Chapter 16
In the Ridges, Becky was doing her best to show Roman how to survive on the streets. They approached a street where a group of guys were gathered.
"Okay so I want you to go up there and punch that tall guy in the face." Becky told him.
"What?" Roman asked.
"Go on." Becky said as she nudged him.
Becky put her hands on her hips and watched with amusement. Roman took a deep breath and began walking over to the group of guys.
"Who the fuck are you?" Lance Archer asked.
Roman let out a sigh before punch him across the face. Becky let out a small lagh to herself when Archer didn't seemed phased.
"Oh shit."Roman said to himself.
Archer punched Roman back, nearly bringing him to his knees.
Becky shook her head in disapproval as the other guys started ganging up on Roman.
"Amateur." Becky said under her breath.
She walk up to group of guys as they pumbled Roman on the ground.
"Hey boys!" Becky greeted them.
The minute the guys brought their attention to Becky she kicked one across the face almost effortlessly. He fell to ground and Becky knees another guy in face. Two guys were left for Becky to fend off. The minute they turned their efforts to Becky she elbowed each of them in the throat then finished them off with a punches to the face. Roman got up and punched Archer again. This time he was a little more phased and without his friends he was clearly outnumbered. Roman looked at Becky in disbelief as Archer walked away.
"You know what you did wrong?" Becky asked.
"Um.. No." Roman said in confusion.
"You should have taken out his groupies first then went after the big guy. The way you did things is a sure way to get yourself in an unwinnable situation. You've gotta think things through." Becky told him.
Roman just stared at her for a moment as he tried to catch his breath.
"You're crazy.. you know that, right?" Roman asked.
"Thanks man." Becky said before walking off.
Roman shook his head and followed after her.
Back at the club, Dean walked up and approached Brie with her friends.
"Tell her to stop calling me." Dean told her over the music.
"What?" Brie asked.
"I'm not stupid, Brie. You're her best friend, I know you're still talking to her. Tell her to stop calling me." Dean told her again before walking off.
At Phil's apartment, he returned to find Aj waiting for him on the couch.
"Oh my god, what happened to you?" Aj asked as she rushed to his aide.
"It was nothing." Phil told her.
Aj helped him over to the couch and got him and ice pack.
"Did someone jump you?" Aj asked.
Phil looked into her eyes as she wiped the blood from his face.
"Why are you still here? I told you I would be back like three hours ago." Phil asked.
"I wanted to see you, baby. That's why I waited." Aj said with an innocent smile.
Phil let out a small smile in return.
"I love you." Phil struggled to say as he held his ribs.
"I love you too, baby.. But you need to lay down." Aj said.
Phil stared up at the ceiling in agony as Aj walked into the kitchen as started making him soup.
At Renee's apartment, she was watching The Dick Van Dyke Show by herself when she heard a knock at the door. She was wearing a comfy pair of grey sweatpants and a white tank top with her hair up in a ponytail. Rene opened the door to find Seth standing there.
"Hey." He said with his hands behind his back.
Renee gave him a curious look.
"What are you doing here? It's kind of late." Renee told him.
Seth took his hands out from behind his back and revealed a tub of ice cream.
"Is that-?" Renee began to ask.
"Cookie dough flavor. Your favorite." Seth told her.
Renee looked at him in surprise for a moment as she let out a slight smile. She let out a smile and opened the door wider.
"Get in here." Renee told him.
Seth walked in and sat the ice cream down on the coffee table while he and Renee sat down on the couch.
"Watching Van Dyke?" Seth asked.
Renee looked over at him with and unbelievable smile and nodded in approval. Seth glance over at Renee with soft eyes as she let out a small giggle. The two new friends went on eating their ice cream and watch the last night comedy show. Seth couldn't hep but look over at Renee every time she laughed. Her smile was a sight that brought warmth to Seth's cold heart.
At RHPD, most of the detectives had left for the night. There were a few local police officers still in the building while Carmella worked hard at her desk. She looked up when Miz walked up from downstairs with his gym bag. She got up and walked over to him as he began to head for the exit.
"Why do you hate me?" Carmella asked.
Miz stopped and rolled his eyes in annoyance. He turned around to face Carmella.
"You don't even know me." Carmella added.
"You don't belong here Van Dale." Miz told her.
Carmella looked at him offensively.
"No one trusts you. You're not one of us and you never will be." Miz told her seriously before leaving.
Carmella stood there for a moment and thought over what Miz had just told her.
Prince's Nightclub was still partying hard when Ricochet returned. Bayley stood up with a worried look on her face as Ricochet walked up to Finn. Her heart dropped when Ricochet handed Finn back his gun.
"You might wanna keep that.. It looks likes we're back in business." Finn told him.
Ricochet gave Bayley an apologetic look as her eyes filled with tears of rage.
"Bayls." Ricochet tried to grab her arm.
"Don't touch me!" Bayley yelled at him before storming off.
Finn let out a satisfying smile as Ricochet hung his head in disappointment with himself.
In the Ridges, Becky had taught Roman how to hot wire a car and how to avoid security cameras by shop lifting from a local convenience store. They had made they're way to a roof top overlook the city. The two new acquaintances sat on the edge of the roof as Becky drank out of a bottle of vodka.
"So how do you know all of this anyway?" Roman asked.
"Again with the questions.." Becky said in annoyance.
Roman looked over at her for a moment.
"Why are you so afraid to open up to people?" Roman asked.
"I never said I was." Becky said quietly.
"Then why not tell me anything about you?" Roman asked.
"Because maybe it's none of your business." Becky smarted off.
Roman continued watching her as if he was trying to figure her out.
"Now you're getting defensive." Roman observed.
Becky just rolled her eyes.
"Dude, you are such a buzzkill." Becky told him.
"No I am not."Roman assured her.
"Yes, you kind of are. Can you just chill for like five minutes and stop making everything so damn dramatic and serious?" Becky asked.
Roman thought over what she was saying for a moment. Then he carefully grabbed the bottle of vodka from Becky. She looked over in surprise as he took a big drink.
"Damn, rich boy. Slow down." Becky laughed.
Roman coughed and made a sour face as the alcohol got to him. Becky laughed even louder.
"You look like you've never had a drink before." Becky said in amusement.
"I haven't." Roman told her.
Becky looked at him for a moment and he back a her. After a few seconds they both broke out in laughter.
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