Headache

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Vale woke up with a throbbing headache.

She sat on the bed, still closing her eyes and let her hand wander to search the nightstand beside the bed for her phone.

Her eyebrows furrowed when she noticed that her phone was not there like it usually does.

She opened her eyes in confusion. Looking in front of her before looking around.

Her eyes stopped on the mysterious figure on the couch and her jaw hit the floor hard.

Keith was sleeping peacefully on the couch.

A soft breeze made her shiver and realize that she was naked.

What the hell?!

She paced around the room, trying to be as quiet as possible while searching for her clothes.

'Oh, god! Oh, god! I didn’t do it! Right?'

Her mind went into a mess.

Just then, she saw her clothes in a basket.

She reached out for it and realised that it was drenched from the rain and she cringed at the pungent smell of alcohol.

She bit her lips in frustration.

She sighed and looked around the room for anything to cover herself up.

She stepped inside the bathroom and her eyes lit up upon seeing a folded bathrobe on the cabinet.

Locking the bathroom door, she took a quick shower and brushed her teeth using the new toothbrush she found on the cabinet.

She also took a new towel and dried herself, put on the robe before stepping out of the bathroom.

It's rude but she was just venting her dissatisfaction to Keith.

She walks towards the bed and sits on it.

Every memory from yesterday came back into her mind like a slide show.

Keith, piss off, Kayden, cheating, back to the basement, drunk.

Vale wanted to go home, but knowing that Kayden cheated on her, she thought against it.

She should stay here to calm herself down before she faced him. If she saw his face, she might accidentally kill him.

She can’t guarantee his safety anymore.

Ungrateful bastard!

She sacrificed her innocent life for him, but he never appreciated it.

Oh! That’s right.

He doesn’t know.

She sighed before getting up and tip-toed towards Keith.

She's still pissed off at him for throwing her job to another woman.

Pfft, jealous much, don’t you?

‘Shut up! I’m not jealous!’

She smirked when an idea popped-up in her mind.

'Don’t you dare!'

Her conscience shouted.

‘Well, you can’t stop me!’

With that, Vale jumped on Keith.

Keith who's still fast asleep, woke up startled.

He acted fast, grabbing her wrist and pinning her down on the couch.

“Oww! Good morning to you too!” Vale yelped in pain.

Keith let go of her wrist immediately and retreated in shock. Vale's robes had ridden up and exposed her thigh.

Vale saw this and howled with laughter when she saw his cheeks turn red.

Oh my!

The asshole of a gang leader blush!

Vale continued to laugh harder even when he glared daggers at her.

“Shut up! It’s not funny.”

“That was..hilarious... I’m going to tell them!”

She jumped and ran to the door.

But, a pair of arms grabbed her waist from behind and turned her around.

“Where do you think you’re going?” He asked in a husky tone.

Vale looked up at him under her lashes, making her gulp and bite her lip, getting nervous!

His eyes look like they know all the hidden secrets inside her mind.

“I know there’s nothing on you besides this bathrobe.”

Vale's face flushed red at this.

“And who do you think gives you the privilege to undress me?” Vale's fired back.

He didn’t answer, but his hand on her waist did.

Tingles shot up her body.

Why did she feel this tingling sensation?

Kayden never gave her this feeling.

“K-Keith, what are y-you doing?” she asked, stuttering.

Why did she stutter?

Argh! Damn it!

“Dress yourself and meet me at my office.”

He said before letting her go.

She turned to look at him and saw many emotions running through his eyes.

He sighs before running his hand on his hair.

Yummy!

Vale unconsciously licked her lips.

Keith's eyes darkened before he grabbed the door slamming it behind her, making her jump.

Asshole!

She takes the time to observe his room.

She whistled.

Wow, much bigger than hers.

Damn, rich asshole.

Vale walked out to the closet and grabbed his black shirt and grey sweatpants.

It was a bit large for her, but it's better than nothing.

She had her own room here.

She doesn’t understand why Keith would bring her to his room.

In which and she quoted, ‘Nobody ever enters the room other than the devil himself.’

About his clothes, well, they smell good.

Vale walked out of his room and stride towards his office after confirming that she's finished dressing.

***

“Have fun last night? hmm?”

Vale turned around and saw Jake on the stairs.

They have elevators, and they have a staircase.

She rolled her eyes at him. He was always the annoying one.

“Shut up, Jakey,” she said, glaring at him before continuing her walks.

She knows he hates that nickname since one of his ex-girlfriends used to call him that.

They usually call him Jakey to irritate him.

Vale stopped when she arrived at his office.

She was about to raise her hand to knock when she heard moans and groans.

Damn it!

Feeling dejected, she turned around and walked back towards the stairs and descended them before striding into the kitchen.

Jerk!

Her face turns into a scowl.

She’ll say this just once and after that, no more.

She's a little disappointed hearing those sounds.

Okay, fine!

She's disappointed as hell!

She opened the fridge and took out what she wanted.

Then, she started to make breakfast.

Just as she finished making the last breakfast, Caleb, Jake, Brett, and Dylan strode towards the countertop.

“What are you making for breakfast?” Caleb asked.

Vale smirked at him before answering.

“Food,” she answered as the others chuckled.

She sat on the stool beside Caleb followed by Dylan. Jake and Brett are facing them.

They ate silently without Keith.

'That asshole deserves to starve.' Vale mentally cursed.

Was it rude?

Pfft, for her, no.

“So, what happens?” Brett asked, with his mouth full of food.

Vale narrowed her eyes at him.

“Don’t talk when your mouth is full, Brett.” she scolded him.

He raised his hand in defeat as the others chuckled mockingly at him.

They continued to eat.

***

Vale then washed the dishes when they finished eating.

After that, she walks towards the living room.

Sitting across from Jake and Caleb. Brett beside her and Dylan on the other couch.

They watched TV for a while as they chatted when Brett suddenly got up and disappeared without a word making her eyebrows furrow in confusion.

Seconds later, he came back holding a first aid kit.

He sat down beside her, took her hand and treated her injured knuckles.

“Aww...Thank you.” she smiled gratefully at him.

"You're quite strong." Brett voiced his thoughts.

"Huh?" Vale blinked.

"You didn't even have any hangover effect. How is that possible?" Brett glanced up at her for a second.

Vale glared at him.

"Uhm! Who says I don't have a hangover effect? My brain felt like it was split in two." Vale grumbled.

"And you still manage to cook?" Jake chipped in.

Vale gave him a menacing glare.

"Between hangover and food, of course, I'll choose food," she said.

The guys chuckled. Brett leaned down to blow on the wound on Vale's hand and whispered, "Don't worry. Keith didn’t bring any chicks home," he smirked.

Vale was taken aback. How did he know? Ah, that’s right—Jake must have told him. So the sounds she heard this morning must have come from his... laptop?

Blushing, Vale mentally shook off her inappropriate thoughts.

Something snapped in her mind, and she glowered at them.

Brett only noticed this when he lifted his head to look at her face.

“Vale? What’s wrong?” Brett furrowed his eyebrows.

The others snapped their heads at both of them.

Vale folded her arms and crossed her legs, sitting straight.

“Why did you all hire another one like me?” she asked nobody in particular.

“What do you mean?” Jake asked.

She stared at them coldly. She's gonna be a bitch if they lie straight to her face.

“Oh! Don’t act like you didn’t know! You all know how I fucking hate liars!” she snapped.

“Vale, who said we hired another killer? We aren’t responsible for that. You know more than to question him, right?” Dylan’s face scrunched up in confusion.

Vale huffed and closed her eyes.

Does that mean that they didn’t know either?

Did Keith lie?

She's not afraid of questioning him.

She can take a few punches.

But, then, he would possibly kill her family or her friends.

Guess, she has no say in this, huh?

Then, it went silent once more.

“I don’t want to go home this week,” she stated.

Vale looked up and saw several pairs of confused faces.

She looks down and lets out a heavy sigh.

“Kayden cheated,” she confessed, looking down to avoid them from seeing her misty eyes.

“I know it.”

A new voice entered the room.

She looked at the door and saw Keith leaning on it with his arms folded on his chest.

She shivered at the stare he was giving her.

'If only looks could kill...' Vale grunted lowly.

Why did this guy have ears?

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