Nova Grey's life is full of ups and downs. The up's always included her best friend Rowan and sometimes his older brother, they often spent their time doing illegal racing. But the downs... They were the worst and consisted of her abusive mother and...
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"You don't even have a middle name, Crea." I hear Cruz sass as I enter the living room.
I watch them squabble as Enzo's face turns hard after hearing Dante's words, "Ahh fuck sake, the English."
I move to stand next to Alvaro, "How long before they notice I'm here?" I ask him with no intention of making a bet.
"I'm not making a bet with you Nova, I still think you should let me repurchase my Cadillac. Also, Nia has already spotted you." Alvaro says full of nonchalance while eyeing up Enzo.
Cruz turns at the sound of my voice, "Eyy up peaches" He saunters over to me.
"Champagne strawberries," I say with a wink. It's an inside joke between us about one of the first times we met, he was hella drunk with his phone to his ear blasting out the lyrics to peaches and cream. It's stuck ever since.
"Who's the big man hulk getting all of the baby time?" He asks as he tries to spark up a cigarette.
"That 'man hulk'," I grit out as I slap the cigarette from his lips, "Is her uncle and you know not to smoke around her!"
He gives me a dazed look and I turn to Alvaro, "Al? Smack some sense into him!" I huff.
Crea jumps into the conversation, "Ooo yes please do... Wait no, can we have a fight!? Okay, I'm betting on you big Al. Get your bets in, starting at one thousand smackeroonies!"
I give her a deadpan look, "Crea?" I say getting her attention.
She gives me a questioning look asking if I'm placing a bet, "Stop taking happy pills, You know Cruz needs them!" We both burst out laughing falling over.
Alvaro and Cruz just stare at us and we try not to look at each other but can't help it. One sly grin from her was all it took to send us over the edge giggling again. Crea lets out a hyena-like gargle and I turn to her mortified.
"What the fuck was that? I ask her wide-eyed, she does it again and before you know it we are laughing and crying not even knowing what set us off.
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Dante turns to rose cringing, "They are like a pair of gargoyles."
Enzo shakes his head seeing vincent as he walks in, "Mate don't ask as I don't have an answer."
Vincent looks around the room feeling something in his gut when he sees how free Nova is leaving Nia in Enzo's arms. It's not jealousy but a longing for acceptance, and trust.
"Babe?" Enzo asks Nova, "You err ok?" He falters as he asks, realising the words he spoke in front of her two brothers.
Nova lets out a huge sigh now sprawled on the floor, "I'm ready to sleep now." She raises her hand to Alonzo to get pulled to her feet.
As Crea sees Nova being pulled up she raises her own hand to Vincent, him being the closest. "Yo, boss man. Help a psycho out will ya?"
Vincent cringes again but helps her up nonetheless, "Where is that fit brother of yours by the way?" She asks him, acting innocent for a moment.
"Crea," Alonzo says with an edge.
She huffs turning around, "What? He's cute."
Giovani walks in with a crazed look on his face, "Please tell me one of you knows how to diffuse a bomb!"
Rose turns to Gio, "Oh christ what did the idiot do now?" She asks him in reference to Rocco her best friend.
"The little shit decided he didn't want to birdwatch today but wanted to test out a bomb in the backyard!" Gio ranted.
Nova cringed moving to Enzo as Nia reached for her, "What the fuck am I related to?" She muttered under her breath.
Enzo laughed at her comment, " you think that is bad wait until you wake up with a plant above you!" He snarked.
Nova turned to him with a knowing look, "been there, done that. Stole the fucking trophy."
Crea pointed her finger at Nova laughing at what she said, "So do we forget about the bomb in the backyard or?" Cruz asked.
Alonzo rolled his eyes at his younger brother, "Show me this fucking bomb, and you two. Don't come near it and get all trigger-happy. Got it?"
The twin's faces lit up as they stealthily crept after their big brother, Gio and Vincent. Rose followed along seemingly interested in whatever her best friend blew himself into while Dante wandered off somewhere leaving Enzo, Nova and Nia to themselves.
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"So, babe huh?" I smirked at Enzo.
Enzo came over and put his hands around my waist, "What? Don't like it?"
I smiled up at him, "I like it..." my mind trailed off.
Enzo raised his brow at me and sighed letting me go, "I'm sensing a but?"
"But I can't. You left me, friends don't do that." As much as it pained me to push him away I couldn't help it, being on your own for over a year will do that to you.
"Nova, how many times do I need to apologise?" He stressed.
"I don't know Enzo until time turns back on itself and you never do that again?" It might seem unreasonable but that's how I feel, I just couldn't get over the fact he left me and is here now.
"Nova, that's not even realistic-" He tries to argue but I cut him off.
"And you leaving me was? I trusted you Enzo, friends don't hurt each other like that. Friends don't leave each other like that."
"Nova, we were never just fucking friends though were we?"
"Well I don't know, all I know is I would never have left you the way you left me!" The pain of him leaving me after losing Rowan, I've felt nothing like it.
