Jex |Complete|

[5] No shame

Bella's POV:

The taxi stops at the bottom of my driveway in front of my gate and I pull some cash from my clutch. "How much do I owe you?"

"All sorted; it's already been paid for in the app," he shrugs.

"Oh, thank-you," I smile softly and step out of the Taxi, closing the door behind me.

I can't believe Jex paid for my taxi home ...

I make my way to the side gate and punch in the pin, the gate unlocks and I walk in, making sure it locks behind me once again. I make the long walk up the footpath, toward the front doors of my family home. I share this home with my parents and my brother Abel who is twenty-one and next in line for the Cobra throne.

By now I guess I should be looking into finding a place of my own, I'm twenty-four years old and still living at home; but if I'm truthful I don't see any point in moving out and living on my own, when I'm free to come and go as I please from here.

As for Abel, he's another one that should've moved out already, his bedroom is a revolving door of girls in and out on the daily, sometimes more than one girl a day. But he's living the good life, he doesn't pay bills, never helps around the house and lives like a king. He uses his good looks to get any woman he wants into bed, so good luck ever getting him to move out.

I've told him a million times, one day soon Papa is going to step down as leader and he's going to take over, but for him to do that he's going to need a stable woman in his life, someone to hold him down and keep everything together. He assures me he knows all of this (of course) and tells me he's just living the dream while he can.

Finally reaching the front door, I enter the house quietly and once inside I lock the door behind me. The only car in the driveway is Abel's, so I'm assuming Papa is at work and Mom is probably with Aunt Mia (Papa's sister and Amelia, Armani, and Aria's mother).

Phew, I don't have to do the walk of shame, not that I'm ashamed.

I make my way up to my room and remove my clothing from the night before, I change into some clean panties and sweats; not having any intention of leaving the house again today.

As I make my way back down the stairs, headed for the kitchen, I hear obnoxious moaning coming from one of the rooms. One guess where it's coming from? Abel's room.

"Uhh yes; harder. Oh Abel, you're so fucking big," the female moans.

I screw my face up in disgust and decide to stick to the downstairs area of the house, now that I'm down here. I turn some music on and turn it up, drowning out the moaning and the screaming of my brother's name. I head into the kitchen, washing the dishes left behind from everyone this morning.

Ten minutes later a pretty redhead appears at the bottom of the stairs, now dressed once more; followed by Abel in some sweat pants, no shirt, his full body of tattoos on display, and his dark hair a mess.

"See you soon?" The redhead smiles up at him.

"Of course Doll, I'll call you," he leans down and presses a kiss to her lips.

"It's one thing to use them, but to lie to them as well?" I raise a brow to Abel, as his girl of the day exits the house.

"It's what they want to hear sis," he shrugs and makes his way into the kitchen.

"I can assure you it's not," I screw my face up. "Even if it's a one night stand, no girl wants you to act like you have feelings for her if you don't."

"Like you'd know anything about a one night stand, you're too prim and proper," he smirks and brushes past me to get to the fridge, his sweaty body touching mine.