Shawn's POV
I rushed out of the house as fast as I could. I wasn't in the mood to fight with Mel even though she had a legitimate reason to tell me off. I was missing the reveal of our baby because of some office drama.
It's not that lied to Mel, I stretched the truth. I was going to the office but I wasn't going to London. Honestly, with they way Nick sounded, I could be going anywhere. Earlier that day, Nick had texted me and told me that there was a situation that needed to be handled as soon as possible. The guys were flying in and would meet me at the new NYC branch.
I got to the office and hurried right into the main conference room.
"Speak." I demanded, sitting at the head of the table.
"Noah's been shot." Zac started. "The Jackson account deal went wrong and they all turned on him."
"He went along, against everyone's advice to just wait." Nick added.
"He's currently in the hospital. Luckily it missed any major organs so he's going to recover." finished Andrew.
I sat there quietly as the anger inside me boiled.
"You do realize that I lied to my very pregnant girlfriend because you idiots can't handle and simple deal."
"Mel's pregnant?" Nick questioned. "Why didn't you tell us?"
"Because you fucktards don't know how to keep a secret and mess shit up. Now, what are we going to do to fix this?"
"Currently Jackson and his associates still owe you $38.4 million. They took the product and left before the cops arrived." Zac started, sliding me a sheet of paper full of numbers.
I rubbed my forehead in disgust. $40 million in gold, diamonds and rare jewels are just gone. You see, this investment company was just a front for the real business we did behind the scenes. You could say that we specialized in the sale of rare illegal goods. Paintings, fine wine, foreign cigars, jewels, even cars and boats. You name it, we'll deliver.
Most of our clients were millionaires who had too much money to spend and needed more junk to add to their mansions. Hey, I've even had a client ask for an occupied mansion that his mistress desperately wanted and guess what, we delivered the deed a week later.
One of the reasons Mel's father hated me was because he worked closely with my father to stop the illegal trade of these such goods. Our methods of retrieval went always so pretty. We did what we had to do. If you wanted a ring that Beyonce wore to the Grammy's in 2011, we'd deliver.
"Then find Jackson, get my money or take back what is ours."
"It's not that simple." Andrew said. "Jackson is a close friend of Kendall's. She's how we got the account in the first place."
"Fucking call the bitch and make her tell you where his is!" I yelled, slamming my fist on the table.
"We did call her and she agreed to give up his location but there is a catch." Zac laughed. "You're going to love this."
"She wants you to meet with her." Nick said.
"Okay? Bring her in."
"She wants to meet in public, at PH-D." Nick laughed.
PH-D, is a rooftop lounge. I myself have spent many nights there with the guys and Kendall. We weren't the only people who had the idea of stopping by either, on a typical night, Kendall's sisters, who were also 'famous' would stop by causing more drama. Then on top of everything, throw in Jay-Z or Leonardo DiCaprio and you have a fucking madhouse.
You could just walk in either. You had to be pretty well known to just skip the line and waltz right in. I didn't mind meeting Kendall in public. This is one of the few places where Kendall knew the paparazzi and other stupid cameras would be the most.
"Alright, we are going but this better be quick."
Zac continued to tell me more about Jackson and what else was going on back in D.C. The NYC branch was booming while D.C. was tanking. Without Noah, we couldn't make an official decision but we had talked about merging both of the branches and going from there. The guys dispersed from the room to go finalize the plans. Jamie, my secretary rushed into the room.
"Sir, Melody is on the phone says it's urgent." said Jamie.
"I'll take it in my office."
I left the conference room and went straight for my office. I had only been gone for 3 hours. What could have happened in that short amount of time?
"What's wrong?" I picked up the phone and asked.
"When are you going to be home?" she sobbed.
"Plans changed. I'll be home tomorrow morning. Why are you crying?"
"I don't want to be alone. Someone keeps walking back and forth in front of the door. Then shook the doorknob. " she said, starting to cry even harder.
I rubbed my forehead.
"Well I have to take care of this tonight."
Mel was crying so much that she couldn't even speak.
"Calm down." I demanded. "Just lock the door. I'll be home as soon as I can. I need to go now."
"Please don't!" she begged.
She started screaming frantically and crying. I couldn't make out a word she was saying.
"Mel you're making this extremely hard. I love you."
"Ple-"
I quickly hung up the phone before she could scream anymore.
"What's wrong with Mel?" Zac asked, standing in the doorway.
"She thinks someone is trying to get into the house. She's just been really stressed about the baby."
"Well I would be too. She's only 19 and pregnant with your kid." said Zac, making us both laugh.
Mellie's POV
My eyes scanned the few words on the page.
"It's a..."
"It's a what?" shirked Natasha.
"Girl!"
Everyone clapped and cheered. I was having a girl! Millions of ideas rushed through my mind. So much pink!
About an hour later, the party died down and everyone left. The staff cleaned up and took off as well. I was left alone with my little girl. I grabbed a baby name book and started flipping through the pages. I stopped on the mythology page.
"I like the name Athena, what about you?" I asked, rubbing my belly. "Maybe Penelope or Calliope!"
There were so many names. I could stick with a theme. Should she have my last name of Shawn's? Athena Hutson? Penelope Mendes? Calliope Hutson-Mendes?
"Maybe if you have a little brother, he could be Atlas! Atlas and Athena Hutson!"
I laughed at the thought of more children. Suddenly, the doorknob started to shake as if someone was trying to get in. Someone had been walking up and down the hall for the last 15 minutes but I thought nothing of it.
Frantically, I called Shawn's cellphone. No Answer. The office was only to be called if there was an emergency. The doorknob wriggled again. I considered this an emergency. The secretary picked up and shortly after, transferred me to Shawn.
I tried to stay calm and explain the situation but that ended with screaming, crying and Shawn handing up the phone. I called back but Jamie said he had left the office. I double checked to make sure the door was locked and then went up to lay in bed. I turned the tv on for noise and scrolled through my phone, looking at baby stuff.
My phone started buzzing nonstop. I was getting thousands of updates from Twitter. Oh god, what now? I reluctantly clicked open the app.
"Shawn Mendes and Mellie Hutson call it quits!"
Well this was news to me. I clicked open the link to find a huge picture of Shawn and Kendall at a club together.
I dialed Nat's number, tapping my fingers, waiting for her to answer.
"Hey!" she cheerfully greeted.
"Get the girls together, we're going out."
