Addicted to you episode 26 – 27

💌🦋Addicted To You💌🦋
[💌🍭Once Upon A One Night Stand💌🍭]
.©favy writes

💌Chapter Twenty-Six💌
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🍭Chloe Houston🍭
I stirred due to an annoying beeping sound that I’ve been hearing all these while. I sigh and flip open my eyelids slowly. Where am I?

I realized something like mask was placed on my face, I was using it to breathe. I made to remove it with my hand when I heard his voice.

“Chloe?”.

I turned sideways to see Lucas staring at me, I slowly sat up as I tried to remove the oxygen mask.

“What the hell are you doing? Put that back on”.

“Relax”. I replied weakly. “I’m fine”.

“Are you sure?”.

I sat up. “I think I am”.

“How you feeling? No pains, nothing?”.

“Lucas, I got shot in my abdomen not my heart. Stop making me feel like I died”.

He sighed and rested on his seat. His eyes looked red, like he was angry, something like that though.

“What about you? Are you okay?”. I asked softly.

“Lauren and her friend tried to kill you last night while you were unconscious”.

“Typical bitches”. I muttered under my breath.

He stared at me keenly. “You sure you are good because the gunshot made you bleed pretty badly”.

“Well it won’t be the first”. I mumbled.

“What?”.

“Nothing”. I hastily said.

“I’m just glad you are okay”.

He took my hand and held it in his k!$sing it softly. I smiled liking the feel of his l-ips on my palm.

“So did you find who wanted Brianna dead or what?”.

“The same person. Lauren”.

“Obviously. How’s Brie? Is she okay? What about her baby?”.

He looked at me making me uncomfortable the more. Why is he staring at me like that? I didn’t say anything weird or did I?

“Whats wrong?”. I spoke up. “Why are you staring at me that way? Am not dead or am I?”.

“No”. He shook his head. “I’m surprised, you just woke up and the first thing you do is to ask of Brianna”.

“So?”. I shrugged. “She’s my best friend”.

“Chloe, in case you’ve forgotten, you got shot by a bullet not a play toy and you almost died due to excessive bleeding”.

“I don’t get why you are making a deal out of it. Its not like I’m the first person to ever get shot or what”.

“Are you sure you okay because sometimes you act like you are not afraid of anything”.

“Thats because I’m not”.

“And thats what is freaking me out”. He replied. “Chloe, you don’t need to act all fierce to prove a point”.

I sighed. “Okay fine, Lucas. I was scared for Brie, I didn’t want anything to happen to her so I did what I could”.

“You didn’t even think of yourself? What if you died because of that?”.

“Then I would have liked that”.

“People fear death, Chloe. I get that Brie is your best friend but I know a part of you took that bullet because you__”.

“Lucas, please”. I cut him off. “I’m really weak right now”.

“I’ll just go meet the doctor”. He stood up and left.

I sighed watching the door close. I hate to admit it but he’s right. Well yeah, I got shot instead of Brie but I know no one is willing to do that.

I rested back on the pillow. Getting shot is what I’m used to, maybe thats why I didn’t think before doing it.

I touched my abdomen and winced. Okay, this is painful but its worth it because if it was Brianna who got shot, I’m sure she probably wouldn’t survive it.
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🍭Lauren Hills🍭
I crossed my arms standing as I watched the cop behind the desk. Gosh!! Just being in the station creeps me out.

I walked towards the cop. “You are making a big mistake here”.

“Please, Miss. Go sit over there”.

“Why am I here? Huh?”.

He ignored me attending to whatever he was doing. f–king sicko, I huffed angrily and walked back to where Emilia sat.

“What are you fussing about?”.

I paced around angrily. “I shouldn’t be here at all”.

“You shouldn’t be here? Lauren, the both of us are not supposed to be here”.

I turn to face her. “Really? Emilia, you are the one who hired those thugs if I remember correctly”.

“So what now? You are going to turn me in?”.

I ignored her as I looked around. How dare they arrest me? I know its all the work of Brianna but how did she do that?

I face Emilia. “I thought you said we got this covered so how come we are here”.

“Shh”. She shushed me. “Remember, we are not in jail yet, we were only called here for questioning so keep your voice down”.

I sat beside her. “Answer me, come on”.

“I don’t know, its probably the last thug that got caught by Lucas. He ratted us out”.

“f–k!!”. I clenched my fists. “We should have done away with him in the first place”.

“Really? Lauren, you tried to kill Chloe and look at what happened”.

“How am I supposed to know that Lucas would find out?”. I snapped at her.

“But he did. Seriously? How can you do that?”. She whispered. “After the shoot out, you seriously went to go kill Chloe?”.

“I had to. She’s a pest that needs to be out of my way and you know that too well”.

“Well lets just hope that we don’t get charged to court”.

“I can’t be arrested, Emilia”. I looked around. “Its just not good for me”.

“Just relax”. She soothed me. “Act like they made a mistake, act like you don’t know what they are talking about”.

“I’ll try. Did you call your Dad up?”.

“Yeah, I did. In an hour, he’ll send his boys to come pick me up, Emilia can’t be in any f–king jail”.

“So thats why you are this calm since we got here”.

“What about you?”. She asked. “Did you get your Dad to come here? You have to or else Lucas is going to gain on us”.

“I did. Trust me, he’ll get me out of here”.

“Lauren”.

I looked up to see my Mum walk towards me. When did she get here? I called Dad not her?.

I faked tears. “Mum”.

“I came here as soon as I got the call, why are you here? Darling, what happened?”.

“Ma’am”. Emilia stood up. “According to the cops, Lucas Knights accused of trying to kill Brianna but we didn’t”.

Mum frowned immediately. “That girl. She is always a bad luck in my family, how dare she try to pin that against you both?”.

“Mum”. I faked a bout of tears. “I didn’t even know that someone wanted her killed, I didn’t hire any hoodlums”.

“Darling, your Dad and I are getting you out of here, understand?”.

Almost immediately, a group of men walked into the station, they all wore black and they looked like bodyguards.

Emilia smiled. “I guess we are not staying here after all”.
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🍭Chloe Houston🍭
“So when will I be discharged?”. I asked him.

“Really? Thats what you are thinking about right now?”.

“What? I hate hospitals, its only normal that I want to get back to my apartment”.

He ignored me and brought the small table close. He uncovered the bowls revealing different types of fruits in it.

“Ugh. Why fruits?”.

“Thats what the doctor ordered. Its either this or vegetables”.

I shook my head. “No, thank you. I can stick with fruits alright”.

I made to dip my hands in the bowl when he swathed my hands away immediately.

“I’ll feed you”.

“No way”. I refused bluntly. “I think I can do that just by myself”.

“Chloe, no stressing yourself out”.

“But I__”.

“Don’t worry, I’ll feed you”. He said cutting me off.

I gulped nervously as he took a strawberry dipping in milk before bringing it close to my l-ips. I opened up taking a bite.

“Wow”. I said, my voice muffled. “I never knew strawberry and milk go together”.

“I didn’t know that either. I’m just following instructions from Doctor Sam”.

He picked up broccoli and I scrunched my face up in response making him chuckle.

“Are you eating too?”.

“I already have”.

“No, you didn’t”. I replied him. “I know you stayed with me throughout last night and apparently this morning so you couldn’t get to eat”.

“Apparently, its not necessary because you are the sick one here and I’m not”.

I rolled my eyes and took a strawberry from the bowl taking it close to his mouth.

He moved back. “Hey!! I’m not hungry”.

“Come on, Lucas. Its just one”.

“I’m okay, Chloe. Drop it, you are supposed to stress yourself, remember?”.

I dropped it back and then he handed me another of the fruits which I didn’t eat, of course.

“I’m not hungry”. I imitated him.

He sighed. “Chloe, you can’t__”.

“I’ll stop eating if you don’t eat”.

“I’m the one on the hospital bed”.

“Oh really now? If I die because you didn’t feed me, the guilt will eat you up”.

He chuckled. “Okay fine, I’ll eat”.

I took the strawberry close to him and he took a bite out of it slowly. I stared at his l-ips, so full and pouty reminding of times when we had k!$sed.

Almost immediately, his phone buzzed as it rang out loud. He picked the call listening to whatever the person said while he fed me.

“Don’t you f–king let them leave”. He growled on the phone angrily. “Hoard them till I gat there, there’s no way they are gonna leave that station”.
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🦋Brianna🦋
💭How dare you call up the cops on Lauren? I regret having you as a daughter💭

Those words resounded in my ears as I took off my apron. How can he say such hurtful words to me like I’m trash?

“Brianna”. Nicole walked to me. “You are going already?”.

“Um. Yeah, my shift’s over, remember? And I’m so tired of working here”.

“I noticed that you get tired often, are you okay?”.

“I’m fine”. I dismissed the thoughts.

I grabbed my sling bag and waved goodbye to her walking past the customers and heading out the main entrance.

I’m done with work already. Next thing is just to go meet Chloe. Lucas sent me a text saying she was awake so I can’t wait.

I walked past the parking lot but stopped seeing him walk towards me. What the hell is he doing here?

He came close to me. “Brianna”.

“Nick”. I crossed my arms. “What are you doing here? If I remember correctly, we are not dating so I see no reason why__”.

“Just give me a chance”. He cut me off.

I paused. “What?”.

“I’m sorry, okay? I want you back and I do promise to be a good boyfriend to you and the best father at that”.

I looked at him befuddled. Did a nut come loose in his brain or what?

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💌Chapter Twenty-Seven💌

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🍭Brianna🍭
I paused. “What?”.

“I’m sorry, okay? I want you back and I do promise to be a good boyfriend to you and the best father at that”.

I looked at him befuddled. Did a nut come loose in his brain or what? Is he crazy?

“Nick. What the heck is wrong with you? I told you before, Liam is the father of my baby not you”.

“I know you are only saying that because you caught me cheating on you but I’m sorry about that”.

“Oh God!!”. I said exasperated. “How do you want me to say it to you? You didn’t impregnate me, got that?”.

“I know that baby’s mine”. He argued.

“Yours? Really? I refused to have s-× with you for two weeks and thats why you had the guts to cheat on you”.

“And I apologized”.

“Besides, I’m four weeks pregnant, I slept with Liam five weeks ago, does that ring a bell?”.

His expression changed. “Do you think you can be happy? Just because you have Liam all of a sudden and you are with his child?”.

“What are you talking about?”.

“I want you, Brianna”.

“And I don’t want, Nicholas”. I replied him coldly. “Please leave me alone and don’t you try to talk me ever again”.

He frowned before walking away back to his car. Like what the heck is wrong with him? Is he crazy or what? Claiming my pregnancy?

I crossed my arms watching his car drive away. I did love him before but he was not faithful at all, I wonder if he was obsessed with sleeping around with ladies.

“A penny for your thoughts”.

I turned around. “Liam?”.

“Hey. You just got off work, right? I’m hoping I came at the right time”.

“Um, yeah. But why are you here?”. I ask him surprised. “Its just evening, are you not supposed to be at work or something?”.

“Its not bad to want to visit the mother of my baby, is it?”.

He slipped his hands around my w–st and I blushed slightly, my cheeks flushing red as he smiled at me, his eyes twinkling.

“So lets go?”. He asked breaking away the gaze. “Any moment from now, someone can figure out Williams Paige is standing in the driveway of a restaurant”.

I chuckled lightly. “Right, you are popular, I forgot about that. Lets go”.

He held my hand and took me towards his car, the doors were opened quickly by one of his guards.

I glanced at him. “So you came to meet me and brought your bodyguards?”.

“Its called security consciousness these days, Anna”.

I rolled my eyes and got into the car with him behind me. He sat beside me and then the car doors closed, almost immediately, the driver started the engine and drove off.

“So, is the baby kicking yet?”.

“What? No”. I laughed it off. “Liam, my baby bump hasn’t even shown yet”.

He shrugged. “So? I’m just giddy about having another child”.

“Well you are not as giddy as Lilian. Did you say anything to her?”.

He grinned widely. “Maybe”.

“This morning before the car dropped her off at school, she kept on telling me what names she would like for her baby sister”.

“Oh really?”.

“Yeah and it was really funny. See, I told you its gonna be a girl”.

“Anna?”.

I faced him. “Yeah?”.

“I saw Nick talking to you earlier, I didn’t want to sound jealous by asking but I’m just curious, what were you guys talking about?”.

“Oh that. He thinks he’s the father of my unborn child”.

“And what did you tell him?”.

“Williams Paige impregnated me so he can go take a hike for all I care”.

Liam didn’t say anything so I looked out the windows staring at the passing places.

“So what are you naming our child?”.

I glanced at him. “I was expecting you to say something about that Nick stuff”.

“Brianna”. He sighed. “Nicholas is a jerk, I know I’m the father of your child. Besides, I did bed with you five weeks ago at a club”.

I flashed him a smile. “Thanks for believing me”.

“If I don’t, trust me, Chloe is going to get me killed, definitely”.

I chuckled lightly. “You also heard that she is awake now?”.

“Yeah. Thats where the driver is taking us to but the both of us are entering her ward together just in case something happens”.

“Liam, I told you. Chloe is really nice if you get to know her, just ask Lucas”.

“Lucas is in love, he’s blind to her hostility towards me”.

I shook my head at him facing the window again. He just said Lucas is in love with her, I’m so happy for Chloe, at least, she finally got a guy to love her past her insecurities.
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💌Lucas Knights💌
“I don’t think there’s any need to arrest them”. She tried to talk me out of it.

“What?”. I let out a scoff. “Just so you have forgotten, you are on a hospital bed, they shot you”.

“I know that”.

“Chloe, they deserve to be in prison. What if you didn’t survive the gunshot? What if I didn’t come in time to put your oxygen mask back on?”.

“Well lets just be thankful that none of that happened”.

I didn’t respond. How can she tell me to let it go? I can’t let it go, I’ll make sure Emilia, Lauren and Lea all suffer in that prison.

“Lucas”. She held my hand. “Please, just forget about it. They are not remorseful anyways”.

“Chloe, I__”.

“And you know that their parents can get them out anytime, right? Emilia’s Dad is the governor of New York”.

I sighed softly. “I know that but they should at least stay in that jail, even if its minutes, I only want to see them suffer”.

“I’m the one who got shot but you don’t see me complaining”.

“Chloe, you don’t understand. They tried to kill you, what if they succeeded? I’m sure that Brianna wouldn’t have been able to bear it”.

“Leave Brie out of this. Karma would catch up with Lauren and her dolls but for now, I don’t think Revenge is the best answer”.

“I’m sorry”. I k!$sed her palm softly. “But they need to pay for the crimes they have committed”.

“Lucas”.

I stood up. “I need to go and you need to rest”.

She wanted to respond but a knock on the door interrupted her. The door then opened revealing Brianna and Williams.

I shot Chloe an apologetic glance before I walked out through the door. I had a feeling Williams was behind so I turned and he was actually behind me.

“What?”.

“Where are you going? I didn’t expect you to leave like that”.

“You know where I’m going. I can’t let them leave that station, its not fair”.

He sighed. “Look, dude. I know you are doing this for Chloe but still that doesn’t mean it should be this far”.

“She almost got killed twice, why isn’t everyone seeing this fact?”.

“Lauren would definitely pay for her evil deeds but not now. If you pursue this, trust me, her Dad would find a way to dissolve it”.

“You can’t talk me out of this”.

“I’m not trying to, I just don’t want all of your efforts to go in vain”.

I only nodded and walked off. I got to the parking lot and headed towards my car.

There’s no way they are leaving that station right now. I unlocked the car doors and got into my car immediately closing the doors.

I ins××ted the key in the engine starting the car and drove off. How dare they try to let them go? What if Chloe died?

My phone started but I ignored it. I let it ring to an end but the caller kept on calling repeatedly.

I screeched the car to a halt before driving slowly to a curb parking there. I glanced at the caller’s I.D. Unknown.

I answered the call. “Who’s this?”.

“Hello. Lucas Knights”.

I paused hearing that voice. Its always on the news, internet, T.V and I’ve talked to him more than once.

“Governor?”.

Why is he calling me? And how the heck did he get my number? I’m so confused.

“I have a reason for calling you personally and its about my daughter, Emilia. We need to talk”.
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