Victoria Then his hand took mine, making me look at him. He raised the back of my hand to his lips, placing a kiss there without taking his eyes off of mine and I was ready to faint."Where were you going?" He asked, checking his watch again and I smiled."Window Shopping." I told him and he nodded once, pushing himself off of the car and opening the passenger door. For someone who had such a bad reputation, he was very chivalrous.His hand still held mine as I walked over and when I got in, he let go and shut the door. He walked around the car, his broad shoulders moving with every step.He got into the car, starting it and instantly driving through the parking lot in the direction of the exit. "What are they going to do to her?" I asked again, anxiety and guilt biting at my mind and he glanced at me briefly."Hang her off of a bridge." He said and I couldn't tell if he was joking or not, because Landon still hadn't mastered the art of jokes."Are you being serious?" I asked as he
VictoriåI was now back at the apartment. Landon had to leave to handle some "Business" and I had to get ready to go to Coney Island with my friends.But my heart dropped as I walked into the bedroom and saw the numerous bags on the bed. I walked over and upon inspection, he bought EVERYTHING that I had tried on. Including the expensive jewelry from that store. Quickly, I grabbed my phone and called him. It rang and just as I thought that it would go to his voicemail, he picked up."Landon, what the heck?" I asked, looking for a receipt in the bag so that I could possibly return these. "Thank you, but this is too much. For crying out loud, this ring is probably worth more that me on the black market!" I said, walking toward the door with the bags."Merry Christmas." He said nonchalantly and I heard a muffled gunshot in the back but didn't panic as I heard him say something to someone in Italian."Landon, Christmas is more than eight months away." I said seriously, struggling to hol
Victoriå"Hey, Landon.It's been a few hours since anyone's heard from you guys. I hope you're okay. Coney Island is great but I'm too busy being worried. I wish you were here. But I'll see you when you get back.Bye."I sighed, watching the Ferris Wheel from where I was currently. I sat alone, staring ahead of me after the Rollercoaster knocked the shit out of me."Hey." I heard from in front of me. I looked up to find Milo coming over.He took a seat next to me, opening a bottle of juice and pouring alcohol into it. Then he sealed it and shook it before reopening it and taking a huge gulp."Why alcohol?" I asked as I sat, genuinely wanting to know. So I could take notes in case I needed to do this as well.He glanced over at me before chuckling, then shaking his head."That's the kindest way anyone has ever asked me why I drink so much." He told me and my eyes widened. I instantly shook my head."That's not what I was asking." I said quickly and he laughed."Relax, I'm kidding. I
VictoriåBy the time we woke up, it was already time to leave for Paris and I was more than excited. The first thing I did after waking up was check my phone. But the only missed calls I had were from different companies.My texts were basically the same thing and none of my previous messages has even been received by him. I sighed, packing the last of my stuff into my bag. I stared at the ring he had gotten me, inspecting it closely. Then I took the necklace he gave me off and slipped the ring onto it before putting it back around my neck."You're really worried, huh?" Milo asked as he came up to grab something from in the other room and I laughed."I'm just... mildly concerned." I replied and he chuckled, leaning his elbow against the doorway by his head."Well, if you ever want to get into alcoholism, I'm your guy." He winked, making me laugh.He chuckled again and opened the door of the roof next to this one, going inside and shutting the door behind him.I put my hair into a nea
Victoriå"Rhee, come on." Ace called as they walked around to the other side and I stood."I'll catch up." I called, watching as he gave me an unsure look before nodding.I sat back down and looked up at the sky before dialing his number."Hey Again. So they found River..." I spoke, my eyes already tearing up as I thought about it."They're still out there searching for you. And Damien and Ryder. If you get this...When you get this, I hope you bring me back a muffin."I ended it, leaning back on the bench and sighing before wiping away the tear that slipped down my cheek.Landon hadn't been gone long, but the circumstances following his disappearance was what worried me the most. For all I knew he could be one of the bodies in that building.I stared down at my hands as I thought about the promise of Forever and a Day, smiling as I remembered getting him to actually make a Pinky Promise.I was holding onto that because it was the only thing giving me the hope that soon, he'd show up a
VictoriåMy heart raced in my chest as I knew I was next to step out. From here I could see all of the flashing lights from the cameras outside and my anxiety level was on one hundred."Troisième!"This was it. The moment of truth. All those years of pretending were finally over and now this was the real thing.Fabio motioned for me to go and I did, walking past him and around the corner. I kept my eyes forward as I walked down the runway and even though I looked unbothered, I was almost positive that my heart would give out at any given second.I spotted my friends sitting in the large crowd as I walked, the wind blowing my hair backward as I moved forward and Milo clapped proudly. I started enjoying this more as soon as I got accustomed to the blinding flash of the camera lights. Stopping at the end of the runway, I switched legs just like Fabio instructed.My hands landed on my hips and I stared straight ahead at the main camera. Then I turned and walked back up, completing the en
Victoria Everyone else had went to the other rooms to get ready for the day and we had to meet at the cars in five minutes.As I was left alone in the room, I grabbed my phone and tried calling him."Hey. It's now been days since anyone has heard from you. Honestly I thought that you'd be back by now. I keep holding onto this hope that you'll be okay but I'm starting to lose it, you know? I don't want to keep holding onto that and then...you never come back.The Show went well yesterday. I know you'd just love to be there," I said sarcastically, laughing as I envisioned his blank face."But that's okay. I'll just have to see you when you get back. Bye, Landon." I laid back on the bed, staring up at the ceiling blankly as I honestly didn't know what else to do.As Mia came back in, I got up and grabbed my stuff. Then I dragged it outside and into the elevator with me. She stepped in next to me with a backpack on her back and I gave her a blank look when she purposely flaunted it."Di
VictoriåI was now back at home. After the Love Locks Bridge, we went out to lunch then back to the hotel to pack our belongings. Nathan started crying as they dropped me off, acting as though we wouldn't be seeing each other at school in a few days.Right now I was sitting in my bedroom, thinking of ways that I could try to help Milo find his long lost son and ex-girlfriend. As I did so, there was a knock on my front door and I placed my pen down and walked downstairs.As I peeked through the hole, my heart fluttered as I saw Theo standing there next to two people I thought I'd never see again."I missed you guys." I said as I opened my door and hugged Damien and Ryder tightly.They hugged me back just as tightly and when I looked at them. My eyes drifted around, searching for Landon but as I saw dozens of Landon's men standing outside with their heads bowed,I knew.I shook my head, not being able to believe this and Damien nodded sadly, a burn on the right side of his neck."He wen