[b]Tyler - The Road[/b]

Jessalyn turned to the man at her side and began to whisper. Tyler boggled at this, his anger flaring up again. What was there to discuss? There was no choice in the matter; Either she came quietly, or she came by force.

"Good, there's no need for things to be difficult," Tyler said when the woman finally walked across the line. She stared at him, her face full of determination but her eyes open wide in fear. Tyler wasn't sure which feature irritated him more. He took the woman gently by the shoulder and directed her toward Al and Gregory, who helped her climb into the bed of the truck. Brad got a little weird whenever he was forced to sit with the women. 

The truck backed up and pulled a one-eighty. Tyler took a look back to make sure neither of the men were treating Jessalyn roughly. It was almost surreal to have this woman fall into his lap so easily. He would not have to get it out of Lynn now, a task that he knew would have been very difficult. With that out of the way, Tyler could truly start with Lynn. He had big plans for her, after all.

"We can't keep doing this," Brad said. "Fuck Haywood." The man slammed a fist down on the steering wheel. "Something was up with that deal today, Boss. I swear it." Tyler didn't respond, but he felt himself agreeing with Brad. That wasn't the man's usual paranoia talking; The deal today was simply off. Tyler would have to cut them loose, no matter how valuable they had been.

The rest of the drive was spent in silence.

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[b]Bex - The Cells - Tyler, Lynn, Jess & Emma[/b]

Bex sighed and shifted on his feet. He'd been watching the cells all day now and it was becoming increasingly difficult not to just walk away now. He had spoken with the girl and all he had gotten out of it was a gnawing feeling of guilt.

Tyler walked into the cells, flanked by Brad. He held a pregnant woman by the arm. No doubt she was the girl offered in the deal. "Bex, excuse us for a moment, will you?"

Bex shrugged. "Sure thing." He had had enough of this job anyway. He made his way for the exit, ignoring the dirty look that Brad gave him along the way. Outside the entrance, Bex stopped. He couldn't stop thinking about that girl, Emma. It occurred to him that the next time he saw her, she could already be broken. "For fuck's sake," he muttered, stepping across the hall and ducking into another corridor. He stood up next the wall, his head turned toward the entrance to the cells.

"... friend for you," He heard Tyler say. There were scraping noises, as if someone was dragging their feet. "Funny how things work out, isn't it?" Tyler said, a grin practically audible in his words. "You two should catch up."