Analisette walked eagerly to the door of the apartment and opened it. "Whats wrong?" She asked concerned. "Analisette?" The man said. "Yes." She replied hoping that he would just say what he had to already. "Analisette is Lolita here? Shes in trouble-" She interrupted him,"Clifford how did you know that?Was someone here? Tell me? I have to let Adrine know." Clifford looked around then said,"Analisette can we talk inside?" She thought for a moment then let him inside.
"Analisette your in a relationship with Adrine right?He's the cop down the hall?" He said trying to make sure he was in the right place. Analisette nodded then corrected him,"Hes my fiancee.What does who I'm with have to do with Lolita?"He looked at the couch then said,"May I?" Analisette nodded. He continued,"I'd much rather have him here when i say what i have to say to you." Lolita walked out of the bedroom and headed to the bathroom then noticed Clifford,"What are you doing here?" Clifford stood up and said,"Lolita,I'm so sorry for everything that has happened to you.If i could have stopped it i would have." Lolita stood like a deer in headlights. "Clifford can you just explain to us."Analisette urged.He shook his head and said,"I need Adrine here in case I become a suspect or an accessory." Analisette huffed took out her phone and sent a text to Adrine:Come to my place,Clifford the security guard is here and says he cant say anything until your here.
Adrine looked at the text as he hit the button for the elevator in New City Apartments. "Explains why hes not here.Wonder what he got to say." He replayed everything that happened that night and thanked god that he was home.
As Adrine walked into Analisettes apartment the energy completely changed. He kissed Analisette and said,"Told you ill always come back to you my only." She smiled and lit up his world. He took his seat next to her and looked over to Clifford who was sitting by Lolita across from them. "Whats this all about Clifford?"Adrine asked. Clifford rubbed the back of his neck then placed both hands on his lap.
"I'm here because there is something everyone doesn't know about me." He continued to rub his lap then looked at everyone."Its not in my nature to even be in this type of situation.I'm here because of my cousin Charlie,he left everything to me,to handle once he passed away." Analisette and Adrine looked at each other turn white. Lolita looked at Clifford and broke the silence,"You were related to Charlie,the man who died here?" Clifford looked at her and nodded. Analisette looked at Lolita who's jaw had dropped and shook her head no. Lolita stood quiet. Clifford felt the mood in the room change but ignored it and continued,"Charlie was a big time drug dealer,his second in command was Quinten." Lolita began to cry. Adrine looked at Clifford trying to understand,"So because you took over for Charlie, you are above Quinten." Clifford nodded then looked at Lolita and said,"This was before what happened to you,if i was in control of this shit Lolita i wouldn't have let anything happen to you." Lolita stood up and looked him in the face and spoke with anger and pain,"If you were in control of this shit you wouldn't care about me! You wouldn't care about anyone! That's how it is when your a boss! You would have let it go down just so you get the money!" She turned to Adrine and said,"Get your handcuffs! Arrest him!" Analisette stood up and walked her to the kitchen,trying to convince her that he meant no harm.
"Whats going on? Wheres Lolita?" Rick said walking fast,stumbling over his tired self. Adrine pointed to the kitchen and stayed sitting across from Clifford. Clifford hunched himself over and began wiping his face repeatedly with the palms of his hands. "I know that you would have stopped it.She is still healing from that incident.I could tell your not into the boss lifestyle,i can tell your a good man,"Adrine said hoping that would bring relief to his mind. Clifford couldn't believe that someone who didn't know anything about him could judge him so graciously. "Adrine,Quinten had put a hit out on Lolita.The goons called me and told me,i told them i would handle it myself." Adrine took his gun out of his holster and put it on the coffee table in front of him,"How are you going to handle it." Clifford looked at the gun then looked at Adrine alarmed,"I'm going to give her money to move!"He took a few breaths and continued,"Charlie had a safe house for himself upstate.No one knows about it but me. She could start a new life.She just has to get the hell out of New City fast because i don't know what Quinten is capable of. He just up and left." Adrine yelled for all of them to come over to the living room and had Clifford repeat what he said.
Rick held Lolitas hands and said,"We could start over.Be in a place where no one knows us.Ill get a little job,maybe if you want you could get one too.We could make it work.This could be our happily ever after." Lolita hugged him and said,"I wouldn't want to live happily ever after with anyone else." Adrine smiled and said,"So its settled go pack,Ill handle Rudolf in a couple of days." Lolita and Rick eagerly made their exit out of Analisettes apartment.
Analisette sat next to Adrine and looked over at Clifford,"So why did you get the job here?Why be so close to everything?" Adrine was amazed at her questions and smiled then urged Clifford to reply. "Well,as you probably know Charlie has a wife and two daughters.I never met them. All i have is an old photo Charlie sent me years ago." Analisette was curious,"So does Minnie know about you?" Cifford looked down and replied,"No.But it gets worse." Adrine and Analisette looked on waiting for him to continue.
"I think i might be in love with her."
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