Catalaya's Story ✔

Chapter 9b:

I quickly fixed my dress and prayed my makeup wasn't messed up. 

It was just one big staring party. 

They stared at us, he stared at them and me being to embarrassed stared EVERY WHERE else. 

Finally he cleared his throat and said he was going back to the table. 

He walked past not saying anything and made his way back to the table. 

He left me.

He literally just walked out the bathroom leaving me to explain to our parents.

Freaking coward.

They both had slight smiles on their face waiting for me to explain.

I tapped my toe and looked around for a moment before I pointed past them.

"I, uh, I'm going to go back to the table."

"Catalaya." Leticia said with a huge grin on her face.

I turned to look at her with cheeks probably the color of my red dress.

"You might want to fix your makeup." My mother added.

My eyes went wide and I went to the mirror to see my super lipstick was slightly smudged.

I wet a paper towel and fixed my lipstick. 

"Perfecto."

I smiled at myself in the mirror making sure everything else was good.

I didn't even realize I spoke out loud until my mother started to laugh.

I looked down at my feet while I squeezed past them to make my way back to the table. 

They were laughing and giggling like little kids behind me.

"What's so funny dear?" Matias asked Leticia.

"Nothing my love." She responded with a cheeky grin. 

Oh my gosh.

"Why are you so red?" Toni leaned in and whispered in my ear.

I made eye contact with a grinning Luca.

"Don't start Toni."

Toni followed my line of sight and then started to laugh. 

The level of embarrassment tonight is going to kill me.

The waitress brought out our food. 

While eating they caught me up on everything I've missed since I was gone.

We continued talking even after we finished eating.

While we were sitting around the table I got a text from Ashton.

Come hang with me and my family.

I sighed.

"I have something I have to do. I'll meet you all back at my apartment?" I asked them.

They nodded as I handed them my spare key.

I wasn't ready to fully say goodnight to any of them, so I told them to wait at my apartment so we could catch up some more.

Where are you?

I sent back to him.

He sent me the address and I grabbed a taxi.

But I pulled up in front of a club.

I looked both ways to see if I got the address wrong. His parents would definitely not come to a place like this.

I walked in and the bouncer looked me up and down and nodded for me to go in.

I walked through the velvet curtain and realized I was in a strip club.

I was extremely confused.

Looking around the room there were naked girls everywhere.

One girl approached me telling me that I looked like a good time.

I appreciated the comment but told her no thanks.

Slowly walking around I heard some rather loud people. I followed the noise and found the booth with Ashton and his four brothers.

He had a topless chick on his lap and was making out with her. His brothers encouraging it.

I laughed at the sight in front of me.

Pulling out my wallet I pulled out a $20 and walked to the booth. I put the twenty in her underwear and all his brothers looked over at me.

"Hey babe, having fun." I asked.

He pushed the girl off and she saw the twenty. She gave me a big grin thanking me and moving on to the brother.

"It wasn't what it looked like." He said.

His brothers grinning like the best thing ever was happening.

I put my hand to his cheek.

"It's okay Ashton. Really. We weren't going to work out anyway."

He gave me a confused look. His brothers look more confused.

He sat back down in the middle of the four of them.

"See Ashton, we're from two different worlds. My family and I, we're doers. We make things happen. Your family is a bunch of yes-men. You do what you're told. And they're a bunch of fucking cowards." I drank the shots on the table.

"You should look for your phone babe. One of them set this up so we would break up."

I gave them all a wink and left the club.

I wasn't mad. Hell, I couldn't be mad. I did worse AND I was sober.

Smiling and putting my hand up for a taxi a black sedan pulled up.

My senses spiked and I kicked off my heels running.

I called Diego since his was my most recent call. I could hear the car pulling up.

Him – Cat, where are you?

Me – 3 men, Club Lady Hen, Black sedan, license plate 43ty-."

The man grabbed me as I dropped my phone. He tossed me in the back of the car before stomping on my phone.

I felt a prick in my neck, and everything went dark.