Chapter FortySevenMichael’s point of View I got dressed and grabbed a few things out of my closet, shoving them in a bag and slung it over my shoulder. I walked over to Ella, fast asleep, laying peacefully in my bed and bent down, kissing her forehead. I made a mistake. A big mistake. I shouldn’t have asked her to marry me. Yes, of course, I meant it, I meant every word, and I had been planning on asking her, but... Now that I had and she had agreed, I just.. Couldn’t shake the feeling of guilt. Of cheating on her when we were in Texas, of making her live with the fact she KNEW what I did, and that I couldn’t stop, she didn’t deserve that. She didn’t deserve a murderer. … But I wasn’t strong enough to stop. I didn’t want to stop. It was who I was. ‘I love you, and I always will,’ I whispered in her ear, kissing her again before I headed out of the room, closing the door quietly behind myself. I went downstairs and grabbed my keys off the hook in the hallway. Taking a look arou
Chapter FortyEightElla’s Point of View I slowly opened my eyes and instantly started smiling. The memories from last night came flooding back and for a second, I had to just lay there and think, making sure I hadn’t dreamt the whole thing. No, I hadn't. Michael proposed to me. I said yes! Still beaming, I rolled over, expecting to see Mike laying there, but the bed was empty. I reached out and it was cold. He hadn’t been here recently. Sitting up, I threw the covers off me and quickly grabbed my clothes off the floor, getting dressed. I looked out onto the balcony but he wasn’t there either. Maybe he was downstairs? Shrugging, I headed to the bathroom and turned the shower on. While the water heated up to the perfect temperature, I brushed my teeth before stripping naked and climbing in, letting the water wash over me, making me feel nice and fresh again. Wandering into the kitchen, Thomas was standing in front of the cooker, frying up some bacon. It smelled really nice. When h
Note: There will be a lot of POV changes coming up but it's just so readers (you) get a better understanding of how everyone is feeling about certain situations. Also, in case it wasn’t clear from the last chapter, there has been a large time jump, MONTHS have passed since Michael left Ella and LA. __________________________________________Chapter FortyNineMichael’s Point of ViewStanding up, I dropped the knife and tilted my head to the side, admiring my work. That was number 48. 48 victims in the past few months, and I still wasn’t sick of it. It was like an itch that no matter how much I scratch, I just can’t be satisfied. I was trying to work through some stuff. I figured if I could just control myself, work the murder and pain out of my system I could start considering going home and trying to make things work, but I was a long way from that, and the longer I stayed away, the harder the idea of going back was becoming. I walked over to the bar cart and poured myself a drin
Chapter FiftyMichael’s Point of View I just managed to get the body into my car without drawing too much attention. One of the good things about seedy motels, noone is looking at you and people make a point of not remembering what they see. Getting into the driver's seat, I turned the engine on, put my phone on the holder in front of me and headed off to find somewhere out in the countryside to bury my latest whore. I was only about half an hour into my drive when my phone started ringing, I checked the caller ID, and it was Thomas. God, what does he want now? I call the guys Once every few weeks to keep them updated, so they know I’m not in jail or worse, and in return, they don’t bother me, that was the deal. ‘Yes, Thomas?’ I answered with annoyance already clear in my voice, hopefully telling him not to keep me on the phone too long. Besides, I was busy. ‘You need to come back’. I paused for a minute. ‘Why? Is something wrong?’ Was there a problem with one of the guys?! ‘Sh
Chapter FiftyOne Ella’s Point of View ‘Come on, get up!’. Someone shouted, ripping open the curtains before I had a chance to let my eyes fully adjust, almost blinding me. I groaned in pain and pulled the covers up over my head, but in one quick swipe, the covers were gone too… good job I had pyjamas on! ‘Mum, please! I’m tired!’. I moaned at her, rolling over onto my stomach, burying my head in pillows in a last ditch attempt to shield myself from the morning sun. ‘Don’t stay up all night then!’. ‘I didn’t!’. I shouted after her as she left the room. I rolled back over onto my back and looked up at the ceiling. I had only been home for about a week and they were already driving me completely insane. I grabbed my phone to check the time, growling in further annoyance when I saw it wasn’t even 8 am yet. I swear, my mum was trying to kill me! It didn’t take much for them to let me move back, which, I suppose was a good thing, but one of the conditions was that I had to start look
Chapter FiftyTwo Michael’s Point of ViewLeaving the apartment I had been renting, I took the short and familiar walk down to the cafe on the corner. I liked St Cloud so much, I just decided to stay here for a little longer and renting motel rooms was not only NOT cost-effective, but did not have as much privacy as I wanted so.. Renting seemed like a good idea. It was only a short term lease, but for now, it was perfect. Every morning, I went down to the cafe for a coffee and breakfast. It was my little routine and I enjoyed it. I ordered my usual and went to take a seat at the table to wait. Since I came in here every morning, the staff knew me now. I just sat, scrolling through my phone. Another little daily ritual thing I did was google if there were any new news articles about missing women or body discoveries around the town or even state. I like to be on top of things, but so far, nothing. Good. ‘Here you go, Mr Smith’. Becky, one of the employees who wasn’t so subtle about
Chapter FiftyThreeJoey’s Point of ViewI looked around the room. The guys were just slumped over the chairs. It was so warm today, the weather was lovely and we were all just inside wasting it. I had come back home quite a while ago now and I was honestly shocked at what the hell had happened to the gang. Michael was gone, Peyton was as big as a house, Ella was nowhere to be seen, and apparently, she and Peyton don’t even see each other anymore. The guys never go out killing anymore. It was like the little world we built up here had vanished! ‘What are you guys doing today?’ I asked them, getting sick of the silence. ‘Nothing much, Just probably stay in. I groaned, causing both Luke and Damon to look at me, oddly. ‘Come on guys! We live in LA, we can do anything, let's go out!’ ‘Where?’ Damon asked. I shrugged. ‘I don’t know, let's go get Ella and take the girls to the fair or something? Just something fun!’. This time, Luke groaned. ‘Yeah, I don’t think that's a good idea. Pey
Chapter FiftyFourLuke’s Point of ViewWe wandered over to the baggage claim. We had arrived in Minnesota and now we were just waiting for our bags so we could head out and to the hotel. We were meeting Peter later. Joey had filled us in on the fact they kept in contact. Naturally, me and Damon weren’t happy about that, but I suppose in this instance, it kinda worked out…But there certainly needed to be a group meeting about Millie. If I had known she was here, I certainly wouldn't have brought Peyton. I had to make sure to keep her away from this drama. I just.. Couldn’t risk her seeing her sister! I could lose her… and our child… and I refuse to let that happen. We collected our bags and headed out to grab the car. Thomas and Demon went to get it while Joey went to the bathroom and I stayed with Peyton, she said she wasn’t feeling very well, Of course, I wanted to make sure she was ok, but also, maybe I could use this to my advantage and get her to stay at the hotel while we go an
Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen -- Final Chapter! ** Jenson’s First Birthday **Michael’s Point of View Maybe throwing a big family party and having family come in from out of town wasn’t the best idea, considering we hadn’t long moved into our house, but how many times do your children turn one? Today was a special day and while it would be ALOT of hard work, it would definitely be worth it. I was in the kitchen making breakfast while Ella was up in the shower. ‘Do you want some toast?’ I asked my very happy birthday boy. He looked up at me and beamed a smile, nodding before he continued playing with his toys on the floor. Another thing I loved about this house was the large open plan kitchen, it meant we could cook food while Jenson played in his toy room, which, technically was the dining room, but it worked so, meh! I quickly made him his food and went over to put it on his tray before going back to cooking the bacon for mine and Ella’s sandwiches. As I was finishing them
Warning: This chapter contains some detailed sexual content. Also, after this chapter, there is only one left but there is a bit of a time jump. Enjoy! ___________________________________________________Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen Dinner was absolutely lovely and now we were all just sitting around, chatting about anything and everything. Jenson was sleeping in Mike’s arms, and Kacey was in Luke’s. Me and Peyton were having a glass of mine. It was really nice to just sit and relax with them. ‘So, how hungover did you get in Vegas then?’ She asked. I couldn’t help but laugh, ‘Oh, THAT hung over, huh?’ I nodded. ‘You have absolutely NO idea’. We shared another laugh, which caused Kacey to sturr. ‘Why don’t you take the kids upstairs to bed?’ Peyton suggested. ‘Oh, I’m sorry, would you like us to head home, give you some time to chill out, just yourselves?’ I suggested it, but she shook her head. ‘No, No honestly, it's fine. We have the cot still set up for Jenson, so no har
Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen Ella's Point of ViewThe rest of the day crawled by but honestly, I was so annoyed now I just didn't care. Peyton had really gotten under my skin with her selfish comments. She just couldn’t be happy for me because I had something first... For once in our lives. Absolutely ridiculous. Mike poked his head around the door to look at me. I had decided to just come into the lounge and relax with a book. Jenson was on the floor in front of me, happily playing. ‘Hey, I'm gonna take Jenson to the park, do you want to come?’ I looked out the window, it was looking a little gloomy. ‘Is that a good idea? It looks like it's going to rain’. He just smiled and walked over to the baby, picking him up. ‘If it rains, we will come home, Come on, be fun’. I just shrugged. ‘I’m just not really feeling it, baby, Why don't you take him?’ He frowned but just shrugged, mumbling a ‘’fine’’ and walked out of the room. I sat there for a moment, suddenly feeling guilty. Sig
Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen Ella’s Point of View We were on the road home, our weekend away was over, but it was without a doubt the best time I've ever had, obviously not counting times I spent with Jenson. We were about 2 hours from home, but we were making good time. I looked down at my hands, playing with my wedding ring. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous about sharing our news with the family. Mike noticed me messing with it and reached over to take my hand. ‘Don’t worry, I’m sure it will be fine, and like I said, we will just have a big party to celebrate’. I sighed and nodded. ‘I know, You’re right, you’re right’. I smiled, not wanting to sour the mood or the feeling of Love in the air between the two of us. ‘I can’t wait to get home and see Jenson’. I smiled again. I loved hearing Mike gush over our son, it was the cutest thing ever. ‘Me either!’. Mike focused back on the road while I started playing around with the stereo, and hooked it up to my phone to pla
Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen The trip was going great but it was going by so fast! Yesterday we explored and did some sightseeing, had an amazing lunch and dinner, went to the concert, stayed out late getting drunk and then stayed up most of the night making love in the hotel room. Today was a bit more chilled out. We slept in and cuddled, ordered room service and now... We were at the wedding chapel, waiting to get married! I was so nervous but so excited! Sure, I was a little sad that our family and friends weren’t with us but at the same time... I liked that. It was a lot more personal. A super special moment just between me and Mike, and we had already agreed that we were gonna throw a nice, big party once we got home and treat that as a sort of wedding reception. …I just hope Peyton and my parents aren’t mad at me for them not being included… It seemed to be an ongoing rotation. One couple went in, afew minutes later, they came out and another couple went in, and so on a
Note: This chapter contains detailed sexual content. ------------------------------------------------------ Chapter One Hundred and TwelveElla’s Point of View Walking down the strip after dinner, Mike had his arm wrapped over my shoulders, and mine was around his waist. It was night, so all the lights were on and it was beautiful. ‘I miss Jenson’. I blurted out, he squeezed my shoulder;‘Yeah, I do as well, but it's nice to have some alone time, isn’t it?’ I nodded, agreeing. Yeah, it really was. ‘So, do you want more kids in the future?’ His question caught me a little off guard, it was just so..out of the blue and random, but I couldn’t hide the smile that crept onto my face thinking about it. ‘Well, I mean… Do you?’ I stole a look up at him and he was smiling too. Well, that's a positive sign. ‘I do. I wanna have a million kids with you’. I couldn’t help but laugh, and he joined in, ‘Ok, maybe not a million, but maybe another one or two wouldn’t be so bad’. ‘Can you believe
Chapter One Hundred and Eleven*** A Few Months Later ***Ella’s Point of View‘Ok, are you super, super sure about this?’ I asked for what felt like the millionth time. I felt so guilty leaving Jenson at home while me and Mike went on a weekend trip away together, but I felt worse considering she was pregnant and they already had Kacey to look after, but she just rolled her eyes. ‘Mike, come and get my sister!’. She called over my head as he and Luke continued to pack the bags into the car. ‘Yes, they are super sure, stop worrying’. He called back, clearly already knowing what I was asking. Me and Pey shared a smile. Honestly, I was really looking forward to this weekend. We were only going a few hours away. There was a concert in Vegas that both me and Mike wanted to go to, and Peyton had offered to have Jenson so we could go. Plus.. we haven’t had any time to ourselves in a while and it would be nice to just.. Reconnect a little. Don’t get me wrong, things were perfect between u
Chapter One Hundred and TenElla’s Point of View The sounds of arguing woke me up from my deep sleep. I felt like I had been hit by a truck. Grabbing my phone, and squinting at the sudden bright light, I checked the time. It wasn’t even that late, I had only been asleep for about 2 hours, but it felt way, wayyy longer. I just laid there for afew moments, before I had to get up to go to the toilet. Typical, always when you’re the most comfortable… Once I was out of the bathroom, I headed downstairs, in search of the reason for the shouting. Noone really noticed me at first, and the argument seemed to be between Joey and Damon. Mike and Luke were sitting on the sofa with the kids, and Thomas was sitting on the arm chair, scrolling through his phone. The guys seemed to be arguing at a million words per minute so I had no idea what was actually going on; ‘Hey?..’ No one answered, ‘HEY!?’ I shouted louder, getting their attention. ‘What the hell is going on?!’ I swear sometimes it was
Chapter One Hundred and Nine Ella’s Point of View **A few Days later ** I laid down on the bed, feeling completely exhausted. I was able to come home from the hospital yesterday after only a day in. I just wanted to come back home and get settled and since the birth was relatively straight forward the Doctors had absolutely no issue with that, which was good. Peyton and Luke had been around a bit, but they knew when to go home and give us space. Same with Joey and Thomas, Damon however, had completely vanished. God knows what he was up to these days, he had been acting hella weird, but no one else seemed to have noticed… or they had and just weren’t mentioning it, and I didn’t feel it was my place to say anything. I closed my eyes, just feeling like I could sleep for a million years at this point, but I heard a chuckle and looked up, seeing Mike standing there holding the baby, smiling down at me. ‘See that, your mummy is so tired, shall we let her sleep? Shall we? Yeah, co