The Kissing Booth Why Now?

61. IT'S OVER *

I shook my head "as I said I underestimated her trust in him. I started speeding things up and had my parents bring my younger brother and sister to Buckner stating I had left the group and was now teaching at a real high school. They instantly came since Buckner has a good rating and they would get a discount since I worked there. I convinced my siblings that Rochelle would not let Noah break up with her even though he was in love with our cousin. So, when I asked the class to lie for me they tried to help convince the rest of the students to lie. Little did I know the student body was more afraid of Noah and respected him more thus causing them to refuse."  "I learned that the student body that knew Noah Flynn would never do anything to upset him.  They all knew that hurting young Mr. Flynn or Miss Evans would make him upset.  I desperately tried separating my Rochelle from that kid Lee Flynn but they refused.  They didn't care I had told them in my classroom I was boss, not their parents or the principal.  Not even threatening them with going to the office for being disrespectful worked.  Part of my plan in separating them was having my Rochelle make friends with a girl.  I hated her always being surrounded by guys.  I was not going to have my future wife friends with any males.  They didn't care so I sent them to the office.  After they left I told the students to say that they were rude to me and used profanity at me so I could get them away from each other.  This is where their respect for Noah Flynn appeared.  I even promised my students an automatic A for going against them, but none of them would.  Thus causing the beginning of my downfall and my siblings.  While my siblings lied for me thinking the rest of the students would back us up the rest of the students told the principal everything."

Shaking my head I continued "right up to my bribe and the fact my brother and sister thought it was funny that I was pitting them against my Rochelle and that kid Lee.  Once the investigation was over my Rochelle and that kid Lee were closer than ever and all of their classmates had closed ranks around them.  My brother and sister were put on probation for behavior unbecoming of a student at Buckner.  My parents told me to stay away from my siblings since they had spoken to my uncle and they found out that our cousin was at her old tricks of deciding she wanted a guy and stopping at nothing to get him.  Well, that was until Noah Flynn.  I found out her father pulled her out of Harvard and now has her at an all-girls university.  I could not believe that he sided with Noah Flynn over his own flesh and blood."

I look down and when I lift my head I smirk and looking around when I landed on my Rochelle I looked her right in the eyes.  "Because of that slut and the little shit with her I had to have a teacher watch my every move.  He followed me everywhere.  I hated having him around me.  I started hearing the whispering from the other teachers and realized the students told them what was going on and that they also started noticing me watching the little slut."  The judge stopped me "Mr. Blaine stop using profanity in my courtroom.  Why all of a sudden are you referring to Miss. Evans in that manner?"  "Because I heard her and that Lee kid talk about how she had sex with his brother."  "Well, you need to stop."  "Yes, your honor."  Shaking my head I continue "Even though Jason was in my class I decided to still make her mine.  I was going to punish her for giving her innocence to another man when it should have been mine."  I saw Noah Flynn clench his jaw since I was staring at my Rochelle I could see him out of the corner of my eye.  "I had planned on grabbing her and running my last day working at Buckner but my plans came crashing down.   While sitting in what I knew was my last class at Buckner I was fine with Jason being there since I knew the kids would have a teacher they were familiar with."

"Unfortunately my plans exploded since thirty minutes before the end of my class Noah Flynn walked in and had permission to take my Rochelle and that Kid Lee out of class early.  I was not happy especially since once she saw him she ran to him and wrapped her arms around him giving him a quick peck on the lips.  I wanted to launch myself out of my chair but I noticed that Jason instantly was watching me.  I figured that he had heard the other teachers talking and was not going to let me move so I stayed still.  Once he told her why he was here she kissed his cheek then gathered her things leaving with his hand on the small of her back.  I thought that kid Lee hated them being together until I asked him who he was to her as if I didn't know and when he said that he was my Rochelle's fiancee and his brother.  I was stunned that he seemed proud they were together.  After he left I asked the class how close were my Rochelle and Noah Flynn and was not happy that they were all so happy that they were engaged.  I tried to get them to help me and they were appalled that I asked them to help me separate them and before I could do anything I was arrested.  I had forgotten that I was being monitored not only by Jason but also by the principal through a video camera.  Little did I know that Jason had texted the principal that he thought something was up.  I guess he heard me tell my sister I was planning on kidnapping my Rochelle and teaching her that she was mine."

The judge shook her head and took a deep breath "what were you planning on saying here in court."  "That she chased after me from the moment she saw me.   I was going to claim that we were secretly dating and that she didn't want anyone to know because she was already promised to Noah Flynn even though she didn't want to marry him.  I was also going to say she was denying the claims because she was afraid of Noah Flynn."  The judge cleared her throat "what else?"  "I was going to claim that she admitted to me that he told her to agree to the arrangement or else he would kill everyone she cared about and beat her daily."  "What about you students that are backing you?"  "I promised them that I wasn't going to marry Rochelle just sleep with her and that I would date one of them.  That I only wanted to have sex with Rochelle and I would give them pictures so they could ruin her at school."  The judge glared at the girls and their parents "what about their parents.  It seems that they are behind you."  "I was going to give them money that I was going to make Rochelle take from her mother.  What Mrs. Evans doesn't know is that there is a safe in the office that is full of money."  "Where is it located?"  "Behind the bookcase directly behind Williams's desk."  

I looked at Mrs. Evans and she was smiling "what are you smiling about?"  "Oh, I already found that safe and the one in the basement and emptied them."  "You knew about them."  "Yes, William was too confident that he would never have to worry about me getting my memory back or him ever leaving me in a situation where I could get away.  He not only had me follow him around the house but he would let me see the codes.  Hell, he had me memorize them so I could get money for him when he needed it and didn't want whoever he was working with to know where they were."  "So, there is no money."  "Nope, Mathew has access to lots of neat gadgets that can detect all sorts of things.  He swept the house with a fine-tooth comb and found more safes and other hidden areas."  "You found everything?"  "Yep."

I fell back into my chair knowing that she knew our secrets.  She knew all the names of our members, names of the other leaders of our group, and the names of everyone ever kidnapped and held in our organization.  I looked at her and she smirked. Gulping "what is going to happen?"  She looked at the judge "is he going to be allowed to contact anyone."  "No."  "OK, good.  I turned over everything and well..."  "They are raiding all our homes."  "Yes, and any money will be divided between all the victims."  "So, the members will get money."  "No, you miss understood.  The victims will get money as in the individuals that you kidnapped.  That does not include runaways unless they can prove they were brainwashed."  I dropped my head on the table.  "What does this mean now?"  My lawyer cleared his throat "if you had anything to do with the kidnappings you will be tried for each individual case." 

EPOV

I watched him look around and the judge nod to the bailiff.  When he reached Mr. Blaine none of us expected what he did next.  I watched him lunge for the bailiff and before we knew what was happening Mr. Blaine had a gun.  He moved away from his lawyer and the bailiff and turned to me "you did this. If you had just let my cousin have Noah Flynn she loved him eventually they would have been happy.  Hell, he would have been happy.  I had convinced my cousin to join our group.  She was going to bring Noah into the fold.  He could have slept with any woman he wanted even you.  Of course not at first I would have had to make sure you two were no longer in love with each other.  Hell, we could have been happy.  I would have given you everything if you behaved.  I had it all planned out for us.  You were going to be a housewife you would not have to do anything except take care of me.  Hell if you had asked I would not have allowed any guy to touch you.  You did this.  This is all your fault.  I love you.  Goodbye."  

Before I could move next thing I know I am under the table with Noah on top of me along with June.  We heard the gun go off and I looked at Noah worried that he was shot.  Yet he just smiled at me.  I shoved him off once the bailiff said it was clear and stood up looking around.  Everyone I loved was still standing and holding on to each other.  I looked up at Noah "how?"  "I stepped over the partition.  Remember Shelly baby it hits me at the knee.  It is meant for someone that is average height."  I smiled "which is not you."  "Yep, when I saw him walking into the middle of the room I stood up and stepped over and slowly made my way to you.  He was too engrossed in you to notice me.  When I heard him say I love you and goodbye I grabbed you and mom and shoved you two down."  I  look over to Mr. Blaine and see him laying there and the bailiff holding his gun.  I walk up to Mr. Blaine and see he is breathing heavy and his lawyer holding his hands over his wound.  Mr. Blaine looks up at me "I guess Rebecca will...