Nate pulled out the black sedan from the garage and hit the pedal.He honked angrily at the ice cream truck. What the hell was an ice cream truck doing under the rain, with the annoying ice cream song blasting loudly.The last time he got this burst of adrenaline was when he heard Ruby was moving. He immediately contacted his team for back up, Adam and Jake were in trouble and he was going to save them at every cost. When they began their mission of proving Nate’s father’s innocence and taking down Wyatt, they knew they were going to face so many oppositions and they had prepared. Nate wasn’t sure of were he was headed. Certainly not Adam’s house because Adam would never allow Jake into his house. Adam was very big on family and would go lengths to protect his family so he didn’t let any of his business partners into his home. Nate knew where Jake lived but he hadn’t been there before and he didn’t want to alarm Jake’s poor family.Which left him with one option which was the
Ruby paced around the living room, snapping and shutting the lid of a lighter as she moved. After Nate left her without barely an explanation, she took a quick shower to calm her nerves. Clearly, something was wrong but she wasn’t sure what it was. She ran a hand through her wet as she tried dialing Nate’s number and it went to voicemail.Her worry grew with every minute that passed. Was Nate okay? What the hell was going on?She had overheard him the night before say he had a meeting with Adam and Jake. She groaned and slumped into a nearby couch. Now she wasn’t sure of what to do, Nate had always instructed her to not call anyone if anything happened to him especially because he didn’t want anyone to know that she was staying with him. Now, it was an emergency and she had to act quick before things got crazy. What made it worse was that she was the only one at the penthouse, she was going to make a decision with advice or help from anyone. Her phone rang and she reac
Ruby clutched the phone against her ear as her face slowly twisted from suprise to a stern frown. “Esme, you’ve got to be kidding me!” She yelled as she held a table for supportIt almost felt as if she was the only sane person amongst her friends. First, Nate ran off without proper explanation and now Esme dumped big news on her. “I want you to be happy for me, Ruby” Ruby could hear a fast Italian song in the background. Esme and her boyfriend took a little vacation to celebrate their big win. Ruby stared at her feet, it hurt her that Esme took a trip with a stranger without discussing it with her but she was in no position to complain as she had done worse things. “Esme, you know I care only about your happiness and I want what is best for you. Don’t you think you’re throwing your life away for this man?” Ruby asked She moved to the window and peeked through it, silently hoping that Nate’s car would pull up at the garage. She rubbed her forehead gently, one thing Nate was
The pub looked deserted, a strange look for a place that was always bustling with the locals. Even on days when there was no game or sport airing, the locals still gathered and talked about the current happenings in the city. Jake had claimed he grew up there and he was quite popular among the men. Archie, the owner of the pub, was outside the pub, right beside where the power bikes were usually parked but on that day it was totally empty. Nate frowned as he stepped out his car, his fear had gotten a better part of him. He had always thought Archie’s beards were too long and he looked like one of the cavemen in a children’s storybook. “Have you seen Jake or Adam?” Nate asked immediately.He was in no mood for formalities.He could tell by the look on Archie’s face that something was wrong. The man was jovial and always had a joke to tell but most importantly, he had a bottle of beer in his burly hands. “My pub had been destroyed and they took Jake away” he sighed Nate
Nate’s brows creased with worry. Fear consumed him and he tried to keep calm. The smell of the antiseptic irritated him. The barmaid whose name was Florence sat on a bench, head in her hands. She had spent the car ride whimpering and crying. Nate understood she was terrified and had tried to comfort her. Adam sustained a head injury and Florence was kind enough to apply pressure on it.The ambulance had been delayed for another thirty minutes and Nate gave up on them. He took it upon himself to drive Adam to the hospital and called the police to check what happened to the pub. “I need you to calm down and tell me what happened” Nate said to herFlorence was wrapped in a blanket and had a mug of coffee in her hands. Her face was stained with makeup and she looked like she was about to pass out any minute. “The men we’re watching a match on the tv” she clenched her teeth together as her voice was shaky. “I was there serving some drinks to them. Some guys came to the pub”
Nate stirred in the uncomfortable bench, everything was a blur. He rubbed at his eyes as the light from the front irritated them. All the memories came flashing back immediately, he was at the hospital and Adam was injured, Jake was kidnapped and what of Ruby? “Oh shit” he cursed as he fished for his phone in his back pocketHe spent the night at the hospital after barely convincing Florence to go home and get some sleep. He reminded himself to call Ruby but somehow, it escaped his mind. It was a few minutes past six in the morning. Guilt washed over him, he couldn’t imagine how worried she must have been. He placed a hand on his waist, tapping his feet as he waited for her to answer the phone.He sighed as he went to voicemail and then tossed the phone into his back pocket again.Everything was happening too fast with little to no time to process all that was going on. “Mr Jacobin, I see that you are awake” a police officer said, walking up to him If looks could kil
Ruby shut her eyes tightly. She had tried everything to make her sleep but she couldn’t. Coupled with the heartache she felt from Esme’s outburst and Nate’s sudden departure. She decided to involve Grace if Nate wasn’t home by sunrise.Her stomach growled, she hadn’t eaten anything since the previous day. She rubbed her eyes tiredly and sat up in bed. Everything felt different without Nate. It was just one night but she missed the sound of his soft breathing beside her, the warmth his body exuded comforted her at night. She pulled the sheets to her chest and bit her lip, biting back the frustrated cry that almost left her lips. Could life get any more frustrating? She slipped into the sheets, using the blanket to cover her head, his scent wasn’t enough, she needed skin against skin.Her heart hurt so much she didn’t hold back the tears. Now, she had somehow gotten rid of Anderson for a while, she was free to travel just like she had planned. There wasn’t anything holding her
Nate yawned and groaned loudly. His eyelids felt heavy and he had a throbbing headache. The annoying ringtone if I gotta feeling by The Black Eyed Peas irritated him the most.Groggily, he got out of bed. It was late afternoon already. He placed the phone on his ear and stifled a yawn. Ruby had gone downstairs to get them something to eat. “Nate”His body froze as he recognized the sound of the voice. “What the hell do you want?” He demanded, unveiling the anger in his voice He kicked off the bed sheets off his body and walked to the window. He rubbed his temples as he stared out. It was such a beautiful day, a day he could talk Ruby on a walk and make her see that he wasn’t a bad person as people painted him to be of a beautiful day to have tea with his mother. With his fathers death anniversary by the corner, he wanted to spend more time with her and make sure they got through it together. When he was younger, once the month of his father’s death anniversary cam