Paige's POVThere was nothing making sense at the moment, Jay had to be sedated because he was hell-bent on going to find Catherine in his condition, everyone was still confused about what relationship they had because it was obvious there was something serious going on between the both of them, I had Lisa and Brandon pick the children up from the Russo's, Luke included, I would be a lot more comfortable knowing there are with them than their grandparents as sad as it may sound,"Mrs.Smith right?" I asked the old woman who Grace identified as the housekeeper when she left years ago,"Yes, may I be of any help to you?" she answered, she looked really scared for Catherine, it was obvious how much she cared about her,"We were wondering if you could help us clear the air a little, before today, I was very sure Jay and Catherine didn't even know themselves besides her usual tantrums that she likes to throw at my office or my house, but as it stands now it seems there is more to this than
Paige's POV"I agree with you something is definitely wrong somewhere," Carlos said, I had to brief him on everything that had been going on for the past few days,"As it stands now, our only hope is Jay but that is if he will be calm enough to explain things to us" I sighed, we were presently heading to the kid's school to pick them up, and it took a while for Alvin to agree without throwing a tantrum and luckily Alex knows how to call his brother down, to be honest, they are bonding better than I thought they would,"What about the caretaker, she should have valuable information?" Carlos asked,"She doesn't have information on how to save Catherine but she seems to know whatever relationship Jay and Catherine have, she is insisting that we ask the right people, she said it is not her story to tell" I replied as my mind drifted to the conversation Jace and I had with Mrs.Smith at the hospital,"And Jace?" Carlos asked dropping his voice a little, he knew how sensitive any topic conce
Jace's POV"You know it isn't so fun being called by a strange number at the office that you were hugging a guy at the parking lot of a diner so close by" I spoke up my eyes fixed on the picture I was sent,"I didn't know I was not allowed to hang out with my friends" she replied walking towards her bed,"You are not allowed to hug random guys in random parking lots" I snapped angrily,"But I can hug them somewhere else right" she chuckled tucking a lock of her hair behind her ear,"Paige, do not test my patience, I will not hesitate to put a bullet through his head if he doesn't know his place" I snarled,"As my father or my brother?" she shot back,"Don't say I didn't warn you" I replied turning to leave,"Why do you keep doing this, what do you aim to achieve from all of this, you don't want me but you won't let someone else have me" she suddenly said her voice cold yet sad,"I have always wanted you, Paige, why would you even say that" I quickly replied halting my steps,"Don't li
Jace's POV"Do you think he would agree to say anything now?" Brandon asked, we were currently driving to the hospital, Jay is to be discharged today, he would have been discharged yesterday but he still wouldn't stay put,"I can't tell, we can only hope" I replied releasing a deep sigh, the conversation Paige and I had last night has been replaying over and over again in my head, I can't seem to focus on anything else, I have not seen her today and when I asked Carlos he gave me a short and curt reply of how she said something about visiting Grayson and Sofya, although I have a feeling she simply wants to avoid me at all cost and I wouldn't even blame her,"Any leads on Catherine?" He asked again,"Not yet but her father's reaction to her sudden disappearance marvels me, I stopped by his office yesterday and he didn't even seem moved by his daughter's kidnap, he looked rather pleased" I informed him, my mind going back to my encounter with Catherine's father last night,"Do you by an
Catherine's POVIt was bitch black everywhere, they didn't need the blindfold, probably why they took it off. The pain radiating through my body was strong enough to kill me but they didn't physically hurt me at least not yet, made me wonder why everywhere hurt so much, at this point I don't think I could stay here anymore or I might die. I fought to control the tears that threatened to fall from my eyes, I could hear hushed voices from outside but I couldn't make out what they were saying, the ropes around my wrists and ankles seemed they were meant to cut off my blood supply and not keep me put, what's with this people?The voices stopped and footsteps followed suit, they were coming, I can't take any more of whatever this is. The door suddenly swung open and I was greeted by the bright light from outside making me shut my eyes quickly, I slowly opened my eyes trying to adjust to the bright light, there were three of them and they all had masks on,"You know today is your lucky day
Jace's POVIt's been two days since Jay found Catherine, after that night Brandon and I met with them no one has seen or heard from them, we only got a text from Jay assuring us that they are safe, they are still yet to clear the air on all of this."Sir, your 11:00 is here" my secretary informed me,"Okay then, I will be them shortly" I dismissed."Mr. Russo, we were made to believe you are the sole heir to your father's company, so when we have problems with how our business with them is moving we are to question you" one of them spoke up, he was the CEO of Nash Textile and Designs, it was rumored a few years ago that his first son Dexter died of chronic lung disease, leaving him with only one son, Matteo, who from my findings was the black sheep of the family, he was a gentleman to the most of my knowledge but at this point, he was getting on my nerves real quick,"Mr.Nash, right?" I asked for confirmation, he replied with a curt nod and I took that as a sign to continue,"I unders
Paige's POVThere has been a looming darkness in the house since we all heard about Jace's Mum's death two days ago, I have only seen him once and that was the night he informed me, he has not been home since then,"I am sure he is fine wherever he is, you need to calm down" Mum cooed but it wasn't working, I am restless and it is all his fault,"He never does this, even Brandon has no idea where he is, Mum what if something bad has happened to him, you know someone is after us, he can't just disappear that way" I replied, the panic in my voice evident,"Calm down my child, he will be home, he is grieving" Mum soothed,"We can't be so sure, what if..." I wanted to say but the loud bang from the front door stopped me and I quickly ran to the door,"Jace?" I called out,"Ohh, you a...re sti...ll here, great. I had th...is cra...zyy dre..am that you le...ft me just li...ke Mum did"he slurred holding on to the wall like his life depended on it,"Have you been drinking? Are you drunk?" I a
Jace's POVSuicide? That doesn't even make any sense,"That can't be true, Mum was many things but not suicidal" I argued staring at the hospital report,"Something is not adding up," Paige said and everyone nodded in agreement,"It says here, she abused her drugs"I spoke up again letting the shock sink in,"But Mum wasn't in charge of her drugs, she didn't even know where they were kept, I made sure of that" Jay muttered, nothing seemed to be making sense here,"Who hired the Nurse?" Paige suddenly asked,"Peter, he was actually the first person to find out about her sickness" I answered realization dawning on me, I knew something was up with him since that weekend at Mum's place,"Well, if that is the case, Jay, Brandon, come on, I want to have a word with our dearest old man" I hollered grabbing my car keys,"Be careful guys" Lisa yelled as we headed to the door, halting my steps, I turned to glance at Paige with a small smile on my face, although she wouldn't say it, she was obvio
Jace's POVIf Paige had any anger or resentment towards me after this morning, it seems to be far away right now. We were currently in the kitchen singing at the top of our lungs while trying to put together a little late breakfast for ourselves. Karla had come up earlier to inform us that she would be taking the kids out and then she was forcing Lisa out with them too since we had decided to only focus on ourselves for the day. I have not been so grateful to have her around until this morning, because now we have the whole house to ourselves and I will not be letting a day like this waste.Paige stood at the center of the kitchen with nothing but my shirt on dancing and singing her heart out using the spatula to mimic a microphone "It's been so long since I saw you dance this hard" I murmured into her ears as I closed in on her pulling her back to mine, and letting her dance on me."It's been so long since I let myself dance and enjoy it this much too" she replied, gladly accepting
Paige's POV I stared at the bedside clock that read 10:30am, It had been two hours since we had sent the kids down to meet my mum and even though we both knew they would be asking questions now, we both didn't make any attempt to move. Personally, this was the safest I had felt in years and I don't think I am ready to end the moment so soon. We had unconsciously fallen into a rhythm. He drew small circles on the side of my hip right where my only tattoo rested while I slowly trailed down his chest tracing the tattoo on his left bicep, where his own tattoos rested, but unlike me, he had two, he had gotten another one since the last time.The first tattoo was a half heart we had both gotten together back in high school, the day he had asked me out. He had wanted to assure me so badly, that he was going to stay, that wherever any of us found ourselves, we would never be complete until we had found our way back together. I remember being so scared that day but Jace being Jace distra
Paige's POV"I am so sorry, Cupcake, I didn't mean to scare you, I promise I am not going anywhere" Jace murmured pulling away a little, his hands still wrapped around my waist."I can't leave you ever, I still need a whole lifetime to make things up to you and show you up much you mean to me" he continued his lips trailing down to my neck."You..." Kiss"Are..." Suck"Mine..." Kiss"Never forget that, Cupcake" he concluded as his lips got to my collarbone."I will try not to" I muttered trying to hide my smile at the way he stiffened."That's not enough, Cupcake, I need you to know that at all times" he whispered holding me tighter like I was going to disappear any second from now. "I am here for you and the twins, to be everything I have not been all these years" he assured his attention drifting back to my body as he tweaked my already hard nipples through my silk gown."You are making it quite difficult to pay any attention to your words" I murmured running my hands through his h
Paige's POV"No, add more mustache for Mum" I heard someone whisper close to my ears making me turn in my sleep."A few more minutes please" I groaned attempting to move again before I felt something, well more like someone hovering over me, breathing lightly on my face."What the..." I was about to curse, shooting my eyes open, but I stopped halfway as I saw an excited Alex staring back at me with a wide grin on his face."What's happening?" I asked in surprise attempting to sit up, something heavy on my waist weighed me down."You have got to be kidding me" I groaned, rolling my eyes. I stared at his arms safely wrapped around my waist and I couldn't help but feel a sense of safety."What are you boys up to now?" I asked chuckling as they both stared at me with wide eyes like they had been caught robbing a bank."Nothing" Alex quickly spoke up, grabbing his brother's hand as they backed up slowly."Alvin?" I called out in a warning voice as I noticed the hidden excitement in hi
Jace's POVI could make out her trembling shoulders in the dark from where I stood below the stairs, her sobs filling the hallways. She was hurting and I couldn't do anything about it, I couldn't even tell, I was so focused on trying to impress her with dates and gifts that I forgot what really mattered."Come on my child, let's get you to bed," Karla said softly to an already half-asleep Paige."Here, let me help" I quickly offered coming out from where I had been watching from."It's about time you showed up" Karla murmured rolling her eyes at me but she still let me help with Paige."I'm sorry, I had a very important call to attend to" I quickly said following Paige's earlier lie, might as well side her."Hmm, I see" Karla hummed in disbelief, if she had anything to say she didn't mention it, it was quite obvious she didn't believe me anyway.I carefully placed Paige on the bed ignoring the disapproving look Karla had on her face, I can't let her know Paige was the one who turned m
Paige's POV" Thank you for tonight, Jace, I loved every single Moment" I spoke up immediately. We entered the car with a permanent smile on my face. He was the perfect gentleman all night and he made sure I was comfortable and content all through, even when a few of his business associates who happened to have been at the restaurant came to speak with him his attention was still on me, he lay his claim without saying it that the men quickly got the memo."You are welcome, Cupcake, I am ready to do anything to keep that beautiful smile of yours on your face" He replied beaming at me." We will see about that but for now let's just go home, I am exhausted" I groaned." At your service, My queen," He said with a curt nod before starting the car."Whatever" I murmured, rolling my eyes. ~~~~"You know, I fancy your Mum's idea of more grandbabies a lot" Jace spoke up as the car slowly came to a stop, we had made a quick stop to buy a few snack
Paige's POV" Am I missing something?" Mum asked walking into my room as I applied lipstick."Something like?" I asked smiling."What's the occasion?" She questioned standing behind me where I sat in front of my mirror."Nothing serious, Just dinner with Jace" I shrugged."Just dinner and you are all dressed up ?"Mum chided giving me a knowing look." I am not all dressed up, Mum" I countered rolling my eyes."Sure, you are not, a black dinner gown this fancy and makeup is so simple "She continued." Mum" I groaned but the smile on my face remained as I remembered Jace's earlier text about the gown."Jace insisted I should wear this particular gown and I like it a lot too " I admitted straightening out the little creases that had formed on the gown.The gown is made of silk making it extra comfortable, diamonds adorned the front of the gown making it stand out, and the slit at the side gave the perfect view of my thighs, not exposing much but exposing enough to make Jace drool." It's
Paige's Pov"Seems like Someone is in a really good mood this morning "Lisa spoke up as I walked into the sitting room."Why wouldn't She be after all the noises we heard last night" Jay said making me blush as last night's event replayed in my head."I have no idea what you both are talking about " I denied."Sure you don't, we Should be expecting our little anger earlier than we thought," Mum said this time walking in from the kitchen with a hand towel in her hand slowly drying her hands."Thank you for helping with breakfast,Mum" I appreciated beaming at her."Always, my child, after all, you are going to give me another grandchild soon," Mum said smiling like I already told her I was pregnant." I will advise you all to stop With your fantasies, we didn't what you all are thinking we did" I defended." Sure you didn't, we should ask Jace, he will be more honest with us, Where is he anyway?" Jay asked."Yeah, he didn't come down for breakfast and neither did you, so if you are her
Jace's POV."Thanks for making it home in time for dinner" Paige thanked me as I walked into her room."You don't need to thank me, I owe it to you all to be home for dinner, and from now on, I promise to be home on time for dinner, any day I have extra work I will either bring it home or postpone it, Family first always " I promised."Thank you, this will mean a lot to the kids" She replied."Only the Kids?" I asked Smirking as I walked further into the room, my gaze fixed on her little frame on the bed." Yes," She answered, avoiding my eyes."I don't think so" I smirked as I got to the foot of the bed where her feet were." I don't understand" She murmured attempting to draw her legs back but I was fast enough to grab them."Not so fast, sweetheart" I cooed Pulling her towards me." I should go check on the twins," She said to pull away but she only helped me pull her closer to me." Don't worry they are fast asleep, I made sure of that, in fact, we are the only ones awake" I said