Chapter Three-Hundred-Twelve
Angel gently backed Conner up against the wall and she pulled back from their kisses as he rested his forehead against hers.
“You heard me all the way in the playroom huh?”
“Well yeah, you and Aaron were pretty loud” Conner chuckled. “Still fighting over what happened yesterday?” he whispered quietly.
“Haven’t stopped,” Angel answered begrudgingly.
“He isn’t going to tell Nick is he?”
“Not unless he wants Nick to know that he and Stacy have done worse a number of times. I blackmailed him pretty good. Don’t worry I’ve got him under control." Conner smirked and tucked a strand of her brown hair behind her ear.
“Where is my buddy Rose at huh?” she asked curiously.
“I left her in the playroom. She’s made a couple of friends since we’ve moved in here thank god.”
“That’s good…how is she adjusting to her new school arrangement? It’s gotta suck to have to switch after getting so used to the other one.”
“It’s not so bad…for either of us.” Angel rested her head against his shoulder and the two of them stood there in silence for a few moments until suddenly his cell phone rang. He reached into his pocket and pulled it out and she pulled back a bit and looked at him as he looked at the caller ID. She watched his face expression change from content to fear in just seconds causing her to tense up slightly.
“Can’t you ignore it?” Angel pleaded.
“No, Stabler has to get the conversations…”
“But I don’t like the way he makes you feel.”
“I know, but I have to do it” Conner insisted. He pushed talk and placed the phone to his ear.
“What’s up Sean?”
“I’ve been patient for far too long Conner. Why haven’t you contacted me?!”
“I’ve been busy. I just moved into the Orphanage and it was just Christmas. I was spending time with my sister like a real family for once. She deserves that much.”
“Aw how cute,” Sean replied sarcastically. “Well now it’s time to get back to work. Tell me what’s going on.”
“Nothing you don’t already know. Like I said it was just Christmas.”
“You were sent into that Orphanage for a reason Conner, to get information for me. If you aren’t doing your job –“
“I’m doing it okay?!” Conner snapped. “I told you the truth! There is nothing going on right now, everybody just got through with all of the Christmas chaos. Give me a fucking break will you?”
“Have you done anything with Aaron lately? Max told me he hasn’t seen you with him at all.”
“Well Max should mind is own damn business” Conner informed.
“I’m going to assume this attitude of yours is teenage rebellion and you are going to be over it by the next time I call you. Answer my question Conner, now.” Sean ordered icily. “Do I need to remind you what happens when people don’t do as they’re told? How is Rosalie doing?” Angel noticed the fear etching on Conner’s face and his entire body tense up.
“Rosalie is none of your concern.”
“She will be if you don’t knock this attitude off kid.”
“Aaron and I have been hanging out here in the Orphanage, we haven’t been going out that is why Max hasn’t seen us. Okay? Satisfied?” Conner asked moodily and he turned away from Angel and raked his fingers through his hair nervously, feeling terrified for his baby sister. Angel placed her hand on his shoulder in attempt to let him know she is here for him.
“Teenage boys do not just sit around inside all day” Sean replied suspiciously. “And Max tells me he’s seen Aaron out plenty of times but you weren’t with him.”
“So what? I can’t follow him everywhere he goes, that would make him pretty suspicious don’t you think?”
“You haven’t been seen with him at all Conner.”
“Like I told you…we’ve been hanging out inside. Anyway I have to go I hear someone coming” Conner lied and he pushed the off button on his phone and stuffed it, and the recorder back in his pocket and he sighed and leaned his forehead up against the wall stressfully. Angel slid her arms around his waist from behind and rested her head against his shoulder.
“Are you okay? What happened?”
“He threatened to hurt Rosalie Angel…and there’s no doubt in my mind that he will. Sean likes to hurt little girls…I’m scared for her.”
“Well we aren’t going to let him anywhere near her. Detective Stabler isn’t going to.”
“I hope not…”
“What were you saying about Aaron?” Angel wanted to know.
“He’s pissed because he hasn’t seen me with him lately” he informed while finally turning around to face her. Angel rolled her eyes.
“Well that has to change. We need to get Aaron to stop being an asshole he is ruining everything.”
“Oh I can already see how that conversation is going to go down. He’s not going to protect me.”
“Well he doesn’t have a choice. It’s not just you he needs to protect.”
“And how are you going to make him see that?”
“He is my brother Con I know how to work him.” She reached into her pocket then, pulled out her phone and flipped it open. She hit the number one speed dial and placed it to her ear and a few seconds later Nick picked up.
“What’s up Angel?”
“Bring airhead in here we need to talk.”
“Are you two that lazy that you couldn’t walk out here to talk to him yourself?” Nick asked incredulously.
“It’s not something that we can discuss outside.”
“Okay…” Nick replied curiously. “We’ll be right in…” he told her and he hung up. Five minutes later Nick walked in practically carrying a stubborn Aaron.
“What’s up?” he asked curiously and Angel looked at Conner.
“Play it for them Con.” Conner turned the little recorder that Detective Stabler gave to him on and Nick and Aaron both listened to the conversation.
“So?” Aaron asked when the conversation ended.
“So? Is that all you have to say? You are going to get Rosalie killed Aaron!”
“How is it my fault?! She is Conner’s sister it’s up to him to protect her!”
“Well he can’t do that so long as Sean is suspicious of him can he?!”
“Then maybe he better be a good boy and do what his boss tells him to huh?” he asked while glaring at Conner.
“Will you please see past your anger toward him for just a minute and take the time to really hear what that recording said Aaron?” Nick spoke up for the first time. Aaron crossed his arms over his chest and looked away.
“I am not letting him use me.”
“Damnit Aaron you need to get over it already! There are bigger issues here besides you getting your feelings hurt! There is an innocent child involved here, one who…god only knows why thinks you are something special! Why don’t you give her a real reason to think so?”
“That is not fair!” Aaron informed her.
“Well life isn’t always fair buddy its high time you learn that. Sometimes there just isn’t room for you to be selfish. You have to do things you don’t like that is just life” Nick explained.
“I am not forgiving him.”
“Fine don’t. But you are going to pretend you do and hang out with him a few times in public and act like you are friends. Got it?” Aaron continued to look away with his arms crossed over his chest and Angel rolled her eyes and grabbed her twin by the arm.
“Come here Aaron,” she told him and she dragged him into the playroom. Just as she expected would happen, Rosalie caught sight of him the second he walked in.
“AARON!” she squealed excitedly and she jumped up and ran to him. When she reached him she threw herself at him instantly latching on and hanging from him and Aaron couldn’t help but chuckle slightly and he knelt down with her straddling his lap and smirked.
“Well hello there munchkin, how you on this fine morning huh?”
“Good” She giggled.
“That’s good. How would you like to go get some ice cream with your brother and me? And maybe go skateboarding in the park?” he asked after looking into her sweet innocent face and not being able to fight it any longer. He can’t let Sean get her. He’s seen what it’s done to his future sister in law, he is not going to let it happen to her too.
“An’ Angel too?” She asked hopefully.
“No Angel has to stay here,” Aaron told her and he looked at his sister giving her a look.
“Yeah he is right” Angel replied not arguing with Aaron there. She knows she can’t be seen in public with Conner and she is just happy her twin is finally cooperating. “I’m going to stay here and hang out with my brother. I’ve missed him so much,” she added while wrapping her arms around Nick and hugging him. Nick hugged her back playing along.
“Just let me go get my skateboard – and Rosalie you need to put your shoes on,” Conner spoke up.
“Kay,” Rosalie replied and after kissing Aaron’s cheek she crawled out of his lap and grabbed onto her brother’s awaiting hand and allowed him to take her to their room. When they were gone Aaron got up and rounded on his sister.
“That was NOT fair!”
“You left me no choice,” Angel shrugged. Nick suddenly pushed himself between his siblings then acting as if he were a shield.
“Rosalie is not the only one you are protecting here by doing this Aaron” he informed. “Ashley is deeply affected by this too. If Sean finds out he is being double-crossed he is going to come here to Conner and this is Ashley’s safe zone. You wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize that would you?”
“I am thirteen years old incase you all have forgotten! When did it become my responsibility to make sure everybody is safe?” Aaron asked angrily, trying his hardest to keep his emotions at bay and he pushed past his siblings and stormed out of the playroom. Angel rolled her eyes.
“Why is he being so selfish? He loves Ashley.”
“He is being a normal teenage boy. He just found out he was being used and he is reacting to it the way anyone would. He has a lot placed on his shoulders right now we just need to be patient with him.”
“Oh I have lost all of my patience for him believe me. He drained all of it up earlier today.” Nick draped his arms over Angel’s shoulders and the two of them headed for the playground.
“Maybe it’s good the two of you are spending the afternoon apart then. It’ll give you a chance to recharge.”
~*~*~*~*~
“Where are you going?” Trevor wanted to know when he saw Sean coming downstairs dressed and wearing shoes, looking very much like he is leaving.
“Out to make plans.”
“You know I am going with you right? There is no way I am letting you go out alone.”
“You don’t like doing this stuff Trev…why don’t you just stay here?”
“Not a chance in hell” Trevor informed while getting up.
“Where are we going?”
“To the old warehouse.”
“What for?”
“That’s where I want to take Ashley when I finally get my hands on her. I want to get the place ready.” Trevor nodded.
“Okay,” he replied when he decided that there was no chance of them being caught there. He followed Sean to the car and got into the passenger’s seat deciding he would let Sean be the leader for once. He can tell his lover is getting frustrated with him for not trusting him. But can he really blame him? He just learned that he doesn’t really know him as well as he thinks he does. There’s some big secret about him that he doesn’t know about and Trevor hates it. He hates not knowing everything about Sean. When they arrived at the warehouse they got out of the car and went inside. Trevor just remembering their old drug stash that they used to keep there went straight toward that planning to destroy it all before Sean suddenly remembers it too. But he didn’t fail to notice Sean going underground where the water is, telling him exactly what he has in store for his future prisoner. He isn’t planning on being lenient on her this time that’s for sure. Because he knows what kind of torture is down there. Not that Ashley hasn’t already been through it once before and he knows for a fact she remembers it quite well.
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