Eddie's pov
I ran my fingers through my hair for the hundredth time looking at the tabloids spread on the table, reading each one of them over and over again. As I was sitting there, Jay and Beth entered the apartment, I didn't bother to greet as I was too stressed and besides they are friends so I can occasionally drop the formalities. They sat besides me and silently went through the headlines with me. Beth was the first one to scowl, "Don't tell me you are the one who fucked up!" I raised my hands in surrender "I swear, I didn't tell the media I was at Rudy's." The looks on her face told me she didn't believe it but Jay backed me up, "He is being honest, he called me last night after the incident." I looked between them and confessed, "One more thing happened today!" They looked at me as they raised their eyebrows,I started to confess because if I want their support I gotta be honest, "Before Pat's wedding, I don't know how but one morning I woke up with a strange woman in bed and the night before I didn't even have more drink that night." Beth was judging me so I confessed, "I swear, I didn't do anything and that woman as well as said the same thing." Her facial expression softened so I told the rest, "So she came home today claiming that she left something of hers behind and she ran in to Leigh and said some pretty mean stuff!" They both rolled their eyes, Beth muttered which sounded like 'why isn't it a surprise?' She stood up looking for something as she asked, "Anyway so Kay forgot her phone, tell me where is it? I'Il hand it to her as I am going to her place!" I shrugged "Maybe it's in our room!" She muttered, "Glad you said 'OUR'" and went to get her phone meanwhile we sat there in silence, she got back in few minutes and took one of my car as they directly came from airport to see me. When she left, Dan entered the living room and sat with us. I pulled out my phone to call my secretary and told him to arrange a meeting with my lawyer while Jay texted his manager to take down the article. Dan was burning holes on my face so I looked up at him, "I am sorry man, I didn't mean any of this to happen. I just wanted to make her feel special!" He relaxed in his seat, "I know, it's not entirely your fault." I informed both of them that I will speak to my lawyer and sue the paparazzis', they suggested that I should give Kay some space to calm down a bit. Dan left claiming he had some business to attend leaving us alone, we sat there looking at nothing in particular so I broke the silence, "I know you guys intentionally left the state so you can set us up!" He looked at me with shock so I answered, "It didn't take me too long to figure that out, all are unavailable at the same town and then show up at same time! You could have planned better!" He sighed, "We had no other option, we couldn't wait for you to try and by the time you two get along we would be a hundred years old!" I rolled my eyes and got up to get beers from freezer, I passed him a bottle and sat opposite him "Kay doesn't know about it yet, so let's keep it that way for now." He nodded sipping his beer.
Kayleigh's pov
As I opened the door to find Beth, Emily, Pats and, Sam sitting and they jogged up and gave me a group hug the moment I entered. As I looked at them in surprise, Beth was the first one to speak, "Eddie spoke to Jay last night and told him about the incident so we immediately took a flight back and I was the one informed Sam and Pat." Emily gave me a half smile, "I saw the tabloids and thought of checking up on you! I called my brother and he gave me your address." I gave them a half smile, "thank u so much for coming out and being here for me!" Beth handed me my phone but I kept it aside thinking I will check my messages later on. We sat down and talked about everything to distract me from the earlier events but honestly it wasn't helping! Sometime later my phone went off so I excused myself. I came back to the living room, they looked at me with concern "It was my dad, he probably got the wind of the news so he wants me to come home with Eddie over the weekend claiming he has something to discuss!" Beth placed a hand on my shoulder, "Is everything okay? " I nodded and asked a little distracted, "Let's go out tonight, It has been so long since I have partied!" Pat offered to babysit Haley and rest of the girls agreed for a ladies' night out. Beth and Emily left after they agreed to pick us up in evening, Pat stayed back for awhile because Haley was napping so once she woke up, I changed her, fed her and she took her to her house. By 8 Emily and Beth pulled up outside the house in a limo which Diego was driving, I asked Diego to not inform Eddie about our whereabouts and he promised me he won't. We pulled outside the best club of town 'Lux', there was a long queue outside the club but the bouncer let us in as he saw Emily. We were having a great time at the club, we drank few shots and LIT's on the vip table. A group of guys approached us and asked us to dance. Beth, Sam and Emily joined the guys on the dance floor while I made my way to the Bar counter to order something stronger for me. I sat on the bar stool and order a Glenlivet on the rocks, I twirled the glass and threw the content down my throat. Everything around me started moving, I called for a repeat while I waited for my drink I felt someone burning holes on me from the corner of my eye but I didn't bother to look at the person. The bartender passed me my drink and told me it was from the man in the corner, I don't think it is a good idea to flirt with someone especially when my baby daddy is back in my life so I didn't look up at him but instead gulped down the drink and the burning sensation of the scotch made me feel better. From the corner of my eye, I saw the man approaching towards me. He stood right behind holding the back of bar stool his fingers brushing my hips. He bent down to my ear, his hot breath sending shivers down my spine "I love how you always have had such a fine taste for scotch Princess!" I smirked and turned to face him now I was locked between his arms and bar counter on my back, this is definitely the alcohol in me who is doing all the action as I asked with a smirk, "So what else do you love about me?" He smiled and lifted my hand and gave a lingering kiss on the back of my hand.