ViaSebastian suddenly clears his throat. "You said that you hated the gifts, and you hated the fact that you felt as if you knew nothing about us. You said you wanted us to be honest with you in every aspect." He takes a slight small step towards me. "So, this is us doing just that."Nathaniel is the next to talk. "Via, we'll never be perfect." He puts one of his hands in his pocket. "We'll fuck up and we'll fix it in any form you'll like us to. As long as we never do this again. " He motions to the distance between all of us. "We can't stay away from you, and you can't put distance between us anymore."Alexander is the next one to speak. "We're sure Melanie and possibly even Luz told you some things about us. However, there's still much more for us to tell you. At the end of the day, we'll tell you anything you want to know at any time." I see him look at the floor for a second then back at me. "If it all becomes too much then just tell us and we'll understand. We'll go through it,
ViaThey share a look then Sebastian slightly shakes his head back and forth.Nathaniel turns back to me. "Eat your food." He says before he grabs his own plate."I am, I am." I roll my eyes.It's silent for a bit till I swallow what I have in my mouth and clear my throat. "Tomorrow is family golf with the Hawthorne's." I say as I look between each of them. "Would you guys like to join?"They stay silent for a bit."Since when did your dad start coming up with all these family events?" Alexander asks as he puts his plate down. "Because you guys used to not do these sorts of things.""I don't know, it just suddenly became a thing." I answer truthfully. "Well, it became a thing since my dad and brothers all have their happy endings and all of that."Sebastian studies me for a few seconds. "Do you want us to go golfing with you and your family? Yes." I nod. "I like you all being with me. I really also would like you guys to be with me.""Then of course we'll go." Maximilian nods. "I can'
MaximilianMagically, every single inch of my self-control disappears. It's barely been a day, and she's already back to her tendencies. She wants to play? Then I'll play with her.I promised I'd keep my hands to myself. I never said my mouth.In a matter of seconds, I have her laid out on the bed while I'm hovering over her."Did I push your buttons?" she says sarcastically, smirking up at me."Yeah. You always know how," I say, rolling up her shirt. "So, I'm going to punish you for it.""How are you going to—" She instantly whimpers the second my mouth comes in contact with her left boob."Keep quiet," I whisper, nodding to the open door that leads to the hallway. "We'll get in a shit ton of trouble," I say right before I lightly run my tongue over her hard nipple.I then slowly begin kissing my way to the other one, loving the way her breath comes short and fast.I proceed to run my tongue over her other nipple, then begin kissing my way down."I." I kiss her right in the middle of
Maximilian"You didn't serve me that much syrup," Via says as she pops a blueberry into her mouth."You don't need more sugar," Sebastian says as he hands her a plate of eggs with bacon and seasoned red potatoes."What am I, five?" she sarcastically says, reaching for the syrup bottle. "You guys act twice your age." She rolls her eyes. "I'm dating older men than my own dad.""Fine, have at it," Nathaniel says, narrowing his eyes at her, then shaking his head. "Brat."Via looks up at him and gasps. "You take that back!" she demands, grabbing a red potato. "Or else." She narrows her eyes at him."Via—" Nathaniel begins, but gets cut off by Sebastian.He creeps up behind Via and eats the red potato directly from her hand. "Eat, or we're going to be late," he says, then looks at Nathaniel. "Give me some of those too, will you?""I can't wait to be with my family while being in the splendid mood I'm in," she grumbles, shoving a piece of her waffle into her mouth."We're in the same splendi
NathanielAfter a few seconds, I see them both look from me to Alexander, who is on the other side of Via. What the fuck are they looking for?"Oh." She frowns. "Then maybe later in time," she says with a small shrug."Yeah, maybe," I nod.Again, the Micah situation is very unclear.However, I remember how we used to speak for hours. I remember how all fourteen of us used to be close. I mean, yeah, we had our five main groups, but deep down, all of us together were strong. We were like a force, one that couldn't be messed with easily. We were a family.Until our bond broke, and nobody did shit to fix it. Not even me."Kol, where'd you put the ranch?" Via calls out to the field."I hid it from you!" Kol yells back at her.I look down at her plate. She only has pizza on her plate, no hot wings. Why does she want a ranch?I'm trying to figure it out as she stands up. "But I want—" She gets cut off by Andres handing her a small new bottle of ranch. "Oh, thank you, papa," she says, then si
NathanielHis words cause the food I just swallowed to get stuck in my damn throat. It's like I can't chew and swallow my own damn food. Like the fucking idiot I am.How do I respond to this question? "Yeah, he's speaking more because we're putting a lot of time into speaking to him since he's behind?" Yeah, sounds like a great fucking response. Just comes to show kind of father I have been to my son.Except, I don't have time to answer. Via's quick to answer for me."Yes, it has been a while since you last saw him." She feeds Lance some more. "It would help if you would visit more often." She doesn't look at him, not even once. "But family first and all." She says, without a hint of emotion in her voice.Dean's face falls but Via doesn't see it. "I didn't mean it in a disrespectful way, Via." He trails off. "I just-" He's clearly acting defensive, and it doesn't look like Via wants to put up with it.It's also at this moment that I realize Andres has joined us."Keep your comments to
Alexander"Yeah, why?" I ask him as I try my best not to turn to Via.He stays quiet for a few seconds and stops at a red light. "Are we not going to talk about the look that played on your face when Via called my son hers?" Nathaniel says before he continues driving.I freeze a bit at that. Shit, he saw that? I have got to work on the way I publicly react to things. Immediately."It just caught me by surprise." I shake my head. "That's all."I truly don't wish to tell him the truth. These are the times when I truly rather keep to myself rather than explain personal matters to others."Don't lie to me." He shakes his head. "Via's right. No more lies." He sighs. "We were once extremely close. Let's try and go back to that." That causes me to come to a small halt.Via's past words of me and the guys having zero trust in each other comes flooding back. That and the memory of her taking off her necklace before walking out on us. It's as if that scenario now lives rent free in my fucking h
AlexanderAt this very moment, I am beginning to question whether or not the weather is genuinely a problem. mostly due to the fact that, after everything is said and done, the weather is the only thing that is preventing me from experiencing everything that is associated with her."Never mind," says Sebastian, removing his shirt with a quick, decisive motion. "I'll drown myself in medication later on," he adds before rushing out the door.It is remarkable that Via is able to force Sebastian, of all people, to submit to her and act in a manner that is contrary to his typical behavior. I can confidently say that none of us, including Sebastian, have ever been the sort to give in. However, there is something about Via that causes all of us to agree with that sentiment.It appears that each of us has begun to acquire a dependency on her, a fixation that causes us to become more vulnerable when she is in our presence. It is both thrilling and terrifying at the same time."Where's he going