Hello here is chapter 14 for you I hope you enjoy. This is the revised edition of What Now so please enjoy and review.
Beta:02/18/2018-chap 14-Lost him.
Lillian's point of view…
I can't bring myself to feel bad for whoever deceived Warren he was insane when he was normal now, they have willing pushed him over a steep cliff. I get up from the cold floor wetting a paper towel and cleaned myself, taking a couple deep breathes I walked out. I was having trouble walking everything hurt, but Tobias was coming from the theater nearly knocking me down.
He smiled, "Was going to see if you fled our date, your face,"
I smiled, "No, but I slipped in the bathroom. My face hit the stall door, but nothing touched my belly. Sometimes girls can be messy, I alerted a worker though," he smiled taking my hand leading back into the darkness in that moment my smile faded.
We left after it was done, I drove right home faster than normal flying up the stairs to my room. I stripped turning on the shower on until steam was pouring from the shower. I stepped into the shower feeling the hot water hit my body, I cried until I had no tears left to cry. I got out when the water ran cold, I looked at myself in the mirror, I am getting bigger by the day, but I can see massive bruises on my hips and back.
I sigh; I am not going to tell anyone, that much I know. He looked sick when he found out I wasn't the one texting him. I saw the devastation written across his face, he hated himself I could tell. And I hated him right now he has jumped over the cliff and I am not jumping with him this time. I can't love him he is a monster; I never thought Warren would do that.
I walked into my closet looking for my black dress for the dinner tonight, I didn't feel like being near anyone but I didn't have a choice. I take a seat on the stool near my vanity table, I apply lotion to my body, and then I started getting dressed for the evening.
The black maternity dress flatters my belly; I slide on the black ballet flats. Green earrings, necklace, ring, and bracelet complete my attire for the night. My bouncing curly black hair hangings lose around my shoulders, a green lily tucked behind my ear.
"Ready Lilypad," Layla said as she walked in.
"Yeah, I am finished," he waited for me then we walked downstairs together. We got in the limo driving to the grand reopening of the museum, Hurricane (Jared) and Sprite (Mom) in their suits. I didn't think anyone would attack tonight every hero was here, and their super kids. I spotted Lady Peace standing with Leah; I made my way over slowly.
"Hello, Dear, how are you?" Lady Peace said giving me a smile and a hug.
I retort, "Hello, and I am doing as good as can be," my tone dead like I felt inside; my face was set in an emotionless mask.
"I don't believe you, what has happened, Lillian?" Lady Peace asked me her voice hard she could sense something was very off.
I whisper, "It doesn't matter anymore," walking off before she could question me again.
I spotted Tobias, he looked dashing standing with a man who was an older version of him. His father was chatting up my step-father when I walked over to them. I smiled, "Tobias," he turned with a smile plastered on his face.
"You look stunning, come let's get you a drink," we walked from our beaming fathers.
"My father asked me to go to Ireland for a few days will you be safe while I am gone?"
"I will, is everything okay?" I questioned him his face was stern but loving.
"A prisoner escaped, and they need him, he was the one to track him before,"
He needed the bathroom.
I had to put on a better act; I smiled and greeted my friends and their families when I really wanted to curl up in my bed and die or sleep both sounded nice right about now. We watched them hang up photos of hero's, each hung with care; I smiled as my mother's picture took its rightful place.
"Let's go take our seats," Layla said and we made our way to our nameplates, I sat resting my back and feet, which ached and hurt. We watched for our friends from our seats and then Layla started in on me.
"Names," Layla said like it wasn't important.
"Not until they are born, little flower," I smiled at her face.
"Not fair," she pouted at me.
"Life isn't fair, Layla," Tobias smirked.
"Hello ladies, you're both looking very beautiful tonight," Will winked taking his seat next to Layla, they held hands for us all to see.
"Hello, Will, you look very dashing," Layla said. Her face lighted up with happiness when Will was around, Will treated her like a princess, I was happy for them both.
"Oh, hey Will you don't look like shit tonight," I said looking at his new suit? My mind was a jumbled mess right now, my thoughts tried to stay on the here and now, but I failed it went back to the bathroom. He didn't mean it the way it happened, I could see it on his face, and sadness was boiling in my belly.
"No one would be so foolish to attack tonight," Will said and he was right no one would attack here.
I retorted, "Yeah, but elsewhere is a different story," He gave a sharp nod signaling he understood what I meant to say.
"Enough, we deal with tonight, no planning okay, " Dice ordered but we didn't pay attention.
"I already have a planned baby, but it has to play out soon these babies can't be born while he walks free we all know they wouldn't be safe," I stated and Will looked determined to have him dead or behind bars before his niece and nephew was born.
"You're right he has to be dealt with, I won't have my niece and nephew in danger from their own father," Will said and I gave him a look.
We sat in silence not wanting or needing to talk. I watched Sparrow arrive; she was running through the crowd, looking for someone. I stood up making my way to her she had a frantic look on her face. I grabbed her bare arm spinning her around to face me; she looked relieved to see me.
"I was looking for you," Sparrow said her tone said as she looked at me.
I asked, "Really, are you okay?"
"My aunt told me what happened to you today, she said you needed a friend, or you would bury it. And it would eat you alive and ruin your future," Sparrow said and I sighed damn you, Fortuna.
My eyes narrowed, "I didn't want to bother anyone with it, he didn't mean it he was tricked by the person who stole my phone," whispering with a drop it now the tone of voice.
"He was and the girl is going to die tonight, he is gone now it's like your Warren died. What he did killed him inside and that was what he needed to fully embrace the dark," Sparrow said I slapped my forehead, and she sighed this was getting worse.
"I will face that demon when the time comes, but you can't tell anyone about what happened to me promise me, Sparrow," I demanded in a hiss she was pushing her limits with me tonight.
"I will promise if you promise tomorrow, we go to lunch and talk about what he did," she looked me in the eye.
"I promise," I would keep it because you never make a promise unless you can keep it.
"Then I promise too," she said grabbing me in a hug which was hard with my large round belly.
"Have you told anyone yet?" I asked afraid she told her man.
"I told Chang, I am sorry, I was so upset," she said pleading with me.
"Shit," walking off searching for him, I looked everywhere. Shit, where is he? I spotted him about to talk to Lash and Dice, I hauled ass over and I grabbed him.
"Chang a word now," I hissed grabbing his arm.
"Okay don't go into labor," Chang smiled it was fake. He put his hand on my lower back leading me to an uncrowded spot.
"Have you told anyone what Sparrow told you?" I asked with an urgent tone.
He said embarrassed, "I was about to tell Lash and Dice,"
"No, you will not, Sparrow already promised me she wouldn't. Now it's your turn Chang, it is my personal stuff, not yours to tell," I said with rage.
"Okay Lilypad I promise I won't tell anyone," Chang backed down not wanting to cause more issues right now, we as a group have enough.
"Thank you," I said with a smile.
I watched Tobias and Dice, they knew we were hiding something they watched me walking away from Chang. I walked back to my seat I hated keeping things from my family and friends.
"What was that about, first Sparrow then Chang," Will leaned over whispering to me.
"Later," I whispered back and he nodded.
Our table filled with our friends, and the heroes and heroines at another table. We watched the speaker tap the microphone then he started his long boring speech I almost passed out from it being so boring.
I looked at Sparrow she gave me a sad look; I don't want their pity, I gave her a smile. Dice looked at us with suspicion on his face.
"What can I get you tonight?" a young waiter asked.
We placed our large order; we had twenty-one people at our table, one pregnant with twins.
Cassie spoke up, "So you are 22 weeks and 1 day right?"
"Can you tell, but yes I feel ready to pop I look like a woman who is 8 months," I smiled rubbing my large belly.
"No you're stunning," Sam assured me.
"Ya'll would tell me that even if I did look like shit," I laughed out loud.
"That's our job, honey," Dice said as he put his hand on my belly the twins went wild at his touch as they always did.
Three waiters brought our food out, putting the meals in front of certain people as we talked about school.
"How long will you miss school?" Lash asked
"Three weeks but I will do homeschool for those weeks. Then for the rest of the year, I can bring the babies to class, next year I will have a babysitter for when I am at school," I said.
"That's really cool," Lash smiled at me with happiness, he was getting let down hard this time.
I looked next to me Angelo looked sick, I leaned over whispering "Are you okay Angelo," I said.
"Umm yeah just nervous," he said he was sweating bullets but something else was wrong.
I asked him, "Why?"
"You'll see," he smiled.
I went back to my dinner, but it had no taste, so I pushed it away.
"What's wrong you always eat?" Sue said worried holding Edwards hand under the table.
"It has no taste, it makes me want to vomit," I said it tasted like crap.
Will took a bite of my dinner, and he shook his long brown hair agreeing it tasted like shit. Then we ordered dessert I got a huge strawberry shortcake ice cream sundae, it looked good on the menu. Tobias gave them a fair warning he would kill them that it better be great since my other meal tasted like shit. It was great and big so Leah and I shared it, Sparrow taking pictures of us together, the whole table.
Sparrow and I went to the lake for her to take some professional shots of me with the belly. They fitted in my large silver frame, she did a great job, my mom, Josie, and Willow loved them.
Angelo stood to my left and gave a loud clearing of his throat everyone in the room turned to him.
"Good evening everyone, I have a statement to make," Angelo said with a clear voice.
"To my ice princess, I don't have words to explain what you mean to me. I would gladly die for you; I want to see your smile when I go to sleep I want to be the first to see it when we wake. That would be heaven on earth; would you, Jennifer Jacquelyn James, do me the honor of marrying me?"
Jennifer was bawling, but I was almost crying, I saw every female was crying tears of joy. I wouldn't have this, and I wanted to just cry as I curled up in a ball.
"Yes," she tackled him to the ground in a massive hug. He got back on his knees placing a diamond ring on her left hand.
I gave Angelo a look as everyone hugged them both, this was my only way to avoid it. It was wrong that I was not as happy, they are perfect together, but I was selfish at times. I stay back avoiding them both, even as I feel Angelo staring at me while I talk to Sparrow ignoring the very happy couple.
"This hurts him, you can love more than one person. You're a likable person, you're not a bad person for not being happy for them," Sparrow touched my hand as we stood talking, Tobias slipping up to me his arm around my waist.
"Your mother would be so proud Jennifer," Jared told a sobbing Jennifer she needed water, or she would dehydrate, I stood off and aloft from them all with Tobias who was talking to his father. Angelo, stood his arm around his girl but his eyes travel to me every so often, he knew I was avoiding them both, Jennifer was beaming.
"Really," she said "yes really," he held her.
The night took a very fast turn into a nightmare, the mega screen that was showing the hero highlights turned off and was replaced by Warlord. He was geared up my small hand flew to my belly. Thank you, Warlord, for providing a distraction this made Angelo and Jennifer stop in their tracks.
"Good evening Maxville, I am the supervillain Warlord. I have a couple things to do and say so please bear with me," Warlord said with a sinister voice, what happened to his sweet, rough deep voice?
"First please bring out the guilty party," Warlord demanded.
We watched them bring out Amp, she was being dragged out and thrown to the floor at Warlords feet than chained to the floor she made no effort to move her head was held high. I was already disgusted this was Jennifer's family. He didn't need people to witness this was to him an add-on to a night he already had planned.
"I am not too cold; I can love with all my heart. This Villainess tricked me, and I hurt the one I love in a brutal way. If you are a villain or hero you love your mate with all your heart, but we can make mistakes." Warlord paused he was pissed and crazy for him never a well working combination.
Amp spoke, "You can blame me for the push, but blame yourself for your actions. I deceived you to hurt her, you willing did it, you became something she can never love. No worries, Warlord your dear friend Tobias will pick her back up," she was right and it angered me to new levels.
"Now she will pay with her pathetic life," Warlord growled out but I was being surrounded by the males close to me, the rest making their way over.
Tobias gave me a look, "It was him that did that to your face, you never fell. Why, do you protect him," he was now angry.
I answered, "I was not protecting him, Tobias. I was protecting you when it comes down to it, he will kill you, kill Meg he was never bluffing about that. If you would have run after him you would not be standing here with me tonight and if by lying to you means you're here with me, then yes I did it," he just gave me a heartbreaking look his eyes scanning for his baby sister, she sat scared.
Dice sighed, "We will talk after this, in private and you will tell us what happened,"
I had no intention of doing as such, this was my soul choice to keep my day a secret.
Angelo vented, "Lillian,"
Anger lashed out, "Don't try it, run back to your girl," eyes flashing, everyone staring never was I angry with him, but I was, hurt I was hurt. But they're mates, it was never to be he and I, it was them.
We watched as Warlord clamped his hand over her mouth, her throat glowed with fire being streamed down her throat. I was going to be sick then she imploded sending blood and lord knows what everywhere, on him and the camera it looked like a scene from a nightmare on Elm Street movie. Everyone let out a cry at seeing this, it was disgusting as hell. My hand covered my mouth and tears ran down my face he has become the monster.
Warlord spoke, "I am sorry," Dear god his eyes are fully red even the whites are red, I watched Lady Peace look on in horror, tears streaming down her face.
Tobias held me closer as Angelo reach to take my hand, but this time it was Trace who grabbed him. "No, Angelo you should have alerted her before you two have a history and some shit you kept from her," I could barely hear him, but I still heard him.
"Now to you Commander I have a score to settle with you, meet me at six. On the east side of town, the abandoned lot, I will be waiting for you to show," Warlord said, Then feed was cut the screen went blank. I looked at it still my eyes wide; he just challenged my godfather, he will pay.
"NO!" Will and I yelled at the same time but the Commander looked ready; he would go to face Warlord tomorrow even if he met his death there.
"I don't think my dad can win Warlord has gained more power," Will whispered to me.
"I know," I said as a tear ran down my face.
Okay, only maybe six chapters until this book is finished, but then it's book three which should be 13 or 14 chapters, while book four is 25 chapters long but anyways, review and I am glad people are reading my story.