Good Gone Bad

@ katahdin
Ricky just snickered and shrugged. "Hey now leftovers aren't always bad." He commented, lifting his drink again. "Nothing feels better the morning after a night of heavy drinking than leftover chinese food." He said and grinned at the men around him. He paused and chuckled at Nathan's last comment. "Maybe thats it," He mused and shrugged his shoulders, finishing the drink again. "Damn look at that broad." he said, hoping to change the topic as his eyes moved to the woman on the stage in front of him. Ricky pulled out his wallet and threw a couple dollar bills on stage.

@ BadStreetBoys

Nathan smirked, sitting back in his seat as he watched the girls dancing in front of them. He was silent for a while, drinking a few more beers before he turned back to Ricky. "You can have her. I'll take her for a ride one last time tonight and then you can come pick her up in the morning." Nathan said, whistling as one of the girls got close, grinning as he tucked a few ones into her panties before she danced off. "I'll want to spend some time with her every now and then, just until I find a new chick. But you understand, don't you?"

@ katahdin
Ricky looked across at Nathan, raising an eyebrow at him. He almost didn't believe what was being said, but he wouldn't say no. Ricky nodded, looking over as he was brought another drink and sipping it. "Alright." He said, then nodded with a chuckle. "As long as you show the same respect to her that I did today." He said with a wink and a smirk. Not wanting anything to seem off. Ricky whistled at the women, tossing out another couple ones. "When I stop by we can talk about the way drug runs will work between the territory and our men." He said, drinking again. "Important business for the big brains, right?" He told Nathan with a chuckle.

@ BadStreetBoys

Nathan smirked as Ricky agreed, nodding as he sat back and chuckled. "Sounds like a plan." Really he wanted Alma with Ricky to do some snooping for him. Ricky would be too preoccupied fucking her to realize that she was funneling information to him, and once he had what he needed he could just get rid of them both. After a few hours Nathan called it quits, standing with his men and leaving a tip before telling Ricky he'd see him tomorrow at the meeting spot before he headed home, where Alma was sound asleep in bed, unaware of what had happened.

@ katahdin
Ricky nodded with a grin, waving goodbye to the men. He finished his last drink, ordering his men to head home as well. He sighed as he got up and began to walk out. He knew not to trust Nathan, the man was a vindictive criminal. He believed this was some sort of set up, but what kind he wasn't sure of yet. Ricky headed out to his car and sat in the drivers seat, sighing again to himself before he drove home.

@ BadStreetBoys

The next morning Nathan texted Ricky to meet him at their meeting spot to talk business and so he could pass Alma off to him. He'd woken her up late last night when he got home to tell her about his plan, making sure she understood exactly what he wanted her to do. He also gave her one last beating and fucking for good measure, and to make sure Ricky got her nice and used.

@ katahdin
Ricky woke up with a hangover. He shook his head and sighed. Ricky moved downstairs, making himself a coffee when he got Nathan's text, sighing. He knew this may be a set up. Ricky texted his own men to be nearby and on standby. Ricky didn't trust Nathan at all. Soon Ricky left and drove to where they were going to meet. He sat in his car waiting until he saw Nathan's car. Ricky moved his handgun to his hip holster as he stepped out of the car. Ricky crossed his arms across his chest, leaning back into the car as he watched Nathan pull up through his sunglasses. "There you are. He said with a smirk.

@ BadStreetBoys

Nathan warned Alma to behave before they got out of the car once Ricky arrived, leading her out before tossing the duffle bag with her things at his feet and shoving her off in his direction. "She's all yours, as we agreed last night." Nathan smirked as Alma was quick to adjust her clothes that he'd disheveled when he shoved her forward and grab her bag and move over to Ricky's side.

@ katahdin
Ricky nodded slight as he looked at Nathan. He looked at Alma and nodded to the backseat, watching her as she climbed in. Ricky tipped his fake hat to Nathan. "See you Tuesday." He said and climbed into the drivers seat. Ricky waited until Nathan had driven off and he glanced back in the rearview mirror at Alma. "Are you wearing a wire?"

@ BadStreetBoys

Alma was quick to climb into the backseat of Ricky's car, clutching her bag to her chest tightly as she stared down a t her lap, obviously terrified. She was quick to shake her head when he asked if she was wearing a wire, glancing up at him before looking back down. "No, I promise, I'm not.. But... But he wants me to spy on you, give him information so he can double cross you.." she admitted softly, tears welling up in her eyes as she clutched her bag tighter. "P-Please don't kill me..."

@ katahdin
Ricky nodded as she spoke, sighing softly. "I'm not going to hurt you or kill you." Ricky told Alma as he began to drive back towards his apartment. "I told you I was gonna help you, and I'm trying to do that. Trust me, I didn't trust Nathan at all. I figured he was up to something like that. Thank you for telling me." His eyes looked back at her again. "I'm gonna grab some breakfast from Mcdonalds, what do you want?" He asked as he pulled into the drivethru. Ricky kept his eyes on her, he saw a few more bruises than there were yesterday and he shook his head. "I promise you, I will not hurt you. I know it would take a very long time for you to trust me, but I'm going to reassure you as much as I have to. I will not hurt you. I will not do anything to you that you do not want. I will do what I can to protect you, but I can't do much with Nathan because of this stupid deal." He said as he reached the speaker, ordering his breakfast and glancing at Alma again, raising an eyebrow.

@ BadStreetBoys

Alma could hardly believe that he wasn't going to hurt her for what Nathan wanted her to do. It just didn't make sense, he should want to. She glanced up at him nervously as he promised once again that he wouldn't hurt her, shaking her head a little when he asked her what she wanted for breakfast. "I-I'm fine.. I-I only eat at dinner time.." She murmured, tugging her back closer to her chest as she looked away, picking anxiously at a loose thread on the hem of her shirt. She was so tired, so scared, she was so relieve to be away from Nathan, but knew that as long as he was alive she'd never be free of him.

@ katahdin
Ricky looked back at her again through the mirror and raised an eyebrow. “I’m just gonna get you a breakfast sandwich if you don’t tell me what you want.” He said. Ricky waited before ordering a few extra things. He pulled up and paid then grabbed the bag of food from the person. He reached in and took out his sandwich before placing the sandwich in the backseat next to her. “There that’s for you. Eat whatever you like.” He said and began to drive to his apartment. When he got there he went around the car. He grabbed Alma’s duffel bag. “Come in let’s go in.” He murmured. He led her inside, carrying her bag. “So I have a spare room upstairs. Second door on the right. It has its own bathroom. Help yourself to any food or drink or whatever. You can watch TV if you want.” He shrugged and put the bag down in the living room.

@ BadStreetBoys

Alma couldn't meet his eyes as he insisted on buying her a sandwich if she didn't speak up abotu what she liked, but truth be told, she couldn't even remember what she liked and disliked. It had been so long since she'd had a choice or an opinion that she'd forgotten what it was like to actually have some form of freedom. When he put the bag of food in the backseat with her she looked at it, hesitating for a few minutes before she eventually reached in, pulling out a hash brown and quietly eating it while he finished driving to his apartment.

She moved to get out of the car when he opened the door, although she frowned deeply as he took her duffel. "I-I can carry it.." She attempted to insist with a frown, so used to having to carry her own things since Nathan didn't like having to do things for her. She followed him into the apartment quietly, pausing near the door as he explained that there was a spare room and bathroom that she could have while she was here, and that she could help herself to food and drink from the fridge, or even watch TV. When he put her bag down she was quick to go pick it up, holding it close as she glanced around the apartment anxiously.

@ katahdin
Ricky turned around, moving his sunglasses to the top of his head. “I have a dog, Hades. What do you feel about dogs?” He asked and began to move into the living room, motioning for her to follow. “Listen. I understand adjusting to being a human with freedoms again is hard. But I’ll make sure that it happens.” He explained and gave a smile. Ricky knew she would be hesitant, nervous, and distrusting. But he wanted to change that. He wanted her to feel comfortable and feel like she could do what she wanted here. He knew how difficult it would be, especially with Nathan still coming around.

Nathan sat in his recliner, leaning back. “So tell me about yourself, Alma. Who were you before this?” He asked. Knowing Nathan and that type of man would break people down until they felt like they were nothing. He thought maybe getting her to talk about the before times could help get her back to being her own person.

@ BadStreetBoys

Alma frowned deeply as he mentioned having a dog, shaking her head a little. "N-Nathan had a dog... I-It wasn't nice, a-and he let it bite me.." She murmured softly, knowing that Ricky's dog probably wasn't mean and that he wouldn't let it hurt her, but she couldn't help but be terrified at the thought of running into it. She only frowned more as he spoke about helping her adjust to being free again, hugging her bag closer to her as she stared down at her feet. It wasn't that she didn't believe him, but she knew it would be hard, and she was convinced she'd never be the same again.

She glanced up though as he sat down in his recliner, shaking her head a little as he asked what she was like before. "I-I wasn't anybody... A-Am I supposed to clean? O-Or do chores..?" She asked hesitantly, hoping he wasn't waiting for her to do something. Truth be told, Nathan had kept her up most of the night with his torture, and she felt like she might collapse at any minute.

@ katahdin
Ricky nodded and sighed. “Alright I’ll either keep him outside or in my bedroom for now. When you’re ready we can start bringing him around.” He offered with a smile. Hades was in his outside kennel right now, it was summer, so it wasn’t an issue. He couldn’t believe it, but he could at the same time. His anger towards Nathan just grew with every second.

“That’s a lie. Everybody is somebody.” He retorted. “What did you like to do? What did you wanna do?” He asked. Ricky motioned to the couch. “You’re allowed to sit or lay down. You look tired.” He commented. “What? No?” He said and raised an eyebrow. “I’m a grown man, I can do my own shit.” Ricky told her, again shaking his head. “I mean like as long as you take care of whatever you do, I’ll take care of mine. Let me know if you use the last of something so I can get more at the store. But seriously. I’m not gonna touch you or make you do anything.” Ricky told her and sat up in his seat. He looked across the room and smiled. “I probably gotta do some work today anyway, so you can explore the house and get used to everything.”

@ BadStreetBoys

Alma gave a faint but clearly grateful nod as he said he'd keep the dog away from her, knowing she'd probably break down if she saw it now, given how recently Nathan had let his dog attack her. She frowned as he called her a liar, tensing up instinctively, since Nathan often called her a liar before he hit her for something or another. "I-I'm sorry," she apologized quickly, glancing up at him nervously. "I-I didn't do anything.. I-I couldn't afford to go to school, a-and my parents had kicked me out, a-and I could find a job, so I had no choice..." She murmured softly, looking away as she wiped a few stray tears from her eyes.

She nodded a little as he explained that he'd take care of what was his if she took care of her things, figuring that that would change in time but finding it reasonable. "O-Ok.." she nodded again as he said he had to do some work, hesitating for a few moments before slowly turning to shuffle off toward the stairs, hoping to find the spare bedroom he said she could take to hide away in for as long as she could.

@ katahdin
Ricky watched Alma’s body language carefully. He wanted to see what things truly triggered her and remember it to mention them or do them. “Don’t apologize.” He said and stood, Ricky moved across the room and into the kitchen. He grabbed a water bottle from his fridge and stood in the hall. “Well if you want to work or go to school you can.” He said and shrugged. “Here.” Ricky pulled out his wallet and handed her a stack of cash. “You can go to the store get yourself some food you like, stuff for your room, whatever. I can give you more later when I get back if you need more. Do not thank me. I know the situation you’re coming from and he cut all money sources off from you. So do not worry about this okau?” He told her

Ricky took a sip from the water bottle and looked around quickly. “Alright I’ll be back later from work. If you’re gonna be out just let me know so I don’t lock the door before you get back.” He told Alma before grabbing his jacket and keys again and heading out the door.

@ BadStreetBoys

Alma frowned as he said she could work or go to school if she wanted, her eyes widening a bit as he began to pull out a large wad of cash and hand it to her, quickly shaking her head. Nathan had done something similar when she first met him, and she knew that if she accepted it and couldn't pay him back she'd be in his debt, and she'd just be right back where she was with Nathan. "I-I can't.." she murmured, setting the money down on the counter as she shook her head. "I-I don't need anything, I don't eat much, and I can cook and clean and earn my keep, I promise." She assured him, shaking her head when he mentioned her leaving the house. "I-I won't go anywhere, I promise... I-I don't even know where I'd go." She confessed, hanging her head as he said goodbye and headed out the door before she headed upstairs, practically collapsing into bed once she found the guestroom.