*Willow*Oh shit.“Hands up!” The cops repeated. “Um…can I pull my dress up first?” I asked. “My…chest is a bit exposed."“Y-yes ma’am. Sir, your hands?”“I need to do the same with my pants.” Nathaniel admitted.They sighed heavily. “Fix yourselves and then stand up slowly.”I quickly pulled my dress up to cover my boobs and then scrambled up. Nathaniel joined me a moment later.“Are you aware you’re trespassing? This beach is closed.”“I-I didn’t know that,” I stammered. “We just wanted to have a picnic.”“Along with trespassing, you’re also engaging in public indecency.”“Um, we just got a little carried away, officer.” Nathaniel laughed slightly. “What are your names?”“I’m Willow Monroe.”“Nathaniel Watson. Scarlett Watson-Wrenford is my sister.” “Mine too.” I added in.“You’re siblings?” The officer looked disgusted.“No, no not at all!” Nathaniel insisted. “Is that an open bottle of wine? You can’t have open containers of alcohol in public. We’re gonna have to take you in.
*Willow*“So can you get away this weekend?” Levi whispered. “Katherine wants us over for dinner.”“I don’t think I can, Levi.” I winced. “Willow, come on, I need you.”“You should spend time with them on your own, Levi, they’re your family.”“I know, but I get nervous. I feel safe when you’re there.”“That’s really sweet, but I really can’t. Maybe it’s time you tell Joy.”“No! I-I can’t. This is just between you and me.”“I understand, Levi, but the guy I’m seeing…we have plans.”“Orlando will understand right?” Levi asked.“I’m not seeing Orlando.”“Oh…so this new guy you’re seeing, is it serious?” “Um…not sure. But I already agreed to do something with him.”“Not all weekend right?”“I guess we’re not doing anything solid on Sunday night.” I sighed. “That works, Will. Thank you so much! I’m so close to finding out who my dad is!” He kissed my cheek before hurrying back to his room, surely to call Katherine.I made sure the coast was clear before going into Nathaniel’s room and l
*Nathaniel*I was kind of nervous for this date.It felt more real than our beach date and the ones in my room. This was out at a restaurant and an uncontrolled place. Anything could happen. I just hoped it wouldn’t. Getting out of the mansion was going to be the most difficult part. We would actually have to use some of the secret passageways so no one would suspect us. I texted Willow to let her know that I was using the secret stairs. I thought it would be gentlemanly for her to use the elevator. When I reached the bottom I made sure to listen carefully before gently pushing the door open. “What are you doing?” I jumped hearing Grayson’s voice.“Um…just decided to take the stairs.” I cleared my throat.“You look fancy. Going out with that girl you’re possibly in love with?”“Scarlett told you?”“I’m her husband, she tells me everything.” He chuckled. “Have fun, lover boy.”“Oh be quiet old man.” I muttered as I hurried out of the kitchen.“You look dapper,” Skyler commented. “W
*Nathaniel*“So…how are things going with your girlfriend?” Shauna asked. “Very good, actually, thanks for asking.”“I don’t care, when are you going to fuck me again?”“If you don’t care why did you ask?” I groaned. “I don’t know, come over tonight.” Shauna whispered. “We’ll fuck on my couch while you talk about her. It will be just like you having sex with her.”“No, it won’t, Shauna. Look you and I had a lot of fun, but I’m a different guy now. I only want to be with Willow.”“She’s fucking Orlando.”“Excuse me?”“She’s fucking Orlando. She’s cheating on you too.” Shauna smirked.“And how do you know that?”“Because Orlando told me. It was very easy to get it out of him, all I had to do was ask. He’s been fucking your girlfriend.”“Well he’s not anymore, I can assure you of that.” I snapped. “Are you sure, Nathaniel? Cuz I don’t think you are. Maybe Willow isn’t as faithful as she claims to be. I mean Orlando says he’s in love. Can’t be there on his own, can he?”Shauna got up a
*Willow*“You knew about this Nathaniel?” I asked. “Yeah…look it’s just…Julian really loves this.”“Why is that bad?”“He doesn’t really want to be next in line for Windsor Ascension.” Nathaniel winced.“What? B-but it’s his legacy! I mean Julian is brilliant, it’s not like he can’t do it.”“It’s not that he thinks he can’t do it. He really just doesn’t want it, Will.”I couldn’t comprehend it. Julian had been in the business world his whole life. He had been prepped to take over the company when it was time. There was already a position at Windsor Ascension with his name on it. And he didn’t want it.That was insane to me, honestly. I would give anything to be in his or Joy’s position. To have a career waiting for me after college. I couldn’t imagine turning that down. However, I was really into the remixes that Julian was playing!“Wait, so he just plays here, he’s not gay?” I asked. “Not that I know of.” Nathaniel chuckled. “But Julian wants to work in clubs and you and I make
*Nathaniel*There was something I didn’t like about Jude. He seemed nice enough on the outside, but when I walked in on him and Willow talking, it threw me off a little bit. He shouldn’t be touching an intern like that. Or was I just making a big deal about it since Willow was my girlfriend? I mean Willow said he wasn't inappropriate. Unfortuniatly, I wasn’t sure Willow could fully grasp what a manipulative man looked like. Even though she had a past with them, it was like she always forgot. I wondered if Jude could be one of them. “Hey…what do you think of Jude?” I asked Julian.“He seems really cool. And he’s nice and helpful. Why?”“So you don’t get a creepy vibe off of him?”“What kind of creepy vibe?”“Where he kind of preys on younger women in the industry, claiming he can help them, but he’ll want something sexual in return.”“Did something happen?” Julian questioned. “I saw him talking to Willow and he was touching her.” I whispered. “Touching her, how?”“Just her knee.”
*Willow*All eyes were on Julian and I was sweating. “Um…I guess the biggest secret would be about Nathaniel.” Julian started. Oh god, this was going to be messy!“Nathaniel keeps a list of girls he sleeps with and ranks them based on their different skills.”Both mine and Shauna’s heads snapped in Nathniel’s direction as his jaw dropped. “Julian, what the fuck?”“I couldn’t think of anything else!” He exclaimed. Oh I had to see this list! But how did I rank on it? Was I actually number one like Nathaniel claimed? Just like with everything else I couldn't stand not being in first place.“Willow, truth or dare?”“Dare.”I was in no mood to be truthful right now. “Hm…I dare you to close your eyes for five seconds and let us put whatever we want in this cup and you drink it.” Julian laughed.“You are a demon.” I muttered as I closed my eyes. “Five, four, three, two, one.”I opened my eyes and the drink was brown. “Go on and chug.”I quickly downed the little bit of liquid in the cup
*Nathaniel*I couldn't wait for the fireworks to start. I wanted to be alone with Willow on my balcony, kissing her. I was hoping it would erase any bad balcony memories that she had. She would only remember kissing me under the fireworks. “So how was the closet with Willow?” Shauna whispered. “Did you fuck her?”“No, I didn’t.”“So what did you do?”“Nothing.”“Nothing?” Shauna asked. “Why not?”“We didn’t want to. Honestly, I’m thinking of breaking up with Willow.”“Wh-why?”“Because of you, Shauna,” I smiled. “I just realized that I have some deep feelings for you. I don’t think I want to be with Willow anymore.”I had realized me resisting Shauna only made her want me more, so why not do the opposite and see how that went for me.“Nathaniel…you can’t break up with Willow.”“Why not?” I asked. “Then you and I can be together.”“I thought you loved her.” Shauna said quickly. “I thought wrong. It’s you, Shauna.”“Um…let me think about it okay? Don’t do anything rash. Just let me t