Chapter TwentyTwo We were all sitting in Love’s lounge, while she flipped through N*****x and we decided to find a movie we all wanted to watch. It was awkward, infact, awkward was an understatement. Damon was shooting us the dirtiest looks every chance he got, Peyton and Luke looked a little too comfortable given the situation and I refused to even look in Michael's direction. Love had no idea what the hell was going on, and part of me knew as long as we were here with her, we were fine. I doubt Damon would do anything to shatter the fake allusion he had given Love on who he was. Though, the one thing I took a little pleasure in is the whole situation of him trying to punish Luke and Michael in some way the other day, yet... He's clearly got some more serious secrets himself, including a girlfriend! I got the impression that it was against the ‘’rules’’ he mentioned previously. What a hypocrite. I hope the guys don’t let him forget it when they get home. ‘So, how long have
Chapter TwentyThree Ella’s Point of View Meeting Love in the kitchen, she was leaning over the counter, smiling at it. It was clear there was no actual reason other than gossiping as to why she called us in here. ‘Well, well, well, how come you never told me you were dating someone?’ She asked. ‘We’re not’. I told her friendly but firmly. She just raised her eyebrow. ‘What?’ ‘You're not dating that tall, tattooed, handsome man?’ She asked. I shook my head; ‘I don’t believe you. How did you meet them?’ ‘Down on the beach’. Peyton interjected before I had a chance to come up with a lie. ‘Aww, that's so cute!’ Love and Peyton started talking amongst themselves, giggling every now and then. It was so strange, but I just let them get on with it. Deciding that I didn't need to actually be a part of the conversation, I grabbed a drink off the counter and headed back into the lounge. Walking in, I had clearly walked into something. Damon was on the sofa, Luke was standing in the
Chapter TwentyFour It was like time had stopped still. Love was just completely lost for words. No one spoke, I don't think anyone really knew what to say, I knew I didn’t. You could see all the emotions on her face as she processed his words; ‘You’re joking? That's not funny’. She chuckled without humour and stood up, Damon stood up too and reached for her hand, but she pulled away. ‘No, just tell me you’re joking Damon’. He shook his head. ‘I can’t… I’m not’. ‘Ok.. but like, you’ve killed people on the job, that's what you mean? Because you're a police officer?’ ‘I’m an officer, but I don’t mean on the job’. It was heartbreaking to watch. ‘I don’t believe you’. It was like both of them had forgotten the four of us were even in the room. I wanted to leave and give them some privacy but at the same time, I didn't want to leave her alone, with him or her emotions right now. ‘Love, He’s telling the truth’. Luke told her calmly as if trying to break the news to her gently... An
Chapter TwentyFive As Peyton and I rushed home, we came to the realization that… we had no way of contacting Luke or Michael. We didn’t know their phone numbers, we couldn’t get to their house, and there was literally nothing we could do. It was very possible we would never see them again and the thought of that hit me a lot harder than it should have. ‘Peyton?’ I stopped, she didn’t realize at first but when she did, she came back to me, ‘What if we never see them again?’ I asked, but she shook her head. ‘We will’. How was she so sure and confident? ‘We won’t! They could be anywhere by now and if they had sense, they would be long gone!’ let's be honest, they probably had some weird protocol or plan in place if the Police ever found out about them, that would be the smart and logical thing. ‘Just.. come on’. She told me, pulling on my arm as we continued with our walk back to our house… When we got back, as always, our parents weren’t home, but a large black SUV was outside the
Note: It's come to my attention that I’ve accidentally referred to the serial killer ‘’Joey’’ as ‘’Leroy’’ in a few chapters. I have now edited the chapters and changed his name back to Joey. Once they are approved by my editor, that mistake will be fixed, sorry if I’ve caused any confusion ________________________________ Chapter TwentySix One Month Later I threw my handbag down on the sofa and flopped down. I had just come back from yet another job interview, but It didn’t go well, so I wasn't holding my breath. It wasn’t even 11 am yet, so of course, no one was home. Peyton had been spending a lot of time out of the house recently too. I think she managed to get a job fairly quickly, which was good for her, but made me a little jealous. I, of course, tried to talk to my old boss at the diner and tried to persuade him to rehire us, but he wouldn’t. I couldn’t exactly tell him the real reason why me and Peyton just failed to turn up to our shifts, so he said he couldn’t rely on
Warning: This chapter contains detailed sexual content! ___________________________________ Chapter TwentySeven Peyton’s Point of View I waited for my parents to leave and for Ella to head off for her job interview before I emerged from my bedroom. I felt so guilty sneaking around and even worse given my reasoning for it, but... It was best this way. I went downstairs and grabbed some breakfast before taking it back to my room and packing an overnight bag. As I started throwing clothes and items into my bag, I heard a car pull out outside the house. I rushed over to the open window and smiled widely when I saw him. ‘Just come in!’ I yelled and continued to hurry and rush to get my stuff ready. I only saw him last week, but it felt like a zillion years! I couldn’t keep the smile off my face and practically ran out of my bedroom to meet him in the hallway. ‘Well, hello’. I wrapped my arms around him tight and gave him the biggest kiss. When we pulled away, I took his hand an
Chapter TwentyEight Ella’s Point of View Sighing to myself, I stood in front of Love’s house. I have yet to bring myself to go inside. Amber kept calling… and kept calling and kept calling. When I turned my phone off… she started calling the house, and it came down to either just going to the stupid party or she was going to drive my parents insane, so, here I was… I suppose the ONLY silver lining is that it would save me from an extremely boring evening. … and then there was the other reason I really, really didn’t want to come here. Apart from the overwhelmingly obvious, This was where I spent my last night with Micheal, and sure, while I saw him briefly to say goodbye at my house, it just felt... Upsetting to come here. Fuck it, I’m going home! I turned to leave but as if by some magical, if not annoying, coincidence, Amber came running out the front door, drink in hand, followed close behind by Lori, her girlfriend. ‘Ella! Ella! You came!’. She threw her arms around m
Chapter Twentynine *** The Next Day ***Peyton’s Point of ViewLeaving the hotel, We headed towards the old house. Luke had to grab a couple of important things he forgot to pack originally, which, understandable, they were in a hurry, but of course, we’re going to be very careful with it. We would park a while down the road and I’d go ahead, which was my suggestion, to scope out and make sure it was safe and Police-free for Luke. We wouldn’t be there long, so it was a pretty safe bet we would be ok. It was weird in a way, being able to see where we were going and how to actually get there, last time going there... Well, I was blindfolded in the back of a van. Sure, driving home from here was un-blindfolded, but still...‘Are you sure you don’t mind going first?’ He asked. I rolled my eyes. It was probably about the 10th time that he’s asked. ‘I wouldn’t have suggested it if I wasn’t sure’. He smiled. ‘Yeah, but I don’t want to use you as a Police detector’. I couldn’t help but l
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