Elva was thankful that she wasn’t caught. Actually, thankful THEY weren’t caught.
Yeah, Ricky stuck like a silly leech!
She kept up the ‘don’t even dare try anything funny’ face and he cringed like an obedient puppy. Later on, they played Cops and Robbers like little kids.
Nicky was merciless!
The girls acted the damsels in distress while Leonardo and Jeffrey played Cops and the rest played Robbers. They used big toy guns that shot darts which was really pricky. Instead of screaming for help like real hostages, they couldn’t stop laughing at how extremely silly the boys looked faking combat and battle.
It looked so real!
Then they moved to the game room where they arm wrestled, threw darts and competed in other games. Natalia’s most fun part was when they played ‘dress up’. The girls dressed and modelled like guys while the boys were the judges, but when it was the girls turn to be judges?
They fell off their seats laughing their senses OUT as they watched them wear makeup, dresses and trip over themselves in heels!!
The princess almost died!
“I can’t move an inch anymore.” Leo rubbed his sore foot as they crashed on the floor completely exhausted.
“I can’t even feel my legs!” Damon moaned.
“Yours is better. My entire body aches!” Jeffrey groaned.
“It feels like a bone cracked.” Ricky looked pitiful.
“My head hurts.” Arian whispered and shut his eyes. The girls giggled at them.
“Aren’t y’all ashamed of yourselves? I thought you were athletes?” Becky mocked and hand clapped Elva. They scoffed simultaneously.
“Remind me what you girls did again?” Leo frowned.
“WE encouraged you kids to do a little workout!”
“Yeah right.” Jeffrey snorted and turned away.
“I thought you said you couldn’t feel your whole body?” Selena snickered and they giggled again. He almost threw her a flying finger but hurled a couch pillow instead.
They laughed out.
“It’s 2am now. Movie time!!” Nicky announced. The girls cheered but the boys groaned.
“Isn’t it bed time yet?” Ricky impatiently snapped and his fellow lazybones agreed.
“Nope! Since we have a full house there’s no reason to go to bed. You’re not a baby anymore, you know.”
“But we played Cowboys and Indians.” Arian silently snorted. They chuckled again.
“We’ll make some midnight snack while you guys will pick out a horror movie. It must be real scary!” She said. But none of them moved.
“First person to leave gets the biggest ice cream sundae.” She mercifully drawled and they scurried out at once, tackling each other on the way.
Kids.
“You guys go on. I’ll meet up later.” Selena said and walked away. They went to the kitchen and microwaved bowls of butter popcorns, made sandwiches, tacos and ice cream sundaes.
Becky helped Nicky push the trolley towards the movie room while Elva held the bottles of water.
“You good?” She asked Natalia when she refused to move. Natalia was worried about Arian. He said he had a headache and she’d noticed how pale he looked. They made a lot of noise tonight and she felt guilty because it’d probably affected him.
“I’m fine. Go on, I’ll catch up.” She forced a smile. Elva nodded and left.
Natalia went over to the first aid kit and got out some painkillers. She filled a glass with water then walked out.
Everything was ready in the movie room. Ricky was by the 3D screen with ice cream. She turned searching for Arian but stopped when she caught him with Selena tossing some pills into his mouth.
Her heart lurched as she stared at them. Her fingers tightened around the glass so hard that it almost cracked.
And he let her??
She stifled a glare.
“Cupcake, are those for me? I think I might have a fever too!” Damon pouted and walked towards her with a hand on his head.
Natalia smiled. “Mhn. You said your legs were hurting, right?” He nodded and bent over to her level. She gave him the pills and a little water. He smiled in gratitude.
“Y’all ready?” Ricky asked and turned off the lights. Natalia grabbed a bowl of chips and a comforter to spread around her legs and looked for a comfortable place to seat.
Becky sat next to Leonardo, Ricky stuck to Elva’s side and Jeffrey with Nicky. She pouted. She was left with Damon.
As she walked over, she almost tripped from Arian’s scalding glare. She threw her eyes away and sat comfortably at her destination. The movie started and when one say horror, one meant HORROR!
With the scary zombies and the lost teenagers in frightening tunnels and the bloodbaths and deaths?…. Natalia almost died herself!
She screamed for the hundredth time in thirty minutes, knocking over her bowl in the process as she hid her face in Damon’s back. She was done watching!
She heard the yelps from the others and didn’t dare to look up. The soundtracks made it more horrific! Damon’s chuckle was full of mockery. She scowled and hit him. When she finally managed to peek, Natalia’s eyes jammed with Arian’s.
She scoffed when she noticed Selena leaning on his shoulder. But Arian didn’t seem aware as his eyes were laser-focused, glaring bullets at Damon!
Natalia rolled her eyes and returned back to the movie. He could go blind for all she cared! But after watching another bloody scene, the princess screeched and hid under her comforter!
Nicky slyly stood up to avoid the horrors and asked who wanted a soda. They mumbled a yes.
“I want a beer.” Ricky opted and she nodded.
“I’ll come with you.” Jeffrey offered and followed after her. They got into the kitchen and Nicky walked to the fridge. She brought out a packet of soda and turned, but rammed into Jeffrey.
“Sorry.” She muttered and steadied the packet, trying to ignore the tingling sensations when their hands brushed.
She forced down a blush and hastened over to the cabinet where the canned beers were stored, but was unable to reach it. She bit her lips and started hopping.
“Let me.” Jeffrey said and reached over in one single stretch.
Nicky swallowed a gasp when their bodies touched for the second time in one night. She turned to collect it from him but instead, the sodas slipped from her hands the moment he captured her lips.
Nicky wheezed in a breath as she wrapped her arms around his neck. The kiss started out sweet and soft but in seconds graduated into a hot, passionate and fierce one. Their tongues tangled and she lost control of reason as he dominated her.
Without thinking of the time ahead, Nicky wrapped her legs around his torso when he pulled her up. His hands owned her body as they explored every inch of her smooth, seductive skin possessively.
They ignored the pending orders lying on the floor as he oh-not-too-gently dropped her on the island. Nicky totally lost it. A low pleasurable moan escaped her lips when he diverted his warm ones to her neck, leaving a warm delicious trail on it.
Nicky crashed her lips back on his and tugged at his blonde hair. He tasted like luscious strawberries. His feverish fingers returned to her skin where they worked wonders, slowly sliding above her ribcage. Nicky’s impatient hands seductively slipped down his hair to the zipper of his sweatshirt.
“What the hell’s going on here?!” A rageful voice blasted round the whole room and snapped them back to reality. Processing the familiar voice, Nicky pulled away immediately and jumped down the island.
Ricky’s eyes dropped in shock soaking in the scene before him. He was stunned seeing his best friend smooching his little sister!
Don’t blame him, sometimes he forgets they’re twins even though they’re five seconds apart.
“Ricky, what are you…” Nicky awkwardly started but he cut her off.
“What am I doing here??…. What were YOU doing there?!”
“Ricky, we’re in love.” Jeffrey confessed and Ricky’s head did cartwheels!
“Nicky, leave us!” His voice was stone cold. In love?? The young heir was ready to give him a fistful for keeping her waiting for so long! Noticing his murderous aura, Nicky moved closer to Jeffrey and entwined their fingers.
“I won’t.” She muttered decisively, not doing much to conceal her fright. Ricky rolled his eyes at her feeble attempt to salvage the situation.
“I won’t do anything nasty.” He gritted under his breath. She looked at him suspiciously.
“We’re just gonna talk.” Jeffrey gave her a reassuring smile and softly touched her cheek.
Ricky almost blew up again.
“Two minutes!” She snapped, back to her arrogant self and left the room. Ricky walked over to Jeffrey as he started an explanation.
“I’m sorry for not telling you about us sooner, Rick. Things happened so fast but I’m in love with N…” Ricky cut him off with a satisfying punch!
“That’s for taking so long to figure it out.” He spat, flinging his knuckles.
“Christ!” Jeffrey groaned and held his bleeding nose. Ricky pulled his collar.
“If you hurt her again or break her heart, I won’t give a damn about our friendship ’cause I’ll screw you STRAIGHT TO HELL!” He threatened and shoved him away. Jeffrey found himself nodding.
Ricky threw a napkin his direction and turned to walk out. “Ice’s in the fridge.”
Chapter 74