Taken

Chapter 10~ Everyone has a story

Jason's pov:

" so we have some options." I said opening the front door and Lauren following me. " and those options are?"

" we go to LA, back to Miami or umm panama?" I lied about panama, if she says she wants to go there then we are really going to go to Italy, and see her father, yes I have thought about this and everything... but i know ill be fine.
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" ooo panama sounds nice, but I feel more at home in Miami." Lauren said sitting on the couch and Vegas jumping on her. " awe hi Vegas I've missed you." She scratched his head.

" jake doesn't know where we are at right now, so how about we sleep here tonight then leave tomorrow?" I asked turning the tv on and sitting next to Lauren. " sounds good." Vegas laid his head on Lauren's legs and Lauren leaned her head on my chest.

" you know what I think is funny?" Lauren sat up a bit. " what?"

" my uncle was so stupid, he literally took me and put me on a plane thinking I had to go home. Like what if I was there for school or something. I swear Paul's side of family has no brains." Lauren laughed a bit. " where does your moms side live?" I asked looking over at her. I already knew I just want her to think I don't. " well I am Italian, most of them live in italy along with my fathers family and my father, but i have one aunt that lives in south carolina who moved to america with my mother but moved to south carolina for college and stayed there, ive went to italy when i was like 8 years old and met my whole family but that was the only time, my parents got divorced when i was like 10 and my dad moved to italy last year. ive been living with my mother and paul until last year my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and passed away 4 months ago. and then i was stuck with paul." She laughed a bit then looked over at me.

" well they're all over the place." I laughed with her. " yeah, so what about you?" She asked as she started to pet the dog again. " what do you mean about me?" I asked hoping she wasn't meaning my family. " about your family? just because you're in a gang doesnt mean you dont have a family jason."

Shit.

"why do you want to know about my family, its nothing that special..." I asked looking at her. " cause I just told you my whole life story!" her eyes got big and she grinned. " ughh." I groaned. " jasonn." she whinned.

" fine well my dad , he died... And my mom lives in Canada, she and I haven't talked in a while. Only family I'm really close to is my older brother alex who lives in LA, and I'm sorta close with my sister, but she is really against the gang shit. She lives in I think Texas.. Or Arizona. She doesn't have a stationary life cause her husband is in the marines." I said summing everything up. " what's your sisters name?" Lauren asks as she shifts her body so her legs are laying across my lap and she leaned her back against the sofa arm." Brittney." I said as Vegas then walked over and laid his his on my lap next to Lauren's leg. " Jesus anyone else wanna lay on me?" Just as I said that Alfredo came running in and jumped on both me and lauren.

" fredo!" Lauren laughed. " dude get off." I laughed a bit, but fredo always can put a smile on someone's face.
" haven't seen y'all in a while!" Fredo moved so he was sitting across from us.

Lauren just laughed. " yeah things have changed." I said looking over at fredo. " changed how?" Fredo asked leaning back.
"Well I don't feel like I need to run away from you guys anymore." She looked at me and I smiled.
"And she's warmed up to me a bit." I kissed her cheek and she blushed a little.

" well Jason when you have some free time, I need to talk to you." Fredo got up and left. " impressive." I looked over at Lauren and she smiled.
"What? That I let you kiss my cheek in front of someone."
"I'm just happy you're comfortable." I leaned over to her, her eyes were shining. She looked like she wanted me to kiss her. I moved a strand of hair behind her ear and leaned in for a kiss.