A Day in the Park

[Elijah]

The two main gangs of Sleepy Hollow had a shaky truce. They weren't best friends, but atleast they didn't kill each other on the streets. Eames was running the Irish gang efficiently and everyone loved him. He finally forgave Cedric for everything he'd done and let him back into the family. He wasn't just a driver anymore either. He was a soldier for the family.

Zoey was still cold to Cedric, but he always smiled when he saw her. He cared about her, he just wasn't in love with her. He was in love with Isabella, who still couldn't be with Ced publicly. Eames didn't care what Cedric did, as long as he didn't start another war. He had to keep it under wraps.

Cedric and Eames were just finishing a conversation in the park, where no one would dare attack. Too many innocents around. "Ced, tomorrow I want you to stop by that China Town shop and pick up the package I ordered. Then go by Sarge's place and get the....well, do a little shopping," he winked. He couldn't tell Cedric to go buy weapons in case they were being listened too.

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

Zoe had been forced to accompany them just in case of an attack. Usually she volunteered, but this time, Eames had taken Cedric on the walk. She was livid when Eames let him back into the family, but there was some part of her that couldn't tell Eames the truth about how she got shot. At the time she blamed it on Ciaran since he was already dead. No matter how much she hated Cedric and what he had become, she just couldn't sell him out and it pissed her off.

Instead she did the one thing she could do: ignore him. Everytime he was in the same room or eyesight of her she gave him the cold shoulder. She considered him a blood traitor, whether Eames agreed or not. A few others agreed with her, but none of them were going to stand up to Eames.

Eames also wasn't letting her go on many assassin runs, she was lucky if she went once a month. She hated staying in and being Eames' lapdog. Killing was her way of relieving any stress and fustration, it was how she dealt when Eames was in prison. It was harder since he stopped putting her on runs and it made her snap at people. Her new tension relief was to take guys home with her. It was the main reason she didn't live in the main house with Eames. She had told him she was old enough to live on her own, but in reality, she didn't want Eames taking something else away from her.

She had her gun tucked away in the back of her jeans, covered by a long white tanktop and leather jacket. She leaned against the car, waiting for Eames and Cedric to get back. The driver was rambling on about how he lost six hundred the previous night at poker with the family and she was pretending to care, saying 'mhmm' and 'I agree' whenever he paused.

[Elijah]

"Business tomorrow, but for tonight, some of the guys wanted to go down to the club."
"Club?"
"Strip club Ced. What do ya say?"
Cedric rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled. "Nah, I can't. I have a...a date."
"You get your own private dance then?" Eames asked, nudging Ced with his shoulder. The two laughed it up and headed back to the car. Eames gave his sister a kiss on the cheek and Ced smiled at her. He knew she hated him, but he couldn't bring himself to ignore her. "You look very pretty today," he said, trying to give her a compliment.

"Are you riding with us?" Eames asked, opening the passenger car door. Cedric shook his head and shoved his hands in his pocket. "No, i've got some errands to run. I'll talk to you later."

"Don't forget what we talked about."

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

Zoe flipped Cedric off before climbing into the car. "You guys are going out tonight? Does that mean I get the night off?" She asked, hopeful. She would hit up the bars and maybe find someone to have some fun with. She leaned back against the seat and waited to get back to the house so she could grab her car.

[Elijah]

"Yes we're going out and yes, I give you the night off. I give it to you, because I trust you not to sleep with a bunch of guys and get STDs, got it?" His sister's attitude was really getting on his nerves. "You think you're some badass, but you're just a little girl. You're my little sister." The car had already started moving down the street. "I wish you would stop pretending that you don't care. Find yourself a good guy, and stick with him. Settle down a bit. You don't have to get hitched or anything. Just please Zoe....i'm starting to go grey."

Cedric picked up a flower at a stand and then headed for the payphone he always called Isabella on. He'd made it their meeting spot, but if she wasn't there, he'd call her. She could've been held up, or at a meeting with her father or hanging out with friends.

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

"You're going to a strip club and you're lecturing me? Funny." Zoe hated having these conversations with Eames because she always wanted to end up screaming at him that she wasn't a little girl anymore. She stopped being one when she first got into this business. Not to mention that when Eames was arrested she was on her own for two years and grew up really fast. He didn't get how him being in prison changed her.

"And if you haven't noticed, it would be a little hard to settle down with someone. Especially when I go to take them to visit my mob boss brother. F.Y.I. that doesn't go over well with most people. Besides," She paused and looked out the window and her voice dropped. "it's easier this way."

Isabella raced down the street in Marco's car. Once her father knew that Tommy was okay and had a talk with Eames he decided against killing Cedric, but Cedric was banned from the property and Bella wasn't allowed to see him. Surprisingly, Marco started to help her more and more to create distractions. This time he even lent her the car. She stopped right infront of Cedric and parked the car before getting out. "You like? Marco gave me his car for today." She stated with a smile.

[Elijah]

"Easier what way? Easier just sleeping with guys and then killing them? I know you don't do that, but i'm using it as an example. Look, why don't you go out with Hayden tonight? He's a nice boy. I'm sure he's good looking enough for you. Hopefully we'll both get laid tonight," he said, mumbling the last part and then chuckling. "I just said that to my sister. Hmm, maybe I should let the maid talk to you. She's a lady."

"That's definitely a snazzy car ya got there," he smiled, handing her the flower and kissing her on the cheek. "Marco's not trying to set me up, is he? I don't wanna be jumped while we're at dinner or something. That reminds me, what do you want to do today? Today revolves around you."

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

Zoe rolled her eyes and sighed. "And what makes you think he'd want to go out with me? If you haven't noticed, most of the guys stay away from me. And then there are the ones who stick around even though I want them to go away." She was referring to Cedric, which she was sure Eames knew about. Everyone in the household knew she hated Cedric, it was known even with the newbies.

Secretly she did think Hayden was pretty hot, but he never spoke a lot to her. She figured he was afraid of her or something like the others. To her it was easier to just pick up a random guy who knew nothing about her or her life. Why did she want to get a guy to like her anyway? Most of the guys she cared about ended up betraying her.

Isabella chuckled. "No, I told you, everyone has forgiven you for accidentally shooting Tommy, well except Tommy. Marco challenged him to a round of pool, he'll be content for hours. Don't worry, but Marco actually wants to talk to you tonight. He says if things are going to continue this way he wants a word with you. And he promises he won't even be armed."

[Elijah]

"Give Cedric a break. The kid's had to make some tough choices. I don't approve of the rumored fling he has with that italian girl, but what can I do. He'll learn his lesson from that one. Until that day, i'll protect him as best as I can. He's done a lot for us in the past. Don't judge him on one mistake."

Eames called Hadyen during their car ride and told him to clear his schedule for tonight. When he hung up, he said "You have a date tonight Zoe. Remember....uh...use protection or something."

"Marco doesn't need a weapon Isabella," Cedric said, rolling his eyes. "He's gonna beat me with his own hands. I know what he's gonna do. He's gonna pull that 'You better take care of her, or i'll kill ya' thing. I'm gonna have to hear the speech and convince him that I love you. It's pointless. Doesn't he know that we've been together for like two years?"

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

"Rumored? Oh trust me, it's not a rumor. And no, I won't give him a break. He betrayed me so as far as I'm concerned, he can go to hell." Zoe almost smacked Eames over the head when he called Hayden. "Thanks, now he's going to think I'm desperate." She rolled her eyes, but she wasn't mad at Eames.

When they got home she got out of the car. "Oh and remember, strippers have STD's, so use protection." She stuck her tongue out at Eames before walking inside. She was going to find Hayden and talk to him. She found him in the den, playing pool with some of the guys. "Hayden, a word?" She asked, noticing the slight fear in the other guys' eyes.

Isabella frowned slightly. "Yes he does and I reminded him, but he swears he just wants to talk. I know it's going to be that same speech, he's done it with every guy I've been with. The only reason I allow it is because he's my brother."

[Elijah]

"Ya sure," he said, giving her a warm smile and setting the pool stick down. Truth was, he found Zoe extremely attractive, but he was scared Eames would drop him in the river if he ever got near her. When Eames called and set the two of them up, Hayden couldn't have been happier. He walked with her into another room so they could have privacy. "Zoe, i'm sorry your brother set us up. Personally, I love the arrangement, but if you don't want to go out with me, you don't have to."

"Does he wanna talk now, or what?" he asked, getting a little nervous and pale. "I've been jumped one too many times by your family," he said with a fake smile. "For you...i'll do it."

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

Zoe couldn't deny that she was extremely surprised that Hayden actually wanted to go out with her. "You--You do? Oh well then cool. I was just going to tell you that you didn't have to go out with me just because my brother told you to. Well I'm up for anything you want to do." She was still a little surprised.

"He said to have fun on our date and he'll talk to you when we get back. Midnight the latest." Isabella took his hand in hers and gently pressed her lips against his. "He is the one person in my family that I am sure won't hurt you. Come on, lets go on our date. I reserved this two weeks ago." Isabella put the car in drive and drove off to the docks.

[Elijah]

"We could go see a movie and then get something to eat. Then we could make out. That sounds like a pretty good idea, huh?" he said with a smirk. "We might even stop by the shooting range to let off a few rounds."

"The docks? Oh no, you're gonna whack me," he chuckled. "I really should go see a shrink. I'm not crazy though. In this line of work, people are always killing each other. Wait---what did you reserve?"

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

Zoe smirked. "Shooting range? Are you sure you'd be able to keep up?" She teased. It was well known that she was an amazing shot and had been the top assassin. She missed being able to shoot a gun, it even sounded better than the movie, but she wasn't about to say that.

Isabella chuckled and got out of the car. "I reserved that." She pointed to a sailboat that was docked and had a bearded attendant. She had the best restaurant food brought over with a blanket and everything they needed for a date on the bay.

[Elijah]

"You know, i'm not a pretty bad shot myself. I think you'd be surprised. I was in the military for a tiny bit and I learned the awesome skills of a sniper. I'm really good at headshots, even with pistols. Come on, lets go to my car."

"Wow....I feel like I should've contributed in some way," he chuckled. He led her onto the sailboat and nodded his head to the guy. "Nice spread," he commented on the food. He kissed her passionately and then popped the champagne bottle.