Hold on, I'm comin!

Whoever was at the door seemed a bit impatient. So he quickly tosses the magazine aside and gets up off the sofa. Javen makes his way towards the door.

*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

I said I'm coming dammit!

This had so better be Ciara wearin nothin but a trenchcoat and high-heels as far as Javen was concerned.

*KNOCK KNOCK KNO...*

In a huff now Javen grabs the doorknob, turns it, and yanks the door open. And he's surprised to find not Ciara Cage in just a trenchcoat and heels but one of his older siblings with a suitcase in hand. A look of shock written all over Javen's face. he'd definately not expected to see his sibling....Oh screw the suspense! Javen hardly expected to see his brother CM anytime soon. I mean last he knew Christian was still on his search for Rhya and Gabby.

Chr....Christian? Wha....What are you doin here brotha?

Michaels with a look in his eyes that could kill Superman responds with...

I need a place to crash between now and the time I beat some sense back into Cross.

Christian pushing past his brother and entering the apartment. He tosses his suitcase into a recliner and looks around the place. Finally ole Javey shakes off the shock. He closes the door and turns around.

Did I hear you right? Are you looking to crash here while you...

Beat the tar outta Cross? Yes. So where do I sleep? Here in the livingroom or do you have a guest room?

CM is looking around the apartment for a door that could lead to a spare bedroom.

Neither. You're not staying here Chris....

Now its the Southern Heartthrob's turn to look surprised.

Excuse me?

Ya heard me Chris, you're not staying here.

Fine. I'll just go rent a hotel room for a couple weeks.

Javen shakes his head no.

You're not gonna do that either man. What you're gonna do is get back out there on the road and find Rhya an Gabby. That's what you're gonna do.

Simon are you outside your damned mind? Ya know I can stand Cross mocking me, dragging my name through the mud, and just baout anything else he wants to do. But what I can not stand is that seven foot-stupid attacking my family.

Holding his hands up Javen tries to calm his older brother down.

Whoa whoa whoa! Man just calm down and think about this Chris. If you suspend your search for Rhya and Gabby to come deal with Cross....Well dude you're just doing exactly what he wants. Ya know that's dangerous in teh first place, but considering that Seif, Rebecca Rancid,a nd jacob are involved too? That's like running towards the slaughter screaming: "Bahhhhh bahhhhh"

By this point the two brothers have sat down. CM having plopped down on the sofa and Javen sitting on the coffee table.

You know better than that Chris.

Yeah, but I don't care.

I do man. And I can't let ya do this. So just pick ya suitcase up, get back out, and you find your wife and kid. I'll be fine here in PWT. Cross is gonna learn soon enough that I'm not his pawn to use for his own means. Maybe I'm not gonna beat the big bastard, but he'll understand that he's best off letting me be.

I don't know....

Hey don't make me call the cops on ya.

A chuckle from Javen after making the empty threat. Its just funny enough to get CM to relax enough to chuckle too.

Alright.....I'll let you handle it this time Simon. But if this thing escalates anymore I'm coming back and loosening a few of his teeth myself.

Javen nods his approval. The two brothers ending up catching up late into the night.