Vega POV."Where's Zach" I got out as soon as I spotted Noah and the cheeky grin he gave me made me pause and take in my surroundings but nothing was off or out of place."Hey calm down. I might have exaggerated Zach getting hurt a bit. I just needed you to come out here".I swore. "That was not freaking funny. I thought Zach was hurt" I threw at him because I'd gotten way too affected and frantic once I heard the news.Andrianna cleared her throat. "Calm down Vega, I'm sure Noah didn't mean to make you worry"."Yeah, well he did. Why did you call me out here anyway".Noah smirked, and I couldn't help but notice how similar to Zach he was. They were living together, and of course, some of his habits might have rubbed off on Noah. "It's a surprise".Andrianna clapped, squealing excitedly like she was in on a secret I didn't know about. "Really? Is Zach also in on this surprise".Noah made a zip sign over his lips. "You'll have to find that out yourself. Come with me, Vega".I narrowed
Zach POV.I grinned as I played the day over and I couldn't just stop obsessing over Vega being mine. That's right She was mine and no one could take her away from me. If my public confession didn't drive that point in, the kiss pretty much sealed the deal. I stopped as I saw Mom and Dad waiting for me, their demeanor serious immediately they made eye contact with me."You're in the freaking news again Zach! Couldn't you just date the girl without the world finding out about it" Chloe snapped, flinging the paper in my face?I inhaled deeply, my gaze slipping to the paper at my feet before I glanced back at Chloe. "I wanted the world to know about us. I'm in love with her, she's mine" I said because there was no way I was going to feel bad about being with Vega. "You said it was ok to court her" I reminded, my eyes cutting to dads.He cleared his throat, the muscles on his neck straining against the skin. "I did, but I didn't ask you to make a public confession. Why do you do this all
Vega POV.Becoming a millionaire overnight felt strange. I stared at my account balance, counting and recounting the zeros to see if I was making up everything but it was the money staring right at me and it was very real. So why wasn't I happy at all when this kind of money could solve all my problems, including that of my mother? "Earth to Vega, oh my gosh, you're spacing out again" Jake complained, then stared at me in concern. "Are you ok. You can just tell Zach everything tomorrow, I'm sure he's going to forgive you"."How do you know that?""Because I just know and we should be celebrating yeah. You're a fucking millionaire, you can do whatever the fuck you want" he said enthusiastically but I just couldn't share the moment with him. "Zach's gonna be so pissed I'm sure of it," I said, then dragged my hands through my hair until the sharp pains on my scalp made me stop."Just break up with him, then you're good to go".The door flung open and Andrianna came in looking pale as d
*****Arielle stared at the video she had had Jenny record, laughter bubbling up from her chest until it spilled out of her lips as she watched. It felt really satisfying because she hadn't expected the twist at the end. Vega could keep the money so long Zach hated her and might make it his life goal to make her life a living hell."Should I leak this on the internet or not?" she asked herself, then giggled as she imagined the uproar it would cause. "I definitely should".Jenny walked inside her room with a glass of wine. "Here's your drink Arielle".Arielle collected it from her with a sweet smile. "Yes, a perfect drink for a perfect day, or shall I say night." She said dreamily before sipping from the wine glass. "goddamn, that tastes awful, what the hell is wrong with this wine".Jenny stared at her, her heart rate increasing. "I don't know".Arielle let the drink drop, then gasped as the glass shattered around her. "Such a waste. Too bad but I'm in a good mood so clean that up and
Jenny stared at Arielle as she watched the video and then tossed her phone at the wall."Kelvin is such a scatterbrain, I can't believe he posted this crap edit online. I don't even want to think about how Zach is feeling right now, but I guess he does deserve this for the shit he did to me"."Well, how about a drink to calm down".Arielle nodded, waving her away dismissively.Jenny walked to the kitchen, poured the wine into a glass then brought out the recent drug Nicole had given to her, she hesitated for a bit before she poured the whole bottle inside. Inhaling deeply, she climbed the steps one at a time until she got back to Arielle's room."Getting a drink took you that long" she snapped, then snatched the glass from her and drown it all at a go before she tossed the glass at Jenny, who caught it in time before it hit her in the face. "If you were only fast at other things" she tsked, then cursed as her phone rang. "Can I just spend one day with no stress in my life" she compl
5 YEARS LATER.Vega POV. "I dare you to hit the casino tonight. We need to waste some money" Andrianna said, her hair bouncing as she jumped excitedly.I glanced up from the paperwork in front of her, then shook my head. "I'm busy and I have to get this done before tomorrow so I won't be taking that dare".Andrianna rolled her eyes. "Chicken" she muttered under her breath and I looked up at her in exasperation. "You really need to stop with the peer pressure, and your stupid dares. Just go out on your own for once and have fun ok"."Going out alone is no fun hence why I'm always hounding you and who will take me home if I get drunk and can't find my way back home huh?".I sighed. "I have to get this done Andrianna. Your rich ass doesn't have to work, but I do".Andrianna huffed. "You're getting more boring as the years go by. I won't be surprised if you're a grandma in the next few years, and not in the real sense, cause that would be weird" she rambled and I gave her a pointed look
Vega POV We hit the club instead, and as I waded through the dancing sweaty crowd I almost regretted my decision.Andrianna was busy drowning shots like it was her last day on earth and it was no surprise, she'd been drinking a lot lately, and I knew it was something that bothered her but since she refused to talk about it, I wasn't going to push but I wasn't going to let her get wasted either."You really need to fucking slow down," I said, snatching a shot from her.Andrianna made a sound in her throat before frowning at me. "You're no fun at all. I thought you said you were going to let go tonight, although I have no idea why you suddenly decided to do that when I've been trying to get you to go out for ages".I shrugged. "I'm just doing what you've been suggesting forever" I snarked and she nodded sluggishly. I guess she had more drinks than I thought she did."Why are you drinking so much anyway, you were all excited just a while back, and if I'm going to hook up with anyone, do
Vega POV.I went home alone. After screaming at Ryan about what a douchebag he was and how he was wrong about my breath stinking. Long story short, I wouldn't be going to any club soon, and I hoped no one got it on video.Ryan fucking Mickelson! I should have known it was him from the get-go but he'd grown up to even be more gorgeous than he was before. It was so unfair.I stepped into my room and turned on the light as I kicked off my shoes. My phone rang and I answered when I saw it was Andrianna."What was that about at the club? Ryan is devastated"."He should be!" I muttered under my breath, even tho I felt petty for holding a grudge for so long and exploding all in his face the first chance I got. "It's nothing. I was just drunk talking. What are you still doing there anyway"."The night is still freaking young, and I'm just starting it, whoo!" She screamed over the music, then yelled at her bodyguard to let go of her.Another voice came on the phone whom I recognized as one of t