Chapter 53: Chapter 53

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It takes two to tango

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Javier's POV

"Sir, she arrived New York the day before yesterday and is the host of this party”George whispered in my ear.

"What?”I tore off my mask, thankfully not destroying it in the process, "Megan's in New York? She's been here for two days? What the hell am I paying you for?”I barked angrily at him.

"I'm sorry Sir, I'll find her right away”George apologized.

"Better”I watched him walk away. I really can believe it. Megan's finally come home. Yes, she told me to stopping following her around but I can't help it. I want to protect her and always be there for. I needed to keep her out of harms way. I didn't follow her all the time, am not a creepy stalker, but I did follow her around to know she's safe. Either way, Megan made me a stalker.

My eye scanned the party, everyone was dressed up formally and had their mask on. How would I find her in a party where everyone's face is covered. I squeeze a balloon until it pops. I'm not even completely angry at George, am also angry at Megan. How could she not tell me she's coming? I could have waited for her at the airport or at least help her get settled back here again. Wait? Is she staying permanently or is she just here for the business? I need to find her.

"Javier” a voice called and I groan before turning to face the pest.

"What!”I snap at her.

"Whoa. Take it easy I'm not the one who caught your pants on fire”Faye says raising her hands up in surrender.

I pulled at my hair putting the whole comb action to waste, "What do you want?"

"Who's your date?”She asked looking around, "I don't see no body leaching unto you"

"I'm here alone and I wish to remain so”I answer trying to keep my patience on a leash.

"Let's be each others dates.”She grabbed my hand, "we'll be perfect, people already think we're together."

"Well, let them continue to think that”I yanked my hand away, "because there would never be anything between us expect hidden hatred”I spat out, turning to walk away from my nightmare.

"Javier please, I don't hate you. I see no reason why you should hate me”she pleaded following me.

"Faye, just leave me alone. I don't want to cause a scene here and ruin this night”ruin Megan's hard work. I'm sure she put a lot of effort into this, it has to remain perfect. The way it already is.

"You're still angry I separated you from that gold digger?”She asked and my neck snap to her immediately my eyes shooting red daggers to her brain in form of a deathly glare, I latch unto her hand and twist.

"Say that again...”I growl softly, how dare she? How dare she insult my Megan that would always be a million and thousand time better than anyone, especially her.

"Javier you're hurting me”she cried, trying to rescue her hand from my deathly grip. I release her when I notice a bar man staring at us weirdly, I don't want to cause a scene. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I called her a gold digger, I'm sorry I made you guys break up, but you have to admit I did the right thing. She wasn't the right person for you, the moment things got tough and she realized she no longer has you, what did she do? Leave the country with another man".

I clenched my fist. Megan did that for a good reason, she wanted to be better and there's nothing going on with her and Keith. “leave me alone Faye "

"She doesn't love you the way you love her. I promised not to sent her to prison again, but did she come back? No. She's happy without you Javier, let's face it. I on the other hand..."

I start walking away not interested in listening to anymore trash, i finally lose Faye to the crowd and I go over to get a good drink. I need to get buzzed if i want to get through this night without killing someone. I call George over to ask him if he has located Megan yet but he whispered to my ear that he hasn't. I hear someone call Megan and I immediately look up, in hopes to see her smiling in front of me, but I see no one. I go back go drinking the really strong wine, when my dad calls me.

I groan, I really wasn't in the mood to be doing any form of introduction. I move to where he is, sparing the ladies he was with a little glance. When dad introduce the lady in a red dress as Megan, my interest suddenly spikes up, I look at her intently. Megan's height, check. Megan's eyes, definitely check. When she shook my hand, I held her fragile soft hands in mine missing the feel. This was definitely Megan, no one's hand fIt’s into mine as perfectly at this. I couldn't take my eyes off her, she was breathtaking, beautiful. Gorgeous. I could use all adjective but none would perfectly describe the way she looked like to me right now.

I was looking for her all over and all along she was here, with my family. I forgot all about my anger. I was actually resisting the urge to smile and pull her to me, wrapping my arms around her sexy body and kissing her lovely lips.

"Javier put on your mask. This is a mask party”My mum said and I realized I was still holding unto Megan's hand. I quickly let her go, regretting it. "Quite the charmer isn't he?"

"Would you like to help me put it on?”I ask out of the blue, the first thing I've said so far.

"Huh?”She asked in her usual stunned manner. I smirked, It’s my Megan alright, only Megan can pull that off with 100 percent cuteness. My dad seemed to be charmed by her already, he was clearly trying to set us up. If it were any other woman, I would have walked away annoyed. I already warned my dad never to set me up with anybody, else I would go away, change my name and live far away from him. But he still doesn't listen to me. Since It’s Megan, I gladly accept all his setting up tactics.

We went over to the dance floor, her body touching mine, I pulled her in closer than necessary but she wasn't complaining.

"So...till when do we pretend?”I whisper in her ear, making her shudder slightly.

"Huh?”She asked again.

I smiled, "Busted. I know it you Megan"

"Oh, hi Javier”she says.

I pull back, she was blushing and avoiding eye contact, "that's all you have to say? Hi Javier?”She finally looked up at me. "Come on”I say holding onto her hand and dragging her out of the dance floor, out of the party.

"Javier where are we going”she asks as I pull her along with me, "Javier slow down, am on heels!”She cried and I stop. She let out a breath of relive. "Thank you".

“come on”I say again dragging her along, this time walking slowly. We climb the stairs and after a few walks, we entered into a room. I locked the door. "You can't escape now"

"What is this a prison? Your prison?”She ask turning around and looking at the room. It had a king sized bed, with white bedsheets. A comfy rug on the floor, a table with drinks and a chair. "It looks cozy"

I take two giant steps close to her and spin her around to face me, she looks at me surprised, I reach around her and untie her mask, then gently remove it from her face. I've never seen someone more beautiful. I stare at her dazed. "You look beautiful Megan"

She blushed, "Thank you, you look fabulous too, really handsome"

"I know” I say backing away from her, "what I didn't know was that you were back in New York”I say, trying to keep as calm as possible. I actually feel betrayed.

"I...I wanted it to be a surprise”she shuttered.

"You did surprise me. I was looking for you all over. You could have at least told me you were leaving London”I say looking at her.

"It'll ruin the surprise?”She whines.

"So you're back for good?”I ask moving close to her.

"Yes...am back for good"

"No more travelling out with teachers or lecturers?”I ask bringing her to me and tucking her hair behind her.

She wrapped her arms around me, "Nope, no more travelling"

"No more fighting and arguments”I asked, I hated our fights, they were terrible.

"We didn't fight”she argues pouting.

"Really? What did we do then”I ask trying not to smile at her cuteness. Was I angry a while ago?

"Mmm..we bickered”She says smiling.

I laugh, "bickered?”She nods, "ok, no more bickering right?"

"Yep, only cute bicker"

"I'll never fully understand you”I say shaking my head at her in amusement.

"That's what makes it all interesting.”She says, now we were holding each other and swaying slightly, grinning widely. "I want to tell you something”she says then motions for me to lean down.

"Are you going to kiss me?”I ask smiling at the memory, I was totally tricked then.

She blushes, "no..no as much as I want to. I won't"

I pout, then lean down, her lips close to my ear.

"Te quiero (I love you)”she whispered into my ear.

I pull back surprised, she had a huge smile on her face. "You know"

"Yea. Lovely pretty boy, so you've loved along huh?"

Now it my turn to blush. "Shut up"

"Make me”I look down at her teasing eyes.

"Gladly”I didn't want to go back to the party anyway. I leaned down placing my hand behind her and kissed her like I've wanted to do, ever since I saw her.

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(Bonus)

Faye's POV

My skin itched me, my head hurt and my eyes stings. Bianca called saying she saw Megan at Javier's penthouse this morning. They probably spent the night together because she saw Megan leaving with a dress.

The dress she probably wore to the party. It all makes sense now, Javier was all edgy at the party looking for someone, he hated me more than usual and disappeared before the party came to an end. He was with Megan that bitch.

I scratched at the itching skin on my wrist covered with bands. The wristbands covered the scars I gave myself from scratching too much and it also helps me to keep from scratching but lately it hasn't been doing It’s job.

George refused to divulge any information about Megan's whereabouts, the man was just too loyal. I couldn't ask Javier else he'd be suspicious, he wouldn't even tell me. At least I got one info from asking around. Javier was last seen with one of the party planners wearing a red dress. I called the S&C event company and lied that I was Megan's best friend who she mistakenly gave the company number too and not her personal one. After much persuasion the person finally divulged Megan's new address to me and that's where I'm headed to right now.

I need to see her for myself, if she's really back then she's asking for trouble. I won't let her come here and destroy my plans for Javier and I. Yes she left for 2 years but apparently two years is not enough to crack and break Javier's wall. He loves me, he just doesn't want to admit it. He has been charmed by her and her innocent, good girl face. Now he feels the need to protect her and stick by her side. That's it.

I was initially going to win my way into his heart by being there for him in time of pain and rejection by supporting him but Javier is stronger than I thought. Then I was going to get pregnant for him and then he'll have no choice but to marry me, but even it didn't work because even when drunk he doesn't let me near him or even sleep on the same bed with me.

Megan's charmed him real hard. Why won't he choose me. I've been with him since forever. I know how he cried, the day he fell down with running and injured his knee on the grass. I know all the tantrums he threw as a child. I always watch him behind the plants and bushes I watched him live the life of a Prince, i stayed unnoticed until the day I had the courage to do something for him.

That's the day I finally got noticed, Richard was shouting so much and Javier looked so scared, I was afraid for him and when he was about to be hit, I took the pain for him. I became his friend and we grew up together. No one knew him more than me, he and I were meant to be. I was made for him and he for me.

I packed my car at the address I was told. The house looked beautiful and large, a complete opposite to her former one, if she really lived here then she must be loaded with cash now, or this is from Javier. I fixed my hair and makeup, then pressed the bell. Shortly after the door was opened by the bitch herself. Her hair was tied in a messy bun, she wore shorts and a large shirt and she was a bit sweaty. She had a smile on her face but it dropped as soon as she saw me.

"Oh you”she says with distaste glaring at me.

"Trust me, I'd rather be anywhere but here right now”I say glaring at her too. So she really is back.

"Then why did you come? How did you even know here?”She asked

"Doesn't matter how I know here. I heard you were in town so I came to see my favorite colleague”I say trying to look inside the house and know if she's rich or not. What are her taste? What can I use against her? "May I come in at least?"

Her grip on the door tightened. "No, my house only invited wanted people get in. Anyway It’s good you came. I was going to see you but this works too”she steps out of the house facing me and crossing her hands on her chest "I wanted to tell you, that your years of threats are over."

"What?"

"Oh don't act dumb with me, I know you made Javier leave me then freed me from prison and kept him to yourself with threats”she spat out.

I frown crossing my hand too. I wonder where she's going with this.

"Well, it over. Come send me to jail if you want, I'm ready to fight for my innocence. And be assured that I'll win"

She was right, taking her to prison now would benefit me. She'll surely win. Javier knows Bianca was the one who called the police. The odds were against me.

"Just leave Javier and I alone, you crazy person”she finally says.

My eyes sting again and my itching increases. I hate being called crazy. I'm not crazy I'm just mentally challenged a little. I'm fine now. Crazy is for crazy people who never get better, who live in a delusion. I'm not crazy, I don't live a delusion. Everything is real. And I'm fine. I'm fit for Javier and I'm never going back to an asylum.

"I'm not crazy”I say, raising my bands and letting them fall back on my wrist, the pain it gives very welcoming to me.

"Yes. Yes you are, only a crazy person pushes herself off the stairs and blames someone else”Meg shouts at me.

I place my hand to my aching head, I did that out of desperation. Javier wanted to propose, I couldn't let him. I knew the fall won't kill me and even it did, I'd die peacefully knowing I left Megan miserable on earth. She has no right to call me crazy, she just doesn't know what it feels like to love Javier. She doesn't love him I do. She don't deserve him.

"I'm not crazy”I lung at her gripping her hands, "I'm not crazy you dimwit”her eyes widen fearfully and I smirk, I love feeling fear in people. It's like I now have all the power.

"What's going on here?”Javier's voice ask and I quickly leave het turning to look at him. He looked as gorgeous as ever, he was holding two supply bags. Everything about him striking and perfect. Mine, mine, mine all mine.

"Javier” I say smiling, "I'm just welcoming Megan back to New York”he looked at me skeptically and looked at Megan for confirmation.

She smiled and went to hug him placing her lips on his. My eyes sting again and tears come out. She wraps her arms around him kissing him. My head start pounding and I hear ringing in my ear.

Leave him he is mine. Get your filthy hands and lips off him, he is mine. Only mine.

Tears keep rushing down and I feel myself breaking down. I quickly walk away to my car, entering it and driving off. When I drive to a distance, I stop and toss away all my wristbands, then start scratching at my skin and pulling my hair roots.

I will destroy her. I will destroy Megan Hart. She doesn't want to leave what's mine but I'll make her. She'll pay for making me miserable. My eyes lift to the glass and I see my reflection.

Mascara and tears were running down my face. My eyes were bloodshot, my skin pale and my lips quivering. My hair looked beyond messy and my wrist were bleeding. I looked...I looked...crazy.

"That's not me” I say pointing to my reflection. "I'm not an ugly crazy girl. I'm beautiful, sexy and really intelligent. You're not me. You're not me!”I scream then reach for my shoe and smash the heel into the glass, it shattered and I couldn't see myself anymore.

"I'm not crazy. I'm not crazy”I kept chanting as I start my car heading home.

Megan made me this way and I must get her.

~*~

I wake up in the morning feeling refreshed and ok. Nothing hurt, nothing stung. I was happy, I had a plan to execute today and I'm excited about it.

I take a long warm shower, wear my favorite outfit. I put my hair up in a ponytail, no makeup at all. My eyes looked puffy from crying, perfect. I called the office and I was told that Javier was in his office. Perfect.

I smile at my reflection in the mirror.

Time for payback

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