A Little Too Late

Chapter 24

6 Years later

Nicole dropped her book as she saw multiple cars pull into her driveway. "Babies, go inside and get Aunt Jess and stay inside."

"Yes Mommy," The twins said as they rushed inside.

Nicole's breath left her as she walked to the edge of her wrap around porch and watched as her past started to blend with her present.

"What the hell are YOU doing here?" Jessica glared as crossed her arms.

"Hello to you too, Sis," Kota smiled nervously as he and the rest of the team approached them. "Long time no see."

"Not long enough," Jess glared. "Go away."

"Please let us explain," Owen said tensely.

"Sugar."

"Beloved."

"Angel."

Pain went through the Blackbourne Toma team's hearts as three men came up behind Nicole and Jess and they turned to look at them with happiness in their eyes.

The one that said Sugar had dark brown hair and dark eyes with a five o'clock stubble. He had a tan, was about six feet tall, and was wearing jeans with a white button up shirt. He had multiple silver rings on his fingers that currently was intertwined with one of Nicole's hands.

The other man that was holding the other hand of Nicole's was wearing black pants and a red button up shirt. He had short curly reddish brown hair, dark blue eyes, and was roughly six feet tall. He also wore stubble and had a very striking resemblance to Klaus from Vampire Diaries.

The man with his hands around Jessica's stomach was right under six feet tall, had dirty blonde hair that was cut in military style, blue eyes, and was wearing dark blue jeans and white tee shirt. He had a mixture of Paul Walker and James Dean. He was the one that said Angel.

"Everything okay, Beloved?" The man that resembled Klaus asked. He had a Welsh accent as he talked.

"I'm not sure, Kadrick," Nicole shook her head.

"What is going on, Sugar?" The other man asked, he had an accent as well, it sounded Italian.

"I don't know, Niccolò," Nicole shrugged. "They just showed up."

"How did you find this place?" The man with Jessica asked.

"Make them go away, Jasper," Jessica pouted.

"Now, now, Angel," he chuckled, "are these not your brothers?"

"No," Jessica glared. "Family doesn't lie to one another or hurt one another. I want them gone."

"Can we please just explain?" Luke asked.

"What is there to explain?" Nicole asked. "You treated me like your little sister for years and then ghosted your mother, sister and me for YEARS because of your flings. Then when you FINALLY decide to return home after yet ANOTHER failed relationship, you find out that surprise, surprise, your little sisters have grown up and become independent women that don't need their big brothers anymore. Then you had your bubble burst yet again when you found out that I was going to be a single mother. I forgave you for breaking my heart, hell I use to have the largest crush on all of you but then you showed your true colors," she scoffed, "and yet even after hurting me, I still tried to forgive you because you actually seemed to be sorry and trying to make amends. And of course, foolish me for falling for your acting skills, I mean you are super stars after all, because just when I thought I could depend on you again, you go and lie again. You tried to play it off as rehearsing but let me ask you something."

"Oh shit," Jessica chuckled.

"Shhh, I want to hear this," Jasper chuckled.

Nicole cleared her throat and crossed her arms, "When you are rehearsing, do you not have cameras recording?" They nodded, "Are you not sectioned off so fans can not enter the area and disturb the set?" They nodded again, "Are there not lights and assistants and directors and other staff on set when you are rehearsing?" They nodded again. "Then explain where all that was when I saw you with your little blonde actress that you were allegedly rehearsing with? I'll wait."

"Damn, you're so sexy when you work your lawyer skills, Beloved," Kadrick smirked.

"We're sorry, Baby," North sighed.

"I'm not your Baby," Nicole glared. "Do not call me that."

"Mommy," two little voices said as they came outside.

"Kieran, Celeste, go back inside Babies, I'll be right there," Nicole smiled softly as she kissed the cheeks of her son and daughter. "Back inside, please."

"Yes Mommy," They said in unison as they hurried back inside.

Nicole turned back to the Blackbourne Toma team. "There is nothing to discuss, you won't fool me again. I have moved on. I have two wonderful husbands that treat me like a queen and a sister that has been by my side through hell and back again and she has a husband that worships her. My husbands treat my children as their own—"

"They are our children, Sugar," Niccolò nodded.

"Yes," She nodded, "And we are finally healed from the trauma you caused us. I will NOT have that negativity back in my life or allow it around our children. Please leave."

"Nikki, please," Axel started to say and she shook her head.

"My name is Nicole Meredydd," She glared, "not Nikki. Please do not call me that again."

"I'm sorry," Axel nodded. "We just..." he sighed, "we screwed up, we know that. We want to apologize."

She scoffed, "Well, you're a little too late."

SOOOOOOOOO........ Do I end it here or try to continue......decisions, decisions.....