Friend

I didn't sleep well last night as I kept thinking about what Sarafina said. How can that fool Nikolas do this huh? I shake my head, eating my cucumbers.
I don’t want to see him.
“ Ma’am there is someone for you,” says Dorothy. I furrow my eyebrows.
“ For me?” the girl nods, who could that be, I get out of the kitchen barstool to go to the living room.
“ Aviana,” I turn my head to the door and smile, I can’t believe it. He opens his arms and I jump into them. I missed him so much.
“ Troy,” I cry in his embrace, he holds me tighter, stroking my hair. I pull away to look at him. He didn’t tell me he was coming.
“ how are you?” he greets with a smile.
We sit on the couch.
“ I’m fine and you?”
“ I am too,”
“ How are you here? And Mario?” I ask, concerned. Did he leave the Cartel? but you can't leave the Cartel just like that, the price one pays for leaving is death, if my friend got away without Mario's approval, meaning he has a target on his back, any member is allowed to kill him and will be heftily rewarded, most of them will be looking for... Troy.
“ They were catching on me, I had to leave asap, and the only place I thought of is here,” I nod. Gosh, I was so worried when he went quiet on me.
He tells me how things are at the cartel. And how they started suspecting that he helped me escape. I listen with interest why would that man warn him? I even fear a shiver when I remember he killed three people in my presence once, slitting their throats like it's nothing, seriously what happened to humanity? empathy? does it mean nothing these days? I shake my head, I don't ever want to go back there again, never. No more abuse hurt enough. I touch my bump, rubbing it.
“ you’re kidding, Norris warned you?” he nods with a smile, why would it gain him? That man is very ambitious.
“ He was drunk, and we spent a night together,” I slowly nod, I called it! He’s gay, I would be naked around him all the time but he never for once thought of doing anything. He smiles as if thinking about it.
“ Well, it’s good you’re here,” I smile, hugging him once more, I sigh deeply refusing to let go.
“ what is going on here?” growls Nikolas, coming towards us. The alpha looks very upset, I untangle myself from Troy and stand up.
“ Is this your ass baby daddy?” he whispers, I nod.
“ yes, and he can hear you,” I whisper, and he nods.
“ Nikolas, this is Troy, my friend,” my blonde extends his hand to greet his hand but the big bad wolf seems reluctant to take it. Looking between us.
“ Friend hmm,”
“ What?” I ask, sharply.
“ You two seem close, where are you from?”
Troy is about to answer but I cut him with my hand, going closer and holding his hand.
“ you don’t have to tell him anything, Troy,”
“As I said, he’s my friend,”
“ And you are in my house, and carrying my child, I will know who enters and leaves,” he says, taking my hand away from Troy’s arm. What is wrong with him?
Nikolas is growling at Troy with angry eyes, I touch his shoulder hoping it will calm him. And indeed it does, he takes in deep breaths in and out.
Nikolas looks at the arm on his shoulder with intense eyes. I move my hand and he swallows thickly.
“ He’s an ally, a friend,” I tell him in a softer voice, we have a staring contest for a while until he breaks it, he sighs looking back to where Troy is.
“ I mean no harm,” my friend adds, finally Nikolas nods and leaves us, we both look in his direction, until he enters his study, damn that's one fine man.
"Damn," my eyes snap to Troy, was he checking him out? he raises his hands in the air then shrugs. After, getting comfortable, someone brings us some refreshments.
I tell Troy everything, even about the supernatural creatures, I know we are not supposed to but I trust troy.
He went in a state of shock when I told him, so now I’m trying to calm him
“ We need to leave,” he whispers, I smile.
“ No, we don’t, it’s fine trust me,” I start over again to tell them, how it works, in the packs, the vampires. Gosh, am good! how did my small brain compute all this information, I am not dumb but I wasn't the smartest in class either, I was always so average, and I wasn't crazy about school either, I think that's why it doesn't bother me that I didn't go to college, I always struggled in class but Troy, on the other hand, has always been intelligent, first of the class, and has always wanted to do medicine he did but didn't finish because of circumstances. I smile and follow his eyes, what a little silent man whore, now he is looking at chef Aaron? I shake my head, hitting him in his side.
"Ouch,"
" How is Mama?" I ask, suddenly missing her. I feel the tight knot in my heart and I swallow a lump.
" She misses you every day, talk to her Ava,"
I nod and ask one of the maids to show Troy his room, when I reach mine, I remove my phone from the charger, sighing deeply, i dial, and after three rings she picks up, she's quiet at first, mama doesn't have my new number.
" should I just listen to your breathing or will you talk?" she sighs. I can imagine her in her huge office, in high pants, maybe white, swerving her chair and playing with a pen in her hands. Getting very frustrated, I seat on the couch.
I keep breathing, trying to formulate the words.
" Aviana? my ... Ava?" she asks in a gentler tone. I chuckle bitterly, a tear escaping me.
" Mama,"