Prison

Jay was transferred to the Tombs. Diane was still in prison awaiting trial. Marc and Alana were back in Queens. Anat was back on the Upper East Side. She was taking Dan to La Masseria for lunch. She had so much she wanted to tell him. She felt for their relationship to develop she should open up about her life. Not her superpowers. The only people that knew of that were the ones she fought. She knew Marc and Alana would never open their mouths. They were not friends. But left camp on friendlier terms than they’d ever known.

On their ride home, Alana and Marc discussed what they should do about their relationship with Anat. They knew they’d bump into her again. At this point, they felt they would try not to fight her. They believe she didn’t want to fight them. Alana actually said she looked pretty. Marc nodded his head in agreement. She knew she would be testing Jerry. They wanted to test him. They planned to go back to visit Diane in prison. They knew they likely would not get to see Jay.

Anat and Dan had the outdoor seating at La Masseria to themselves. They ordered a bottle of white. Dan was a little nervous. In his mind, he knew he liked her. Dan usually dated the ladies that hung around cops and watched them play their softball and football games in the local parks. After the games, they’d usually go for beer and burgers. Or pizza. Anat is different. Sure, Dan went to nicer places. But he was more of a beer and burger guy. But there was something about Anat.

The two talked over some tasty mozzarella and tomato with oil and balsamic vinegar. Butter melted off their bread. They ordered gnocchi and ravioli Angelina. They toasted to the beginnings of a great relationship. Anat spoke of her troubled past. Earnestly Dan listened. He said he was impressed with how far she’s come and wants to be part of her next steps. Anat turned bright red. She picked up the check and they walked along 8^th Avenue.

Normally Dan would have hugged and kissed her. But he knew they were at different times. He looked her in the eyes and asked if he could kiss her. She got close to him and they locked lips.

Jay was getting ready for dinner in the prison’s mess hall. The inmates were sizing him up. He was in good shape. They gave him some looks. One went over and introduced himself to him. He was the leader of one of the prison gangs. Another gang leader came and threw a punch at Jay. He was caught off guard and took the punch. Then all of a sudden Jay unleashed glass from his fingers. He nailed the guy. All of a sudden a melee broke out. Prison guards did their best to stop it. But Jay was out of control. Two guards went down. Several prisoners were on the floor. He started running toward the exit. Two guards fired their weapons at him. He ran right into one and knocked him down. The other jumped back. Before Jay was a druggie he was a good football player. He also ran track. He ran right out of the prison.