Chapter Three

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"Are you trying to kill me?"

Kai's eyes were hidden by his Ray Ban shades but Bonnie could tell just by his tense muscles, his posture coming to an alert upward position from the relaxed one he was at. His mouth was gaping open jerking his head around his surroundings, one hand on the dash of his vehicle, his rings glimmering in the sunlight. She wasn't one for so many rings on a man but he could pull it off. He really could pull it off. Even the bracelets which he seemed to be quite keen on. He fiddled with them often. Taking his index finger and swirling them around his wrist while gazing out the window, watching as the outside world whisked by in a blur. He wasn't saying much which was making her uneasy. That was actually the first thing he had said. The last 10 minutes was him changing song after song on his I pod, as well as managing his phone, she assumed either "business" with the assistant or actual business. She couldn't tell, not with his eyes covered. That really bothered her, she needed to be able to see people's eyes, to be aware. Sunglasses made that impossible. Too much vulnerability.

Of course his mouth told a different story. As his fingers and thumbs padded away at the screen, snarky grins lingered over those pink lips, causing her to assume it wasn't exactly innocent chit-chat.

Kai could see Bonnie glancing over at him as she drove his baby. He didn't even drink that much. Bunch of bullshit he thought. Was she looking at his phone now? Well someone is awfully curious. Kai was fighting that wild, grizzly grin. He went back to his conversation with Lydia, which was his usually playful banter as well as business. Lydia was good that way. He was working on getting some pictures for later use…it was working. WHOOPS. Grin escaped.

"Well shit, I drive a Prius." Bonnie lifted her hand, rolling her eyes, the Land Rover drifted towards a car just merely missing it. Kai shook his head, holding the 'Oh Shit Bar' so tight his knuckles were flushed a bright red and streaked white. What the hell is she doing? Trying to wreck the shit out of my shit? DAMMIT! Out of all the woman in the world and my brother picks the world's worse driver.

Kai settles back into his seat, he's thankful he has his sunglasses to hide his annoyance but doesn't like the fact that she has the same advantage. NOPE. The eyes tell all and right now Bonnie Bennett was a fucking mystery. A beautiful and intriguing fucking mystery but a mystery nonetheless.

"I'm sorry…" It came out like a child's whimper. Bonnie was trying to fight back a chuckle, stifling it's uncontrollable urge to erupt from her throat as she seen he was completely annoyed at her driving skills.

Kai dropped the phone in his lap, stretching his legs out. She knew he was beyond pissed at this arrangement but he was just acting downright childish.

"Well I don't think it would be right for the brother of the newly appointed Sheriff's Deputy to be driving drunk…AGAIN."

The twist nearly tears the muscles in his neck but she has no clue who he is and for the past four or five or whatever the fuck hours it's been that's all she had done is bitched him out! Her glare is nearly stinging his skin. Those eyes of hers can be seen even with the sunglasses on. Kai just stares at her as she is looking forward.

Why is this taking so damn long? Kai doesn't know if his father will even be excited to see him, it's been so long. He surrenders his silent challenge with Bonnie, turning his gaze towards the outside view.

Even though he was a complete dick when she had just met him nearly six hours ago and eccentric as fuck, he had this air about him. She couldn't quite explain it. Almost like a sense of sophistication. He hadn't wore what she threw at him. Light grey t-shirt, adorned with a fine silver necklace that bore a Celtic symbol for their heritage. Which Jake had the same necklace, it was a gift from their mother, Adelaide. He had on dark black jeans, fitted ones. Very fitted. AVERT YOUR EYES BONNIE. Damn. He wasn't paying attention, he was on his phone again, but not snickering, must be all business, eyebrows were furrowed, lips in a straight line.

Goosebumps. Right down her spine and then a jolt in her left arm. God she didn't like that. Weird sensations. It was just so eerie how much he looked like Jake, when so serious, otherwise they were polar opposites. They irony she thought…

Jake always said that Kai would fuck girl after girl. She supposed she could see the appeal but he seemed to be that typical man-whore. No surprise, no intrigue. God why are women so dumb? Of course she had to admit he was extremely handsome, how couldn't she? She was with Jake and every time she seen that man saunter through her door, the weight of the day heavy on his face and on his muscular body, which you could see swollen through his uniform. The way he would be talking about the days' events, something so innocent, as he unbuttoned his shirt, oblivious to how torturously slow he was going.

Bonnie propped an arm on door of the SUV, resting her head onto her knuckles, reminiscing that sight of her beau. A mischievous grin tugging at that those plump, wide lips as she traced her thumb against the soft flesh, slightly biting at the thought of more than just his shirt off.

They were pulling into the parking lot, passing that sign that Kai remembered so well. He felt a twinge in his stomach, and a sinking feeling. His chest felt heavy, constricted. He straightened his posture in the seat, taking notice that Bonnie was watching him, taking in every bit of this little window to Malachai Parker. He shot a rigid expression her way, raising an eyebrow and furrowing the other as if scolding her for intruding.

Happy Valley's Nursing Home and Rehab Center.

"Bonnie!"

Kai lurched across the middle console his car, hovering in front of her, his arms and body across hers and hands right beside hers, on the steering wheel gently pulling it over as not to hit the car or pedestrian. He smiled at the pedestrian, whispering out of the corner of his mouth, still smiling at the man, for her to apply the brakes, giving a nod as well to the elderly gentlemen.

The old man held his hand to his chest, eyes startled but soon placated by Kai as he waddled off to the large doors that were under a pavilion.

Kai's entire left shoulder was buried into her entire upper half, into her breasts, she could feel her chest reverberating off of him as heavy breathes were exasperated through her opened mouth. She felt guilty but she was kind of excited.

Bonnie's eyes were gaping and blinking slowly, her mouth slightly pursed. She was sitting up, with her head cocked, chin pushed out so she could see all the action going on. As he turn to look at her, that expression didn't change. It was like a child that was in sheer amusement at the events that just took place. Pure innocence mixed with sinful curiosity.

"I told ya...Prius." She popped out her tongue, pushing the plush pink between her lips briskly, her eyes bright, smiling wildly.

He couldn't help but laugh. He dropped his hands from the steering wheel, feeling her soft, supple skins slink beside his. For a moment, he imagined just how it must taste. Dulce de Leche.

Yes. Delicious. His brother was a lucky bastard.

"Listen, can you at least try to get along with Kai…for the birthday party?"

Jake's face held an expression of pleading and desperation as he laid against the squad vehicle, arms crossed in front of him on top of the hood and his chin rested in the crook up his large, firm hands.

Caroline's gaze wondered off to her two twins who were traipsing around the front yard, waiting for their mother to go inside or let them stay out and play. A heavy, deliberate sigh left her lungs as she wrapped her arms around her waist.

"Yes."

"Aw Care, thaa-" Jake barely got out the rest of his sentence and started to slap his hand on the top of the metal and electric concoction, when she cranked her head sharply to look at him cutting him off.

"But if he even starts any shit!" He got the index finger. Jake popped his eyebrow up, she was always so angry when Kai was around. Jake just wanted it to go away. He wanted it back to the way it used to be but it would never be that way.

Her golden tresses swirled around her face and he caught glimpses of her piercing crystal blue eyes in between as the wind picked up. He traced his thumb along the stubble on his jaw, watching as the wind made her look like a wild bohemian queen. She was far too busy watching Scarlett and Lucas whom were rummaging through dirt.

A chortle suddenly erupted from his belly at the children. Scarlett was bent at her waist, legs spread over a hole she had been working on for a few days and was cupping her hands, digging.

Caroline was smiling widely watching her little one, one hand above her eyes to shield the light from the sunset.

Jake was suddenly enticed from his little show when Lucas came running out to him, "Lucas! NO!" Jake held his hand up, his voice firm and hard, the boy stopped, just shy of the road. Jake led him by the shoulder towards Caroline, who seemed unusually calm to Jake.

He felt compelled to express that surprise in his features.

"I told you. I trust you completely and you have been there since day one." Clasping her necklace loosely between her thumb and pointer finger, gently rubbing the silver locket that held pictures of her two little minions.

She bent slightly at the waist, placing a hand on Lucas's head, entangling her fingers in his sandy blonde hair.

"You need to be more careful, because Jake isn't going to be around all the time. Especially now." A curt smile appeared on her lips. A quick glance and then right back at Lucas.

Caroline yelled to Scarlett and slid her hand into her son's bringing him to her side. She needed to just have a glass of wine, take her mind off of everything. GOD she needed to get drunk. YEP. DRUNK. Maybe a sitter would be a good idea? She should go out. Yeah.

"Well, I will see you tomorrow." Caroline slowly turned her neck, mentioning to Jake. She noticed he looked somewhat defeated, his hands were in his pockets, his mouth, slightly parted, his eyes a light pink. Maybe he was tired she thought. I am sure Bonnie will take care of him.

"Yes! Uhm, Dad really wanted to know if you could bring your homemade chili? He said he asked your mom?" His eyebrows twitched when he mentioned her mom. Caroline fluttered her eyelashes, she realized he was a bit weary of their single parents talking so much.

"Oh yes, I already know. I got it all ready for him and we are gon—"

Scarlett was climbing a tree. Caroline just halted in her sentence, walking over at her daughter, who was still clad in her bright goldenrod yellow dress but wriggled free from her sneakers.

"Scarlett Elizabeth! We just got your cast off last week and now—" Caroline has her hands balled into fists marching over, her buttery blonde threads glistening in the fading light and bobbing up and down.

"Scar! Listen to your mom." Jake gives a childish smirk and points a finger at his little weakness. She giggles, holding out her hands to her mother, running her tiny fingers through the curls that Jake was admiring. She squirms to wrap her legs around Caroline's waist and rest's her head on her shoulder, twirling a strand of hair.

"Okay, I better get off, Bonnie is picking Dad up and well…Kai is there. I want to spend some time with him. Never know when he's going to take off again." Jake tucked his hands in his pockets, almost forgetting the small trinket he held in there.

Bonnie's engagement ring.

"Yeah, I will see you tomorrow and mom offered to help me with the kids and stuff so no need to ask if I need help Mr. Parker." A genuine smile graces faces. She knows him all too well. He places a hand on the little girls back, gently rubbing, noticing she is fast asleep. He peers beyond Caroline and sees Lucas sitting on the steps of the front door, playing with his I Pad. The little boy looks up, almost instinctual, pushing up the bridge of his glasses with his finger and then waves, showing a toothy grin, nearly matching his twin.

Caroline watched as he slid into the driver's seat of their squad vehicle, waving and smiling that brilliant, charismatic smile he always did.

This felt like torture, like someone was ripping her insides out, her heart felt like it was being ripped out and then dropped down a tube in her stomach and not a large tube. NO. A thin, suffocating vortex that siphoned every little thing.

She squeezed her little one that held so tightly onto her neck, hearing her breathing so steadily.

She thought back then that it was always Kai, he was the one who she was going to be with, marry.

Caroline was nearly at the stairs, gesturing to Lucas to open the door. He slowly got up, still focusing on his electronic distraction and then swiftly as if suddenly completed a task hurried through the door. She shook her head with a smirk at the sheer humor in her children's behavior.

Her thoughts seemed to linger though on the other brother. Malachai…

"Listen, can you at least try to get along with Kai…"

Jake's words resonated in her mind like a plate shattering on a slate floor, except on a constant loop.

It just made her angrier and she wasn't even angry at him at least not for being the way he was now. No. Kai was good to her back then, near perfect in fact.

She lay Scarlett on the couch, as she dismantled her attire, or at least what left she had on, tucking a loose curl behind her little ones' dainty ear.

"Mom! Dad is on the phone." Lucas came skipping in through the arch that led from the kitchen into the living room where Caroline was planted on the couch with his sister. She noticed he had dried cheese all over his hands that had carried over to the phone and was already smudged onto the lenses of his glasses. He had a nasty habit of adjusting them that way.

An exasperated and frustrated humph exalted from Caroline's thin, and tired but fit body. The golden blonde was proud of her figure, being a mother of twins and barely having any time to do a thing was surely cause for this small celebration.

She kept a hand on the youngster, always so protective, even though their 8th birthday was in a few another month. She was especially watchful of Scarlett, her asthma was severe and lately she had been taking these small naps. She would have to call her friend and the town doctor Elena Gilbert. Something was wrong.

"Mommy, here…" Luke's words trailed, arm extended, her phone in his palm, as he teetered back and forth on his tip toes, having turned the television on, clicking through channels, one after the other. He was still snacking on the Cheese Doodles.

"Luke, not too many, I'm gonna make ham steaks and baked mac & cheese. You know you won't eat well if you're stuffing your face with cheese doodles." Caroline slid the phone from his palm, gently tugging his head backward and pecking a kiss on his forehead.

"I'm just havin' a few…gosh." He grimaced, his small feet barely making a sound against the hard wood floor as he waddled over to massive recliner in the corner, next to his sister.

Caroline wondered out to the kitchen, finally putting her cell to her ear.

"Hey."

"You shouldn't let him boss you around like that Caroline."

He had become extremely bitter over the years, barely talking to her anymore, only the children. His words were covered in disappointment and loathing. But this was unacceptable. He had crossed his bounds. Was he seriously saying this to her?

Her eyes darted back in her head, the venomous slurs beginning to lather upon her tongue.

"Matt, don't tell me how to care for my children."

A pause.

"Maybe it's time you tell Kai the truth, I hear he's home. I'm a little tired of the charade."

"You little bastard!" Joshua Parker nearly jumped out of wheel chair, at his son as both he and Bonnie were walking towards him in the hallway of the center. Kai noticed his father was considerably thinner than what he was used to seeing his old man as. His smile was extremely wide and toothy, Kai could almost feel the warmth and relief from his father, that feeling when you stand in the sun and you just close your eyes to feel its rays beaming on your skin. Kai felt fortunate to have that bond with his father. He missed him so much.

"Hey Pop!" He reciprocated the same sincere smirk, his bright white teeth and handsome smile, attracting attention from a certain faction of people in the hallway. Bonnie noticed all the nurses giggling and grasping each other's arms, staring at him as if he were a divine god, which was being presented to them.

"Ehhh! Easy, Joshua, don't get up too fast." A hand came around on his chest, Liz Forbes, Caroline's mother was pushing his wheel chair.

"Yeah, I didn't do all that work just so you can break yourself again!" Bonnie scolded, scrunching her nose and pursing her lips. She could see Kai observing her as she did so, which made her a bit nervous. He did that a lot. And it wasn't just a gaze, no it was this intense stare that felt like he was trying to see your soul.

"Malachai! Come here dammit!" Liz beckoned to him, breaking his observation. This surprised Bonnie, she honestly didn't see this coming at all. Liz was a woman's woman. And she figured that Caroline had her reasons for being so damn mad at this man and she assumed it was the obvious…

He cheated on her. Right? Liz wouldn't condone that shit. She better not. Bonnie asked Jake once what exactly happened but he just said that they were on separate paths. Sure didn't sound like it!

Bonnie took in a lot more than he thought while she was in his room. Joshua hadn't changed much, so there were still things in there from when they were together. Kai had so many pictures and he looked genuinely happy, like right now, a hand on his father's arm as they are laughing and joking with Liz about how she is kicking his ass in poker.

Oh the females on the staff were practically licking his shadow.

"I will tell you right now…" Joshua's face was very serious as he was stretched out in back of the SUV, leg extended and propped up on the seat, "Bonnie is the best. Hands down." His head bobbing to the music that Kai picked, Def Lepard, "Pour Some Sugar on Me".

Chuckles came from the front of the Land Rover as the daylight faded, a gold, purple and pink mixture of sky shown through the wind shield as Kai was now driving back to his father's house. Home. That was the only way he ever would find that feeling, is if he was there, in his 'home'. Nowhere else felt like it, of course he didn't tell Joshua. It would only worry him and he would just bicker with him to come back. No, his business, his success, his legacy was in Portland. He couldn't.

"You better say I'm the best cus this party I'm throwing tomorrow took the life out of me!" She swiveled in her seat to face him, pointing a finger and scrunching her petite nose, swiftly merging it into and eruption of giggles.

FUCK she was adorable. How could someone be both? Sexy as hell and cute.

He looked down and seen his phone vibrating. Lydia. He would have to call when he got back.

"I think you're just milking this whole thing to keep this lil' cutie around…" Fuck. Well maybe she will think he was kidding.

Bonnie purposely cranked her neck slowly to glare at him, listening to a wild roar of laughter from Joshua not even noticing his son, eyeing her, biting the corner of his lip, a devilish smirk ripping at his mouth.

"Ahhh, Kai, always with the jokes." Joshua was gripping his belly, still smiling, looking out the window, completely oblivious to the searing tension between the two up front.

"Oh good, we are finally home." Bonnie couldn't be more pleased. It was far too close quarters and she could feel her cheeks flush. Even getting out of the vehicle she feel his eyes on her.

"Kai, you're staying here right?" Joshua's eyes were wide and hopeful, almost like a puppy or a child when he said it.

They all turned, as Jake pulled into the driveway, sliding out of his seat, a smile on his face, eyes darting between each person.

"Jaaakkobb." Kai smirked lightly smacking him in the stomach, warranting an eye roll and slight recoil at his brother's playful hello. He returned the brotherly love with a squeeze of the neck as Kai was working to get their father's wheel chair out of the trunk of his Rover.

"Ow, fucker." Slapping his hand away, snorting.

"Hey dad, how was physical therapy?" Jake strolled over to Bonnie, slinking a hand around her slim waist, meeting her eyes as he spoke. She smiled at this, his large hands didn't take much to conquer her middle and she slid her hands up his chest, feeling his muscles twitch as he may have pulled her in a little too close, at least right now.

Kai lifted his eyes as he shut the gate to his vehicle, scowling as Bonnie pulled his brother's face to hers, laying a heavy but innocent kiss on him. He raised a hand to his own mouth rubbing his lips, blinking a couple times and then pulling his phone out of his back pocket.

"Dad, I think it would be better if I stayed at the bed & breakfast."

They all turned to look at him as he sauntered over to his driver's side, leaning against the cool steel, tapping his phone in his hand.

"Well why? Why wouldn't you just stay here, with me? You can stay in your old room?" Joshua was already on the front porch, keys in the door. His face looked a mixture of befuddled and wounded.

Jake raised his eyebrow and tightened his lips, glaring at his brother. His body slightly turned at the waist, facing Kai. Bonnie suspended her arms from his neck, letting them rest at his waist, her gaze studying Kai. If he stayed, she would see him every day for who knows how long. I mean he couldn't stay long, he had a business to run, right?

"I just didn't want to intrude dad, in case you have some hot babe you wanna fu-"

"Malachai!" Jake cut him off gesturing to children walking by who waved saying, "Hi, Deputy Jake!" their excitement quickly turned to confusion as they looked at Kai, who was biting his bottom lip fighting a mischievous giggle.

"Oh, Jen, Garcelia…this is my twin brother, Kai." Jake gestures towards him, with a warm smile, Bonnie is glancing at the girls as well, a fixed expression of adoration. They are quite small and she can easily tell, smitten with Jake.

"Hi, Kai." Both in unison along with chortles and giggles galore. The little ones are holding hands.

Bonnie grips Jake a bit tighter, seeing he has looked down upon her, both twins were so tall, and realized it was an I-want-some-of-those-someday tug.

She suddenly sees Kai drop behind his vehicle, ducking under and then he pops back up, holding onto a bundle of buttercup flowers.

"These were my mom's favorites," He is bent at one knee in front of the girls an elbow rested on it, separating the small bouquet into two. Both have his full attention, the one, Jen placing a hand on his shoulder watching him maneuver the bright yellow, wildflowers and the other on bended knees, a hand on his knee.

Children were funny that way, they always had to anchor themselves to you. Especially when concentrating.

Bonnie only glanced back to see Joshua disappear into the house, watching his son talk about his late wife, but she didn't see sorrow on his face, no, it was like she could hear a movie reel play in his mind. A tiny, genuine smile gracing his cracked, worn lips, thinking of his Joanna.

"I should start dinner and get him ready for bed." She pulled her mind and gaze from Kai and the little girls, as he was finishing up with their tiny bouquets.

Jake had his arm wrapped around her waist still but they were now standing side by side, he broke his similar gaze and looked down, staring into those tender emerald eyes. Right about now he wanted to bring her home and kiss and lick every inch of her, damn did she look good.

Wait.

"Why are you wearing Kai's t-shirt?" his arm unintentionally and rapidly recoiled from her waist, like a snakes tongue.

Kai jerked his attention towards the sudden heightened volume in his twin's voice as well as the content. He glanced back at Jen and Garcelia, slowly raising from his stance, placing a hand on either girl's arm, "Okay girls, best get home."

Bonnie stepped back a few steps shoving her hands in her back pockets of her jeans. Disgusted at how Jake was acting and also quite shocked honestly. How could he just jump to conclusions?

She noticed Kai was extremely calm. Not even mad at the insinuation.

"Are you kidding with this shit?" Bonnie's eyes were agape and burning with the audacity of his accusation. Jake never had to say much, mostly his body language said it all and right now he was backed up nearly eight feet, arms across his chest, and a heavy hand wrapped around his jaw. His brows were cinched together so much that his eyes seemed darker than his pale crystal silver blue.

"It was my fault." Kai scrunched down raising a sarcastic hand and a sarcastic laugh.

If she could have a super power he was 100 % sure she wanted to start him on fire right about now. Her eyes were nearly searing the flesh off his bones. God, he could just imagine fucking her, clasping that face, sliding his thumb between those lips, let's see if she bites.

STOP THINKING. Damn it all to HELL. He had to stop thinking about that. Fuck how was he going to stay here with this shit? And nothing to fuck in the mean time? Well that was going to change.

"Okay, I think I got everything all set." Bonnie looked all around the large building that her parents had left to her, which they used as a storage facility for their trading business but now since they were gone and she was a Nurse Practitioner, she had no use for it except renting it out. She did it rarely though, far too many memories between these walls for a stranger to just inhabit them. As of now though it looked like a bouquet hall and was decorated with multiple birthday signs, a bar, and even a DJ station. Scanning the vast room from the kitchen window, the curve of her lips found a graceful ripple, at all the hard work. Joshua was a good man and deserved an amazing day.

"I hope you brought your clothes and thing with you," Liz glanced at the black retro clock on the wall in the kitchen. "It's almost 12:30 hun." Walking towards the fridge to put the rest of the condiments until the start of the party, away, she gave Bonnie's arm a squeeze, snorting as Bonnie shook her head, frustratingly smirking.

"I would know this from anywhere!" Liz's mouth contorted into a sinful smile as she took a mouthful of the chili.

Bonnie turned her attention to Liz at the other counter, watching her but her mind was elsewhere. She rested a hand on the nape of her neck, after countless hours of arguing with Jake when they returned home and he going to bed angry over absolutely nothing, her night wasn't even over. No, she had bake his father's cake. Asshole. Mad all because of a damn t-shirt!

Of course he told Kai no worries and everything was fine but as soon as she stepped foot in his house, she knew he was pissed. If he even tried to touch her and pretend like nothing happened, he was getting a kick in the nuts. Bonnie had, had up to her ears. OVER A T-SHIRT.

She was massaging her neck and closing her eyes, "Oh give me some of Caroline's chili, would ya? Just a bit in one of those cups."

"Oh sweetie, that isn't Care's…that is Kai's, who do you think taught her the recipe?"

She popped her eyes open, unfortunately stopping with her self-massage, "Really? Jake really never told me much but I just thought Caroline was going to make it." Her lips formed a pout. She felt like Jake left out a lot about his brother, things that weren't necessarily bad and she wanted to know what happened between him and Caroline. She just always assumed he was the one in the wrong. "I think you just have a weakness for him…just like every other female." Bonnie mumbled that last bit, making it barely audible.

Liz bounced her hip off of her, smirking, chili lining her lips as she licked it away, taking her index finger to scrape up strays.

"He actually can cook really well. His mom taught him and he just had a knack for it." She poured a bit in a cup and then placed the top back on, starting for the exit but before she left she turned to her, "And yes, I do have a weakness for him, but it's well founded." Liz playfully winked at Bonnie as she clasped the cup of chili, returning a surprised half-smile to her, meeting her lips to the spoon to taste Kai's concoction.

Her eyes widened, the flavors dancing off her pallet in celebration, it was spicy and sweet. It was just the right amount of everything. She couldn't believe how good it was, she couldn't help but release a sigh and sweet moan, "Mmmmm." She dunked her spoon back in for more, licking at her lips, tasting the tangy tingle, biting at her mouth.

Simply sinful she thought.

"Well… don't you look adorable."

Bonnie was right in the middle of getting more punch but his voice startled her, especially with the music being so loud and the crowd of people in the room right outside the window and door.

"Well, your brother is still pissed. Over nothing." Bonnie slapped the top of the fruit punch on the bottle turn it hard, glancing at him with a glare, gritting her teeth.

Kai slowly walked towards her, his eyes sparkled with satisfaction over his mini victory over his brother which only made Bonnie angrier. He was so smug and yet he could be sweet. Why not all the time?

"He will get over it. I can talk to him if you want? I mean I really do like you in my t-shirt but the little white sun dress and…" He was getting closer and bent at his waist to the side to see her shoes, Bonnie flinched, flickering her eyelashes. She just now noticed the door was closed. When did he do that?

"And wedges? Is that what they are called? Either way the whole little ensemble looks quite…" Kai was now standing right next to her, inches from her, his chest touching her arm. Bonnie was still flush to the counter but looking up at him, his piercing gray blue eyes, intently on hers.

She was finally alert to her expression, she was waiting on him to finish. NO BONNIE, what are you doing?!

"Sexy." The word dripped off his tongue, and he was so close it felt like it dropped on her lips.

The door swung open.

"Bonnie, Jake is looking for you."

Both simultaneously looking at Caroline standing in the doorway, like being pulled from a trance.

Kai couldn't help but stare wide-eyed at his high school sweet heart and he was most recently reminded, ex fiancé. Her golden, rich tresses were draped across her slender but fit shoulders, her dress was snug to her curves, a light tan color, and capped sleeves, with a low collar, and off the shoulders. She still could take his breath away. He realized he was holding it. He blinked a few times, realizing that she took notice. His cheeks flushing immediately stepping back from Bonnie.

"Thanks, Care. Is he in a better mood? He was so miserable over nothing." Bonnie tried to compose herself, her heart was fluttering like a hummingbird. She thought for sure Caroline would have thought something was going on between them two. And there was nothing. He was just flirty is all and obviously oozed sex. Every female seemed to see it.

Damn, she had to admit the black on black suit combo looked extremely well on him. OH god, just leave Bonnie.

"Yes, nothing." Caroline was trying her best to hide her sarcasm but it was difficult after seeing them practically meshed together. Kai was still eyeing her, practically licking her skin. AH! Why did she listen to her mother?! Why? Out of all the people… Like a certain twin of his? And why did he have to actually still look so fucking gorgeous? Couldn't he be bald?

Wait… Why is she leaving me?

"Oh, I will go with you Bonnie." Caroline started to turn to walk with Bonnie but she stopped her, glancing at Kai as he rest his back against the counter watching them, beverage in hand, Caroline figured it had to be his usual, vodka and Red Bull. Basically Kai in a glass.

"Um, is it okay if I just go and talk to him? We just didn't exactly leave the house on good terms." Bonnie smiled sweetly, she didn't want Caroline to think she was unappreciative but just needed time to talk to her boyfriend. Alone.

Caroline sank back into the kitchen, eyeing Kai's irritating smirk, "Of course." She patted her hand on her and Bonnie walked off.

Well Jake and Bonnie made up and were just enjoying the hell out of each other and Caroline decided she would just go find the bar.

"I think your ass got bigger."

Of course he was hanging out at the bar.

He slid over, sitting right next to her, clinking their glasses together, clearly buzzing. His gray blue eyes nearly sparkling like silver flecks, iridescent in the light. Even though he and Jake were twins, their features similar, there were differences.

"Bet your dick didn't get any bigger." Caroline whispered closely against his face, hovering over his cheek and slowly crossed her legs on the stool, raising an eyebrow. Kai only giggled at her banter. She too was buzzing, Jake had brought her a drink but seemed to have barely noticed her attire, unfortunately.

One thing she gave Kai, is he always had that way about him. He noticed those details and was always impressed. If she even put a napkin down for his drink, he would notice, and slide his thumb over her cheek in appreciation. He was extremely experienced in the little touches, among other things.

Bonnie had always said Jake was so involved with everything that his mind just seemed to overwhelm.

Kai seemed to never be overwhelmed no matter how much you put on him, in fact he welcomed the chaos.

"It's called baby dick syndrome and it's real." He flashed her a cheeky smile, pinching his two fingers together as small as he could and then poking her in the cheek. She batted him away, rolling her eyes.

She was so damn bitchy. He was bored. Okay fine. She did look pretty fucking good, more than good, he wanted under that dress. But most of all, he wanted to hurt her. The way she hurt him back then, so he decided to have some fun.

And there were a ton of old people at this party, he had at least ten cougars try to shove their hands in his pants. Maybe…if it got really bad but not right now.

"Jake asked me to be civil, so stop being an asshole and don't look at my ass." Caroline kicked him, a wicked grin spreading across her lips, as she gazed over at Bonnie and Jake, sitting at table eating, laughing and holding hands.

"I am sure he did. Jake is the good brother, right?"

Caroline turned towards Kai, narrowing her eyes, she knew what was coming. The calm before the storm.

"Somewhere else if you're going to fight with me, but not here." She tilted her head, sliding her fingers through her hair, taking a sip of her drink, her leg brushing up against his thigh.

Kai tapped his fingers on his glass, scanning the hall and then intently meeting Caroline's sullen, sapphire eyes, flickering in the light. "Who said I wanted to fight? And I think we could find somewhere here…"