I do not think I have ever seen Dad look that pissed. I could damn near see smoke coming out of his ears. He looked like he wanted to reach acoss this table and smack the both of us upside our heads. I was still trying to understand what happened. I closed my eyes and wished this whole thing was a nightmare, but it wasn’t. I watched Taelin walk out and I did nothing to stop her. I wasn’t sure she would listen to us if we tried to explain to her that what we said isn’t what we felt or meant. I am pretty sure if either Jayson and I tried to stop her she would slap us. We clearly deserved it.
“Um, I should go. Thank you for letting me come and the food was delicious.” Zoe whispered.
“Zoe we are not upset with you. This fucking situation is the result of my sons not knowing when to shut their damn mouths. I will have Tom take you back to Colton’s place. He should be home by now if he isn't Tom will wait with you until Colton returns home. I am sorry you had to see our family drama.” Dad said.
“Do not worry about it. This was nothing compared to the drama that my family is famous for. I will see the two of you later. I hope you two work everything out with Taelin. She seemed like such a sweet girl” Zoe replied.
I watched as she walked out with Tom not far behind her. I looked back up and Dad was standing there with his arms crossed over his chest. Jayson and I stand up and follow him to his office with Janelle following behind us. We flop down onto the comfortable overstuffed couch in Dad’s office as Janelle closed the door.
“The two of you have better start fucking explaining, because if what she said is true shit is going to hit the fan. I do not understand why either of you would say shit like that.” Dad says.
“Everything she said is true, but we said it to keep her safe and out of the firing range of all the other girls that would be jealous if they knew the truth. We did not want them spreading lies about her.” I replied.
“We know that you two want her, which we have already talked about so why the hell would you say that?” Janelle hisses.
“The only ones that know she is our stepsister are, Daymon, Lucas, Etta and Marnie. We told the others that so when we started dating her, they would not spread shit about her. We knew they would not say shit about us, but we did not want the other girls, mainly Shayla, to spread rumors of her being a whore and sleeping with her stepbrothers. We had no idea Taelin was even down near us when we were talking.
We hardly ever saw Taelin during school since most of her classes were on the second floor.” I say.“We would have fixed this right after it happened, but she would not talk to us. She was only around us when we had family events of dinner. She has been avoiding us for close to two years,” I added.
“I told you boys that I was all right with this, and I still am, but you need to fix this. Taelin was in advanced classes and that is why all her classes were on the second floor. Taelin’s father and I noticed that she started reading a few months after turning three. School has always been easy for her so when he was in fourth grade or so the teachers suggested having her tested. Taelin has an IQ of 150, but we did not want her skipping grades. The school placed her in advanced classes. These last two years all her classes have counted not only as high school credits but college credits. She might be a first-year student as far as this is her first year being there, but she will graduate when the two of you do.” Janelle told us.
“We promise we are going to fix this. She is ours. I am not sure how we will fix this, but we will. We are sorry about this shit blowing up at dinner.” I state.
“Do you know where her place is?” I asked.
“No, until tonight we thought she was living with you boys. She moved up there when we were out of town. She had told us, as you heard, that she had told you two that she would be attending the same college, so I figured that she was living in the room that you two had designed for her along with the art studio. I do not like the idea of her living on her own.” Dad explained.
Well shit, that is not what I wanted to hear. Jayson has a look of irritation on his face that matches mine. He is not thrilled that no one knows where she is. Our family is one of the three biggest mafia family's in the region. We are allied with the other two mafia families, one being Shayla’s. Her father is fine, but her mother and her are not worth the trouble they cause. Janelle has the kitchen staff pack up some of the food for us to take back to the house.
“Well how was dinner?” Lucas asked.
“It started out fine until Taelin got there. Then it went to shit.” Jayson grumbled.
I tell them everything that happened. Daymon and Lucas look just as guilty as Jayson and me. They were there that day and I know Lucas was laughing at the shit we were telling Shayla and her annoying friends. He was not laughing at Taelin, but she would not know that.
“That explains why we all got the cold shoulder not to mention that she has avoided us for the last two years along with the two of you.” Daymon sighed.
The four of us are sitting there when the front door opens and in walk Etta and Marnie. I am not surprised they walked in without knocking. Jayson and I have known these two longer than we have known Daymon and Lucas. The four of us grew up together. Neither of them looked happy which makes me wonder who pissed in their coffee. Nick and Rich were close behind them.
“Why do the two of you look like you are going to commit murder?” I asked.
“Because we just might. We just ran into Taelin, who by the way is upset even if she is trying to act as if she is not, to find out that the family dinner she went home for turned into a shit show.” Etta comments.
“Wait you knew Taelin was here on campus?” I asked.
“Yes, we ran into her during her orientation, but she asked us not to say anything to the two of you. She is our friend and we are not going to break her trust like that.” Marnie answered.
“We tried to tell her that there was a misunderstanding between the three of you that day, but she would not hear it. So, we come to find out that she heard what the two of you were telling whose gold-digging whores was a surprise. Yes, I know we were there, but we did not engage in the conversation. We tried to tell her that again there was a misunderstanding, but she shocked us when she told us that the two of you had found your queen and brought her home to meet the parents.” Marnie added.
Shit, she thinks we want Zoe. Zoe is a pretty girl, but she is nothing compared to Taelin. Etta asks how we are going to clear this shit up, but truthfully, I have no idea. I tell her that Zoe is the one we took to dinner, and I can tell they realized that Taelin had read the room wrong. They know Zoe and why we are protecting her.
“Do the two of you know where she lives?” I asked.
“No, we tried to get that information, but she refused to tell us. I think she knew that we would tell you even if it was an accident. I do know it is here on campus, she did not tell us that much.” Etta comments.
That is better than where I thought it might be. At least it is close which means that Jayson and I might have a chance of finding her. We need to talk with a few of the other guys who have her in their classes. I have no idea how to get her to talk with us but there must be a way. Now we must figure out what way that is.
I was not expecting to see a stunning girl sitting at the table with Mom and David. Let’s not forget she was sitting between Jayson and Alexi. I knew what that meant and who she was to them. My already cracked heart shattered at that moment. Mom had told me they were bringing a friend, but for some stupid reason I thought it would be one or two of the guys from the team. I thought I had gotten over my crush on them, but apparently I was wrong. I had cried myself to sleep that night after getting home. I had always hoped but really I knew there would never be anything between the three of us so I am not sure why I even cried. I had just returned from the grocery store and the house was freakishly quiet when I walked in. I liked living on my own, but all this silence was starting to get to me. I grabbed the last bag out of my car when my neighbor walked up the driveway. I thought it was werid that they weren’t college kids, but they mananged one of the apartment buildings down
It has been a week since the family dinner from hell. Jayson and I have been keeping an eye out for Taelin, but with every little luck. I have seen her around the campus, but I cannot get to her fast enough to talk with her before she disappears. Jayson has been having the same problem. I should have known it would not be easy to find her so the two of us could speak with her. Taelin has always been able to go unseen. I am not sure where she learned that, but she is damn good at it. The weather has been on her side as well. It has cooled down significantly. This means she is wearing beanies so her hair is covered and hoodies which can help conceal her from everyone as well. I was hoping that we would have found her by now and cleared everything up, but that is not the case. I look around once again before someone punches me in the arm. I shoot a glare at the perpetrator. “Come on we have to get to practice.” Nick says. “I know, but this is driving me crazy.” I admit. “I know, bu
Week three of college has started. I both love and hate this time of year. I love the fall and all the changes in colour, but I hate that it is getting cold. I didn’t grow up in this weather. Mom and I moved here about a year before she met David. Her job had transferred her and we both thought it would be a good thing for us. A fresh start. I hadn’t known that all of my adoptive uncles had a gym here until I walked in and saw Uncle Stanton. They were surprised and thrilled that we would be living closer to them. This is also how Mom met David. It was a warm day for this time of year so I decided to study outside. I had been out here for about fifteen minutes when I noticed a shadow above me. I glance up to see Zoe standing there. I shouldn’t take my hurt and anger out on her, but she is the last person I wanted to see. She was nervous and I could tell she wasn't sure if she should talk to me or not. “I was wondering if we could talk?” Zoe asked. “Sure have a seat. If this about Ja
Alexi and I were sitting in Dad’s office when our phones started blowing up. No one was calling, but an alarm that our IT unit had installed on everyone’s phone was popping up. It was only triggered if someone was taken. Shit who the fuck was taken? Everyone that had the alert was already asking what the fuck was going on. I looked at Alexi but he was as fucking confused as I was. “Where is she headed to?” Dad asked. I had not realized that he had been talking to someone until I heard him ask where she was. She, I do not like the sound of that. I dialed Zoe’s number, but it went straight to voicemail. Fucking red flags started going off. I noticed Alexi trying to call her as well and again it went straight to voicemail. I knew it was not Zoe who Dad was talking about. Shit did someone kidnap Janelle? “Did someone kidnap Janelle?” I asked. “No, but I expect Janelle to call soon. I am sure that she got the alarm on her phone.” Dad told us. Janelle did not call, but she came into
I lost my mind when I saw that fucker holding my kitten. I could tell that her hands were tied which pissed me off even more. The weird thing is that she did not look upset. Taelin stood there with a smirk. Zoe on the other hand looked like she was going to pass out. She was scared shitless, and I hated that look on her face. When Dad started talking to the fucker that was standing between Zoe and Taelin, I could not figure out how dad knew him. I looked at him better and I thought that I might know him. When he said his name was Dontay, I knew who he was. Dad, Mike, and Raul ran his family out of town years ago. They were told never to come back. I should have known Zoe’s father was behind this shit. I am not surprised he sold Zoe to this fucker. When that guy grabbed Zoe’s hair, I knew shit was going to hit the fan. I saw Jayson grab Daymon by the arm. I watched as Taelin smiled and I had a bad feeling that she was going to do something. Holy fucking hell, I had no idea that my kitte
I needed to use the bathroom, so I did. I watched as they went straight to Zoe. I know she told me that she had no interest in them, and she might not, but they seem to want her. I did what I needed to in the bathroom and then while everyone was distracted, I stealthily left the house. I knew no one saw me and I made sure to text mom as I was taken back to campus. Our driver gave me a ride, but I told him to drop me off by the dorms. I walked back home and smiled when I was greeted by Ombra (shadow in Italian) and Tigro (Tigger in Italian) as I shut the door. They have both grown a little this last week. They both rubbed against my legs as I looked down at them. I made my way into my bedroom for a shower. I slowly peeled my clothes off as I had decided to have a bath instead. I let out a groan as I stepped into the tub. The hot water slowly soaked into my muscles relaxing them. I knew I would be sore in the morning. I had bumped into something during the fight and one of those assholes
I slept like shit last night. Daymon and Lucas were asleep when we got home from Taelin’s place. I hated to leave her knowing that she was hurt, but I had to respect her request. I knew that was a lot to dump on her and I felt shitty doing it, but she needed to know how Jayson and I felt. I thought I fucked up when I kissed her, but I had no idea how to stop her from rambling on and on. I stood under the shower for I do not know how long before turning it off. I grabbed a towel wrapping it around my waist as I wiped the steam off the mirror. I looked at myself and let out a sigh. I walked out of the bathroom to find Jayson sitting on the bed. He was looking at his phone. I went into the closet and grabbed some jeans, a t-shirt, and a pullover hoodie. “I think we might have scared her when we admitted all that shit to her last night.” I said. “I do not think so. I believe she was just overwhelmed with everything.” Jayson replies. “Is it wrong that I want to go back over there and
I hurried to the restaurant to meet with Etta and Marnie. My mind was still trying to process everything that Jayson and Alexi told me. I knew that I wanted them, but I had to think about more than myself. Mom was finally happy again and that meant everything to me. I walked into the restaurant and spotted Marnie and Etta. I knew if anyone could help me figure this shit out, they could. I sat down as the server brought us menus. We told the server what we wanted to drink and then placed our order. “So, what are you freaking out about?” Etta asked. “Jayson and Alexi somehow found my place last night. They showed up shocking the shit out of me. They said they heard a couple people a few houses down talking about the girl that lived in the house with the pink hair.” Told them. “Well, no offense, but your hair does stand out. There are many others with colored hair on this campus, but your particular color or colors of pink in your hair are rather unique.” Marnie points out. “Tou