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Authors: Anne Mercier
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want to. It’s probably better if none of us ever find out.
Ben walks in late with Coley and Jeni and they all pause in the doorway.
“I knew it,” Jeni cries. “I knew. I don’t know how, but I just knew.”
“I’m so sorry,” Sera says.
“You didn’t do anything to be sorry for,” Ben replies. “It wasn’t you. It was them. Tell me you’ve got something planned.”
Cage nods. “I can’t tell you what, but a plan is being formulated and put into action.”
“It won’t bring her back, but those fuckers need to get some pain. This has been going on long enough. Think of all the bullshit they’ve put us through in the last year,” Jesse bites out.
“Babe,” I soothe.
“I’m okay, Cupcake. I figured this would be what happened. I just don’t like to think of them getting away with all this shit. If they keep getting away with it, they’re going to keep doing it and each time will get worse and worse. I want them to be afraid, Cage. I don’t want to have to be afraid they’re going to hurt my kids or Luce,” Jesse rages.
“They’ll get theirs, Jesse. I can promise you this,” Cage replies. I startle a bit because Cage never promises unless he knows he can carry through.
“I don’t want to know what you’re going to do, but I want you to do it,” I confess.
Jeni’s silently weeping in the corner.
“Do you know how they got her?” Ben asks.
Sera nods. “Apparently one of the younger Manzinis met Jana on campus. They hit it off. When the Manzinis discovered who the girl was their boy was infatuated with, they told him to end it. He didn’t. They tried to see each other on the sly, but that’s impossible within any ‘family’.”
“So then…” I prod.
“Yeah.”
“Oh God,” I reply and Ben looks at me confused.
“What?”
“They made him watch them torture and rape her,” I whisper.
“They also made him participate,” Cage says.
I look up. “What?”
“Jesus Christ,” Jesse growls. “It was innocent. They were just two people dating.”
“But the Manzinis turned it into something else completely,” Jeni adds.
“They did,” Cage agrees. “And they will pay the price.”
We all sit there in silence. Xander comes walking down the stairs with one baby strapped to his chest and another to his back.
Sera bursts into laughter. “ What is going on here?”
“Uncle Xan Man is taking care of Kaid and Konnor and I got thirsty,” he tells her with a grin.
“Oh God, this is great,” she says, laughing. “I didn’t think I could laugh today, but this…” She grabs her stomach. “Someone, take a picture. This needs to go up on Facebook, Instagram, and sent to the press!”
Jeni’s snickering through her tears, Ben and Cage are both just shaking their heads.
“You trust him with your kids?” Ben asks.
“I trust him with my life,” Jesse replies.
“But your kids—”
“He burps Kierah better than I do. He has a crib in his room. He’s got a Diaper Genie! I didn’t even know what a Diaper Genie was!” I exclaim.
Ben’s grinning now.
“Uncle Xan Man is awesome,” Xander says, walking into the kitchen.
“That…” Cage breaks off. “I got photos.”
Sera stands on tiptoe and kisses his cheek. “You’re so good to me.”
“Oh, Fee, these aren’t for you. These are for me to share. There’s never been something I’ve wanted to share more than I want to share this,” Cage explains, his lips twitching.
Sera narrows her eyes. “You got a video!”
Cage smirks and winks at her.
She laughs some more. “This is too good.”
“I’m so glad we have him,” I tell everyone. “He gave us a reason to smile when we all wanted to cry.”
Jesse nods and pulls me into his side.
“I’m so fucking mad about Jana. It tears me apart inside. But then I think of our babies and how life goes on even when yours stops. I’ll never forget her. Never,” Jesse vows.
“We’ll get her justice,” Cage replies.
Xander comes dancing
Ben walks in late with Coley and Jeni and they all pause in the doorway.
“I knew it,” Jeni cries. “I knew. I don’t know how, but I just knew.”
“I’m so sorry,” Sera says.
“You didn’t do anything to be sorry for,” Ben replies. “It wasn’t you. It was them. Tell me you’ve got something planned.”
Cage nods. “I can’t tell you what, but a plan is being formulated and put into action.”
“It won’t bring her back, but those fuckers need to get some pain. This has been going on long enough. Think of all the bullshit they’ve put us through in the last year,” Jesse bites out.
“Babe,” I soothe.
“I’m okay, Cupcake. I figured this would be what happened. I just don’t like to think of them getting away with all this shit. If they keep getting away with it, they’re going to keep doing it and each time will get worse and worse. I want them to be afraid, Cage. I don’t want to have to be afraid they’re going to hurt my kids or Luce,” Jesse rages.
“They’ll get theirs, Jesse. I can promise you this,” Cage replies. I startle a bit because Cage never promises unless he knows he can carry through.
“I don’t want to know what you’re going to do, but I want you to do it,” I confess.
Jeni’s silently weeping in the corner.
“Do you know how they got her?” Ben asks.
Sera nods. “Apparently one of the younger Manzinis met Jana on campus. They hit it off. When the Manzinis discovered who the girl was their boy was infatuated with, they told him to end it. He didn’t. They tried to see each other on the sly, but that’s impossible within any ‘family’.”
“So then…” I prod.
“Yeah.”
“Oh God,” I reply and Ben looks at me confused.
“What?”
“They made him watch them torture and rape her,” I whisper.
“They also made him participate,” Cage says.
I look up. “What?”
“Jesus Christ,” Jesse growls. “It was innocent. They were just two people dating.”
“But the Manzinis turned it into something else completely,” Jeni adds.
“They did,” Cage agrees. “And they will pay the price.”
We all sit there in silence. Xander comes walking down the stairs with one baby strapped to his chest and another to his back.
Sera bursts into laughter. “ What is going on here?”
“Uncle Xan Man is taking care of Kaid and Konnor and I got thirsty,” he tells her with a grin.
“Oh God, this is great,” she says, laughing. “I didn’t think I could laugh today, but this…” She grabs her stomach. “Someone, take a picture. This needs to go up on Facebook, Instagram, and sent to the press!”
Jeni’s snickering through her tears, Ben and Cage are both just shaking their heads.
“You trust him with your kids?” Ben asks.
“I trust him with my life,” Jesse replies.
“But your kids—”
“He burps Kierah better than I do. He has a crib in his room. He’s got a Diaper Genie! I didn’t even know what a Diaper Genie was!” I exclaim.
Ben’s grinning now.
“Uncle Xan Man is awesome,” Xander says, walking into the kitchen.
“That…” Cage breaks off. “I got photos.”
Sera stands on tiptoe and kisses his cheek. “You’re so good to me.”
“Oh, Fee, these aren’t for you. These are for me to share. There’s never been something I’ve wanted to share more than I want to share this,” Cage explains, his lips twitching.
Sera narrows her eyes. “You got a video!”
Cage smirks and winks at her.
She laughs some more. “This is too good.”
“I’m so glad we have him,” I tell everyone. “He gave us a reason to smile when we all wanted to cry.”
Jesse nods and pulls me into his side.
“I’m so fucking mad about Jana. It tears me apart inside. But then I think of our babies and how life goes on even when yours stops. I’ll never forget her. Never,” Jesse vows.
“We’ll get her justice,” Cage replies.
Xander comes dancing
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