“Are you expecting someone?” Brandy asked as she stood up to see who was at the door.
“None that I know of,” Candy said with a shake of her head.
Brandy looked through the peephole, and then smiled when she saw Matt standing there. Of course, she knew that Matt wasn’t the type to bail so easily.
“Hey!” She greeted with a wide smile as she pulled the door open.
“Hello, Andy!” Matt greeted, returning her smile as he looked behind her to see Candy standing there and looking at him in confusion, “I stopped by the club and was told you had the night off. Sorry to barge in on you,” Matt said apologetically.
“You are always welcome here. You don’t have to apologize,” Brandy said dismissively as she stepped aside for him to get in.
Once Matt walked in he looked around the house, “Jamal isn’t home?” He asked curiously.
Candy cleared her throat, “He is in his bedroom busy with his assignment. What do you want?” Candy asked without offering him a seat. She thought she had managed to get rid of him earlier, so what was he doing again?
“Uhm… Let’s talk,” Matt said, scratching the back of his head awkwardly.
“I will just excuse you both…”
“No. You have to be present too. This concerns you as well,” Matt cut in before Brandy could leave, making her exchange a look with Candy.
“What’s it about?” Candy asked with a slightly raised brow, hoping he wasn’t going to start asking questions again.
“We should probably sit down,” Matt suggested as he walked into the living room and sat down, leaving both ladies to follow suit.
“After our conversation earlier, I was very worried about you so I spoke to a lawyer friend…”
“You did what?” Candy asked with rounded eyes.
Matt cleared his throat, “I didn’t exactly give her the details you gave me. I just wanted to help.”
“I don’t remember asking you for your damn help or asking you to discuss me with anybody!” Candy snapped at him angrily.
“Calm down. We should at least hear him out,” Brandy told Candy with a slight frown, wondering why she was overreacting.
“Yeah. I know you didn’t ask for my help. I’m sorry,” Matt said apologetically.
“You shouldn’t be sorry for trying to help,” Brandy said encouragingly.
“Thanks, Andy.”
“You can go on,” Brandy urged him.
“Coincidentally the friend I spoke with happens to be the lawyer that handled your case two years ago. Jade Delgado,” Matt said, making both Brandy’s and Candy’s lips round in surprise.
“Did you tell her where we are? Tell me you didn’t!” Candy asked desperately as her eyes flew to the door like a trapped animal.
“That is why I’m here. She informed me that she has been trying to find you. Jero escaped from the correctional facility where he was being kept…”
“What?” Candy exclaimed in panic as she abruptly stood up from her seat, “How is that even possible?”
Brandy who had been calm this whole time suddenly looked very worried now, “And?” She asked, wanting to know what the lawyer wanted.
“And the Legions have hired a private investigator to find you. It’s only a matter of time before they know where you are,” Matt said, making Candy’s heart skip a beat.
“Oh, my God! Oh, God!” Candy cried as she collapsed on her seat and ran both hands through her hair.
Matt’s brow furrowed in concern as he watched both sisters, “I could help you hide if that’s what you want. Or we could set up people around your house, the club, and Jamal’s school. The moment Jero or any member of the legion shows up, they will be apprehended,” Matt suggested quietly.
“And then what?” Brandy asked with a worried frown as she looked from Candy to Matt, and he simply shrugged.
“It’s your choice.. Either way, I’m here to help, unless you don’t want me to.”
Candy paced around her bedroom while Brandy tried to reason with her, “You could leave with Jamal. I will stay back as the bait so that the cops can catch them all,” Brandy offered, making Candy stop in her track to look at her.
“I’m not letting you do something as dangerous as that,” she said with a shake of her head, and the tone in her voice brooked no argument as she resumed pacing again.
“Well, we have to make a decision. They are going to find out where we are sooner or later, and we can either choose to run away with Matt’s help or stay back to fight them once and for all. I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of running,” Brandy said as she came to stand in front of Candy.
“I’m tired, Candy. I’m only just beginning to get used to this life here. I can’t just leave it and runoff. This here is our home, and I don’t want to leave it,” Brandy pleaded.
“Can you leave with Jamal for some time? I will take care of things and then you can both come back. Please?” Candy asked hopefully.
“No. If you’re going to stay, I’m staying too. I’ve told you where I stand on this issue. You should hurry up and make up your mind, Matt won’t wait forever,” Brandy urged her, reminding her that Matt was still in the living room waiting for them to make up their mind.
Candy closed her eyes and took in a deep breath as she tried to make up her mind on what to do. After contemplating for only a moment she opened her eyes, “Let’s join him in the living room,” Candy suggested and she walked out of the bedroom without waiting for Brandy.
Matt who was looking outside the house through the window turned around when he heard their approaching footsteps, “Have you made up your mind?” Matt asked, looking at them curiously.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.