ViaI truly didn't think I was going to make it. I truly thought that I was going to get busted, and my family was going to find out. But that's not the case.Maximilian thankfully got Sergio to cook up some dishes which Sergio made to perfection. Maximilian then asked me if he could call Alexander to help us, which I happily accepted since we needed the help.Now, the ending product look perfect thank to all of them."Does it look believable?" I ask Maximilian and Alexander as I finish setting up the plates."Kind of." Maximilian says with a nod."I should probably throw away the takeout plates in my trashcan though." Alexander says as he finishes collecting the takeout plates and bags."Good Idea." I say with a small laugh as I finally step back and look at the ending product. "This looks perfect."The big dining table has the main dishes in the middle with sides on each side of the table. There're also ten plates perfectly placed with utensils on them. Everything looks so fancy."Y
Via"But I didn't want things to be like that," she says as she motions between us. "I wanted us to be friends.""Yeah, I'm glad we're friends. However, I'm pretty sure my dad and brothers wouldn't have cared," I shake my head. "The point is that that discussion and what happened today have much in common. My dad and brothers have accepted you into the family regardless of anything. You're a Hawthorne.""And how does that make you feel?" She asks me, which causes me to stop short."Well, honestly?" I stand up. "Being a Hawthorne means that my dad and brothers will be there if you need it. Family is important to them," I force myself to smile at her. "And by the way they've treated you when it comes to this family? They will stand by you.""Oh," she nods. "That does make me feel a lot better," she says as she closes up her water bottle."I'll take a test soon.""Good," I say with a nod then motion out the door. "Freshen up and I'll meet you downstairs so we can finish cleaning up.""Ok
Nathaniel"You're the heir to everything he has. He does care." She says which causes me to laugh."The man full heartedly believes that he's going to be running things his whole life even after he dies." I shake my head. "If he could live forever and never give me shit. He would."Ben looks at me with a big frown on her face. "Nathaniel-" She trails off. "Never mind." She shakes her head. "We got extremely off topic." She takes the bowl from me. "So, you're finally going to confess everything to Via?""Yeah." I nod as I prepare another bowl of food. "It's long overdue.""No, for real." She says sarcastically. "You would think you would've told her everything months ago.""I'm sensing a lot of sarcasm from you." I say sarcastically as I hand her the bowl I have in hand."Not just sarcasm." She shakes her head and takes the bowl for me. "I wish I could smack you upside the head for what you did.""We've been over this. I thought I was-" She cuts me off."Yeah, yeah, yeah. I heard your
Via"You didn't make us any food?" Kol gasps, placing a hand on his chest. "What did we do to be brutally punished in such a fucking way?" I can't help but let out a laugh. "You guys really rely on me to cook for you, huh?" I say, shaking my head."Well yeah. We—" Aiden cuts off, scratching his head nervously."You guys can take it if you'd fucking like," I hear Alexander's deep voice say from the entryway of the kitchen, crossing his arms."Really?" Ethan beams like a child on Christmas, bouncing on his feet."Yeah, we don't fucking mind," Sebastian adds to what Alexander said, shrugging. "We're taking Via somewhere anyways."That's news to me. They never fucking mentioned anything to me about today."Where?" I ask as I turn to them, raising an eyebrow."You'll see," Maximilian says as he extends a hand to me, smiling. "Let's go, Rosie." I nod and take his hand."Can I at least fucking know what we're doing?" I ask nobody in particular, folding my arms."No. It's a complete fucking s
Via"No," he shakes his head again, crossing his arms. "We'd never last that long with a girl." He stops talking and clears his throat as he mumbles, "Not that we were shitty ass guys that constantly went from girl to girl, but because we were too busy. Then when we'd try to date, girls would say that we wouldn't give them enough gifts and attention, so we started giving up.""Wait, then—" I trail off, looking away. "In your journal—" I trail off yet again. "How did you all end up with—"I don't finish my sentences because I don't want to say their names. I don't think I'll ever be okay with acknowledging their existence.We suddenly pull into a gated community. "I can't speak for others, but I can speak for myself." He punches buttons into a small machine and the gates begin to slowly open. "I didn't meet Amanda first. I met her sister first because of my mom. Since my mom was her doctor and she was treating her."The gates finally open, and the bar that would spike anyone's car for
ViaMrs. Honey rushes to me and takes me away from Maximilian. "I thought they'd never bring you," she says, guiding me into her house.Before I go inside the house, I turn back to the car in search of my men, but none of them are there anymore."They went to the back house. Elijah and Emerson needed them to help with their man cave," she shakes her head. "Men will be men."Wait, did she just say Elijah? As in the guy that my men basically said raised them? No, it has to be a coincidence or I'm hearing things."Elijah?" I ask as I watch her close the door behind us."Yeah," she nods. "My husband, Elijah De La Cruz," she tilts her head, probably realizing that I'm both lost and confused. "Did they really not tell you anything before bringing you here?""No. I agreed to clear things up with them a few days ago, and yesterday they told me they were going to take me somewhere," I look around. "I'm honestly very lost.""Sometimes I wish—" she mumbles the rest as she shakes her head. "I bla
Via"You got an invitation to Sebastian and Nichole's wedding?" Ms. Honey says as she tilts her head at me. "A physical or digital one?""Physical. Why?" I ask her."Because me and my family didn't receive an invitation, period," she mutters to herself. "We heard about Sebastian's engagement from a friend.""I found it in my dad's mailbox," I say, causing her to tilt her head at me."But that—" She cuts herself off and stays silent for a bit. "Never mind, the point is that you need to carve out responses from them or they'll keep things secret regardless of the toll they'd have on someone." She points to a picture of Elijah with many boys around him, my men included. "Elijah was like that until I forced him to change.""I don't want to force them to do anything. It doesn't sit well with me," I say, trying to push away the knot in my stomach. "Their other girls forced them to do things, and I don't want to be like them.""Via, their previous girls forced them to shower them with gifts.
SebastianI mean for it to sound like a humorous joke, but it doesn't come out that way. Probably because the jealousy within me takes over my tone of voice."No." I hear Via say as I hear the click on her belt. "Far from it.""Stop it, both of you" Maximilian says as he puts his window down. "Did you get some questions answered?""Yeah, some." She says with a small nod."Good." I nod in return as I follow after Nathaniel."So, can you finally tell me what split you and your brother up?" I hear Via ask."Are you talking to me or him?" Maximilian asks as I hear him tapping on his phone."Both." She says but then she shakes her head. "Mainly you though." She says as she turns to him. "Mrs. Honey said she believes your brother is marrying Scarlett as a form of payback. She said it had something to do with the girl you guys had in your group. Everlee? Therefore, I want you to explain.""Oh, that." Maximilian sighs. "Dustin stupidly thinks that I slept with Everlee after she graduated."He