Bruise Me Twice (Twice #3)

Chapter 18

                                                                                        Vaughn

 "And why would I go to your wishes" I said coolly to the man that was standing in front of me

"It is only fair Mr. Medina" He reasoned

"The thing is, Dallas, I do not go with your terms, we write the rules here and they are quite fair and easy for you to follow on, I see no reason for you to not follow them" I scoffed with a dead serious tone

"See that's where you're wrong, I own the pen here, and I don't want to have to remind you" I warned

"Well then, you wouldn't mind following my rules if I had miss Bennett here would you?" Dallas said smugly

That was my breaking point, he went too far bringing Brooklyn into this business deal. It was one to threaten me, but it was another to threaten Brooklyn; he would have died either way but the second would be far more painful.

"You think you can threaten me" I growled, pulling my gun "See you in hell asshole" I muttered coldly as I fired the bullet towards his leg as he fell to the down. I shot the other leg as he screamed out of pain and then I shot him square in the head.

I simply walked off, meeting Conan and Mateo at the exit of the basement, they already knew what happened.

"Take care of this" I said to one of my men as he nodded and headed down with 3 others down as we left into my car.

"What did he do?" Mateo asked

"Something no one can ever do" I replied as we turned to the main road

I knocked at her door three times, she was probably asleep but I had to see her.

To my surprise, the door opened as she looked at me with surprise.

"What?" She asked, looking at my worried face as I pulled her into my arms.

"I had to see you" I said as she closed the door behind us

Her laptop was sitting on her couch, letting its soft glow light up the room. Flower bouquets occupied the screen as Conan's and Bella's wedding came back to my mind.

Suitcases barricaded the entrance to the kitchen as I remembered that we are going to Spain tomorrow morning.

"Did something happen?" Brooklyn asked softly

"Nothing, I just needed to see you" I replied as I sat down on the couch beside her.

"Okay, I love you" She said warmly, giving me a soft kiss

I repeated the three words that meant the world to me as she closed her laptop and led me to her room. I loved how she knew when not to ask too much, how she knew that silence was what answered her questions as I put my shirt away and wrapped my arms around her in her little bed.

The next morning went by in a blur, we were both bustling around frantically in search of things we forgot to pack. I pulled a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt over my head and we were in the sky to Spain.

By the time we landed, she was fast asleep in my arms, her eyes peacefully closed, her hand acting as a pillow as she lay nestled in my arms. Instead of waking her up, I gently picked her up; careful not to wake her up.

The similar air of Spain wafted up my nostrils, the smell of sweet flowers, food and the salty air of the sea. This was where half of my childhood was, the days that felt like ages ago from now. I would tell the younger me that only cared about playing tag with his friends that there was more to life than running, that there would be a time to stop running and make my own finish line. My finish line was her.

She shifted slightly in my arms inside the limo that was driving us to the villa that was close to Jake and Elena's. It was perfect for us to spend weekends to get away from reality, coming back hand in hand; that was an oath.

"Vaughn" She muttered, waking from her drowsy stupor

"Welcome to Spain mi amor" I said softly as she sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes

"We're already here?" She asked

"Yeah, we can go to meet everyone tomorrow for lunch since its 11.34 now" I said, checking my watch for the time

"Close your eyes love" I whispered in her ear as we walked up the path that was hidden away in palm trees, facing the sea that sparkled like a diamond in the pearl-ish moonlight.

"Open" I whispered