the various chances

chapter thirty seven

Jeremy

My new Mercedes-Benz, the very same one Lizzie liked. I swear to God whoever it was, he/she was going to pay it with blood and I was going to make sure it goes that way. Fucking shithead doesn't realizes that whoever it was, messed with the wrong person.

The timing was so fucking ridiculous, I mean I was supposed to go pick Lizzie up from the airport and take her out with Hannah but my caffeine meter went off and for the same I went to have coffee only to come back and see my new gorgeous, Lizzie's favourite car to go up into ashes. What was worse here was that I left my stupid fucking phone inside the car.

As soon as I had placed call to Lorenzo, he himself along with Diego and others were at the site. My family has been going nuts, Dad and Uncle Lucas forced me to tighten the security around me and everywhere I go. I never had problems with enemy threats or whatsoever but this one fucking incident had everyone around me on their toes. Lorenzo's men were at constant alert, around my house, my office and even around every family member.

As per Lorenzo's advice I was straight away escorted to Romano mansion and asked to wait till they give my house and office a double check. Julie and Mom came there to have a visual satisfaction that I was safe, sound and alive without any scratch while dad, uncle and Lorenzo went out on a hunt. I asked to join but Mom forced me to stay back and dad just raised an eyebrow which was a silent signal to do what mom says or next time it will be my dad on hunt for me.

After being cleared and with guards following me everywhere I was home. I had managed to contact Emma and let her know everything along with Lizzie's flight landing today morning but the same morning went up to ashes for me and now I was dying to see whether Lizzie was back or not.

I could totally go to her place but my father has been keeping an eye on my motion through the guards posted at my house. So technically I was on house arrest. After a day longer and filled with chaos I was freshly showered, in my vest and sweatpants working on my laptop to let my restless brain think something other than Lizzie. My appetite was gone long ago because the one time I wanted to have some coffee someone decided to blew my car off. For a second I was scared but for the next I was relieved thinking I would've lost my life too soon if I were to be inside it.

The doorbell rings too vigorously and continuously for my liking. It wasn't that the house was on fire so who the fuck was ringing it too much and how come guards cleared the person to meet me. They were given clear instructions to only allow a few of them.

I rush to open the door. It was Lizzie.

I frown, "Lizzie?" and open the door wider. Her eyes were red stained with tears and her hands holding her phone closer to her chest were trembling. "Jeremy", she whispers and the next thing I knew I that she had made a small run and wrapped her arms around me, burying her face to my chest.

It was a shocker to me for a whole second but I hug her back, snake my arms across her upper back and place my chin atop her head. I feel her muffled sobs through my skin. Closing the door with my leg, I take a step back with Lizzie still in my arms. I was relieved when I saw her at my door but her tear-stained face was giving me run for my life.

"Thank God, you are safe" she mumbles to my chest.

I run my fingers in her hair, "I am."

She pulls back from the hug but her hands were at my torso, "Jeremy?" I pull her closer, grab her face with both my hands and place a small kiss on her cheek, "calm down, I am alright." Her lips quiver, "God, I saw it and I was so scared. You were not answering my texts and calls, God I can't..."

I make small circles on her jaw with my thumb, "Shh, I am alright, standing in front of you, aren't I?" She nods, "Are you injured?" I shake my head, "I was not even near when it happened." Lizzie sighs, "Thank God" and wraps her hands around me. My heart was running at full horsepower not making a godman pit stop.