"Nah, Mick. Just stay calm. I think we can get outta this. My dad's got a safehouse he never really uses, I'll take you there. Ain't that far. I'll treat your hand, yeah?" First they had to get through this. They would, they had to. "It's gonna be fine, Mick. We'll be just us soon. You and me. Just a bit longer."
While the cops talked among themselves and gave Mick funny looks, Mick tried to focus on what Leonard was saying. "You should be at home. Lewis shouldn't be alone with Lisa." Mick mumbled because that should be Leonard's top priority. Lisa first, he screw up idiot boyfriend later.
"It's fine, he's passed out. Drank way too much, he ain't waking up before the morning. Don't worry about Lewis. We'll get you taken care of. I'll make a plan. We'll get a place for you, me, Lisa, whenever we can get away from Lewis, whenever we need to get away from him. Somewhere we can hang out." A place just them sounded pretty magical, he just had to figure out how to best finance it. But he would figure that out. "Don't worry about it, Mick."
"We'll give you the night, kid, then you gotta come in tomorrow at nine am sharp. If you're late or you don't show, it's going to mean harsh consequences."
Mick nodded his head and leaned in closer to Leonard, it definitely earned them a funny look. "I'll be there tomorrow. Nine. See you then."
"He won't be." Leonard pulled away from Mick to start walking, checking his watch. He made sure that Mick walked with him, really wanting to be alone with him as soon as he possibly could. "We're gonna go to my car. I gotta go inside, check on Lis and Lewis, get the keys to the safe house and we're off. I wanna stay with you tonight, okay? I just gotta leave before nine, I have to take care of Lis."
"Go home, just drop me off and I'll sleep. I won't do nothing. You gotta be there for Lisa, you can't leave a kid that age home alone and you can't leave them with a bastard like that." Lisa needed her big brother, Mick just needed to clear his head and relax. He needed to get some sleep in and pray that everything worked out. He approached the car slowly, keeping in step with Leonard. "Gotta keep my little princess safe, she matters the most."
"...please, let me be with you." Leonard was, as often, as always, between a rock and hard place, but he could figure this out. He always did. He wasn't leaving Mick alone before he had to. "Wait right here, yeah?"
That said he headed into the house, returning just a few minutes later with a bag of food and the keys in his pocket. He got into the driver's seat and waited for Mick to get in on the other side, handing him the bag.
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Mick nodded his head and leaned in closer to Leonard, it definitely earned them a funny look. "I'll be there tomorrow. Nine. See you then."
"Don't be late. We mean it."
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That said he headed into the house, returning just a few minutes later with a bag of food and the keys in his pocket. He got into the driver's seat and waited for Mick to get in on the other side, handing him the bag.
"Ready?"