“Nick!?” I mutter lowly. In seconds, sandy and Becky gather around me and gape at the photo.
“Liam… You’ve got a wrong guy… this is Nick, he works in the pizzeria with us!” Sandy rasped as she stared at him. Ryan gets up from his chair.
“You know him!??”Liam asks as sandy and Becky sit beside me. Ryan fold his arms and stare at us.
” Yeah we know him liam… he works in the same restaurant we work, he helped us call 911 when we found the bomb, and we also spent the night at his place… he can’t be the bad guy can he!” Becky blurts out, surprise etched in her face. Liam cuss under his breath and he exchange looks with Ryan.
“Was he the same guy who showed up at your apartment that night?” Liam directs the question at me. I blink and nod.
“And… he’s the same guy who wanted to take me out on a date…. liam, he dosen’t look like he could harm us, are you sure you don’t have the wrong person?” I itch my hair in agitation. Its hard to believe the calm Nick being dangerous. Liam shakes his head.
“That guy you see in the photo is Bruise” Ryan nods in approval. Huh?, Bruise!.
“He’s a right hand man… to the man who seeks revenge on my dad” Liam deadpans and I gasp.
“Wait a sec liam…. don’t tell me Nick is the one behind the bomb explosions!” Sandy blurts out.
“The fuck he is…. can’t believe I’ve seen the devil and didn’t know he’s the one….” Liam rakes his hands at his hair again… he’s done that a zillion times. jeez he looks so pissed!.
“Did you guys say anything while you were at his place” Liam directs the question at Sandy. Sandy nods slowly.
“Umm…. nothing much liam… just told Becky we would come see you…” Liam gets off the chair.
“Then the bastard knows you’re Emilia friends huh?” I sigh as Becky nods. There was a pause. Liam looks very angry now. I almost cringe at his cold features. He gets off the chair and pulls me up with him.
“I’d be gone till tonight…. be a good girl and wait up for me okay?” He place a kiss on my mouth before I could protest.
“Where are you off to liam….” My voice sounds low… I hope it’s not what I’m thinking.
“Doing what is fuckin necessary…. paying Bruise a visit… we need to talk, Becky text me his home address” I blink my eyes at his words. Becky looks undecided.
“Liam!, why do you need to pay him a visit!” I blurt out in fear. I know liam isn’t just gonna pay him a visit.
“I told you seconds again small ass…” He drawls and I bit my lips. He gives Becky a look and she sighs before bringing out her phone.
“Is it that necessary!, its morning and you might be seen by the cops, and he could hurt you… I don’t want you getting hurt cos of me liam” My voice falters and I swallow nothing. He sighs and cup my cheeks.
“Its not just about you Emilia… its also about me, I didn’t want to do this…. but they forced me too” A dark shadow lingers on his face before it disappears as quickly as it came. What’s this pain he’s keeping!, I wish I could reach out and take it away. He gives me a small smile and press his lips to my forehead. His phone dings, Becky already texted him the address.
“I’m going alone Ryan…” He turns to Ryan who was watching us, same as Becky and sandy. Ryan nods and liam smiles down at me before striding out of the room.
“Liam!” I call out, but Ryan was beside me already.
“Let him go fairy… once he sets his mind on something… he wouldn’t budge….” I stare at the open door before sniffing.
“He’s gonna be fine right?” I tear my gaze to meet Ryan smiling one. He nods in reply.
“Emmy… come on don’t be such a cry baby, let’s go to your room now…. I wanna check out that laptop… I bet it’s yours” Sandy hold my hand and grin at me, probably trying to lighten up my mood. I slowly withdraw my hand and nod. I do hope he’s okay, I won’t forgive myself if he gets hurt for my sake.
Liam’s pov
I get into the car and slam the door shut, tossing the revolver on the passenger seat. I ignite the engine and drive out of the mansion, my hands tight on the wheels, as I try to calm my nerves. The bastard dare come closer after what he had done!. I swerve Into the main street and step on the gas. He isn’t gonna escape this time. I bit my lips hard at the pain I thought had gone, but unfortunately it reared its ugly head again. I pause at a red light and look through the tinted glass at the cops standing ahead, stopping cabs and looking into it. I clench my teeth before swerving left into a street. Everyone is going about their busy life, same as I wanna do but fuck those rat heads, sabotaging it all the time.
Ten minutes of driving around I finally found my way towards his house. I hope the dickhead isn’t out. I crosscheck the address on my phone and finally pull up in front of a building. Dickhead lives in a pent house. I unstrap my belt and load the revolver. I tuck it into my slacks and put on a baseball cap and sunglasses. Looking around and seeing no cops in sight I step out of the car. I pull the cap down a bit and stuck my hands into my slacks, as my fingers carress the cold metal. I walk into the lobby and walk to the lift. I step in and thankfully it was empty, punching in the number for the last floor, I tap my fingers on the metal in my slacks as the elevator hums.
It dings and I step out. I walk through the short hallway leading to his door with the number plate Nick. fuckin idiot. I ring the bell as my head hung low. I slowly fist my free palm as the silence greets me. I ring it once more…. dammit!, open the fuckin door you asshole!.
Footsteps echo from the other side and few seconds later, the door opens slightly. Bruise peeks his head out and a dark look crosses his face. He chuckles and opens the door wider. Good boy..
I step in and walk to sit on the couch, my eyes taking in the apartment.
“Had the nerves now to show up in my apartment huh?” He snickers as he folds his arm and watch me. I watch him, anger threatening to pull me apart.
“Bruise…. never thought we would meet again” I smile acidly at him and bring out the revolver. He chuckles on seeing it.
“Don’t tell me you’ve got nerves now to hold a gun, mom little boy have got some guts…” I watch him with a sly grin.
“Sit down….” I simply say as I twirl my finger around the muzzle of the gun. He gives a wolfish grin and sits opposite me.
“Would you like to have a drink… last time I checked you love white wines a lot” His tone was taunting and I shook my head calmly.
“No…. atleast not now”. He crosses his legs and stare right at me, smirking like a dickhead, i get it they still see me as the feeble kid.
“Why did you do it…” I ask him as he arch his brows. He cackles lowly.
“Oh!.. probably came to find out who planted the bomb in your new found love apartment right… well I did… and I didn’t know you were that nice to save her…. you know…. we would always find out…. the girl you love as always been your weakness Paige”
He grins again and I smile back. In one swift move I cock the gun and pull the hammer, aiming for his arm. His groans pierced the silence of the apartment, as the bullet buries deep in his arm. He looks surprised, probably surprised I could do such. I walk over and drag him up by the collar, pressing the muzzle under his jaw.
“Don’t you dare remind me of that you asshole!” I growl against his ears, He groan lowly before chuckling despite the bloody bullet wound.
“You know what Paige…..” He drawls, trying not to groan at the pain.
“You won’t ever have anyone to love you…. we would make sure of that…” I slam my fist on his face in anger. He fell back to his seat and hold his bleeding arm, spitting out… blood. He grin again showing his bloodstained teeth.
“We would find her Paige…. you would pay for all your dad sins” He chuckle lowly and i fist my palm in anger.
“You dare lay your fingers on my girl huh….”He chuckles lowly, the pain making him drowsy.
“You won’t live to tell the tale….” He shook his head lowly and cackle
“Run back to your mom arms again Paige…. or we would help you do so” He reach into his pockets and brings out his gun, I slam my fist against his head and it drops.
“I’d do so very soon” I say and squat. I grab his collar as I stare at his bloodied face.
“But not when I take down your boss…. tell him I said so, I’d find him, and I would kill him, and his minions…. he did great by following me down here” I stand and kick his gun farther away. He groans and try to stand. I punch him hard on the face and he fall back on his chair. I grab his phone from the table and stuff it into my pocket.
“And I’m gonna start with you asshole!..” I snarl, aim in between his legs, and pull the trigger…
Emilia’s pov
I walk down the stairs for the thousandth time, hoping to see liam sitting in the living room with the rest guys, since I’m unable to concentrate, but the stark emptiness always greeting me.
He isn’t back yet, neither were the rest of the guys out of the room. They seem to be planning something. I sigh and walk to the kitchen to grab a can of juice. I return back to the living room and sit on the couch, pulling my phone out of my pockets. I stare at the slightly cracked screen. Gosh how could rose be this childish!. I shake my head and swipe at the screen, trying his line again. Its evening already and he isn’t back yet, no calls or texts. Sandy and Becky were totally engrossed checking out my new laptop. I don’t like the idea of liam going out in the day. Its really dangerous… and since I know he isn’t a criminal I don’t want those cops to get to him, same as those bad guys after him. I gulp down the drink and walk back to the kitchen. I toss the empty can into a trash bag and open the fridge. Everyone would just have to eat pasta.. its the simple I could come up with, since I’ve been unable to think.
I bring out the ingredients and place them on the counter. I move to the sink and turn on the faucet as I wash my hands. I turn it off just as I felt hands encircle my waist. My heart flutters as i breath in his scent. I could recognize it miles away. I grin and turn to meet his gaze. I bit my lip and place my wet palms on his cheeks.
“Hey….” I mutter as I smile up at him.
“Did you miss me while I was gone?” He smirk as his hands squeeze my butt lightly. I giggle and nod.
“You’ve been gone all day liam…” I whine as I withdraw and walk to the counter. He chuckles and hold my waist lifting me off the floor so I’m sitting on the counter with him between my legs. His arms snake around my waist again as I wrap my arms around his neck.
“I’ve been busy too small ass” He leans in and peck me on the lips.
“Too busy to call?” I whine again and he withdraws.
“Too busy to call… but not too busy thinking about you all day” He winks and I giggle, blushing hard.
“I was just about to prepare dinner….” He arch his brows.
“Dinner…. don’t bother about that anymore…. Josh is a nice chef okay” I chuckle. Josh cooks good too, but I can’t sit around doing nothing.
“I know liam… but I just wanna past time” He shrugs and rub his hand down my back. My skin warms up.
“Whatever you say…. but right now… I want you close to me” He mutters huskily. I blink my eyes at his words before grinning.
“You aren’t hungry” I giggle as he hold my waist, lifting me off the counter. I wrap my legs around him as he walks out of the kitchen.
“Fuck no….. I possibly can’t be, not with you in my arms” He opens a door to a room and slowly drops me on the floor, closing the door behind him. He tilts my chin and take my lips in his.
I lean against the door as a soft gasp escapes my mouth. I brush my hand along his nape and thread my fingers through his hair as I welcome his warm tongue. He delves in, rather too hungry as he mates my tongue with his. I shut my eyes as he trail his hand down my back. He trail kisses down to my neck, as I moan softly, my nerves threatening to break from the crazy tingles.
We pull apart slowly, and I rest my forehead against his.
“You’re intoxicating small ass… you’ve made me a better person” He says huskily. My stomach tightens at his words. He smile down at me and I smile back.
“I just wish everything would be alright again liam, I wish we could go on without any fear of people tailing us…” He nods and we walk to the bed together. I got under the covers as he slip in next to me. He pulls me close so we are cuddling. We stay silent for a while, as I relish the thoughts that he chose me, amongst thousands of girls.
“Everything is gonna be fine small ass” He voice out, breaking the silence.
” I just hope…. you won’t leave me, after knowing who I really am…” He whisper the words softly, his voice barely a whisper, but I could hear them quite alright, and for the first time it dawned on me that I don’t really know his true identity.