Chapter seventeen: "Damn"

I was counting down the seconds before the elevator opens

5...

4...

3...

I glanced at Cloud before we nodded at each other "You ready?" He asked with a smirk on his face. I matched his smirk "Let the show begin" I replied

2...

1...

He handed me my luggage so I could pull it with my hand while holding hands with Cloud using another hand before stepping out of the elevator. We both looked forward and greeted some of my family members by the lobby

"Morning Mrs. Holly" Cloud greeted her with a wave and a million-dollar smile that people pay to have in their magazine

"Cloud! I'm a bit sad to see your handsome face go, this family lacks good looking people" she complained while her husband gave her a 'seriously?' Look
Aunt Holly, you're a bit too harsh to your own family don't you think?

While my boyfriend and aunt were talking at the corner of my eyes I could see Vivi walking up to me with a face like she is burdened with all the problems in the world on her shoulders.
Wait a minute...Oh God No

I forgot that her room was next to ours and I don't think I was particularly too quiet last night, I might have screamed a little

Vivi stopped walking and stood up straight right beside me "I suppose it's another one of your workouts before bed I assume?" Her arms were now crossed on her chest, the chocolate brown eyes that she has are now observing me up and down
I'll explain to her somewhere private

My hand grabbed her small wrist and pulled her away from the crowd, my heart was beating loudly in my chest and you don't need a stethoscope to see that it was beating so fast that my chest was moving.
How am I gonna tell her that the thing she heard last night wasn't a workout?

I just hope she won't get traumatized by hearing her cousin being so loud with her boyfriend next door

A few beads of sweat streamed down ny face and my breathing was now unstable "Listen..."

Vivi leaned at the wall "I'm all ears, so tell me, Penelope. Was that really you last night getting railed on by Cloud?"
Oh, so she did know

I inhaled a sharp breath and fiddled with my fingertips "...Yeah"

Her next reaction got me jumping back from surprise

She puts an arm around me and gave out an amused face "Damn sis, so how was it? My wall was not even quiet since the bed kept hitting it"

A small embarrassed laugh came out from my mouth "Sorry about that"

"You better be, I couldn't get a wink of sleep last night because of you two"

"Are you gonna tell this to my sisters?" If there is one thing that I wouldn't want them to know is that I lost my virginity right after the day they thought I did

This would make things complicated and not a fun thing to do with everybody's involvement

She shook her head "Nah, I doubt they would want to accept that fact that their sister lost it"
Indeed, my siblings haven't had a boyfriend yet even more so to lose it already

Not sure about my older siblings though but I highly doubt it with Adeline and Wendy

They might freak out if they find out about it

My hand started playing with the tips of my hair and I bit my bottom lip for a second "What should I do to help with your uh problem" I asked her

She cackled like a witch while throwing her head back "Don't worry about it, I'll just find a church and dunk my head in some holy water but you" she pointed her index finger at me

"You would need to bath in it. Also, for your problem down there just get a pad and put an ice pack on it in the underwear to help with the swelling"

I gasped like I just struck gold
Not only she is keeping my secret, but she is also giving me tips

"Thanks, Vivi"

We heard Aunt Holly call Vivi because their ride to the airport was already here "No problem, See you again Penelope" she winked at me before running to her Mom and helping her dad with some of their bags

"Angel, it's time to go" Cloud glanced at Vivi before heading straight to me

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The flight back had taken up all of my energy once I reached my dorm room
Luckily, my family didn't notice anything before I managed to get in the car with Cloud

Cloud was going to buy an ice gel pack from the drug store down by the street while I started on the bed playing games with my phone being too lazy to unpack my clothes in the luggage, I heard the door open and I rested the phone at my chest to see Cheryl being excited to see me

Cheryl had grocery paper bags on both of her arms and dropped them on the table

"Fuck yeah, you're back!" She squealed before throwing herself at me

"Wait, No!" I yelled but it was too late, her elbow accidentally hits my lower region between my legs which caused me to groan loudly

She fell backward off the bed from shock "Oh my God, I'm so sorry"

"No, no, it's fine. I'll just change my clothes right now since it's cold here" I assured her while simultaneously removing my dress and waddling to my closet

I heard a loud gasp from Cheryl and I turned to see that she was staring at my thighs filled with hickeys and my neck that has the makeup smudged also showing the hickeys, her eyes darted everywhere on my body like this is her first time seeing quite a lot of them "Penelope, you did not...damn"

I put on a cozy nightdress and a knitted cardigan, it is a bit hard to put on some pants or sweatpants right now "Cloud lost a bit of control and marked me everywhere" I explained as I slowly sat down on the bed

Cheryl was mature about the situation "Do you need anything? Water, ice, or something?"

I gave her a straight face "Cheryl I lost my virginity, I'm not pregnant"

She ignored me anyway and headed straight to the mini kitchen to get me some water "By the way, I got a call from one of your friends named Daisy and Alice who will come by here to visit you" Cheryl informed me before handing me the glass of water

"So when are they coming?" I continue to drink the water

"Tomorrow"

I spat out some of my drink that I manage to use my hand to cover so it wouldn't wet the rug
Hiding my small problem from those two will be difficult

One is a former slut so she knows what a person who lost her virginity walks like and another reads a lot of ero-romance like Yara

Fuck me

It was already soul-shaking to explain it to Vivi, let alone those two. I don't think I could trust Alice since she is a blabbermouth

We heard the door open to see Paul and Chris enter the room with the rest of the groceries, Paul saw me on the bed and his eyes widened "Woah"

He used his hands to point to his neck and I knew instantly what he meant so I pulled the knitted cardigan close to cover my neck "Yes I know, it's a long story"

Chris saw me and waved hello, he also saw my neck and his eyes widened "Damn"

"I know, right?" Cheryl asked Chris with relief like she wasn't the only one surprised by the amount

The window of the dorm went open and Cloud came in with the ice gel pack "I got it" he handed it to me, Cloud stood frozen once he saw the three

Cloud saw the ingredients laid out on the table "Cool, what's for dinner?" He asked Cheryl before sitting beside me on the bed

"My specialty, sinigang" she answered like the tension before Cloud ask just evaporated
I've been wanting to try the sinigang that she always mentioned to me

Cloud's sharp forest-green eyes landed immediately on Chris who stood there looking at Cloud and his eyes went down slowly to glance at his neck where the hickey was badly hidden by his jacket

One corner of his lips turned upright
This better not start something stupid

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Author's Note:
Hey guys! I hope you noticed that I made my first Price Sisters Spin-off book

You guys should check it out since it would be Caramia's AKA The Devil who wears red lipstick 💋 💄