," Sara sighed. "Like that will be easy."
HOLLIE:
Hollie and Asa entered Aldridge House to find Peter about to leave the building. Trying to talk to their old friend about his break-up, Peter told them he was fine and was focusing on getting Jack out of Redwater and helping Bella which led to the teen leaving the couple in their home as he went to meet with Eddie.
"I can't believe they're over," Asa said in disbelief as she turned to face her girlfriend.
"Me neither. I didn't think Sara would ever..." Hollie shook her head. "This wasn't our fault, was it? By getting involved with Peter..."
"Sara said she was fine with it..." Asa reminded her girlfriend.
"I know she did and I thought she was too but we missed something," Hollie replied. "I mean why else... We're terrible friends."
"No, we're not. Yeah, maybe we might have missed something but Sara and Peter are the couple. They should have talked about it a lot more than they did," Asa tried to reassure her girlfriend. "Now the best we can do is support our best friends through this time."
"How? Peter's thrown himself into trying to get rid of Jack, like that will solve all of his problems, and Sara, she's gone. She moved out." Hollie said in frustration.
"Babe, you need to relax," Asa said as she took her girlfriend's hand into hers. "We'll figure it out, together. Peter and Sara need their space right now and we'll find a way to help Peter. With Adrianna leaving and this break-up with Sara, he'll need us now more than ever. Sara will be okay. She has Anne and her Mom."
"Yeah," Hollie sighed. "God, I love you."
"I love you too," Asa said, caressing her girlfriend's cheek with her hand. "Everything's gonna be okay, we'll make sure of it."
"I know, thank you for this," Hollie told her girlfriend. "You're always here for me when I need you."
"Always, baby," Asa smiled as she leaned in to give Hollie a soft kiss. "Always."
EDDIE:
"You don't have to be here," Eddie told Jerome who joined Peter and Eddie at Crimson that afternoon. "This isn't your fight."
"Hollie called and told me about the break-up. Someone has to make sure he's thinking this through clearly," Jerome told Eddie as they walked over to Peter who was at the bar. "Besides this Bella is innocent. We can't afford this to go wrong."
"You know I can hear you," Peter called out. "And I'm fine. So, if you want to leave, go ahead."
"No, I'm staying." Jerome firmly responded.
"So, Jack Harrington and rescuing Bella from Tyrone. You got a plan?" Eddie asked Peter.
"Don't forget about Uncle Carter's debt," Melody called out as she and Ryan entered the nightclub.
"And Carter's debt. What's the plan?" Eddie asked Peter once more.
"We rob and overthrow Tyrone Wilson," Peter said as he showed a blueprint of the Poison Ivy he had laid out on the bar.
"You want to rob and overthrow Tyrone? How does that solve our problems?" Jerome questioned his best friend.
"The Poison Ivy is a front for Jackals activity. They do everything from paying the strippers to cleaning their money in the place," Peter told them. "And that money is stored in a safe located here," Peter pointed at a room located on the blueprint. "Until it's paid to their supplier."
"Word on the street is they turn over twelve million a week," Ryan added.
"Damn," Jerome commented.
"You get the code to the safe?" Peter asked Melody and Ryan.
"My source within the Jackals sang like a canary and then decided to skip out of town," Melody told Peter.
"You use the clean money to pay Jack and he goes but what about Bella and Carter?" Eddie wondered.
"You still haven't mentioned the overthrowing," Jerome added.
"Tyrone is the head of the Jackal. A head can be changed. Chris DeSantos has been working with the Jackals ever since the Quadrant fell. He's earned their trust and loyalty and there are those within the Jackals who will follow Chris's lead," Peter explained. "I spoke to Chris earlier. He's assured me that if we get Tyrone off the board, he will free Bella and wipe Carter's debt free."
"And you trust him to keep his end?" Melody said sceptically.
"He's Lucy's brother and an ass but Lucy reassured me that he'll keep his side of the deal and I trust her," Peter told his sister.
"Rob and overthrow the head of a notorious gang from his base of operations, what could possibly go wrong?" Jerome sarcastically spoke.
"So, Peter," Eddie said, ignoring Jerome's comment. "What's the plan?"
PETER:
Peter climbed out of his car and joined Eddie, Ryan, Melody, Jerome, and Yelena in the corner block away from the Poison Ivy. Nodding at his friends, Peter took a look at their faces and was about to speak to them when he noticed Carter approach them.
"What are you doing here?" Peter questioned the older man.
"This is my mess, I can't just sit back and watch you all try and fix this without lifting a finger," Carter responded.
"Fine." Peter agreed, realizing what Carter was saying was how he would feel if he was in Carter's shoes. "Look you all know the plan. Tyrone is in a meeting with Chris so it should give us an advantage, so stay close and watch each other's back.”
The group then proceeded to turn into the back alley leading to the Poison Ivy, making their way to the door. Kneeling down, Melody took her hairpin and fiddled with the lock until it opened. Holding the door open, Eddie and Yelena made their way in and returned carrying a man who they dumped behind the dumpster.
"Anyone else see you?" Ryan asked.
"Nah, it was just him on the back door," Eddie answered.
"Let's hope it's just as easy for the safe room," Jerome commented as Peter led them inside.
Using his knowledge of the floor plan from the blueprint he studied, he eyed the end of the hallway which led to the strip club while making quick work to the door of the basement. Busting open the lock on the door, Peter and the others made their way into the basement where they found two men sitting at a table playing cards and upon seeing the group, promptly got up and ran at the group.
Peter delivered a punch to one of the guys causing him to tumble back and Jerome to tackle him into the table which snapped in half from the impact. While at the same time, Eddie and Yelena delivered a few blows to the other who hit back, grabbing Yelena by her arm and throwing her into Eddie causing the pair to fall back against the wall. Melody however grabbed him by his arm, lifted him up, and tossed him over her shoulder, throwing him into hard ground and causing the man to groan in pain.
"We've got to be quick. Someone will have heard that." Carter commented.
"And I doubt Chris will be able to distract Tyrone in their meeting for long," Peter added.
"What's the combination?" Ryan asked as he made his way over to the door of the safe in the basement.
"Twenty-three, thirty-six, forty-five, ten," Melody said as she recalled what her informant in the Jackal had told her before skipping out of town.
"Got it," Ryan responded as he entered the combination while Yelena tossed Peter a pair of duffel bags.
Opening the safe, the group noticed that each shelf was filled with money and Peter quickly filled the duffel bags with as much money as he could, emptying the first row, followed by the second and the third, and so on. Once both bags were filled he handed them over to Eddie and Yelena and the group quickly proceeded back up the steps landing back in the hallway of the strip club and towards the entrance they had come from but found their path blocked by Tyrone who held a gun at Bella and Chris by his side.
"This is bold, even for you, Spectre." Tyrone scoffed. "Robbing me? Unlucky for you, the safe has a silent alarm that has to be disabled when opened. I kept that one close to my chest but don't worry, I already sent one of my guys to take care of that rat I trusted with the combination. Now hand over my money and leave or me and my friends," Tyrone said as he nodded to his men all of whom pointed their own guns at Peter and the others. "We will rain hell on you all."
"See Tyrone, that's where you're wrong. These aren't your men. Not anymore." Peter smugly responded and Tyrone was surprised to find Chris changing the direction of where he was pointing his gun at him as did several other members of the Jackals who pointed their guns at their comrades.
"You bastard!" Tyrone spat as he looked over his shoulder at Chris, a tall man with brown hair, green eyes with a well-defined body while also pointing his gun, even more, firmer at Bella. "I took you in after the Quadrant fell. Gave you a place in my organization and this is how you repay me?"
"You think I want to be a lackey to you? After serving my father for years," Chris responded. "This is my chance to make my shit."
"By stealing my shit." Tyrone scoffed.
"Everyone's gotta start from somewhere," Chris shrugged. "Now let the girl go. She's free from us and then our deal is done." Chris added while looking at Peter. Tyrone held his gun firmly at Bella for a few seconds before dropping it down to his side and Bella quickly ran to Peter. "Now step aside and let them walk!"
"Nah," Tyrone shook his head. "Kill them all," Tyrone shouted at the men still loyal to him, and immediately gunshots went off.
Peter watched as the hallway descended into chaos. Guns fired as Jackals tried to kill one another, Chris and Tyrone who had somehow lost their own guns engaged in a fist-fight while he and his friends took advantage of the chaos to try and escape but found their path blocked by Tyrone's loyalists who were running in from the strip club while the strip club patrons and dancers ran in fear towards the exit or cowered underneath booths.
Peter and his friends charged at the Jackals attacking them as the fight spilled from the hallway and into the strip club. Tackling another one of the Jackals, disarming him of his gun, Jerome punched the man **** before taking cover by a booth as another Jackal fired his gun in his direction.
"Jerome?' Zara said in a tone of confusion and surprise and Jerome looked at his ex-girlfriend and Demi hiding behind the table.
"Zara? What are you doing here?" Jerome questioned his ex-girlfriend.
"What are you doing here?" Zara fired back.
"It's kind of a long story," Jerome said as he looked at the fight around him.
"So is ours," Zara replied.
"How about we trade them once we get out of here, huh?" Demi told the ex-couple.
At the same time, Peter took down one of Tyrone's guys, before looking over his shoulder to make sure Bella was close before picking up and throwing a duffel bag to Ryan and the other to Carter before turning to Bella and putting a hand on her shoulder in reassurance.
"Go with them. Get back to Crimson." Peter told her.
"What about you?" Bella asked in concern.
"I'll be fine." Peter tried to reassure her. "I do this all the time. Sort of..." Peter shrugged only for Bella to grab Peter his jacket and mash her lips against his giving him a soft kiss before breaking the kiss just as fast.
"I'm sorry about dragging you into this." Bella quickly spoke.
"It's okay," Peter told her before nodding at Ryan. "Keep her safe."
"Of course." Ryan nodded in agreement.
Peter watched as Ryan, Bella, and Carter moved in the direction of the entrance before turning to face a Jackal punching him in the face causing him to tumble back into another before landing a kick to the stomach of a third as he ran into him and Peter was thankful when Chris pulled him down onto the ground out of the way just as a fourth attempted to shoot him.
"Thanks," Peter said in relief as the Jackal who tried to shoot him fell to the ground, holding a hand over his gunshot wound. "But we had a deal. No guns and no one dies." Peter reminded him as he sat up.
"If you thought Tyrone was going to play fair, then you're a fool," Chris told him. "I'm just levelling the playing field so I get what I want."
"Fine but no more dropping bodies." Peter bargained and Chris reluctantly agreed.
Getting up both Peter and Chris re-joined the fight with Peter trying to clear the way for Bella, Ryan, and Carter who were finding it difficult to make it to the door as the fight continued to cause chaos across the strip club. He also noticed Jerome trying to do the same with Zara and Demi however as Peter threw a Jackal at the wall and punched him **** he saw Tyrone aim his gun at Bella.
Not wanting anything to happen to the girl who asked him for help, Peter ran towards Bella pushing any Jackal that came towards him out of the way however he stopped dead in his tracks when he heard a gunshot and upon looking at Bella who was confused after being shoved was glad to see she was okay but grew in concern as he saw Carter fall to the ground and Ryan knelt to hold Carter while Melody ran towards them. Looking at Tyrone, Peter was glad to see two Jackals loyal to Chris holding him down as the fight died down around them.
"Carter, don't move," Ryan said in concern before looking at Peter and Melody. "He's losing a lot of blood. Can you help him?"
"I'm not a doctor and it looks like the bullet has hit an organ... He needs a hospital." Melody told him.
"Don't talk, Uncle Carter... You're gonna be fine..." Ryan told him.
"Ryan.." Melody said worriedly before telling her uncle. “Hold on… We’re gonna get you to a hospital…”
Upon seeing Carter bleeding out, Peter turned to look at Tyrone who was being held by Chris's men. The other Jackals who had originally sided with Tyrone now surrendered to Chris and Peter made his way over to Tyrone delivering a punch to his face as his anger rose from Carter's injury.
Peter delivered another punch to Tyrone followed by another and another. His thoughts shifting from Carter to Jack and him sleeping with Sara. His mind conjured up images of Sara kissing Jack the same way she kissed him and his anger rose at that and he delivered another punch at Tyrone followed by several more as his mind continued to conjure images of Sara having sex with Jack.
"Peter!" The voices of both Bella and Demi shouted at the same time pulling him from his reverie and seeing the bruised and bloodied head of the Jackal before looking at his own hands which were also coated in blood. "That's enough!"
"Once a Phantom, always a Phantom," Tyrone slowly spat, his words and tone of voice all indicating how much pain he was in. "You'll always be just like us, no matter which way you hide it, Spectre."
"You only have one chance to get out of my city and this is it. Let him go," Peter commanded the Jackals who still held Tyrone up and did as ordered. "If I even hear you're in Redwater City, this will look like child's play," Peter warned before making his way over to Chris while also noticing Tyrone scurry to the door from the corner of his eye. Looking Chris dead in the eye, Peter then spoke. "The Jackals are yours and you better honour our agreement because if I even hear a whisper that the Jackals are making moves that hurt me, my friends, or my city, I will replace you just like I replaced Tyrone. Understand?"
"Yeah." Chris scowled.
"Good," Peter coldly responded as he turned to make his way out of the strip club. "I'm done playing games."
ADRIANNA:
Adrianna put the last of her bags in the trunk of her car before closing it and turning to face Elsa who was waiting beside her. Looking at her adoptive sister for a few seconds, Adrianna quickly pulled the redhead in for a reassuring hug.
"I'm going to miss you too," Elsa smiled as the pair slowly broke their hug before looking around. "I feel like there should be more people here."
"I already said goodbye to everyone I needed to. I've said my goodbyes to Jess, Mels, and Ryan..." Adrianna told her.
"And Peter?" Elsa said expectantly. "He should be here..."
"We said goodbye earlier too and he would be here to say goodbye again but with everything... After today..." Adrianna paused. "We both know he'd crumble and ask me to stay and I would because he asked me to but that would hurt us in the long run," Adrianna said with a little sadness in her voice at mentioning her brother.
"Don't worry, I'll look after him. I promise you that much." Elsa told Adrianna.
"I know you will and believe me when I say he will need you even if he says he doesn't. He's stubborn like that." Adrianna responded.
"Must run in the family," Elsa replied causing both girls to laugh. As their laughter died down, the two redheads smiled at one another and once again hugged each other. "I won't let you down, AC."
"I know but if our brother gets too stubborn or set in his ways, just give me a call and I'll be there." Adrianna reminded her.
"I will," Elsa said as they broke their hug. "Now you better get going. Rayton Heights awaits..."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah..." Adrianna smiled as she opened the driver's seat door to get in. "I'll see you around."
"Don't worry, I'll make sure you do," Elsa called out before watching the car roar to life and Adrianna take down the streets of Redwater.
PETER:
Peter stood in his office at Crimson, staring from its window down at the nightclub below as he nursed a glass of whisky. Peter watched as a familiar face crossed the nightclub and made its way to the staircase to the second floor. Peter then took another sip just as the door to his office opened and Peter turned to see Jack standing in the office.
"Hello Peter," Jack greeted the teen. "You wanted to meet."
"I have your money." Peter coldly spoke as he indicated to the duffel bags on the desk.
"I wasn't expecting it so soon," Jack said as he opened one of the bags and took a stack of dollar bills out.
"It's all clean," Peter told him as he watched Jack put the bills back and close the bag. "You not gonna count it?"
"I trust you to have brought it all," Jack said as he picked up the duffel bag to take it. "Look, Peter, for what it's worth... Sara..."
"You got your money," Peter coldly spoke as he took his seat behind his desk and took another sip of his whisky. "So get the fuck out of my city!"
Jack nodded in agreement making his way to the office door before looking over his shoulder at Peter and saying. "I'm sorry our business ended this way. We could have been really good friends."
SARA:
Monica Rose climbed the staircase of her house to the first floor and headed towards her daughter's bedroom, knocking on the door before making her way in to discover her daughter on the bed still upset over her break-up with Peter.
"Hey sweetie," Monica said pulling Sara in for a reassuring hug. "It's going to be fine. You're gonna be fine."
"No, I'm not, Mom," Sara said looking up at her mother.
"You will. I know it feels like your world has come to an end but it'll get easier," Monica told her daughter. "And think of it this way, every heartbreak is one step closer to your happy ever after."
"No Mom, you don't get it... I screwed up," Sara said looking up at her mother. "Really screwed up."
"What do you mean?" Monica asked realizing that her daughter wasn't just referring to the end of her relationship with Peter.
"I'm..." Sara paused before taking a deep breath and wiping away any tears she had left. "I'm late..."
"You're late?" Monica said in confusion before she realized what her daughter meant. "You mean, you're late, late?"
"Yeah," Sara nodded. "I think I might be pregnant."
CHESTER:
A pair of hazel eyes stared at the highway sign just outside the diner as he contemplated his next path. The now forty-four-year-old man knew it would be easy to get into his car and ignore the sign that told him that Redwater was two hours away and carry on his journey but he also knew it felt wrong to leave. Without her. He thought as he closed his eyes and thought about the blonde-haired beauty that he wanted to bend over and slide his dick into ever since he first laid eyes on her.
"Fuck, I can't believe I'm doing this, it's risky as fuck," The man shook his head as he climbed into his car, turned the engine on, and drove towards the exit that led to Redwater before muttering to himself. "Yeah but she's totally worth it, Chester."