-OPERATION: TAKING HER BACK-

Thorn's POV

"Chase..I know I'm wrong that's why I'm sorry." I sighed in defeat while seating on a chair across him and Kyle. Bruce isn't here because he's in a meeting and after that they'll gonna eat dinner at Sofia's place. He may be busy now but he's still being a friend to us. I really wish him a happy life with his soon-to-be wife.

"Do you really know that you're wrong?" Damn, this cousin of mine can really be a pain in the ass sometimes. I looked at Kyle to seek for sympathy but he just looked at me clueless and confusedly with a cup of coffee in his hand. He's not getting what I mean damn.

Rolling my eyes to Kyle, I looked at Chase again and inhaled deeply before picking up the glass of apple juice on the table and took a sip on it, after that I spoke, "Yeah, I'm wrong Chase because I shouldn't have done that in the first place. My anger and jealousy got the best of me and I just let it. I'm wrong and I'm sorry."

Folding his arms against his chest, he leaned in a bit on the chair then looked at me. "And what you gonna do?"

I smirked. "Take what's mine in a good way or ...in a bad way if my rival makes it hard for me, that'll do too."

Chase scowled at me as Kyle on the other hand just chuckled then stood up. "Guys gotta go check on my toast." He said chuckling as he made his way towards the kitchen. I'm on our old house by the way, I'm staying here. I can't give up this house because it has a lot of memories to treasure. Starting from my childhood, to where my mother and father treasured the love they have..to my mom, passing away then after that they came, Francine and her mom. My life became roller coaster, but in a good way. I'm thankful and happy that she came and walked in my life. I love her. No woman has ever made my heart skipped a beat and act like a crazy inlove teenager.

"I'm expecting you to say 'I will do everything to fix the mess' but then, this?" Chase facepalm before sighing and shaking his head. "Damn you Thorn." My smirked grew wider as he looked at me with the same smirk, plastered on his lips as well.

"I know I am." I chuckled as he shook his head again before reaching for his drink from the table, he took a sip on it before standing up. "You better take her back or else I'm gonna do it myself."

I jolted up. It's my turn to scowl at him this time. "What the!? Didn't you said you just admire her and that you already got over her and that she's off limits??"

"Who knows, I might change my mind if you fail." I was about to burst out and smack the back of his neck but suddenly laughs at me so hard that he almost fell on his knees and on the ground. "Damn, haha you should see the look on your face couz, hahaha damn it's priceless." He got up, wiping the invisible tears from the corner of his eyes. "Thorn couz, I don't wanna be killed by you." He chuckled again and I just shook my head while smiling. I'm very blessed to have friends-family like them.

"Good then." I laughed as he walked towards me then gave me a tight bro hug. "Seriously Thorn. Don't let that guy have her." He mumbled and I just patted his back.

"No need to tell me Chase."

We was about to break the hug when we both engulfed into a much tighter hug. "Group hug!!!" Kyle yelled behind me.

"Fuck you Kyle !! I can't breath!!" Chase yelled as well, complaining to Kyle as I tried to wiggled my way out but the hug is fucking tight.

Ignoring our complains, he yelled again, "I love you guys!!"

"What the--- get the fuck away from me you gay!!" Chase wiggles while chuckling. I know he's just joking tho haha.

"What!?? Come on lemme give you kissy~" Kyle made a duck face as he inched close to Chase. I laughed at them as Chase tried his best to escape Kyle's hug but he failed, same as me.

Giving up on kissing Chase, he spoke, "It's my and Bruce's hug you know." He pouted before letting us go. This guy is really something, sometimes I'm thinking that he's being a gay but nah, he already got himself a girlfriend and he's not even telling us. It's not like he's hiding it, I know him.. he'll gonna surprise us maybe.

"Bruce doesn't hug a person as if he's gonna crush their bones you know." Fixing his shirt, Chase smacked Kyle's head and Kyle smacked Chase's head back. Oooookay? Now they're being childish.

Not wanting to get a smack in my head, I slowly walked away from them not until Kyle's voice filled the air. Does he have to shout when we're just inside the house like him?

I winced, covering my both ears before looking at him. Chase covered his ears too. "The fuck you want now?" He just laughed before striding towards me with a paper in his hand.

"What's this??" I examined the paper with furrowed eyebrows as Chase walked towards us as well and took a peek from the paper.

"A list. Go now Thorny before the grocery store closes." He pushed my back even though I dug my heels on to the floor not wanting to go out but I got pushed harder when Chase joined him. The fuck is wrong with them!? And the fuck is with that nickname!?

"Go go go because I'm so hungry nowww!! You don't even have butter for my toast." Kyle whined pushing me even harder while Chase is laughing his ass out.

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I sighed deeply, I'm so exhausted..I just wanna lay down in my bed and get comfortable with it the whole day but now I'm here, in front of a grocery store to buy ingredients for the food of my friends.

And the fuck!? He said 'Go before the grocery store closes' how the fuck the grocery store closes, it's damn morning.

Deciding to get inside, I fished out the list in my pocket as I started to roam around. First in list is butter so let's go to that section.

Eyeing for a butter, I saw one..only one. Wow! They're out of butter? I guess I'm lucky to have found this lonely butter here. Walking fast towards it to take it with me, I was stopped by a hand. A hand that's resting and gripping on my hand as if it's the butters container.

Slowly, I turned towards the owner of this oh soft hand and ready to scold whoever the person is but I was shocked and taken aback by the beauty that lies in front of me. She's here.

"Francine?", I questioned, making sure that it's really her. She looked back at me with the same amount of shock spread across her face, she pulled her hand back, away from me as if I burned her skin. I know I hated to go here but now I'm being thankful that Kyle and Chase made me to go here.

"T-Thorn..what are y-you doing here?" She stuttered as she quickly looked away at me. Damn, she's angry at me. I sighed then scratched the back of my head, easing the tension that's building around us.

"Just came to get some ingredients." I answered simply as she nodded her head, humming at me as her response. Don't treat me like this fuck.

"So uh.. seems like you need this butter more than I do so you can have it." I reached the butter then handed it to her as she hesitantly took it from my hand carefully so that she won't get to touch my skin.

"Thanks.." she said in a low tone as I stared at her trembling figure, her cheeks becoming red as her throat moved everytime she gulps hard. I need to apologize to her.

Reaching for her hand, I started opening my mouth, "Francine ..I -"

"What are you doing here?" Fuck it, this guy really have to show up now?

I simply took my hand back that's been stopped in the mid air and put it inside my pocket, I looked at him as I cocked my head at him while smiling smugly. "Grocery, what else?" Take that Grayshit.

As if trying to annoy me, he wrapped his arm around Francine's shoulder as he pulled her closer to him. He chuckled dryly, "Seems like you're not here to buy groceries."

We looked at each other's eyes not wanting to be defeated so yet while smirking. I huffed at him, annoying him even more. "So what if I'm not? Are you gonna kick me out? Does this grocery belongs to you too?" I gasped, faking my surprised expression as I looked at him with innocent eyes.

"Thorn please..-" Francine started but then Grayshit cuts her, "Oh come on, don't play innocent here Thorn. We both know you're stalking us." Wow! He's so assuming.

"Stalking? Us? Haha," I let out a humourless laughs before tilting my head at him, my body already leaning on one of the shelves. "You know what, I'd stalk Francine. But, you? Oh come on bro stop being assuming." I hugged myself as if I'm protecting it from him as I shivered in disgust.

The tension around us gets thicker and dangerous everytime the clock ticks.

"Come on.. let's get out of here." And before Francine can protest, he already dragged her away from me. I followed them.

"I assume you haven't paid that shit on your cart, are you gonna steal it too? Like how you stole that girl beside you!?" I semi shouted at them, enough to gain the attention of every customer inside this grocery store.

They stopped as I saw how his grip tightened on the cart in his hand. You want fight in a hard way? Then I'll happily give it to you.

Putting my both hands on my pockets, I walked towards and passed them but I stopped when I reached the door. Slowly turning around, a devilish smirked began to curve it's way to my lips as I looked at how Francine is staring at me, wide eyes and parted lips. Her cheeks are burning while looking at me and I can see visions of her underneath me as she begged me to do her more, flashed in front of her eyes.

"Next time you steal something," my eyes then fell on Grayson, his face is as red as the red hot chili that'll burn your tongue while his jaw clenched. He's shooting billions of daggers on me using his eyes but I don't care. I continued, "Make sure no one can see it or else they will take it back from you as fast as you stole it from them." I smirked as I looked at him daringly.

"Au revoir." I winked at them as I turned around, waving my hand in the air as I heard the screeching of the carts wheels back inside the grocery.

Operation: Taking her back.

Starts now.