A/N: I only own the OC.
Thank you for reviewing! I love the debate if she should pursue Elias, and the ideas.
I was walking through the dining room the next morning when I was stopped my Paul, their father, and he asked me to join him on the patio. I knew there was no point in saying no, so I accepted his arm and walked out there with him. I heard Elias walking behind us, and for some reason that gave me comfort.
"How are things, Brianna?" he asked me as we were brought Mimosas and he got a bloody Mary.
"Good. Thank you." I said and he smirked.
"Are you sure?" he asked me.
"Yes, thank you for everything you have allowed me to do." I said and he nodded.
"I know that you and Dean still aren't getting along. I do apologize for his actions lately." he said and I felt my cheeks blush a little.
"It's not your fault... it's his. I told him to get rid of that whore before you two go married." he said and I nodded as i took a sip of the mimosa.
"I don't expect much from him. I know that this wasn't ideal from either of us. I will be alright." I said and he shook his head.
"You are handling this better than I expected." he said with a chuckle. I wasn't sure how to respond to that, so I gave a small shrug.
"I'm surprised too." I finally admitted and he laughed.
"I am going to talk to Dean, but just know that I hold you much higher than I will ever hold her." He said and squeezed my hand. I gave a small smile and he excused himself. I looked out over the pool as Galina walked out a few minutes later.
"So... how was your breakfast with Paul?" she asked me and I shrugged.
"Honestly, kind of odd." I said and she chuckled.
"I know they are tired of him bringing her around. He can't convince anyone that this marriage is good if he keeps fucking that whore." Galina said and I raised an eyebrow at her. She usually didn't say mean things about people.
"We need to get away... come on. We are going to the beach house." she said and I looked at her strange. We had gone to Los Angeles and now she wants to go somewhere else.
"Beach house?" I asked her and she laughed.
"They have properties everywhere." she said and I laughed... it shouldn't surprise me. I watched as she called the guys to the patio as we drank more mimosas. They guys appeared a few minutes later and Dean looked disheveled and kept glancing at me, but I wasn't in the mood to look at him.
"Problems, Dean? Maybe you should trying sleeping at night instead of fucking." Roman said to him after Roman has kissed Galina, and then kissed my cheek. The guys had been very nice to me about everything. I smirked and tried not to laugh out loud as Dean looked very uncomfortable.
"We want to go to the beach house." Galina said and the guys all looked excited.
"And Dean, you are only allowed to bring your wife." Seth added and I chuckled at that.
"Let's go get ready." Galina said and I smirked as we walked off.
A few hours later we were walking onto the beach in Cancun. They had a house on an enclosed resort. I was surprised at how nice it was, but I knew that I shouldn't have been. I wasn't sure how they were able to do the things they could, but I was getting used to it. Galina had told them to unpack us and we went straight for the beach. She had told Cesaro and Elias that they needed to blend in.
"Thank you for this." I said to her as we sat down on the recliners. She waved it off and looked around.
"Welcome, and the sights aren't too bad." she said as they brought us drinks. I glanced over to see Cesaro and Elias in shorts. Elias didn't have a shirt on, and I was shocked at the state of him. He took care of himself.
"I wasn't talking about them, but... wait, do you have a crush on Elias?" she asked me in a hush whisper and I hung my head.
"OMG! Brianna!" she said and I looked up in surprise because I really wasn't sure how she was supposed to react to it, but I felt horrible to admit it.
"You go girl." she said and I looked at her with surprise. I was not expecting her to say that... she was supportive?
"What?" I finally asked her and she smiled at me.
"I think it's great that you are finding happiness somewhere... anywhere at this point." she said and I laughed. I felt bad, but at the same time I realized that it was ok to want someone.
"How's the beach?" a voice asked us before we could say anything else and we both looked up to see Dean, Roman, and Seth standing there.
"Nice." Galina said and I saw that Dean was looking over me.
"Would you like to walk with me?" Dean asked me a few seconds later, and I knew that it would be stupid to say no. I had committed to having this work, even if I really was the only one. I nodded and stood up. Elias stood up, and Dean waved him off. He offered me his arm and I took it. I wasn't sure that I wanted to take it, but I did. We started to walk down the beach, and it felt more awkward than when we were first married.
"You look nice." he finally said and I nodded.
"Thank you... you look like a walking STD." I said without regret. He stopped and looked at me with some surprise.
"I... I'm sorry." he said and I shook my head.
"I don't believe anything you say anymore. I guess she holds something over you or to you, but I don't care anymore. I mean even your father came to me about it." I said and his eyes got wide. He got ready to say something, but stopped when I held up my hand.
"No more lies." I said and he sighed. He ran his hand through his hair and looked at me.
"Fine." he said and I turned to walk back. They all looked at me, but no one asked any questions. I sat down and Seth handed me a drink.
We had been there a few days, and were going to go back tomorrow night. They were having a party with some friends that had flown in. I had met many of their friends, and a few of them weren't bad looking. I was sitting on the balcony with Galina while the guys were talking down below. A lot of people had already left around 2 am, but it was now past 3 am. I was well on my way to being drunk, and Galina already made it there.
"I'm going to sleep." I said and stood up. I swayed, but caught myself on the balcony. She smacked me on the ass and laughed as I walked away. I went out into the hallway and started to my bedroom when someone grabbed me. I felt the world spin harder when my whole body was shoved up against a wall. I gasped and looked to see one of their friends from the party staring back at me. He was much taller than me and had an evil look to him. I struggled, but he slammed his forearm into my nose. I felt it crunch, and blinding pain shot through my whole face.
"Dean doesn't deserve a whore like you, and the family doesn't deserve anything they have." he said and I tried to say something, but I chocked on blood. He threw me to the ground and I knew that Galina was too drunk to know anything was happening, and everyone else was downstairs. I had sobered up quickly, but now I had to try to fight out of this. He grabbed my leg, but I used some of the defense moves to twist out of it. I got him off and stood up to run, but he knocked me off my feet. I slammed into a small table that was in the hallway and prayed someone heard the commotion.
"Keep fighting... it just turns me on more." he said and I got out a strangled scream as he pulled me swimsuit top off me. I felt him grab me when his grip suddenly slipped off me. I looked up to see Elias throwing him backwards, and I heard the sickening thud as he landed down the stairs. I was relieved, but in a lot of pain.
"Brianna." a voice said and I saw a worried, and very sober Galina. She quickly put a towel over me as Elias walked back towards us.
"It... hurts." I managed to say.
"Hang on, darlin, I will get help. Galina, stay with her." he said and she nodded as he ran down the stairs. I tried to stay away, but my whole body was cold. I was in so much pain that the last thing I saw was a blurry figure running over to me. They sounded like Dean, but I knew that it couldn't be him. He didn't care.
A/N: Who attacked her?
