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Kendyn Emery:
(Few hours before shit went down.)
I came back to my new place after leaving my Rose behind with the dog. I really wanted to stay but I had to sort a few things out at the house to that when she came over it didn't look like a battlefield but more like a proper home.
Once I finished taking care of the last boxes I look around pleased with what I had done. I even set up some of Roses's things that I knew she loved and needed to survive, even a sweet stash. I had bought her new clothes for when she stays at my place and some other girly shit like nice throw pillows and stuff like that. All that so mi Rosa can feel at home.
Home, with her, I like the sound of that.
That trip for her birthday really brought us closer and I can't imagine a day without her by my side. I still had the box with the ring that I got at the flea market. I opened it at took a look at the emerald green engagement ring that belonged to her great-grandmother Rowena. Not the one with her initial, another one that the old lady showed me when I returned to her stool when I left Rose in the car.
I can't wait for the day when I ask her to be my wife and start a family with her. I know we are super young and we have all the time in the world but I want to be one of those couples that get married young and when people ask how long they are married we reply '70 years' or some shit like that.
I was brought out of my revery when I got a call from my mother.
"¡Hola mama!"
"!Hola hijo! How is my boy today?" she asked switching back to English.
"Good mama, never been better." I sighed thinking about my girl.
"Is it that little Rosa you are dreaming about isn't it?" I could almost see the smile on her lips, she always really liked Rose when she met her when we were younger.
"I always dream about her mama. I love her." I honestly said, there was no point hiding anything from that woman even if she was in another country she still found a way to know everything about my life.
"Ohh my baby is in love!" she cooed.
"Si, mama, la amo muchísimo." I heard her squeal from the other end of the phone.
"How is abuelo?" I asked changing the subject even if I love talking about Rose, it was a little weird to do so with my mum since she always got way too excited about my love life.
"He's doing good, he's steady. Still running things over here like it were the army but he is doing fine. He sends his best wishes." I hummed.
"Hijo, I need a favour." I knew this tone, this meant she already did what she is asking me to do.
"Yes, mama."
"I have this friend, her daughter, Marisol, wants to make it big in America. So I said that you could help her out."
"And what does 'help her out' stand for?" gosh, I feel something bad coming up.
"I may have told her that you could let Marisol stay with you and that you would be there for her for anything she needs. You remember Marisol right? She was there when you came last" she spoke out really fast. Of course, I remember Marisol, she always tried to get into my pants, a real stalker.
"WHAT? mama, I can't!" I spoke on the phone.
"I'm sure you will baby, she should be there any minute now." sure enough, the doorbell rang.
"Madre...." I dragged.
"¡Te quiero mucho!" with that, she hung up.
I groaned and made my way to the front door and there stood a pretty tall girl, with dark brown hair, matching eyes, and tan skin.
"¡Hola Kendyn!" she came into my house uninvited, took me in her arms and kissed both my cheeks like she knew me all her life or something. I just stood there stiff, not knowing how to react.
" Hello to you too, you must be Marisol." she didn't answer and made her way to my room and dumped all her things in there.
"Umm, this is my room. You'll stay in the guest room." she was still ignoring me and just started stripping in front of me. I shielded my eyes and shot out of the room as fast as I could closing the door behind me.
"That girl has no shame," I muttered heading to the guest room to set up my things there since I don't think I'll be getting my room back at any moment.
I let Marisol do her thing and I tried my best to ignore her and not bump into her in the house.
We were now the next morning and I couldn't leave her in my house all alone all day. Who knows what she would do with the place so I texted Damon to tell him that I'm sick and won't be coming in today. I hate lying but I couldn't exactly tell him that Marisol was here.
I got texts from mi Rosa and I had to tell her that I was fine, I totally forgot to send her a message and now I feel bad. I was working out in the garden when I heard the doorbell. I headed up inside to take a drink and went to see that Marisol had beat me to it.
"Who's at the door, Marisol?" I asked stepping closer to the door. I rolled my eyes when I saw how Marisol was dressed.
"Rose?" my breath caught in my throat
"Rose?" Marisol mimicked glancing at Rose and me.
"Yes! I am the neighbour with the rose garden. Your boyfriend and I met when he first moved in. Funny thing about roses is that they are beautiful flowers but you tend to get lost in all their beauty and their presentation, that you forget that they have thorns and that they hurt you when you just start trusting them." she looked right into my eyes, those blue eyes piercing my soul.
"Right I best be off, seems like I interrupted some unfinished business between you guys." she pointed and how we were dressed and I cursed silently seeing what image we were giving off.
Rose ran off and I knew I needed to go after her.
"Stay here Kendyn, she was just the neighbour." Marisol pipped up running her hand over my abs. I shoved her off.
"That was my girlfriend, you idiot! Now looked what you have done! I want you out of my house by the time I get back and I don't want to see your face again! And for the love of god put some clothes on!" I pointed my gun at her face seeing her back away and run to get her things leaving me to run off after my flower.
"Rose wait up!" I called when I saw her a few houses down.
"Get off me Kendyn," she said after I caught her elbow when I watched up with her.
"Please let me explain, it's not what you think-" I started but she cut me off
"And what am I suppose to think then? How would you react if you saw me prancing about in another man's shirt and the only other piece of clothing I had on me was a triangle of fabric only covering my, you know." she pointed to her southern regions.
"How would you feel if I was with another man and that he was in my house and that you found us like I did you right now?" she crossed her arms over her chest creating even more space between us and me hated that.
"I would be mad and rip him to shreds then have a word with you and let you explain," I said trying to get closer to her only making her take steps back.
"Well see here the difference Kendyn? You would never be in that situation because I would NEVER CHEAT ON YOU!" she yelled at the top of her lungs.
"Baby, you don't need to yell, the neighbours are watching, you're making a fool out of yourself." she scoffed and I just realised how much of a dick I sounded out to be.
"Sure that's rich coming from the half-naked guy In the middle of the street barefoot who is getting busted for cheating. Let them see, let them hear! I don't give a fuck Kendyn because we are through!" tears slipped from her eyes tugging at my heartstrings.
"You don't mean that Mi Rosa. I didn't cheat on you, I'm not a cheater. She is just a friend." I tried to make clear that Marisol is only a friend even if I can barely qualify her as that.
"Umm sure you are, because I let my friends walked about my house practically butt naked with me half naked too because ya know friends right?" her voice was full of sarcasm, I knew she was hurt.
"Rose stop this. It's not what you think it to be. If you would just let me tell you the real story then you would know that I am not cheating on you, I love you, Rose." I was feeling like shit. I don't want her to believe what she thinks she knows but she is just so stubborn. My eyes pleaded with hers.
"Since when has she been here?" she asked breaking the eye contact.
"Last night," I answered.
"So that's why you couldn't stay, it was because of her." I sighed.
"No it wasn't, she came unannounced."
"And you telling my brother you were sick and not bothering to tell me was just uncalled for, was it because you were too busy with her?" she pushed.
"Rose look..." I started again but she put her hand up cutting me off.
"Save it. I don't want to hear it. I need time and I think it's best we break up." she ran off again leaving me there, in utter shock.
I lost her, for good, and there's nothing I could do to stop her. I felt my heart crumble into a thousand pieces seeing the hurt and betrayal in her eyes. They spoke for themselves and even if I didn't cheat on her I still felt like it was all my fault and I fucked up greatly.
I walked back to my house and sure enough, the girl and all her things were gone. I probably scared her off with the gun but I didn't regret it. I quickly changed into better clothes and didn't stop calling or sending messages to Rose.
After a while, I thought it would be best to just see her face to face and not let her leave my sight before I told her what really happened. I took my things and headed off to her house.
I parked my car in the driveway and ran to the front door banging on it like a madman.
The door opened and I was greeted by the older looking version of Rose.
"Oh, hello there Kendyn come in." she opened the door wider letting me in.
"Is Rose here? I really need to talk to her. I messed up." I confessed, she is like a second mother to me and if I can't hide anything from my mother I surely can't hide anything from Everleigh.
"No she isn't here love but I'm sure she would be back soon. Follow me and tell me all that happened. You look terrible." so I did.
We sat in the kitchen, she was sipping her cup of tea and glaring at me when I told her what Rose saw and thought and then continued telling her my version of things.
"I feel really bad, I can't be without her. I really can't." I choked out but refused to show my weakness.
"Ohh, honey. When she comes back I'm sure she would listen but you have to give her time. She is hurt, I'm sure you understand that. You guys have loved each other since the beginning of times and you didn't even realise it. She will come around."
She smiled softly at me, gosh Rose looks so much like her except for the eyes. This breaks my heart even more because she isn't in my arms where she belongs.
The front door opened again and banged against the wall grabbing both our attention.
"YOU!" Damon growled grabbing me by the collar of my shirt and swinging me off my seat making me land on the floor. I heard Everleigh gasp and pick up one of the twins in her arms soothing her.
"YOU. LITTLE. PIECE. OF SHIT. YOU. HURT. MY. LITTLE. SISTER. AND. NOW. SHE. IS. GONE." Damon yelled in my face each word punctured by a punch to my face.
"What do you mean by gone?" his mum screeched making him stop and get off me.
"Someone took her mum. She was on the phone with me and-and.." he couldn't finish that tears slipped from his eyes. Never have I ever seen Damon cry, ever. Even when we were kids he never cried.
I sat up drinking in his words.
'She's gone.' 'Someone took her.'
They played in my head like a broken record.
"Angel?" I heard Asher yell in the house.
"In the kitchen." she sobbed out.
He ran in with little Alex in his arms and embraced his wife and kids kissing the top of his daughter's heads.
"CARTER! WOLF! GET DOWN HERE NOW." sure enough, the rest of the kids came rushing down the stairs and froze when seeing the state we were all in.
I looked like a beaten up ghost, Everleigh and the twins were in tears, Damon had stopped crying and was giving a rundown of the events to his dad and Alex didn't look too well.
"What happened? Where is Rose?" Wolf asked cautiously stepping forward.
"She was kidnapped."
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