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Second Chances(blair/lady)

Anna's eyes shifted over to Rhys, and she offered him a smile. She knew, just by the looks of him, that he spent a lot of time worrying and blaming himself. She hated that for him, and if she could, she'd go back in time and never go shopping at all.

"Rhys," she whispered through the mask that covered her mouth. Her breathing was stable for now, considering she had was on pain medication, but it was labored. She definitely needed the machine she was on, even if it was inconvenient. All she wanted was to kiss him and make him feel better, but she could barely move, and that upset her more than anything... Gently, she reached her hand toward him.

Winston leaned in to Nyx and pressed his face into her shoulder. "I hate seeing him like that," he murmured, "He is still a little kid to me, you know. And he doesn't deserve to hurt this much." He swallowed and pulled away from her, looking her in the eyes. "He'll be with her for a while. Why don't we go down to the cafeteria? I don't want to leave, but I'm hungry."
 
Rhys looked relieved as she said his name, as if he could finally believe that she was really living. Pausing long enough to pull a chair up close to the bed and slipping a hand into hers, sitting down slowly as he looked her over. “I was worried about you.”he muttered pressing a kiss to her hand as he held it against his cheek as he slumped over her knees, closing his eyes, taking a deep breath, trying to relax. “Just rest. I’m not going anywhere.”

“I know,sweetheart, I know.”She muttered as he pressed his face into her shoulder, raising a hand and gently stroking his hair. “He’ll always be a little kid to you,even if he does yell at you.”She muttered smiling slightly, before shaking her head.”No, he didn’t. but it happened, and we’ll help him deal with it.”She muttered before nodding as he looked at her, stealing a kiss before standing. “Come on, we’ll go suffer through hospital food.”She muttered pulling him up, wrapping a arm around his waist as she walked with him down the hall to the elevator, jumping a little as the bell dinged. Stepping inside she took a deep breath, willing to bear being here, to be with him, smiling as they got downstairs. “What do you want to eat?It looks like they have chicken or steak.”She said looking up at him.
 
Annabel watching him, stroking his cheek gently. "I know," she whispered, "I'm sorry." She took a few deep breaths and closed her eyes, because in all honesty, the medicine was making her awfully sleepy. Now that she had him there, she finally felt relaxed enough to submit to sleep. However, she didn't do it with out taking another look at him, just to be sure he was there. The medicine might be calming her down, but she was still pretty freaked out about being followed. "I love you," she murmured through her breathing machine.

Winston smirked a bit and put his hand on the middle of her back. "Chicken, I guess," he said, moving into the cafeteria and standing in line. After they got their plates and sat down at a private table, he sighed. "I just don't know what I'm going to do with him... He can't stay involved anymore. If they go after him... If something happened to my brother, I know exactly what would happen." He swallowed hard. "I'd turn into my father. I know it. Because there isn't anyone that I wouldn't painfully kill for him."
 
“Shh,don’t worry about it. Rest.”Rhys muttered watching her, smiling a little, flushing a little at her words.”I love you to.”he muttered, laying his head down on the bed, pillowing his head on his arms as he fell asleep, content to just be with her, to watch over her. And able to voice his feelings, because she was drugged, it was easier to admit something when he was pretty sure she wouldn’t remember it.

When they sat down nyx sighed softly looking at him. Wishing she could reassure him that he would never become his father, but she couldn’t. Taking a few bites of food she looked up at him, shaking her head.”he’s already involved Winston. And there’s no where safe enough to hide. For a time, yes. But if they’re determined to hurt you…they wont let him go. They’ll find him. Keep him here, you can at least look after him.Even with….work….help…I don’t think it would be enough.”She said looking down at her plate, swallowing hard. Painful memories choking her. Her father had tried to hide, to run away from his father to keep her out of the mob, but in the end…all his resistance had earned him was a painfully slow death in a hospital, and a 16 year old daughter who’d been so scarred by the experience she could barely be in a hospital without hyperventilating.
 
Winston clenched a jaw and nodded. "I know, I know," he said, "He's safer with me. For now. But what happens if they kill me, huh? Who's going to protect him?" He looked frustrated, because he hated all of this. Why couldn't they have been born into a normal family? Reaching across the table, he took her hand and rubbed his thumb across her knuckles. It was nice to have someone there to comfort him when he was so... so tangled within his thoughts.

"You realize that this changes things, right? This was no accident, you know. People are out to hurt those who are important in my life, and now I'm not going to be able to let you go anywhere without a few guards, atleast. Things are going to be different, because we have a mob war on the rise. I can feel it." He pressed his lips together, letting a deep breath out of his nose.
 
Nyx stared across the table at him, smiling slightly when he took her hand, curling her fingers around his before smirking a little. “I’ll get him to connor’s, who will kill anyone who comes near him, and then I’ll pull some strings and send his ass to Switzerland. No one keeps secrets like the swiss. But nothing’s going to happen to you, I wont let it.”She muttered just as tangled up as he was before tilting her head before pouting.

“Well damn, there goes that affair I was having on the side. Being surrounded by bodyguards puts a crimp in my dating.”She said rolling her eyes, inviting him to laugh a little before growing serious. “I know. It’s a war in the making.”She sighed softly, getting up and moving around to sit next to him, needing to be close, to reassure herself he was okay. “Come on, finish eating, and we’ll go find a room to get some sleep. You need sleep if you’re going to have to play general.”she muttered teasing him a little, trying to get him to relax for a moment, because she knew that this was going to be stressful for him, and she wanted to do all she could to keep him from turning into his father.
 
Winston smiled and leaned into her, kissing her cheek. "Affair? Whatever," he said, chuckling a little, "I'll let the guards know that you need to make the rounds to all of your boyfriends."

Finishing his food, he finally stood back up and led her to the front desk, paying them to let them stay at in one of the bedrooms for the night. But before he settled in to sleep, he moved into the room Rhys and Anna were in and shook his brother's shoulder.

"Hey," he whispered, "You sure you don't want to catch some sleep in a bed tonight?" He lips pressed together in worry.
 
“Well, you know there are so many of them.”Nyx teased rolling her eyes, “I’ll just have to disappoint all of them by telling them I have guards tagging along.”She said looking amused as they headed upstairs to their room, looking worried as she watched him wake rhys.

“I better. I’ll have one of the nurses bring a day bed in here…go get some sleep Winston. You look ready to fall over.”Rhys said looking just as worried as Winston did, having known nyx had dragged Winston away to get some rest, and feeling horrible for being the reason he returned.”Go.”

In the morning nyx yawned as she pressed her face against winston’s shoulder, whining quietly as the sun hit her in the face. Not wanting to get up, but knowing that there were things to be done. Sitting up slowly she paused to make sure Winston was still asleep before moving into the other room to check on Annabel and rhys. Looking amused that rhys barely stirred as she entered the room, moving over to the bed she looked sad, looking down at the woman in front of her. “Annabel?how do you feel?”She muttered when she realized the woman was awake.
 
Annabel peered up at the other woman and offered a smile despite the fact that her meds were wearing off and she was in pain. "Rough," she admitted, then smirked, "I'm okay." As she spoke, she looked over to Rhys and sighed sadly. "I just hate to see him that upset and know it's because of me."

Winston stirred a few moments later. He quickly put on his clothes and entered the room where the others were, looking relieved to see them all there. He walked over to Nyx and laid a hand on her shoulder, then smiled down at Annabel. "I'm sorry this had to happen," he murmured, but Anna shook her head.

"It's not your fault."

Winston frowned at that, because he was pretty sure it was.. "Rhys, I'm going down to get some breakfast," he said, calling to his sleeping, "Can I get you something?"
 
“Well, he loves you. He wasn’t going to react any other way but with worry.”She muttered looking down at the woman, glancing up when Winston came in, smiling a little. Pained because she knew that this was their fault, that they got her hurt, but there was nothing to do about it.

“Hmm..yea…just something to snack on.”Rhys muttered yawning as he stretched, looking tired and exhausted still despite having gone to sleep, looking at his brother.
 
"Okay," Winston said, patting his brother's shoulder before leaving to go down the street to the Starbucks. He grabbed a few breakfast sandwiches and a couple cups of coffee, then brought them back up. He sat them on the table beside the couch Rhys was sleeping on, then turned to Nyx. "I'm going to go talk to the doctor. There's no point of making her stay in this hospital when we can afford to pay someone to take care of her at home. She needs to be in a bed with... nicer surroundings."

With that, he headed out to the hall way in search for who he wanted to talk to.

Anna looked up at Nyx with a frown. "I'm fine," she promised, "He doesn't need to go through that kind of trouble for me... I'm not even family." She blushed a bit, feeling guilty about all of this. Not only were they paying for her health care, but she totaled one of their cars.
 
Rhys yawned as he stirred again, rubbing his eyes as he realized that there was food there. Nodding at winston’s words he smiled softly, “Thanks.”He muttered looking up at Winston, loving the idea of getting her home, getting her somewhere a little more secure and nice to rest in.

Nyx snorted a little looking down at her. “Well, his brother is in love with you, that’s enough to be family. Besides….he’s feeling guilty. Let him take care of you, Annabel. He’ll feel better for it.”She said reaching down and squeezing her hand. “Your accident, my accident…someone’s hurting the people Winston cares for. Don’t give him a hard time for taking care of you.”She said smiling a little at her. Hating that the woman had been hurt, and knowing Winston was feeling horrible about it, and about how rhys was dealing with this.
 
Annabel nodded slowly, understanding what she meant. It didn't really make her feel any better, but she was willing to stay quiet about it. "Will you ask the doctor about some more pain medicine?" she asked, taking deep breaths, "It's wearing off." Letting her head roll to the side a bit, she smiled when she saw Rhys. It made her feel better to know he had stayed there all night with her. It was sweet and sad at the whole time.

Winston came back a few minutes later. "They said as soon as they get her pain medication for the morning, we can transfer her by ambulance to the house and get her set up there," he said.
 
“Yea, I will.”Nyx said smiling a little, tilting her head a little when Winston came back in. turning to look at Annabel.”we’ll get you home soon.”She muttered, getting ready to get her home, knowing this was going to be hard.

When they got home rhys hovered at Annabel’s side as they got to the bedroom, his words dark and worried, looking up at the EMT that was getting Annabel set up in his bed, “So. What do I need to know to do?Besides the pain medication.”He said biting his lip as he tried to stay calm and totally not lose his mind with worrying to much.

“We’ll need to hire a nurse. He wont be able to do everything by himself.”Nyx muttered looking up at Winston as they walked into the house, looking just as tired and worn as he did. Because she knew that as long as this war was starting, as long as they were in danger, nothing was going to be calm. And even though it was totally selfish, she was disappointed at the idea of postponing the wedding until things were over. Disliking even for a moment, the uncertainty that would crowd her life.
 
Winston nodded, walking along side Nyx toward their bedroom. "I have it covered," he said, "The nurse is on her way. She'll take care of Annabel and live in the house until she's recovered." He moved into the bedroom and sat down on the foot of the bed, reaching up to rub a hand over his face. He was tired, stressed, and full of guilt. Not only had it been him who kidnapped Anna in the first place, but now he's the reason she's in critical condition.

The EMT shook his head. "Your brother hired a nurse," he said, "She should be here any minutes to help you. She's an elderly woman, but really good with at home patience. Very kind and nurturing, unlike these young nurses these days." He smirked and continued to set machines up around the bed. Anna looked a little better, though still bruises up. She was sitting to where the pillows had her elevated enough to watch television at least. "Rhys," she whispered, reaching out for his hand, "Calm down."
 
Nyx sighed as she sat down next to him, slipping a hand his, squeezing his hand.”She’ll be fine. And we’ll deal with everything else. Together.”She muttered resting her head on his shoulder, trying to relax.

“Good.”Ryhs muttered looking pleased at the idea of not having to figure out how to take care of Annabel, reaching out and taking her hand as he sat down next to her. “I’ll try.”he said smiling a little as he tried to indeed to relax.

Weeks later Nyx smiled, though looking strained, she looked happy, having convinced both Winston and rhys that it would do all of them good to get out of the house for a bit. Walking into winston’s office she shivered in her sweater, smiling as she saw Winston behind his desk, leaning against the doorframe for a moment. Even though it was still early fall, it was starting to get cold in northern new York. “Ready to go?”She said smiling at him.

Rhys sighed softly rubbing a hand over his face, smiling at Annabel as he helped her get up. While she was healed, he still hovered near her, needing to take care of her. Pressing a kiss to her cheek. “How do you feel?”he said as he stroked a hand over her hair.
 
Winston looked up at her and smiled, still working on some paper work. "Almost," he said, "I just need to put some stuff away and grab some cash out of the safe." He stood up from the desk and walked around to the other side of the room, putting files away and opening up the safe in the floor under the rug. "We aren't going to use credit cards for a while. I don't want people tracing us... Do the maids have everything packed?"

Annabel smiled and reached up to kiss him gently. She was healed, but she still moved a little lower than normal. She was off her pain medication, which made some days harder than others, but all in all, she was okay. She would live, and eventually, she would be back to her old self and going on jogs... "I feel great," she said, leaning into him, "I promise."
 
“Probably a good idea.”Nyx said thinking about how they tracked criminals, this time it was them being traced, but having less trails that led straight towards the four of them, would be good. Tilting her head a little as she watched him kneel down, as fascinated with his ass as she had been the day she met him she smiled. “yea, its all down in the SUV waiting for us.”She said,sounding a touch vague as she thought about him naked, having bullied the guards into agreeing on the SUV as it would be less visible then the limo.

Rhys sighed softly kissing her back, resting his forehead against her head for a moment before nodding. “Good. And you’ll tell me if you need to rest or anything. This whole weekend is just for us, to rest and get away for awhile.”he said smiling as he helped her up.”Come on, I saw nyx onmy way up, she’s grabbing Winston, so its time to go.”he said smiling a little as he helped her towards the door.
 
Winston nodded, grabbing several stacks of cash and putting them into a bag. "Good," he said, "The SUV will be better." He stood up and put the bag over his shoulder, then leaned down to kiss her cheek. It seemed that even though he was tired and frustrated, his cool exterior was slowly starting to warm and soften to her presence. He truly was trying his best. "Come on. Let's go meet the other two downstairs and head out. I'm ready to get the fuck out of here for a few days."

Annabel smiled and nodded. "I'll let you know," she said, "But we will have fun, and there will be plenty of time to rest. I'm pretty sure that your brother booked us a spa appointment, so that will be nice." Leaning in, she kissed him on the cheek and walked with him down stairs and toward the car, climbing in the back seat beside him.
 
NYx smiled as he kissed her cheek, looking amused at his reaction to just seeing her in his company. Even after just over a half a year, the man had warmed to her, more then she’d ever thought possible. Grinning she nodded,”Lets. I want to get that spa date we had to interrupt last time.”she said looking amused as they headed downstairs.

“Hm, a spa would be nice. A back massage sounds amazing.”He grinned looking amused as they got into the car, smirking a little when he saw Winston and nyx. It amused him, to see his brother so attentive to a lover, when before lovers came and went as easily as the morning newspaper in winston’s life.

When they got to vegas nyx grinned as they walked into the hotel suite, shaking her head as she realized that the two bedrooms, connected by a small kitchen and living room, took up most of the upper level of the hotel. “Do you know how to blend in?I mean, this room is as big as my old apartment.”She teased looking up at Winston.

“So, what do you want to do first, go gamble, visit strip clubs, or spa?”Rhys said teasing Annabel as he carried their bags into their room looking around. Despite knowing they’d left to get away from the stress of work for awhile, and were supposed to be staying under the radar, it seemed they were always going to travel in style.
 
Winston shrugged and put their bags down by the bed. "Me blend in? No."

Turning, he put his hands on her hips and leaned down to kiss her on the lips, pulling her into his chest. "Are you sure you want to run off to the spa?" he asked, grinning a bit, "We have all week for that..."

Annabel giggled and moved to lean against the doorway. "Let's go to the spa," she said, "And then we can go to all of the casinos and strip clubs you want." Walking across the room, she reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck. He had been so good to her during her recovery process, making her fall for him even more than she thought possible. It was insane how far they have come...
 
Nyx smirked a little looking up at him as she leaned into his chest, resting her hands against his chest, looking so very small and fragile against him. Breakable, compared to how strong he appeared to be. “Hmm, and what else did you have in mind to help me relax?”She muttered smirking as she heard the other door closing, knowing they were alone now.

Rhys laughed looking her over, “Hm, but there’s so many strip clubs to try…”He muttered looking down at her as he kissed her lightly before picking her up. Heading for the door, rolling his eyes a little at the sight of Winston and nyx across the room as he left the suite, having not ever changed his opinion that the two had sex all the time. Smirking down at Annabel he kissed her lightly.”So, what’s first? Massage, pedicure, other beauty things?”he said wrinkling his nose a little as he ignored the looks he was getting from everyone they past as he carried her down to the spa.
 
Winston chuckled and reached down, picking her up from behind her knees and wrapping her legs around his waist. "Oh, I know you are smarter than that, Sweetheart," he said, leaning in to kiss her, "You know exactly what I have planned." Slowly, he started to walk toward the bed, laying her down then crawling on top of her. He began to kiss her neck, pulling the hem of her shirt up enough so his hand could get inside of it.

Annabel blushed as he carried her, looking down at him with a smirk. "Baby, I can walk," she teased, "You know that. I'm fine." She leaned down and kissed his cheek.

"A massage," she said, "I won't put you through anything too girly. Just some relaxing and unwinding."
 
Nyx laughed as he picked her up, kissing him back as he carried her. Laughing as she was laid down she moaned softly as he laid down on top of her, tilting her head to the side as he kissed her neck, her neck was so sensitive, making her shudder and moan under him as she squirmed to get closer, needing more. Tugging at his shirt to explore his torso, she made him move away just long enough so she could pull it off before raising her head, pressing a kiss to his shoulder, kissing up along his neck,making her way to his mouth.

“I don’t care. Its not that far, and you get tired easier.”Rhys said looking annoyed with her teasing, kissing her light before laughing softly.”That’s good. I’d hate getting my nails done. It wouldn’t do anything good for my reputation.”he said laughing quietly as they got to the spa, setting her down as they were led back to the massaging room, sighing quietly as he undressed and laid down.
 
Winston felt a bit guilty about being there without Connor for some reason, but that didn't mean he wasn't having a good time. He intended to dote on his fiance and hopefully make up for the fact that their wedding was going to be postponed indefinitely. It just wasn't safe to had a big wedding at the moment. He couldn't trust anyone, to be honest, and he didn't want her to be hurt... Lifting her shirt up over her head, he grinned and undid her bra. "You know, you are quite beautiful," he murmured, placing his lips around one of her nipples. As he sucked, he started to push his hand beneath the waistband of her jeans.

Annabel undressed making a show about getting naked in front of him, teasing with a wink, but as she did so, she also exposed the scar across her abdomen from surgery. "I've never had a massage," she said, smiling as she laid down on the table. "I think this will be nice..."
 
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