later. Two can play, but for now I have to deal with this bitch.
“Why don’t you try fighting someone that will fight back you bitch.” I sneer.
“Oh and you think you can take me, you looking all big and bad sticking up for your man, is he really worth it?” she asks.
Looking at her I know I will have no trouble taking her. Looking Jake up and down. “Yeah, he’s AMAZING in bed,” I tell her. “And you know with it being the end of the world and all, great sex is hard to find.” I hear some of the guys laughing at us.
I don’t let her say another thing. I tackle her to the ground. I punch her in the face over and over. There is blood coming from her mouth and nose. I hear a few guys yelling something, but I really do not pay attrition to them. I stop hitting her and bend down to whisper in her ear.
“Are you done? I really don’t want to kill you, but I will if I have too,” I tell her. Looking down at her I wait for her to say something.
“I’m done, you win. Please, don’t kill me,” she says. Looking down at her one last time I get up, turning away to walk to Jake and his men. Walking over I can feel that my knee is starting to stiffen up. Jake and Gus are both talking about something, but I cannot make out what they were saying. Hearing a noise behind me I turn around just as that woman tackles me to the ground. Son of a bitch, that’s going to hurt later. She cocks her arm back to punch me. I do not give her the chance. I grab the knife that I took from Jake before the fight. I thrust it up and into her stomach. She stops and slowly puts her arm down. Falling off of me to my left I do not let go of the knife. I slowly get up. Standing up, I pull the knife out and wipe it clean on her clothes.
“I told you to just quit, but you just had to keep going,” I say.
“You’re a fucking bitch,” she says. Grabbing my .9mm, I point it at her head and fire. The bullet goes right between her eyes. Blood oozes out of the hole. I turn to walk back to Jake's group. All of a sudden, yelling starts up and guns are pointing right at me. Looking over at Jake, he and his men are doing the same but they are pointing at the other group’s leader.
Looking Jake in the eyes, I’ve yet to see him look like he does now. I don’t know the outcome of this, but it is not going to be good. If Jake saves me again, I am going to owe him big time. I just hope it is not something I am not willing to pay. I stand in the middle with these guys all around me waiting to see what happens.
“I suggest that you and your men back up and get the hell out of here. Egypt won fair and square. She even gave the girl a chance to just walk away.” Jake yells over to the other group.
Looking behind me, I see who must be the leader of the other group move slowly towards me. Turning around to face him I slowly reach to my side for my .9mm. The guy walking towards me puts his hands out to his sides. I rest my hand on the gun watching him walk over to me. I hear someone walking up behind me. I don’t want to turn my back on this stranger walking up to me. I just have to hope that it is Jake or one of his men. Who am I kidding? It is Jake.
Jake puts his hand on my hip and squeezes. The other man comes a few feet from me and stops. He looks me up and down, slowly grinning.
“What’s your name?” he asks.
Looking at him, “My name is Egypt. And you are?” I ask.
I hear him mumble my name. “I’m Lane, pleased to meet you, Egypt,” he says.
“What do you want?” Jake asks him.
“I just wanted to meet the woman that killed my girlfriend,” Lane says.
Shit! This isn’t going to go well. Looking him over, I noticed that he is handsome. He’s over six-foot easy, built like a tank with long black hair and piercing blue eyes. I finally stop at his eyes. I see him grinning at me. Shit he was watching me check him out.
“OK, you met her. Now leave, Lane,” Jake says.
Jake put his hand further around my waist
Lisa Mondello, L. A. Mondello