Chapter 51

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"So, I have good news." I said, smiling.

Currently, Amber, Eric, Tyler and I were sitting in the apartment as I tell them the good news. As soon as Dad gave me the permission to carry on the trip to Paris, I messaged each of them to meet me at the apartment. I wanted to give this good news personally. Since, it was already late that night; we decided to meet tomorrow after school.

"What good news?" Tyler inquired.

"Oh, you know. Just that Dad and Uncle Ben gave me permission to carry on with the Paris trip." I said casually, but inside I was squealing with excitement.

"What?" Amber squealed loudly.

"I know, right!" I yelled.

"Geez! Women. You guys don't have to shout this much!" Eric exclaimed.

"I know!" Tyler agreed with Eric.

"Do you understand that it's really a big deal? Uncle Richard is agreeing to let Gwen out of his sight for this long. It's a big deal!" She explained dramatically.

"What about your brothers?" Eric asked, cocking his eyebrow up.

Amber and I paused in our excitement. We shared a look before quietly sitting in our seats. "Shit!"

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"Did you talk to them?" I asked as I barged into Dad's office. He was sitting on the chair behind his desk, talking on the phone. His secretary was standing in front of the desk, writing something on the paper. Both of them paused as I soon as I barged in.

He muttered something on the phone before disconnecting it. He turned to his secretary next. "Cancel my meeting now."

His secretary nodded before leaving. She smiled at me as she exited the door. I turned my attention back to Dad. "Did you talk to them?" I repeated.

"I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean?" He asked, frowning.

"Do my brothers know about me going to Paris?" I questioned.

His eyes widen. He slowly shook his head. And then suddenly, his face was calm. "No, I didn't. But I will. Don't worry. I'll convince them."

"You know how thick headed they are. What if they don't agree?" I asked, worried.

"Well, they have to deal with it. I'm your father after all. I'm agreeing for you to go. My say is final."

"Dad, you know Will. He doesn't listen to anyone. And Nate is not far behind. Actually, for this matter I don't think Ethan, Blake and Max will agree either. Ryan's coming with me so he won't be a problem." I said, softly.

"Trust me. It will be all fine." He reassured. "Unless, you plan something?"

I blinked at his discreet question. I underestimated my father. He might not show, but he is a smart man. He comes to know every damn thing. Explains why he is so powerful in London.

"I don't know what you're talking about?" I said, looking at him innocently. No matter how smart he is, he won't know my plan. I'm his daughter. I'll outsmart my own father. Though when the time comes, I'll be under house arrest, but what can I say, few tears, eyes batting and I'm out of the house again.

"I'm sure you don't know." He sassed. "Just know that I'm your father."

"And I'm your daughter." I smirked.

He raised an eyebrow. "I think I'm making a mistake here. But make sure this mistake is worth the wrath we're going face after your arrival back."

I laughed. "Certainly. I'll make sure it's worth it."

"So there is something." He nodded.

I rolled my eyes. "I think it's no surprise that I'm doing something, planning something."

His expression changed. From the playful mood, it changed to serious. "Think through what you're going to do. I don't want you to risk anything, Gwen. I'm not joking about it. Promise me."

"I promise." I lied. I'm sorry, Dad. I can't do what you're asking me to do. I don't know how big the risk is. But it definitely is. Not only do I have to face the wrath of my brothers, but yours and Mom's too.

He eyed me carefully, before nodding. "Good. Now get going. I'll talk to your brothers tonight."

"Is this your way of telling me to get out?" I questioned, narrowing my eyes at him.

"Yes! Now go." He said, making a shoo sound. I scoffed, but nevertheless left. I made my way down and to the car. I was meeting with Amber, Chris, Alex, Leslie and Ashton.

Instead of one good news, there were two. Since it has already been long with our cousin's here, the work they have is pending. They had to go back to their life. So everyone left except Leslie and Zach. They decided to study here in London. Since Aunt Benny wanted them back already, they decided to stay. But I can guess there were two reasons for them agreeing to stay. Leslie may or may not want to come back because of Alex and apparently Zach found this interesting woman here in one of the library he visited with Blake. Both of them decided it was better to come back. And here they are.

Leslie was hanging out with us. Her sole purpose was Alex. It didn't matter if she says that out loud or no. Everyone could see it. There was always something going on between them and now if they want they can even make it official. We can only hope for the best.

As for the Paris trip, I decided to announce it tomorrow in the council meeting. After that to the juniors for whom this trip will be arranged. According to the trip, it isn't all fun, but also educational. We arranged a trip to visit a museum and gallery down there and prepare a note about it in one of our class. So it will be educational as well as fun.

Coming to the meeting, I was waiting for Ashton to pick me up. We were going to a movie and then later for dinner. He is half an hour late. He messaged me saying that he is 5 minutes away, but still hasn't arrived; it was already 10 minutes past.

I glanced at the time in my phone, as I tapped my foot. I frowned. He wasn't here. What the hell is taking him so long? And then suddenly, I heard a honk. I jumped at the sudden noise and glared at Ashton through the glass. He gave me an apologetic smile. I hurried towards the passenger side and got in.

"What took you so long?" I fired.

"I was out of oil on the way here. I had to drive to garage before coming. And there was this stupid girl who wouldn't let me go." He said, shivering in disgust.

I narrowed my eyes at him. "A girl?"

He glanced at me, smirking before driving. "I believe I said that."

I scowled. "And why wouldn't she let you go?"

"She was in this short skirt and crop top, showing off her belly button. When she saw me enter, she latched on my arms." He said, not taking his eyes off the road whereas I was fuming in anger. "She was hot, you know. And the things she was whispering in my ea-"

He stopped the car when we reached. I didn't bother listening any further as I got out of the car, slamming the door loudly behind me. If he wants that girl, then why is he with me. He even found her hot, right? I'll show him how hot I can get! Who does he think he is?

"Hey?" Alex said in confusion. I don't blame him. Anyone could see I was angry. "Is everything alright?"

"Oh! I don't know. But I know for sure is that I'm single now!" I said, angrily.

He didn't say anything, but glanced behind me. I turned to see Ashton walking towards us. He turned his stare to me, looking me straight in eyes. I gritted my teeth angrily and stomped to the counter to Amber and Chris who were buying the tickets. As soon as they had the tickets, we moved to the theatre. But there was only one problem. We were six. Meaning, Amber and Chris will sit together. Alex and Leslie will be together, leaving me with Ashton.

I went and took my seat, not bothering to take any notice of Ashton sitting beside me. I could feel his stare on me, but I just ignored it. What I did notice was that there was a cute guy sitting in front my seat. I must have kicked the seat in front of me in anger, because the cute guy turned around. He raised an eyebrow at me.

"Sorry." I muttered.

"No problem." He said, throwing me a wink. I rolled my eyes. What a flirt!

Apparently, Ashton didn't find it funny. He suddenly took my hand in his. I tried to snatch it back, but he only tightened his grip. After a while, I gave up. The movie was halfway when I went to the restroom. Ashton was really in the movie so it was easy take my hand back. I got up and went to the restroom. After I was done with my business, I walked out to wash my hands, but was greeted with an unamused Ashton.

"What the bloody hell are you doing? It's a girl's room." I informed him, looking around to see if anyone is here.

He just shrugged and stalked towards me. I stayed in my place to show him that I'm still angry at him. "I don't care."

"Well, I do. So, get out." I said, angrily. "Or better yet go to back to the girl you met in the garage."

"I'd say you're jealous?" He asked, smirking.

I scoffed and looked away. "I'm not."

He placed his hands on my waist, sending butterflies in my stomach. "But from what I gathered you are."

"No." I said, stubbornly.

"Hmm." He said, leaning closer towards my neck. "But I'll say I was jealous when this guy was trying to woo my girlfriend."

I placed my hands on his chest and tried to push him away, but clearly no luck. "But from what I've gathered. I'm single now."

I tried to push him again, but he caught both my hands in his and pushed me against the wall. He placed both my hands above my head in his one hand, whereas his other was placed firmly against my waist. I tried wiggle out of our current position, but Ashton pushed his hard body flat against mine. He leaned closer so his face was inches away from mine.

His eyes darkened. "You're mine, Gwen. You're my girlfriend. Do you understand me?"

He didn't wait for my reply as he crashed his lips on mine in a possessive kiss. He grips my waist hard, causing a gasp to leave my mouth. He took advantage of that and plunged his tongue in my mouth, deepening the kiss. His kiss was filled with anger and passion. After a while when I was out of breath, he pulled away. He kept his face close to mine.

"I love you." He said, all seriously.

I smiled. "I love you too."

He kissed me one more time before pulling away. "Let's go. I don't want the others to think we did something."

I laughed and followed him inside the theatre. While we were walking back to the theatre, Ashton's phone suddenly pinged- notifying that he got a message. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say it's Alex trying to embarrass us." I said.

Ashton laughed. "Yeah. He could." He glanced down at the message and suddenly his smile vanished. He clenched his phone tighter in his hands while he ran his other hand through his hair, almost angrily.

"Is everything alright?" I asked, taking in his anger.

"Yeah." He forced out. He removed his eyes from the phone and looked at me, trying to smile, but it was more of a grimace. "You trust me, right?"

"Yes." I said, unsure of why he is asking me this so suddenly.

"You know, I'll protect you no matter what?" He continued.

"Yes, Ashton. Why? What's wrong?" I asked, worried.

"Nothing. Just some stuffs which I'll tell you later."

"Okay." I nodded, not wanting to push him until he's ready. "Let's go back inside?" He nodded and we went back to the movie.

After the movie was over, we went to dinner next. Ashton's mood was lifted and he was back to normal. I don't know who message him that made him so angry, but I'll wait until he's ready to tell me himself. We didn't bring that subject up for the rest of the evening and enjoyed with our friends. It wasn't even awkward to see Leslie and Alex getting little cozy with each other. We were going to invite Tyler and Ashley, but apparently my boyfriend finds it uncomfortable to see his sister with a guy, so we left that to it.

I had already prepared to show the council my plans and hopefully they like it too and we could carry on. I plan to leave for Paris as soon as all the work and bookings and everything is done. I think that will be done by the end of this week after seeing who all are planning to come. Hopefully, everything goes as we planned or else we all are doped.

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A new update. But guys I've seen that when I'm updating a story, the reads are more. But when I'm updating an authors note, not many of you are interested. But sometimes it's needed for you to see what I'm saying. Anyways, hope you guys like the chapter. And tell me if it seems that the sorry is going slow. If so let me know. Also the story is fiction so there are names of different places, but the story is still fiction, made up. Until then.

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