Chapter sixteen

Finals week came and went in the blink of an eye. I sat on my laptop refreshing the page every so often to see if my final grades had been posted yet. It had already been a week since my last one so they should be posted today. Or at least I hoped. Aiden decided to take me to a club he knew of in the mixed community city as a mini graduation party tonight. He told me mostly reapers came to the club so it had more of a goth vibe to it which he knew I would like. He did assure me plenty of humans came too though. Of course my friends were more than eager to come with and Aiden even agreed to letting Vanessa come. He wasn't too thrilled about it and said she would not be riding in the back seat of his truck. Amber and Tammy happily agreed to take her.

Sylvia had asked to come too and Aiden agreed simply because he felt safer having another pair of eyes on me at all times. He had become over protective to say the least since the pregnancy announcement. It was cute and kinda sweet but also very annoying at times. He had agreed to loosen up tonight and let me have some fun but I had to promise I wouldn't over exert myself.

I thought about my one final for the class I shared with Mark. I had watched him slightly struggle with the questions while I of course breezed through it. It was actually kind of satisfying to watch him struggle. I knew first hand that he had a tendency to play video games instead of study like he should of been. It felt good to see his ego and pride take a few hits every time he failed a test and with how much he was struggling with the final. He had tried to talk to me before the exam started but once again several people in our class blocked him from doing so. As a thank you to them for keeping him away from me for the past couple weeks I had made all of them a very detailed study guide which all of them were deeply thankful for. I assured them it was the least I could do after everything.

I refreshed my browser again to see red notification bells. Finally! I clicked on each course. A hundred percent on five of my finals but a ninety percent on my math final. Not too bad. I looked at my overall grades. All As'. That was pretty normal for me. I didn't even hear Aiden come in but when he saw me smiling he grabbed my laptop and studied my grades a bit.

"I'm impressed little one." He said with a smile. "And very proud." He handed my laptop back to me. I smiled up at him.

"I could have done better on the math but math was never my best subject." I said with a sigh. He looked at me confused.

"Are you kidding me a ninety is damn good considering I know how hard you were studying." He said sitting behind me.

"But it's not a hundred." I said looking down at my lap.

"Baby I don't care about that. You did your best and passed that's what matters. A ninety is better then I probably would have gotten if I'm being honest." He said with a chuckle. I looked up at him.

"But my mom always made me believe...." he held up his hand to stop talking before I could finish my sentence.

"Are you your mom? No. Could your mom do better than a ninety on a calculus final? I don't think so. Forget what your mother says ok. Nothing that woman says matters." He put his chin on my shoulder and I nodded in agreement. He was right. To be honest my mom was a high school drop out so I highly doubt she ever took calculus.

"I hate when you're right did I ever tell you that." I said kissing his forehead.

"Mmm a few times. Now what is my baby wearing tonight?" I chuckled.

"That is a surprise." I said poking his forehead. He groaned and sat upright.

"For the mother of two children I suppose I could be patient. However may I make a request?" He said standing up and stretching.

"Sure."

"Can you wear those boots you wore the night we met? The ones with the pentacles and chains." I smiled at him and nodded. He kissed my forehead and left me to my thoughts.

I had already planned to wear those shoes I was just torn what to wear them with. I knew it was gonna be warm so my hair would most likely be up I had already planned on wearing my thigh high fishnets probably with my black bean shorts that were practically booty shorts. I stood up and stretched.

I rifled through my closet grabbing the shoes and tights. I paused looking at my beach stuff and smiled. Perfect. I pulled out a lace skirt that was meant to be worn over a bathing suit or shorts. It had slits running up all the way on the sides. I grabbed my black shorts and looked through my tops. I didn't feel like wearing a corset although it was certainly tempting I just didn't feel like lacing it up to be honest. I just wanted to feel sexy for once I guess.

I almost laughed at my self. I was the farthest thing from sexy in my own opinion. Then again it was hard for to like myself in general. I knew Aiden would disagree with me so I just told myself I wanted to look nice for him.

Yes. I pulled out a short sleeve mesh shirt I had forgotten I bought right before starting college. It was perfect to wear over a black bra. I smiled looking at my outfit. I grabbed my crescent moon necklace and favorite choker as well as my bat earrings. I grabbed everything and headed to the bathroom to shower and what not.

Two hours. It took me two hours to get ready, which was highly unusual for me, but seeing Aidens reaction was well worth it. I even liked how I looked for once. Despite how good I thought I looked though he left me breathless. I didn't even know this man owned pleather skinny pants but there he was wearing a pair. My eyes traveled down his body and I felt warm.

Other then the pants he was wearing a pair of knee high boots with buckles across them and a black mesh shirt much like mine. The way his muscles looked under that shirt did things to my imagination and all I could think of was getting him back in bed with. He smiled at me when he realized I was staring at him just as much as he was me.

"If it wasn't almost time to meet up with your friends little one you'd be back in that bed screaming my name." He growled pulling me closer to him. I could feel myself start to become aroused with thoughts of him.

"We have time for a quick one." I said my hands traveling down his body. He shook his head.

"I don't like being quick with you. I like to savor every second of it and take my time with you." I felt goosebumps. He pressed his lips to mine and I felt an electric current shoot through my body.

The door bell rang and he growled. I knew he was upset that we were being interrupted and that made me laugh slightly. I moved past him to get the door while he cussed slightly under his breath. I laughed to myself as I walked to the front door.

My friends filed into the apartment looking amazing as always. Teighlor and Sam were wearing corsets with black shorts. Amber and Tammy surprised me the most with their outfits. Both wore black spike bras and flared pleather skirts. Tammy had on a purple harness with lots of straps that was attached by a chain to her collar that said 'slut' and had a chain leash coming off of it that Amber held. Amber was also in pleather thigh high boots compared to Tammys' ankle boots. Either way they looked stunning in my personal opinion. My friends complimented my outfit and even said this was the sexiest they'd ever seen me. That is until Aiden walked out of our room and they all forgot how to breath for a moment.

"Sylvia will be here soon. She just called and said she hit traffic." Aiden said wrapping his arms around me.

"Oh that reminds me Vanessa is running a bit late too we're picking her on the way to the club." Amber said. Her and Tammy had never been affected by Aidens charms before and I couldn't figure out why. Maybe I'd ask him about it later.

We sat around the living room just chatting. Aiden had me on his lap on the couch and Teighlor was next to me. We were mostly just talking about a baby shower for the twins. Aiden made it clear he wanted me to plan it mostly because he knew how much this meant to me. He knew how happy I was we were having a baby. He had seen my Amazon list for them and had on several occasions even picked out something. We couldn't wait for them even though it had only been a couple of weeks since I had conceived. Naturally of course Aidens mom had been in contact with Teighlor and I almost non stop about the baby shower as well. It was touching actually. On more than one occasion Aidens mom would scold me for not calling her mom. It always made me smile.

There was a knock on the door finally and I practically flew out of Aidens lap to the door. Sylvia and I had become fairly close in the last week. Between her, Aidens mom and Vanessa I had learned more in one week than I feel I had my entire time in high school. I practically flung open the door to see Sylvia standing there in a tight black pleather corset dress with fishnet stockings that you could barely see with her knee high boots. She looked like a dominatrix almost in my opinion. Maybe it was because she just radiated that kind of energy. I pulled her into a tight hug and she laughed.

"Hi cousin." She said hugging me back.

"I'm so happy you're coming Sylv." He laughed.

"I wouldn't miss my youngest cousins graduation party for the world." I grinned up at her.

"Come meet my friends." I practically dragged her into the apartment. Aiden swooped her up into a bear hug causing her to boo him on top of the head playfully. They both laughed and he put her down. I looked at my friends who were gawking at Sylvia.

"Guys this is Aidens cousin Sylvia. Sylvia these are my friends Teighlor, Sam, Amber and her fiancé Tammy." Sylvia gave them all a charming smile.

"It's so wonderful to meet you all. Letty has told me so much about all of you."

"It's nice to meet you too." Teighlor said finally, returning her smile.

"Well now that everyone is here are you ladies ready to go?" Aiden asked. I nodded. The girls all nodded and we filed out the door of the apartment to go to the parking garage. The elevator door opened and I walked in colliding with a rock solid body and fell on my ass. I knew it was my fault but I still wanted to cuss whoever it was out. Aidens laughter though took me off guard.

"Adam what on earth are you doing here?" I looked up at the man I had walked into. He was about Aidens height. He honestly reminded me of a movie star with gorgeous tan skin and neatly cut and layered light brown hair. His eyes were the same golden color as Aidens. Reaper.

"I'm sorry for not calling I wanted to surprise you. I know Sylvia mentioned that you were living here. She said you guys were going to Ravens club tonight. I was gonna meet you there as a surprise but your mom just told me the good news." I got off the floor with Teighlor's help and brushed myself off. Adam looked at me and his eyes widened as he saw Aidens mark on my neck. And then it happened. His eyes fell on Teighlor and her eyes locked onto his and I could see the link. I silently looked at Aiden who just nodded. Adam was my best friends one true mate. I looked at Sylvia who was pretending not to know but I knew she had set this up.

"Hi I'm Adam." He said closing the distance between my best friend and him.

"Nice to meet you Adam I'm Teighlor." She started fidgeting with her hair.

"I hate to break up such a lovely introduction but Adam what did my mom tell you?" Aiden said bringing Adams attention back to him.

"Your gonna be a father." I smiled and laced my fingers through Aidens as I moved closer to him.

"Only my mom would announce it to everyone. Yes it's true. This is my girlfriend Letitia. Letty my love this is my best friend Adam." I smiled at the man.

"It's nice to meet you." He smiled back at me then looked at Teighlor again.

"Me and a couple of the guys were gonna head to Ravens once the others get done work. I just couldn't wait once I heard the news." He said shaking his head with a chuckle.

"Well you never were the patient type." Aiden said placing his hand on his friends shoulder.

"Would you like to ride with me Teighlor?" Adam asked looking back at my best friend. She looked at me and I nodded.

"Sure." She said giving him a smile. Teighlor and Adam lead the way to the garage followed by Sam, Amber and Tammy. I pulled Aiden to the side once we got to the parking garage.

"He's her mate." I whispered to him.

"I know." He whispered back.

"Was it like that for you when you first met me?" I asked.

"Yes. The minuet I saw your beautiful blue eyes I knew. I could feel something inside me saying, well more like screaming, that you were my mate." I smiled and he unlocked the truck for Sam and i to get in before he did.

When we reached the club I was a little surprised. There was a huge line outside of what looked like a run down building. The windows were boarded out but on occasion I could see a random streak of light shine through. Aiden and Adam lead us around to the back of the building. I saw a door on the side which had a few people lingering around it. Most of them were demons by the looks of their red eyes.

Once we reached the back I saw why Aiden ugly is this way. There was a man by the door. His golden eyes flashed over us and he smiled. He moved to the side and let us in. I was assuming all those people out front must be humans

We made our way through a short, narrow hall. I couldn't see anything in front of us due to the fact Adam and Aiden were at the front. The hallway quickly opened up into a very large room. On the left hand side near us were a few tables and booths scattered about. I noticed the exit door I had seen earlier. To the right up against the wall closest to the door we had come in was the DJ. He gave us a small smile and continued on. To the far right wall was the bar, it was hard to really see it though with all the people there. Everything else was just open space occupied by hundreds of people dancing.

The club had purple and green lights all over the place giving it what my friends would call a spooky vibe. There were lights making a wave pattern up above us and a fog machine somewhere making the dance floor look cloudy. This was definitely my kind of place. I noticed almost everyone was dressed like us and I smiled.

Aiden and Adam headed straight for the tables and we all shuffled into a booth. Vanessa sat as far as she could from Aiden and Adam. When Adam offered to order drinks for the table Vanessa took the opportunity to insist us girls go have fun since Aiden wanted to sit and hold our table. I could tell things were still awkward for them.

Adam soon came and joined us followed by a waitress with shots. I politely refused and was given a rude glare until she noticed the mark on my neck and Aiden glaring at her. Was she another ex? I tried not to think about it as I danced with my friends. Eventually Teighlor and Adam sat at the booth and Aiden came and danced with me. His movements were very fluid but precise. The way he danced was distracting me to the point I tripped over my own two feet.

Hours passed and soon I began to feel warm and slightly tired. I needed some fresh air. I told Aiden I was going to slip out the side door and he agreed as Sylvia told him to let me go alone. I was great full she understood that I was slightly feeling over stimulated. Or was there another reason? I pushed on the bars and slipped out the side exit. There was no one out on the little deck but me.

I leaned on the tail and let out a sigh. Although I was having fun and enjoying my time with my friends and my boyfriend I felt depressed. This club reminded me of one Mark used to take me to and it made me think of him. I silently cursed at myself I should be inside having fun with my friends. I put my face in my hands. What the hell was wrong with me? I heard the door open and I quickly regained my composure. I continued to lean on the rail and not look at whoever came out.

"Letty?" The voice made my blood run cold and boil at the same time. I turned and was greeted by familiar brown eyes. My ex stood there smiling at me. Fuck.

"Mark." I said as coldly as I could. He was blocking the door with his body.

"What are you doing here?" He asked confused.

"None of your business." He frowned.

"Who are you here with?" He asked scabbing the area. I crossed my arms across my chest.

"Also none of your business." He sighed.

"You look gorgeous." He said looking me up and down.

"I know." Was all I could say.

"I'm just trying to make conversation." He said sounding kind of upset.

"There's nothing to talk about I told you that."

"Obviously there is if you're going to be this hostile to me." I scoffed.

"Hostile? Please. You want me to be hostile ok I'll be hostile. Get the fuck out of my way and fuck off Mark I have nothing nice to say to you." Hurt flashed across his face. Good.

"Letty I made a mistake ok. I want to talk but I can't if you're going to act like this.

"You're damn right you made a fucking mistake. So did I though. I trusted you. I believed you." I couldn't believe him. I silently wished Aiden would walk outside now.

"Letty please."

"You've got to be fucking kidding me! After everything you've put me through you expect me to hear you out all because you claim you made a mistake? Do I fucking look fucking stupid?" I felt my throat start to tighten. I had never talked to him like this.

"I still love you. I wanna talk things out Letitia. I've changed. I'm more emotionally available now and can handle your anxiety better now." I started laughing.

"Yeah ok I've heard that one before. People don't change that fucking much Mark, especially not you. You don't love me either. You never did. You loved the idea of me. You loved the control. You loved the ability to break me into a million pieces because it made you feel better about yourself. You never ducking loved me." I felt my eyes start to sting with tears. No I couldn't let him see me like this. I refused.

"That's not true." He whispered. I couldn't stop the floodgate of emotions building in me. I blamed the pregnancy.

"Oh it's not? Every time we broke up it was you who left. You always made up some bull shit excuse about how it was my fault or that you weren't sure you really wanted to be in or were ready for a relationship. And almost every time you left me you were hitting up other girls and don't say you weren't because I'm not dumb. You'd get pissed off at me over stupid shit and make me feel so fucking insecure. Everything was always your way or not at all." I was so angry.

"Letty."

"Don't you fucking Letty me. I'm so ducking sick of you! I didn't deserve the cheating, manipulation or lies. I treated you like a fucking king and you just shit on me. You cheated on my constantly despite me trying to always be there for your needs. You are a ducking piece of shit and I deserve so much fucking better. I deserve to be treated with love and respect , things you could only dream of doing."

"That's not true." I could tell he was getting uncomfortable. I almost let out a gasp as I saw Aiden and Adam standing a little ways off. Aiden held his finger to his lips and shook his head. Somehow I understood what he was saying. I turned my attention back to Mark.

"The hell it's not! We broke up every six months like it was clockwork! How is that treating me with love and respect? I also deserve a fucking man who's going to hear me out and listen to what I have to say unlike you. Because the minuet anyone said anything about me to you it's like you went fucking dumb and never wanted to hear me out. You always believed everyone else over me and I'm so sick of it!"

"What else was I supposed to do? You liked to hide things from me." He finally yelled back.

"Only because I knew those were things I could handle on my own since apparently you had a fucking issue with me constantly turning to you about my my problems. You literally told me I needed to learn how to handle shit on my own and then when I did you ducking got poised at me for it."

"I never said that" he grumbled

"Oh cut the bullshit yes you did. I'm so ducking sick of you. I told you if you left again that was it, no more. I warned you I was fucking done and I meant it."

"Why won't you just hear me out?" He whispered.

"Because I know your tricks. It's always the same with you. I want nothing to do with you. I've met someone else and I'm actually fucking happy for once. He actually treats me the way I deserve to be treated." He looked surprised.

"Are you dating the guy I saw you with Perry much all the time."

"It's none of your business." I said getting impatient with him.

"Letty please tell me."

"You know what Mark yes his name is Aiden and I not only live with him but am expecting his child." His face fell and he looked whiter then a piece of paper if that was possible.

"You're....pregnant?" I nodded. "No you can't be. You're supposed to be with me." I could hear the sadness in his voice.

"No I'm not. Now get the fuck out of my way and stay the hell away from me."

"Fine maybe I'll just walk out into traffic and die." My breath caught in my throat. This is how he always got me. I looked him in the eyes.

"Have fun with that cupcake." I pushed pass him and opened the door to go in. Then it dawned on me. I turned around. Aiden was by my side holding me and Adam was following Mark as he stormed off. No. He couldn't be serious. I had to stop him.

"Letty you can't stop this. It's his time. I'd rather you not see this." Aiden whispered into my ears.

"Aiden please no don't do this. I don't want him to actually die." Aiden shook his head.

"There's nothing you can do to stop a drunk driver. I broke free from Aiden and ran towards Mark. It was too late though. I watched as a pick up truck ran the red light and hit four people crossing the street, including Mark. Aiden pulled me away from the road and turned me around so my face was in his chest. I could hear people screaming and tires screeching. I could hear cars crashing and car alarms going off. I could hear a woman frantically calling 911 and I glass shattering. I tried to look but Aiden wouldn't let me.

"It's all my fault." I whispered. Tears falling down my face.

"No Sylvia knew this was coming weeks ago and even if you had agreed to have a civil conversation he still would of died." I started to sob. I felt more arms wrapped around me and heard my friends voices but couldn't make out what they were saying. Soon I heard the sound of sirens and Aiden forced us to walk back to where we had parked. I couldn't move though. I frozen in place as I watched paramedics put four limp people on stretchers. I watched as they pulled another two limp bodies from one of the vehicles.

Aiden picked me up and slung me over his shoulder as I screamed at him to put me down. I told him I needed to check on Mark but I knew it was too late. Adam was there at the scene. I watched as he touched each body. I watched each soul rise out of each body. I watched him touch Marks body. His soul looked at me. He looked so sad.

The closer we got to where we had parked the farther we were from the accident and the less I could see. Aiden put me in the truck and buckled my seat belt. All I could do was shut down. My friends agreed to ride back with Tammy and Amber. Sylvia was no where to be found.

As we started to head back to the apartment I replayed what had just happened in my head. This couldn't be. It had to be a mistake. Yet I knew in my heart it was true. I blamed myself and hated myself for telling him to have fun with dieing. I started to cry again. I must of cried the whole way home because before I knew it I was laying on my side in Aidens arms. He kissed my head. I just wanted to shut out everything and everyone. I closed my eyes and gave in to sleep. I never wanted to wake up again. This whole mess was my fault.