“That’s a brilliant suggestion Jae.” He smirked and she just gave a "your welcome" shrug as she took another bite of the apple. “But, I’d rather not sacrifice a poor dog, for my own selfish need to escape the wicked witch.” He said and she laughed. “As far as Jax, he’s definitely a Shih tzu kind of guy.” He shrugged and she smirked, imagining Jaxon doting on a small, obnoxiously hairy dog.
Jae loved spending time with Eli. He laughed at her jokes and, unlike pretty much the rest of her family, he treated her like an adult. He took her seriously, not like some stupid kid. He always had, even back when he was babysitting her and she was a little kid, he'd always let her do her own thing, only stepping in if it was something he thought she couldn't handle. Not even Eric took her seriously sometimes and he was only two years older than her.
“Why don’t you let me make you something to eat.” He said, pulling a chair our for her, gesturing to it and she smirked and took another bit of her apple. “You know I’m a damn good cook.” He chuckled. “Plus you look like you could use it, skin and bones isn’t a good look for you.” He said and she raised her eyebrows.
"Thanks for the beauty tips princess, I'll make a mental note to cross anorexia off my list of things to try." She smirked and went to the chair he'd pulled out for her, deciding to let him take care of her a little because she was too exhausted to do it herself. She felt like if she stood another second, she might pass out again. "Thanks." She breathed as she tossed the core of her apple across the kitchen into the trash can and leaned back in her seat, lighting another cigarette.
Ben waited in the closet for a while, gun ready before there was a knock at her door and he cursed under his breath. It couldn't be her husband, he wouldn't knock on his own door. Whoever the fuck it was, he hoped they'd just leave, because he really didn't want to have to leave three bodies. He hadn't even really wanted to kill Mimi, but he'd had to. He couldn't take her word for it that she wouldn't tell if he let her live.
“I really fucking hope you're decent Mimi.” The person on the other side of the door called and his jaw clenched. Fucking hell. Of course it had to be Harley. “Shit. Mimi.” He heard her breathe and Ben waited a moment, hoping maybe she'd leave. If she left to go get someone, he could jump out the window into the alley below and get the fuck out of there before she was back.
However, he heard the faint clicking of her dialing a number on her phone and he knew he wasn't going to be that lucky. Fuck. He couldn't let her call Jax. If Jaxon showed up, he'd search the place and find him in an instant. He really didn't want to have to face Harley again after three years, but he'd rather take his chances with the girl who used to love him than her brother who'd practically put a price on his head.
So he moved quickly, before she could finish dialing. He knew Harley, she'd be armed so he couldn't just focus on knocking the phone out of her hand. So, in one swift motion, he jumped out of the closet at her, knocked the phone out of her one hand, and grabbed her wrist with the gun tightly, swinging her around so that he had her face pressed tightly against the wall and her arm twisted up and behind her back at an angle that, if she even tried to get away, she'd break her own arm.
Ben squeezed her wrist so tightly, he knew if he even so much as twitched his grip a little tighter, he'd break her bones, but it did the trick and got her hand to release the gun. Once she was disarmed, he pushed her harder against the wall and pressed his gun against the back of her head. His heart was racing, just being so close to her after such a long time, but he couldn't let that fuck up the fact that he had to talk her down from calling her brother. "Sorry baby, I can't let you call Jax. I'm willing to bet that bastard still wants me dead."