Summer Vacation part 10

I wake up to a pounding on the door and flashing lights outside, I want to move but my hands are still manacled to the headboard of the bed. Fuzzy manacles and I’m still a little hard, damn Kori really knows how to plan a party. I can hear people coming up the stairs, normally I’d do something about it but with Kori on my left and Imelda on my right I’m still not going anywhere. I rest my head on the pillow and wait for the fun to begin. Door opens and there are the police turning on the lights in the room. I wait to hear her voice.

“Guy Donnelly, you need to come with me right now for questioning,” Detective Escalante says in an official tone.

Kori and Imelda are roused from sleep by the lights and I shrug while showing Escalante the manacles. I see a small smirk before the manacles are undone and I’m escorted from the bed. They let Kori put some jeans on me and I get moved out of the house and into the back of Detective Escalante’s car. Everything is perfect.

EIGHTEEN HOURS EARLIER

Waking up with Kori and Imelda in the same bed is kinda like waking up as a fly and two frogs have their mouths on you. Granted being kissed by two women is an epic way to wake up. I kiss both women on the lips and start to peel myself out of bed much to the ladies dismay.

“Awww baby we wanted to play,” Kori says sweetly from the bed.

“I know girls but you have some shopping to do and I know how women love shopping,” I tell her pulling my clothes on.

I check my phone and see it’s only eight in the morning and I’m pretty sure breakfast is ready by now. I head down stairs and see Rosa starting clean up in the kitchen. In the dining room however it’s a nearly full table as Kori and Imelda catch up to me hastily dressed and join the whole family at the table. We eat and talk casually when I figure out I have a hole in what I’m doing, I need an out and I don’t have one. We all get done eating and I watch everyone else clear out.

I still have a hole in my plan and that’s a problem until I see Rosa taking out the trash from the kitchen. Once she’s in the garage I head straight in after her. I let her put the trash in the bins as I close the door to the rest of the house.

“Dios Mio Mr. Donnelly, you scared me,” Rosa says startled to see me in the garage.

“Rosa I need your help and considering we both know you’re a hell of a lot smarter than most give you credit for I think you’ll be able to help me,” I tell Rosa smiling.

We talk about the security system in the home, where the cameras are considering I haven’t seen them. There are no door alarms but she tells me exactly how to get out of the house and off the grounds without being seen. Loretta almost hears us talking as she comes into the room looking for me.

“Guy the girls are wanting me to take them to some very ‘particular’ stores,” Loretta tells me,” I think they’re planning something for you tonight.”

“Oh god I hope so. Please tell me you’re going to help them,” I ask pleadingly.

“Yes I’m going to take Kori out but Imelda says she needs to talk to you about your bike,” Loretta says as I follow her out of the garage.

I get back to my room and see both girls are getting ready to go but Imelda has a concerned look on her face. I grab my coat and we all head down t the garage where I kiss Kori goodbye before Imelda and I head out on our bikes. I let her lead the way as we get through town till we stop at her job. We get off our bikes and I watch Imelda head inside to talk with her boss. Its a few minutes before I watch two guys pull my bike in the garage and get it up on the track.

“Baby I know you wanted to get a good look at my bike but I thought we were going somewhere else,” I ask Imelda confused.

“Yeah well I’ve been a on a bit more of the streets than you baby and you’re being played,” Imelda tells me sternly,” and now I’m going to prove it to you.”

Imelda shows me to a seat and hands me a soda as her boys start combing through my bike. I sit back and watch them fiddle around and aside from nearly taking the whole bike apart they spend an hour fiddling around before Imelda waves me into the garage. I follow her in and see one of the mechanics holding a small light as he shines it past some of the engine and I see a small black piece of plastic with some wiring hooked to my bike.

“They low jacked you, the cops have been watching your every move,” Imelda tells quietly,” You need to not do this.”

I step away for a second to think, first thing first I am going to punch Escalante so hard in the gut she’ll never have children. Secondly I’m going to not leave enough of Romeo to fill a matchbox. I am fuming mad when Imelda places her hand on my shoulder.

“Baby it’s gonna be okay. It’ll take time but we can figure out a way to get it out without setting it off,” Imelda tells me but I’m not in the mood to listen.

I see them lowering my bike down and once it’s down I get my helmet on and peel out. I know Imelda wants to help but this is my problem now. I drive around thinking about what I am going to do when I decide to say fuck it and head to the tattoo parlor. Once inside the Old Man walks me into the back office and sits me down.

“Your Mexican girl called here asking if we’d seen you,” the old man asks,” are you able to be seen.”

I nod my head and watch him nod to Vicki who makes a phone call. I sit in the office quietly trying to think and calm down. The old man leaves and I am left with just my thoughts. I check my clock and see it’s about noon when Imelda comes in and tries to make her way to me but gets cut off by the Old Man. I’m not pissed at her; I thought I had an understanding with Escalante. I really want to confront her but I’ll save that for later. I step out of the office and hug Imelda who grips me back tightly.

“I needed to cool off baby, I’m not mad at you,” I tell her quietly.

“Baby I thought you were going to go punch that puta,” Imelda says relieved.

Oh how I want to, one good fist to the baby maker but I’ve got more important things to worry about. We relax for a minute when I text Kori to see where they are, not shocking to me they are still shopping. I give the location to Imelda and ask her to just join up with them and that I’ll be very careful till tonight. I watch her leave and confirm with the old man my what’s, when’s, and where’s for tonight.

“Okay kid, I got everything you wanted set up and it’s with someone we can trust,” the Old Man tells me,” mind if I ask on a scale of one to ten how bad what you’re doing is?”

I lean my head back and sigh before looking at the Old Man and smiling big. I watch as Smitty shakes his head but the Old Man just chuckles as he pats me on the back before I head out. Back to the bike and I sit for a minute, I have about 6 hours to kill before I need to be home. I figure it’s time to deal with some of my other frustration, Jackie. Another twenty some minutes killed as I drive over to the shelter. I get inside and check in with Mrs. Martinez for my visitors pass. Couple of the girls say hi or comment on my bike before one of the two I actually bother to talk to, Kelly heads sees me and heads over.

“Back again, it’s like you are looking for a reason to get angry,” Kelly says almost happily.

“I have plenty to be angry about. Where is Jackie,” I ask plainly.

“I heard her say she was heading to the mall, probably visiting her boyfriend,” Kelly tells me,” Oh can I come too?”

“Why, not might need someone to abuse me after I get done with this,” I tell Kelly turning around.

I get my spare helmet out of my bike and wait for Kelly. It takes her about ten minutes before I see Kelly come running out of the front door, she changed from shorts to a short skirt and a v-neck top. I hand her the helmet and once she’s seated on the bike I head off to the mall.

I get the bike parked and head inside with Kelly, she’s just happy to be out the shelter. We head past the theater and get to the food court where I see Jackie sitting alone drinking a soda. I hand Kelly a twenty and tell her to get something to eat but I’ll need my privacy. I honestly think she’s never been given anything before me without having to ‘earn’ it. I let her head off and make a slow approach to Jackie’s table. I wait for her to see me there with my hood down, the recognition hits her face so does the fear and for once it’s not the look I was hoping for.

“Can I sit down or do you need more time,” I ask Jackie plainly.

“Oh god, Guy. Ummm sure please sit down,” Jackie says startled but trying to be polite.

I sit and watch her close her book, I keep watching her eyes as she glances to one of the food stalls. I figure it’s her boyfriend she’s looking at but I really couldn’t care less about the guy. I don’t even look myself I keep my eyes on Jackie.

“So how did you find me,” Jackie asks nervously.

“Kelly, she said she knew where you were and asked to come. Personally I think I gave her a major hard on for me,” I tell Jackie getting a grimace of something like regret.

“Are you gonna have sex with her,” Jackie asks.

“I honestly don’t know, haven’t thought about it,” I tell her starting in,” So I’m so much of a monster that you can’t even tell me that you’re happy, so horrible that when you decide to try to find some happiness that you push me so far away that now I get to see what a horrible person I am.”

“Guy it’s not like that, I was just trying to do something with myself,” Jackie tells me,” I started going out and tried living a little instead of sitting in the shelter most of the time.”

“And that’s great, honestly I’m happy for you but you shut me out then hid it from me for weeks,” I tell her holding back my temper.

“I didn’t want to hide it I just didn’t want to hurt you. I met Steven a couple days after you took care of Kelly, we talked and he was nice,” Jackie tells me trying to explain,” It felt good to speak to someone outside the shelter and when he kissed me it was, I felt special.”

“And that’s just wonderful, you have a great feeling and decide that I’m so awful that instead of just owning up to it and telling me like a real friend you decide to just,” I pause to figure out the end game,” wait it out till I leave and head back to Washington?”

I can see Jackie’s hurt and not enjoying the fact that I just said her entire plan out loud. I really liked her; she was damaged but got away like I did. I did what I did partly for her, because it would make her feel better. Now I know that she saw the monster and then ran to hide. Jackie is in pain, I can see it but where I used to feel like I care I feel like twisting the knife.

“Hey baby, are you okay,” I get from the new boyfriend Steven,” Didn’t I see you before at the shelter?”

“Yes you did, now either figure out a way to realize that you’re not needed here right now or I see just how badly you want to be a hero,” I tell him looking Jackie in her eyes.

“Hey, you back off. Jackie is my girlfriend and I’m not going to stand here and just let you talk to her like that you’re and idiot,” Steven says getting very cross with me.

“Steve I’m okay, really. Guy just helped me with some things and I did something bad to him okay. I need you to leave us alone for a while honey,” Jackie says trying to protect him.

I feel him glaring at me but he walks away, I almost want to say good doggie but I keep it to myself as Steven leaves. Jackie is hurting bad and I can forgive her but why? After this level of betrayal I should really scorch the earth here.

“I horrify you. Don’t I,” I ask Jackie.

“No it’s not that. I don’t feel scared with you and you are not a monster,” Jackie answers me exasperated,” I found Steven and things have been nice. I know you aren’t going to be around and I needed someone for me.”

“Still doesn’t answer the hiding, you could have told me weeks ago and you didn’t. And for the record I would have been fine. I get why you went out and when you found Steve everything started to feel better for you. You didn’t trust me, I’m a monster and in your mind that’s the last thing you see when you look at me,” I state to Jackie.

“I look at you and see something I can’t keep,” Jackie says with a lot of anger,” you have four girlfriends and I hoped that you could just settle on me and walk away. I knew that wasn’t going to happen with how you spoke about ‘your girls’ so I figured I’d go out and try to be free and I found someone. Now here you are trying to… oh shit.”

I see Jackie isn’t looking at me anymore but past me, I turn and see Kelly sitting scared at a table with a black guy in some seriously baggy pants and an overly pricy jersey. It’s when I see the gold in his teeth that I really don’t like him, that and the fact that he’s got someone I’ve been working on making better scared shitless. I get up and head over with a good stomp in my step.

“Kelly get up and say good bye,” I tell Kelly sternly.

“Hey white boy, I’m talking to my girl here so leave now,” I get told by the ‘G’ in the jersey.

I watch Kelly get relieved and start to stand up but her old friend is not taking no for an answer. I feel like a Hindu cow right now, calm and unbelievably relaxed. I let him turn me around so I can watch him threaten me.

“Listen boy, go sit yo ass down in a fucking chair somewhere else and stay the fuck away from my girl,” the old boyfriend tells me.

I see Steven and Jackie start to approach but Jackie halts them both when she sees my face. Kelly backs away a few steps by the sound of her. I already know what I’m gonna do.

“You want Kelly, fine. You and me, one on one, name the spot and I’ll be there with her in twenty minutes,” I tell the old friend.

“You wanna fight me whitey you gonna lose more than Kelly,” He says wonderfully confident,” Yeah, south side overpass in twenty if your bitch ass can make it there.”

I watch him turn and start to walk but I only let him get a step before I plant a foot in the back of his right knee. I feel a light pop and as soon as he’s down on his knees I lock my arms around his neck in a reverse headlock, bending him backwards as I apply pressure to his neck I make eye contact with Steven and Jackie.

“See, this is why she asked you to walk away. This is why when you’ve asked questions about me she’s avoided the answers,” I tell Steven as I feel Kelly’s ‘friend’ struggle,” I’m the thing that people seem to beg to handle all the bad problems, and Jackie while a very sweet girl has had some bad problems.”

I can feel the friend go limp and I let go of the hold allowing him to fall down. The food court is buzzing and I figure it’ll be good to get out of here but I’m not done yet. I walk straight up to Jackie and Steven.

“Now I want you to drop all the bullshit and tell me exactly what you should have said the first time we had this discussion,” I tell Jackie plainly.

“I’m sorry, I should have just said something and let you be happy for me,” Jackie says tearing up.

“You, I want you to remember my face,” I turn my attention to Steven who looks confused and a little afraid,” you ever do anything to hurt her and I will find you.”

I can see the thought register in his face for a second before I smile and walk quickly out of the mall. I hear feet behind me and see Kelly trying to catch up; girl needs work off some of her ass. We get on my bike and are gone before anyone around asks questions. I figure it’ll probably be best to get her back to the shelter quickly considering the longer we’re out the more chance someone might try to find her after this. I get us in the parking lot and walk her inside and swing her into Mrs. Martinez’s office to let her know most of what happened at the mall and to keep an eye out.