"Ugh why is the sun so loud?" Rhiannon complained, as the three of us headed to the parking lot, fully excited for our spa day.

We hopped into Rhi's white jeep, well one of many.

I'm fully prepared to spend the day forgetting about what happened this morning. The drunk call from last night which i barely even remember. I miss you.

I winced, of course i told him that.

It's not that i'm going to avoid him forever, i just need some time to collect my thoughts, so that when we do finally talk to each other, i won't be a crying mess.

What was he even planning to do? asking the girl's to just bring me over to the King's room? His typical demanding behavior is never going to change is it?

"Fuck, i'm outta gas"

"ugh for fuck sake Rhi" Erika exasperated, sliding down the passenger seat window to feel the breeze from the outside. Aggressively fanning herself in the process.

"Let me just call Chris to bring the other car" Rhiannon rummaged through her handbag in search of her phone, her tinted brown hair falling through her shoulders. Chris was the Aster family's chauffeur, he's been around since she was just 5.

I pursed my lips, watching the two girls in front of me as i sat in the back.

Now here's an idea that's probably going to get me kicked out for even suggesting. "Why don't we take the bus? it's just one stop to the Spa"

There was a long silence strumming within the jeep, both girls shared a look before laughing in unison. However, their laughter gradually fade as they realized i was being serious.

"wha- no? He'll get here soon?"

"It's just one stop, why bother? We'll get there fast enough and it'll be fun" i argued, no buses aren't that fun. In fact, at all. But to them? it might be.

And it sure as hell will be entertaining for me. Why not start the day with a bang?

"well..." Erika contemplated, her gaze jumping from me to the heiress on the driver's seat. I can tell she was entertaining the idea, a cheeky grin forming on her face. Meanwhile Rhi's brows furrowed as she watched the two of us in utter disbelief.

"NO?" she protested.

                                   .•° ✿ °•.

"I can't fucking believe you made me get on a bus" Rhi groaned as the three of us entered a very public but less crowded bus to their luck.

Erika was nothing short of starstruck, her eyes widened as she lively looked from left to right in the bus. Her demeanor as if she were taking a private tour in a high end museum. Meanwhile the few people inside seemed unfazed by the two women dressed to the gods standing in front of them.

Yeah welcome to my turf ladies.

The bus kicked on drive the second we stepped inside, prompting the girls to lose their balance and almost trip. Erika clung onto me while Rhi clung onto the clueless Chateau owner.

They shared a surprised if not offended look with each other.

"Excuse me sir, we just entered the bus, that is entirely unprofessional we could've been hurt, we-"

I swiftly nudged Erika on her shoulder to stop her from complaining to the bus driver, whom by first glance, would rather be anywhere but driving this damn bus to begin with.

I understand her concerns, the very first time i got on one or the first 10 times, i remember tripping too. but it's kind of a given. You just shut up and embarrassingly stand there clinging for your dear life, if you're lucky, you find a seat.

"Lets sit at the back" I whispered, to the girls,  dragging both of them to the back seats.

As they settled in, they looked at each other, as if something dawned on them.

"Wait this is kinda cool" Rhi was frantically looking either side of the bus, both girls taking out their phones to snap pictures and record the view from their windows.

Oh my god it's like they're on a Disney ride. I chuckled at the sight of my best friend's ogling at the view, peeking both their heads out the window as if they're sight seeing in another country.

"Oh my god Edward's going to love this"

Well this was definitely not what i expected from them.

They've been through this road a dozen times, but they couldn't stop ogling at the view from within the bus. If anything they seemed elated at their new experience.

Oh to be rich and carefree.

"Wait... is that Adam?"

I felt my heart drop at the mention of his name, i immediately shot at where Erika was pointing at through the the window.

The three of us squeezed through together to look outside.

He has stopped at the red light right next to the bus, driving his red convertible today wherein the roof was open. One arm on the steering wheel and the other resting on the door on his side.

I can feel a tingling sensation in my stomach, from what used to be a melancholic one all these days earlier.

The bright sun was complimenting him in ways i couldn't imagine on anyone else. Sunglasses to cover his eyes, wearing a casual blue shirt.

Wait.

I got him that shirt.

"ADAM!! OVER HERE!!"

Erika screamed, frantically waving to get his attention, grinning from ear to ear. "Erika no!!" I prodded her arm, desperately trying to get her to stop.

Confused from where the loud sound was coming from, he hastily looked around, before finally seeing the three girls on the bus right next to him, all squeezed through the window.

He lowered his sunglasses to the bridge of his nose, tilting his head forward to get a proper glimpse of what he was seeing.

It was quite evident with his furrowed brows that was he slightly surprised to see the girls inside a damn bus, but more so nonchalant after his gaze landed on me.

With the red light turning yellow and then green, he lifted his sunglasses back up, revving his engine and sped off.

Quite obnoxiously might I add.

"Oh... fuck us i guess" Rhi rolled her eyes, the three of us sharing a confused look. "Maybe he thinks we're meeting up at the King's room" Erika tried to make sense of the weird, almost interaction we had.

Within what felt like a few minutes of driving, the bus violently braked, aggressively shaking all of the passengers inside, all of them concerned as they started paying attention towards the front of the vehicle.

"Wh-"

The bus driver began honking loudly and aggressively, concerns growing wider within all the passengers, some even stood up from their seats to get a better look through their side of the windows.

"What's going on?" Erika questioned.

Something doesn't seem right to me. With furrowed brows i stood up from my seat, the girls following me right after. We cautiously inched our way towards the front of the bus, the violent honking from the driver ringing in our ears.

My heart jumped.

Oh no.

"What the fuck" Rhiannon muttered, her eyes wide with disbelief, equal to the rest of us.

There he stood.

His convertible parked horizontally, blocking the road from any vehicle to pass through, let alone the bus. He was leaning against the car, hands tucked inside his pants pockets, tilting his head as he watched the bus with a smug smile on his face.

Does he think he's fucking Vin Diesel or something? This has to be illegal in so many ways.

Panic rose within me, i frantically looked at the girls for help. And they looked equally confused as i was.

"OI, GET OFF THE ROAD YER FUCKEN CUNT" the bus driver exploded, peeking his head out through his window, continually pressing against the horn.

I could already see a car or two getting held off from behind the bus, What the fresh fuck is he doing? My anxiety is off the roof from the events unfolding in front of me.

"Oh for fuck sake"

Garnering whatever strength left in my body, my legs kicked into overdrive as i practically jumped out of the bus, stomping towards Adam.

He casually took off his sunglasses, his eyes following me as i ran up to him.

"ADAM! what the absolute fuck are you doing?" I was basically yelling in the middle of the road. From all of my time in the Kings, this has to be the first time that made my blood pressure reach to a higher level.

I could hear the increasing frantic sounds of honking erupt around us, making me internally panic even harder.

Meanwhile he looked as calm and casual as he could ever be in this nerve wrecking situation, which HE has caused. His chocolate brown eyes seemed lighter under the sun as they searched for mine.

"I'm here to take you with me" he responded cooly, not paying heed to anyone around us but me.

"I'M CALLING THE FUCKEN COPS" the bus driver screamed at Adam, interrupting us. Who received nothing but a scoff followed by a smirk from the head of the Kings.

"Be my guest" he mocked, turning his gaze back to me instantly. Of course the cops won't do shit to Adam. It's Adam King. And boy did i learn that the hard way when i first joined.

Talk about power and corruption.

"Adam this is FUCKING INSANE!!"

"YOU drive me insane!" he retorted, loosing just a little bit of his nonchalant attitude as he argued back. "No no you do not get to pin your bullshit on me"

The honking got louder, which means more cars have collected behind the bus. This time people from inside the bus were stepping outside to get a look at whose inconveniencing their day. And rightfully so. "Uhhh guys, hurry up over there" Rhi's cautioned voice called out for us.

"What do you want Adam?"

His eyes dug deep into mine, a small smile forming on his lips.

"You"

My heart felt as if it were flying, seeing him and hearing him felt as if i was being revived in some sense. The pit in my stomach now covered in grass and it's watered into a meadow.

I'm internally rambling.

"Come with me"

The loud honking and the yelling from angry irritated citizens were increasing my anxiety, groaning, i looked back at the girls, gesturing them to head over.

"UH UH you are not gonna leave us behind" Rhi jumped in front of Adam much to his dismay, who was fully expecting it to have been just the two of us.

"Thank you for driving us mister" Erika flirted, sending a flying kiss to the bus driver before skipping her way towards Adam's car.

That seemed to have calmed down the old man from ravaging away at Adam. I mean who wouldn't be starstruck by Erika, she's a literal princess walking the face of the earth.

"Drop us off at the spa it's just five minutes up ahead" The Aster heiress instructed, the two girls at the backseat, while i was in the passenger.

"Didn't i ask you'll to be in the King's room?" his dark voice questioned us three, making us feel as if we're being questioned by the school principle after cutting periods.

An extended silence loomed within the car, neither of us wanting to respond to him.

The rabid honking subsided as Adam overtook his car and drove off. I shook my head as means to rid myself from that panic driven anxious environment i was just in. Something tells me he's done reckless things like this before.

What was supposed to be 5 minutes ended up to be 3 with how fast he sped, is it actually the car or is it him?

We came to an abrupt stop.

Adam looked over his shoulder to indicate that they should exit his car immediately. And they did just that, rushing out of his car without seconds to spare.

Just as i attempted to open the door he hastily reached over to hold the handle of the car, going over me like another seatbelt, hindering me from exiting the car to join the girls. "Wha-"

"Stay" he whispered. Not even a second passed as the girls got down, he slammed his foot onto the accelerator and sped off.

Am i in a fast and the furious movie and i don't even know it?

"Adam where are we going?" I sighed, all too familiar with his antics. "I was supposed to have a spa day man" I whined to myself, a little too loudly so he'd hear that he annoyed and inconvenienced not just my day but countless other random people too.

An extended silence wedged between us, the wind roughly blowing past my face as he sped. My hair wavering behind me like I was in an early 00's r&b music video.

With the sounds of the busy roads and the blasting wind, it didn't feel necessary to talk, I mean, can you even talk inside a convertible?

I take a quick peek at Adam every now and then. His attention strictly on the road, as he should.

His cold exterior not faltering to change, one arm typically on the steering wheel, his muscles tense with every turn. While the other placed on door as before, gently resting his head on his fingers.

I started to remember all the trips we took inside this car. He drove the convertible whenever we were visiting the countryside for the weekend, just so i get a better view of the cows and the mountains.

Stopping on the side of the road to take pictures of fluffy cows together, or drive slowly past horse stables so that i can point and scream 'HONSE'

We would stay in one of Adam's country homes with a beautiful view of a meadow, deciding that seeing nature this way was so much better than hiking and end up dying and in unsolved mysteries the next day.

"Why are we going to the king's room Adam?" I puzzled, breaking away from my train of thoughts, shooting a look at him.

He drove into his designated parking lot in the Aster building. An empty desolated area quite similar to it's owner.

Adam suddenly but aggressively placed his hand on my seats head rest, putting his car slowly on reverse. I could feel my cheeks warm, does he know this always gets me?

Failing to take his hand away, he stopped the car upon parking. The sound of the engine steadily fade.

Taking off his sunglasses, he sharply turned to face me, his eyes scanning me from bottom to top.

I awkwardly tensed my shoulders, a confused look on my face. "what are we doing here?" i demanded, making myself seem unaffected by his presence, when it was doing anything but to my heart.

"What are you doing Antheia?" He breathed, his brows furrowed as his eyes dug deep into mine. "you call me and say you miss me, and now you avoid me?"

Ooooo he's right.

damn it.

I furiously began to chew the inside of my cheek, my brain jumping into overdrive trying to come up with the best response.

"I wasn't going to avoid you the whole time, i needed some space before we...talk about this"

I looked around the dark hollow parking lot for any sign of life, just anyone other than us. Unfortunately there were none. I'm about to have a cardiac arrest.

He reached out to press a button, the roof of the car kicking on as it slowly slid upwards, any light coming from within the parking lot starting to fade away, leaving Adam and i in almost total darkness. Alone, next to each other.

lord give me strength.

"What's there to talk about? We had a fight? we talk it through and move on from it. This is fucking ridiculous" He countered harshly, Adam's well known cold exterior washing over his face.

My heart was furiously pounding. I scrunched my face hoping for my eyes to familiarize the darkness inside the car so i could see him better.

How does he look better in the dark too?

"My feeling's aren't ridiculous Adam, don't dismiss how i feel because you don't want to deal with it" I argued.

Having taken the time that i did, i surprisingly found myself a lot calmer than i was confronting Adam before. If only i had my spa day i would be even more calm and collected.

"And i already told you, it's just over Adam. There's nothing here to salvage"

I could feel his harsh change in position, his entire body sharply turning to face me. "No it's not, tell me what i have to do" he croaked. I could hear his soft breathing, are we that close to each other?

"Even if you tried nothing's gonna change, we've been there before. It's not your fault i suppose. But it's suffocating me"

He exhaled deeply.

The hair on my skin rose, a jolt awakening me as i felt his warm touch caressing my thigh.

Of all the days to wear that skirt i've been putting off for days, i had to wear it today didn't i? I set myself up all the damn time. You reap what you damn sow i guess.

His fingers slowly but surely moved upwards, making my cheeks profusely heat up. Whereas his other arm gripped the headrest a bit too tightly. "You don't know that" He breathed.

"We didn't really try, you just can't say that"

"I can, i'm so tired of how unavailable you are, in this relationship. It's been so long Adam. It's like- i feel like a white suburban woman in an unhappy marriage with a raging wine addiction, and we're not even married!" I basically screamed my frustrations.

He softly chuckled, his fingers leisurely drawing patterns on my skin, finding it's way up to feel the hem of my underwear, clinging onto it upon discovery. "Adam" i insisted.

My heart is one rapid beat away from falling out of my chest, goosebumps rising on my skin. Of course i want him, but we all know where this leaves me.

"I won't let you go Antheia" his dark and raspy voice declared, slowly inching his way closer to me.

"You can't always have what you want" His spoilt ass has never been told no his entire childhood well into his adulthood and it shows. Not that it's ever been a problem between us enough to hoist a massive red flag, but right now? the head of the kings must face reality.

A small smirk formed on his pink toned lips, the almost dimming light farther from the parking lot finding it's way into the car, helping my eyes trace all of his features. From his slightly messy hair to his clenching jaws.

"I can. You'll always be mine Antheia"

He fucking did it again. He keeps winning. I'm playing chess and he's playing checkers.

Without a second to spare, his arm snaked in from behind my waist to drag me up to him, while the other gently cupped my cheek. His soft lips landed on mine, sloppily at first, he handled his pace, making sure he feels every part of my lips.

Both his arms roughly grabbed me from my waist, lifting me off my seat with much ease, pulling me onto his lap.

His hands roamed everywhere needily, his palms finding it's way up my sweater to feel my bare skin. His kiss deepened, before slowly trailing down my chin to my neck. A soft moan escaped my lips as he pulled me closer to his body, pressing me against him. "Adam w-we shouldn't be doing this" I hesitated, my voice barely audible from his rough kisses trailing down my neck.

He hesitantly inched away, his gaze looking up to face me. His eyes were yearning, as he softly licked his bottom lip.

I placed my arm on his chest, which if i punched it, i'd crack my knuckles. Built like damn Hercules.

"We can't keep doing this if it's over" I could feel myself crumble on the inside although i'm managing to hold