Korina was really excited about her date with Jace but she lied to her friends that she just wanted to get it over and done with.
She didn't want them to know that she was anticipating their date."I am only doing this cause after the date I am never gonna see him again." She said to them.
"Your eyes speak differently." Daniella teased her, "I can see the excitement."
"What?!" Korina turned to her cousin, "You are a psychologist now?"
"Look Korina, the boy ain't that bad." Anne said, "Give him a chance, some benefit of doubt maybe, he definitely can't be all that bad."
"That's exactly what I thought about Cole too but look what happened." She sighed, "See, that man Jace is really annoying and I ain't ready for a relationship. In other words, after this date, it's bye bye to him."
Daniella and Anne looked at her not saying a word and Korina was glad
Korina didn't get rid of Jace on the first date as she vowed, in fact she had gone on many other simpler dates with him after that and she had taken more than a liking towards him."So are you guys like a thing now?" Daniella asked as she watched Korina apply extra mascara on her lashes."No Dan!" Korina sighed, "We are just two friends hanging out and having lots of fun.""But you like him uhn?" She was smiling at her teasingly."Not deep feelings idiot but only as a person I love to hang out with." Korina rolled her eyes at her cousin, "And quit trying to get me into admitting my feelings, I do not have feelings for him.""Uh uh... Whatever you say girl." Daniella stood up from the bed as Korina signalled her to come help with her zip, "Why haven't you made Anne and I formally meet him yet?""You haven't cause there is nothing between us, we are just friends." She let ou
"Serves you right, dipshit!" Daniella scowled at Jace as she watched him press the ice pack to his bruised face.He hissed at the feel."Oh come on Dan." Anne reprimanded her, "Cut the man some slack.""Thank you, Anne." Jace said, at least someone reason's here."Shut the fuck up!" She screamed at him, "You deserve worse."He let out a deep breath, just when he thought that Anne was reasonably on his side."What gave you the other black eye?" Both girls asked him."I went over to Korina's to have a talk with her." He explained, "But immediately she opened the door and saw me, she landed a punch in my face and shut the door.""Oh!" Anne said with a frown."And then I came here and Daniella did exactly the same damn thing." He continued, "What the hell is wrong with you all?""What is wrong with us
"I am sorry." Jace apologised for the umpteenth time but korina still said no word, "Please talk to me, please.""I want you to leave." She said finally speaking, she still hadn't lessened her glare on him, "I don't want you here.""You still haven't given me a chance to explain myself." He said to her, she really was stubborn, "You haven't heard me out yet.""What's your excuse uhn?" She growled at him, "Look I have been through this whole process. You already gave the memo, I get it, you ignored me for days without explanation and now you are here, for what?""I came to explain myself, jeez!""What do you wanna say?" She rolled her eyes, "Talk, explain yourself.""Please sit down." He pleaded gesturing to the sofa.She huffed and took a seat, "Speak." She said."Look, I had..." Jace started but was rudely cut off by Korina.
"And that's how you became his girlfriend?" Daniella asked with a shocked expression, she couldn't believe what Korina just told her."I am not his girlfriend." Korina rolled her eyes at her cousin, "He might have been joking or something and how's that even his first kiss?" She laughed loudly and stopped when she noticed her friends staring at her, their eyes unblinking."What?!" She asked them, "What is it? Why are you staring at me like that?""I am very sure it his first kiss." Anne said, "Strange I know, but have you seen that man around you, man! He's always nervous, I doubt he had ever approached a woman before you.""Anne is right and he is definitely serious about the girlfriend thing, like this dude is really into you.""Hmm." Korina just nodded at them."And you like him?" Daniella asked."Don't ask her girl." Anne said, "She fucking likes
"So are you ready to talk?" Korina asked Jace, they were having breakfast.He had woken up earlier before her and prepared it. The pain in his arm had reduced, it wasn't the first time he was getting shot."There is nothing to talk about." He responded dryly while refilling his glass with orange juice, "I was on my way here and I got shot.""I don't believe you Jace." She deadpanned, "Something isn't right, you are keeping things away from me.""I am not." He lied, "Just trust me Korina and let it go.""Trust you?" She looked at him, "I don't even know much about you, I don't know where you live, who your parents are and other important stuff.""And I don't know much about you either." He lied again, "I only know that you have been hurt severely.""Yea right." She scoffed."Wanna know about me?" He asked staring at her and she nodded excit
"You haven't heard from him?" Daniella asked Korina while adjusting her sunglasses."What's up with the large sun shades and dark fringe wig?" She asked her cousin ignoring her question."Nothing." Daniella lied, "Just decided to go for a new look today." She hated lying to Korina but she didn't want her to know or how to come clean on her abusive relationship, Landon had beat her up again."Okay." Korina shrugged, she reached out and picked a black shirt from the rack.They were at the shopping mall for some shopping, Daniella had forced her cousin out."What do you think of this?" She asked holding the shirt up against her body."It's too plain." Daniella snatched it from her and hung it back on the rack, "Haven't you heard from Jace? I asked earlier.""No, I haven't." She shook her head, "And I ain't calling his ass.""Why?" Daniella ro
"When the hell are you going to tell her dude?" Ade growled, "It's been two months, the sooner she finds out the better and the lesser the damage.""Ade, everything is going so well, I don't want to ruin it." Jace said, "Besides I think it's better keeping things away from her.""Fuck shit man!" His best friend growled, "The woman you claim to love doesn't know anything about you, how fucking rich you are, about your mafia or her mother.""It's safer for her not knowing.""And it would be worse if she finds out from Russo.""Russo wouldn't dare." He growled, "I told him to mind his goddamn business.""Mind his business?" Ade snorted, "Russo minding his business would only happen when dragons shit coins which is never." He said and Jace knew he was telling the truth."It's been two months Jace, she sure deserves to know so she could forgive you earlier."
"You don't have to do this mum." Jace said moving closer to her, "Let me help you." He took the plates from her and began setting them on the table."I am done with your laundry and the cleaning." Ade announced entering the dining room, "The cleaning lady doesn't even have to come in this week.""Thanks boys." The woman said and gave them each a kiss on the cheek, "Let's have dinner now." She brought the food to the table and served the boys before joining them at the table."So how has the week been?" Claire asked the boys."Jace has been his idiotic self as usual." Ade told her with an eye roll."Don't make me pull out my gun." Jace growled and Claire smacked him on his back."No guns at the table." She told them, "Behave yourself.""Fine ma'am." They both grumbled and kicked each other under the tab