Little Angel

37

Charlie

"Jules?", I questioned, both with relief and fear. This was going to take a lot of explaining to do from both sides. How the hell did they even manage to escape with all that gun fire?

"Charlie?", She asked me once again as she tried to get up, groaning in pain. James quickly ran over and moved the bed with it's button, making sure she had a pillow behind her back and gave her a drink of water. He held her hand tightly and it looked like he was trying very hard not to cry. 

"Oh thank god you're alright", I said to her as I rushed over, giving her a kiss on the forehead as she smiled at me for a few seconds before it turned into concern. 

"What the hell happened at your house, there was guns, shootings, men shouting at us in a different language!", She asked me quickly, holding onto my hand as though she was the one concerned about me. She was the one in the hospital bed. 

"It's an extremely long story which I wish I could tell you, but my brother Raymond and my cousin Marino will be up here in a minute with food for all of us and I don't think they want me to tell you the truth. How about I come back here late tonight to discuss it with you?", I asked her quietly, aware of the bodyguards now stood outside the room. 

She looked at me with widened eyes as her breathing started to get faster, tightening her grip onto my hands.

"Where's Sam?", She asked me quietly, giving me a look before side eyeing James who was now putting all the empty water bottles in the bin. 

"She's fine, with family. I promise I will explain it all later! I swear, but for now you got to try and convinced with what I have to tell you. I know you are scared but I think this is the smartest thing I can do as I don't know these people that well. You guys are my family and I will protect you from them if need be, alright?", I asked her as she slowly nodded her head, obviously trying to slow down her breathing to make it seem like nothing had happened. 

"Just tell me, is James in danger? Are you and Sam in danger?", She asked me with teary eyes, the pain now starting to kick in as she squeezed for more pain killers from her drip. I shook my head slowly though I could tell it didn't convince her. 

"I'll do anything you need sweetheart, just make sure you are all safe and sound", She said with a smile, her lips dry as they could be as her eyes were filled with yellow sleep. 

"Okay, just go with the flow and I promise I will be back later to tell you everything, but make sure James is in eye sight at all times", I said to her, holding onto her tightly this time, the fear setting in to me that I could lose my brother. And my mother all over again. 

She nodded at me, her face going from one of concern to one of determination. 

"Hello!", I heard Marino say as his head came through the door, showing off bags of takeaway food. Raymond followed in after with a look on his face which read as "kill me now". 

"Hello, you must me James and Jules", Raymond said with a smile as he passed James a bag of food, where he quickly opened the bag and quickly put a few fries in his mouth. Jules gave him a sharp look as James smiled at Ray and Marino.

"Thank you!", He said cheerily as his hand was still clutching onto Jules. They smiled at him and nodded although I could sense the tension in the air as it went silent for a few moment as we could hear James eating his food. 

"So, what happened?", Raymond asked her with a small smile, though his whole demeanour had now changed, he went from an annoyed parent having to deal with a loud kid to, well, a mafia man. He turned cold and harsh, the atmosphere in the room went from one of happiness and relief to fear and dread.  

"We were driving to your house to see Charlie when we had a drive by on the street, black van, seemed like they were just teenagers being stupid and cool. You know what it's like?", Jules said with confidence as her voice wavered up and down, James looking at her with slight confusion until I saw Jules squeeze his hand. 

"Yeah, that's right", James said quickly, trying to convince them they weren't lying. Raymond looked at for a moment with his eyebrow raised as Marino ate some fries, staring at me too.

"So, you didn't manage to get to the house?", Ray questioned as Jules shook her head, groaning in pain as James went to grab her more water from the vending machine. 

"It's fine James, I'm alright with water for now", She said quickly, her voice getting higher as she spoke. Shit. I freaked her out too much, I need to calm down the situation before Ray and Marino bring the others to talk with them. 

"I'm sure they are both just really tired at the moment and want to be on there own", I said with a smile at them as Ray and Marino gave each other a look. After a few moments they both nodded once and said there goodbyes.

"Well, if you remember anything else or think of anything to tell us, just let us know and Charlie can get you in touch. Get well soon", Raymond said with small smile, giving me a look as he walked out the room.

"Bye little man", Marino said with a grin as James stopped eating for a moment, nodding at him slowly. As they left, they gave a small look around room before walking out, the body guards following there lead. 

"I'll be back soon, I promise. I will explain everything to you. Please just stay in this room as much as possible, you aren't in any danger and I will be back late tonight, trust me", I said with a small smile as they both nodded, holding onto each other tightly. 

Now I just had to convince Ray and Marino that nothing is going on. I said quick goodbye as I headed out towards the car park. I saw the big black SUV's still waiting for me as I got into the car. As soon as I got in Raymond glared at me.

"What the fuck is going on Charlie?", He asked me as I pretended to give him a look of surprise. 

"What do you mean?", I asked him innocently, trying to give him the same tone Sam does when she does things wrong. He glared at me harder as his eyelids shut slightly.

"Why were they weird about it?", Marino asked me with a straight face, the childlike version of him had now gone and he was now also a mafia man. I shrugged my shoulders and gave them another look of confusion. Ray and Marino gave each other the same look as they did before in the hospital room before Ray got his phone out of his pocket.

"I think it's because I upset them when I left that's all, they were still mad at me and were being weird because they don't know you that well", I blurted out, trying to keep Ray from calling whoever he was about to call. 

"Calm down Charlie, okay. We believe you, it's just strange don't you think? What random group of teenagers just decide to shoot at a random caravan with a kid in it", He questioned me with a raised eyebrow as Marino nodded. I shrugged my shoulders.

"Maybe they thought it was a random group when it was actually not, maybe it was there mistake not the other side", I said convincingly as they nodded at me, sighing as we set off to what I'm guessing is a hotel. 

"That makes sense, but if they say anything else you have to tell us Charlie, this is for our safety as well as theirs. If they think that we care about these people, which we will make abundantly clear right now that we do not care and we are only hear for you, then not only will they use them as leverage but to start a war", He said with a cold tone as he glared at me once again.

"You understand?", He asked me as I nodded once again, trying to seem as innocent as possible. 

"Are we not already at war?", I asked him as he shook his head. 

"No, they takeover on the house was to see what we got as a family and now it's clear to them that we have all the support we need. Look, I don't know if I should tell you this but it was planned. We knew they were going to invade the house. In face, Adam planned the whole thing". Ray said. 

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