Consequences of the Heart

Chapter 9

Quinn's POV

"What is all the commotion about?" Brenton asks looking at me then to everyone else, "It is nothing Brenton, just drama that I wish would have stayed away." I growl hearing the sound of a car speeding away, "Something major had to happen in order for all of you to be on this high of defensiveness." I turn around to look at Brenton and without saying a word I just run into his arms wanting to feel that feeling of safety,

"It was just our cousins dude, the pretentious lifestyle of the Pinckney family doesn't mix at all well with the common lifestyle of the Callahan family." Jared said giving me a small smile and I smile back at him. "I am sorry that they upset you this way Marshmallow." Brenton says toughening his grip on me, "It is over now, they are gone and now we can all get back to the party." I look at Brenton who leans down placing a kiss on my lips.

"You are never going to guess who I just had drinks with that the bar." I pull out of the kiss looking up at him with a confused look on my face, "That guy from the mall Nick." Hearing those words caused my heart to drop into my stomach and the feeling like I am going to faint comes over me, "You talked with Nick?" I ask taking a few deep breaths to get myself under control before I cause another scene. "Yeah he is a very mysterious guy but we had a very eye-opening conversation." I start completely freaking out on the inside and I guess Brenton knows me well enough to read it on my face,

"Is there something you want to tell me?" He asks and I just stare at him speechless trying to come up with a way to tell him the truth, "I mean this fight you had with my sister in the mall is something that I would liked to know about." I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders as everything in me breaths the biggest sigh of relief. "I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to stress about while over seas babe." Brenton gives a hard look letting out a small sigh,

"What exactly happened? From what Nick told me it sounds like my sister went completely off the rails over seeing you hanging out with Nick." I just nod my head and push a loose strain of my hair out of my face, "I wasn't just hanging out with Nick I was actually hanging out with all of my friends and your sister just happened to see Nick and I alone." Brenton nods his head while I keep going,

"I tried to explain myself but Rachel wouldn't let me, she started going off about all the things she heard about Nick from Emery, then she accused me of all sorts of things while throwing some insults in there, and by that time I had enough which caused me to go off on her." Brenton just stares at me almost like he is trying to wrap his brain around everything I said, "Then somewhere during this public fight you also slapped my sister." I can see the disappointment in his eyes and it makes me feel a little bad,

"Yeah, I let my emotions get the better of me." Brenton lets out a frustrated sigh running his hand over the small amount of hair he has. "There is something that I need to know Quinn." I just look at him trying to hide how scared I am of what he could possible ask me next, "How close did you and Nick get while I was away? I asked Nick the same question and his answer was that you two hung out a lot, but he also mentioned that if I wanted to know everything that I should talk to you because Nick and you might not share the same story."

That is the question that I prayed Brenton would never ask me because now I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. If I tell Brenton the truth I know for a fact that he will leave me and never forgive me and if I lie it will only make matters worse if the truth ever does come out. "We are friends Brenton, and he was there for me just like the others were." Brenton lets out a deep breath that he was holding in and his body relaxes. "You don't know how happy that makes me Marshmallow." Brenton wraps his arms around me and gives me a kiss on my forehead,

"You wouldn't believe all the crazy scenarios that were running through my head." I just smile and let out a laugh before turning my attention to one who caused all of this Rachel. "I will be right back." I say pulling away from Brenton and making my way over to Rachel. "We need to talk and we need to talk now." I growl at her then grab her by her arm and drag her into the kitchen.

"LET GO OF ME!" Rachel yells pulling away from me. "What is wrong with you Rachel? Why on this green earth did you invite Nick Romero to the party?" I ask her as Rachel fixers herself with a sly smile on her face, "I did it because now that my brother is home I can finally expose you for the manipulative, deceitful, and love-intolerant human being that you are." I roll my eyes as I start thinking of the fight the two of us had at the mall. "Why can't you get through your vindictive brain that you are the one that is causing all this insanity." Rachel just scoffs at me placing her hand on her hip, 

"It not insanity Quinn when I know the truth that you are in love with Nick and something is going on between the two of you." I feel like I am talking to a wall at this point because I know that Rachel won't listen to me now or ever, "You are so suspicious and vengeful that you don't even know all the facts." Rachel waves me off but I grab her hand forcing her to look at me, "If you were as intelligent as you think you are then you would know that Nick has a girlfriend, a pregnant girlfriend." Rachel looks at me like a deer caught in headlights,

"Pregnant girlfriend?" She says in a low tone of voice as I release her hand, "Her name is Nikki." Rachel sits down on the stool without a word. "Now listen to me and listen to me good, stay the hell out of all aspects of my life." I force her to lock eyes with me, "Because this is your final warning, the next time you interfere with any part of my life I will tell Brenton everything you have put me through and then I will turn right around and make it my mission in life to make sure that your life is as empty as your soul." I hiss at her before standing back up,

"I am glade that we had this little talk and cleared the air Rachel." I say with the most fakest smile on my face before walking out of the kitchen and going back to the party.