chapter 15: gunfight

Derek pulled out a small knife and handed to Hazel, the design on the knifes looked delicate and dangerous at the same time, there was Derek's initials on it, Hazel pouted "why don't I get a gun" she asked looking from Derek to Isa who was loading bullets in her revolver. Derek looked back at her and gave her an apologetic smile, he could swear that she wouldn't be able to handle a gun, besides she didn't look like it. "angel you don't need a gun, you're to always stay behind me and I don't want you getting hurt" he said, deep down he knew it was a foolish idea to bring Hazel along, hell it was a dangerous one, anything could go wrong, he wasn't really thinking about Isa because he knew she could protect herself but for Hazel he was having second thoughts. They finished preparing and went to the car where Lorenzo and the guys were already waiting, it was about four cars and a truck with their goods in the middle. Derek, Isa, and Hazel was in the Jeep immediately following the truck. Derek nodded to Lorenzo to start the trip, all this while he never took his eyes off Hazel she was so beautiful in Isa's polo and a baggy jeans, today Isa's clothes came in handy, she was always leaving her clothes in his place, she literally leaves some clothes in all their houses including Sean's, talking about cloth emergencies which Derek never understood, like what could happen to the one you're wearing, he wondered but today looking at Hazel in Isa's clothes he somehow understood the logic behind it. Hazel looked right back at him and for few seconds they couldn't tear their eyes away from each other "Derek eyes on the road! don't get us killed for fucks sake, you have plenty of time to get lost in each other's eyes but that time is not now please" Isa shouted while glaring at her brother who was glaring at her in return. He heard Hazel stifle a laugh "are you always at each other's neck like this?" she asked, "not really but she's always on mine every chance she gets, sad" Derek said.

They reached their location and it felt like his fears for bringing Hazel doubled because there's a high chance that Boris's men will show up. he got down from the car and opened the car door for his sister and Hazel, they both climbed down, "don't be fooled by his gentleman acts, he's everything but" Isa whispered to Hazel but loud enough for him to hear and Derek scoffed at that. remind me shoot one of her toes when the time's right he told himself.

As they were standing in front of the huge gate waiting for one of Derek's men to open it Hazel had a feeling of Deja Vu, while they were in the car she could feel Derek tense up, she knew he was worried about her, even she was worried about him she didn't want anything to happen to her man, she was surprised at her own thought, where did calling him her man come from she wondered. They walked into the warehouse, it was totally empty, a man drove the truck in then locked the gate from inside, half of those men had their guns out and ready to shoot, She watched as Derek himself unlocked the truck and what she saw there blew her mind, it was wraps and wraps of cocaine in boxes and bars of gold stacked up. she couldn't stop looking, the men started moving them to what seemed like an underground room, Isa took one wrap of coke and sniffed it "drop it you crackhead" Derek said to his sister, you know I don't do coke, I'm more of a weed person" Isa said as she dropped it, she and Isa had things in common, their sizes in cloths is almost the same except Isa's waist and hips is a bit slimmer than hers. They heard a sound and Derek signaled for her to move behind him as he removed his pistol from his waist, he cocked it and had it pointed forward, Isa and the others who wasn't moving their stuff did same and Hazel felt left out, all of them had guns then she a knife, what was she supposed to do with a knife, from the side of her eye she saw something move from the top of the room when she looked up it was a man with a gun pointing directly at Derek's head and he was about to shoot, Hazel didn't hesitate, before the others could turn she swiftly pulled out the revolver from Derek's holster, cocked that gun midway, aimed and shot the man, he fell to the ground with a grunt, blood gushing out from the gun wound on his chest, as if on cue some men started shooting at them, Hazel was still feeling the adrenaline rush when she spotted another one and shot him by now men were dropping to the floor, Hazel looked at Derek who didn't look fazed as he kept firing and shielding himself he looked so hot from the way he was handling his gun to the way he moved, everything the man did was sexy but the scene she is witnessing from the pillar she was hiding behind was top notch. she looked to the other side where Isabella was, Isa looked like she was having the time of her life shooting people, These Jones siblings were psychos and she loved it.

When everything was over, Derek walked Hazel and hugged her so tightly, like she would slip away if he let go, Hazel hugged him back. " angel are you okay? are you hurt?" Derek asked as he spun her around to check for himself, Hazel giggled as she spun around for him " calm down, will you? I'm totally okay" Derek nodded but still he was worried. "umm.... I'm okay, I didn't get hurt or anything thank you very much" Isa said while scoffing at both of them, "you lovers disgust me, ewww!" she pretended to gag but immediately composed herself as Lorenzo walked to her, "Miss are you alright, you didn't get hurt did you?" Lorenzo asked asked her " I...i... yes I'm alright" Isa answered while looking everywhere but at Lorenzo who was standing in front of her and as Derek watched the scene unfold in front of him, he could have sworn he saw his sister blush. Did Isabella Jones his own sister just blush and act all girly in front of Lorenzo, he couldn't believe it. Lorenzo after making sure Isa was okay and not even sparing him a glance walked to his car. Isa kept staring at his back as he walked.

Lorenzo was a handsome guy, his shoulders was almost as broad as Derek's, with olive skin and long hair, he was like a brother to them, he has been working with them since he could remember, it was one morning when he was about eight, their father brought home a little boy a year older than him and told them he was going to be working for them, him and his siblings took him as their brother but Lorenzo never really acted as one, he was so uptight and serious with his job, Sean warned him to stop calling them boss but knowing Lorenzo he didn't stop.

"Isa he's gone now, stop staring at his ass" Derek teased and he could see his sister's ears and cheeks turn crimson red " fuck you asshole" Isa said as she ran out of the warehouse, Derek couldn't stop laughing , eventually he stopped and looked at Hazel "angel am I tripping or did you witness what I did just now?" he asked her and Hazel nodded in amusement.

They were in the car when Derek turned to his sister with a mischievous smirk on his face "don't you dare" Isa said as she pointed her gun at her brother "come-on you don't even know what I was going to say" Derek pouted while making faces at her " drive the fucking car or I'll shoot you in the face" Isa threatened "alright lover girl I'll stop" Derek said as he raised his hands in a jest surrender.

Hazel couldn't stop herself from laughing as she watched the both of them bicker like children.