GRACE'S POV
I whistled and waited impatiently for Chris to walk across the door so that I can have a single look of him.
God! I am fu-king obsessed with that man. He's like a damn...He's perfect. Ugh. I wish I could have him for my whole life but my bad luck. My prince charming hates me like anything.
But I didn't hurt him. It was not my fault. Just because I am related to Zach that doesn't mean he has to despise me.
I wish I could do something magical and make him fall for me.
I fu-king like him so much.
"Hey shitty face." Riley came and patted my head.
I rolled my eyes and shoved middle finger at him. He's such a pig. I swear if he wasn't the person with whom I had spent my childhood then for sure, I would've kicked his ass for being such a pain.
"Oh, someone's sulking. Huh?" He commented.
"Fu-k off Riley."
"What the f-ck do you see in that moron Chris? I mean leave him dude if he ain't giving shit about you. There's a whole bunch of assholes out there who would fu-king die to be with you." He added, this time being quite serious.
I shrugged my shoulders. "Feelings man, feelings."
"Then fu-k that feeling."
Yeah, right.
"Oh shit. He's coming this way." I panicked and tried my best possible to look everywhere but him.
His cologne entered through my nostrils and damn, I so wanted to ran into his arms but I couldn't. If I do so, most probably he will hate me all over again.
Riley whistled and passed me a notorious wink. He is definitely up to something.
I ran my eyes quietly over Chris and inhaled a deep breath. He's so cute.
Pursuing my lips together, I narrowed my eyes and gestured Riley to not do any of his idiotic act but by practically ignoring me, he called out Chris.
"Hey man! What do you think about Grace?"
My jaw dropped in shock but all I can do was to wait for his reaction and yep, he made a face which clearly told that "I f-cking hate her."
I frowned and bend my head low. Am I really this bad? Is it wrong for me to wish for some romance in my life? Whole of my life, I've witnessed nothing but crime and blood. When I was a little girl, I used to picture that one day my prince will come on his white horse and took me away but as I grew up, I realized that maybe, Prince charming was nothing but the very first lie we learn in our childhood. My dream broke but I didn't care about that because my life was no normal. I was always surrounded by three of the criminals who were no less than a brother for me, though Blake was my real brother. I accepted that falling in love was never my thing and frankly I had spent many nights on men. Men- who were both nice and pathetic but it was always about sex. I never felt any spark in them. I realized that men were just for sex without any strings attached to them.
But then one day, I saw Chris. I don't know why but I felt a strange attraction to him. He was so calm, full of pain and somehow, I remembered my fairy tale in him. I wanted to wipe his tears, I wanted to save him from Zach, I wanted to be there for him but when I tried, he put all blame on me and hated me.
I wish he could be my prince charming and I'll become his knight in shining amour and save him from all his demons instead of being damsel in distress. If only.
I know it's too early to talk about love but I want to fall in love with him, slowly and softly. He deserves the best love story but maybe, I don't deserve him.
"She's nice." I was brought back into the reality when I heard Chris.
I knitted my eyebrows in confusion and searched his face which held no emotions.
"But I don't like her." He added.
I hung my shoulders low and decided to leave. I knew from the start that he won't be able to become my prince after all it was my brother who made him suffer. He thinks that since I am related to Zach, I was also to blame.
"Listen Christ or Chris, whoever the f-ck you are If my sister likes you then you better start sharing the same feelings for her or else I know very well how to change your mind." Riley grabbed him by his collar.
I palm faced myself and regretted saying a bit to Riley. How could I forget that my brothers will do anything to put a smile on my face but F-ck I don't want anyone to harm Chris. I do want to have my happily ever after with him but not like this. I don't want anyone to force him just to be with me. And damn, I could make this point clear to Riley. Sometimes, he acts too immature like we're still kids and if he'll play his big brother role then everything will turn out to be okay.
"Riley, leave him." I said, trying my best possible to remove his grip from Chris but all in vain.
"Go ahead kill me." Chris laughed humorlessly.
"Don't f-cking test me." Riley deadpanned.
Shit.
"Grace, huh? That's your name?" Chris looked at me.
I had no clue how to react. So all I did was to nod my head like an idiot. Although the situation was quite alarming yet from inside, I couldn't stop myself from fan-girling over the fact that this was the first time when he rolled my name out of his tongue and f-ck it sounded damn cute.
"Why don't you tell your brother that for me you're nothing but a waste of space?"
My heart sank and for a second his words made me wonder that am I really good for nothing but soon my thought was replaced by my mind praising his bravery. Despite knowing that Riley can kill, he said that to me. F-ck, I so want him. He's damn perfect.
Riley was about to punch him before Zach came from nowhere and asked him to leave Chris.
I felt a breath of relieve passing down my lungs but I stilled when I realized that now everything is going to mess up even more.
"Can I talk to you, Chris?" Zach asked.
F-ck me.
Riley rolled his eyes and after throwing his arms up in the air, he went out of the room.
"Yes." This time, Chris replied.
No, he wasn't scared of Zach but there was something else in his voice which told me that he didn't wanted to disobey Zach.
Eh?
"Grace, will you please leave?" Zachy bro said.
I greeted my teeth but what else can I do? It isn't like I can stay here when he made his point clear that he needs to have a word with Chris that too alone.
And now I am worried.
I am sure that Zach is not going to harm my Chris after all he is so in love with September. He will never dare to hurt her and everybody knows here that Chris and September are best friends.
I bite the corner of my lips and planned to leave them.
What Zach wanted to talk about? Does that include me? If yes then how would Chris react?
Jesus! Save me from going insane.
Well, right now all I can do is to wait and then let's see what my fate brings.