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"I would like to say that it would do your heart and soul good, but I am guessing cold, hard cash is more appreciated."
"Damn straight. We are not morons. We need money."
"To purchase drugs?" She braved the fierce looks and felt the fear leaving her. They were just boys from the looks of them.
"Look, far be it for me to tell you how to live your lives, but there are so many ways you could make something of yourselves. It does not matter what it is you are going through; you can make it. I came from a crappy home myself-"
"We don't need some rich bitch preaching to us." Red Hoodie told her coldly.
"I am not some rich bitch and I was not preaching." She shoved at him and had his eyes widening in shock. "Have some damn respect. I am about to be a mother and don't think I cannot whoop your damn ass.
This shelter is on your turf and I am certain you want the kids in there and the people taking care of them to be safe. If not, then you are definitely assholes who don't deserve anything good. Will you keep the rides safe or not? There is cash in it for you when we leave."
They both looked at each other and Remi held her breath as she waited.
"Yeah. I mean yes, ma'am." Red Hoodie said respectfully.
"Oh, please don't call me ma'am, I am not old enough for that. What's your name?" She nodded at Red Hoodie.
"Steve and this here is Brad."
"Okay Steve and Brad, I am leaving this sweet ride in your capable hands. My friends should be swinging by soon, see to it that they are okay."
"Yes ma'am, I mean miss."
"Good enough." She swung away and marched towards the building.
"I saw everything from the window of my office and I felt the fear clutching my chest." Mrs. Ivy Delaporte greeted her enthusiastically. "I could not believe you did that. Both boys were at the shelter for several years and are ones that slipped through the cracks."
"I had to show them that I was not afraid, even though I was scared as hell." Remi grasped the woman's outstretched hands with a smile. "My legs were shaking the entire time."
"You are a very brave woman."
"Or a foolish one." She glanced out the window to see both boys leaning against the fence. "Think they will stick?"
"I am sure they will. Shall we wait for the others or do you want to meet the children?"
"I want to meet the children."
"Come this way, please. And I must say we are overwhelmed by the attention we are receiving."
"Giving back should come naturally."
"It should, but it is not always the case."
*****
"She is very brave, that one." Detective Brown reported. "We had men in the area as instructed. Plain clothes men and what they saw was something commendable.
She engaged those two boys in conversation and got them to guard the area like terriers." The man grinned and shook his graying head. "We certainly could use someone like her on the force. She is fearless."
"And foolish," Wade said grimly. "She knew better than to confront them."
"She got the results. By the time she was through, she had them eating out of her hands. She also invited them out of the cold to have a meal. I have a feeling that they were going to personally see to the safety of the shelter from now on. The place has been riddled with drug pushers and addicts.
As soon as we make a sweep, it would settle down for a couple of weeks and then back to square one again. The old dilapidated building is a hive for addicts and needs to be demolished."
"It will be soon. Now that my woman has taken a particular interest in the shelter, it will be sooner rather than later. Thank you, Dan.,"
