Just Following Orders
Song: Play with Fire- Sam Tinnesz featuring Yacht Money
I was a little surprised to see Atticus standing in the doorway and the look on his face made my heart stop beating and I think I actually even stopped breathing for a moment. I have seen him get upset over the years but at the moment I feel like he is about ready to kill someone with his bare hands. I'm not sure why I feel like he just scolded me without saying a damn thing as the lump rises in the back of my throat. He only looks at me for a brief second but now he is staring a hole right through Eli. I slowly turn my head to glance over at Eli and he is staring him down as well. He slowly backs away from me and starts to stand up. In seconds, Atticus is across the room and pinning Eli up against the wall next the the bed.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" His voice booms loudly and I almost have to cover my ears. The picture that was hanging on the wall comes down with a loud thud as the glass breaks.
"I'm taking care of her what the fuck does it look like?" Eli hisses right back, bucking up to him. He shoves his body into him but he is no match for Atticus. Seeing the two of them side by side, bucking up to each other is a little daunting.
Both of his hands shove him back into the wall. "You had orders to stay away from her."
"And if I had she would be dead by now."
I watch as they fight against each other's weight. When Atticus has finally had enough he rears back and punches the shit out of Eli's jaw. It instantly goes red and hitting it just enough to crack the skin. It pisses him off and he starts to fight back. I don't know what to do. I jump up and try to find my way between the both of them. I keep yelling over and over for him to stop. "Atticus stop...stop you are going to fucking kill him. STOP!" I scream.
He is not listening to me and neither is Eli. They refuse to take each others eyes of each other. In the mix of them shoving each other, I get shoved and fall backwards into the side table knocking over the lamp and the glass of water that Eli had brought to me earlier. I scream out in pain and that gets their attention. Both of them stop and bend down to help me back up.
In my hasty reaction I shove them both away from me. "You too have got to fucking stop acting like jerks. Just stop alright."
"Oh my god are you alright Vi?" Eli pulls me into him about the same time Atticus is trying to. Each of them take a side and they both help me back up onto the bed. Crazy how a women can either bring two grown ass men together or apart in a second.
"What the fuck is going on here?" Atticus asks again. This time he steps back a few steps as if distance will even make a difference. I watch as he scratches his head and then runs his fingers along his scalp. It's almost like he knows something but wants my story first so he doesn't say more than he should.
Eli start to talk but I hold out my hand for him to stop. I look up at Atticus with a questionable look. "Atticus what are you doing here?"
"Mekhi sent me to come get you. You need to grab some of your things; you are going home."
"This is my home. Is something wrong? Am I needed back at home with them? I don't understand and why are they not here; where are they?" I try to look past him and turn my head up to see if I can hear them in the other parts of the apartment, however it is dead silent.
"Mekhi and Scarlet have a job to do. I should be there but no, I had to fly out here to get you and take you home. Apparently you can't keep that ass of yours out of trouble and now I know why." He glares over at Eli.
I look over at Eli at the same time, who is still holding his jaw. He swore to me that he did not call my parents and if that is true then who did. "This has nothing to do with Eli. I fell and he just so happened to be there."
"I really don't give a shit at the moment, just get your shit so we can get back home." I can tell that he is so not happy as his eyes narrow inward and his eyebrows practically touch. I believe he could actually kill someone with that look. He is pissed because he was ordered to come and get me and didn't like what he walked in on. In that moment he reminds me of Mekhi, that fatherly figure giving me the looks of disappointment.
I fold my arms up in front of me and stick my bottom lip out like a child. I wonder how long I can put up the fight. "I'm not leaving."
"I'm not asking you," he says with a very low growl and I know he is not in the mood to put up with my childish behavior. "I will be waiting in the living room." He rolls his eyes and then glares back at Eli again. "If you know what is good for you, you will do what you are told to do."
Once he is out of sight, I let out the air that I had been holding in my lungs. I shake my head and fight back the tears. I don't want to leave but I know I will. I reach over for the crutches and stand up to go over to the closet and pull out a suitcase. I start to grab a few items. Eli walks up right behind me and huffs. I already know what he is going to say before he even opens his mouth but I wait anyway just to see.
"What the fuck are you doing?" I can hear it in his voice, now he sounds just as pissed off as Atticus. No matter what I do, I am going to piss off someone.
I look up at the ceiling and back down at the clothes in my hands. "Apparently I am going home; what does it look like?"
He huffs again, "Do you do everything that you are told?"
I throw the items into the suitcase as I hold on to the crutches with my arms. I throw my hands out. "You won't understand. You don't know my parents like I do."
He moves closer to me and reaches out for my arm so that I will look over at him. "So you are just going to leave?"
I try to avoid making eye contact with him. "Like I have a fucking choice in the matter!" I push past him to walk over to the dresser and pull out a few of my undergarments.
His hands come up behind me and land on my upper arms this time. I feel him lean into me and I can hear him sniff my hair. He slowly turns me around to face him. "I don't want you to go. I don't want you to leave me." His hands come up and grab under my jaw to bring me in closer to him as his lips take mine. I close my eyes and start to kiss him back. His hands make their way to the nap of my neck and he holds me in place as he continues to kiss me. I find my arms wrapping around his waistline.
I don't want to leave but I know if I don't it will make matters so much worse. Atticus will drag my ass out of here regardless of my decision. When he pulls away from me, I notice that his eyes are actually watered up like he is about to cry but I know he won't. I let out a long sigh. "So come with me."
"I don't know if that will be a good idea."
"It's our only choice Eli. I got to go so you can either stay or you can come with me."
"You know he will not be happy about this."
"Yeah well he already knows that you are here." I tilt my head towards the living room, noting Atticus. "So he is already not going to be happy. You might as well just go with me at least that way I won't have to face him alone."
When we come out of the bedroom, Atticus is standing by the window looking out at the city skyline. He turns around to look at me and I have my suitcase ready to go, however Eli is holding it for me.
"Are you ready?"
I nod my head yes. "Eli will be joining us."
"The fuck he will. Look Mekhi is already pissed off enough; are you trying to get him killed because I can just go ahead and do it now and save the trouble for Mekhi."
"He is coming and that is final." I glare back at him, hoping that he will push me farther. Not like I can really do anything at the moment with my leg in a cast.
He grunts and is so not happy about it. He walks right past me and heads to the elevator. We both walk over and step inside. Once down in the garage area, Ashton is waiting on us with a car. We all get in and he looks back in the rearview mirror. "What the hell is he doing here?" He asks Atticus as he gets in the front seat with him.
"She won't leave without him."
"Really now, I can take his ass out now if you want." He smirks as he holds up his gun for the both of us to see but more for Eli.
"You two need to chill. You want my ass home then he is coming with us." I bark back and if I could I just might actually bite back.
They both stop and look at each other. "Yeah...well we will see how this goes." Ashton sets his gun back down in the holder and takes off to the airport. He pulls up right to the jet that is already started up and ready to take off. Ashton and Atticus both get out at the same time. In seconds the back door opens and Ashton is holding the door open for us to get out. I love the way they eye each other, daring each other to make the first move.
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