Chapter 42: Chapter 42

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It is rare, it is brave, it is love and it is beautiful.

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Megan's POV

"Ow”I say raising my head off the floor and hearing the crack of my bone.

I removed Darlene's leg from on top of me and moved Rita's head away as I got up from the ground where we all slept. The television was still on watching It’self and there were packs of skittles scattered around, with empty bowls of cookie dough. Dylan slept in a corner, his spoon still inside his mouth.

I chuckled as I tip toed trying not to step on any trash or wake anybody. I switched off the Television and after debating whether to remove the spoon from Dylan's mouth or not, I left it. I don't want to wake him and I want others to see this priceless moment.

My phone beeped on my way to the kitchen, I turned around to locate it and saw the light shining under Rita's hair. I held in my laughter as I tip toed back to retrieve it. God, we are trashy. It had a text from two people, pretty boy and Keith.

Morning beautiful. I had a horrible night, my bed was missing something important... You. I miss you and can't wait to see you at the office. Oh and no need to come to the penthouse, you've been replaced Darling. ~ pretty boy.

I smiled at the text a then I scowled, I've been replaced? Why?.

Morning boyfriend. My night was pretty awesome although not comfortable but I missed you too. Nothing beats waking up to your pretty face. I've been replaced? Why?. ~ sent.

I started making coffee and thinking of what we'll eat for breakfast. Toast with eggs will have to do.

I'll tell you when I see you. Bye girlfriend. ~ pretty boy.

Bye girlfriend. That's surprisingly cute. Am twenty three and Javier's my first boyfriend ever. Tsk tsk. Oh I also got a text from Keith, I almost forgot.

Morning Meg. I'm guessing you're back from your trip. We have so much to catch up on and I want to see your cupcake face, lunch together? ~Keith

I stuck my tongue into my cheek as I thought about it. Would I be free during lunch. I understand that we have a lot to catch up on. Schooling and working isn't fun at all.

Morning Keith. Missed you too. I'll see if am free then I'll let you know about the lunch. Otherwise we can just meet in school. ~ sent.

Perfect!. ~ Keith.

I kept my phone aside and focused on creating breakfast while sipping my coffee. I heard Rita chuckling, I guess my coffee scent woke her up and she has seen Dylan's priceless moment.

"Morning Meg”Rita said wrapping her hands around me.

"Morning Red”I replied her.

"Hmm that smells so good. Am going to go wash up and come down. Need any help?"

"Nope, am good. You go do what you have to”she nodded at me and left.

"Wake up D's!”I heard Rita shout hitting her hands against the table. I laugh as I heard them grumble in unison.

We had breakfast and I went back to my house to wash up and get ready. The house was exactly how I left it. Neat with everything in It’s place. Which means my mum didn't come home. Hmm...I should just accept the fact that am an orphan and stop waiting for a mother that won't show. But where the hell is she? With Vince? Of all men in the world it has to be Vince? The guy that almost raped her only daughter... Twice. I should just forget my mother, she really is bad.

I got out just in time as Louis came and we went to the office. Everybody was busy, moving up and down answering phone calls and typing away. Even Naomi wasn't smiling. This is what you get after leaving a multimillionaire firm for one week.

I got into the office and I met Regina answering two phone calls. I didn't see Pretty boy anyway so I just got comfortable in my seat as Regina transferred a call to me and so started my busy day.

"Good morning...”I paused as I saw that Javier didn't come in alone but with Faye and two older men that also worked here one had the surname of a physics scientist... I think. "...Sirs, miss"

Javier and the men turned to look at me, the men replied to my greeting and I saw the crease on Javier's forehead relax as he smiled at me. "Take a seat gentlemen, Faye, I'll be with you in a minute"

They both nodded, Faye giving me a look as they went further into the office taking a seat at Javier's table. Javier smiled at me and walked closer. "Morning Megan”then he wrapped his around me and kissed my forehead.

"Work plied up right?”I ask drinking up his sophisticated appearance. Fitted suit, jelled combed hair.

"Yep but am up to the task. Let's have lunch?”He asked.

"Umm...”I squeezed my face up thinking about Keith.

"You can't say no. You can't refuse me twice. Am going to be seeing old faces and sheets all day, I deserve a moment with you. We're having lunch. Bosses order”he says firmly.

I nodded smiling, I wouldn't have said no either way. "Ok boss”I say with a salute.

He smiled and turned back to look at his visitors. "I have to go now”he tapped his cheek and I reached up and kissed him on it. He smiled and turned the other cheek, I repeated the kiss and then he tapped his lips. I chuckled and pushed him forward, "go on"

He laughed and held onto my hand taking me with him. "Grab a seat”and that's how I ended up attending a confidential meeting. The men and Faye looked at Javier confused but he didn't bulge or bat an eyelid, he just introduced me as his assistant. And nobody dared to speak or oppose anything. I couldn't help but think that Faye was glaring at me all through.

"Let's have lunch?”Faye asked staying behind after the meeting was over.

"Umm I'm having lunch with Megan”Javier said clearing his table.

"No problem, I'll just tag along. That's...if it ok by you”Faye said shocking me, she was supposed to say no and drop the invitation.

Javier look up at her, "umm...”Then he looked at me. I gritted my teeth feeling like biting my tongue off. "It's ok, we have an extra seat...am sure”I said giving her a smile.

"Great!”She said clapping her hands together, "I really don't want to eat alone, it's depressing”I nodded at her then she said her goodbyes and left.

"Am sorry”Javier said pleading with his eyes.

"No problem. Am sure we'll have fun and maybe I can finally see the fun in being friends with Faye”I say though I didn't believe it myself.

"Thanks babe."

Sorry can't make it to lunch with you. I'll see you in school ~ sent.

~*~

"Remember the time we sneaked out of the gate after drugging the security. Your father wanted to kill you and mom thought I'd join prostitution”Faye said laughing her ass off.

Well your mum wasn't far off the future.

Javier joined her, "those security were so inefficient, three teenagers sneaked out from under their noses, they deserved the punishment they got"

"Well you can't blame them, we were one hell of trouble”Faye said smiling as she subtly put her hand on top of Javier's. I noticed.

"Javier, salt”I said quickly making him remove his hand and hand me the salt. I didn't really need it but I collected it with a smile before turning to glare at flirty Faye. She glared back.

"Am sure Megan was an innocent teenager unlike us”Javier said turning the conversation back to me. This had been going on, Faye would try to center the conversation on just her and Javier leaving me left out. While Javier would center it back at me as if am the only thing that interests him.

"Says who, I had my own fair share of naughtiness. In fact I was very naughty pretty boy”I say telling him nothing far from the truth, my best friends were two boys and in my neighborhood It’s a miracle I didn't become a gang girl or something.

Javier chuckled not believing me, "really, shock me"

I placed my fork down and faced him squarely, "there was this old man in our neighborhood, he was always grumpy and totally annoying. One day we managed to buy some weed, cocaine, anything then we sneaked into his home and sprinkled it on all his food products, cereals, milk, meat and even into his flour. From that day he was always high and didn't have the chance to be annoying”I say with a straight face biting my insides to keep me from laughing.

Javier's jaw was almost touching the floor, I couldn't help it anymore and I burst out laughing, he joined me. "Seriously?”He asked between his laughs. I nodded. "Naughty Megan, am going to go confront Sam for making you naughty”he joked.

My eyes and Faye's met and she was still glaring at me. I flipped my hair at her and focused on Javier, ignoring her completely.

Lunch turned out better than I thought and we went back to the firm.

"Megan can I have a word with you?”Faye said calling out to me, her hands kept fiddling and playing with the bands and jewelries on her wrists throughout the way here and surprisingly she stayed quite.

"Yea sure”I said as I followed her to a private place in the halls.

"What's your deal with Javier?”She asked glaring icily at me.

"Umm..he is my boyfriend?”I say her question taking me by surprise.

"For how long? For how long would this-- fling last?”She ask wrapping her arms around herself.

I straightened up prepared to face her, "FYI, It’s not a fling. What we have is serious, very serious"

"Lies”she mutters under her breath shaking her head.

"And...I don't know about Javier but given that we think alike and feel the same way about each other, I'd say we are going to last for a long long long time”I say telling myself and Faye. I don't plan on leaving Pretty boy anytime soon.

She starts laughing and I look at her wondering what's funny. "He is still engaged to Kristen Sullivan, FYI"

"Yes, I know that and soon he is going to break it up and be with me...hmm maybe we'll even go to the altar”I say taunting her. She wants to look for trouble, I'll give her trouble.

"It's a lie”she says her eyes turning deathly, "I'll never let that happen. You are not right for him. I know him, he is my best friend for years. I know what's best for him, WHO is best for him"

"And who is it? Who is this 'right' person you? A psychopath?”I ask my anger getting the best of me, how could she know what's best for him? He alone knows that.

She moved back vulnerability flashing through her eyes, she was definitely taken back by my outburst. "Psychopath?”Her voice asked slowly.

Oh no. I shouldn't have told her that. If she tells Javier he might never forgive me, he told me her secret in confidence and I've babbled my mouth out. "I..I.. Yes psychopath. What do you call someone who is arguing with another person about what's good for her boyfriend. A psychopath”I say praying she brushes it off.

"Am no psychopath and I do know what's best for Javier, I won't let him make a mistake.”She says her confidence back. "The moment Javier goes to Mexico to cancel his engagement, shit will go down. You won't end up together. Not if I have something to say about it"

And with that she turned on her heels and cat walked away. The moment she left the goosebumps crept in and my earlier confidence came crashing down. Faye is scary. I won't let her get to me. I won't let anyone take Javier, he is mine.

I'll never let that happen. You are not right for him. I know him, he is my best friend for years. I know what's best for him, WHO is best for him

I didn't know when my legs gave out and I crumbled to the floor, tears welling up in my eyes. Those were my words, those we word old me who was obsessed with Sam would say to any girl who comes in his way. God I've been terrible. Am not a good person. Am just like Faye. A psychopath.

~*~

"And I think she was the one who pushed me off and left the note”I voiced out my worries and thoughts looking at the book opened in front of me but seeing no words.

Keith shuddered as if he was cold, I smiled. "I don't understand how you are not scared love, this is scary shit"

I smiled, "the British talk though. How would I be scared when you are calling me love"

He smiled too. "Joke aside Meg, you need to be careful and maybe tell all this to your so called boyfriend that you surprisingly fancy so much"

"Am scared and again, am not. Today Faye seemed just like me”I say.

"Nonsense! She's nothing like you"

"The things she said to me...those were the exact same words I'd have said to any of Sam's girlfriend. I was just like her”I say bluntly.

"It’s not true Meg, you are kind and isn't capable of hurting a fly, she on the other hand is deathly.”Keith says

I shake my head not believing him, "you don't know that, I could have been dangerous"

"Megan you're different, you sincerely loved Sam and was willing to do anything for him--"

"--Willing to do anything to be with him”I corrected.

"Maybe but his happiness always came first with him, didn't you let him go to prom and date other girls? Didn't you let him be with Kristen?”He asked holding.

"All through highschool, I was waiting for him, I didn't put his happiness first when I found out about Kristen, I was willing to do anything to separate them”I say.

"Including kill her?”Keith asked.

"No!”I said quickly, "no, I didn't ever think of killing her

"See, am sure if Sam ever talked to you about how he felt about Kristen, you would have let them be, you loved Sam. Faye's obsessed”Keith said.

I loved Sam. Faye's obsessed.

I smiled, he's right. In school when Sam had a fling with any girl and I go after her. He would tell me to chill and I would.

"And...I don't think you are crazy”Keith says and I laugh.

"That's until I push someone over a staircase”I say and he nodded in agreement. "You think I should tell Javier?"

"Absolutely, he'll know what kind of a person Faye is and maybe isolate her or send her back to her asylum... That's if he is wise”he says and I smack his hand scowling at him.

"He is wise, the wisest man I know”I say and Keith gasps putting a hand over his chest.

"Am supposed to be the one love, am the lecturer”he whined.

"Yeah, but he is my boyfriend”I say winking at him.

He frowned, "oh well, fair enough

“but, but what If she's not the own who pushed me into the pool? What if she really is alright now and am just being paranoid? What if she was just giving me a friendly advice and is not capable of hurting a fly just like I was before?”I ask

"What if, what if, what if. At least you'll voice your fears to 'your boyfriend' it doesn't hurt to be careful”Keith said.

I nodded and sighed, "I can't help but think that all those girls I've threatened to leave Sam alone or bullied one time or another, I can't help but think that they would have thought am a psychopath"

"Or a really possessive bitch...friend, friend”Keith corrected raising his hand up in surrender. "What? I teach in college where all I here from students, especially the girls are bitch this, bitch that. It rubbed off"

I burst out laughing. "That's it cupcake, don't let problems, thoughts and big bitches bring you down or stop you from smiling”he placed his hand on mine and I let it stay, as least for a minute. I need the comfort and reassurance.

I couldn't finished all the work I missed that day in the library plus the Burger we had for dinner seemed to be messing with Keith's tummy, so we left early. Which was late but not as late as we would have left if not for tummy problem. It confusing.

We didn't find a taxi and our batteries were dead we couldn't call one so Keith decided to accompany me home again. I didn't mind at all. Me walking the streets of our neighborhood alone is one scary thing.

On arrival to my home we saw Javier waiting for me in his usual spot. I smiled, Keith groaned. "Am guessing that's your honeybunny"

I nodded ignoring the ridiculous name Keith just called pretty boy, "well I best be on my way now. Wouldn't want him to see me and freak out."

"Ok” I replied agreeing with him. "Goodnight Keith"

"Goodnight Cupcake”he waved at me before turning back and walking into the dark night.

"Hey!”I called out walking to Javier.

He looked up and I noticed the frown on his face, he looked around and his brows furrowed, "you came alone?"

I looked around not knowing what to say, yes or no?. His face relaxed as he smiled but then frowned again. "You came alone?"

"Umm...."

"Megan don't do that. The streets are dangerous and you can't be seen walking alone around here. That lecturer of yours left you didn't he?”Javier says holding my hands in worry.

"Umm...actually I didn't come alone, Keith just left by that lamppost”I say pointing behind me.

"Oh”he says, "good then that means he cares and is afraid of me. I like this.”I smiled and then he led us to his car and we got in sitting in silence. "I wanted to see you before I sleep, I couldn't even close my eyes without seeing you"

I smiled my heart warming up, "Keith was helping me finish up school work, I missed a lot”pretty boy just nodded never taking his eyes off me, his beautiful blue eyes and perfect face. I blinked and shook my head. Don't get distracted Meg. "Javier, I want to tell you something"

He blinked noticing my serious expression then he sat up, prepared to listen to me. I told him everything about Faye, from the pool to the office today. I didn't leave out any detail at all.

"Whoa, that's a lot to take in”Javier said finally speaking.

"Am not accusing her or anything but I just want us to be careful and I wanted to share my thoughts with you”I said.

"It’s ok Meg, I understand and am glad you told me this”Javier says holding my hands. "I...I don't think Faye's responsible for the pool incidence, just because she was sick once doesn't mean she'll be sick forever. We have to give her a chance and about the office, I'll talk to her I think It’s just a friendly advice, I mean she talked to me about it. She doesn't want me rushing or making a mistake"

I nodded, listening to him.

"I'll tell her I know what I want and maybe all my other choices have been mistakes but am sure Megan ain't one”he says, making my cheek hurt from smiling and red from blushing.

"Ok”I said assured as my hand went up to touch his face and my eyes wandered down to his pink lips, I missed those.

Javier smirked, "come here”he said his voice husky as I bite my lip and cross over sitting on his legs. His hands went to my waist as our lips joined in a kiss that just intensified with every passing second.

"Megan”Javier called out his lips on my neck.

"Huh?”I asked more like moaned out.

"I have to tell you something too”he says breaking away from me. I hid my disappointed look and tried to focus on him, not his lips. "Am going back to Mexico"

I blinked, my attention coming on immediately. He is going away?

"To finalize the end of my engagement. Me and Kristen are leaving together.

Okay?.

I gulped, “ok. When?"

"Tomorrow morning"

Whoa. That's fast.

'Shit is going to go down'.

Is it?

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