Don't hesitate Merchant!

I just continued to stare at him, looking at his face as he was kneeled before me.

The ring. Oh my God, the ring. Was absolutely gorgeous.
I swallowed hard and held my left hand out.

"Yes." I hear myself whisper, I feel the ring slide onto my finger perfectly and he kisses my hand and then my stomach.

His eyes were glossed with emotion and he embraced me firmly, his hands covering me and shielding me.

"I love you. So much." He whispers into my hair and I clutch onto him. "I love you more," I whisper and press my lips against his chin.
"Thank you for starting a new life with me." He mumbles into my hair and I grin.

"Thank you for giving me a new life." I whisper as I press my lips to his.

The perfect taste of his lips intoxicating me.
He gave me the high I got when I was in the club.
He gave me the rush I got when I had a good performance. He gave me all the feelings, I experienced during private sessions.

He was the only drug, I was addicted to.

For that, I felt utterly thankful. Not to mention, I was completely siked that I was now engaged...to a married man.
How twisted was that?

"You know, now I most definitely have to go visit Damon in the hospital." I whisper in a hushed tone against his lips, my fingers looping in his belt loop and pulling him towards me.

I feel his scruffy chin up against my face.

I absolutely loved facial hair. It was on my list of many turn ons.

"I'm guessing you want him to plan out most of our wedding?" He mutters against me.

Even though the club was closed, it still felt like I was performing...like I was being watched.

"Gay guys do everything better." I tease and I feel him push up against me, reaching down to grab my ass firmly.

"Not everything." He whispers up against my lips and pulls on my wrists.

"Can we go see him?" I ask and Raphael wraps his arm around me, leading me towards the door and nods.

I look down at my diamond ring, admiring it and I smile.


We reach his car and for once I feel myself settle. My body relax and my mind finally at a serene state.




I was overjoyed to see Damon laying in his hospital bed. He was looking at his phone when I walked in and his reaction was priceless.
He looks up at me and gasps, "Youre engaged?" He squeals as he looks at my left hand where my new engagement ring was.

How did he notice so quickly. I smile and quickly scurry off to him, sitting on his bed.

"Oh my God! When did he pop the question?" He asks bouncing up and down slowly.
"Remember you're crippled, stop bouncing! And just before I got here." I inform as I stroke his arm slowly.

Damon's hair has grown out and I knew he hated that because he was combing his hair with his fingers.
He sat up straighter and his face looked skinnier, as if he had not eaten in days.

"I'm so excited for you baby girl!" He says with a large bright grin.

We're silent for a moment as I look over to see Aaron sitting in a chair and he's asleep.

"Damon?" I whisper and he looks up at me.

Damon and I could have an argument and be right back on good terms within a few hours, but this was completely different.

"Hm?" He whispers back. "Did you know those pills had heroin traced in them?" I ask and he frowns and shakes his head.

"That's how they found out I wasn't working with them. I had no idea that Randy was going lace your drugs. And when I confronted him, that's when they discovered I was working with them to get them caught."

The leisure of such...

"Why didn't you just tell Me? I could have helped." I say and he shakes his head again. "That night, I was going to expose them. I called the police that night but I didn't mean for you to get caught. You were supposed to run too after they found out."
I sigh and shift in my seat.

"How'd they know the police were coming?" I ask.
"Keegan had something linked in his phone that could sense sirens. I guess he heard the police coming and bounced."
Damon says slowly.
I look down at my ring and back him.
"Haley came back and turned herself in." I whisper and his face lights up. "For you?" He asks and I nod.

"How is she?" He asks and I bite the corner of my lip. "Damon she's a prostitute. She's on drugs really bad and got HIV from it." I croak, my throat suddenly feeling dry.

I closed my eyes and inhaled shakily and felt Damon's hand on my back. "Please don't start crying. If you do, I will." He says and I open my eyes, feeling them fill with tears and I blink them away.

"I can't." I say and he frowns, "Why not?" I place his hand on my stomach and a small smile forms across his mouth. "Little baby A." He whispers and rubs my stomach and I nod.

"You're finally going to be happy." He says proudly and I smile sadly.

"None of this is over though yet." I mumble and he sucks in air sharply.
"I know. You just have to do things the right way this time." Damon says and I smile a little.

"Not all the way right. I still have a bit of my Merchant-like behavior left in me." I say with a wink and he laughs.
"Just be safe. I don't want my Godchild in harms way." He says, wagging a respectful finger at me and I roll my eyes.
"Little A, will be okay." I assure and suddenly my phone vibrates and I glance at it.


Rosie, it's me Haley! Come outside! Raphael told me where you guys were but I need you now!


"Uh...Damon, I have to go." I whisper and stand to my feet, rushing out the door.

"Angel, where are you going?" Raphael asks me, grabbing my wrist.

"Champ, I gotta go see Haley. I'll be right back!" I tell and quickly dart for the doors.

Running out, I immediately see Haley in a black car and I hop in.

She was back in her trench coat with a ponytail in her hair, but she looked clean.
"Haley, what's going on?" I ask her and she starts the engine.

"Mom and dad know and they're pissed. Rayleen and I went to the court house and tried cleared things up. As we walked in, I noticed Emily and Brooke walking out. Keegan texted me and offered to put me back with the family and I said Hell no. He was saying that they would win regardless and turn me in for prostitution. I then threatened to get Cameron in trouble-" I stopped her.

"Why Cameron?" I ask.

"Cameron is their biggest export. He knows everything and has all the connections. I have pictures that survived the fire and one of them was pictures of you that Cameron took. I was going to report him for Trafficking and that would immediately get him locked up." I swallowed and look away.


She saw those pictures.

"So why did you get me?" I ask, not quite following her plan.

"Rosie, everything goes down tonight. Shit gets absolutely real. We need to get them now, we need proof," She explains.

"So what, we're going to break in?" I ask and she nods.

"Precisely, sister dear." She chimes and I lean back.

This was a sticky situation.
We begin driving down the freeway.

"How do you know they won't be there?" I ask, suddenly feeling anxious.

"I don't." She simply says and I gape at her. "So what do you plan to so if they are there?" I ask.

My sister was such an impulsive person!

"We try to reason and see if try will listen."
"And if they dont?"

"Look in the glove compartment." She instructs and when I do, I see a gun and I freeze.

"Precautions. It's better to be safe than sorry." Haley says and I look at her.

"It's different now. I'm pregnant." I remind and she nods.

"I know. I want my little niece or nephew to be safe and this will protect the child. You have to be willing to fight."
I sigh and look at the window as we turn, looking behind us to see a car turning with us. I frown and look away as we turn and notice, the same car is following us.

"Uh, Haley. We're being followed." I whisper and she curses under her breath.

I roll down the window and look behind us and see someone sitting in the passengers set.

They roll down the window and I see a gun.

"They're about to shoot." I quickly exclaim and sit back, hearing gunshots.

Fuck! "Rosie, get the gun," I quickly obey and grab it, looking behind us and shoot back.

I sink back down in the seat and feel the car swerve.

"Keep an eye on them and if you see a body part-shoot." She instructs and I nod my head.

The sun was beaming down on us as the wind blew in my hair. The black car behind us began driving faster and I saw people in the back seat.

The gun was revealed again and I shot back.
Falling back into the bed.

I hear a phone vibrate and notice it's Haley's.

Her eyes widen and she begins to breathe heavily. "What?" I ask, glancing behind me again.

"Cameron." She breathes and I freeze.
"Why does he text you too?" I ask.

Everything then happens so fast. I barely have time to notice that, the black car behind us has already speeded up and a car on the passengers side, rams into the side of the car.

The last thing I remember is hearing a crash and feeling us roll down a hill, hitting a tree on the way.

I hear a blood curdling scream and feel something snap.


Then everything goes black

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Sorry for the delay,


Song: Four Corners And Two Sides x Sleeping With Sirens