You're Fundamental/D.Luh

Damien's bodyshop

Nessa's p.o.v.
  I've been working with Damien after hours to help him and his family open up a new body shop. Sebs has been helping out, which is good since Damien and him are treating each other. They're both playing nice which I'm grateful for.

"My mom asked if you'd like to go over during lunch, she made you're favorite." Damien says.

"Oh yes, I love your mothers cooking." I smile.

"She loves having you over." He says smiling.

"So we have found two locations, that your uncle has liked, we just need to go check them out next week." Sebs says walking in.

"Don't, look so amuse. Keep your face expression neutral, they will try to bump up the price of they notice you like it a lot. They will try to make you pay more for it, and then make you pay more." Kiara says. "Just based on personal experience." She adds.

"How much personal experience?" Damien asked. Kiara doesn't like to be question, but she loves to prove people wrong.

"My family runs a real estate business, my great grandparents started it. We have some out of the US, so based on my family and my own experience. I grew up in this business." She says feisty making me smile. Sebs has a smirk on his face. Sebs, Kiara and I have been friends since birth. Our parents are friends, Kiara's dad used to be great friends with my dad, to my knowledge they stopped talking. Kiara's dad was brought up in a life of his father cheating on his mother and he doesn't tolerate.

"You're mother wants us to have lunch with her, the twins are here." Kiara says. "and Sebs Andres needs you." Kiara say. Sebs raises his eyebrow at her. "I slept over at Lacey's and I saw Andres as I was coming out, your mom was with him, Nessa." She says. I nod my head, Kaira had been spending a lot of time at Lacey's to get away from her brother.

"Kiara, Frances asked about you." Sebs teases her. She rolls her eyes, "Tell him I said he can suck it." She says making us laugh. "I've had Kiara, plenty of times." our heads turn to the door, its Frances, who's Sebastian's cousin and Kiaras previous lover. "Go find someone else to bother, I need to get going, I'm having lunch with Lacey." She says smiling. "She's smiling a lot." Sebs says as Kiara leaves. "She's happy to see Lacey and her niece" I say more like a question.

"Well I'm head out, I'll drop you off at your mothers?"  I ask Damien. he nods his head. "Sorry didn't mean to be rude Frances this is Damien, Damien this is Frances." I say introducing them. They greet each other. "Well we should head out too, I'm meeting with Andres." Sebs says. "enjoy the rest of your day." Sebs adds.

"Likewise." I say.

**

"Mom, are we inviting Scott?" I ask. "Hon, I must he's apart of the Rios family. Your ninos kid, I asked Ashton and she said she's fine with it. He's growing up, after what happened to Cass." Mom says.

"Does he feel bad for causing problems?" I ask. "You're Nino says so, I'm sure he's sorry for hurting his brother." I nod my head. We go back to help picking out the seating arrangement. The twins and Nicolas joined, and helped avoid conflict.

Sebs pov

"I don't think it was bright of him to question Kiara." I tell Nessa, she smiles and nods her head. "Sebs," Is all she says. "I'm playing nice for you Vanessa, no other reason." I say.

"Sebastian give him a chance. I'm sure if you got to know him you would like him a lot, I know you would." she says with a sincere smile. I give her a small smile.

"Ferron you're killing me here, I swear." I say making her laugh. "You've always been a goof ball, I love you too Rios." She says making my heart skip a beat, I know she means as a friend but still, it's some type of love, it counts, right?

**

Kiara had shown us the two location that Damien family likes, we all came to check them out. She had someone from her family business with us, so we got more help. Damien seems to like the place, he's walking by Nessa, she has him under her spell. She doesn't even try, she just captivates you and you're lost and she's in control.

"What do you think of the place?" Kiara asks.

"It's good enough, for the next location." I say, "But my opinion doesn't really matter here." I say. "It does, and thank you for coming with me even if it wasn't mandatory. You're moral support is highly appreciated." She says giving a warm smile. Kiara always has a smile on her face, she's friendly and a talker.

"I was free, an old friend was in need, so I, was there." I say giving her a cheeky smile making her laugh. "If I had it my way you and her would be together." She says. "I would too, but it's not that way, I'm thinking of contracting you to find a new place." I say.

"You're moving?" She asks.

"I want to, I want a bigger place." I say. "I see ambitious Bash coming out. Oh no hide yo kids, yo wife, and yo self." She says teasingly making me laugh. "You haven't called me that since college." I say thinking about college days.

"Frat boy Bash?" She says teasingly.

Damien pov

Nessa and I are walking observing the place that Kiara and one of her business partners show us. Sebastian tagged along, Kiara seems so close to Sebastian. Kiara's partner who's named Erin showed us location number two. Sebastian and Kiara were talking and laughing. Nessa's eyes wonder to them often, she smiles seeing them laughing .

"What did you think of the locations?" Nessa asks.

"I think they're wonderful, Tio what do you think?" I ask my uncle Cesar.

"I think it's great mijo, they're good so far. I want to know what the expert thinks." Tio Cesar says looking at Kiara.

"I think they're good, I'm here to show you the locations. I want your opinion if they're good for your next body shop." Kiara says making Tio Cesar smile and feel important. He is important, he started the company alongside my father and grandparents. "Damien what do you think?" He asks.

"I think they're good, but we can find better ones, we need more space to work on cars." I say. Tio Cesar nods his head. "We need more space for working on the cars." He says.

"More space, Erin and I will look for more locations." Kiara says.

"Thank you ladies and gentlemen for your help, I know you guys are helping because you guys are friends with Vanessa, thank you." Tio Caesar says.

"No problem Cesar, I'm glad to help out." Nessa says smiling.

Days later

"Damien, Kiara couldn't come up, but she wanted me to show you these pictures of a new location she found." Sebastian says.

"Thank you Sebastian, you didn't have to." I say.

"If Kiara is helping, I am too. Plus anyone Nessa is helping I'm willing to help." He says.

"How did you two meet?" I ask him. He gives me a small smile.

"Our parents were childhood friends, when we were born. We grew up together we went to the same schools, college." He says, I nod my head.

"Damien, take care of her, don't hurt her. She's been through a lot, and she doesn't need anyone else to add to her pain. I'm one of her best friends, and if you hurt her I'll be the one hurting you." He says threatening me.

"I want my future with her, I don't plan on hurting my future wife." I say, I know it may hurt him, but he let her go. I'm having my chance with Nessa.

"Love her, and protect her even though she doesn't need anyone to fend for her, she does it perfectly fine herself." He says. He really does care about her. I nod my head. "Check the pictures, and then talk to Kiara, she also said to show them to you uncle." He says before leaving.

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I need to finish this book, I started it when I was sixteen, I am currently 21. Also happy birthday Niall Horan.
Updated September 13, 2021