CHAPTER ELEVEN.*******Two men sat out back on the patio having breakfast while they chat peacefully. The white shirt on white shorts they wore made the colorful garden behind a sight to behold. Flowers of all kinds and colors danced behind them while the reflection of the morning sun made the colors sparkle in the rays. Both men have known each other from the days of their fathers. They were made friends by their fathers and they grew that way thus the legacy they held so tightly upon.Both men had made a vow long even before they were married that their kids would have to be married to the other. When they had met, The Lorenzo's sisters had both fallen in love with both the older and the adopted younger sister and had ended up marrying from the same family since they didn't see why they should marry from different families when the Lorenzo's had two beautiful daughters.After their marriage on the night of their honeymoon which they had both had on the ship right out the sea, both
Chapter: TWELVE.*****Elijah, Andrew, and the kids were on their way home and he could not wait to get home to Billy and Adrian. He couldn't take them since Billy was scheduled for too many shots with all the newest products that are mounting themselves recently. He hasn't seen much of Adrian too as the boy was always busy with the dog or taking off work to go visit this new boyfriend that paints. Adrian had told him he liked this Noah and he wasn't a fool, he just knew they had to be dating. He may not have liked it but it would be better if Adrian was with someone else, that way he could be certain Jack would not repeat again. Andrew had been on his ass ever since he got back as he wanted to see that he was happy with the boy he loves but there was nothing he could do about it. There is just so much at stake to give in to what he felt for Adrian."You should stop telling yourself that." Andrew smacked him on the head as if he had just read through his mind. Elijah was going to sma
CHAPTER: THIRTEEN.Another family time out and both children held hands while they ran about the arcade. Nova hugged a big stuffed bear that her father had just won her a few while ago and Elijah grabbed her left hand as they rounded the grounds looking for more fun games to play, their parents walked leisurely behind them. "I want the car." Nova chirped excitedly."No, I want the motorcycle." Elijah disagreed. He had seen the most beautiful boy about his age sitting on a motorcycle and he wanted to play the game side by side with the boy. "No, the car." Nova shrugged and pulled her hands off Elijah while she gave pouty look to the mothers. "Elijah won't ride the car with me." She complained."Elijah, be a gentleman and ride the car with her." His mother had scolded him softly. The twelve-year-old hissed and reluctantly walked Nova to the car and helped her to get in. With eyes locked on the boy that stared back at him, he got into the next car beside Nova. The game was about to st
CHAPTER: FOURTEEN.Adrian had just hung his newest collection of painting in his bedroom when he heard his door push open. He turned around in a rush and almost tripped and fell. He has forgotten to lock his door, again. His eyes landed on Elijah. He never thought he would see him look that way ever. His eyes were swollen and red from crying too much and he was shirtless and looked rather too weak that Adrian wondered how he was still standing. He made to reach the man but saw him staring at the painting he had just hung in his bedroom. The naked portrait of him. He finally let Noah paint him that way. He felt he could trust the boy since he has done nothing but make him happy in the past month."How could you?" Elijah asked to the shock and confusion of the young man."What?" He whispered. "This is all your fault?" Elijah yelled out and threw a single photo at him. To say that he was shocked when he saw the exact picture that was in that painting hanging in the boy's room wou
CHAPTER FIFTEEN.******He wore nothing but a pair of brown shorts as he paced the huge bedroom in his private chambers. He hasn't gone home in three days because he just couldn't find that desire to go home. To what would he go home to?Four days ago Adrian and Billy had gone missing. He has visited all the dog shelters around, reported with animal control, and hung fly-posters as he went around the entire neighborhood, the media are aware, he even involved the police and yet no one has seen his precious dog. After the second day of going around in search of his dog, Andrew insisted he stopped since every move he makes is captured and assumptions are speculated and rumors fly. He drank so much that even his most tasteful wine has become sour in his mouth. He has cried and he just couldn't cry anymore. The only emotion he felt currently was anger. Anger at his inability to find the two most important aspects of his living. The man groaned loudly and punched a hole into the thousand
CHAPTER SIXTEEN.*****“Who is it?!" The grumpy man yelled out angrily. He was upset someone dared woke him up seeing that he hadn't slept in so long because of the case of the missing boy. He missed Adrian so much and he couldn't help but feel as if something bad had happened to his son. The man got to his door and pulled it open, the shock on his face was one that would have killed him if his heart wasn't so strong. Adrian stood bloody hugging Billy to his chest tightly. Jonathan quickly pulled the boy into the house, shutting and locking his door. He quickly got a glimpse of the clock hanging on the wall as he led Adrian into the living room, the clock read 3 a.m. The man took two pictures of the boy's current state before leading him into the bathroom and stripping the trembling boy off his clothing.Adrian was like a status, his eyes blank and expressionless and his breathing barely noticeable, so much that Jonathan had to put his ear on his chest to feel the faint beats of the
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. ******Once his eyes opened they were greeted by intense darkness. At first, he didn't understand where he was as his head throbbed painfully almost making his eyes dizzy. He was confused and didn't know what was happening so he eventually gave up and fell back asleep. When he woke up again, his head felt somewhat better, and in no time memories started surging back in he remembered beating the hell out of Noah and then storming out of the house in search of Famous, he remembered waiting for a bus, he remembered been grabbed and forced into a car the rest was a blur. He tried to move but realized for the first time that he was tied up, both hands and legs joint tightly behind his back, he wriggled but it was of no use, he tried to scream for help but his mouth was sealed shut with a tape, the extreme darkness he saw was due to the fact that his head was shrouded with a bag. He tried to stay still and listen, to feel anything around him, his hands couldn't feel muc
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. ******“He's going to be alright in a few days, I will be returning on Wednesday to check on his progress, make sure he takes all his medications at the right time." Doctor Phil smelled at his pacing friend. "Relax, he's safe and sound." The man chuckled as he made his way towards the bedroom door. "The bad days are behind us, let's just wait for him to wake up!" Andrew smiled grandly at him and clapped him on the back of the shoulder. "Thank you," Phil whispered at the door with a huge grin on his face. Elijah laughed, the man wouldn't stop commenting on how great his hotel room looked. He had made sure to bring his doctor friend along whom he knew would never tell anyone about Adrian. The man was the only physician who took care of Jack whenever he took ill and Elijah didn't see any reason not to call the man up for this urgent matter as he never told anyone about him and Jack and again, he paid him good money too so Phil was more than willing to travel with him