Fifteen Years Later
“Momma!” Rebecca heard Ivy calling for her from the kitchen where she was making dinner.
“Kitchen!” She shouted back. She heard stomping getting closer.
“Momma, do you know what he did?” Ivy shouted as she entered the kitchen. Rebecca looked at her daughter seeing Vincent come in behind her.
“I assume you're talking about your father,” she raised a brow at him. “What have you done?” She asked him.
“What needed to be done,” he shrugged walking toward her to kiss her. Rebecca held her hand up to stop him though.
“Nope. Tell me first.” Both parents looked at their daughter who was standing in the middle of the kitchen watching them.
“You can’t forgive him for this one, Momma. I won’t,” she crossed her arms over her chest.
“Princess, I did it to protect you,” Vincent told her.
The front door slamming was louder than I intended but it didn’t slow me down. The door opened and slammed again meaning my pain in the ass brother was right behind her. “Mom, Lucca, has got to get rid of that girl,” I told her with an eyeroll as she sat beside her on the couch in the living room. Mom stopped reading the book in her hand, closing it, she nodded her head in agreement.“But it isn’t our choice,” she told me even though I knew she agreed with me whole heartedly. She hadn't liked Arianna Romono since the first time Lucca brother her home to meet her.“She’s not that bad,” Lucca sighed looking at us both. “Will you please tell her, mom,” he pointed at me.“You two have got to stop with the fighting.” Mom told us before she went back to her book.“That’s it?” I shouted standing up, I turned to walk out of the room but stopped when my father walked in with the look of anger on his face. He was holding Gabby, my only sister and youngest Bellandini child, in his arms and she w
I ran my hand through my hair moving it around until it looked how I wanted it to. Popping my lips in the mirror, I smiled at myself and turned around and watched Gia strap her sandal heels on her feet.“Come on girls!” I heard Lucca shout at us as he walked past my bedroom.“Do I look okay?” Gia asked me standing up from my bed and spinning around. I nodded and grabbed the hoops from my vanity and putting them in each ear.“You look great. I love the tie dye on you.” Gia looked down at herself again. The outfit was out of her comfort zone and I knew that when I pulled it from the pile of clothes, she brought with her. I wasn’t even sure why I had bought it nearly a year ago because I hadn't worn it because it wasn’t my style or dark enough.“I'm just not sure,” she sighed.I dropped my hands to my side and walked over to her and placed my hands on each of her shoulders. I leaned down so that we were eye to eye. “You look amazing and you are going to go out and have a great time tonig
I woke up the next morning with a headache but, forced myself to get up when I noticed the clock above the tv in my room, told me it was nearly noon. Standing, I looked at Gia who was still asleep on the opposite end of the couch from me. I stretched as I walked to my bathroom to brush my teeth. There wasn’t much I disliked more than the film that covers my teeth first thing in the morning.When I made it downstairs, I headed straight for the kitchen, not shocked to see my mom cooking. “Morning,” I kissed her on the cheek as I passed her. I smelt basil and thyme but didn’t bother to look in the pot to see what it was she was cooking. Not a smart move.“Afternoon almost,” she answered without looking away from what she was cooking. “I hope you and Gia are feeling better.”I sighed as I opened the fridge. I knew she was talking about the events that happened last night and not our hangovers. “I mean I’m f
I don't know how long Gia and I stood staring at the men that we had hoped so desperately, wouldn’t show, but the only thing that pulled me back to reality was Harry throwing his arm over my shoulder. “Ivy, baby,” he said with some excitement, “your father sent me to find you. He needs a word with you.” I saw Max’s eyes drift to his arm that slide around my waist. His eyes swirled with an emotion I wasn’t sure I knew and his jaw was clinched. “Maxie,” Sienna’s whining voice drug his eyes from where they were burning into me, “I want to go find Arianna.” He nodded to her before looking back at me, “yeah, babe, let's go do that,” he leaned toward her, eyes still looking at me. I refused to let him win so I didn’t look away as his lips landed on hers. As the kiss deepened though, I couldn't stand it anymore. Sienna may not be as bad as Arianna but she was very much a close second. I heard their steps draw closer to me but didn't look up until they were passing me. Max’s
Before Gia could even open her mouth, there was a knock on the door. I look at Gia through the mirror but she avoids my eyes and walks to the door. I squint my eyes and the question on my lips dies when Nico and Max walk through the door. I shot to my feet, “No!” I said stomping toward them, “no, no, no,” I look at Gia with my arms folded over my chest but she only looks at her feet. She knew this was going to happen. “Traitor,” I said under my breath. “I’m sorry, Ivy, but..” I held up my hand to stop her talking. “I said Nico could come, not his big cocky friend,” my eyes grew huge when I realized what I said. The embarrassment got even better when Max started to chuckle from beside Nico who was red in the face from holding back his laughter. “We never did get that far, Princess. How would you know?” Max raised a brow and I glared at him. Nico couldn’t hold his laughter anymore and burst out laughing but stopped when Max’s words seemed to settle in h
MAX I sat watching as Ivy pulls the guy towards the stairs. He wrapped his arm around her waist and it looked like they not only knew each other but that they had been much closer than that, which made me feel uneasy and I wasn’t sure why. I sigh sitting next to my best friend and his future bride as their faces finally separate. “Do you know that guy?” I ask Gia. She looks toward the stairs just as Ivy and the guy disappear. “Looked like Marcus. One of her ex’s, sort of,” she shrugs and turns back to Nico and starts talking to him. I don't like the feeling in my chest so, I look around for someone to take my mind of it. My eyes sweep past the bar and notice a cute blonde watching me. I lock eyes with her letting her know that I notice her and I am coming her way as I stand up. “How about a drink or a dance?” I ask her as I arrive in front of the bar. I lean a little trying to look casual. “How about a shot and then we can dance,” she s
I woke up with one of the worst hangovers I have ever had. “Why?” I whined to myself. Pulling back the blankets, I notice that I am in my bed which isn't that shocking. I always seem to get home no matter how much I drink. What is shocking is that I am in my pajamas. I don’t remember putting them on. I do remember Max carrying me out of the club though and if he is the one that changed my clothes, “I will kill him,” I finish my thought out loud.“Ivy?” I hear Gia’s voice before my door opens. “Good. You are up,” she smiles wide at me. I groan and ask her to stop yelling. “Breakfast is almost over and everyone is wondering where you are.”“I said to stop yelling,” I whisper at her. My head is pounding. Gia laughs and runs toward me bed jumping on it. And now I’m going to be sick. “Please,” I beg her, “calm down.”I receive a giggle in return and I gla
MaxI watched her walk into the room and was shocked that she looked so well. I was sure she would have a hangover but, she looked like she slept well and had no trouble getting up. I on the other hand, slept like shit because I couldn’t get how she felt in my arms, when I carried her to her bed last night. I had laid her down and wanted to crawl in beside her more than I should have but, Gia had taken over which I know was a much better idea.She walked past me without looking at me. I could see her eyes fighting to look at me from the edge though and I smirked a little. Maybe she is as affected by me as I am her. She grabbed a pair of ear plugs and started to put them in her ear before a guy walk up behind her and puts his hand on her shoulder. She turns and I take in her profile. She smiles wide at him and then damnit, she hugs him... tight.The guy is about the same age as us and the way she talks to him with her hands flying and