Chapter 10 : Deadly Alliance
I met JJ at the airport. His flight in from Jackson, and I had just arrived from Chicago. Roy was going to pick us up and all three of us were going to head into downtown Atlanta to the courthouse. I had to immediately leave after Roy had called and said Kennedy and Nina had been arrested for aggressive assault. They had talked the prosecution out of attempted murder, but it still was pretty serious charges.
I could not understand what had happen. How could Nina and Kennedy snap? Roy told me what happen the day of the attack and I could not believe it. Troy and Aiden were lucky to be alive. Apparently, Troy was avoiding sex with Nina because he was struggling with his attraction to guys, and Aiden and he had used their work schedules as screens to see each other. When Nina introduced Troy to Kennedy, Roy, and Aiden, Aiden felt an attraction to him, and when Troy starting hitting on him he fell into the game, but still cared Kennedy. All the time, Nina and Kennedy were blaming themselves and work for the lack of intimacy each relationship seem to produce.
JJ seemed worried and stressed. Roy was pissed beyond comprehension. Roy and I seem to be on the same page. I thought about committing a small misdemeanor just to get inside and bust them out. I could kill Troy and Aiden. No one hurts Nina or Kennedy! I don’t think they understand, just how undercover the rest of their lives would have to be to hide from me.
Roy was just quite. He sat on the drive there explaining the situation and trying to level out JJ and I, but once we got into the court house he was just eerily observant and focused. Troy and Aiden dropped the charges, and agreed to dismiss the case once they saw the three of us in the building. Whether it was the guilt they felt or the fear that entered later, they figured they did not want a lengthy trial or television exposure of them getting caught cheating and the circumstances it included. They both took off in Troy’s truck because Aiden’s arm was in a cask, and Troy had to drive, even with the giant gash across his face. That was my first time actually seeing them. I had no idea where they would go, because from Roy’s details Kennedy did a pretty good job redecorating Aiden’s place with broken glass, blood, and furniture. I also heard Nina did not hold back when they left, and headed to Troy’s place to play the same game.
Once I saw Kennedy and Nina’s face I had lost all my rage, it had immediately transformed to concern and worry. Kennedy’s face looked swollen from tears and lack of sleep. Nina’s hair looked wild and un-kept; her eyes seem distant and dark.
They both hugged us. I fought back my tears as Kennedy cried in my shoulder. I have not seen him like this since we were kids. My anger came back, but I maintained a strong shoulder for him.
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