by Mj Fields
���Lucas, you are pissing me off!��� Tessa stomped, ���Of course it���s true— you ass!���
Collin smirked and looked at Jade.
���Well it pisses me off that I have been called by my little girl, twice, because of some damn issue when she was with you!��� Lucas yelled back.
���Alright let���s all agree that we are pissed off about the going on���s of tonight. It���s only going to get worse.��� Collin took Tessa���s hand.
���Always the peacekeeper,��� Lucas scowled at Collin.
���No, not always,��� Collin smiled at Lucas.
Jade laughed as she watched the look between Lucas and Collin change from annoyed to amused, ���My favorite bromance ever— better than reality TV. See, you two love each other.���
Tessa smiled at Jade, and they both laughed.
���The ambulance is here, and two other cars are pulling down,��� Tomas reported and walked out to meet them.
Jade laughed again, and Emma looked at her and smiled.
Emma���s phone chimed
- On the plane now���text you when we get in, I love you more Em, don���t you forget it…Music Man
Emma smiled and shoved her phone back in her pocket, ���They are all set,��� she whispered to Collin. He nodded quickly.
The ambulance pulled in, accompanied by the police and District Attorney Carson Stains.
���What the hell happened here tonight?��� Stains was about five foot ten and a little on the thick side. He had brown eyes and brown hair.
���Dad, just get me to the hospital,��� Carter whined, holding his nose.
���I want answers now!��� Stains yelled.
���Hey. Carson,��� Lucas smiled and reached his hand out. Carson glared at him, ���Alright then.���
Collin explained to him what had happened, leaving out names.
���Who hit my boy?��� Stains snapped.
���Maddox Hines,��� Carter told him.
���I want him arrested--- right God Damn now!��� Stains yelled.
���He isn’t here, and he was drugged. We need to������ Collin began.
���There were DRUGS!��� Stains screamed.
���Holy shit,��� Lucas murmured under his breath.
���Search these kids,��� Stains yelled at the officers.
���I have no problem with that,��� Collin took a step towards him, ���What I do have a problem with, is your son locking the door and trying to force himself on my daughter. If it weren’t for Maddox Hines, who the hell knows what he would have done? So while you insist on searching these kids I am going to insist on a drug test, or we can take this to court.���
���He went to prom with Links��� kid, not yours!��� Stains snapped, ���He didn���t like her. I find it hard to believe he would have to force himself on anyone. He probably had a sure thing with������
���You may want to watch your fucking mouth dick stain,��� Lucas sneered at him.
���You know what they say the apple doesn���t fall far from the tree,��� Stains sneered back.
���Fuck--- yours doesn’t have too far to fall now, does it little guy?��� Lucas egged him on.
���I have thought you were a piece of shit for years,��� Stains growled at Lucas.
���I am sure you have,��� Lucas laughed, ���All that frustration pent up for years must have caused some permanent damage. Damn Stains, you must be almost certifiably insane���
���You son of a bitch,��� he sneered.
���By the way how are Tina and Tammy?��� Lucas winked at Tessa.
���I am warning you, Links,��� he began.
���Oh and your mom what a fine piece of������ Lucas smiled as Carson lunged at him.
���DADDY,��� Ava screamed, as Lucas put his hands in the air and let Carson strike him.
���Lucas what the hell is wrong with you?��� Collin pulled him up after the police officers pulled Carson away.
Lucas laughed and so did Tessa.
Collin glared at Tessa, ���This is not funny!���
���Actually it is,��� Lucas whispered, ���Check this shit out.���
Lucas held his jaw and let out a pain filled moan, ���I want his ass arrested!���
Jade and Tessa giggled as Ava and Harper looked at them like they were insane.
���Do you want to press charges Mr. Links?��� one of the officers asked.
���I am in too much pain to make that decision right now,��� Lucas was playing it up big time.
���I want these kids tested,��� Collin told the police officer, ���and you can search all of their persons now. I am sure their parents will not be upset. Most are here anyway. Ella and Olivia, please call your folks.���
The kids went in one by one and gave urine samples to the officers. Collin handed him Maddox���s blood sample, ���I want the results to this as well.���
Carter hugged Ava quickly before walking out with his father, ���Sorry, Ava.���
She pulled away and looked at him in disgust, ���Screw off!���
The police searched Carter and his friend and found nothing. They were allowed to leave with Carson. The police searched all the kids still inside.
���We have a problem,��� one of the officers said as Ava emptied her purse and a small vial of liquid fell out.
Ava looked shocked and looked at Lucas, ���Daddy, I swear it���s not mine.���
Lucas took a step back and looked at her. He said nothing.
���Ava,��� Tessa grabbed her and hugged her, ���I am sure he believes you, right Lucas?���
���No, he doesn���t��� she cried and held tightly to Tessa, ���I swear I would never.���
���Ava Links,��� the officer began.
Lucas looked quickly up, ���Over my dead fucking body!���
Emma held Harper who was crying and Collin stepped between the police officer and Lucas, ���Hold on, isn’t there a law about possession, is this enough to hold someone?���
���Get a lawyer,��� the police snapped at Lucas.
���Not a problem, Twinny,��� Lucas snapped back.
Jade laughed, ���Do you know his sister too?���
���His wife actually,��� Lucas whispered and winked at her, ���Maria number one.���
���Pig,��� Jade whispered back.
���Reformed pig, Jade,��� he smiled.
���We need to speak to Maddox Hines,��� Officer Twinny looked around the room.
���I���m sorry; he and his father are on their way home. If there are any questions you can contact our lawyer,��� Emma handed him Eli���s card.
���Links bring your kid in tomorrow— it���s not a request,��� Twinny left the cabin.
Emma received a text,
- Just landed, love���Music Man
- Good. Call Eli. I don���t see this going away��� the boy���s Dad is a district attorney and an ass���Em
- You know how much I love you right?...MM
- of course, MORE���Em
- Call me in the morning sleep in, please. See you soon���MM
- Ok, I love you���Em
- Love you…MM
���Was that Brody?��� Collin asked
���Yep they just landed,��� Emma looked at him, ���I am so sorry.���
/> ���Between you and I, the kids don���t need to know this, I am very grateful, Emma. That little bastard could have seriously hurt my daughter,��� Collin���s body visibly shook, and Emma hugged him.
���Hey, is there anything else I can do here, or should I get back to let your housekeeper get home?��� Emma asked.
���Go ahead, nothing else is going to go on tonight,��� Collin smiled and looked at Tessa still consoling Harper and Ava.
Emma left, and the girls went with her. Alex and the other parents took the kids home. Jade stayed.
Collin sat down and looked around at Tessa, Jade and Lucas.
���I don���t see this going well for either Ava or Maddox,��� Collin ran his hands through his hair and sat back.
���You don���t think my daughter had anything to do with this do you?��� Lucas glared at him.
���No Links, you have a great kid. I think one of those two boys put the shit in her bag,��� Collin sat forward looked down.
���Well don���t you have like secret agent shit everywhere?��� Lucas laughed, ���Cameras or something?���
Tessa laughed, ���Not in camp, Lucas, what happens at camp stays at camp.���
Collin looked at her and winked, ���It was a good idea then anyway.���
���How about outside?��� Jade asked nervously.
���Yep, Tomas goes through the footage, I���ll have him check it out,��� Collin answered her and looked at Tessa.
Lucas laughed, ���What���s so funny, Links?���
���Jade, your face is crimson girl,��� Lucas smiled, ���You and Ryan like the great outdoors huh?���
���Shut up, Lucas,��� Jade smacked him.
���Sorry,��� Lucas laughed.
���You should be! You���re going to have a lot of explaining to do to Ava about your slut years after tonight.��� Jade laughed back.
���Nah, she won’t ask. She was pretty damn worried about the crap she is going to have to deal with. I do, however, have a card to play,��� Lucas smiled at Tessa.
���Button pusher,��� Tessa giggled.
���Yeah, no kidding,��� Collin laughed, ���Reminded me of a long ago Lucas.���
���That secret power does come in handy, every now and then,��� Lucas laughed.
���Excuse me for a minute,��� Collin���s phone was vibrating and he walked outside to take the call from Brody.
CHAPTER FIVE
Life
Emma sat up and looked at the alarm clock; it was ten in the morning. She was shocked she had slept that long— a full eight hours. She looked around for the noise that woke her and found her phone under the covers. She grabbed it and saw Brody���s picture.
���Good morning, how are you?��� Emma smiled as she spoke.
���Been better, Em,��� Brody sounded unhappy.
���We will get through this,��� Emma tried to soothe his worries.
���Promise me regardless of what happens we will, Em?���
���Did you talk to Eli? What���s going on?��� Emma was worried. It took a lot to make Brody nervous, and it scared the hell out of her.
���I talked to him right after I got off the phone with you. They want his ass nailed to the wall, Emma,��� Brody sounded exhausted.
���Okay, you just sit still. I packed last night and I can be out of here in thirty minutes,��� Emma said as she hurried around the room.
Brody heard her shutting drawers, ���Emma, slow down and have a seat we need to talk.���
The tone in his voice froze her in her tracks.
She sat down immediately.
���You sitting, Love?��� Brody asked softly.
���Yes. Brody��� you’re scaring me.���
���Em, Maddox and I are in England������ Brody began and then he heard a click, she had hung up on him.
Her phone immediately rang, and she ignored the call and text him.
- I will not fight with you���Em.
- I don���t want to fight, Love. I want to explain���Music Man
- I don���t want an explanation, I want you and Maddox home���Em
- He can’t be, and one of us needs to take care of him, and the other needs to get London through the rest of the school year and take care of Lexi���MM
She did not reply.
- Em I don���t believe there was any other option���MM
- You couldn���t have told me--- talked to me about it?!!...EM
- It was a split second decision. We are heading to the house in Liverpool. I���ll call you when we get there, please answer your phone then. I love you more Em���MM
Emma threw her phone on the floor and cried quietly into her pillow.
She heard a tap on the door, and it opened. Tessa saw Emma���s tear stained face and closed the door behind her.
���Emma,��� she hugged her and rubbed her back.
���I was just thinking: Troy was a walk in the park compared to this madness,��� Emma sat back, wiped her face, and laughed.
Tessa smiled, ���You miss him?���
���Of course,��� Emma pulled her knees up and hugged her knees, ���More so when I watch London and see her laugh like he did.���
���Or when Brody pisses you off?��� Tessa smiled, and Emma nodded. ���He did it for Maddox. Collin seems to think he did the right thing.���
���Tell Collin������ Emma stopped, and Tessa laughed, ���I know but every time he leaves, it just feels like horrible things happen.���
���Horrible things happen when he is here too.��� Emma looked shocked and Tessa laughed, ���It���s not him, Emma, its life. Get London through the end of the semester and go. Take some time to get Maddox through this.���
���I am angry with Brody, he should have talked to me, damn it!���
Collin walked through the door and handed them each a cup of tea, ���Then you would have been an accessory. Alex, Phoebe and the boys are here.���
He left the room and Tessa smiled, ���You could have stayed with Troy, and I could have stayed with Lucas, and we would���ve missed out on all the fun our men bring us. You shower and get ready to talk to London. I have to talk to Harper, and then you should stay another night or two, or just move back. I miss you when you���re gone, and I miss London. She���s a riot.���
���Thank you, Tessa.��� Emma said as they got off the bed.
Emma got out of the shower, and she had a missed call from Brody. She secretly was glad she missed it because she was sure she would have forgiven him in the first thirty seconds of their conversation. Her phone rang again, and it was Maddox���s number.
���Hello,��� Emma answered quickly.
���Aw Love, so predictable,��� Brody chuckled.
���Really?��� Emma���s snapped.
���Tell me I am forgiven, and that you understand.���
���How is Maddox?��� Emma asked coldly, ���Did you even think he should see a doctor or������
���Em, he was high as a kite for the entire plane ride to JFK. Halfway here he finally passed out. He is fine and probably will sleep the entire day.���
���Good,��� Emma whispered.
���How angry is London at me?���
���She doesn���t know yet. I can swing it either way though, Brody. I can tell her the truth, and she will be pissed at you. Or I can say it was both our decision
and share the burden,��� Emma was angry.
���Which will you do, Love?��� Brody said softly.
���You piss me off,��� she snapped.
���Why is that?��� Brody asked.
���Don���t play dumb with me. I���ll talk to you later, when I figure it out!��� Emma hung up the phone and got dressed.
She was ready to walk out of the room, and she looked at her phone again. She picked it up and called Brody.
���Hello Love,��� Brody answered.
���I am pissed at you!��� Emma yelled.
���I understand,��� Brody said calmly.
���Do you Brody? Do you know how shitty it feels to not want someone out of your sight because you’re afraid they are just going to take off? I don���t enjoy feeling jealous and insecure,��� Emma started to cry.
���Em, don���t do that, don���t cry, please. As far as being insecure— how could you be? That would insinuate that you don���t trust me. I will never leave you,��� Brody sounded hurt.
���You do���all the time,��� Emma wiped her face.
���Never to be rid of you,��� he whispered.
���Fine,��� Emma flopped back on the bed.
���What are you wearing right now, love?��� Brody purred in her ear.
���Go fuck yourself, Brody,��� she tried not to laugh.
���Exactly what I had planned to do. I even took your panties. I am going to take them in the shower with me and������ Brody began.
���Have fun with that.���
���You will be with me in spirit, love,��� he had a smile in his voice.
���Goodbye,��� Emma said.
���Oh no Em, it’s see you soon. By the way guess what I have in my hand,��� Brody groaned.
���See you soon,��� Emma hung up and moaned as she lay on the bed wishing he was here to take away the emptiness she felt inside.
Harper sat on the couch snuggled up in a blanket wondering how the absolute best night of her life turned into the worst. He said he loved her. She was not sure if it was truly how Maddox felt or if it because of the drug. It couldn���t be, she thought as tears fell down her cheek. She wiped them quickly with the blanket when Liam walked in and sat next to her.
