My New Secret Life

Chapter 15

As I get up I see Connor was not there. I think he got up early to kill that guy. I decide to stay in bed, but I hear my phone ring.
It was Justin, he wanted to meet me today at a bar near he's place at the afternoon.
I replie and say 'OK'.

I hear someone get inside. For sure it's Connor so I get up and go to see him.
As I walk down the stairs I see him covered in blood.
"Connor what happened?!" I yell and go to see his bruises.
"That guy brought his friends and-" he was about to continoue but I stop him and start healing his bruises.

After that I help him get up but he doesn't let me, saying:
"I can walk, there is no need for help."
"I just thought.....so you don't need to..."
"Ok babe, I just don't want to be treated like baby boy."
"Ok, I'm not gonna treat you like that." I say and he walk up the stairs.
"Did you kill that guy?" I ask Connor abd he noddes.
"Good." I smile.

It was past an hour and Connor comes down the stairs.
"Aren't you gonna change your name today?"
"Yeah, I am. I totally forgot."
"Then we should go. Come on." Connor says and grabs me.
"Let me down!"
"I'm sorry I yelled at you." He says still not letting me down and like that we get out of the house and we get in the car.

We arrive at the place I could change my name and as I was just about to walk in I hear my brother.
"Nikole!" He yells at me. I turn my head not saying a word. He looks at Connor and then at me really shocked.
"What are you doing with him? Nikole you're my little sister, you need to come home amd leave him."
"Your sister is not soo little. She's mine, get over it." Connor gets in the middle of the conversation and grabs me by my waist.
"That's not your choice to make." My brother says and I replie:
"You're right. It's my choice. I can do whatever I want. My life. My choice. And I choose to be his."
"What! He's got in your mind Nikole. Oh and what are you even doing here? Don't tell me you're gonna change your name! Think about it, you'll thank me later." Lucas says and leaves.

When I go there at the document I decide to write that my full new name would be Alexis Nikole Courtez.

I go with Connor at a bar to hang out. We drink and Connor leaves because he had work to do in the gang. I was about to go too, but at the window I see Justin. God, I totally forgot about him.

Justin comes and sits at Connor's chair.
"So, you changed your name?"
"Yeah, now I'm offically called Alexis Nikole Courtez."
As I say that, the waitress brings us two glasses of wine. Justin gives me one of them and takes the other for himself.
"Well OK Alexis. Cheers."
"For what?" I ask.
"For you changing your name and the reunion of our friendship."
I smile at him. "Cheers."

It was past an hour and all we had done was talking.
"Maybe I should go now." I say looking at the hour.
"Alexis..." Justin says.
"Yeah?"
We look each other in the eyes for some seconds and then slowly he touches my hand. I look at our hands together and then see Justin coming closer and closer. He was just about to kiss me, but I stop him.

"I really think I should go." I say and get out of the bar fast.
When I was leaving Justin grabs my hand.
"But..." He starts talking but I stop him.
"Justin, I have a boyfriend. And, look, I really care about you, but.... I don't feel anything about you in such a way."
"I see. Well, if you ever change your mind I'll always be there for you. He looks at me really sad like he was just about to cry. "Goodbye!"

I should have understood that Justin still liked me. He did before and he still does, but I don't. Do I?

When I arrive home Connor was there watching TV and fast comes and hugs me.
"What happened? Why are you so happy?" I ask him.
"Why? Can't I hug my girl when I want to?" He answers with a question.
"Of course you can." I replie and hug him back.

"What do you think we go to a party tonight? It'll be fun." Connor asks me.
"Sure, why not."
For the party I wear a blue dress and put just a little bit of make up. Perfect!

We drive to the place where the party was. It was really big, many people drunk, couples making out, people screaming and dancing.

Connor grabs me by my waist and we walk in together. We drink a lot of whiskey and then start dancing.
"I'm gonna go grab another glass of whiskey, you want some?" I ask him ready to leave the dance floor.
"Sure."
When I was about to ask for the drink I feel someone pushing me and then I see myself out of the club. There were two men that had grabed me by my arms.
"Now we're gonna send you at your father's house and you're gonna be a good girl." One man says and when he was just about to get me in the car I hear Connor's voice.
"Back off her! Now!"
But the men weren't scared, so Connor punches one of them and then again and again, at the same time kicks the other one. That allowed me to move and leave the man's hand. We fight both men together till they couldn't fight more.
"No one is gonna take you while I'm here." Connor says and moves the hair that had fallen in my eyes. I smile and the kiss him.

And again Connor grabs me by my waist and we head home. While Connor was driving I look outside the window and see Justin. God, I wish what happened at the bar didn't happen, but it did. As the car was moving the image of Justin disappears.

But Justin won't change anthing, I'm with Connor and I love him. I hope it won't change anything.