Chapter 33 #2
“On the contrary, I actually do a lot. You seem good for him. I’ve never seen him this way about anyone, ever.”
“But?” I hedge.
His eyes come down to mine as he speaks.
“He’s the best man I know, he’d walk through fire for the ones he loves and something tells me you’ve earned your way to the top of that list extremely fast. You have the power in your pinky to destroy him. Please don’t.”
I frown at his words as he swings me out for a spin before returning me back to his arms.
“I wouldn’t. I couldn’t. I…he’s the one that holds the power to destroy, believe me.”
His mouth twitches like he wants to smile at that as he nods.
“For what it’s worth, I’m rooting for the two of you.”
“Thanks, Jake.”
Jake nods as his eyes go over my head before mischief fills his features.
“Want to fuck with him a bit?”
“Hm?” I ask.
“Don’t hit me,” he says before leaning down and placing a lingering kiss to my cheek.
Within seconds, a body comes diving between us, shoving us apart. A few heads turn but it’s nothing too obvious as Nico grips Jake’s suit tightly, snarling through clenched teeth.
“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”
Jake laughs and shakes his head.
“Just dancing with a pretty girl.”
Carly comes over quickly, tugging on Nico’s arm.
“What the hell, Nicholas! You can’t just leave me to rough house with your friend. You’re embarrassing me!” she practically shrieks.
Every head that wasn’t turned in our direction certainly is now. The second hand embarrassment is so fucking strong.
“Hey, lower your voice there, sweetheart,” my dad says as he dances with my mom beside us.
“Daddy, not now!” she seethes.
“Yeah, dad. We have to let her throw a full tantrum or she has to start all over,” I snark.
Her eyes come to me, vicious intent before her gaze falters, flicking down to my neck as a steeliness enters her gaze.
“What is that?” she asks as she points to my neck.
For a moment, my pulse races before I force it to settle.
“A necklace?” I say like she’s an idiot.
Her eyes narrow like sharpened knives.
“Where did you get it?”
“I got it online, where did you get your botched lip filler?” I throw back, attempting to get her off the fucking subject.
Damnit, I should have never worn this thing. It brings too much attention.
“C’mon,” Nico says as he attempts to pull Carly back onto the dance floor.
She shrugs him away, though, stepping closer to me as she stares at the necklace for a little longer.
Then, everything happens in slow motion.
Her eyes slowly rise to mine, her head moving to look to Nico, then to me, back to Nico and finishing on me before what I can only describe as fire sparks in her eyes.
“YOU FUCKING BITCHHHH!”
Her scream is deafening, immediately drowning out the music as she tackles me to the ground.
I attempt to push her off of me as she begins smacking and clawing the fuck out of me.
For a skinny bitch who doesn’t eat anything, she’s surprisingly strong and with every hit, I see stars.
Nico and several others attempt to grab her off of me and I take that advantage to crawl out of her reach.
Jake is the one to wrap her up but he makes the mistake of leaving his foot in front of her and she stomps on it with her heel before punching him in the balls. Jake goes down like a sack of potatoes, writhing on the floor in pain as Carly jumps on my back and begins choking me with necklace.
“You stupid cunt! This was supposed to be mine! This is mine!” she screeches, smashing my face into the marble floors over and over again.
Blood is pouring down my face, my nose no doubt broken into fucking pieces as her body is finally hauled away. I look up to see my dad locking her into place as Nico pulls me further from her. My mother also kneels down beside me, taking a napkin to my nose as horrified looks stare down at me.
“Babygirl, are you okay?” Nico asks in panic, looking over me.
My mom stiffens at his words as collective gasps sound out.
“Ha!” Carly screams like a mad woman. “I knew it! Oh you son of a bitch! You’ve been fucking my sister behind my back!”
“We broke up,” Nico says as he stands between Carly and I.
“I dumped you as soon as you came to back to Boston but you went psycho and concocted this entire fucking fake engagement! I went along with it to protect my company but fuck that and fuck you! This crazy bitch is nothing but an unhinged ex-girlfriend,” he says, turning to face the room.
Turning around, he kneels to face me before lacing his fingers through mine. My mom has taken several steps away from me, looking between me and Carly in shock.
“And I’m in love with Cassi,” he says.
More gasps ring through the room and though I’m still dazed from Carly’s attack, I can’t miss the white hot rage that slashes across her face. With my dad still holding her in place, she lets out a scream that has nearly everyone covering their ears.
Before anything more can be said, security move through, snatching Carly from my dad and placing her in handcuffs.
“Everyone, please clear the way.”
“Wait! Stop! She’s the fucking thief! She stole my fiancé!” Carly screams as the cops begin reading her rights.
I see Jake limping, walking with them as he shakes his head as my dad runs a hand through his hair. He looks to me and Nico before sighing and facing my mom.
“I’m gonna follow them, see where they are taking Carly.”
A police officer comes through the door in the next moment and makes their way towards us.
“Do you need an ambulance?”
“Yes,” Nico answers before I can refuse.
He nods and radios in one before leading us out of the ballroom.
Nico keeps our hands together before helping me to my feet.
The world spins and I have to blink several times to keep myself steady.
Nico takes notice immediately and bends down, scooping me into his arms as the crowd slowly separates for us.
I see an older looking man shake his head in disappointment as Nico walks by, but if he notices, he doesn’t react.
Instead, he keeps his head held high like his only objective is getting me to the ambulance.
My mom walks behind us quietly, not saying a word as we meet an ambulance out front.
As paramedics jog towards us, I see Carly being put into a squad car.
Well, put in is a relative term. She has her legs spread on the car, preventing her from going through the door.
She looks like a nightmare, white wedding gown stained with blood, a face full of anger and vengeance as she screams and shouts into the night.
My father is being held back by a police officer as he shouts at Carly to comply.
Of course she doesn’t, though, bucking and screaming as she completely falls apart into chaos.
Her head rears back and cracks the police officer holding her in the face, forcing him to drop her to the ground.
She screams in pain as he holds his nose, cursing through his hands.
“She broke my goddamn nose!”
Hey, me too. Twinsies.
The paramedics get me assessed in the ambulance before looking to my mom and Nico.
“Who is going with?”
They exchange a look before she gives me a tight grimace.
“He can. I’ll meet you guys there.”
Nico falters for a moment but my mom is already walking away towards my dad. I don’t know why her disappointment hurts so much, but it really fucking does. Nico climbs into the ambulance and sits beside me, holding my hand as we take off to the hospital.
Not how I thought my day would be ending.