Standing in front of the big mirror, I brushed my hair till all the strands were straight.
“That mother fucker thought he could ruin your beautiful wavy hair, but I’m here to fix it, okay?”
I giggled as Blue animatedly waved the hair products in the air like a magic wand.
The door opened and Christian walked in with Kylee, he was carrying two large shopping bags.
“I thought you guys were just going to get lunch” I said concerning the bag.
It’s been three days since I got back home and I’m already looking like the way I used to look before Solis captured me, a rich young woman. Old money kind of rich.
I was dripping in wealth, practically. At this point I’ve gotten used to the fact that Christian is wealthy and I’m also wealthy. Till now I can’t wrap my head around the fact that we are actually married.
Christian reschedule a different wedding for us, it would just be our close circle and this time it would be filled with happiness. I still have nightmares of Solis, sometimes he succeeded in pulling the trigger and sometimes all I dreamt of was staring at the red dot between his eyebrows.
I dreamt of Ruiz too sometimes, his beautiful black eyes were accusing me of killing him. It took strength to not feel regret and grief, when it’s all that’s been consuming me these past few days, like survivor’s guilt. But with time, I know I’ll heal. I’m Jenna and everything I want, I get. Even if now my priority is peace, health and love.
Christian on the other hand also has nightmares that haunts him. I hold him just like he holds me and everyday it’s getting better. He’s more quiet than before but he’s still the same Christian I loved before I was taken, just slightly improved. I couldn’t believe it when I heard that Jeandre and Kylee we’re now a couple.
Apart from Ruiz and Solis, Elissa’s death still haunt me. I watched it happen, I felt it deep in my core but till now I waited for regret to come and it didn’t. I didn’t leave that basement the same, none of us did. Julio and his middle aged housekeeper got what I told them they’d get for maltreating me.
Una space of one year my life completely changed and it started from when I came home to find my step uncle in our house, I was drenched from the rain and he was as sexy as ever, he was mine from day one, he only had to make me see it.
Willy and the other girls were taken to the same place Harmony was taken, it turns out that they needed help too and they didn’t even know it. Christian was taking care of all their needs. I was happy to hear that Harmony was free from whatever trauma she had suffered and she was now writing a novel.
Christian and I are going on a honey moon to an exotic island. I was excited about my future from here because it was bright, better than the old days.
Blue was distracted by what every Christian was carrying, she dropped a bottle of coconut oil on the counter and it fell.
I caught it mind air but half of the content already spilled.
“Oh my Ghosh!” She yelled and I thought she was yelling about the oil but instead, she was holding up a jewellery box that Christian had gotten for her.
“You got me diamonds!”
“You asked for it”
“I didn’t think you’d take it seriously. Thank you”
Christian gave me a soft sweet kiss and he gave me belly a rub”
“How are you feeling?”
“Good” I said against his lips and kissed him again.
He smiled against my lips and gave me a peck on my nose.
“Kylee and I picked up the dress” Christian said, a big grin was on his face and I couldn’t help but smile with him.
“I want to see it” I said excitedly.
He pulled out a dress from the bag and lifted it.
I gasped, no fucking way. It was too beautiful.
“Now that’s what I call a dress” Blue whispered.
“Thank you so much Kylee ” she had actually paid for the dress to be custom made for me. My dream wedding dress.
She grinned at me.
“Don’t mention sweetheart ”
“If I do not get my refund by today’s evening, I am storming into your fucking store and taking whatever I see!” I cringed at Regalia yelling at someone over the phone.
She bursted through the door, a scowl was on full display in her face. She shoved her phone into her back pocket and as if she was possessed, she switched her face from angry to happy. She had been a big help when I went missing, if someone had told me Regalia would be worried about me I wouldn’t have belived it. Kylee said Regalia cried but she wouldn’t admit it to me.
Dear God, save us from the being that is regalia.
“Hi Mrs Faust… Where did you even get that name?” She asked, the held part was for Christian to answer.
“It’s his father’s last name” Kylee said sternly.
“Oh, right… Where is my brother?” She asked Kylee with a bored expression.
“How am I supposed to know that?” Kylee retorted.
“He’s with you all the time, following you like a lost puppy, you should know!”
Kylee threw her head back in laughter. I couldn’t help but smile at everyone in the room. This is my family.
“You stole him from me!” Regalia yelled again.
Christian rolled his eyes and held his head out to me.
“Let’s go somewhere, private ”
I smiled and took his hand while he led me away.
***
KYLEE
I was sipping lemonade, I didn’t know why I chose lemonade when there was so many drinks to choose from. Maybe it was the fact that the weather was hot and I remember my mother buying lemonade for me.
Christian was sitting on the lounge chair beside me and he was watching Jenna behind his glasses.
She was standing in the shore with Jeandre and Blue.
I smiled when I saw the corners of Christian’s lips lifted up. I got my old friend back.
“What are you staring at me?” He asked me and with one push of his hand, I was crashing on the beach sand while my chair was topping over me.
“Fuck you Christian!” I yelled as he laughed at me, I couldn’t help but laugh back, I got my friend back.