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IVY

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Tobi invited me to his birthday on this boat cruise. We were sailing towards the island where the real party was happening and unfortunately, I guess I came in pretty early.

So it was just the boys, and I. Jessie was supposed to come later with our boat, but she got sick, and so she was going to send my clothes and other stuff in the boat.

"Tobi Hastings is a year older", I said smiling when I saw him.

"And you're a year shorter", he said hugging me and ruffling my hair.

The island was beautiful; it had a wooden Cabin and was surrounded by lots of coconut trees.

I turned to Alex and smiled.

"You look happy, that's good", he said hugging me.

"I had a good week, I guess, plus I do need this vacation", I said, smiling.

"It's not a vacation; it's just two days," Jeremy said, coming from inside.

"Two days away from my house is a vacation to me," I said, giggling.

My good mood suddenly waded as Damon came into view.

"Whose boat is that?" Alex asked, facing the water.

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"Oh, that's mine; I asked Jessie to send clothes and stuff," I said.

"Great, so we have food that will last us for the rest of the year in a fridge, the others will be coming in shortly, sadly there is no internet connection here, so just sit back, enjoy, and -"

The next thing we heard was a big bang.

We all went down.

"What the fuck??", Tobi screamed.

We looked at where the sound came from; it was from my boat that was approaching the island; it just blew up.

"Shit", I mumbled.

"They planted a bomb in your boat? why?", Alex asked.

"Because they thought I was going to be in it", I said.

"I was supposed to come in it, with Jessie but she's sick and that's why I came with you guys and-"

I paused and sighed.

"They're unto you B", Alex said putting his hands on my shoulder.

"I gotta go back home ", I said.

"No, no, no, you can't go back; Blu listen, they think they've killed you, alright? if you were in there, there's no way you would have survived it, you need to be on the low for a while ", Tobi said.

"He's right B; you gotta stay on the low till we find who did this and be sure the coast is clear," Alex said.

For some reason, I wasn't pissed, probably because it wasn't coming from Damon.

"We're gonna go back, get some information, and get it across to you, then when things are calm you can come back and kill the motherfucker ", Jeremy said.

I sighed, "My week was going too well".

"What about your birthday?", I asked Tobi.

He shrugged, "It's no big deal, we can cancel, but we need to keep you safe; you're our number one priority, "he said.

"Where am I gonna stay?", I asked.

"Stay here, it's very safe, no one knows about this island, and they think you're dead too", Alex said.

*Who am I going to stay with?".

"Me", Damon said abruptly stopping Alex from saying anything further

I rolled my eyes.

"I think it's a good idea, though. Damon is already well-known and all; we need to camouflage.

"How long is this going to take?", I asked.

"Till we're back", Alex said.

I nodded and sighed, "Well, vacation is a vacation", I said.

Alex kissed my forehead, "Be good", he then looked at Damon.

"You'll forgive me if you come to meet his body washed up in the ocean, right?" I asked.

he laughed, "No promises, princess. "

"C'mon let's go", Tobi said as they got into the speed boat at the shore.

Seconds later, they were gone.

I turned to Damon, he was staring at me.

"I'm hungry ", I said.

"We were roasting steak at the back; want some?" he asked.

"I'm a vegetarian ", I mumbled.

"Oh, well, I'm sure there's something inside; let's go, "he said; I looked at him oddly.

"Why did you choose to stay with me? "I asked.

"Because -"

"And don't bullshit me with your protection talk; I know that's not it."

"Why did you choose to stay back and let my brothers handle things? if I had said the same you would have talked about me being possessive "

"Because they didn't sound possessive; they sounded like they cared."

"So what? Do you think I don't care? I care about you like crazy, Blu, so crazy that it's looking like it's Possessive, but it's not ".

I rolled my eyes.

"You haven't answered my question yet Damon ".

"Because I care about you".

"Since when? Since when did Damon Hastings care about Blu Elfuego? oh, right, since her father died.

"Blu fuck it, I have always genuinely cared about you".

I paused, "When? Was it when I sprained my ankle when I was 10, and I begged you to come help me, and you called Alex?"

"That was because I didn't know what to do, Alex was good with all the stuff, and by then I had serious PTSD for blood, I had just seen my dad kill someone, brutally, and the thought of seeing you injured was driving me crazy honestly I just... didn't know that to do".

"And after that? did you ever come to check on me to see if I ever got better?".

He was quiet, "I will always choose Alex over you because he is the big brother that I never got to have, there's no excuse that can ever change that you weren't there for me when I needed you, so this therapy after death thing you're doing to make up for before? yeah, it's not working on me, so please, stop trying to make up for things that you fucked up yourself ".

"Blu, I can explain everything okay? I can-"

"I don't need it, Damon, I don't", I said and walked straight into the cabin.