No Going Back

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× Three Years Later ×

In the time span of three years, so much has happened like you won't believe. Tomorrow is our last and final hit or so we all hope it is.

All we know so far is that it's going to take place at a wedding. How we're going to get in, I have no clue. I honestly hope there is an alternative choice because I don't want to ruin anyone's special day.

I'm hoping that it's not like one of our previous hits where Nathan had to take out both the bride and groom.

Till death do they part, right? 

To soon?

Yeah, to soon.

Honestly I think we've done so many hits that I've lost count.

Of course, the first couple times Reina and I were very hesitant but we had no choice. We had already made our decision and as I had said before there was no going back.

By no means necessary am I saying that it was easy, no in fact it was the opposite. You have to live with that guilt that you killed someone's child, parent, lover and sooner or later it starts to eat away at you slowly.

Bit I tried keeping in contact with everyone but soon enough we just lost contact. They never really answered me so I just assumed they got busy.

Elijah and I are now together officially, crazy right or maybe not but, honestly shocked it me because I never thought we'd end up together.

Okay maybe that's a huge lie considering before we were official we kissed and yeah. So if that wasn't a sign then I have no clue what it was.

Obviously Reina ended up with Nathan and their great together honestly. I've never seen her so happy and the same goes for him.

Right I think that might be all.

Wait! Here's a secret that I haven't told anyone yet.

I'm pregnant.

Now moving on, currently Elijah and I are attempting to clean our car but that's not going well.

Oh and yes, we share a car.

You see, Elijah decided to dump the bucket of soap water on me right as I grabbed the hose.

So you can imagine how that played out and now we're soaked, like you can see my bra through my white shirt.

"Babe guess what tomorrow is?" Elijah asked coming up from behind me and wrapping his arms around my waist.

I couldn't stop the smile from forming on my face, I mean of course I knew what tomorrow was. It was going to be our three year anniversary together.

"But how could I forget?" I asked as I turned in his arms, and wrapping my arms around his neck before placing my lips onto his lips.

"I get the shower first." He murmured against my lips, before he took off running causing me to laugh as I watched him run inside.

Sometime last year Reina, Nathan, Elijah, and I all decided to get a place together because why not? Of course Veronica lives here too as well as Katherine.

I followed him shortly after, but instead of heading down the hall to the bathroom I headed to the kitchen to grab a drink. 

Opening the fridge, I pulled out a water bottle and took a large gulp of it before pulling out some strawberries, raspberries, and a banana or two.

As I was cutting up the strawberries and bananas, the sound of the doorbell going off confused me. Who could that be? I set down the knife and jogged slightly to the door.

But before opening the door, I discarded of my shirt and grabbed one of Elijah's much larger ones that concealed my shorts slightly.

I looked through the peep hole and there was someone who looked familiar but I couldn't give them a name.

I opened the door and smiled at the person. "Yes?"

As soon as he smiled at me, that's when it came to me. "Luke?" He nodded and I let out a surprised laugh.

I made no move to hug him seeing as I haven't seen him in three years so yeah.

"What are you doing here?" He ran a hand through his hair, something he only did when he was nervous. "Here."

I took the small cute square looking envelope from him before carefully opening it as I heard Elijah coming towards us.

"You're getting married?" I asked completely shocked, because he used to always say he'd never get married.

You have been invited to join Luke Grey and Tatia Levine
tomorrow at 3 pm as they join together to become
Mr. and Mrs. Grey!

He nodded letting out a laugh and I stepped forward pulling him into a hug. He was surprised at first but after a few seconds he hugged back.

Wow, Reina's cousin and him we're getting married? That's so crazy.

That's when realization hit me in the face, tomorrow was the day of our mission/hit was supposed to happen and at a wedding ...

Please don't tell me that it's at their wedding or that the person is going to be there or that it's him for that matter.

"Excuse me for a minute, I left the oven on." I lied but Luke didn't notice even though Elijah did.

I began to nervously pace back and forth in the kitchen until Elijah came to get me. "Luke went to go and get Tatia whose in the car."

"Are you okay?" Noticing my worry he took my hands into his own, trying to get me to stop but that didn't work. "Val what's wrong?"

I sighed running a hand through my hair, "Please don't tell me that we're going to ruin their wedding or that one of them is the hit or that there's a possibility that one of them is the hit."

He didn't give me an answer, instead he walked towards me and pulled me into a hug as he placed a kiss on my forehead.

"We'll figure it out baby, we always do." I sighed wrapping my arms around his waist.

"Now come on, we have guests." 

We walked back to the door where Luke and Tatia were approaching the house together.

God this is going to be bad.