Chapter 19: Honored Guests
Serena was as nervous as could be as she and her friends walked up to Alva Industries eager to return the incredibly large amount of money before anyone could wind up getting hurt because of it... Without a word, Mr. Alva himself, escorted Serena inside, and promptly shut the door in the faces of her friends...
" Mr. Alva, I can't accept the check you had delivered to me..." Serena said nervously.
" Nonsense my dear... I saw what you were capable of at the school... You have a very powerful gift..." Mr. Alva said bowing, " I have the utmost confidence in you that you will be able to return my son to me... Please accept the check, with my gratitude... You'll receive the rest of it when my son is in my arms once more... Good day dear..."
Serena was speechless as Mr. Alva gently led her to the main gate and shut the door behind her. Concerned about not being able to go in with her, Hotstreak was immediately at her side in an instant...
" He refused to let me return the money..." Serena said in surprise, " He's so confident that I can do it..."
" And why is that such a big shock to you?" Hot Streak asked, unaware of his arm snaking it's way around her, " Your really an incredible person..."
Serena blushed as Hotstreak led her away from the building, her heart pounding at the memory of what they'd nearly done the night before... Suddenly, two huge burly men appeared and yelled for Serena's attention, wanting her to come over a moment... Hotstreak was highly against the idea, unfortunately, Serena insisted on hearing what they needed to say... Hotstreak walked behind her silently as she made her way over to the two men, a nervous smile on her face.
" Hello..." Serena said nervously.
" Hello." The first one with dark brown hair said politely.
" Mr. Alva wishes for you to have dinner with him and some of the people you will be working with tonight..." The one with black hair said kindly, " The invitation is only for you though, I'm afraid..."
" Oh... Um..." Serena said, nervously chewing her bottom lip, " My friends might not like the idea of going anywhere alone..."
"We will personally come and escort you to Mr. Alva's mansion young lady, you will be in safe hands..." The one with brown hair said softly.
Dispite thier size and black leather, they seemed relatively kind, so Serena reluctantly agreed, dispite Hotstreak and his angry opinions of Mr. Alva... Ignoring her friends, Mr. Alva's body gaurds bowed out in respect before leaving Serena alone with her three fuming friends...
" Serena, I don't like the idea of you being anywhere alone with those guys..." Hotstreak said after the men left, " You don't even know for sure if they even work for Alva or not!"
" They seemed nice enough to me..." Serena said innocently, " Besides, despite what they said, I'd feel better if you did follow, just in case something bad does happen..."
This revelation did ease Hotstreak's aggression quite a bit, making him visibly calm down... But Virgil and Ritchie were a little nervous about letting Hotstreak follow her alone... They still didn't quite trust Hotstreak's bad reputation when it came to women... Granted, he never committed sexual assult or anything like that, but liked to be a little too persistent when it came to trying to get a girlfriend...
" Hotstreak..." Virgil started to say nervously...
" Don't even think about it Virg, we may both care about Serena, but don't forget, how I feel..." Hotstreak said darkly, " I will hurt you if you get in the way of me being around her..."
Virgil visibly gulped and smartly dropped the subject, thankfully, Serena was too worried about going alone to hear Hotstreaks threat.
" Do you want to go home for a while, Serena?" Virgil asked, " Alva knows where we live, so it won't be a problem."
" No..." Serena said softly, " I'd rather spend time with Hotstreak, if that's ok..."
" Cool... Well ok, uh... Well tell pops and Grandma Seilia what's up and we'll see you later..." Virgil said uncertainly.
Ritchie just nodded and the two headed down the street while Serena continued to walk with Hotstreak to his hang out once again... But as the silence wore on, Serena began to get the nervous butterflies in her stomach. After what she'd nearly allowed him to do to her, she couldn't help being nervous around him when they were alone, especially since she'd never done anything like it before... Hotstreak had awakened a fire within her with that first kiss, a fire that threatened to consume her very being... And the scary part was, she didn't care, her body craved the love and passion only Hotstreak could provide for her... But she was afraid... She was terrified of the pain she knew her first time with a man would bring, so she was thankful they had stopped when they did... Serena knew Hotstreak cared about her though, but there's nothing wrong with making sure that love is true...
True to thier word, Mr. Alva's body gaurds silently followed Serena and Hotstreak, as thier had ordered, being that he didn't trust anyone around his son's only salvation... Especially the hotheaded Hotstreak... That one made his blood run cold... He looked at everyone as if he wanted to burn them alive just for looking at him... And didn't like the way he tagged along after Serena, like he owned her or something... It was very creepy... Both of his bodyguards were equipped with guns and knives, as well as hidden mini cameras on each of them in case something bad were to happen so that Mr. Alva could quickly call the police... He watched from the comfort and luxury of his big office at Alva Industries as Serena and Hotstreak continued on thier walk together, oblivious to being followed...
" Serena..." Hotstreak began nervously, " I understand if you would rather go home... I'm just glad to be spending a little bit of time alone with you..."
" No, it's ok, I wanted to stay with you..." Serena said smiling shyly.
" And I'm sorry about what almost happened last night... Uh... It's been a very long time since the last time anyone's ever kissed me..." Hotstreak said looking down in embarrassment.
" I'm glad..." Serena said softly.
" Huh?!" Hotstreak exclaimed, his head shooting up.
" It's wonderful being with you... I care alot about you..." Serena said softly, " But like I said before, I'd rather die then see any of my friends hurt because of me..."
" I'd never let you do that!" Hotstreak said angrily, " I'll never let anyone hurt you! I'll kill anyone who tries!"
Hotstreak wrapped his arms around her small form and held her fast to him, not ever wanting to let her go... After everything she's been through and all the visions he's had of losing her, he couldn't imagine letting anything bad happen to her...
Serena was at a loss for words... Not even the dark haired man from her past had ever made her feel so safe and loved...