Lucas sat up in bed, this room didn't look so familiar to him but it had a familiar scent, a scent that he liked and reminded him of her, he was about to get out of bed when Trixie spoke entering the room.
" You should rest a bit more, here." She handed him a glass of lemon water, Lucas was puzzled staring at Trixie.
" How did I get here?." He rubbed his forehead.
" I don't know if he's your driver or bodyguard, but you told him to bring you here _ and he seemed very worried about you."
Lucas didn't say a word, he took the glass out of her hand and drank the lemon water, he remembered going to the bar with Liam, his right hand man, he doesn't remember what happened next after having a little too much to drink.
" I should leave, I shouldn't be here."
Lucas puts down the glass on the bedside table while he searched for his shoes.
" Why not?."
He paused staring back at Trixie with a frown.
" Because I don't want to be here."
" Or is that you don't feel the same way, you don't like me is that it?."
Lucas stayed quiet for a while, it's not that he didn't feel the same way or didn't like her, he fell in love with her, but he couldn't tell her that for her own protection, if being mean and cold to her is the only way to push her away then he would, her safety is more important at this moment.
" Of course I don't, you were only a one time thing for me, I don't like you _ and I could never like you."
Lucas stood grabbing his phone and wrist watch heading for the door.
" You're lying,"! Trixie dropped a tear." I know the truth, why you're pushing me away Lucas, you're afraid you'll lose me too_ you're afraid I'll be their next target, you made this drastic decision without asking me what I want, it's not fair."
Trixie broke down into tears, Lucas looked back staring at her on the floor. " I have been living in pain for the past nine months, did I tell you I was afraid of dying? Was it so easy for you to abandon me?."
Lucas crouched down to wipe the tears rolling down her eyes, he pulled her in his arms with a tight comforting hug, Trixie hugged him back sobbing on his chest causing his shirt to get wet with her tears.
" I didn't want to lose you to, I would go insane."
Lucas said in a low husky voice," I love you too much to lose you, Trixie _ I love you so much." He added. Trixie widened her eyes surprisingly. ' did he just admit he's in love with her?' her heart skipped a beat.
The enjoy she felt at that moment couldn't be explained, she could only tighten her hold shutting her eyes to seize the moment.
...
Zain decided to drive Ava back home, if she wasn't having lunch with her grandparents they would have spent more quality time together as a newly couple. There was an incoming call on the small screen of the car, Zain tapped on it to answer the call.
" Finally, you decided to answer my calls Zain." A female's whining voice filled the car.
" What is it now, Rachel?." Zain calmly spoke.
" He left me, Zain _ he asked me for a divorce, can you believe it."
" Of course I believe it, this is 5th divorce in six months now, for goodness sake Rachel, grow up."
" I didn't call you to lecture me Zain, Mom is no longer picking my calls after I told her, Dad is ignoring me to, Marlin is god knows where, you're the only person who puts up with me and hears me out."
" What do you mean, Marlin is nowhere to be seen? For how long?." Zain creased his eyebrows.
" I don't know, a week now." Rachel nonchalantly said.
" Damnit Rachel, and you're only telling me now, you're supposed to keep an eye on her."
" I'm not Marlin's babysitter."
" You're her elder sister, you know she's not well, give me her friends contacts."
" Wait hold on someone's here." It went quiet for a while." Your precious gem finally decided to show up, drunk as always." Rachel told him, Zain sighs.
" By the way Zain, Darcy is in New York City, are you aware that?."
Zain went quiet for a while, so did Rachel." She was asking about y_"
" I have to go Rachel."
" Wait i_"
The call got disconnected, Ava didn't dare to ask, from what she heard she could tell Zain had his own family issues, but most importantly, she couldn't shake off that name Rachel mentioned earlier, ' Darcy ' who is this woman, and why did Zain want to continue speaking about her?' Ava was suddenly filled up with questions in her head. Zain finally reached the apartment.
" I'll call you later on." He told her, Ava kissed him goodbye feeling happy they could finally do this, kiss and calls and texts, she felt like a sixteen year old, she got out of the car going inside while Zain drove off.
" Welcome home mom." Sonya said over the table as she stuffed her face with a bunch of snacks.
" What did I tell you on snacking before your main meal?."
" Can't help it I'm hungry, it will take us a while before we reach grandparents house." Sonya came up with a perfect excuse.
" Let her have them just this once." Emma said entering the living room." How did it go?." She added.
" Perfect, he asked me to be his girlfriend, we're officially dating."
Ava smiled brightly, they held hands jumping up and down like two teenagers, Sonya stared at them weirdly as she shook her head _ turning her attention back to the TV.
" Where's Trixie, is she okay?." Ava spoke when she realized she hasn't seen Trixie for two days straight.
" She's with a hot guy in her room, he's to die for." Sonya gave a naughty grin, Ava shook her head unbelievably. ' this child of hers was a lost cause ' Emma chuckled and said.
" She's with Lucas, I guess we won't be seeing her anytime soon."
" Lucas is here?."
" Hmm, apparently..." Emma told Ava what Trixie told her earlier in the morning, nodding carefully to what Emma had to say.
" So that's the reason huh, he was only trying to protect her, I don't mind looking for those guys and finish them off if I have to." Ava spoke.
" No, you're behind that sort of thing." Emma was quick to decline her.
" As long as they're out there Trixie is in danger, she's family and I wouldn't want anything to happen to my family, look at it as my last mission... Me trying to protect my family."
" But Ava _"
" I think it's a good idea," Lucas spoke closing the door behind him, everyone turned to him." So far my men don't have any leads, I heard you were good with what you did, I won't be at ease till I kill those bastards, can you bring them to me?."
" I will need their information and face."
" You got it." Lucas felt more at ease knowing Ava has to handle the situation.
" But isn't it dangerous, what if you get hurt or even worse?." Emma worriedly said. Ava held her shoulders with a comforting squeeze.
" I have dealt with more life threatening situations, I can handle this." Ava assured Emma. " I will change my clothes and we can get going, clean up Sonya."!
Lucas stayed back with Trixie while Emma, Sonya and Ava went to their grandparents house, he missed seeing her sleeping peaceful face, Lucas quietly left the room and into the kitchen to prepare something for them to eat when she finally wakes up, he doesn't remember the last time he entered the kitchen to cook a meal, but his cooking skills were on point, the last time he cooked something was when he was still in high school back home in Miami Florida.