Ch. 36..40: Until I Met You Chapter 36-40
Chapter 36
Guilt. Regret . I so hate it
I regretted fighting Leslie and smashing her head against the TV. What if something terrible happens to her ? I might not be at fault but I won’t forgive myself. I mean I should have ignored her in the first place and she won’t be stuck in a hospital with bandages wrapped around her head.
” You don’t have to kill yourself Ariel. It wasn’t your fault.”
” People won’t even care. I should have ignored her.” I sigh and palm my forehead. I shouldn’t have stopped by in the apartment if i knew.
” She got what she deserved.” Alexa hisses.
” Really? Alex you advised Ariel to fuckin’ smash her head on a TV. A fuckin TV. That shit hurts you know.” Hazel butt in.
” Says the bitch who fucks every random boy in college.” Alexa retorts.
” The last time I checked , you also fucked random boys. Bitch you don’t even stay longer in a relationship.” Hazel talks back. They ain’t helping.
Alexa chuckles.” I pay my bills bitch. I can’t remember hooking up with dickheads because I wanna look stunning. Bitch you’re a hoe. You got dumped by your own fuckin’ parents.” Alexa smirks.
That sort of hit a button in Hazel. She bites her bottom lip rather too aggressive as she glares at Alexa.
” The next time…”
” What you gon’ do slut?” Alexa smirks and pushes herself into Hazel crossing her arms.
” You’re fucked Hazel. Just a quick reminder , we ain’t the same. You’re some loose bitch who look up to her daddy’s fuck boy boyfriend. Why don’t you get some room and kill yourself, ugly, dirty hoe.” Alexa scoffs.
” Alexa, don’t start a fight.” I try to intervene.
” Bitch I’mma beat your ass including your broke ass boyfriend. One more word hoe, and I won’t hold back throwing you off that balcony.” Alexa glares daggers at hazel. That wasn’t a mere threat , she’d do it if Hazel pissed her off.
” Ariel.” Mom walks in with Dad. Both looking toast.
” What happened?” They rambles.
I sigh and rub my palm on my arms.
” It’s was an accident.”
” Really? Ariel you fought with your sister and smashed her head on a TV. Ariel a TV!” mom yells and that seems to easily buy people’s attention from the waiting room.
” It wasn’t my fault. She called me a hoe for heaven’s sake. She slapped me. I saw nothing wrong in fighting back and defending myself.”
” So you thought slamming her head on a TV was the best fight back right? What is wrong with you? Can’t you be normal and act like the good kid we thought you to be like? Ariel.” Dad yells.
” Yeah. I get it. Favouritism. You liked her more than me. I bet if I was the one in Leslie’s shoes you wouldn’t rush in here just to yell at me because we fought. I didn’t even fuckin’ pushed her against the table , it was her bad fate and jealousy that made her broke her head. How’s that my fault?” I yell back.
” Really? You’re talking back at us right? So Alexa thought you all of this…”
” Whoa. I’m sorry aunt, really? It wasn’t her fault seriously. Leslie was such a snitch and a bitch.” Alexa scoffs and crosses her arms. Who even told her I smashed Leslie’s head on our TV.
” I’m sorry. Are you the parents?” The doctor from earlier asks. She grins at us through her medicated glasses.
” Yes. Please where is she? Is she okay?” Mom mutters.
” Come with me please.” The doctor leads the match and we follow behind.
Mom won’t stop shooting me daggers including Dad. I huff in annoyance and shove my hand inside my back jean pockets. The doctor halts in front of a room as she walk in including Hazel and my parents. I stay back because of my ringing phone. Alexa sighs and enter Leslie’s room. I can’t even imagine what she looks like already.
” Gray.” I said on the phone.
” Where are you ? You got me worried.”
I sigh and lean against the hospital wall as I kick at the floor.
” I’m in the hospital.”
” What ? What happened to you ? Why didn’t you call me earlier ? Which hospital I’m coming right away..” I giggle and I wish he was here. Just so I can trail my fingers on his sharp jawline and kiss him.
” Gray, I’m fine.” I sigh and tuck back my loose hair behind my ear.
” Tinkerbell , what’s happening ?”
” Nothing happened actually. I got into a fight with my sister and I slam her head against our TV. She collapsed on the floor and hit her head on the glass table and now she’s in the hospital. It’s complicated.”
” What hospital ? I’m coming over.”
” Jamal , don’t.”
” I don’t want anything to happen to you. We need to talk about what happened ? What did your parents say ? Did they yell at you again ?”
” Gray, I’m fine. I promise once I’m out of here , I’m gonna call Lucifer to come over and take me to your house. Don’t try to panic , I’m fine.”
” Fine.” I can nearly feel him roll his eyes. He’s so dramatic sometime.
” Becareful.”
” Sure.” He ends the call as i shove the device back inside my pocket.
The doctor already walked out of Leslie’s room when I entered. Leslie’s awake and her head is bandaged just like I imagined. She glares at me as I shut her room door. This isn’t the time for that. I don’t really get her point.
” You shouldn’t be here Ariel.” Leslie says with her faint croak voice.
” Yeah. Just wanna be sure that you’re still alive.” I utter and cross my arms.
” What’s that supposed to mean Ariel ?” Dad asks.
I silently chuckle and look up to meet Alexa’s eyes. She has been grinning like forever.
” We heard you’re in a relationship with Gray Carter ?”
What’s it with everyone and my life with Gray.
” Are you in a relationship with Gray Ariel ?”
” We’re not dating.”
” But yet you slept in his house for days before coming over to the apartment.”
” Better than your slutty ass Leslie. I’m not like you. Good twenty one year old virgin who sneak in her boyfriends into our apartment at midnight ” I scoff as Leslie paled out.
Dad look down at Leslie and quickly shift their gaze to me.
” So what’s that supposed to mean ?” Dad ask me.
” It means you’re always busy trying to control my life and you forgot to caution your precious little Bambi.”
” So that’s the reason you decide to date Mia Carter’s druggie son Gray. Their family is filled with druggies and liars. Why can’t you make good decisions for once ?”
” Mom it’s my life and I decide what goes on with it. Stop trying to control me. You don’t care about me and don’t pretend to care. Thanks for the tuition fee if that’s what you want to talk about.”
” Really ? And you thought the best man you could ever find is that home wrecker’s son ? What’s so special about them ? Is it because he’s rich ? That’s why his older brother went MIA because of their useless ways. I won’t watch that Gray of a boy ruin your life same way his mother planned to ruin my marriage.” Mom mutters.
I turn to look at Alexa who sneers at mom. She rolls her eyes at me and cross her arms to watch.
” Honey don’t bring this up.” Dad mutters. He looks uncomfortable and kinda worried. What are they hiding ?
” Oh really ? Our daughter is making the same mistake you made and you want me to keep quiet about it ? I don’t care about whatever plan you have , you need to quit your relationship with Gray.”
” I’m sorry mom , but I won’t.” I say and open the door to Leslie’s room and leave.
I need a nap. My head’s pounding because of too much drama. What mistake is she talking about ? There’s more to Gray’s life that i know nothing about.
” Ariel hold on.” Alexa calls as she walks faster to keep up with my pace.
” Shit , that was stupid. Where are you going ?”
” I’m going over to Gray’s. I need a break from life itself.” I sigh and rub my temple.
” You have any idea about what your parents talked about ?”
” No.”
” It’s crazy. Maybe few years ago your dad cheated on your mom with Mia Carter. They dated for almost six months and you weren’t aware . She found out through a text message and things didn’t go well.”
” Woah. How come I don’t even know about it. Who told you that ?”
” They wanted a divorce but your dad isn’t ready. She talked to my mom and my mom advised your mom to move on for the sake of their religious beliefs. It’s complicated and I’m sorry I didn’t tell you.” God , what’s happening ?
I breathe in and cross my arms as we walk out of the waiting room. A lot of secrets. My parents were so perfect they had to cover up every single weird thing going on in their life.
” So dad dated is mom ?”
” Yeah. A long stupid story. I’m not in the position to tell you but I have to. Your parents knew Leslie is wayward but yet they keep ignoring it because of their so called reasons.”
” God I need to take a long nap.” I shove out my phone and text Lucifer the hospital’s address.
” You’re okay ?”
” I won’t lie Alex, I’m not fine. I don’t even know if I’m dating Gray or not but things don’t usually work in my way. Always going through one shit or the other.”
” I think that’s what makes us strong. And the way we handle them makes us stronger. At least you have someone who cares deeply about you. Gray would cut out his liver if that’s gonna make you happy.” Alexa grin and wink.
I shake my head sideways and laugh. Seriously , he wouldn’t do that right ?
” Let’s visit Hawaii hmm. Or maybe Florida. It’s summer and we should flaunt more skin on the beach. Go shopping on expensive boutiques and eat a lot of food.. I’ll call Piper and Brandon.” Her grin grow wide on her lips as she furrows her brows.
” Alexa really. I’m gonna think about it.” I give her an assuring smile as Nick pull up on the lot. He rolls down the window and smile at Alexa of course.
” Hey handsome.” Alexa giggles as we walk to the car.
He step out of the car and Alexa won’t stop biting her lip.
” Hi Hermosa…” He kisses her cheek and it’s funny she blushed.
” You’re ready princess ?” He turns to look at me as I nod.
” Yeah , I’m driving.” I grin and rush into the driver’s seat. Lucifer won’t stop groaning. Alexa chuckles and smile at me. What a chemistry.
” Hurry up Lucifer.” I call out and honk the car horn.
I lean back on the seat and watch them flirt. Alexa won’t stop smiling. Great , Lucifer knows her button and he’s pressing it perfectly well. Alexa looks happy and it’s so sudden she liked Nick already. Nick pulls her to himself and gently palm her butt. Oh shit ! I roll my eyes and look at my ringing phone , It’s an unknown number.
” Hello.”
” Ariel Peterson ?” A female voice asks from the other side of the line.
” Yeah. Who’s this ?”
” I’m the secretary at Sterling corporations. I want to inform you , you’ve got the internship.”
” Oh my God.” I mutter and silently squeal.
” Thank you very much.”
” You’re welcome. See you tomorrow.” She hang up at once and I facepalm myself.
” Tomorrow ?” I sigh and contemplate on what to wear. I don’t even have dress shirt or skirts. I need to shop for more office clothes.
I look back at Nick and Alexa and they are still talking. Seriously. I groan and roll my eyes. It’s crazy to watch two people flirt endlessly. My phone vibrates again and it’s Freddie. Yeah , I forgot we were supposed to meet.
” Hi.”
” Ariel. I’m still hoping if you’ve forgot.”
I sigh and look at my time. It’s almost evening and I should be home. Also , my internship starts tomorrow I won’t be able to talk to Freddie about Gray and also I want him to stop stalking me.
” Meet me at Molly’s. I’ll be on my way.” I say.
” Sure.”
I toss my phone on the dashboard after Freddie hung up. I groan and honk the car again.
” Get a room please. This is a hospital.” I smirk at both of them.
” Yeah , I’m really sorry princess.” Nick replies and turn to give Alexa a quick kiss.
” Bye hermosa.” He winks at Alexa and slide into the passenger seat.
” Alex , we will see at school tomorrow right ?”
” Sure cousin. Be careful and my regards to your boyfriend.” She shoots me a grin and a wink. What a weirdo.
I roll my eyes and smile at her before speeding out of the parking lot.
” I hope you’re not trying to use her Lucifer ?” I ask Nick.
” Why Lucifer ? You’re beginning to act like Kenny. That tiny little witch.” He whines.
I scoff.” Kenny is a princess and truth be told , Lucifer fits your personality. So back to my question…”
He sighs. ” We’re fine together. I mean she’s pretty and fuckin hot. We’re gonna get used to each other little by little.” He smirks and smile.
Lucifer’s handsome with a weird skull tattoo in his bicep that I really haven’t seen clearly. He has sleeve tattoos too and a familiar one with Gray. But Gray had his inked at his back. Basically he’s a player. Not just him , I think every single guy who works for Gray are all players. Making me to reconsider if Gray likes me. Like like me , you know feelings. I still don’t know if I’m in love with him. Maybe I am but , I’m not even sure and not willing to say it. He might just freak out and walk out on me.
Gray isn’t the love type of guy but he makes me feel special. There’s always this part of me that yearns deeply for him. Each time he looks at me , I sort of loose my mind I think. Fun part is , he looked at me differently. Like I’m the most special thing in the world. And then he has a lot of untold dark stories. The ones that I hope won’t scare me away from him.
” That’s not the way to Gray’s.”
” Yeah , I’m sorry Nick . I just want to meet up with a friend.”
” Woah. Don’t get me into trouble. Gray’s gonna cut my dick if he finds out I let you visit a friend when I’m supposed to take you home.”
I chuckle and huff. Why would he do that ? Cut out someone’s manhood.
” You’re kidding right ?” I chuckle but Lucifer’s face didn’t hold any emotions. Yeah he isn’t joking.
” I’m really sorry. Don’t worry I will explain to him. Precise he won’t find out except you’re willing to tell him.” I pout and shrug.
” Whatever. You’re lucky he cares about you. I dare not cross his beast part , it’s terrible.” Nick mutters. I look at him with the corner of my eyes and blow out my breath.
” Thanks.” I shoot him a warm smile and halt the car outside Molly’s. I really don’t know why I’m doing this.
” Molly’s ?” Nick asks.
” Yeah. I won’t stay long. Just a talk. I promise.” I smile and unfasten my seatbelt.
” I should come in with you.” Nick protests.
” Lucifer I’ll be fine. Just wanna talk. Please…” I pout.
He groans and lean back on his seat. Yeah he doesn’t have a choice.
” Thank you.” I step out of the car and shut the door. I didn’t fail to notice the sudden eyes that’s peeking at me. We’re not even in the love zone yet and they won’t stop glaring at me.
I huff and walk into the restaurant with my hands stuffed in my hoodie pockets. I see Freddie on one of the expensive seats with his neatly ironed white dress shirt. The first two up buttons are being plucked out. How come he’s always cute ? He raise his head as his lips curl up to a cute boyish smile. I sigh and draw out a seat opposite him and sit down.
” Hey.” I tell him.
” Hi. You’re looking good.”
” Thanks Freddie. I can’t stay long. It’s almost nightfall and I should head home anytime from now.”
” I get it. You wanna drink something ?” He offers.
” I’m good. Why did you ask to see me ?” My eyes scan his facials and it’s oddly bruised. His eyebrows had fading scars , including his jawline. Damn , who punched him ?
” I wanted to talk. I know you’re getting bored of my frequent apologies but I want you to know that I’m sorry. Deeply sorry actually and I’m willing to do anything to bring our friendship back.”
I sigh and meet eyes with his blue orbs. I look around the restaurant and it’s pretty occupied.
” I’ll think about it Freddie. Same time I forgave you if that’s what you wanna ask.”
He sighs deeply and nods.” So you’re dating Gray now ?”
My eyes shoot out as I blink my eyes. How did he know ?
” Chill. I saw you on TV with Gray at Queen’s. Heard about the shootout ? Are you sure about him ? Gray’s a lot.”
I scoff. ” I don’t know what you’re talking about Fred. He might be a lot but he’s a good person.”
” Yeah I know. I’m just surprised. Why Gray ?”
I glare at him and bite my bottom lip. I don’t wanna get angry at him.
” I’m sorry but I told Gray about what happened between us. He was angry and…”
” He threatened to fuck me up.” He completes my statement with a smirk. How did he know ? Is he watching my life ?
He smirks and grab his wine as he gulp the liquid. ” Chill Ariel , he won’t hurt me.”
” Why are you so sure ?”
He stays quiet for seconds as he sit back the glass of wine. His eyes pry all over me like someone who’s watching me.
He clears his throat and speak up.
” Gray might be a jerk , but he will never hurt his own family…”
Chapter 37
No way!
” What are you talking about ?”
He smirks and chuckles.” You should ask him if you want. We talked and he said a lot of shit. I’d be careful around Gray if I were you.”
I swallow an unknown lump and pull my chair backwards.
” I’m gonna leave Freddie.”
” Why ?”
I sigh and shake my head.” Nothing.”
” Alright. I’m gonna give you a call.”
I give him a faint smile and stand up. ” See ya around , Freddie.” I shove my hands into my pocket and walk out of the restaurant.
Nick leans against the car smoking his cigarette. His eyes light up as he sees me. He throw the cigarette on the floor and step on it , squeezing it with his shoes.
” I’ll ride princess.” He smiles and slide in the driver’s seat.
I chuckle and get in the passenger seat and fasten my seatbelt. Nick drive out of the lot in his own terrible speed. I lean against the seat and thought about what Freddie said. ‘ we’re family.’ what type of family ? Are they cousins ? I can’t believe my ears.
” You’re okay Hermosa ?” Nick asks.
” Yeah , thanks. So you speak Spanish ?”
” Yeah. Dad’s Spanish though.”
I nod and stare out of the window. The rest of the ride was terrible for me cause I won’t stop thinking about what Freddie said. It’s like he was speaking in parables. It’s evening and I’m sure Gray would be angry at me. Nick drive into the garage and halts the car as we step out. I throw my bag on my shoulders and walk into his house. His house is always guarded by this weird men with suits and frequent cold stares. Lucifer is the only normal one and Manny too.
I stop by at the kitchen to drink water. Sarai is sitting across Kennedy on the kitchen island scribbling on a notebook. I stay beside the door and watch the blonde haired. She’s sort of weird and double weird. She’s got this cold vibe just like Reid. I look down her body and eye her outfit. She wears a rip Jean high waist shorts with a crop top hoodie. Her tanned back is in display because of her choice of outfit. Kennedy glares at her as she look up at me. Her mood changes and her lips won’t stop curling into a smile.
” Ariel..” she hop out of the stool and rush to me.
” Woah.” I squat to her height and hug her.
” You look pretty..” I say to her and caress her hair. She giggles and drag me to the stool. Blonde haired won’t stop eyeing me.
” Your eyes are gonna fall out if you don’t stop looking at me like that.” I tell her and lean against the counter as Kennedy sits down.
” Whatever.” She rolls her eyes and look down at the book. It looks like Kennedy’s.
” Don’t worry Sarai , Ariel is here , she will help me with my homework.”
” I thought you wanted me to.” Sarai retorts.
” Yeah , Thanks. My best friend is here.”
Sarai takes a deep breath and turn to look at me. She looks mad or something worse. She scoffs and get off the counter.
” Suit yourself dickhead.” Sarai mutters.
” Yeah. That’s why you can’t solve my elementary school math problems , dummy.” Kennedy mutters.
I throw my head backwards and laugh my ribs out. I think Sarai heard it but couldn’t intervene. Kennedy’s gonna kill her with her mouth.
” Kenny , that wasn’t cool. You made fun of her.”
” I don’t like her. Always like to cross boundaries with Gray. She’s not intelligent. She’s been battling with my math problems for ages.” Kennedy scoffs and push her notebook to me.
I get off the stool and go to sit on the opposite stool. I open her books and chuckle at the solution Sarai wrote out. Most were terrible while others are better. I pick up a pencil and tutor Kennedy.
” I need to change my dress.”
” Sure. You need to make an apple pie for me. The maid who usually cooks for Gray won’t come today.”
I nod and help Kennedy with her books before leaving the kitchen. I climb upstairs and open Gray’s bedroom door. I step in and shut the door looking everywhere for Gray. A music is playing through his stereo in a normal volume. I keep my bag and walk to the bathroom hoping to see Gray. I perceive the faint smell of a cigar as i step on the bathroom. Gray lays inside his bathtub with steam coming out of the water. He butts his cigar on an ashtray close to the tube. He didn’t see me and obviously he looks deep in thoughts.
I contemplate on what to do , so I watch him.
” You won’t just stand there all day Tinkerbell.” Great , he saw me.
He turns his head to the side and smirk at me. He drops the butt of the cigar on the ashtray and smiles at me.
” Get in. You owe me a lot of explanations.” He says.
I nod and smile before stepping out of my clothes. Standing bare before him feels weird and it’s crazy I want him already. I walk to the bathtub with Gray watching my every move. He studies my figure as I step inside the bathtub opposite him.
” Closer , Ariel.”
How can I be nervous around him. I thought I was beginning to blend into his usual way. He smirks and watch me carefully as I move to his side. I sit in between his legs with my back pressed against his. Gray wrapped his hands around my waist and nuzzles his nose against my neck as he smiles.
” I missed you.” He coo’s and caress my ankle.
I shiver against his touch and shut my eyes. He plant soft kisses on my neck as he slowly trail his fingers on my ankles up to my hips.
” Did you miss me ?”
I smile at his question and open my eyes. ” You know I do.”
” Sure.” He serves the soapy water from the bathtub and rinse it on my skin as he brush his hand past my breast to my stomach.
My stomach churns and the butterflies in my stomach dance in victory. He rubs the lather against my skin and slowly trail his index finger down my breast , grazing past my already hard nipples. I muffle my sudden moans and lean my head against his shoulder.
” So what happened ?” He asks out of the blue. Why did he have to change the mood ? He continues to serve the soapy water and rinse my skin with it.
” She’s always bitchy and called me a hoe. She said what did you see in me that other girls don’t have.”
His fingers grace my skin and that seems to soothe my body.
I feel his hot breath against my neck as he whispers.” So what did you tell her ? What was your reply ?”
I chuckle and look at him above my shoulders. My eyes meet with his Gray seductive ones and that sort of stole my breath away. His lips were extremely ruby and they are inviting me to kiss him. I move my head from his gaze and look at my front.
” You want me to be sincere ?” I ask and rinse the lather on Gray’s ankle.
He chuckles silently and trail his fingers on my laps.” Yeah.”
” I told her I’ve got class and that also , I’ve got a tiny , little , pink pussy.” He halts his touching and I turn to look at him above my shoulders.
His lips tug at the end with his killer smirk.” Really ? You will never say the word pussy.”
” Maybe I did.” I smirk and look away from him.
He chuckles and continue trailing his fingers up my thighs to my stomach.” And what happened next ?”
” We fought and I slam her head against our TV.” I sigh and play with his left hand on my waist. I trail my fingers on his sleeve tattoos as I listen to his heartbeat against my back.
” Ariel , you what ?” He grab my waist and turn me around to look at him so I am straddling him. I feel his erection against my already wet core as I wrap my arms around his neck.
” She got me angry.” I said.
” I didn’t peg you to be hard on someone. What entered you to do that.”
” You’ll blame me ? I’m hanging around Gray Carter , what did you expect ?” I pout and run my fingers through his hair.
” Fuck, Tinkerbell , that was aggressive.” He mutters rubbing circles on my lower back.
I shrug and sigh. ” Are you mad at me ?”
” You know I’ll never be mad at you.” He whispers and pull me to himself. I absently grind on his member as he groans. I chuckle and thread my fingers through his hair. His eyes watch my face as he shift his gaze to my lips.
” Is she better ? Your sister ?”
” She’s fine Gray.” I roll my eyes getting bored of Leslie’s bitchy attitude. I trail my fingers on his arms and grind on his erection again.
” Fuck.” He groans and shut his eyes. I don’t know what I’m doing or how it got into my head but I like the reaction I’m getting from Gray. He’s extremely hard underneath me and I could feel it against my wet entrance.
His eyes slowly opens as they meet mine. I caress his arms slowly to his hair and take his lips on mine. I hold the back of his neck and pull him into the kiss. He grip my ass and kiss me back slowly and I increase the pace. I grind back and forth on him as he moans into my mouth. He pulls me closer so my hard nipples were kissing his chest and his fingers dig into my ass. The more I grind on him , he continues to groan and moan.
” Fuck , Ariel..” he breaks from the kiss and kiss down my neck.
He plants soft kisses on my neck and suck gently on my skin to leave a mark. I moan as he take in my nipple into his mouth. And now I already forgot I’m supposed to talk to him about a lot of things. I thread my fingers through his hair and watch him adore my nipples with his tongue.
His palm rubs down my slimy back with his left hand on my ass. He stop teasing my nipples as we go back to kissing. I cup both his cheek and continue to grind on him with our tongues gliding together. He groans in my mouth at each connection our lower region makes.
” Damn…” He leans his forehead against mine with our eyes shut. I slowly part my lashes and meet eyes with his beautiful grey eyes. Without being told , Gray’s my new found addiction and I hope he’s not my downfall.
” I missed you a lot.” He mutters and kiss my forehead.
” Me too.” I smile and kiss his cheek.
We stay quiet for seconds just staring into each other’s souls.
” The water is cold.” He says and carry me with him off the bathtub with my legs around his waist.
We step under the shower with me still on his body as the water rinse off our skins. We go back to kissing again and I’m not willing to stop. The water kisses our skin as our lips fought in dominance. He switched off the water after we break from the kiss and surprisingly I can’t feel my lips. He drops me on the floor and we step out of the bathroom. I clean my body and carry my clothes off the bathroom floor as I walk out of the bathroom leaving Gray behind. I look through his closet for something to wear. I opted for his sweatshirt underneath his black Calvin Klein briefs that fits perfectly to my petite form.
Gray walks out of the bathroom with his black sweatpants and I liked the fact that he couldn’t peel his eyes off me. I smile and blush.
” You’re pretty.” He says and stare at his self in the mirror.
” Thanks. Are you hungry ? I’ll make dinner.”
” Don’t worry about dinner , I’ll ask Nick to order for food.” He turns to look at me and walk to my figure.
” I don’t want you to stress yourself. You just fuckin fought with your sister and slammed her head against a TV. That’s a lot of work.” He smiles and wrap his hands around my waist.
I playfully swat his hands and escape from his grip to lay down on his bed. I watch the environment through his glass walls and avert my gaze to Gray who just dialed a number on his phone.
He pressed the phone against his ears and starts his conversation. It’s Nick and he told him to order for food and check if Kennedy’s okay.
” You’re okay ?” He asks me after he ends the call. He sits on the bed and make me lay on his arms. His arm is around my waist and he soothes my skin with his touch.
” So I wanna ask a lot of questions. Why did you buy me a car ?”
He sighs deeply and stay mute before answering.” You needed one Ariel.”
” Yeah ? Thanks a lot.” I sigh and caress his chest. ” So are we dating ? I don’t even know what we’re..”
He chuckles and look down at my face on his chest. ” You should figure that out , Snow White. I can’t believe you never knew we are dating. I ask you to be my girl remember.” I roll my eyes and exhale.
” Girl , Gray not girlfriend.”
” What’s the difference ?” He asks.
” I don’t know. I just…” I sigh and trail my fingertip on his chest.
” So when did you graduate college ? What was your Major ?” I ask.
” Econ and that’s like four years ago. You’re okay ?” I smile and nod. Damn , four years ago I was in highschool gawking over fucked up Freddie. I can’t believe I swear freely at Leslie when she called me a whore. Damn ! Gray.
” So basically you were handling a company and also your education too ?” I ask him.
” Yeah. It was easy. I have people who work for me.”
” Oh. Yeah.” I nervously bite my lip waiting for my next question.
” What about Freddie ?” I crawl out of his arms and sit up to watch him. He watches me carefully and sit up too.
” You’re okay ?” He asks.
I nod.” Did you hurt Freddie ?”
” I didn’t. Just punched him in the jaw. You didn’t like the idea of me hurting him.”
” Gray say the truth ? Who’s Freddie to you ?”
His eyes widen as they are fixed to mine.” I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
” Gray , tell me truth. Who’s Freddie to you ? What type of relationship do you have with him ?”
He sighs and scoffs annoyingly as he look away from me. He’s guilty over something and he’s not willing to say it.
” He’s my fucking half brother.”
No way!
” What are you talking about ?”
He smirks and chuckles.” You should ask him if you want. We talked and he said a lot of shit. I’d be careful around Gray if I were you.”
I swallow an unknown lump and pull my chair backwards.
” I’m gonna leave Freddie.”
” Why ?”
I sigh and shake my head.” Nothing.”
” Alright. I’m gonna give you a call.”
I give him a faint smile and stand up. ” See ya around , Freddie.” I shove my hands into my pocket and walk out of the restaurant.
Nick leans against the car smoking his cigarette. His eyes light up as he sees me. He throw the cigarette on the floor and step on it , squeezing it with his shoes.
” I’ll ride princess.” He smiles and slide in the driver’s seat.
I chuckle and get in the passenger seat and fasten my seatbelt. Nick drive out of the lot in his own terrible speed. I lean against the seat and thought about what Freddie said. ‘ we’re family.’ what type of family ? Are they cousins ? I can’t believe my ears.
” You’re okay Hermosa ?” Nick asks.
” Yeah , thanks. So you speak Spanish ?”
” Yeah. Dad’s Spanish though.”
I nod and stare out of the window. The rest of the ride was terrible for me cause I won’t stop thinking about what Freddie said. It’s like he was speaking in parables. It’s evening and I’m sure Gray would be angry at me. Nick drive into the garage and halts the car as we step out. I throw my bag on my shoulders and walk into his house. His house is always guarded by this weird men with suits and frequent cold stares. Lucifer is the only normal one and Manny too.
I stop by at the kitchen to drink water. Sarai is sitting across Kennedy on the kitchen island scribbling on a notebook. I stay beside the door and watch the blonde haired. She’s sort of weird and double weird. She’s got this cold vibe just like Reid. I look down her body and eye her outfit. She wears a rip Jean high waist shorts with a crop top hoodie. Her tanned back is in display because of her choice of outfit. Kennedy glares at her as she look up at me. Her mood changes and her lips won’t stop curling into a smile.
” Ariel..” she hop out of the stool and rush to me.
” Woah.” I squat to her height and hug her.
” You look pretty..” I say to her and caress her hair. She giggles and drag me to the stool. Blonde haired won’t stop eyeing me.
” Your eyes are gonna fall out if you don’t stop looking at me like that.” I tell her and lean against the counter as Kennedy sits down.
” Whatever.” She rolls her eyes and look down at the book. It looks like Kennedy’s.
” Don’t worry Sarai , Ariel is here , she will help me with my homework.”
” I thought you wanted me to.” Sarai retorts.
” Yeah , Thanks. My best friend is here.”
Sarai takes a deep breath and turn to look at me. She looks mad or something worse. She scoffs and get off the counter.
” Suit yourself dickhead.” Sarai mutters.
” Yeah. That’s why you can’t solve my elementary school math problems , dummy.” Kennedy mutters.
I throw my head backwards and laugh my ribs out. I think Sarai heard it but couldn’t intervene. Kennedy’s gonna kill her with her mouth.
” Kenny , that wasn’t cool. You made fun of her.”
” I don’t like her. Always like to cross boundaries with Gray. She’s not intelligent. She’s been battling with my math problems for ages.” Kennedy scoffs and push her notebook to me.
I get off the stool and go to sit on the opposite stool. I open her books and chuckle at the solution Sarai wrote out. Most were terrible while others are better. I pick up a pencil and tutor Kennedy.
” I need to change my dress.”
” Sure. You need to make an apple pie for me. The maid who usually cooks for Gray won’t come today.”
I nod and help Kennedy with her books before leaving the kitchen. I climb upstairs and open Gray’s bedroom door. I step in and shut the door looking everywhere for Gray. A music is playing through his stereo in a normal volume. I keep my bag and walk to the bathroom hoping to see Gray. I perceive the faint smell of a cigar as i step on the bathroom. Gray lays inside his bathtub with steam coming out of the water. He butts his cigar on an ashtray close to the tube. He didn’t see me and obviously he looks deep in thoughts.
I contemplate on what to do , so I watch him.
” You won’t just stand there all day Tinkerbell.” Great , he saw me.
He turns his head to the side and smirk at me. He drops the butt of the cigar on the ashtray and smiles at me.
” Get in. You owe me a lot of explanations.” He says.
I nod and smile before stepping out of my clothes. Standing bare before him feels weird and it’s crazy I want him already. I walk to the bathtub with Gray watching my every move. He studies my figure as I step inside the bathtub opposite him.
” Closer , Ariel.”
How can I be nervous around him. I thought I was beginning to blend into his usual way. He smirks and watch me carefully as I move to his side. I sit in between his legs with my back pressed against his. Gray wrapped his hands around my waist and nuzzles his nose against my neck as he smiles.
” I missed you.” He coo’s and caress my ankle.
I shiver against his touch and shut my eyes. He plant soft kisses on my neck as he slowly trail his fingers on my ankles up to my hips.
” Did you miss me ?”
I smile at his question and open my eyes. ” You know I do.”
” Sure.” He serves the soapy water from the bathtub and rinse it on my skin as he brush his hand past my breast to my stomach.
My stomach churns and the butterflies in my stomach dance in victory. He rubs the lather against my skin and slowly trail his index finger down my breast , grazing past my already hard nipples. I muffle my sudden moans and lean my head against his shoulder.
” So what happened ?” He asks out of the blue. Why did he have to change the mood ? He continues to serve the soapy water and rinse my skin with it.
” She’s always bitchy and called me a hoe. She said what did you see in me that other girls don’t have.”
His fingers grace my skin and that seems to soothe my body.
I feel his hot breath against my neck as he whispers.” So what did you tell her ? What was your reply ?”
I chuckle and look at him above my shoulders. My eyes meet with his Gray seductive ones and that sort of stole my breath away. His lips were extremely ruby and they are inviting me to kiss him. I move my head from his gaze and look at my front.
” You want me to be sincere ?” I ask and rinse the lather on Gray’s ankle.
He chuckles silently and trail his fingers on my laps.” Yeah.”
” I told her I’ve got class and that also , I’ve got a tiny , little , pink pussy.” He halts his touching and I turn to look at him above my shoulders.
His lips tug at the end with his killer smirk.” Really ? You will never say the word pussy.”
” Maybe I did.” I smirk and look away from him.
He chuckles and continue trailing his fingers up my thighs to my stomach.” And what happened next ?”
” We fought and I slam her head against our TV.” I sigh and play with his left hand on my waist. I trail my fingers on his sleeve tattoos as I listen to his heartbeat against my back.
” Ariel , you what ?” He grab my waist and turn me around to look at him so I am straddling him. I feel his erection against my already wet core as I wrap my arms around his neck.
” She got me angry.” I said.
” I didn’t peg you to be hard on someone. What entered you to do that.”
” You’ll blame me ? I’m hanging around Gray Carter , what did you expect ?” I pout and run my fingers through his hair.
” Fuck, Tinkerbell , that was aggressive.” He mutters rubbing circles on my lower back.
I shrug and sigh. ” Are you mad at me ?”
” You know I’ll never be mad at you.” He whispers and pull me to himself. I absently grind on his member as he groans. I chuckle and thread my fingers through his hair. His eyes watch my face as he shift his gaze to my lips.
” Is she better ? Your sister ?”
” She’s fine Gray.” I roll my eyes getting bored of Leslie’s bitchy attitude. I trail my fingers on his arms and grind on his erection again.
” Fuck.” He groans and shut his eyes. I don’t know what I’m doing or how it got into my head but I like the reaction I’m getting from Gray. He’s extremely hard underneath me and I could feel it against my wet entrance.
His eyes slowly opens as they meet mine. I caress his arms slowly to his hair and take his lips on mine. I hold the back of his neck and pull him into the kiss. He grip my ass and kiss me back slowly and I increase the pace. I grind back and forth on him as he moans into my mouth. He pulls me closer so my hard nipples were kissing his chest and his fingers dig into my ass. The more I grind on him , he continues to groan and moan.
” Fuck , Ariel..” he breaks from the kiss and kiss down my neck.
He plants soft kisses on my neck and suck gently on my skin to leave a mark. I moan as he take in my nipple into his mouth. And now I already forgot I’m supposed to talk to him about a lot of things. I thread my fingers through his hair and watch him adore my nipples with his tongue.
His palm rubs down my slimy back with his left hand on my ass. He stop teasing my nipples as we go back to kissing. I cup both his cheek and continue to grind on him with our tongues gliding together. He groans in my mouth at each connection our lower region makes.
” Damn…” He leans his forehead against mine with our eyes shut. I slowly part my lashes and meet eyes with his beautiful grey eyes. Without being told , Gray’s my new found addiction and I hope he’s not my downfall.
” I missed you a lot.” He mutters and kiss my forehead.
” Me too.” I smile and kiss his cheek.
We stay quiet for seconds just staring into each other’s souls.
” The water is cold.” He says and carry me with him off the bathtub with my legs around his waist.
We step under the shower with me still on his body as the water rinse off our skins. We go back to kissing again and I’m not willing to stop. The water kisses our skin as our lips fought in dominance. He switched off the water after we break from the kiss and surprisingly I can’t feel my lips. He drops me on the floor and we step out of the bathroom. I clean my body and carry my clothes off the bathroom floor as I walk out of the bathroom leaving Gray behind. I look through his closet for something to wear. I opted for his sweatshirt underneath his black Calvin Klein briefs that fits perfectly to my petite form.
Gray walks out of the bathroom with his black sweatpants and I liked the fact that he couldn’t peel his eyes off me. I smile and blush.
” You’re pretty.” He says and stare at his self in the mirror.
” Thanks. Are you hungry ? I’ll make dinner.”
” Don’t worry about dinner , I’ll ask Nick to order for food.” He turns to look at me and walk to my figure.
” I don’t want you to stress yourself. You just fuckin fought with your sister and slammed her head against a TV. That’s a lot of work.” He smiles and wrap his hands around my waist.
I playfully swat his hands and escape from his grip to lay down on his bed. I watch the environment through his glass walls and avert my gaze to Gray who just dialed a number on his phone.
He pressed the phone against his ears and starts his conversation. It’s Nick and he told him to order for food and check if Kennedy’s okay.
” You’re okay ?” He asks me after he ends the call. He sits on the bed and make me lay on his arms. His arm is around my waist and he soothes my skin with his touch.
” So I wanna ask a lot of questions. Why did you buy me a car ?”
He sighs deeply and stay mute before answering.” You needed one Ariel.”
” Yeah ? Thanks a lot.” I sigh and caress his chest. ” So are we dating ? I don’t even know what we’re..”
He chuckles and look down at my face on his chest. ” You should figure that out , Snow White. I can’t believe you never knew we are dating. I ask you to be my girl remember.” I roll my eyes and exhale.
” Girl , Gray not girlfriend.”
” What’s the difference ?” He asks.
” I don’t know. I just…” I sigh and trail my fingertip on his chest.
” So when did you graduate college ? What was your Major ?” I ask.
” Econ and that’s like four years ago. You’re okay ?” I smile and nod. Damn , four years ago I was in highschool gawking over fucked up Freddie. I can’t believe I swear freely at Leslie when she called me a whore. Damn ! Gray.
” So basically you were handling a company and also your education too ?” I ask him.
” Yeah. It was easy. I have people who work for me.”
” Oh. Yeah.” I nervously bite my lip waiting for my next question.
” What about Freddie ?” I crawl out of his arms and sit up to watch him. He watches me carefully and sit up too.
” You’re okay ?” He asks.
I nod.” Did you hurt Freddie ?”
” I didn’t. Just punched him in the jaw. You didn’t like the idea of me hurting him.”
” Gray say the truth ? Who’s Freddie to you ?”
His eyes widen as they are fixed to mine.” I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
” Gray , tell me truth. Who’s Freddie to you ? What type of relationship do you have with him ?”
He sighs and scoffs annoyingly as he look away from me. He’s guilty over something and he’s not willing to say it.
” He’s my fucking half brother.”
Chapter 38
” He’s your brother?” I ask almost immediately and move away from him.
” Look it doesn’t matter , I’m really sorry I didn’t tell you.” He sighs and slides his hand down his face as he leans against the headboard.
” Why didn’t you tell me ?” I whimper biting back the tears.
” It’s not important. He’s not really my mother’s child.”
” What do you mean ?”
” When I was 16 , my mom found out my dad was cheating on her with some other woman with the name Stephanie…” Stephanie , that’s Freddie’s mother.
” We later found out , she works as a receptionist in a hotel and she’s been fucking my dad for years and even had a kid. He’s that stupid kid and i fuckin hate him. My mom was angry that my father would dare hide such huge secret from him. A son and a mistress. They wanted a divorce but my dad wasn’t ready , said he was sorry. My mom decides to ignore him only if she stays away from my dad. He said yes but he was such a fucked up liar. He continued the relationship with her and that was that. Dad died when I turned eighteen and I didn’t see the fucker afterwards. He’s such a dick. It hurts he was the one who abused you. I screwed him up…” He gives me a small smile and sigh. ” I’m really sorry I didn’t tell you. I really didn’t like the fuckin kid. He has always been a dick including his whore mother.”
You know the funny part. I didn’t notice Freddie’s last name is Carter. I mean I know it’s Carter but how am I supposed to know he’s Gray’s younger step brother.
He said he screwed him up , that should explain the cut above Freddie’s eyebrows and jaw.
” This is crazy.”
” Yeah. It is.” I look up at his eyes and they’re not leaving mine.
” This is complicating. Why does it have to be so ? Did you mom ever cheated on your dad ? I mean dated someone before or maybe after your father died.”
He bites his bottom lip and shrugs.” I think. She got married after he died and they divorced again. She dated someone for sometime and I don’t know what happened. She said she found out , the man’s married and he lied to her. They parted ways actually. Damon is always the one who pay attention to her issues. I don’t fuckin care sometimes.”
” She dated my father i think.”
Gray looks shocked as he blinks his eyes.
” Yeah. For six months. My mom found out and they sorta fought before my dad ended things with her.”
I wipe my already wet eyes and hold back the urge to curl up in his arms. He has always make me understand that I’m strong and I can actually withstand my pains.
” Boss.” Nick says with a soft knock.
” I already ordered for food.”
” Keep it in the kitchen.” Gray replies. He turns to look at me and reach to touch me. I shake my head sideways and get off the bed.
” I’m gonna go check on Kennedy.” I sigh and rush out of the room.
I fuckin hate my life. It’s like my problems are always revolving around me.
” Kennedy..” I whisper and knock on her door.
” Ariel.” She beams as she opens her door. ” Come on in.”
I smile and step into her room. I shut her door and fall on her bed.
” What are you doing ?” I ask looking at her drawings on her book.
” Did you draw this ?” I ask, gesturing to the work of arts.
” I’m learning. I know it’s terrible..”
I chuckle and flip through her works. They consist of most Disney princesses. It wasn’t that good same time it wasn’t bad either. She tried for her age.
” It’s pretty. Who thought you how to draw ?”
” Nobody. When I’m done with class , I just find myself drawing. Can you sing ?” She lay on her belly and lean her cheeks on her palms.
” I don’t know.”
” Come on sing for me. ” She whines and giggles. I joined the choir when i was in highschool but quit because of Nun issues.
” I’m not that perfect okay , so don’t laugh at me.”
She rolls her eyes with her little cute smile on her face.” Whatever, I’m not Gray.”
I chuckle and nod. I clear my throat and decipher on what to sing. I settle for Tori Kelly’s song hallelujah. I sing every single line as she listens.
” Wow. You’re good..” she squeal and hug me.
” You’re not just a good singer but also beautiful.” She smiles and brush my hair out of my face.
” I’m going over to my mom’s next week. It’s her week and I’ll be back after two weeks.”
” Yeah. Nick told me that too. I’m gonna miss you by the way.”
” Ariel it’s still far. I’m sure my mom’s gonna like you when she sees you.” She smiles and bring out her story book.
” Read me a story before I go to bed.” I take the book from her and sigh before slipping beside her. I open the book and flip through each page. This time I’m reading sleeping beauty.
I read out every single word , piece by piece as she slowly falls asleep. I breathe in and close the book. I brush off her strands of hair from her face and watch her sleep peacefully. I cover her little self with her duvet and slide out of the bed.
I quietly sneak out of her room so I wouldn’t wake her up. I climb downstairs to go to the kitchen to eat something. I’m still crowded by Gray’s confession and also my parents secrets too. How come no one told me. They were this perfect couples who loved God and all that but yet dad cheated. I chuckle and eat up the McDonald’s Nick ordered.
The entire house feels empty even if there were souls watching over Gray’s Mansion. I rest my head on the counter and think non-stop. Freddie being Gray’s half brother is the one truth I hate to believe. Imagine being raped by your best friend and you later found happiness in the arms of someone who turns out to be your best friend’s stepbrother. My life’s complicated and maybe filled with ill lucks.
” What’s the princess thinking about ?” I heard sarai’s voice as she tap on the counter.
I raise my head up and I’m faced with her terrible smirk. What’s she doing here ? Isn’t she supposed to be in her house ?
” What do you want ?”
” I should ask you that.” She scoffs and leans her elbows on the counter.
I roll my eyes and ignore her. I don’t feel like sleeping in Gray’s room, same time I don’t wanna sleep in a guest room.
” So you’re his girlfriend or his toy ? One of his little birdies ?” She shoots me a smirk that didn’t reach her eyes. I hate her.
” Snitchy bitch.” I scoff and get off the chair to leave.
” And also…” I halt to look at her.” I hate your hair. Fuckin blonde.” I hiss and walk out of the kitchen. I slowly open the door to Gray’s and step in. He’s lying on his bed and the room is a bit dark except for the moonlight that reflects into his room through the glass wall. I sigh and lock the door before slipping next to Gray on the bed. I watch his peaceful facials and shut my eyes to fall asleep.
…
I quickly shower and get dressed on my previous clothes. Gray bought me a new set of clothes but I’m not in the mood to wear it. I’m starting work today and I’m totally glad.
” Ariel..” Gray stop me as I was about sneaking out of his room.
” I’m really sorry.” I turn to look at him and smile.
” It’s fine.” I unlock the door and walk out.
I hurriedly climb down the stairs and ignore Nick’s effort to drive me to school. I had to tell him , I’m fine and I wanted to breathe normal.
I hail a cab and paid before rushing into my apartment building. I greeted the lady at the lobby and press the elevator’s button. It slides open and I step in. I step out of it and unlock my door to change. Leslie is still in the hospital and according to the doctor she will be discharged today.
I undress myself and change my clothes before leaving the apartment. I bought coffee and stroll on the sidewalk to school.
” Ariel..” The guys hug me at once as I reach school.
They look behind me and i get it. I didn’t bring a car.
” Where’s it ?” They ask.
” Where’s what ?” I grin at them.
” Our fuckin car.”
” La Ferrari, Ariel.” Alexa crosses her arms and glare playfully at me.
” Long story. Found out some terrible shit and I just thought I shouldn’t drive a car today.” I shrug as we begin walking down school hall.
” What shit ?”
” Freddie’s Gray’s half brother.”
” What ?” They gasp at once.
” Yeah , it’s stupid.”
” Who told you that ?”
” I saw Freddie and we talked. Gray threatened to fuck his ass up because of what he did to me. I talked to him about it and buddy wasn’t that bothered. Said Gray can’t hurt him because they are family. I confronted Gray and he told me the saddest story of my life.” I roll my eyes and huff.
” Holy fuck.” We stride into class , cause surprisingly we have the same class that morning.
We take our seats close to each other as other students won’t stop staring at us. Gossips.
” What the fuck Ariel. That’s fucked up. What did he say ?” Piper asks.
” Sorry and sorry.”
” You won’t blame him. It’s not his fault. Who knew the dick who abused you will end up as his brother.” Brandon sighs and bring out his laptop.
” If you wanna escape this messy situation , my Hawaii slash Florida summer break is still on.” Alexa smiles and wink.
” That’s a catchy. I know you’re already missing Gray.” They teases and it’s sadly the truth. I always miss him. Each time I try to be far from him, I always wanna be with him.
I roll my eyes and smile to nothing.” And also , I got an internship with Sterling corps.”
” Woah..” they squeal as most students turn to look at us. We didn’t care but continue.
” I’m fuckin happy for you. You know the painful part , you’ll always be busy.” Alexa sighs including the others.
” That’s the shitty part. But it’s just three hours. I go by twelve or one and close by four or three. And also it’s not everyday. I don’t even know what type of work I’m gonna work. Maybe bringing coffee and all that..” I scoff and roll my eyes.
” Sure. Thank God it’s not daily.” Brandon mutters and chuckle.
” Whatever…” I say as the professor step on the podium to teach.
~GRAY~
I drive through the crazy traffic. I was angry and I hate to be this way. Freddie’s one of the shitty reasons I hate my father. I actually can’t call him a mistake but I fuckin’ hate the kid. How could he hurt Ariel and tell her we’re related. He disgusts me and he’s like his mother. Annoying bitch.
Ariel left rather too early because she wanted to avoid me all because that dick happens to be my fuckin’ kid brother. I hope i don’t kill him anytime soon. Such a dildo. She makes me happy and I always hate it each time I ruin it one way or the other.
I park my car on the parking lot and get out. Freddie’s maternal grandfather owns this company. My father was an asshole , he left nothing when he died. I walk into the lobby and straight to Freddie’s stupid office. Kid’s a manager or whatever thing they call him.
” Mr Carter.” His assistant smiles seductively as she looks down at me. Ladies.
” Is your boss in?” I ask her , referring to that punk Freddie.
” Yes.”
” Thank you.” I smile to her and barge in without knocking.
There he was , sitting like a king and getting a blow job from one of his hoe employees.
” Shit.” He jolts and jerks the girl off her knees.
” Oh my God.” She mutters to herself and button her dress shirt up as she arranges her skirt. Freddie already arranged his pants. What an asshole. I stand at the doorway and chuckle. She Shamelessly rushes out as I shut his door.
” So you don’t only fuck your best friend you also fuck your employees. What a waste.” I scoff and walk closer to his desk.
” What the fuck do you want Gray?”
” The last time I checked , we aren’t mates. Becareful of your speech or I won’t mind adding to that bruise on your cheek.”
He huffs in defeat and sits up on his chair.
” Why the fuck did you tell her we’re related?” I growl.
” Whoa! Why won’tI ? You’re a lying scum Gray.” He spits.
I angrily grab his hair and slam his head on his desk. I let go of his hair and glare at his already red face.
” You won’t tell me how to run my shit. You’re such a fucker Freddie. I want you to stay away from her or get ready to get hurt every minute.”
” Bitch , stop threatening me.” That’s it. I grab the collar of his shirt and lift him off his chair.
” Another word Freddie.” I shoot him a death glare as he fights off my grasp. I toss him back on his chair and lean on the armrest.
” I don’t wanna hurt you buddy. No matter what , don’t ever call her. If I get to find out you’re pestering her again , I’ll get Manny to fuck your mom hard and I’ll kill you. You know that. So be a good boy and act like one.”
He glares and puffs out air. ” What? you wanna say something?” I ask him and he stays quiet.
” Of course you have nothing to say.” I stand straight and straighten my jacket.
” One more thing.” I collide my fist against his cheek as his head snap to the side. ” Fucker.” I scoff and walk out of his office without closing his damn door. I just wanna see Ariel right now.
I drive to her school and it’s weird it reminds me of college. I was never the type that has good records in school. I even skipped class always but always ace every exams. I park on the lot and look around the school , not a sign of Ariel.
I pull my phone out and text her.
TO ARIEL : Are you done with class ?
Thirty minutes after and no reply. Now I’m pissed and I hate it. I see the eyes of student watch my tinted car like they know I’m the one inside. I toss my phone on the dashboard and look around to look for Ariel. Yet she didn’t walk out.
I sigh and rest my head on the headrest and lean in against the seat. She’s done with class , she’s only being dramatic and avoiding me because she found out Freddie’s my fucked up half brother. We never interact. I turn to look at the window and there she’s , laughing to a joke one of her friends must have told her. Alexa , her cousin stride beside her including her two other friends. I step out of the car as most girls dart their head to me. I fuckin hate attention. Ariel and her friends seems to notice the sudden chattering as they turn to look at me. Ariel stop laughing at once . Yeah , she’s surprised I paid her a visit at school. She slowly look around and walk to where I’m standing. She’s always so beautiful with every single thing.
” Gray.”
I hold her waist and pull her to me at once. She didn’t give me a good morning kiss and it hurts. I wrap my arms around her waist and bring my lips down to take hers.
” Oh my God.” I hear her friend gasps . I’m sure others gasp too. I don’t fuckin’ care about them.
She kisses back in no time and I deepen the kiss. How can she possibly steal my breath away with just one smile.
Chapter 39
Oh my God!
I’m basically flustered right now. Gray just kissed me in front of an entire college population. I don’t feel good about this and it’s annoying I liked it. I feel special.
” You’re beautiful and I missed you.” He whispers with a cute smile as he brush my hair off my face still holding tight to my waist.
” Holy fuck…” I totally forgot the guys were there. I turn around and I’m faced with their unending taunting smirk. Shit , Brandon’s face is almost red.
” Ariel , will you please introduce us ?” Piper widens her eyes at me as she blinks her eyes.
” Uh , I’m sorry. Gray , this is Piper , Brandon and Alexa my cousin. Guys meet Gray.”
” Everybody knows Gray.” They smile and crosses their arms.
” Hi guys.” Gray said to them.
” I know you’re planning to steal her. But please take good care of her. We’re gonna leave..” Alexa grin and grab Brandon’s arm as they blow kisses at me giving me faces which seemly means ‘ we ain’t done with this conversation’. Crazy friends.
” Wanna ride with me, princess ?” Gray asks. Buddy doesn’t care about the looks and eyes on us.
” Yes..” I nervously reply and slide into the passenger seat. Gray shuts the door and turn around to enter the driver’s seat.
I fasten my seatbelt and watch him ignite the engine as he drives out of school’s lot.
” Why did you do that ?” I ask him after watching him handle the wheel.
” Do what ?” He furrows his brows and smirks. Yeah , he’s pretty cute doing that.
” Kissed me at school’s lot. Everyone was just staring and I was shy. I didn’t expect that.”
” So you don’t like it ?”
I sigh and turn to look at him. His eyes spark a little as he smiles softly.
” Gray , I didn’t say that. That was surprisingly good.” I blush and bite my bottom lip.
He chuckles and smirks.” I wanted to surprise you. You look fuckin hot just walking out of school. You’re beautiful and I feel guilty for not informing you about Freddie.” His jaw clenches as he mentioned Freddie.
I look at his hands that grip tightly to the wheel and his knuckles are a bit red.
” Did you punched Freddie ?”
” He’s a stupid fucker , just had to tell him to stay away from you if he wants to live.”
” Thanks. I don’t blame him much.” I sigh and smile at him. His head snap to my figure as he stares calmly at me.
” And I need to tell you something.” I say at once.
” What ?” He asks , totally baffled as he turns to look at me and slowly look back at the road.
” I’ve got an internship. At Sterling Corp.” I sigh and unfasten my seatbelt.
” How come you’re just telling me ?”
” We’re just communicating since morning , it’s not my fault.”
” I don’t want you to work.” He says , so adamant.
” Gray , I need to. I need the money and I wanna be independent.”
” I’ll pay you if that’s what you want.” He sighs and brush his palm on his messy hair.
I get off the passenger seat and climb on his laps. He looks slightly baffled since he didn’t expect me to hop on his laps. He push back his seat and wrap one hand around my waist while the other steers the wheel.
” You’ve done a lot for me Gray. I’m totally grateful and I really like to work.” I utter and caress the back of his hair.
His eyes move to mine as he stares back at the road.
” It’s okay. If you like it then I’m fine.” He smiles and rub circles on my lower back.
” I’m hungry.” I whisper and proceed to get off his laps.
He hold my waist still “shit.” He cuss and smirks. He halts the car and I didn’t notice we just cross a red light. Great. A cop car pull beside us as I slowly crawl to my seat holding back my laugh. I fasten my seatbelt and put on a girly, innocent look. I just hope we don’t get a ticket.
Gray rolls his eyes and fastens his seatbelt. Who knew he respects the law. He push a button and his side window rolls down.
” Oh Mr Carter.” The cop smiles as he leans both hands on the window sill.
” I’m sorry. My girl is sick and I had to rush her to the hospital.” Gray sighs and pout dramatically.
First he just lied that I’m sick and he publicly called me his ‘girl’. I lean back on the car seat and make a terrible sick face.
” Sure thing Mr Carter. She’s a fine one.” The officer tips his cap and straighten his belt.
” See ya around Mr Carter.” The office says with a genuine small smile. I give him back the smile as the window wind up.
” That was intense.” I breathe out and sigh.
” Yeah right. Still hungry ?” He winks and resume driving.
” Yeah.”
He parks his car outside a restaurant and I can’t help but remember the last eat out we had. How that Russian man attacked us. I sigh and unfastened my seatbelt.
” Nothing’s gonna happen.” He whispers as he brush off my strands of hair.
” I’m gonna be here and no one’s gonna hurt you.” He kisses my cheek and nuzzles his head against my neck for seconds. He trails the kisses to my lips and give me a quick gentle kiss .
” You mean a lot to me and I won’t let no one hurt you.” He smiles and kiss my forehead as he get out of the car.
He opens my side door for me and I get out , holding his hand. He shuts the door and lead me Into another but yet fancy restaurant. As usual , eyes dart to us as they continue to admire Gray. The ladies scowl at me while few give me a really reasonable smile. Gray pulls out a seat for me and I sit down.
” Welcome Mr Carter. What should I get you ?” A waitress addresses us , eyeing my partner. I roll my eyes and watch how she tries to flirt with Gray.
I give her my order. Gray didn’t order for anything except a bottle water.
” So tell me why are you allergic to peanut butter ?” He smirks and wink. How did he know that ?
” How did you know that ?”
He let out a quiet laugh and smiles. ” I’m a genius.”
I giggle.” I got admitted once and since then , I got scared to eat it. Do you have any allergies ?”
” You should guess.”
” That’s not fair. I mean I told you why I’m allergic to peanut butter.”
” But you didn’t tell me you were allergic to peanut butter. I worked that out myself.” He shrugs and look into my dark brown eyes.
I sigh and ponder. Yeah I know nothing about him. I’m such an idiot.
” You’re allergic to peanut butter and one of your favorite color is red. You really don’t have favorite colors but you admire red. You like sandwiches and most times chicken burgers and also one of your favorite food is lasagna. You like cakes too.” He winks at his great performance of telling me my history.
Now my turn. I know nothing.
” How did you know all that ?”
” I noticed everything about you each time we go out. Starting from your favorite coca cola beverages. You don’t like alcohol because you’re a light weight drinker.”
” Damn. You just got me.”I sigh. The waitress returns with our meal and arrange every single food on the table and she leaves.
I resume eating as Gray watches me. We talk about stuff and I had to ask him about his life. He told me about himself , highschool and also he didn’t have any allergies. He also told me he wanted to study to be a doctor but later changed his mind because he liked business. We drove back to my apartment since it’s late and I have to resume my internship today. I rush into my apartment and Gray follows behind.
” Is your boss a man ?” He asks and lean against the wall as he watches me.
” He’s a man Gray.”
” Then I’m driving you to work and I’ll stay till you’re settled.”
I groan and turn around to look at him. His hands are stuck in his pockets with his eyes all over my body.
” You know you don’t have to.” I insist and cross my arms.
” But I want to.” He shrugs and furrows his brows. What a man.
I huff and open my closet to find a dress. I settle for a red long sleeve mid thigh dress with a v-nevk. Probably tomorrow , I’ll shop for more dress shirts and skirts. I sit on the edge of my bed and slip my feet inside my black stilettos. I get off the bed and stand in front of the mirror to brush my hair.
” Tinkerbell , it’s not a date.” Gray mutters. Seriously what’s wrong with what I’m wearing ? He removes his hands from his pockets to stand behind me.
” This is too hot. Do you want your boss to look at you ?” I roll my eyes and giggle at him through the mirror.
He takes the hairbrush from my hand and push my hair to the side. His finger slide down from my chest to my cleavages through the V-neck.
” You know I won’t let you wear this.” He kisses my cheek and walk to my closet.
I groan and turn to look at him. He snakes through my closet and smile triumphantly. He takes out a white dress shirt and and a black skirt. I didn’t know I have that.
” You’re wearing this. I don’t want someone else to look at you the way I’m supposed to look at you except you want me to stick my fingers into their eyes.” He says and tosses the clothes on my bed. It’s cute to know he’s jealous and sort of overprotective.
” But no one’s gonna look at me like that.” I whine but he’s not listening.
He hold the hem of my dress and pull it above my head and throw the dress on my bed. He picks up the dress shirt and dress me putting the buttons into place. He heaves out a deep breath after dressing me up.
” Better. That’s how you dress , Ariel not super sexy dress that’s meant for only me.” I chuckle at him and go back to brushing my hair.
” I didn’t plan to seduce my new boss by the way.” I sigh and stare at my reflection. I look better all thanks to Gray.
” You’re running late.” He whispers behind me and wrap his hands around my torso.
” I know.” I smile at his reflection on the mirror as he trail soft kisses down my neck.
” I know I’m gonna sound selfish but it’s crazy I want you to skip work today.” He says and kiss gently on my earlobe.
” Gray , not now. I’m running late. Thank you.” I release his arms around me and give him a quick kiss on his cheek. I walk past him to carry my bag but he smack my butt. Yeah , right , so flirty.
I glare at him playfully and pick my bag as we walk out of my room. I locked it and we head to the living room. Leslie and Hazel entered chattering and laughing. They halt at once as they see me standing close to Gray. It’s so annoying she finds it hard to believe I’m with Gray Carter. Such an asshole.
” Welcome home Leslie.” I tell her and walk past her. They won’t stop stealing glances at Gray who didn’t bother to stare at them.
I breathe in as we take the elevator down.
” You’re okay ?” He asks once we’re close to his car.
I smile and nod. I slip inside the passenger seat without letting him open my door. He huffs silently and get in the driver’s seat.
” Sterling Corp , hmm ? I don’t really like them that much.” Gray says driving out of the lot.
” You don’t like a lot of people, Gray.”
” Not my fault. They don’t really like me too either so what am I supposed to do ? Like them back ? That’s shit.”
I roll my eyes and look out of the window.
” One more thing , Sterling’s got a son and I heard the dick’s now the new CEO because his father retired. If he tries to hit on you, don’t hold back to tell me. Dude’s a pussy , likes good things.”
I chuckle.” You don’t have to be worried. What’s his name ? I’m sure I’m not working under the CEO. Just some random manager.” I huff.
” His name is Theo.”
” Theodore…” I sigh and turn to look at Gray.
” I’ll be fine Gray. No one’s gonna hit on me.”
” You don’t have to be sure. You’re fuckin pretty.” He says and runs his hand through his hair. It’s so cute to see Gray jealous. He looks like a high school basketball leader. That’s crazy.
I unfasten my seatbelt and crawl to sit on his laps. He look down at me before diverting his gaze back on the road. He takes a deep breath as I lean my head on his chest trailing my fingers on his chest. His left hand settles on my hips as he takes my lips by surprise. I didn’t notice he has stopped driving. I tug gently on his hair and let his lips survey around mine.
” Thanks , I’m running late.” I peck his lips and get off his laps.
” Promise you’re gonna call me once you’re through with work ?” I smile and nod.
” I promise.” I carry my bag and get out of the car. I shut the door and turn to look at Gray who’s staring at me with the passenger side window down.
” You look beautiful. Kneel any jerks balls who try to flirt with you. Or maybe I’ll shoot their brains out.” He winks and i chuckle.
” Sure thing, Jamal.” I blow kisses at him and walk into Sterling Corp. There are a lot of workers in and i never expected this. I’m nervous again as I make my way to God knows where.
I stop by at a lady’s desk in front of an office. She has her hair in a finely made bun with no loose strands.
” Hi.”
She raises her head from her computer and smiles at me through her glasses.
” I think i know you..” she muse with a wide grin.
” Yeah. I’m …”
” Gray Carter’s mystery girl. You’re hot.” I never wanted to tell her that. I wanted to say I’m the girl who applied for an internship.
” Uh..”
” You applied for the internship too. Boss is in his office waiting. You’re late and he’s quite moody today.” She sighs.
” I’m..”
” It’s fine. Take the elevator to the top floor , that’s his office.”
” What’s his name ?”
” Theodore Sterling.” She smile and blush a bit. ” Chill , sweetheart , he’s not as hot as Gray Carter though. You’ve got a mega piece with you.” She’s blushing really hard and maybe I hate it.
I give her a fake smile and a ‘thank you’ before going back to the elevator. I press the top floor button and watch as the elevator ascends to the top. It slides open and I get to the top floor. I breathe in and step out. Maybe I should have worked with Gray but I wanted something different. It’s weird to work under someone you’re sleeping with. I knock gently on the door and a voice reply me from inside. I did the sign of the cross and open the door.
I walk in and shut the door gently. He’s sitting on his swivel chair , back facing me as he look at the busy city through the glass walls.
” Good afternoon sir.” I greet , smoothing my already smooth skirt.
His swivel chair turns around as I’m face to face with him. His eyebrows shoot up at once and it’s clearly seen he’s checking me out with his cold expression. He didn’t smile or even frown , just his normal cold looks. He’s sort of good looking but not as Gray. His tousled hair matches his face as he eyes my figure taking me in. He wears a white dress shirt which the two up buttons are out.
” Ariel Peterson.” He says calmly. How did he know ?
” Heard you’re the intern ? Why would you want a job ? It’s clearly known you’re fucking Gray Carter.” He smirks. Am i popular already ? My phone pings in my bag and I didn’t bother to check. I’m sure it’s a new message from the guys.
” You’re pretty and I’m sure Gray would never want you to work.” He grins and licks his bottom lip. Okay he’s a perv. Gray told me and maybe I did doubt him a bit.
” Why are you late , Ariel ?”
” I’m sorry sir. I had late lectures.”
” Hmm. Yeah ?” He asks. His eyes move from my lips to my eyes. ” Don’t freak out , I would never hit on you considering the fact that you’re Gray’s tiny little property. Welcome to Sterling Corp. I’m just messing with you. There…” He throws a file on the desk and motion me to take it.
” You’re my new assistant and you’ll occupy the front office. Once you arrive at work , your first job is to get me coffee. I don’t like it with a lot of cream and sugar.” I nod and pick up the file.
” That contains about three hundred mails with messages attached to it. That’s your work for today , you’re sending all three hundred mails before your close period.” What ? Is he okay ?
” What ? You got something to say ?”
” Not really.” I sigh and flash him a fake smile. Hell , I hate him already.
He motions for me to leave as I walk out to reside in my supposed desk. I sit down and start work ASAP because I’m supposed to babysit Kennedy today. A lot to do when you have parents who barely cares about anyone except themselves. I shove out my phone to check the message and it’s a message from the guys at our group chat.
” Holy hell.” I mutter and tap on the picture to take a good view of it. It’s a picture of me and Gray kissing in front of school’s parking lot. Of course this future journalists thought it’s a nice thing to take a picture of us kissing. I scroll down the messages from my three crazy friends.
Alexa: fuck girl , you’re now miss popular..
PIPER : Hell yeah. And I wish he had a fuckin twin brother..
Brandon : or maybe a clone , I don’t mind. Where the fuck is Damon ?
I groan and drop my phone aside as I continue with my work. It’s almost four as i round up my work for the day. I drop the file back at Theo’s but he wanted me to get him coffee before I leave. I return with his coffee and hurry out of his office. I called Gray and his number go straight to voicemail. I hail a cab and get in. I need to drop by at the apartment to get off this work clothes. I’m draining. I sigh totally tired of work as I insert my key in our apartment. I shut the door and look around the empty apartment. Where the hell is Leslie !
” Reid , you don’t get it do you ?” I heard Leslie’s voice from her room. Reid ? What’s he doing here ?
I quietly take off my shoes not to cause issues and tip toe to Leslie’s door. The sake of eavesdropping.
” Girl, we just fucked.
” And you weren’t supposed to wear a fuckin condom ? You wanted bare and you got me pregnant.” Leslie yell.
I gasp and place my hand on my chest. Leslie’s pregnant for Reid ? That creepy freaky best friend of Gray.
” You know I want nothing to do with that thing ? Why don’t you save yourself the mess and get rid of it. Don’t try to stalk me because of some bullshit baby…”
Oh my God !
” You’re advising me to get rid of it ? An abortion ?”
” If you love your life , you’ll get rid of that thing you’re carrying. Dumbass bitch.”
Chapter 40
I shake my head at this heavy news that I just heard. Leslie’s pregnant. Not just pregnant but Reid’s the father. I breathe out and silently walk to the kitchen. I heard their distant chattering and to what I heard , they are throwing abuses at each other. How can she be this dumb ? Slept with Reid without protection. I lift the glass to my lips and gulp down the cold water. I need it or I might just faint at the sudden confession.
Reid stomp out of Leslie’s room in obvious anger. His eyes land on me as he walks out of our apartment. Leslie’s face looked pale as she stuff her hands into the back pocket of the shorts she’s wearing.
” Damn…” I murmur.
” What ?”
I chuckle and drop the glass of water on the counter.
” So you’re pregnant ?” I raise my brows and lean my hand on the counter.
” I don’t know what you’re talking about.” She scoffs and glares at me.
” You’re so dumb.” I slide my hand down my face and chuckle again. ” How can you get involved with Reid ? And now you’re pregnant without a father ?”
” Ariel, shut up.”
” Yeah , I’m gonna shut up. Watch till I call mom and dad and inform them that their precious little angel is pregnant for a thug who happens to be best friends with Mia Carter’s druggie son. Damn , that’s gon’ hit.”
” You won’t say shit. Why don’t you shut your cum mouth and mind your business. You act like you’re any better.”
” If you want me to remind you that I’m not the one pregnant with a bastard child then trust me I’ll remind you. Bitch you have a baby and no father. What’s wrong with your dumb ass ? So what you gonna do ? Drop out of college now ? Or probably abort it like you usually abort anything that grows in your stomach. Whore.”
” Fuck you. Mind your business and stay out of my shit. I’m the one with the baby and not you. Get that and fuck you.” She hisses and walk out clearly embarrassed.
I sigh and shake my head sideways. I pity her. It hurts to get a baby for someone who told you they want nothing to do with it. That shit hurts more than anything. I stride to my room and slump on my bed. I miss my room so much. I sigh and look down at my ringing phone. I press the answer icon and press the phone against my ear.
” Gray.”
” Where are you ?”
” You worry too much about me.”
” I guess it’s my responsibility to worry. Are you done with work ?”
” Yeah. I’m at home just lying down. Missed me already ?”
Silence.
I imagine him smirking right now with his bottom lip in between his teeth.
” You know I always miss you. I’m still at work and I’m gonna drop by to pick you up.”
” Don’t bother. I’m already on my way to your house. Maybe by tomorrow, I will be looking forward to coming back to my apartment. I don’t wanna get used to your house.”
” Start getting used to it. ”
I chuckle and huff.
” Talk later ?”
” Sure.” I smile and nod like he could see me.
He hangs up and I toss the phone next to me on my bed. I take a look at my room and I missed being here. I don’t really know when I’m gonna have peace without getting threatened by some Gray’s enemies. I get up and pick my bag as I walk out of my room. I locked it and walk to the living room only to find Hazel and Leslie talking to each other. I ignore them and walk out of the living room to take the elevator.
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~ LESLIE~
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How did I end up in such a messed up situation ?
Pregnant for a stupid asshole.
I’ve always hated my life. Ariel was always better. Pretty and all that ugly bullshit. She always get everything she wanted. Attraction , lucks and now Gray Carter. Always so fuckin lucky. Because of jealousy sometimes , I had to despise her. Seeing her cry and grieve turn to music to my ears. And now this. Karma is such a bitch , getting back at me for the little things I did.
My parents are sometimes annoying. Always trying to mold you into something perfect to cover up their not so perfect lives. They knew I have a boyfriend but hate to admit it because I knew they both cheated on each other. Dad with Gray’s mother Mia Carter and mom with her boss. So much for a perfect family.
” So what are you gonna do about this ?” Hazel asks bringing her hand down my stomach.
” The baby ?”
She widens her eyes and hum.” Ummm.”
” I’m getting rid of it. I have a future and also I have a life to live. I’ve not even dated the boys I’ve always liked.”
” Leslie. This isn’t time for that. You’ve got a baby for Reid, Leslie.”
” And I fuckin hate him. He made me a mess and manipulate me to have sex with him without protection. I’m screwed. If Ariel tells my parents , I’m gonna kill her myself.”
” Look , I know you hate Ariel and all that and she doesn’t really hate you that much. I’m not sure she’s gonna tell your ma she’s pregnant.”
” And what if she does ?” I ask and breathe out frustrated.
” That’s gonna be fucked up. But it’s not your fault. I mean you hooked up with him like every normal girl and you liked him…”
” He doesn’t like me either. That fuck head manipulated me to sleep with him without protection and now I’m fuckin pregnant. It’s not like I want a baby. I so much envy Ariel.”
” Bitch , suck it up. You’re not supposed to be envious of Ariel. I mean , I know she’s got a really hot Gray wrapped around her fingers doesn’t mean she’s better than you. She’s still a bitch and you’re better than her.”
” How did she get him to look at her ? I mean , she’s not hot and all classy. She’s still a typical ugly nerd who gets every good thing to look at her. How can she always be so lucky.” I whine and groan.
” That’s a story for another day.”
” Yeah ? You saw the Ferrari she drove to school the other day ? A fuckin brand new Ferrari. Every punk at school won’t stop talking about her and how she got Gray. Fuckin hell.”
” Shit , Ferrari got everyone talking for real. Don’t forget the fact she brought a cab to school…” Hazel trails off.
” And got a romantic kiss from Gray in front of everyone who cares to watch . It’s fuckin annoying. How did she always get so lucky. That shit annoys me to the core.” I huff and pull my knees to my chest.
” Don’t get worked up. Chill , you’re still one of the prettiest girls I’ve ever seen. Ariel’s not your match. She’s this tiny little mommy’s girl that you can easily break. Right now , we should talk about this thing Reid deposited in you. You and I know it’s a bad seed and can never be good. Some worse version of Reid.” Hazel says. Yeah she’s right. Reid isn’t someone you wanna get pregnant for ?
The funniest part is that i was on birth control when we had sex. How can it fail me when Reid decides to hit it bare ? I’m out of lucks seriously. Maybe I need to visit the church for refill. I so fuckin need it.
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~ARIEL~
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I walk past Carl at the front door and his usual frowning face. He’s a weirdo and always too focused. Gray’s house as usual is empty. I walk past the kitchen but stop in my track when I saw Nick trying to make cereal for Kennedy. He groans and pour milk into her bowl of cereal.
” You’re such a bad babysitter.” She scoffs and flick his nose.
” Seriously. I’m not your babysitter. You’re so annoying sometimes.” He sighs and stir the bowl of cereal and slide it over to Kennedy.
” Busy ?” I furrow my brows and stand beside the kitchen door.
” Thank God you’re here. Take over. Kid wants me to do her math homework and it’s bullshit.”
” Stop swearing in front of her.” I mouthed and drop my bag on the counter.
” Lucifer , my Penny or I’m gonna tell Gray you cursed in front of me.” She cocks her brows with a devilish grin and open her palms out for Nick.
Nick rolls his eyes and shove out a dollar bill as he give it to Kennedy.
” Witch..” he mutters and walk out of the kitchen.
” How are you buddy ?” I ask her and ruffle her hair.
” I’m good. How’s college ? Gray said you’ve got an internship. How’s it ? Do you have a hot boss ?” She winks as i watch her stuff cereal into her mouth.
” What do you mean by hot ?” I smirk and wiggle my brows.
” Ariel I’m not a bad kid , stop misinterpreting my speech. I mean if he’s actually hot or cold ? Like does he have an attitude ?” She grins and chuckles.
” He’s hella cold. Annoying sometimes and bossy.”
” You should tell Gray if he say shit to you. He’s gonna shoot his ass.”
Woah. Jhene did a good job bringing up Kennedy. How did she know Gray shoots a gun.
” How did you know Gray shoots a gun ? What makes you think that ?”
She chuckles.” I might be a kid doesn’t mean I’m not smart. I’ve seen him pull a trigger before.”
Holy hell.
I clear my throat and blink my eyes. How could she talk about guns and she’s not even bothered about it. I might be older but the sight of a gun still freaks me out. I can’t even hold it and I don’t wanna hold it.
” Alrighty. I’ll go change and prepare food.”
” Pasta huh ? Please and make it a little spicy.” She pouts and give me her puppy eyes.
I nod and give her a thumbs up. She squeal and I hurry upstairs. I don’t even have something to wear. I drop my bag on the couch and put on Gray’s black T-shirt and sweatpants. It’s a bit oversized but it’s comfortable at least. I hurry downstairs and prepared pasta while Kennedy and I also work on her math homework. My phone buzzes and it’s a message from Gray.
FROM GRAY: Tinkerbell, are you in my house ?
I huff and pick it up to reply.
To GRAY: Yes. When are you coming home ?
FROM GRAY: Missed me already ?
TO GRAY: Whatever. I’m just asking though. Maybe I sort of missed you but don’t take it to heart , jerk.
FROM GRAY: That’s sort of funny. I will be home late. Stay awake for me , will you ?
TO GRAY: Stay late ? Gray normal companies closes at 5:pm or probably six. You’ve got a new girlfriend ?
FROM GRAY: You know I can’t. I want only you and you know it. Stay awake for me. I wanna eat you up today.
Flirty much really ? It’s weird that turns me on. I look up at Kennedy who’s been watching me closely. She’s too smart for her age.
” I know you’re texting Gray. It’s so obvious on your face.”
” I don’t blush and I’m sure my cheek aren’t red either.”
” The fact you’re olive doesn’t mean you don’t blush. You like him a lot and i bet he likes you more. You should see the way he looks at you.”
I bite my tongue to hold my laughter but it didn’t help. I chuckle and drop a message for Gray.
TO GRAY: I’ll try. Stay safe.
I drop my phone on the counter and stir the pot of pasta.
” Are you on any social media accounts ?”
” Hell no Kennedy. I don’t like the media.” I roll my eyes and drop the spatula.
” Why ? Instagram , Snapchat or maybe Twitter ? You’re officially Gray Carter’s girlfriend. You need one.”
” You know I don’t Kenny. The media is filled with fake assholes who would be watching over your life to make a living. Including jobless journalists and bloggers.”
” True though. But most times it’s fun.” She slurp noisely on the milkshake i prepared for her.
I switch off the stove and dish out food for both of us. After dinner , I take Kennedy to her room and as usual I read her her Disney story book and she made me sing a song for her. Thank God blonde haired Sarai isn’t here. She’s such a stalker. I shut Gray’s room door and wrap my hair up to take a shower. I undress myself and stare at my reflection before stepping under the shower. The warm water tease my skin as I scrub my skin harder than usual. Leslie’s pregnant mistake not leaving my mind. My parents are definitely gonna freak out if they ever finds out. Truth is , I’m not planning to call my parents just to gossip about Leslie being pregnant for Reid. I’m not dumb , Leslie would definitely get rid of it. I mean who won’t get rid of it ? He’s the worst baby daddy in history right now.
Funny part is , he doesn’t care. How can Leslie be so vulnerable and decided to mess with Reid. Reid. He might be cute and rich but i think he doesn’t even have a heart. There’s just a huge black hole in the middle of his chest. He’s too evil and I think he got her pregnant just to make Leslie weak. I don’t even care.
I clean myself and put on Gray’s t-shirt and his black Calvin Klein. I switch on the TV to watch a movie and all I could think of is Gray. I shut my eyes to sleep but actually wake up after many attempts. I missed him and i missed him touching me. It’s passed ten and he’s not yet back. I switch off the bedside lamp and close my eyes to sleep.
” Tinkerbell..” I heard that voice I’ve been longing for.
I lazily open my eyes and he’s lying next to me , eyes locked with mine.
” You’re so annoying..” I whine and shift closer to him so his arms is wrapped around my waist.
” How much did you miss me ?” He smirks and rub circles on my back.
My leg slide under his legs as he trails his fingers on my back.
” A lot.” I brush his hair off his face and his hair is a bit damp from a shower. I trail my fingers on his cheek and rub my thumb on his bottom lip. It’s so soft.
” Did you take a shower ?” I whisper still touching his lips.
” Yeah. Came in few minutes ago and you were sleeping. Decide to take a quick shower.” He says and kiss my forehead.
” What took you so long ? You got me worried ?” I look down at his lips and smile. I lift my hand and place it on his cheek.
” Work.” He sighs and trail his fingers on my thighs to my butt cheek that’s on display on his Calvin Klein that I’m wearing.
” This looks good on you.” He whispers leaning closer to me as he slowly caress my butt.
I chuckle and lean in more closer as our lips brush slightly.
” Wanna skip school tomorrow ?” He asks , his gaze shifting from my eyes to my lips.
” You know I won’t. I don’t wanna fail.” I cup his cheek and kissed him. He kisses back and made me relax on the bed so he’s on top of me.
He taste so good as always. He nip perfectly on my bottom lip and I’m wanting him more than ever.
” I bought you something.” He said after we break from the kiss. He stretch his hand and bring out a little black box from the headboard. He lay next to me on his side and I had to do the same.
” Here.” He hands me the box and I glance at the box.
I open it and it’s a ring. Wait what ?
” Breathe , I’m not asking you to marry me yet…” He grins and take the box off my hand.
” It’s a promise ring. I want you to have it. Each time I’m away , I want you to always look at it and bear in mind that no matter what I’ll be always be back.” He takes out the ring and drop the box back.
He slides the ring in my middle finger and kiss my lips. I’m too shocked to kiss back but I did. We pull apart as I look at the ring careful. Tinkerbell , is spelt on it and this is pure diamond.
” Wow. Thank you.” I turn to look at him and smile. Now I feel lame. What am I supposed to get him ? He has everything. Money , cars and every good thing you can think of.
What should I get him ?
” You’re the best thing that has ever happened to me. You might wake up one morning and I might be gone and all that , just remember I’ll always be back for you.”
” Are you planning to run away ?” I ask. His eyes look into my soul and I’m scared or maybe nervous.
” I will never run away. I don’t want you to think about walking out of my life cause I won’t let you. I can’t stand to loose you for anything at all.” He says and kisses my forehead. He kiss down to my nose and clasp his lips against mine.
” You are my light Ariel , always know that. Shit’s gonna happen and you might not see me for a while but trust me , I’ll always come back for you. No matter what.”