Broken Rules

CHAPTER 2

JOSIE’S POV   
Next Day
After I get dressed I walk out of the house to go see Taylor. I haven’t seen my dad or Alec this morning which is pretty weird cuz one of them is always awake when I head out. Meh, whatever. Finally I arrive at the coffe shop.
TAYLOR: Morning'; she says while hugging me. I swear her hugs are magical.
JOSIE: Morning'; I say giggling.
TAYLOR: Are you ready for some apartment hunting? the excitement is clear in her voice.
JOSIE: You bet I am! I've been dying to move out. Don't get me wrong, I love dad and Alec but nothing compares to us living together
TAYLOR: I know! Although I have a feeling that Jace and Alec will find a way to move near us.
JOSIE: I'm pretty sure that's a must for them.
TAYLOR: Let's not waste any more time and go.
    Three hours later
JOSIE: My feet are killing me! I say while breathing heavily.
TAYLOR: Same here.  But we have one more apartment to see. We can't give up now.
JOSIE: Ugh! I hate it when you're right.
TAYLOR: I'm always right.
-After seeing the apartment-
JOSIE: I think that the apartment is perfect.
TAYLOR: Yeah. I think that too. We even have a guest room.
JOSIE: Yeah and the price is really good. But we really need to redecorate the bedrooms.
TAYLOR: The apartment looks really good but I agree about the bedrooms. We need to make them feel like they are ours.
JOSIE: You think our parents will be okay with it?
TAYLOR: I don't see why they would say no.
JOSIE: It's a good location too. It's a thirty minutes ride to the warehouse and a fifteen minutes walk to our parent's houses.
TAYLOR: You know, I'm in desperate need of new clothes.
JOSIE: Me too. And I was thinking about getting some dresses. Dad keeps talking about business TAYLOR: *giggle* If I get to see you in a dress then I'm definitely in. You hate wearing them.
JOSIE: Don't you think I know that?
-In the store-
TAYLOR: Did you find anything?
JOSIE: *shrug* Yeah. I found three dresses. I'll go pay for them and then we can go look for some normal clothes.
TAYLOR: I honestly expected that answer; she says while cracking a laugh.
Taylor and I spent some more time talking and buying some more clothes. After that we both went home.
As I enter the house I notice my brother in the living room.
ALEC: Hey sis!
JOSIE: Hey Al-
I am shocked when I turn around.
JOSIE: Why are you shirtless?
ALEC: Why not?
JOSIE: Go put a damn shirt on.
ALEC: Now why would I do that? The ladies love this.
Damn him and that cocky attitude.
JOSIE: And this is one of the reasons I can't wait to move out.
ALEC: Does that mean that you found an apartment?
JOSIE: Yeah. We found an apartment in a complex called Black Paradise.
ALEC: Perfect!
Wait…WHAT?
ALEC: I was really hoping you would choose that complex. It was actually my favorite. I can't wait for the four of us to move there.
JOSIE: You and Jace already knew the apartments we were going to see, didn't you?
ALEC: Of course we did. Did you really think that dad and Dante would agree without me and Jace being near? Plus dad knows the owner of the complex. He said Robert's children are moving there too.
JOSIE: Sh*t! I forgot to apologise to Blake.
ALEC: I won't even ask what you did.
JOSIE: Stop laughing, would you?!
ALEC: Well you can apologise to him tonight because we are going over for dinner.
JOSIE: When did that happen?
ALEC: This morning. Now go and get ready we leave in an hour.
JOSIE: Ok….
ALEC: AND STOP ROLLING YOUR EYES. THY’RE GOING TO GET STUCK THERE! *laugh*…….Dad said you have to wear a skirt!
JOSIE: Ugh! Can this get any worse?
After I take a shower, I change. I hate wearing skirts. I really do. It's not that I don’t like them but they aren’t my style. I change into a black skirt, my “favourite" if I can say so. It's a skirt I got from Taylor on my birthday last year. Although when you turn 20 you don't expect your best friend to buy you a skirt. Anyway…I put on a plain black top and put on some heels. I might as well do my hair. Why am I trying to look good for this dinner? It's not like I'm trying to impress someone, right? After I put my hair into a messy bun I go downstairs.
As I go downstairs I stop at the bottom of the stairs. I can see my brother dressed in a tux, looking at something on his phone. He doesn't look half bad *giggle*. I'm just joking, I can’t deny that my brother is one of the most attractive guys I ever saw. Of course I would never tell him that cuz it would get to his head.
JOSIE: Really?
I lift one eyebrow and look at my father with my best “you've got to be kidding me" look.
JAX:  Hey princess.
ALEC:  Wow! You can actually wear a skirt.
I roll my eyes so much when I’m talking with him. I swear he’s going to be the death of me.
JOSIE:  How comes he can wear ripped jeans and I need to wear a skirt?
JAX:  Because he is a guy and you look beautiful in a skirt. But did you really have to wear only black clothes?
JOSIE:  I'm wearing a skirt, dad.  You should be thankful for that. There is no way I am dressing in a skirt AND wearing something colorful at the same time.
JAX: I am giving up. We should go if we want to make to dinner.
After dad walks out Alec points his phone at me.
ALEC: Let me just take a photo of you dressed like this.
JOSIE:  If you don't stop now I am going to kick you where the sun doesn't shine.
ALEC:  You are no fun.
AT THE PIERCE RESIDENCE
As soon as we enter the house we are greeted by Katherine and Robert. Katherine is wearing a red dress that goes just above the knee. Around her neck there is an elegant necklance with a beautiful diamond in the center. Her hair is mid length and wavy, which looks amazing especially because her hair is red. It also highlights her features really well, her green eyes especially. Now I know who Blake looks like. Robert is wearing a dark blue shirt, no tie, just like I expected.
JAX: Good evening. Sorry we are late.
KATHERINE: Don't worry, you are just in time.
ROBERT: Come with us to the dining room.
Katherine walks us to the dinning room. There is a beautiful table full of food in the middle of the room. We sit down, me, Alec and dad on one side and Katherine on the other side.
KATHERINE: Robert went to call the kids downstairs. So these are your twins?
JAX: Yes. They are the most precious thing to me. These are Josie and Alec.
JOSIE: Nice to meet you.
ALEC: Nice to meet you, madam.
KATHERINE: Don't call me madam, darling. It makes me feel old. Just call me Katherine.
KATHERINE: You are the spitting image of your mother, Josie.
JOSIE: Thank you!
KATHERINE: And you, Alec...You have the same playful look your mother had.
ALEC: Thanks!
KATHERINE: Oh I'm sorry!
KATHERINE: I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable.
I could see that she didn’t want to make us feel uncomfortable. I don’t want to make her feel bad either. I am mean and cruel but I do have feelings even tough I don’t really show it. This woman is sweet and caring and the last thing I want right now is to make her sad so I put on one of my best smiles and say…
JOSIE: It's ok, really.
BLAKE: Good evening.
That voice…I could never forget that voice. The moment I realize whose it is I could feel the goosebumps forming. My head turns without my will and our eyes meet. The surprise was clear as I look at him and the fire in his eyes is burning my soul. In that moment it felt like we were the only people in the room. I don’t know if the others were talking or not cuz the only thing I could hear was my heartbeat. What the hell is happening to me? I never felt like this. Am I…scared? NO WAY! Why would I be? And especially of him! I don’t know what just came over me but I need to get my sh*t together. Being controlled by fear is what killed the old me, what killed my soul. I promised myself I would never be scared again, I will not let the fear control me. I don’t know what’s the deal with this guy. I don’t know why he makes me FEEL SOMETHING, but after I apologize to him everything ends. The small talk and the nicknames, they end cuz I don’t trust myself around him.