I try to open my eyes a couple of times but my jet lag got the best of me. I was so tired and sleepy that this bed suddenly became my new best friend.
I slept the entire day and thankfully no one disturbed my sleep, or even if they did, I was deep asleep so I wouldn't know.
It was around 5.30 in the evening when my eyes finally decided to open. I brushed some hair from my face to see the time "holy shit", I slept way too long, but it was worth it.
I turned my face on either side of my room to face the magnificent giant curtains I bought from Paris. Their patterns always calm me down and slowly I drifted off again.
A few hours later, I heard Kelly's faint voice "Veronica get up," she whined snatching my blanket away.
"ugh," I dig my face inside the pillow to which she quickly grabbed it and slowly hit my head.
"What?"
"Wake up will ya," she said her one hand resting on her perfectly thin waist and the other carrying my pillow. "C'mon, dinner's ready" she smiled leaving the door open.
"At least close the damn door"
Ugh, I have to drag my half-asleep body from the bed to close the door before going straight to the bathroom to wash myself up.
I was so hungry that even while rinsing myself I could hear the sounds of my stomach grumbling, "oh" I pat my belly and close the shower,
I got myself into a comfortable pair of trousers and a loose t-shirt then went down the hall. Everyone was there eating spaghetti and meatballs, watching some sitcom on the tv.
I took the N*****x back, didn't I? I thought but whatever.
I went straight to the kitchen and took some spaghetti and meatballs on my plate and sat beside Ed,
We were watching How I met your mother, which reminded me of Turner.He is obsessed with this show, so whenever I see any episodes of this sitcom I immediately think of him.I look around the living room and couldn't find him which was very weird, he never missed this show," Ed, where is Turner?"
"Probably in his room", he whispered as he tucks some spaghetti down his mouth.
"Did he eat something?"
"I don't think so, he never left his room since last night."
"What do you mean?"
Ed took a big bite of the meatballs and edged his face a little closer to me "Kelly did something"
I turned my face and watch her, Kelly was pretty mad last night with Turner so she may have given him some weird punishment, and by weird I mean scary and embarrassing.
A shiver passed my body when I remember my punishment. Once I, accidentally broke her camera and she got so angry that she actually made me spend two days guarding the cemetery with an old couple who gave me THE creepiest vibes ever. I still remember that cold, scary dark night.
God, I hope Turner is okay. Don't get me wrong, Kelly is a good friend but her temper got the best of us, she soon ended up becoming the Mom of our group with punishments. Josh is the only one who hasn't received her punishment considering that little shit lives at a dorm in NYU.
I glanced over to Kelly and asked her about Turner, she slightly nods and showed her finger down the hall.
"The guest room?" I eyed Ed pleading with him to come with me but he just sat there with looks of disapproval. Whatever I am going, I need to see if he's okay.
I made my way down the hall when I felt like someone was following me.
I took a deep breath and turned around.It was Lexi and Aiden standing by the pillars with no expression on their face.
"Were you following me?" I ask
They both shake their heads and gestured to continue walking,
"We wanted to see Turner" Lexi speaks up, Aiden nodding his head in agreement.
Now that I think, Turner did mention that Lexi and Aiden also ate her pizza, so maybe they got their punishment. Should I ask?
"Did she punish you guys as well?"
They both exchanged looks, trying so hard not to remember their scary night but I just made it worse by asking them.
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A few seconds later, I was standing outside the guestroom, waiting for either of them to let go of my arm so that I could open the damn door.
I let a breath out in frustration before untangling my arms from them and swiftly opening the door only to find the most unexpected view in front of me; sorry us, in front of us.
Warning: the following scene may contain some adulterated concept so viewership of 18+ is only allowed to read.
Our mouths were hanging open after seeing the view in front of us. What in the actual fuck happened here?
Lexi and Aiden were similarly shocked when they saw a half-naked Turner on the bed with two blondes by his side.
They all were sleeping together in the bed naked. Did they have threes*me? I immediately question myself not believing it was Turner.
But the most shocked among all three of us was Aiden, finding his twin brother with two blonde chicks. He didn't blink for a few seconds before Lexi patted his shoulder releasing him from the shock.
"Turner had sex with two girls?" Lexi whispered,
"Did HE really?" I said knowing very well his anxiety around women, Turner is a shy person. He never really hangs out with the opposite gender except us three and that too because we forced our way in.
It took him nearly six months to say hello to either one of us, so seeing him with these two strangers was not something we thought would happen.
Aiden was still trying to process the situation when he finally spoke and shock the hell out.
"My brother lost his virginity"
"WHAT," we both said at the same time earning a groan from Turner. He slowly turned around in the bed, his blanket slightly slipping down his waist almost giving us the view of his thing.
"Dude cover, yourself" I screamed throwing a pair of underpants on his face.
Aiden quickly went over to his side covering his brother with the blankets. "Get up will you" he hissed as he watched the other two sleeping comfortably under the sheets.
"Lexi give them some clothes," he asks as he tried waking his brother up, but Turner didn't even flinch, he just groaned and hid his face under the pillow.
Aiden losing his temper snatched the pillow and tries to hit his face but it accidentally hits one of the girls or I should say both of them considering the pillow was really huge and their faces were a tiny rock.
They both groaned and tried getting up, "holy cow, they're naked," I turned my face around at the same time with Aiden, hoping Lexi to show up any minute with the clothes.
"Veronica do something," he side-eyed me knowing very much how uncomfortable we both are having not one but three naked people in the room.
"What do you expect me to do?"
"Throw some clothes on them,"
"I would, if I find some here,
"Where the fuck is Lexi?"
"We should leave, Aiden" My desperate attempt to leave this room was rising, I cannot believe I saw three naked people first thing after waking up, I need to go, we need to go, This is really surreal.
"I am not leaving my brother alone" he argued,
"So what do you wanna do? just watch them naked"
"No dammit, Turner might wake up and you know how he'll react so, I'm laying down"
I shrugged in defeat, knowing Aiden. He will never leave his brother in times like this. He really cares about Turner.
We both looked at each other trying our best not to think of any worse events. If Turner did have sex with these two girls he would freak out, but if he didn't remember then in most cases he would survive at least a day without banging his head on the counter.
Thankfully after a minute or two, we heard Lexi's step followed by Ed. The same reaction popped over his face as he stared at the picture of Turner with two blondes naked.
"Fuck, is that Turner? " he questioned his eyes "Did he sleep with them?"
"We don't know, he was like this when we found him" I groaned
"Well get him some clothes dammit, I can see his thing"
"What do you think we are doing here then?",
"Ed, help me cover him" Aiden shouted
The boys quickly covered Turner up and dragged him out in the hall leaving me and Lexi to deal with these two.
A few minutes later our dress-up game finally ends and the "What happened the previous night" quiz starts.
"Where is Turner?" I asked not finding him in the living room,"Aiden took him to his place", Ed muttered under his breath as he bounced on the couch, taking the remote and switching the tv off,I took a seat beside him and opened a can of beer, "what do you think happened yesterday?""That's what I would like to know," he said messaging his forehead,"where were you last night?""I slept at my sister's place,""Nancy? she's in town?" "Yeah, only for a couple of days,"I can't believe Nancy is in town, it's been so long since we've met each other. After Ed, she is my second best friend so her being in the town made me really happy, I want to meet her after we sort this mess out.We still have no clue about last night, what actually happened? and whether or not Kelly is involved, we have no fucking idea. Hell, I don't think I can take another minute of this mystery, it will take some time for Turner to sober up so that leaves us with those two. They surely would have some answers.
She's in an accident they said, nothing big but she still needs to stay for a week for internal injuries.Why does this feel like a deja vu? I remember the day when I first saw the horrors of a hospital, the day when I lost the precious thing of my life, the day that is responsible for all the loneliness nights I've spent all this time, I know Kelly would be okay, she has to. I can't afford to reminisce this day too whenever a hospital comes into my view like now, Thinking about my dad, his fading heartbeat, and how I missed his last words of him cause I was busy chasing that woman,17 years ago,"where is your, mom child?The lady at the hospital asks me. My mom, she was supposed to come five hours ago but she didn't. Her flight got delayed."Is this the child that came with that man?" a man wearing a white coat asks the nurse.Tears keep flowing down my cheeks as I saw my dad in the hospital bed, covered with bandages, tubes, and a few life support machines. Six gunshots and six
King Enterprise,"Sir we've lost him but we got Jacob"I nod, understanding the severity of the situation. Jacob was my best friend, the only person I trusted my whole life after my father. He knows every damn secret about my life, how I behave, why I hate women? and what I am after.Never in my wildest dream did I think he would betray me? ME, LEONARD KING...the name that is feared by all. It's okay though, he showed his true colors and put me into a position where all I need is one order to deal with him."Where is he?" I said with full command and authority in my voice as I ask my right hand, Andrew about Jacob's whereabouts."He's at the containment unit"Very well then I should pay a visit, I leave my office and made my way to my elevator that'll directly take me down to the parking lot. Andrew following me called some of our men and told them to head to port 5.Yes, I own a fucking dock, but only a few parts where I can do my business without alarming the whole nation. I'm not s
"Whatttttt??" My mouth was open, my eyes widened as I take every little detail of her recent involvements. "Samuel LeRoy is the fa.... fa....fff....aa..father?" I can't even say", I was in complete shock. I think my heart just gave up, it's not beating I guess after all this is the most shocking thing I've heard till now. It tops everything literally. "The football player Samuel, he got you PREGNANT" "Calm down will you" Kelly stops me from screaming, The professional football player Samuel LeRoy is the father,
"Sir we have a problem," my assistant said as he barged through my office in a panic, "it's Mr. Welming, asking about the drive" Fuck, I can't tell him about the drive now, it's better if he doesn't know that I lost it because of a mole. Nope he can't know about this, " tell him I'm in a meeting" I put my head back taking support from the chair and slowly breathed out. I know there is a rumor going around in the company about me losing a very important contract and I know damn well they are talking about the drive since that is the only thing putting me in a tight spot. From the start, it was me, Andrew, and Jacob who knew about this deal. A highly confiden
After my sudden burst out last night, I didn't leave my room for a minute. I was mad at them for taking that jerk's side. How can they actually compliment and say sweet words about him, knowing very well what he did to kelly? maybe I'm overreacting but the last time I was too careless I ended up losing someone really close to me. I can't even begin to explain what it feels like to lose someone who you once thought would be by your side for the rest of your life. Finding that person is nowhere around you is the most painful feeling I've ever felt. All those nights, that I cried myself to sleep wishing this nightmare would end but it never did. Every morning I search for my father's laughter around the breakfast table that now has turned into a morgue. No laughter, no fun, no happiness, they just left. After that, I distanced myself from the world, just me and my mom is enough. I never had any friends neither intended to make one before Kelly pushed her way inside my little grey worl
It was seven in the morning when we finished hearing her plan. Not only did she tell us how to carry it out, she even gave a detailed report about Leonard and his high-profile parties which she use to hear from Andrew during her high school days. Nobody thought it would be Lexi who'll figure out the way from this situation but we are so glad that she did, I am, to be honest. Last night was really tiring for me but who thought the next morning I will already be equipped with a strategy. The plan was really simple. When Lexi mentioned her brother Andrew working with Leonard we thought of telling him about the drive. Our lucky gold, in this case, was Andrew, Leonard's right hand; that means the drive will be delivered to him and there is no chance he will mislead the drive to someone else, Lexi taking the guarantee of it. Following the plan, we need to get an invitation to Leonard's party. Getting inside his villa is the first step then Lexi will find Andrew with the others excluding
I still remember the time when I called my mother and told her I am leaving for New York. She didn't really like the idea but tried her best to support my decision. From her side, returning to new york was a bad decision but I cannot tell her the real reason yet. I thought that maybe this time my experience in new york will be a little different but it's still the same, nothing changed at all. It's already been a month since I've arrived here and nothing is working in my favor. When Lexi said those words, I knew something really bad is about to happen, and boy I am right. They say that women have an incredible six senses that can smell trouble, maybe this is what smelling trouble is, "I want Veronica to seduce Leonard" these words are repeating inside my head. I can't able to unhear them, despite knowing my hatred towards that jerk, she still manages to let those words escape her mouth. She needs to understand what I mean when I said I hate him. I cross my leg and folded my hands,
One year and six months later, Leonard's POV "You know I hate bow ties," I say to Andrew who was busy ignoring me. He made some sort of knot with the strip of cloth and pat the shape into a very formal-looking bow tie. "Stop being a baby. It's not every day that I get to make bow ties for you and it's not the first time you're doing something that you don't like because of Veronica," He says glancing up at me, "You're just saying that because you're single." He tightens the knot around my neck, "Hey! Easy man," He scoffs and lets go of my bow tie. "See, who can tell you're the same Leonard King who used to torture people in underground warehouses? Now, you look like a guy who is completely whipped by his girl," I raise an eyebrow, "It's fancy coming from someone who follows a woman who gives you no attention," "Oh, C'mon we both know that she's trying to play hard, and just because she doesn't like me now, that doesn't she won't in the future. Look at me, I am so lovable t
Three months later,"I can't believe she's already in labor"I quickly put on my shirt and threw some pants over as I slip out of the bed, Leonard dressing up as well. "Why did it have to happen now?" he sulked while wearing his shoes, " wear some pants before you slid those shoes" I smile and comb my hair to the adjoining dressing table.The last three months were bliss. Many things happened during these months and I just believe we are here now, the storm finally passed and the cloud looks serene, it's blue and happy, Ironic isn't it?I have moved in with Leonard a few weeks ago and we never left the bed during those weeks, I mean we did but you know what I mean. The moment he shut his door with me inside all we could do was kiss and kiss, then suck maybe lick, and sometimes even more.We were happy, I was happy. We talked about some stuff, his past, my past, our future and till now it's looking good. We don't need to plan ahead and ruin all the surprises. I sometimes find it fun
LeonardShe is okay, he said. She lost a lot of blood but she is okay, they had to perform surgery to close the wound and stop the blood but she is okay. Nothing serious but she is sore, the wound was deep and she needed intensive care. I was listening intently to the words of the doctor, the treatment they'll do on her, the medicines they'll gonna use, the amount of time she needs in the ICU, what kind of food she needs for the next few days and almost every other thing that'll fasten her recovery."She is doing fine Mr. King, you can wipe off that vein from your forehead" the doctor smiles and pats my shoulder, "also when you ask for a doctor next time, try to be nice and not scary," he says and starts to leave,"Doc?" I softly call him out making him stop on his tracks, "can I....?" he understands my question and nods his head,I braced myself and enter the room where they just put Veronica. I hesitantly walk over to the bed, afraid to see her covered in bandages, afraid that she
VeronicaFuck they spiked my drink. How didn't I think of that before drowning the whole thing down my throat? The icky feeling against my inside is still there, I feel nauseous. I open my eyes and looked around the room, crap they switched the room. This is not where I was before. This room is so much smaller than the previous one. It's like a prison, faded grey walls, wallpaper peeling from the sides, a little window on the top, and one tiny bed on the left side. The whole room gave me a claustrophobic vibe. I tried getting up, my leg was numb from sitting too long but still, I managed to wiggle it up when I notice my hands, the cuff was gone. I wasn't tied so they indeed locked me. I put my right arm on the wall supporting myself for a stand and lazily walked to the door. I tried opening it but none to my surprise was locked. I slouched to the bed and rest my head when I heard something. A sound, possibly of breaking a door, I faced the ceiling trying to hear the sound again an
Leonard"Spice talk to me" "She's here""Is she hurt?""Yes"My grip around the phone was getting tighter with each information. She's hurt, they fucking hurt her. If I hadn't planted Spice among them, then locating Veronica would have taken days. Now I know who they are, how many of them are involved, and what I need to do.I fiercely hung up the call and turn my face, meeting the ever-ready look of my people, just one command and they are off. I gesture to them to bring Spencer and follow Plan Klutz, if we are doing this then I want to end it perfectly. My lifelong habit of planning everything in advance comes in handy, I've looked through all the outcomes when the chip was gone, fighting against Viking was one of them. I prepared it in advance knowing if anything goes haywire with the chip then we have nothing but to follow plan Klutz which means taking down the Viking members, the security, and every other who knows how to use a gun with a paralyzing drug.Who knew Veronica wo
Leonard"Where are you going?" Andrew hurriedly got up and pulled me by my arms, "we're almost done Leo, don't you dare screw this" he warned me but I think he's forgetting something.I don't take orders, I unhand myself from his hold and threw a punch at his face. "Stay here and get the chip, I need to go" I bang my hand against the picture telling him to grasp the situation.He looks at the picture while covering his nose, "holy fuck" "I'm leaving you in charge, take care of this and safely board the flight with the chip, I'm leaving"He wipes his blood and pats my shoulder asking me to hurry, "and my father knows about the situation, he's covering the deal so fly it to him"I ran down the entrance and exited the building instructing my people to follow Andrew and board out before midnight.I get inside the car and quickly drove to the airport, messaging Nil my private pilot, on the way to get the plane ready. I take this chance and dialed Veronica's number but as expected it went
Veronica"Lexi?" I called her name out as I untied my shoes and neatly placed them on the rack. I walked inside her apartment and take my regular spot on her barcalounger. Her place is exactly the same, nothing changed. Retro carpets, brick walls, and vases along with the hanging pots with artificial flowers on the windows.I notice a couple of new refrigerator magnets by the kitchen and I don't know if I'm putting the pattern right or not but one of the magnets seems to be for me. A letter L in red is crossed off and tell me if I'm being paranoid but I think it means Leonard and the cross is her way of saying I should break up with him.Seriously I don't understand. I thought we cleared all the negative assumptions about him so why get a magnet that could mean literally anything but it has to be this. I got up and walk to the kitchen opening the fridge and getting a beer before closing it a little harder to let the magnets fall but they didn't.I support my arms on the counter and
Leonard,I was on the bed when I got the call, the most awaited call of my life, "boss we got him" that's what I needed to hear, that's what they said, that's what's going to make my life a bit easier. They got him, they fucking got the one who stole the real chip from Kelly and replaced it with a fake one,Yes, the real chip was with Kelly but someone who has access to both Veronica and Kelly got the chip first and replaced it with a fucking fake one,When Aiden brought that chip at the party I knew it was fake all along. The person who has the real chip is working with someone close to us and to find out who it was I needed to give a dramatic performance to make both Aiden and Andrew believe that I had no clue about the chip being fake. One of them is linked with that person and the way I react and behave is very observed by this person, so not only did I plant my people on Veronica's friend, I even made a public gesture to get this person out of his holeAnd now that he's out, he
Veronica's POVToday ends everything. I have waited for this day for so long and now that it's here I'm getting all scared and nervous. I don't know what the ruling will be but I'm confident in my case.Right now I was sitting on the plaintiff's seat with my lawyer on the right side of the room. There are some paperwork on our table and soon the crowd started to appear, I asked Leonard to arrange two reporters to witness the case ruling and as easy they were to spot they all looked like someone who's been seriously haggard. I hope Leonard didn't put too much pressure on them cause from the looks of it they look a bit terrified. I look around the room and spot my mom, Lexi, and Kelly sitting on the seat behind mine with a concerned expression. They look worried and seriously seeing their faces is making me more nervous, There are ten minutes on the clock till the judge appears and I'm freaking out. What if the case doesn't work in my favor, what if she bribed someone to replace the