What I've noticed is that he has someone following me around everywhere. I wasn't stupid. I saw the same black car following me in the new one that he got me the same one so my parents wouldn't suspect. I don't know if it's to protect me from Peter or that he doesn't trust me, but I rather think it's for the first one.
Peter has gone AWOL since the day I kicked him out. Am I worried? A bit, yeah, he's a whole new different person.
It's hard to deal with your best friend turning psycho. I'll admit having that car follow me around made me feel a lot safer.
Right now, I'm in the mall looking for a present for Mike. Since he's a guy it was a bit trickier to get him something that he would like. I already got Alondra some Gucci bag and Marcela a Prada bag.
I went to a store that had mostly men clothes and I asked an employee what is the 'in' thing for guys in England right now. All I know is that I bought Mike a shirt and pants that cost me three hundred dollars in total. I didn't mind though. I have the money to spend thanks to my savings.
I was on my way back to the car when I saw a familiar car. I didn't pay attention to it since I was more concerned about getting back home since it was already ten at night. I put the bags in the backseat and when I turned around I yelped when I saw Devlin.
I smacked his arm. "Goddamn it, Dev, you fucking scared the shit out of me!"
He chuckles. "Sorry, lad." Two men appear behind him. There roughly around the same age as him.
Both of them had dark hair but the one on the right had bright blue eyes that reminded me of Nathan and the other had a darker shade of color. They were very attractive. The kind of attractive where you think you really don't have a chance at all.
I smiled towards them.
"These are my friends Shane and Kane. Shane, Kane this is Melinda." Devlin introduced everyone. I offered my hand for a handshake.
"Nice to meet you." I said to Kane he was the one with the eyes like Nathan and the other one was Shane who had a really nice smile.
"We've heard so much about you, Melinda." Shane said as I shook his hand.
"Thanks, I wish I could say the same but Devlin here has never talked about you." I said with a warm smile.
"Aw, man, I thought we were friends." Kane whined like a child and I could tell I was going to like Kane.
Devlin laughs. "I guess I was too focused her on beauty." Devlin said with all seriousness.
I shook my head. "Such a flirt, dude, now what are you doing here so late?"
"Same as you," Devlin pointed to the backseat of my car, "some late shopping."
I laughed nervously. "Yeah, I had no idea what to get my friend Mike; he's a dude so yeah."
Devlin smiles. "It's all right, I'm not a great shopper either but I had to get you something special." He tapped my nose and I smacked his hand away.
"Nah-uh, dude. Hands off the merchandise." I gestured to myself and laughed.
The others too.
"Well, I have to go before Nathan's spy starts suspecting something."
Devlin's eyebrows furrowed. "You're being followed?" He looked around as if the guy was going to jump out any second.
"Uh, yeah, after what happened with Peter... he's not very comfortable with me being alone." I said rocking back and forth on my heels.
He looks confused.
"Oh right," I blushed, "he kind of tried to rape me a couple of weeks ago and ever since then Nathan has someone following me around everywhere." I laughed a little at the end.
"He cares about you." Kane said but it sounded more like he was surprised that Nathan cared.
"Yeah," I just told two complete strangers I was almost raped. I didn't think about it, it just slipped. Damn. "Well, I have to go. Nice meeting you Shane, Kane." I nodded towards them.
I turned towards my door but Devlin's hand stopped me.
"Have lunch with me tomorrow. I have a surprise for you." Devlin smiled warmly at me. His green eyes were shining in the darkness.
"Uh, yeah sure, but it has to be quick."
He smiled wider. "No problem, it'll be fast, well depending on your decision."
I furrowed my eyebrows a bit but nodded and got inside of my car. I turned it on and went off my way. Like always I saw the headlights of the black car behind me. I went to my apartment and was happy to see that my family was waiting for me.
Maya and Linda were making hot chocolate later.
[Devlin's Point of View]
"She seems like a nice girl." Kane said as we were back in my apartment to discuss my plans. You see I have different plans than Peter's but Peter was a big help in getting to know Melinda a little better.
"She looks like a good fuck." Shane said drinking from his whiskey.
I sent a death glare over him.
"She's off limits boys." I told them seriously. "I don't want you scaring her, Shane."
Shane looked offended and scoffed. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, don't stalk her and don't try to rape her. I know you."
Shane grinned. "All right, fine."
"If my revenge is going to work I need Melinda in her right mind to do what I want her to do."
"What about Peter's plan?"
"It isn't going to work." I said as I took a sip from my own whiskey.
"How do you know?"
"Because Nathan will stop at nothing to beg for forgiveness."
Kane thought about it, he has always been a bit slow but then his eyes brighten up and he caught up. "Oh!"
I rolled my eyes.
"But... isn't that going to hurt her too? I mean, I know you hate Nathan but Melinda has nothing to do with your revenge." Kane said.
Once again I rolled my eyes. "Kane," I growled, "she has everything to do with this because there is no one else Nathan cares most about than Melinda. He's taken bullets for her. I've known Nathan most of his life and not one girl, including Lucy, captivated him more than Melinda Bella Gomez." I poured myself more whiskey. "She is his Achilles and if I must hurt her in the process of my revenge so be it."
[Melinda's Point of View]
I blew on the hot chocolate and cuddled with Nathan. My family was gone across the hall to sleep and Nathan and I were taking advantage of the privacy.
"How was your day?" He asked.
"Didn't you read the report your spy gave you?" I said in a joking matter but Nathan sighed deeply and he unwraps his arm around me. "I was just joking, Nathan."
"I don't want you to be in danger and Peter is dangerous." He growled. His eyes turning cold.
"I know, baby, but I was just trying to lighten the mood. I went to work and then to the mall to buy Mike, Alondra and Marcela some presents because I hadn't gone to get them. All right? How was yours?"
He didn't answer me. He kissed me deeply. He took the cup from my hand and I heard as he set it down on the table next to the couch. He kissed me deeply and passionately. He pushed me until my back was on the couch cushions. His hands went to my hips and his fingers touched my skin and left it on fire.
He was magical man; he could get me distracted with a single kiss and let me lose myself in the passion. The hand on my hip traveled to my leg. His lips moved down my jaw line and went to my neck. I move my head aside so he could get all of the access he wanted. Damn, I wanted him so badly.
I felt myself getting wet and I felt his bulge getting bigger and bigger against my thigh. I moaned his name softly. "Nathan." That seemed to set him off and his hand went under my shirt and lifted it over my head.
I did the same with his and I attacked his necks. I sucked, licked and nibbled where I wanted. I didn't care if I was going to leave hickeys. He pulled my hair back and I let out a moan, remember I'm a bit kinky and somehow when he pulls me hair and rakes his nails down my body I just get a little more wild and aroused. Weird? Maybe. Who cares? He gives me pleasure and I don't want no other.
He kissed my neck and when he bit me a little a louder moan escaped my lips.
"You like that?" He growled dangerously. I loved it.
I nodded.
I felt his smirk against my skin and I started to pant. I could hear my heartbeat as the seconds passed slowly, he teasingly kissed my neck.
"No games." I whined.
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Ever had an uneasy feeling? You just wake up and you know today was going to be different. You can't explain but you just know it. It's a feeling in the pit of your stomach but everything in your life is good and that one uneasy feeling just gets to you. I spent most of my morning trying burying it down. I kept my act together in front of the patients but most of my morning I just couldn't help but feel like today was going to be different.
"Melinda, I need help, could you check on Ms. Graves while I go check on Ms. Wilson." Dr. Albright handed me Ms. Graves chart. It was her first ultrasound and she was excited.
"Ms. Graves." I called out.
She was a woman in probably her mid thirties. She was alone as we entered the room.
"Good morning, Ms. Graves." I greeted with a wide smile. I shoved down the uneasy feeling.
"Morning, Ms..."
"Gomez." I answered.
"Ah, Latina?" Ms. Grave smiled.
"Yes," I said, "very proud."
"We don't get a lot of Hispanics besides Spaniards around here."
"Really?" I asked making conversation. I checked her chart and saw that she had tried having babies before but ended up losing them.
"Yeah, but it's nice to see a Hispanic around. I love the cultures because they vary in so many ways."
I nodded. "Yeah. They're all great cultures. Um, well we'll start some questions."
"Fire away, Ms. Gomez."
"Are you having any morning sickness?" I clicked my pen to start writing.
"Yes," She laughed, "Oh dear, it happens all the time."
"Any other symptoms?"
"Some cramping but nothing abnormal." Ms. Graves said. "My breasts feel so tender and I have gained a pound or two."
"All right, let's do that ultrasound, lie down and lift your shirt, please." She did so and I got out the jell and turned on the ultrasound. "Let's see that baby." I smiled. I placed the paddle on the jell and start moving it around.
I scrunched my forehead. I didn't see anything. I turned off the monitor and turned it back on but it still read as though nothing was there. I turned it back off and Ms. Grave had a smile on her face. "Wasn't he beautiful? I know it's a he. I can feel it."
This was hard.
"How far along are you again, Ms. Graves?"
"Uh, about a month and a half."
"This isn't the first time you've tried having children." I said thinking back to her chart.
"No, I've had two miscarriages but God blessed my husband and I." She touched her stomach and I felt like I was thief.
I was stealing and shattering her hope to have a family.
"Ms. Graves... you're not pregnant." I said.
She blinked but still kept a smile. "Excuse me?"
"I believe you have what is called Hysterical Pregnancy, you want a baby so bad that your body starts to believe it and you experience all of the pregnancy symptoms."
"Tha-that can't be possible. I took the test! It was positive!" As expected she was getting defensive about it.
"Ma'am, I understand it must be hard to hear-"
"No, you don't understand, how can you understand?! You've never carried a child and lose it!"
She had me there.
"Ma'am... I'll bring Dr. Albright to explain this further."
She started crying and I hugged her. She hugged me and cried. I felt her tears on my scrubs. After a couple of minutes the door opened and Dr. Albright walked in. I broke away from the hug and handed her the chart.
"Hysterical pregnancy... she's having a hard time. Do you want me to stay?"
"No, you've done enough, thank you, Melinda. You're great help." Dr. Albright told me and I exited the room.
I went over to the nurses' station and continued to help other Doctors with their patients. It was incredible cool how England had Universal Health Care. It must be truly easy for low paid workers to get the treatment they deserve.
By the time it was lunch I was exhausted. My phone went off and I answered.
"I'm down in the cafeteria." Devlin's voice said.
I almost forgot. "Oh, be right there, bud."
I told my friends I was going to have lunch with Devlin and they said it was all right. I went over to the cafeteria and grabbed a burger and a salad, weird combination, I know. I paid for my food and looked around for Devlin and I saw his hand waving at me. I smiled as I walked over to him.
In the hospital I was a lot more comfortable because Nathan's guardians weren't around. I sat down.
"Hey," I said, "why aren't you eating anything?"
"Not that hungry." He smiled.
I cocked an eyebrow. "Then why did you invite me for lunch?"
"Well... it's something important I have to propose."
"What is it?" I asked that uneasy feeling multiplied by a hundred. Something in Devlin's eyes was dark and dangerous.
"Easy, I want you to break Nathan's heart." He said in all seriousness but I started to laugh a little.
I laughed harder when his face remained unemotional and my laughter died down when it didn't go away. My laugh turned to small chuckles and I blinked in pure shock.
"What?" I asked.
"I want you to break Nathan's heart so that he knows true misery." Devlin was that guy that scared me in the middle of the street now. His 'mobster' side was coming outside.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" I growled. "This isn't funny."
"I'm not trying to be."
Suddenly my eyes were opened and I glared at him. "You and Lucy were never going to get married."
He laughed this time. "I wouldn't marry the bitch if the human race depended on it."
"You were just trying to get closed to Nathan."
"Of course, find out his weakness which unfortunately for him it's you." He smirked.
"What makes you think I want to hurt Nathan?" I smirked back. "If you haven't noticed we've been through a whole lot."
"Of course, I've been watching him for a long time and you too."
"You're fucking insane, this conversation is over and don't ever show your face again or I'll have Nathan's buddies kick your ass." I growled and I got up but he stopped me.
"Sit the fuck down." He gestured with his head.
I fought against his grip and then I heard a "click" he had a gun and I bet it was pointing at me. I had no doubt he would shoot me or at least someone in the cafeteria. I sat down and glared at him.
"Don't mistaken me for an idiot, Melinda, I knew that without a little persuasion you wouldn't be up for it, but I'm always prepared." With his free hand he takes out an envelope. He slid it across the table to me. "Open it."
I did as he told me and I looked inside. It was pictures. I looked at them more closely. It was pictures of Nathan from a couple of years ago, probably when he was nineteen or eighteen and he's torturing people and shooting people and dealing drugs and guns.
They were your typical mobster deals. Nathan's face was clear and so were Charles and Peter. I can honestly say I didn't care about Peter but Charles and Nathan were different.
"You do as I say and I can promise these pictures will burn and trust me these are only copies." Devlin winked at me.
I couldn't believe this. I set the pictures down and look away from Devlin as I thought about this and fought the tears.
"These could send him for life in prison, I'm sure that not even with his best lawyers will they'll be able to save him. Now, do you want to hear my plan?"
"Why are you doing this?" My voice came out hoarse. I looked into his eyes. His dark green eyes were so cold and hard.
"Because he needs to know the meaning of betrayal and hurt."
"Nathan is truly sorry for what he did."
"That doesn't change the past."
"And this will?!" I hissed.
"No, but at least we'll be even because... losing you will make him go crazy."
"He has your trust."
"He had mine too." Devlin growled. "Here's the plan... it'll be sort of like a flashback but in different positions. I'll be the one in bed with his woman." He smirked.
"You're a sick fuck, you know that?" I growled in Devlin's face.
He chuckled. "Oh sweetie, you don't know the half of it."
"Do you have any idea what this will do to two people who truly-"
"I don't give a fucking shit, Melinda. All I want is to see Nathan on his knees in agony like I was!" He growled.
"Lucy isn't fucking worth this shit."
"This isn't about Lucy." He hissed. "This is about a brother betraying his own!" He slammed his fist on the table which caught some people's attention.
"You can't just... talk it out?"
Devin gave me the coldest look yet.
"You are truly stupid if you think that's how men do it."
I rolled my eyes.
"Here are the facts Melinda, I have evidence that will send Nathan to jail for all of his pathetic life and you can save him by cheating on him... with me."
"So after he finds us together what's going to happen then?"
"He'll be in great pain. His heart will turn cold and it will eventually the hate inside of him will destroy him."
"Like it did to you." I concluded.
He pointed his finger at me. "Don't fucking try to analyze me."
"Uh-huh." I said.
"I'll call you when it's time to do it." He smirked at the last part. He got up and tried to kiss my cheek but I leaned away. He laughed. "Oh, and if you find Lucy and Nathan together or something, don't believe it. Lucy slipped roofies in his tea or coffee so you'd think they were cheating."
I furrowed my eyebrows. "How do you know that?"
"I would ask your ex-bestie Peter Pan." He winked and walked away.
It didn't take too long for me to figure it out. I shook my head and groaned. I banged my head on the table. I felt as though I was inside a fucking soap opera. I wanted out. I don't want all of these problems, all of this drama but Nathan is so worth it.
I asked Dr. Albright if I could get out early like an hour or two and she said yes. I had to pay Peter a visit but before that I had to ditch Nathan's body guard which shouldn't be hard considering I knew every exit in his hospital. I would have a cab waiting at the basement parking lot.
For the rest of the day I acted like a zombie. I didn't say much and smiled when needed. When it was time to go early I called the cab and asked the driver to be at the basement parking lot.
Soon, I was on my way to Peter's working place.
I walked into his fancy restaurant in scrubs and demanded to talk to Peter. As always the host went off saying I shouldn't be shouting and that I should be civilized. I yelled his name and I was kicked out. I saw as Peter walked out of the restaurant with a confused look.
"Melinda, babe, I'm so sorr-"
I punched him for the second time. He cradled his face and I took the chance and punched him in the stomach and then again on the face.
"I love Nathan and nothing will change that. So your plan about drugging him and having me think he cheated on me with Lucy won't work! I want you out of my life. I don't ever want to see your ugly face again, Peter. Whatever chance you had of
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